Today is a serious check-in.

My life has been taken hostage the last month with planning a party (that happened on the weekend) and preparing for my salsa performance which is happening this coming weekend. I have been so busy organizing and stressing out over these things that I haven't had any time to dedicate to logging my calories and getting planned exercise in.

Now that the biggest of my hurdles is over (the party) - and I am SO CLOSE to getting through the salsa performance, I can see a light at the end of the tunnel... this time next week I will have my life back!

And the great thing is, my schedule is completely changing so now is a great time to plan for new habits.

October is the off-month for me for soccer... my 2 outdoor teams just ended and my two indoor teams will start in November. This means I should be able to get a lot of running in!

I have actually been thinking I might start training for a tri-athlon. I am already swimming 2.5k a week, running 10k and I bicycle everywhere I go in the city... so it's not a far stretch to put myself into dedicated training to complete a triathlon. I think that could be a really good goal for me!

I had a real set-back moment last night... I went on an all-out binge.

I raided my freezer and just kept eating all the baked goods I had recently made. Cookie after cookie (I think four or five), and then a brownie, a cupcake, and a slice of pumpkin loaf and a piece of dark chocolate. I don't know what got into me!!!

But I am trying not to get too depressed about it. I am acknowledging it and working to make today a better day. I know I cannot work off all the calories I ate last night so I won't over-exert myself trying... but I will focus on making the rest of this week really good.

Sigh, I will need to keep working on figuring out what my emotional triggers for bingeing are because I had been good for a year of no binges.

Keeping up the good fight....