I've been in a snit since my post about early burnout last week. I think it is lifting, but please allow me to vent all over the Blogabetes pages. By the way, snit is the technical term. (haha) It is defined as a state of agitation or irritation.

I had been doing very well with my food and glucose control and routines since my daughter was born 3 months ago. About a month ago I reached 40 pounds lost since her birth. I started thinking maybe I could win my lifelong battle with weight. I started reading more about weight loss, I signed up for several support sites, posted to forums. I logged my food on paper, sometimes online and sometimes in a spreadsheet. In other words, I went completely overboard.

Then I started eating more and justifying it by the fact that I was logging it. Somehow all the pressure I put on myself to perform, i.e. lose weight, just backfired.

The net result at the end of 4 weeks - a gain of 2 pounds; binges happening frequently; stopped exercising; grumpy and cross.

When will I learn? All things in moderation! Even good things can become bad when done excessively and obsessively.

Starting yesterday - I am continuing to plan my menus in advance and ONLY log my food in one place - the tattered notebook I carry in my purse since it is the easiest and most accessible. Back to focusing on 15 minutes of exercise a day. I would like to only think about food and glucose levels at my 4 appointed eating times, but that's probably asking too much. The rest of my time would be better spent on other pursuits!