Got it right this time

OK the first time I tried this I lost a lot of weight quickly. I worked my butt off and really focused on my food. The problem with that is that I worked too hard too quickly and I was obsessed with food. I wore myself out with my workouts, so much that I'd have to take lots of days off during the week because I just didn't have the energy. Not good! I also took a lot of no carb days because I knew that it'd make me lose a couple of pounds quickly. But then I'd be craving carbs. I also ate lots of fast food still because I told myself it was ok and I'd work it off the next day.

So big surprise...I gained a lot of the weight back.

This time around I'm taking it slower. I'm remembering that I'm going to keep this up for life. I take a 30 minute walk with my dog every day and I have a rotating workout schedule of weights and cardio. I take one day off a week to rest my body. I'm not killing myself with workouts this time. I'm also not obsessed with food. I'm eating better. I'm not leaving anything out like carbs because I know I'll binge later if I do. The most amazing thing though is that I haven't had a soda or fast food in over 2 weeks. Soda isn't that hard for me to cut out, which surprises me cuz I was a pepsiholic. But I really think I was addicted to fast food, which I've talked about on here before. So there were some days when I wanted it sooo bad. But I didn't give in. Now it doesn't even really sound good at all. I really believe that not having those things has made me feel better as a whole. When I would have soda or fast food, I'd crave more sugar all together and I'd have less energy. I don't get bad sugar cravings anymore and I have so much energy! I'm losing about 1 pound a week, but the great thing is that I really don't care about the number on the scale this time. I can see and feel the skinniness of my body! I haven't felt this good in so long. And I know this is something that I can do for life. I'm very proud of myself for getting it right this time around. Now it's time for some tae bo