Week 3

Last week's weight: 179 lbs.
Today's weight: 177 lbs.
Pounds to lose: 42

This week was so much better than last! I still indulged a bit, but not like I had been. I also got the okay to start exercising again. Of course the minute I could, I caught a cold, so I have only exercised three times so far, but even that has been good. Now that I am eating in such a way that I lose weight without exercising, I don't feel bad on those days that exercise just doesn't happen, and with four kids, there are days that exercise just isn't going to happen.

This plan seems really doable, not just short term to lose weight, but long term as a lifestyle. The problem with other weight loss diets is that the food is just awful. You don't walk away feeling like what you ate is something you'd eat if you weren't trying to lose weight. I was hangry a lot. Now I'm not. And for the first time ever last night I ordered a protein style cheeseburger from In N Out. I don't eat hamburgers. That was a big deal. I usually order a grilled cheese, no onions which is just a carb fest with little protein. And while it wasn't as tasty to me as my grilled cheese, I was willing to part with it for something more satisfying. Bread doesn't satisfy. It just spikes my blood sugar and makes me hungrier. I'm not saying that I'll never eat bread again, but it was such a staple in my diet--it's no wonder losing weight was hard!