Alright, I’m back in weight-loss frame of mind. I’ve been pretty laid back about it for the last several months, what with moving to a new town, starting a new job, and living on my own for the first time, but now I’m ready to get back in again. And don’t worry, I’ve got a game plan.

• I tried to work out at the free gyms that the university supplies, but they were awful. Awful. I did Zumba a few times a week, but the lack of harder cardio and weights made my body go to total pot. I’ve joined No Xcuse, a nice gym in town that luckily gives employees of the university a discount. They offer challenging classes and they have the same equipment as my old gym so I don’t have a learning curve. I go every day that I can, which is most days.
• God bless Pinterest. It’s a lovely thing. However, if I had to look at one more picture of some Nutella Bacon Brownie Cheesecake concoction, I was going to plunge headfirst into obesity. It look awhile, but I managed to unfollow eeeeveryone’s food boards. No offense, but I’d rather look at pretty furniture or clever embroidery than your food porn.
• I’ve downloaded the My Fitness Pal app on my space phone. It’s great and really breaks down exactly what you need as far food intake goes. It’s nice to know how exactly many grams of carbs, fat, and protein I’m supposed to have for my weight and goals. It’s easy to plug your foods and exercise in, plus you can add others as friends which adds to the accountability. 
• I have completely cleared my pantry of bad food. I’m a compulsive snacker so if there’s anything bad in this house, I’ma eat it. Heck, two servings of it. This way, when I do snack, I grab a clementine, an apple, yogurt, or some string cheese.
• I keep a set of hand weights on the bottom self of my double-decker coffee table. I’ll be the first one to admit it, I love TV. I watch a good amount of it. I try to always fit in some weights as I’m watching TV to give me something to do so I don’t feel so awful for watching 6 episodes in a row of Big Bang Theory or 30 Rock repeats. Plus, I have got to get these arms up to snuff so I can parade around in a strapless bridesmaid dress this summer. 

And there you have it. It’s going DOWN.