Losing it one pound at a time

I’ve been seriously engaged in changing my eating habits, exercising every single day and everything has been moving along just as I had planned. And then I got my period. I could tell it was on it’s evil way because I was getting really cranky but for the first time I did not go to the local Trader Joe’s and buy a mud pie to share with my office (that’s my wat of putting a caution sign up - “I’m working under the influence of crazy hormone changes. Enter at your own risk”), nor did I did into the dozens of candy bowls around the office. But you know what, I gained a pound anyway. I’m so mad. I’m probably not really mad, but I’m cranky so I feel mad. If menopause didn’t bring on weight gain, I’d say “sign me up”. I’ve talked my husband and the 3 monkeys to go for a nice long bike ride today and we’ll do the same