a reality check

I�m sure I�m not the only one that�s been here.  I�ve had a couple of weeks of over indulgence, it�s that time of the month, my jeans are definitely tighter than they were, and I�m feeling bloated and uncomfortable.  While I�d like to blame the period, I know that the reality is, I�ve been trying to convince myself that the workouts I�ve been doing, are enabling me to eat whatever I want.  And while getting through a 300 calorie burn circuits class does mean that I can probably go easier on the diet than I have done in the past, it doesn�t mean that a burger and chips, with a nutella milkshake on the side is going to keep me trim.  It�s time to accept that I�m about 5 or 6 pounds heavier than I�d like to be, and myfitnesspal is going to have to come back out from the archives because really, I�d quite like my jeans to be comfortable again, and that muffin top well and truly tucked back in.
For most of my life, I've kept my weight reasonably steady (let's not talk about the uni years) by dieting, I've never done prescribed diets like Weight Watchers or Slimming World, given up carbs, or survived on juices.  I've just eaten better, snacking on fruit instead of biscuits, adding extra veg to my plate and giving up the coco pops for yoghurt and granola, and it's always done the trick, I'd lose a few pounds, wear my belt a hole tighter and get on with my day, exercise never came into the equation.

Fast forward 30 years and now I'm that person who works out 5 times a week, goes for a jog on weekends away and gets a bit twitchy if the weather is threatening to rain on my planned long jaunt out, it's suddenly a bit more depressing when you realise you need to shift half a stone.  
So, here we are, soup is back on the lunch menu, my desk at work is piled with fruit, and the biscuit tin is firmly sealed.  But, it's not all bad, I figured with the amount of exercise I do, I can still have weekends off, and no doubt my epic cheat days will be back but when Monday's to Friday's are full of the good stuff, and my legs are aching from a quick jog, I think I deserve that burger and chips, and nutella milkshake on the side...