A common mistake made by people when coming up with any plan – not just weight loss- is not the plan itself but how he/she is going to stick to it. With this in mind it is important to plan how to overcome situations that threaten your weight loss goals.

For instance think about situations where you will encounter temptations. If there is a vending machine you have to walk past in your work place to get to your desk then you may wish to consider an alternative route to your workspace, or if this is not possible, refraining from carrying small change with you when away from your desk. This is just one example among many and of course it is not practical to plan for every eventuality.

No longer just a tool for overconnected teens, the micro-blogging service Twitter has emerged as a powerful tool for communication, networking, and now… weight loss?

That’s right – with the newly launched TweetWhatYouEat.com, Twitter users can track their food intake and weight from their mobile phone, instant messaging, or the Web.

Best of all – you don’t even have to know the calories of the food you’re eating – TweetWhatYouEat’s proprietary CrowdCal database will automatically fill calories in for you!

So, today I broke one of the rules of my diet. I ate after 7:30 PM. Long day at work. Stressed. Didnt even notice it.

I picked up one of my breakfast bars (you know, the type with lotsa marshmallows in it) and before you know it. I was chomping it down. And if that wasnt bad enough. I ate a second one.

Well, tomorrow is another day. And I’ll make it up then.