Ok I think I'm almost ready to start again

I'm back on the diet.
I'm almost ready to start exercising again. I have the last traces of some health issues that I hope are done today, and then I'm good to go.

My weight for starting back at it is 191.5. That's not horrible considering my average when I stopped was around 188.

Cathy and I are going to try to reduce the number of cheat meals we do. We've been sliding down the slippery slope, and having more and more cheat meals each week. We were up to at least one cheat meal during the week, and then cheats galore on the weekend. Well...with 7 days in the week, pissing away 3 of them means you're about half on half off. Now couple that with the fact the cheat days and good days do not even come close to offsetting each other, and it's no surprise that we've either gained or maintained weight.

Hurdles:
Cathy needs to get better at running on her non-trainer days. 2 days with a trainer is not enough to lose any weight. She needs at least 4 days of cardio as well.
I need to stay healthy. I'm pretty good about not skipping workouts due to being lazy. I do, however, have a tendency to beat my body up too much and then have to take a few days off to recover. That's no good. I never gain any momentum. It's like I'm trying to win a race by flooring it up to 100 miles an hour and then blowing out a tire and having to change it. Meanwhile the competition is putting along at a steady 60 miles an hour, and kicking my ass. As much as it pains me, I think "slow and steady" may actually be the key to winning this race. Getting buff is not about kicking ass one day in the gym. It's about being in the gym 3 days a week EVERY WEEK.

I'll keep you posted.