Addictions

I have been going to the gym, on a good week, 3-4 times, on a bad week, 1-2 times. I started this February 1st. And all I have lost is 2 pounds. I was brainstorming as to what I could be doing wrong. I am eating healthier than ever, limiting my calories, choosing only whole grains, eating a lot of yogurt, fruit and rice cakes as snacks, eating a little something every few hours to keep my metabolism up, cutting out sweets. Yesterday I realized that part of the problem was that I traded one addiction for another. I am addicted to sweets, no doubt. But when I started to eat better and exercising, I started to crave them less. I even have candy in my room and I can limit myself to 1 small treat a day, or even 1 a week. My new addiction is cheese. This won't come as a shock to my parents, I used to eat it non-stop as a kid. And I have continued to love it my whole life. But now, with sweets mostly out of my diet, I can't help but eat cheese. And lots of it. I eat it in my sandwiches, with crackers or pretzels, I eat it plain. I realized I went through a whole thing of cheddar cheese in the matter of 5 days... all by myself. So now I need to find a way to limit it in my diet. I will allow myself a little each day, just like I do with sweets. Hopefully I don't find a new addiction. And hopefully I can lose more than 2 pounds in 2 months if I cut back on it. On that note, I am heading to the gym.