Ree Drummond says she was 'gaining weight' after shedding 50 lbs, recommits to health journey

Pioneer Woman star Ree Drummond in recent days opened up about restarting her fitness journey In an April post on her Pioneer Woman blog Drummond contemplated the four years that had passed since she penned a blog post in which she shared the tips that helped her shed over pounds The Food Configuration star revealed that she had gained weight after taking a year-long break from her regimen but she has now recommitted to the plan that previously brought her success Boy has it been an adventure since then I am after all a woman and a human person and as such I've had natural fluctuations since this original post was written but much more so in the past year-plus Drummond wrote Bottom line starting at the end of I stopped exercising and kinda stopped paying attention to what I was eating She continued Well around February of this year I decided to jump back the plan I'd ascertained success with in just not quite as high a gear as the first time Long story short I have identified that it all still holds true and FOR ME it is working again like clockwork or science or whatever the word is PIONEER WOMAN REE DRUMMOND SHARES TIPS FOR MAINTAINING -POUND WEIGHT LOSS 'I DON T WANT TO SAY NO TO FOODS' The very hardest part was the first week to ten days Drummond added In the modern day it's not that hard at all and in fact it's definitely rewarding as I'm feeling better and better all the time The new grandmother shared a couple of changes that she had made to her plan though she noted the the gist of it is the same LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS The battle changer for me is two-fold First I'm building muscle again which is crucial I do lunges squats deadlifts and floor exercises with ankle weights Second I'm eating more protein and keeping it a higher percentage of my calories she wrote CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERIn addition Drummond explained that she was no longer weighing her food or counting calories I feel that after doing that for four or five months back in it really gave me more of an awareness of portion sizes and general calories she wrote While Drummond gave up drinking alcohol entirely for four months at the beginning of her weight loss journey in the celebrity chef wrote that she is not altogether abstaining this time around She explained that she enjoys having a little white wine topped with Topo Chico sparkling water so it's kind of a wine spritzer type of thing I still LOVE the Happy Scale app she wrote During the year I was gaining weight I didn't use it very often I'm using it again and forget how helpful it is I can't emphasize enough just to repeat how key it is to build muscle Drummond added And how vital protein is as a part of that goal In February the scale was pretty stubborn until I bit the bullet and started doing all the leg butt exercises Within a week it kicked in