New Weight Loss Plan - Again!

I can't believe it's been over a year since I posted anything. Time really does fly. What doesn't fly, it seems, is weight loss.  As of today, I weigh more than I did since the last time I wrote about starting a weight loss plan. I was somewhat successful with my last plan, but I think the compliments got to me and I relaxed and here I am, again, back where I started, further back from where I started.  My weight now is what it was when I was heavily pregnant with my third baby. Sure, I've made bad choices, but I've made some good ones too. However, the consequences of my bad decisions are always quicker to make themselves apparent than my good ones.

Anyway, I'm back again and this time, I hope I'm able to make a complete life change. Mainly, I'm reducing my food portions, trying to cut back on soda (very hard to give up on Coke, very hard) and managing to do some exercise. In February of this year, I started walking about a mile every morning in February. Then a bad time of the month threw me off in April, or was it March??  I then tried to get that excess weight off just by controlling my food portions. I entertained the idea of actually counting calories but that sounds so tedious.(Check out this person lost 25 pounds in one month by counting calories) I figure I may eventually get there by the time food portion reduction gets those first few pounds off. Nothing significant has happened though, I'm yet to lose a stable five pounds.

I've never been one to exercise as routinely or as dedicatedly as I should but desperate times call for desperate measures. Having no success losing weight by just  controlling food portions, I started doing some exercise, some kickboxing here and some Pilates there, but I guess I didn't do enough to make a difference. I did notice that my movements got more fluid overtime, it got easier to bend and climb stairs.

I have added something else to help me on my journey to the slim me, the me I see in my head, not the me I see in the mirror. I joined the Zumba party wagon. I'm now on Day 10.

Has Zumba made a difference? None that I've seen. The difference I've noticed with Zumba is that  I look forward to my Zumba hour with anticipation; I even find myself practicing moves during the day.


I'm thinking maybe I should completely cut off the rice, pasta, and bread. And though, I've cut back on the soda, I'm trying to give it up completely.

The struggle continues. I'll keep you posted on my progress. Wish me luck.