Weekly weigh-in: I can do this!

Last week's weight: 184.8
This week's weight: 183.6
Difference: -1.2
Total weight lost since January 2010: 88.2 pounds

After a year of constantly feeling like I'd lost control of my healthy eating habits, I finally feel like I'm on the road to success once again. This week hasn't been perfect, but I've made smart food choices. And, if I can do that in the same week that my heart got broken, I feel confident I can do it for the rest of my life.

For weight loss purposes, my week begins on Fridays. I immediately weigh-in after waking up. Today's weigh-in went exactly how I'd expected. I knew what to expect because I'd been keeping track of my Weight Watchers points for the entire week.

Friday and Saturday weren't my best food or exercise days, but by Sunday I was right on track. Only going over my daily allotment once for the rest of the week. The best part is that I also exercised 30-45 minutes each day Monday through Thursday.

For those who don't know yet, my boyfriend and I broke up on Sunday night. I was so worried that the breakup would be a giant pitfall that I put all of my mental energy into managing what I ate the rest of the week. It worked!

Now I just have to keep it up. Already today I've faced a lot of temptation -- champagne cupcakes, doughnuts and giant cookies. I did splurge a little at the company picnic (eating a hamburger and a hot dog without the buns), but I stayed away from the cookies, chips and sodas. That's a big accomplishment at this point.

The rest of the weekend also will be filled with temptation -- dinner out tonight and a festival tomorrow -- but I feel prepared to make smart choices. If I've learned anything during this journey, it's that I don't have to be perfect. I just have to manage what I eat and how much I eat. And I'm feeling pretty proud that I was able to do that during such an emotional time.