Wonder of wonder, miracle of miracles, I lost 3.2 pounds! I got on and off the scale five times to make sure it wasn't a mistake! :) I am now 192.2, exactly 26 pounds less than when I started. Yes, I would still like to lose a lot of weight, but as I said in my last post, I'm learning to appreciate where I am and how far I've come.
I've been trying to figure out what I did differently to make that weight come off. I felt like I mostly ate and exercised the same as I had the week before, though when I really think about it, I did have less chips and I did eat out less. For the record, my goal is not to eat any chips...but it is the thing I "cheat" on the most. Tortilla/corn chips don't have animal products or sugar, so it's easy to rationalize, even though I know they are calorie dense. I also think the weight loss could have come when it did because perhaps it is the cycle of my body to hang on to weight for awhile, almost testing me to see if I'm serious about keeping up the good habits, and then it will finally drop a few pounds in one week. I'm not sure, but I'm grateful. I had already decided the health and mental benefits of eating this way were worth it, even without the scale going down, but it was nice to see the scale go down all the same. It was a motivating boost to keep doing what I'm doing.
Today is the 4th of July. Happy Fourth! We always spend the day at our relative's house, swimming and of course, eating. Jason's godmother always makes Tri-tip which was formerly one of my favorite ways to eat beef. I was able to navigate Memorial Day successfully without eating meat, so I'm not too worried about that. The most tempting thing will be the "fruit pizza" I make once a year on the 4th of July. My 10-year-old son gets so excited about it, so I'm still going to make it, even though you could argue that I shouldn't make it. It's sugar cookies topped with cream cheese topping and strawberries and blueberries. I feel like the hour-long foot rub penalty will save me. :) (For the record, my hubby gives me hour-long foot rubs all the time for no reason! He's a sweetie!.) I'm also making my "Thanksgiving rolls" today which I only make twice a year--once on Thanksgiving and once for my niece's birthday in the summer (because she loves them so much). We are celebrating her birthday today, so I'm making rolls, and yes, I will probably eat some, and I'm okay with that. I have definitely used food to show my love over the years and though I realize it's problematic, I'm not quite ready to change it just yet.
Time to go get on the treadmill before I start baking. Here are some photos of the healthy food I have been eating and cooking the past couple of weeks. And no, I don't believe my children tried even one bite of this food!
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| Cabbage Rolls stuffed with veggie loaf |
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| Cabbage Rolls with vegan mashed potatoes on the side |
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| Sweet & Sour Tofu |
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| Tofu scramble with kale, onion, and peppers |
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| Dinner at Outback steakhouse. My son got the steak and I ate the sides. |
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| Lunch at Pei Wei--Terriyaki with Tofu and vegetables--Amazing! |
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| I put the oat patties on a bun, but decided I liked them better wrapped in lettuce. |
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| Served the Mexican food with broccoli and zucchini, not traditional, but I wanted to get the greens in. |
