Swimming

Thank goodness my back is better and I got to swim Saturday and today. Being in the pool on a hot, sunny day is my idea of heaven!! Of course it's not heaven to my skin and I am a little burned.
Have been up and down with the diet this weekend. I could not resist my mother-in-law's corn pudding today at lunch and had two servings. I will do my best to be back on track tomorrow.
Have a beautiful week everyone!!

Sweet Success (Sweets? You can't have sweets!!)

Good news at the doctor's office today. I lost 4.8 more labs for a total of 19.6. I'm am very pleased with this and will be working hard for continued success.
I strained my back Saturday swimming of all things. Hope to be back splashing around by Thursday!

Even Steven

I went to get my vitamin B shot yesterday and jumped on the scale-no loss, no gain. Which is okay since I haven't exactly been following the diet as strictly as I should. By my official weigh in next week, I hope to be down at least a couple more pounds.
I was not feeling well yesterday but I went and got the shot as I thought it might help. It didn't-I went home and crashed for about 2 hours, got up and ate a sandwich, then went to bed at 9:00. I feel the same way today so I think I will be doing the same thing tonight. I rescheduled my hair appointment for next week. Unfortunately, my grays are really showing and my hair looks shaggy but going another week won't kill me. I think.

When you fall...

Yesterday I watched my diet go out the window about 12:15 p.m. It reappeared at 8:00 p.m. but not until after I had been to a buffet for lunch and to La Hacienda for dinner. Thankfully, Angel talked me out of having ice cream for dessert.

Now I am back on the horse and have had a pretty good day following the meal plan. I'm going to stay strong and keep taking one day at a time.

Weigh-In

I saw Dr. Slott today and I've lost 14.6 lbs in the first 2 weeks! I'm so happy about the loss and can already tell a difference in how I feel. I know it will be tougher from here on out as a lot of my I inital loss was water weight but I am committed to making this work.

Angel, John and I enjoyed going to the pool this evening. I swam some laps and did some water aerobics type activities. It felt so good! Now it's time to cook some salmon. Yummy.

Men

Unfortunately, I let myself be seduced by two men Saturday night, Ben and Jerry. And they were on sale. How could a girl resist? Don't worry. John wasn't jealous-he got ice cream, too!!

Really, it didn't taste as good as I thought it would (guilt playing a part) and hopefully I will be able to resist the temptation next time. I've been up and down with following the meal plan the last few days. I'm still making better choices and eating much less than I was but I need to stick to the plan to have the best chance at meaningful weight loss. I go back to see the doctor tomorrow and will have my first official weigh in. I know I have lost some. It will be interesting to see how much. I'm definitely feeling more energy which is great.

Check back soon to get an update on the amount I have lost so far!!

Poor Choices

Yesterday I made a host of poor choices with food but the good news is I feel back on track today.
Poor choices:
1. Popcorn (low calorie but too many carbs and definitely not on the diet)
2. Buffet at lunch. Started out well with a salad but then had to much tempura fried fish and a small amount of mac and cheese.
3. Should have just had a salad for dinner given what I ate at lunch but I cooked John and I each a steak (mine was the correct size for my evening 7 oz of protein-of course, I had already had plenty of protein earlier). I had a salad and a very small red potato with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Lite on it. No potatoes allowed on the diet of course, as well as the "butter".

I was just completely off track yesterday. Don't really know why but today is another day!! I'm going to get my Vitamin B shot today. Hopefully talking to the girls in the office will help keep me motivated.

Weekend blunders

The weekend started off well enough-swimming Friday night and back to school shopping Saturday morning. By the time we got home Saturday, I was wiped out and spent the remainder of the day resting. I didn't even have the energy to go to the pool. And if you know me, I must have been tired if I gave up pool time on a beautiful, sunny, hot day. Sunday I was still feeling exhausted and stayed home all day just laying around. I really don't know what was wrong with me. Still having some stomach problems but not as bad. I stuck to the diet pretty well Saturday during the day but that night I had some toast. I felt so guilty for having it and it didn't even taste very good. Sunday again I did okay until the evening. I had some bean with bacon soup loaded with saltine crackers (one of my favorites). Certainly not on my diet. I slept pretty well Sunday night and got up early to take Angel to the church by 6:45. The youth group is leaving for camp in NC today (The Wilds). She will be gone a week and I sure will miss her. The kids aren't allowed to take cell phones with them so no texting or talking until she returns. It will be a quiet week.
I actually feel more energized today. Maybe I needed the carbs. Who knows. But I will be back to following the diet very strictly this week. Wish me luck!!