I forgot to update this after last Thursday's weigh-in. Better late than never!!
This week's loss: -3.6
Total Loss to Date: -24.0
Two weeks in a row with a 3.6 pound loss. Wish I could keep it up at that rate!! I am pretty happy with my progress so far and I'm hoping to pass the 25 pound mark at my next weigh-in.
I had a couple of challenges this past week--the biggest one was going out for Valentine's Day dinner with a group of friends. I wanted to balance enjoying myself with making good choices. I'm finding that it's not that difficult as long as I plan ahead. I ate light most of the day and saved most of my Smart Points for dinner. I enjoyed a yummy dinner of salad with balsamic dressing, filet mignon and rice. I even splurged on half a roll without butter. It really wasn't even difficult to resist when most of the others had dessert.
Speaking of butter....I have noticed something surprising. Since I have started this change, I have barely had to buy butter, something which was constantly being purchased before. It almost disgusts me to realize that since I am the one making the change that it must have been ME who was eating most of it. I admit, I do love butter (and it has been almost 100% removed from my diet) but I was shocked to realized how much of it I was consuming. And at 100 calories per tablespoon--wow! Wonder how many pounds I would lose in a year just from removing the butter??
Salads have been my go to when I feel I need to save calories for something else. This week I prepared my ingredients on Sunday for my salad. I shredded red cabbage, cut up some broccoli, peppers and cucumbers and put each in a separate bowl. Then each morning I throw in a little from each container for my salad for the day adding in whatever extras I can find. ie: cherry tomatoes, small amount of shredded cheese, etc. Today I am out of both of those and had to grab a WW cheese stick. I have to be sure to eat dairy (kidney stones) with each meal so I add in cheese and yogurt to make my meal. It is all about choices and planning ahead when you can. Although I don't have a lot to lose, I have lost about 10 lbs. I would like to lose about 5 more, but I am not pushing it. I am loving your posts, so please keep sharing. :)
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