I have dieted for most of my life and am the Queen of yo-yo ing.  Here we go again.  Maybe maturity will serve me well now as I attempt to become less obsessed about what I am and even what I am not eating.  

I am attempting to go scale-less (as I become obsessed with the numbers) to try to make this more of a lifestyle change instead of the usual sprint to a weight and then abandoning the whole process.   I can tell by the clothes I need to lose about 30lbs to feel reasonable and about 50 to feel awesome.

Living as an expat in London has increased the walking and day to day activity of walking to the market and carrying groceries home, but sadly I found nothing is more wonderful than fresh baguettes and the plethora of cheeses all around.  And sadly I have an affinity for baking sweets and pasta (Italian background) so hard not to equate love with heavy foods.