I realize that that number may sound like quite a bit to some people, but with my height I don't really look overweight. But it's been years since I've been under 200lbs (I think four, looking back on this blog). The scale's been "stuck" at the same number for the last few years and while I'm happy it never went over 205, I'm glad it's finally starting to move in the right direction.
The best part about all of this is that I'm not feeling deprived at all! I've been trying to eat with the GI diet, but I haven't been following it slavishly (for example, pineapple is yellow light, but I don't care; I'm going to eat pineapple if I want to!) I also found a great cookie recipe which has been perfect for snacks. I know back in 2008 I said it was boring, but I think I'm better prepared now with several books (and by different authors - Rick Gallop's got some great recipes, but they use a lot of the same ingredients. Adding some recipes from say this book helps to keep things fresh). I'm also quite okay with using some of my other cookbooks, too. I'm just trying to be a little more conscious of what I'm eating.
I've also been pretty active lately. I've gone for a walk almost every night this past week (and felt deprived the one day I didn't go).
So all in all, things have been pretty good as of late. I had a cleaning spree a few weeks back (which was also exercise!), and my mood seems to be fine thus far (I'm into my second month on Accutane).
