Back in the saddle... AGAIN!

Yep, here I am, back to losing the same darned 40 lbs I lost the first time. And you know, everytime I fall off the horse, it gets harder to get back on. 

But I 'm back to counting points, exercising at least a little, and hoping to somehow make it stick.

What I'm doing differently this time:

1. Have a support group - we have a good group going on facebook and it's been motivational so far.  Since I can't afford WW meetings (and don't always 'click' with the people there anyway) I think this will be an even better substitute for me.
2. Planning more - trying to work up a list of meals that work for me and for the family, and making sure I have things on hand that I need to eat.  I'm hoping the planning will also make this more cost-effective.  I relied too much on specialty foods last time, and when I no longer felt we could afford them, I ended up falling back on poor quality cheaper stuff. No more frozen meals, special cream cheese, high fiber pasta.  I just need to learn to eat less of the regular stuff.  
3. Exercising daily.  This is a challenge, but I've learned that if I don't put it on the schedule daily it's too easy to bargain away - "ok, I'll skip today and do Thurs and Fri instead" - then something comes up Thurs and Fri.  This way if I just say I'm going to do it every every day, if something REALLY gets in the way, I have several days under my belt and can afford to skip one.

GOALS
I've never been great at goal setting, not sure why.  Might be because I don't pick the right goals, I don't know.
 I'm going to try to set a few though:

1. Exercise daily. Doesn't have to be at the gym, but something that gets my heart rate up!
2. Plan menus - on Sunday plan the week ahead, have breakfasts, lunches and dinners thought out and food purchased so I don't come up short and resort to expensive, fattening fast food.

That's enough for now! I'll report in next week how it went.