Day 332: 272 lbs

I gained two more pounds yesterday, and I have not been good about my diet. I was about 800 calories over yesterday, thanks in large part to my family going out for ice cream in the evening. I have an excuse: we had promised the kids ice cream if one of them hit a certain potty training milestone, and yesterday he did and we did.

Still.

All this explains why I need to be so unforgiving of myself about sticking to a diet. If I allow myself even a little bit of leeway, then the next day I'll allow a little bit more, and the day after that a bit more. Eventually I'm off the diet completely.

I'm not pleased with the fact that I haven't lost any weight for six months. On the other hand, I am pleased with the fact that I haven't really gained any weight for six months, either. Keeping this blog has forced me to at least not gain back the weight I lost, and keep trying to get back on track. That's much better than I usually do. Most of the time, nine months after I start a diet I've left the diet six months behind and my weight is back where I started.