New Year's Resolutions

The format of my second blog is going to be very different from my first one. Here's a bit of an intro about myself. I'm a girl who has battled with her weight all her life. No one in my family seems to have faced these issues. I'm 5'2" but by the time I finished University, I was a whopping 168lbs, with serious self-esteem issues. I'm in Japan right now, the land of skinny women, which is very difficult for someone of my stature. I'm much more active than I ever was back home (no car will do that to you) so I've lost quite a bit since I've got here but I don't feel like it's enough.
A friend at the gym I don't go to told me about this book called the Okinawa Diet Plan... It's really good and informative even if you don't want to go on a diet... Anyway, I tried about 8 months ago and the results were great but there were setbacks causing me to quit after only a month. But now I'm back and more determined than ever. I've cleaned out my house of most (but not all) junk food and replaced it with fruits, veggies and oatmeal. I also have the support of a wonderful man, which probably doesn't hurt.
One of the sites I was reading says that I should make a journal to keep track of what I eat but also to distract me from cravings. That's what I'm going to do. I'll try and chronicle my progress which will hopefully motivate me to do better and maybe someone out there will find my blog and be inspired. Maybe.