How am I doing?

Well, I have to admit that the first week after my show, I WENT CRAZY. That is the big no no in competing. You should transition back to a normal diet. I did not do that. I ate everything that I could. I had a recipe exchange party and the next day, I had a huge tummy ache all day. I really didn't have too much candy, maybe occasionally a handful of licorice nibs or jelly beans. It was the baked goods, oh the baked goods could have been the death of me. Plus the carbs! I had cookies, brownies all kinds of yumminess. I did get sick of it (thankfully). I gained 6-7 lbs. that first week. Suprisingly I have tappered down to a healthier eating plan and lost a couple of those lbs and have kept them off :) I still eat whatever I want and have treats everyday (I promise, that will stop when I get ALL the deprivation out of me) but at least I have been exercising and maintaining a weight I am really comfortable with. I would love to beable to compete again this spring, so I need to keep my body down at a good weight and keep my muscles toned. I feel so so good about myself when I am working out-and afterwards!
With my diet, I still have been trying to keep it as healthy as I can. I try and keep my carbs minimal-if any, in the evenings. I also have my protein and carbs in the morning. I also try and eat every 2-3 hours so I wont binge eat...That is what I do when I get too hungry. I will just start eating everything.
I am going to continue to work hard and eat as healthy as I can-I am also going to make it a goal to fix my family dinners as healthy as I can. My little girl is really wanting to eat healthy..What a great time to start using clean recipes :) I need to not worry so much about the scale #. I step on it quite often, I use it to keep me in check. If it goes up a little, I know I need to work harder and stop eating the junk. However, my body will be where it is comfortable. If I need to work super hard and eat super clean to be at a certain weight, then obviously that is not the # my body wants to be at...Well, I will keep updates on this off-season :) TTFN