And so it begins… again

I am a 24 year old confessed yo-yo dieter, and discipline is far from my middle name. I began Weight Watchers in February 2007 at 193 lbs and lost close to 30 pounds. However, the honeymoon period soon ended and I have since found myself fluctuating between maintaining and gaining a few pounds ever since. In my experience, I have found that a sense of accountability is a key to successful weight loss, and is a reason why Weight Watchers has been great for me. Going in to meetings every week to weigh-in has long provided that accountability, but I have gotten pretty lax and have resorted to my old habits… you know, “tomorrow I’ll be back on program- but until then I am going to eat this entire bag of M&M’s.”  So, I figured putting my own weight loss journey (forgive the cliche) into the public domain might re-ignite my engines. While I enjoy other weight loss blogs, I find that many are laced with what i refer to as “country kitchen feel-goodery.” I’m into feeling good, I am not into shmaltz.

So i have not been to a WW meeting in a while, and haven’t been weighed in god-only-knows how long. I find that i fall off the wagon in times of transition. I am originally from Boston and moved to the DC area in March… which happened to coincide with weight gain and me reverting to binging on junky foods. Once I got settled in DC, I was doing… okay- not great, but okay. I started going to the gym again, though not nearly as often as I did in Boston. I stopped counting points, thinking I was good enough to estimate… I was not. I crept back into the 170′s (which I hadn’t been in for many months) and have fluctuated ever since. I have weeks of renewed commitment, and then get debilitating chocolate cravings- like last week.

Unlike other dieters- er “lifestyle changers,” i don’t really cook, and my palate is- uh, limited (I am an irish meat n’ potatoes kinda girl). I can basically grill chicken, and boil water for pasta. Anything else is a real effort.

So that’s a little background about me… And so it begins! (again)