I've been feeling like a hypocrite lately. I've been sharing recipes, writing posts, and Generally talking about various benefits of low-carbing (those haven't been posted here yet), but I've not-so-recently fallen off the bandwagon (knee surgery certainly did not help). I've been eating cookies, Pasta, potatoes, etc. Basically, all the stuff I shouldn't be eating, I've had to some degree. I haven't always keeping track of carbs, and I'm pretty sure I'm not having half as much as I was last year, but I've been having more than I should. While I don't feel guilty about it, I have no one to blame but myself for slipping.
Over the course of last summer, something changed. Once I stopped consuming vast amounts of carbs, I started losing weight, and feeling generally healthier. Somewhere along the way, I just stopped obsessing about my weight and about what kind of food went in my mouth (while being careful about grains and junk). It's now come to the point where I forget to step on the scale. Although I still have a long way to go, I'm happy where I am now. I've been able to keep a stable weight, which is much more preferable to yoyoing.
Now has come the time to get back on the low-carb wagon. Besides, I don't like the feeling I get when I eat bread and pasta. I feel bloated and have to fight off serious heartburn. I went cold turkey in June, I can go cold turkey now, especially since I can get off my butt and exercise again.