I have had to regroup my diet before, but this seems like I have told myself this a dozen times before. Tomorrow is a new day and I get to start all over again tomorrow. I can do it, just you see, to only blow it some how. Yet, I get right back up the next day and try again and again. So, I ask myself why do I keep trying ? Because I know I have been successful in the past and have done it and will somehow do it again when I finally get my mind back in the game. For me this sometimes takes a little time to get there. A lot of times I have to painfully go back and start to process all over again that made me successful the last time.

How did I do it and why did it work. I am doing that now down to the foods I ate. I am looking at my successes and failures of two years ago and comparing them to the past five months. I can already see where I have changed some patterns like not measuring everything I am eating to using more complicated recipes that have too many ingredients in them. I have found the more ingredients in a recipe, the more calories in that recipe. Keeping to a simple recipe often means a lower caloric dish for example. Measuring my food even in the little things like two tbs of cool whip can make a difference. It certainly does with fat !

My exercise habits have changed since I no longer have a good pair of exercise shoes too. I actually dread walking now since I don't have a good and proper pair of shoes that fit my feet. Therefor I put off exercising like I should. OK, that's my excuse for not wanting to exercise, but it's not a great one or acceptable one. I still have to exercise. If all else fails, there is a pool available to me, and I don't need shoes for it !

On a positive note, my economic situation has forced me to face up to the fact I was a over shopper at the grocery store and thus an over eater. Now, since I have to watch what I buy and how much I buy, I can't impulse buy or take advantage of so call " sales ". You know, that's when the grocery store has a two for one or a 50 % off, get the picture. I could never pass up these opportunities and thus often too much food would come home with me. What happens when too much food would come home ? Well, often it would get eaten. I didn't need that much food. I felt guilty about wasting it, or it would sit in my pantry for months or even years. When hurricane Ike hit, I learned a lesson about over stocking too ! Some canned foods actually spoiled due to the house getting too hot and of course freezer foods spoiled and refigerator stuff had to be thrown out. I am learning, from my daughter and Weight Watchers, don't over stock your pantry. This is really hard for me because I am a cook who always has a well stocked pantry. I will eventually learn the right balance here.

These are just a few notes here tonight. I did get back to the gym this week. Getting back to the treadmill felt good, but the exercise bike was a killer. My frozen right shoulder is acting up. I will need to go into the doctor and have it treated soon, but I am stretching it out as well as I can. My dog Callie helps me out here with her tuggle war games !

Hey, we finally got rain and quite a lot of it. Poor Xena has spent most of the day under neath the bed though. She is scared of thunder.