Moderation - Even with Drinks

So, I've recently jumped back into drinking coffee head first. I had tried to steer clear of the many, many coffee houses in my neighborhood and to avoid both caffeine and caloric drinks, but it was too good to be true. I was doing the South Beach diet for awhile and was really trying to stick to everything that it advocated. And it worked. I lost 20 pounds and my husband lost 25. A miracle! Amazing! And then we went on a three week vacation and we said to ourselves before we left that we hoped we wouldn't gain it all back. It's not easy to juggle eating out all the time with a diet and being on the go with eating a no-carbs menu.

What I found has been very surprising. Even though I've added a few more cokes to my routine and I've had a few too many coffees with delicious additives, I've still managed to maintain my weight. No, I didn't go crazy and eat and drink everyday whatever I wanted. But, I had figured that I had to either be 100% or 0% on this diet. And I've found that there is room in life for moderation. Although it's certainly preferable to drink only water all day long, one or two cokes or coffees a week isn't going to send me off the deep end. And that is very satisfying news!