Back on track

I'm kicking myself for letting my blog sit here and collect dust. I have started a new post several times in the last month but my heart just wasn't in it. I had really been struggling the last few weeks with what I think is depression set on but the cold weather and stress. Things seem to be getting better though. I don't have the desire to stay in bed all day and spring is just around the corner! Can I just say that I LOVE living in Minneapolis. You would guess it's because of the awesome city life and all the things to do around here (yes, it's that too) but I absolutely love the "mild" weather. Yes, it still gets below zero every once in awhile but it is nothing like the frigid weather of Fargo, ND. I check the weather forecast everyday for Fargo and on average it's 10-20 degrees colder than it is in balmy Minneapolis :) So I'm believing that spring will be here sooner than I know it because I NEED to get out of this apartment and get some activity back in my life. Anyways...with the slight depression that hit me I totally got off track with my weight loss. Now I only gained about 4 of the 10 lbs that I have lost this year but it still was disheartening to me since I have tried so hard for the last year to get the extra weight off. My greatest discovery in this last month has been www.thedailyplate.com. Who ever invented this ingenious weight loss tool needs a big wet one laid on them! Dare I say it...I think it's better than Weight Watchers! All you do is set up an account with your height and weight, set you weight loss goals and then it will give you the amount of calories you should eat in a day. You then can start tracking everything you eat. You don't need to calculate points and the most amazing thing is that they have almost every brand and food in their database. It's just a simple search to find what you ate that day and then save it to "my plate". I like this site because it tracks all of the nutrional facts in food items (calories, fat, sodium, fiber, carbs, protein). Not until I started using this site was I aware of how much fat I was consuming even though I was staying within my points. It keeps my diet much more well-rounded. And one more little thing to mention. I absolutely hate the phrase "I'm on a diet" because I know this isn't a diet but a lifestyle change. Can anyone come up with a word that can describe lifestyle change without it sounding so long and arduous? Here's the challenge...fill in the blank. I'm on a ____________.