Guilt brought me back to at least post some links to my favorite websites and blogs.

about me: Lost 113 pounds doing a low carb diet, a combination of Atkins and Protein Power. Have gained back 20 pounds in the past 2 years, really yoyoing up and down to arrive at my current weight. I started this woe on valentine;s day 2003 Several months after my only brother died from a massive coronary (his first). he was 56. I'm 56 now (57 in July). I have mostly stayed true to my lowcarbforlife attitude. living alone helps because nothing is brought into my house that isn't low carb. yet i have a tendency to overdo things like low carb breads and tortillas. nuts and peanut butter don't stand a chance so I rarely buy them. My biggest downfall is when I visit my sister who has the carbiest kitchen in town. at any given time there might be 8 bags of chips, 4 loaves of bread, a bag of bagels, cookies, cakes and you name it. I sometimes eat 1/3 of a jar of peanut butter when i'm there. (sigh). Maybe finally using this blog to hold myself accountable will spur me to get stricter with myself.

On the exercise front I'm doing pretty well! Joined a gym last year and went faithfully 5 to 6 times a week for the first month. Then after getting 2 facial rashes and the worst cold I've had in 25 years I stopped going nearly as often. gyms are famous for things you can catch. That cold, by the way, developed into walking pneumonia. Starting in january I've upped my gym visits somewhat. I've gone at least twice a week and often 3 times. Three times a week is really all i need to do the weight machine workout. and this week I've achieved that. I also walk quite a lot with my two dogs, sophie and sandy. usually about 2 to 4 miles each time but sometimes 5.

yesterday we went on a 2 1/2 mile walk but i did 1/2 mile on the treadmill at the gym to warm up for my weight workout. Then in the evening just before sundown we walked another mile. so 4 miles for the day is not too shabby! Eating could have been better as far as calories (3057) but carbs were only net 17. which is pretty good considering 45 is what I aim for.