Just returned from a 2 week long US holiday where the diet went out the window. Everything was game, including peanut butter sundaes, pastrami sandwiches, white bread, pancakes with maple syrup, butter, ice cream (ah, the Oreo cookie batter ice cream at JP Licks in Boston was just amazing) and everything else.

Ever since I got back I have cut back a little but still not out totally, having peanut butter every day for breakfast with an extra toast. And of course, all of this without having returned to my workout yet. So I will have missed more than 3 weeks of workout before I get back to the routine. In all of this I have put on over 2 kgs. It's been only so much and not more because we have been walking a lot on the holiday, especially in Vegas, Frisco and NY.

But in a way it's been good to get over my fear of putting on weight and begin enjoying myself while also staying fit. I was getting to look too thin and also becoming fairly obsessive and paranoid about staying away from fattening or refined foods. From now on, one odd time I'm going to be treating myself. Ice cream or dessert is also an option once a week (but no more).

So hopefully I'll stabilize at a kilo or two more than I'm presently at and stay there. Importantly I should make sure that my weight does not fluctuate much. This more free state of mind may help me consume more of the good food groups and especially protein so that I can put on more muscle in combination with training.