I, however, would like to pin official blame on my 6 month diet in which I shed 50 pounds. While I cannot excuse myself, my diet did consist of visits to the gym of up to 5 times or more per week. While that may appear a bit obsessive to some, it was an important factor in my diet as well as the daily maintenance of a journal I kept of everything I ate in order to cap the number of calories I consumed each and every day (1,200-1,400 calories).  More on this in upcoming posts.