Week 5 - total 11 pounds

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, near Santa Cruz, California

This week I tried to reduce the number of days I went to the gym. I went once or twice a day every other day. Wednesday I went twice, Thursday I didn't go, Friday I went in the morning, and then dancing in the evening, Saturday I didn't go the the gym, Sunday I didn't go to the gym ... in fact I went to a Korean buffet restaurant and ate as much as I wanted ... Monday I didn't go to the gym and then Tuesday I went to the gym twice. I guess variety is the key, variety in what I do, and variety in how often I do it. I am worried that I can't keep it going, but then again, I thought this would be worse. I think I will step it up this week. Maybe twice a day and then once a day alternate. I find that I can't do as much in the gym as I do when I go twice every day. As far as eating I am trying to eat regularly using small portions. I eat Cheerios for breakfast, have a piece of fruit for brunch, a piece of chicken for lunch, and either chicken or steak for dinner, with a piece of fruit a couple of hours after dinner. If I go out to eat I go to Subway, I get a foot long sandwich and rather than eat the whole foot long for lunch I eat half for lunch and half for dinner. I was thinking of trying to make a sub sandwich at home, but I think what I get at the store is much better than I can do myself. I have an incentive that only I know about, and whenever I want to give up ... I think about it and push harder!!