Second Week

I just finished my second week on yet another battle of the bulge. Why is it that keeping the weight off is just not enough? I find myself on this rollercoaster yet again and it irritates me because it is my fault in the first place.

I'm going to "diet naked" like one of my favorite bloggers. My starting weight was 178.5 and my weight is currently 175.5

I'm determined to lose the weight. I have several reasons for the motivation including my likely marriage next year (I say likely because we're not engaged yet,but that will be any day!).

So far things have been going well. I completely cut off diet drinks and even artifical sugars like splenda and sweet-and-low because they give me headaches. So for the time being it is nothing but water and a diet drink for special occassions.

For the past two weeks I have worked out 5-6 days a week. I am keeping my calorie limit between 1,300-1,500 calories a day. I'm kind of disappointed I have not lost more weight yet, but I think that is due to the fact that I am new to working out and lifting weights and so I am building muscle? Thoughts anyone?