Sweet Treat

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Sunday Stats

April 7, 2013

Weight= 197.4 lbs (-2.4 lbs)
Waist= 36.75 in (-0.25 in)
Chest= 43.0 in (-0.25 in)
Hips= 41.75 in (-0.25 in)
Thigh= 26.5 in (no change)
Bicep= 12.0 in (no change)
Calf= 14.75 in (-0.25 in)

Suprisingly I did lose weight! I had a bad week the week before this past week. I am watching what I eat. I have had diet soda AGAIN. Especially at work. Addictions are very heard to overcome but I will try to quit diet soda again....just not today....but soon.

Today my husband, son, and I are going to walk to subway for lunch. I will jog most of the way. I am really looking forward to breaking a sweat and working out. I love the way I feel afterwards - happy and energetic.

Fast Food

My breakfast:

With a nine month old to take care of, I need quick and easy options when I don't have time to cook.

I found these egg white patties in the freezer section. I know that cooking an egg is not that difficult but it does take more time and create more dishes to clean than just nuking one of these bad boys.

These patties are super yummy and easy. I take one out and microwave for one minute. E-A-S-Y.

Eating healthy does require more thought and preparation, this can be challenging when you have a baby at home. So If you know of any other great, healthy, quick products that you love....... LEMME KNOW, K, THANKSSSS!

Bad Week

Last week was a bad week. I did not weigh myself or measure myself this week. I am not going to quit. I am going to snap back into it. I would normally just give up for a while but what good would that do. I have learned alot about triggers this past week. I am hoping to come up with new strategies to avoid pitfalls.

When you need something sweet...

 

 

2 tablespoons peanut butter

1 egg white

 

mix well

 

microwave on high for 1 to 1.5 minutes

(until spongy texture)

 

then sprinkle with a pinch of powdered sugar (optional)

 

 

 

Sunday Stats

These pics are horrible, but I'm tired. My poor nugget is teething (and wearing me out), so this is all I could manage tonight. Seriously, these pics are super bad quality (and what the hell am I wearing?!?!) Sorry.

I will post this measurements from today and the difference from last week in parentheses

March 24, 2013

• weight = 199.8 lbs  (+0.2 lbs)
• waist = 37.0 in   (-1.50 in)
• chest = 43.25 in (-1.75 in)
• hips = 42.0 in  (-0.50 in)
• thigh = 26.5 in  (-0.50 in)
• bicep = 12.0 in  (-0.50 in)
• calf = 15.0 in  (-.025 in)

So as you can see I gained a tiny bit, but I lost inches everywhere. I am okay with this. My clothes are definetly fitting better. Pants are getting looser. YAY!

     I went grocery shopping today and with Easter approaching it was pretty difficult. I really wanted some chocolate and a diet soda. Real bad. REAL, REAL, BAD. Chocolate was EVERYWHERE. Voices in my head were telling me crazy things such as:

"You can have one diet soda and one chocolate candy bar. The hubs won't know, nobody will find out. Just this once indulge."

"Girrrrllll, you have been doing SO good. Just have a diet soda and a candy bar, quickly dispose of the wrappings/soda bottle, and it's like it never even happened"

"Just this once, and then I can workout extra hard tomorrow. Yea, that sounds good"

     I mean it was insane. These thougts kept coming and going. I had to get out of the grocery store. I ignored the voices and made a beeline for the checkout. I felt good. I felt like I won against those voices. Those voices that are always there and always try to drag you down. But I still wanted the chocolate, so i bought some sugar free/fat free chocolate pudding. It was good. I call that a reasonable compromise.

     Tonight I allowed myself a little flexibility with food. I had mayo on my sandwich at lunch time, and for dinner I made pizza. Pita pizza. 1 multigrain pita, pizza sauce, and low fat mozzarella. It was delicious!

I am still soda free!

Losing weight is hard. SO. VERY. HARD. I just really want this. I will stay strong.

Thanks for checking in!

Riss

Numbers are not as important as how you feel! Keep Going!

     Tomorrow is weigh in and measurements. I have to be honest- I do get on the scale every day. Last week when I weighed in I was 199.6 and so happy to finally be under 200 lbs. Last weigh in was the last time I have seen the scale under 200 lbs. I have stayed between 200-204 lbs everyday since then. I don't feel too bad about it. I have not cheated on my diet plan, I have continued to avoid diet soda, I take the stairs at work, and I exercise 5 days/week.  I have noticed that my clothes are fitting better and I generally feel better. I still continue to sleep better and I have more energy than I did before I started eating right and exercising regularly. It's just a mental thing, I really want to see the scale go down. WAY DOWN.
     My husband told me that I am building muscles and muscles store more water. He stated that I looked like I was losing weight to him. So that makes me happy.
  
     I did not post last night. Last night we went to a cuban cafe for dinner. I had a large house salad with their house vinegarette and a grilled chicken breast topped with onions and water to drink. My husband also shared one of his maduros with me ;-). I took yesterday off from exercising. I was exhausted from working the night before.

Today I ate:

Breakfast- oatmeal with raisins and almond butter and a cup of skim milk
Snack- An avocado with lime juice and adobo seasoning
Lunch- Subway- 6 inch cold cut combo on wheat, NO cheese, spinach, cucumbers, green peppers, tomatoes, black olives, banana peppers, oil and vinegar, Baked BBQ Lays chips, 1/2 light lemonade and 1/2 water to drink (We walked there- I jogged a majority of the way there)
Dinner- We are planning on tuna salad pitas with side salads

Here is a picture of me jogging today (Proof!) My husband snapped it on our trip to subway today.

 

Today is so nice out. We are headed out to do a little shopping now. Hope you all are enjoying your weekend! Check back tomorrow for my stats.

 

Thanks for checking in!!

 

Riss