lose the weight i need to lose and keep it off

I did lose weight back in 2003 but failed at keeping it off. I creeped back up to 172 by 10/3/2010 before I started a serious effort to lose again. Since then I’ve dropped to 150.4 (YEA!!!) but I’d still like to lose another 15 by the end of April.

I’ve lost about 14 pounds now. Down to a size 10. Last night was the first time I had people I hadn’t seen in a while notice and gush about how great I looked, ask what I did, etc… which was good for my ego and motivation level. I really only want to drop down one more size.

I had a week of vacation followed by a few days of travel for work and actually put back on a couple pounds. Today was my first day recommitting to this goal. I ate really well and hiked for an hour. It’s really hard to keep the motivation when things get busy and I don’t have time to buy or pack good stuff. Bad stuff is always easier to grab.

between a weeks vacation, moving, and traveling for work my diet has been worse and I am working out less. I seem to be headed in the wrong direction.
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I started trying to do this in early May but instead of dieting strictly I’ve been trying to make dietary changes and up my activity level. In 7 weeks I’ve lost about 10 pounds. I want to lose another 15-20 which I think will take quite a while but I think I’ll be more likely to keep it off… I took off 40 pounds in the past but put them right back on.