Smart for Life Cookie Diet

So Memorial Day Weekend I decided that by June 26th I wanted to lose at least 10 pounds. My dad told me it was reasonable and doable. So I started working out about 2-3 days a week, some weeks I have been able to work out 5 days (but its rare). 2-3 days i get my Cardio by running/walking around my block 3 times (20-30 mins) and Monday-Thursday I walk up and down 5 flights of stairs at school and up 3 flights every afternoon when I get home. Whether or not I get to run/walk around my block I do some kind of work out in my room. That usually involves bicycle crunches, squats w/ weights, lunges, etc. I try to get about 30-60 minutes of exercise a day, 2-5 days a week.

I know eating has a lot to do with losing weight. And I know I could eat a lot better than I do, but I am really trying it is just so hard. I am a picky eater to begin with. My meals on a typical week day include:
Breakfast – Oatmeal
Snack – 100 calorie snack, almonds, or fruit (with a water), or a Special K protein water…if I have the protein water I don’t have a food item with it.
Lunch – Peanut Butter & Jelly sandwich with water or a Sunny Delight
Snack – don’t always have one but if I do then a yogurt or almonds
Dinner – usually involves chicken, veggies, and/or pasta (some combination of the three).
Snack – Ice Cream (low fat or fat free), Special K red berry cereal, almonds, fruit, yogurt, cookies/candy once in a while,etc.

Night time is the WORST for me!!! It doesn’t matter what or how much I eat during the day I am always hungry at night. I try to find healthy things but sometimes its hard to b/c i crave junk food.

Weekends my family tends to eat out for one meal each day but we try to find places that we can make healthy choices…I will try to get a salad or grilled chicken..fries seem to be my weakness though.

I am really trying hard! But even with all the exercise I have GAINED weight…about 4 pounds to be exact!! I have seemed to have lost some inches (my "muffin top" seems to have gone down a bit). It is just really frustrating and upsetting.

Any help/advice/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. If you plan on being mean or nasty please refrain from answering. Thank you.

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