A perfect day

Yesterday was perfect.  I met my calorie goal, by recording everything I ate, calculating it all out and not snacking.  It was tough, but I did it.  I am also have decided to go back on a workout schedule, instead of just playing it by ear.  So, I decided to do 30-60 minutes of cardio every day, and 30-45 minutes of strength training 3 days a week.  I've been good on the strength training, but I was only doing cardio about 3 days a week, so more cardio.  I think gaining these 10 pounds has really kind of shocked me out how easy it is to gain it back, and that its not worth the extra cookie or the extra piece of cake if that means that I will gain weight from it. Not worth it, so I am going to be better.  I have also decided that I am not going to use the Christmas holiday as an excuse to eat my heart out (what I did at thanksgiving, I thought that because it was hard and stressful, I didn't want to try).  So, now I have decided that I'm not going to do that for Christmas.  The goal is to lose or at least maintain my weight during Christmas.  Hopefully I will lose a few pounds before Christmas, but we will see. I am still healthy, I just don't want to let myself get too far.  Bridling the passions and gaining control is a good thing.  I feel power over food when I control it, and less when it controls me.  I'm feeling good and confident.   Life is changing and I think and hope I can keep up.  I've done it before I can do it again.  Happy day and hope you have a good rest of the day!