Shedding Extra Pounds

I am not going to make any excuses. I know that I have gained weight over the last 8 months and I know why. Winter here was brutal to me. I loved the snow, but when it is really cold outside I do not want to venture out into it. So I ate normally and gained weight because I didn't move around as much as I would have living back in good 'ole NC. That is just the way the cookie crumbles. Live in Finland, deal with Winter weight. Going back home for a visit was good for me, except for the fact that we decided to eat all of the things that we cannot get here in Helsinki (not all bad, there are tons of veggies that do not get imported here)! Needless to say I packed on a few more pounds because of it. I'm sure it didn't help that Kai and I were inviting all of our friends out to eat either. We counted it up and discovered that we ate out 23 times in 3 weeks. That is more than we eat out in a year here!!!! So you see I have gained some weight. Over the Winter I gained almost 13 pounds. Add that to the weight I gained while I was at home and the scales are telling me that I now weigh 138 pounds. To be honest, 138 is not a bad weight, but with my height it is very noticeable. SO, I have decided that I want get off at least the 13 pounds that was gained over the Winter. I have been walking more since I've been back (which has only been a week), and now I would like to buy myself a weighted hula hoop and a jump rope. Why? Because they are things that I find fun to do. I LOVE to hula hoop and I am quite good at it to boot. It is something that I can do while watching tv or listening to my mp3 player, and the same goes for the jump rope. I have found that I won't stick to something that I do not find fun, so I am changing my routine up a little. And why not? If it works it works! If it doesn't work I will still have fun!!