From clumpy chick to chic chic

205.  Go me!

That’s about all.  I am sticking between 800 and 1600 calories a day.  I have trouble getting enough calories since I am obsessively watching everything I eat.  I am full, I am just making better choices.  With the exception of today, I have had 3 pizza puffs.  Not a healthy choice, but everything in moderation.

I’ve decided that one of the hardest things about dieting is the thinking.  I have not thought about what I have eaten for so long.  If I wanted it, I ate it.  Now I have to think about everything that crosses my lips.  Are those pizza puffs worth it?  How many calories is in the dirt cake for Zachary’s birthday?  Oohhh those Mozzarella sticks look good, maybe I can have one.  Well, cheese is so bad, and it’s fried, not worth it.  It’s not the choices that are hard, it’s the constant thinking about it that gets to me.

So it’s supposed to be a Bowflex day today, but my schedule has been mixed up.  I did cardio 2 days in a row, and then bowflex on Saturday.  Now I feel like I should Zumba today, but that will flip flop my whole week.  I think I’ll just bowflex and then Zumba tomorrow.  That way I am back on the right days.  I do marvel that it gets easier and easier to get through an hour workout.  Not a piece of cake by any means, but easier.  It makes me feel really good about myself.

Wow, I just went back to last Monday’s post.  That’s 5 pounds this week.  That’s something to be proud of!

Well, after my embarrassing 2 pound gain over the weekend, I am happy to report that I am back down to 208.  I have to say that the lesson was learned.  It’s amazing what the body is capable of.  I have to say that I am so relieved not to really have to re-lose that weight.

So I’ve developed a new addiction.  Red onions.  Seriously I have them in everything.  Yesterday I ate steamed broccoli and red onion with lime juice.  Today it was red onion and cucumber for lunch, lightly drizzled with vinegar, oil, and honey.  Seriously….yum!

I have to say that since changing my lifestyle that I have really gotten into eating fresh produce.  I have never been a really big fan of things like fresh broccoli, or sugar snap peas, the list goes on.  But now, I look at the food and I can’t wait to try it.  It’s amazing how different fresh tasted from frozen.  Not that I am totally going to give up my microwavable steamed vegi’s though.  I do love them, especially to cook for the family.

It’s been over a month now since I started this weight loss life adjustment.  Normally I would be bored by this point, or cheating here and there.  I mean, what’s the big deal if I have a Dr. Pepper here or there, or a candy bar.  I can’t say that I’ve made 100% perfect choices.  I would be lying, there have been little slips here and there.  But for the most part, I’ve been on.  And even better, I am not bored.  I enjoy getting up and eating something healthy.  I am feeling so much better about myself, and I am noticing the effects.  I am not as tired as I have been, save the sleepless nights with a 2 year old and a 4 year old in my bed.  I don’t feel so blah about myself.  I am actually enjoying exercising, as well as issuing new challenges for myself.  Today I doubled the rowing time from 10 minutes to 20 minutes.  I am up to 60 pounds of resistance on the bowflex, and it feels good.  My next big goal is to be able to do the entire 20 minute fitness express on the Zumba tapes.  Right now though, I want to do the beginning steps one trainer per cardio day, so that I don’t get bored and so that I can learn all of the steps.

So…off to finish my day!

I have decided that I will use Monday’s weight for weighing in for the week.  Hopefully this will eliminate some of the up and down and up and down nonsense.  That does not mean however that I will discontinue my daily ritual of scale dancing ;).

So today I am at…….210 lbs.  Up 2 pounds from yesterday.

Frick on a stick

I can’t say that I am too shocked though.  I stayed well within calories, but I had a crapload of salt over the last two days.  I had Olive Garden (salt), pizza (salt), and pumpkin seeds (with more salt than seed).  I also had a small about of Halloween candy to add to that delightful smorgasbord.  Not too muck of that though, I am proud of me.   I am guessing that I am just retaining water from over the weekend.  I am not going to stress about it, the weight came off once, it’ll come off again.  I just have to get back on plan.

Today I have been back to par, and have banned all pumpkin seeds from my diet.  I almost made it.  I only had a small amount today though, no more than 15 seeds.  Not to worry.