Slow and steady...

I'm writing this evening with an update. First, things have been going fairly well overall. Over the last 6 weeks or so, I've been trying to stick to my once a week dessert day, with a few exceptions here and there. I didn't specifically write about those, as I said I would, but this post is to cover a blanket time period instead of writing about each of the times I had an extra dessert day. Here was my original commitment with dessert: "Here's my commitment. No dessert except the following occasions UNTIL I lose all the weight I have to lose (which is 30 pounds, btw): Joshua's birthday, Mother's Day, Memorial Day (Sunday/Monday--family stuff), and my birthday. If there is an occasion that I would like to have dessert otherwise, I have to clear it with Neal (and post it here)." Well, I now have only 25 pounds to lose. So the good news is I have lost 5 pounds since I wrote that post. However, the bad news is, I said I would only have dessert on the special occasions I listed. The latest one being my birthday, which was over 2 months ago. I wrote an updated post where I changed my commitment to having dessert one day a week. While I have been trying to stick to that, I am going to tweak my commitment once again. I hope this is okay! I have honestly struggled with whether or not it is okay to change my commitment, since I said I was going to keep it until I lost the 30 pounds. I did say that if I wanted to have dessert on another occasion, I would clear it with Neal. Well, I talked to him today about this, and he was cool with my new plan. So, I guess in that way I am not breaking my original commitment because I've cleared it with Neal. :) So, here it is. I've been counting calories for the last 6+ weeks, and some days I have gone over my calories, and some days I've been under. More times over than under. I'm glad I've been able to consistently journal my calories for that time, but I am looking for an extra motivation now to stay within my daily calorie goal. My new plan from now on, at least for now, is that I can have dessert on days when I account for it in my total calorie count and can still come in at or under my goal for that day. I feel like this will be more reflective of the way I want to eat when I finally can get to a maintenance level for my weight...eating dessert only when I have enough calories saved for it. I hope I haven't disappointed anyone in my updated commitment. I'm looking forward to a new challenge and incentive!