Week 4 of my new regimen, and things aren’t going well. Here’s the breakdown:

Pre-diet (just quitting the wine and evening snacking): 7 pounds lost.

• Week 1: 2 pounds lost.
• Week 2: 2 pounds lost.
• Week 3: No pounds lost.
• Week 4: 1 pound gained.
• Diet total: 3 pounds.
• Scheduled target: 8 pounds.
• Total suckitude: 5 pounds behind schedule.

Clearly, I need to either get a new scale or get more exercise. Diet alone isn’t going to get me there. The good news is that I am down 10 pounds total and actually fit into my running shorts now.

The bad news is that I didn’t go running after I tried them on.

It is a new day and a new chance to do something right.