Switching it up

Hi there, friends! It's been awhile since I've posted and I wanted to give everyone an update.  I am officially back on track.  I switched it up and cancelled my WW membership because I found an app called iTrackBites, which lets me use the original WW Smart Points that I had such success on.  While I have had a few setbacks with an allergic reactions (had to be on a lot of steroids), and shark week, I have to say I officially feel like the mindset is back.  

This week found me with my strongest resolve yet.  My daughter's birthday was Wednesday, I carted tons of cupcakes to her school, picked up more cupcakes to take to dinner at a local pizza place...and I DID NOT have one! 

My food scale bit the dust, so I ordered one from Amazon, it came in and I am getting into the habit of weighing food, as I've been told it is the most accurate way to track what goes into my body.

As I get used to the iTrackBites I am focusing on listening to my body for when it's actually hungry.  I am also focusing on eating more whole foods than processed-I definitely still eat processed, but will be working on phasing out or find more healthful alternatives to what I have. Mostly,I am striving for balance.  There's no way I can completely eliminate those foods for the rest of my life.  I can, however, improve my relationship with them and eat them occasionally.