It sounds crazy, but I am thrilled that I gained one pound this week. Last week I finally met my goal, so now I am faced with, how do I maintain? Well now I know how not to maintain. I fudged on my portion sizes over the week, and decided that I hadn't had french fries in such a long time it would be all right just this once. My husband and I went to our favorite Italian restaurant and I indulged in the bread and dipping oil. Now don't get me wrong. I think it's OK to enjoy french fries once in a great while and bread with dipping oil is something I have worked into my calorie allowance while I was losing the weight. My problem is that I did not stop at one slice of bread, and I ate the whole serving of french fries which I knew was more than a small order. Portion size than is what I have to work on.

Why am I happy that I gained one pound? I believe that we learn so much better when we make a mistake than when we do everything right. So that was my lesson for week one on maintenance.

Beware portion size!!!