Birthdays and more

So amazingly its been about 3 weeks since I started this weight loss challenge with my mom and I'm still at point zero. I had lost half a pound but gained it right back over the next two weeks. I went on a camping trip and didn't want to miss out on the fun that comes along with camping, which includes eating chips and salsa while playing cards against humanity, making smores with jumbo sized marshmallows around the campfire and eating a hearty size meal after a hike or a game of wiffle ball. Someone even said during the trip "I love camping, all you do is eat." It was both hilarious and true, and while I realize camping is what you want to make out of it most of us want to enjoy the snacks. Then the following week came my birthday, and it became a birthday weekend celebration with a special family dinner on Friday, all day Universal Studios fun and eating on Saturday and a what-the-hell-I'll-eat-what I want Sunday. I've snapped out of it now, and honestly I don't regret eating the campfire smores, the home made cheese pie my mom made for my bday, or the churro that I ate on my actually bday at Universal, but I do realize I sacrificed 3 weeks of time. Point is you can have the smore, but not have 2 or 3 more because you already had 1. That's where I went wrong. I gave myself permission to go insane with the food instead of just enjoying a sensible portion of it. Some are very dedicated and would never indulge, not even on their birthdays or celebrations, but I'm not one of those people. No regrets, so I'm off to the gym right NOW!