Today was the first day back at school (I work at a community college.) I like my work schedule better this semester (only working one evening until 7:30 instead of 2 evenings until after 8pm). I also like being back at work because I get back on a schedule which helps me stick to my plan. My strategy is to have a 3 point breakfast, pack 7-10 points worth of lunch and snacks then have a ~10 point dinner. I did well today with the exception of the leftover brownie from last night that I picked at until it was gone. I knew I should have thrown it away!

Today was also my first real day back on plan in a few weeks. I haven’t consistently tracked points or focused on the 8 healthy guidelines  since before Christmas. I can tell on the scale (177 yesterday ) and in how my clothes fit. My husband gave me some size 13 pants for Christmas. I tried them on the day after Christmas and they fit all right. I put them on today to wear them to work, but decided against them as they were just a little too tight. I enjoyed the holidays, but 4 lb gain over my lowest weight may not have been worth it. Today is a new day and the start to shedding the rest of the excess weight (approx 25 lbs to go!)