Day 6: Weigh-in 175.0
This morning's weigh-in marked a new low point for me, and I mean that as a good thing. Today was the first time I've seen 175 on the scale since I was probably 8 months pregnant. That was a year and a half ago! I came close before the holidays, but never quite reached that mark. So this has been quite a good first week for me, I've lost 5 1/2 pounds! Now of course I don't expect that kind of loss every week (though I wish), because that just isn't healthy. The normal healthy loss is 1-3lbs a week. I imagine the change in diet after chowing down on Christmas cookies for 3 weeks was the reason for the big loss.
You know the phrase "Those who can't do, teach"? Well I'm that type of person when it comes to diet and exercise. I know exactly what it takes to maintain a healthy lifestyle, what kinds of foods are good for a given part of the day, how to manage eating and exercising...all of that. But have I ever been able to stick to any of it myself? No. I've mentioned it before, and I'm sure I'll say it again, but I suck at self motivation. To be honest I'm sorta surprised I've been able to stick with this. But some times you just HAVE to get something done. I NEED to get this done.
This morning the kiddo let me sleep in, and all we had time for was cantaloupe because I had to get us ready for a birthday party.(Oh and to correct a former post, it was for a just turned 6 year old, not 5.) It can be really hard to avoid bad foods when you're going out to eat, especially when someone else ordered and paid. So I split a small cheese pizza with the little one, had two BBQ wings, and a slice of a quesadilla. The kiddo and me shared a small piece of the birthday cake as well.
Since I had a big lunch, I'll probably have a slice of Gorton's grilled salmon and a small salad. The Gorton's fisherman stuff was quite a find for me. They have different varieties of salmon and tilapia, such as lemon and herb, classic grilled, butter and garlic, that are all very tasty. They come with two small steaks in a box and each are only 100 calories. They're great for 1 or 2 person meals.
So I'm keeping up with this blog no matter what, but I am curious...is anyone out there following along?
Yes, but not daily. I was embarrassed to say I gained a few pounds, and only got back to 201 this morning. I go to Mother's on Wednesdays and WT and I go to lunch on Thursdays with my old classmates. And I have a bread making fool that I live with. However, he has started making me batches of whole wheat bread and it is good. But tomorrow is Wednesday again and it starts over.
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