Weighed in today, down 3.5 lbs, which was pretty encouraging, however I think some of this could be sick-loss, as I've been feeling pretty craptacular this week.
I tracked for the first three days this week, Wednesday, Thursday and part of friday. Even though I didn't track all of Friday I think I still managed to stay within my point limit. Tracking for the rest of the week fell apart but obviously it wasn't a total loss.
Saturday I walked for nearly three hours during the Zombie walk. Sammi's mom had taken us out for lunch at a Sushi restaurant. I ate until I was satisfied. The platter we got was mostly sashimi (I think) so once all the rolls were gone, there wasn't much I was tempted to pick at. We hit a McD's after the Zombie walk, and I ordered a burger. It's pretty amazing to think that a few years ago I'd still be hungry after a combo, and now I'm good with a double burger and a coffee. Crazy.
Sunday we went for Lunch at the Rainforest Cafe. I was still feeling shitty (the cold I've been bitching about this week). I had ordered A triple decker grilled cheese with fries, and I guess this could have proved disastrous, but I ended up having maybe half the fries, and half the sandwich. The second half of the sandwich ended up going home and becoming my dinner.
The next couple of days I was on my ass with this cold, so I was basically subsisting on toast and soup, and more toast. I loves me some toast. I bought this friggin' "Just Peanuts" peanut butter a while ago, and all I have to say is Peanut butter just ain't peanut butter without a crap-ton of hydrogenated palm oil and other chemicals. Just peanut Peanut butter seems oddly unnatural.
In light of today's good fortune, I'm taking another crack at tracking this week. Of course with Halloween coming up, that's gonna be a challenge. One joy of being a single parent is that by taking my kids out, I don't have to shell out. Because I don't have to shell out, I don't have to buy candy. So that's one obstacle out. Because the ex-hubster is in the picture, parentally-speaking, I may be able to send the girl's halloween haul to HIS house (although their stepmom, having similar weight-loss goals, may object!), but at any rate, that potentially gets rid of another road-block. I also have a party to attend, but if I decide to come home, I'll be DD-ing, which means my 'liquid points' will be minimal.
Ugh. Speaking of road-blocks, I got bag-blocked this week. No, it's not as dirty as it sounds. Since July, my exercise regimen (although I use regimen loosely.. ) has included twice-weekly one-hour kick-boxing classes. I was surprised at how enthusiastically I've taken to this sport, and within weeks I was making plans to clean out my shed (partly done) and install a punching bag. Uncle Bucks had one in their front window, originally priced at $80. With my summer bonus, I hemmed and hawed and ended up buying a bike instead, since at that point the shed was still a disaster, and I didn't even own gloves.
Some time went by and I decided when the next quarter's bonus came in I was definitely going to do it. I went in last week and inquired about the weight and confirmed the price. I had seen others on Kajiji for around $50 so my plan was to haggle with them, as it had been in the window for quite some time. They told me it had been marked down to $45.
So a day or two later got the cash out of the bank and after work I ran, panting into the store as the young guy I'd spoken to previously was putting the second-hand bikes back inside the store in preparation for closing time and declared "I've come for the bag!" to which he informs me that he just sold it earlier that day.
"ARE YOU FRIGGIN' KIDDING ME?" I yelled in the middle of the street. Yes'm right there on the sidewalk. Damn thing had been in the front window for no less than three months, and someone buys it out from under me the day I finally decide to suck it up and shell out the cash. This is what I get for being cheap.
So back to Kajiji I go, while I can still kind of afford it. Barring that, there's always Christmas. *wink, nudge*
good job!
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that sucks about the bag :(
Thanks. I found another one on kijiji that hopefully I can pick up this weekend.
ReplyDeleteI commend you on your portion control and impulse control. While I've lost a shitload of weight 'cause of being sick, I still can't hold back when it comes to food I want.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely mentally cannot stop myself. Chocolate is the worst. It makes me feel so awful and guilty, which in turn makes me find (or purchase) even more bad food.
So stick with it, that is awesome. Good luck on the Hallowen deal. I am hoping to get the hell out of dodge and avoid the candy being here altogether.
Last year we ate about 1/3 of the candy while the kids were arriving. NO GOOD.
This is actually the first time I've lost weight that wasn't due to stress and/or illness.
ReplyDeleteLast year I made the mistake, when purchasing h'ween candy, of getting Butterfingers and Reece cups, which are possibly my all-time favorites. I also grossly over=estimated the number of kids that would show up, being in a new neighborhood and all, and assumed it'd be a similar number to my parents, who live a block away. They get about 200 kids. I got roughly 20.
So yeah.. temptation abounded.