January 21 - The good and the bad

This past week was pretty good re my exercise program. I met my goal of making it to the gym three times/week (Mon/Wed/Fri). On my third day I increased the intensity by spending a full 15 minutes on each machine. My son and I even took the dogs for an hour long walk even despite the below zero temperatures. All in all a pretty good week.

That is, until I get to my diet. I began to slip back into my old ways starting at work. Large portions at lunch vs. small are my downfall. On top of that we had hotdish for supper twice last week. Hotdish of any kind is a favorite meal of mine. Loading up the plate, taking seconds, and even finishing off what's left on the kids plates is what happened. What didn't happen was cutting my portion size in half by substituting a salad or vegies. To top it off a Christmas party at Mabels to include tacos and beer did me no good.

I vow to get back this week to what had been working for me (I was down to 212 pounds at one point). The exercise is working...now if I could just stick to the diet.