My visit to the Dr's office today was not a happy one. I gained 0.4 lbs. Yikes! This is the 2nd week in a row I have shown a gain. Slight as it may be, it is still a movement UP in numbers instead of down. Hopefully this is the slap in the face and the swift kick in the buttocks that I need to get motivated again. I feel like I have hit a stagnant point. When I left the office I went straight to Publix and stocked up on fibrous, no calorie snacks like celery and cucumbers. I also picked up some more hummus and cottage cheese as well as jello. Planning my meals in advance also needs to be a priority for me. For the last 2 weeks I have not "counted" my calories and it shows. I am also hoping to receive the letter I need in order to have my elliptical reimbursed from our health savings account. Maybe with the combination of efforts I will see some results next week. Surely, if I got on here a little more often I might want to stick to it a little more as well.
This weekend was nice though. And really, if you think about the things I ate, gaining less than 1/2 a pound isn't really terrible. We went to the casino on Friday and ate the buffet. I felt like I was doing really well by choosing steamed crab legs and shrimp. (I only dipped a few pieces in butter, then I stopped.) I made sure to eat a salad but what got me was dessert. I could not look at that long row of sweetness and avoid reaching out to it. A piece of chocolate cream pie and strawberry/cherry/marshmallow fondue later, I felt terribly guilty. :( To make matter worse, for breakfast I ate at Huddle House. I honestly don't think there was anything there that wasn't fried or cooked in grease. Even the waffle iron was coated in lard. Yuck. It was not the best decision to order a cheese steak omelet with hash browns and toast. Nope, I can promise. On the way home we had to pull over because I was physically ill. I am sure that the lack of sleep didn't help matters, but I "ate" that breakfast until I went to bed Saturday night. Yucko!! I don't want to see anything fried or greasy again so long as I live. It is amazing how your body rejects such terrible stuff when you go so long without eating it. A good thing I suppose.
I am off to organize for the holidays. We have family coming in and I am so excited! I think this is going to be the biggest Thanksgiving we have ever had! Ohhhhh I can't wait!!! Yippee!!!
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Amanda
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The dessert selections on any buffet are always deadly! You know, it could be a metabolism thing going on as well; don't be surprised if you have a bigger loss than you expected in the next week or so. You're doing, great, Manda, it's a lifestyle of learning and there are bound to be little bumps along the way.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pamela. I really appreciate your encouraging words. Now I won't go for that 3rd mini Kit Kat. I may have to completely rid the house of candy. Gut it. Do a total overhaul. I just can't stand knowing it's there. Argh. Hopefully this is just one of those bumps and I can jump right back on track!
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