I'm Baaaaack!

So, it appears I haven't posted here in almost a year. Ouch. Let me explain some of the stuff I've tried to do since then. I tried Couch to 10k a couple of times, then got really busy and stopped. I've also hit the gym intermittently, and tried watching what I eat. All of that was pretty successful -- as long as I kept doing it. But when I got busy with work or whatever, the weight crept back up. Not all the way to all-time highs, mind you, but up just the same. But here's my latest thing. Well, a couple of them. I'm doing lose it again, but I'm doing a better job of sticking with it -- at least so far. My goal is to record everything I eat, whether I have a good day or a bad one. I'm also working through couch to 5k again, but this time with a different app. I'm only on week 3, but so far so good. I decided to go with c25k rather than 10k because, as much as I love the idea of burning 500-700 calories in a single workout, I am too likely to just decide that I don't have an hour to run. But I can always squeeze a 30-minute workout in, and I've not missed a single workout so far. (I've put a couple off one day, but I haven't had to bump any workouts into the next week.) The last thing I've been using is fitocracy. It's goal is to turn exercise - regular, non-"play" workouts into a game. You get points for each workout you complete, and these points are posted online. You can join groups. I'm a huge nerd, so I'm in the Browncoats and Dr. Who groups, as well as Couch to 5k. Groups organize different challenges to keep you motivated, you earn achievements and complete quests and level up, like you would in a standard role-playing game. I've been on about a week and a half, and I've been enjoying it. A couple of times I thought to blow off a workout, but then I remembered my Fitocracy points, and went out anyway. So the silly little point system seems to be working for me. So that's it. That's what I'm doing to hack my gut right now. Anyone else have any great ideas?