August is gone, and I’m happy to say that I will never see a fat summer again. I have read a million times that maintaining is harder than weight loss, so maybe I should rephrase that to ‘I better never see a fat summer again’. I know this will be hard work. So many things get in the way - such as strep throat. Of course I wanted grilled cheese sandwiches and warm pudding and soothing things my mom used to make for me. I tried Medifast soup and it just burned my throat. I felt like I was swallowing sandpaper for about 3 days, so I didn’t follow plan strictly. I was nauseous, my head hurt, and I felt like crap. To make things worse, everybody at work was more concerned about working harder and being inconvenienced than they were about me being out sick.

 So, to make a long story even longer…I gained two pounds last week. But this week I’ve been back on plan, and I’m sure to see a loss this week. I’ll weigh tomorrow. I totally forgot that today was Monday with it being a holiday. It has felt like Sunday, all day long!

 What I’m getting at, is that I am learning quickly that maintenance will be hard.  I can’t just gain a couple of pounds everytime something goes wrong, or I’ll be back on Medifast before I know it! I’m also finding that each time it is harder to go back to Medifast. I gain steam with this plan. The longer I’m on it, the easier it gets and the more natural it feels. When I go off plan, it is so hard to get back on track. I do it, but it’s not exactly a pleasure!

Until tomorrow…