Reporting in...

• I've wanted to give up and delete this blog a hundred times. I'd click the link to bring myself here, take a look at my chart and see how far I really have come, and I'd get my momentum going again.
• This has been a hard month. But have any of them been easy? A number of days I was sure I'd have to record a gain for May. Part of the trouble is the heat and water retention. But most of it is what I've been putting into my mouth. I strayed away from doing the "mostly vegetable" thing and I've been snacking on tortilla chips and Ritz crackers with cream cheese. Bad girl! A few pizza nights haven't helped, nor has stopping at McD's for ice-cream sundaes.
• But I'm thinking, "Okay, dear, you've had some fun this month. Now its time to get down to business."
• It's not quite June 1 but it's close enough, so I'll put up my chart. I've done what we used to call in TOPS group a "turtle" - staying the same as last time. Last week the scale was showing a two pound gain, and I was cringing to think I'd have to record that. I'm grateful to have a turtle for the month of May.
• Here's my game plan. Plans don't always pan out, but not planning anything at all is planning to fail. I will attempt again to bypass the salty, starchy stuff like chips, and sit down with a bowl of fresh cut carrots and celery. I will strive to put a healthy serving of vegetables or salad on my plate before anything else. I will try hard to say NO to thoughts of second helpings. I'll try to stop that bad habit of cereal before bedtime. And maybe, just maybe I'll see a loss by the end of June.