Okay, so TOM is here and I have only had a week of sane eating since the “unfortunate incident” as I am calling it, I was up a few more pds after that…trust me…but I am not telling!  Anyway!  I took a peek at the scale..163.5…now on the surface that seems like the same as last week…and up 1 pd from before I left on my multiple trips…but you know what? It is still a victory considering how I ate a little over a week ago…don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do a lot of damage in a day…or even a few hours…you can…I know it, I’ve done it….lots!  I am not going to do an official weigh in until next Saturday..it is just not fair to weigh in with TOM in town. 

I will say that I feel fabulous!  I got up at my usual time this morning…made my protein breakfast and we headed out the door by 7:30 (unheard of for me!)  We did some hiking, my energy held…I ended up having to eat my lunch on the go but it was fine… You can use water with my protein powder in a pinch though I prefer milk.  Those little singles of peanut butter work great with a few Trisquits and I had some jerkey and an apple as well.   We also stopped at Starbucks on the way home…I used to get the frappucinos…now…I think about that sugar and how it makes me feel and the decision just isn’t that hard.  I had a Sugar Free iced vanilla latte…and it was just as satisfying to me…amazing!  I actually haven’t had any cravings so far.  I even watched DH eat cherry M&Ms and wasn’t even moved…really…that isn’t just something I am saying to try to convince myself…it feels really weird!!!  I had salmon with garlic butter, whole grain chicken rice, small baked potato with butter and sugar snap peas for dinner.  And I had 1 (just one!!!) whole wheat fig newton afterwards…and unsweetened green ginger iced tea!  No cravings, no terrible moods…no drama…  Oh!  And I tried the milk in my coffee this morning…yeah…the creamer is the culprit so after this is gone I won’t buy more…  Note to self:  need to put less coffee in so I can put more milk though…