Revised thoughts on the diet:

No, I'm not giving up already.

But I will have to modify my original plan.

I feel as though I inadvertently set myself up to fail. And my mental health can't handle another ounce of failure.

So, I will not look at January 5th as a day when everything magically changed, and instead try to tackle this thing bit by bit.

First step: getting myself to use the new exercise bike! And trying to eat healthier in general.

Thinking I could completely change my eating habits overnight was nuts.

The Diet. ::sigh::

Between March (see Grand Canyon pic below) and October (see punkin patch photo), I managed to put on 20 lbs. Starting tomorrow, and utilizing the contraption in the previous post, I shall endeavour to lose some of those pounds. Even though the extra poundage has provided me with an awesome rack.

We shall see. I don't believe in depriving myself of stuff that brings me joy (i.e., wine, cheese, butter, ice cream, candy, McDonalds), sooo... I'm dubious. But I want to try.