I had my quarterly evaluation at the gym this morning with excellent results. I lost about 4% in body fat percentage, an inch off my hips, an inch off my thighs and a little off my waist. I was relieved. I could tell the shape of my hips and thighs was different, but I haven't lost any weight on the scale, so I was feeling pretty frustrated.

I'm contemplating going off my meal plan and trying to go it alone. I wish it wasn't an all-or-nothing proposition. Maybe I could do meal plan every other week so I have a back up supply of meals. Then I can ease into the habit of going to the Farmer's Market twice a week for fresh fruits and veggies, and re-learning how to build a food plan based on the healthy eating habits the meal plan has taught me and to which my body has now been conditioned.

The meal plan I'm on now is portion-controlled to 1200 calories per day, which was perfect when I wasn't exercising on a regular basis. This past tax season, I was hungry all the time and snacking on the stuff brought into the office, which wasn't usually particularly healthy. Having lost the fat over that period shows me that I do need to be eating the extra calories, but I might get even better results if I do it in a smarter way.

So I think I'm going to start compiling recipes and learning more about calorie-counting so I can do this on my own.