Hi everyone!
WT: 179.2
LARRY- Your dedication is inspiring and what your doctors scale is showing is amazing. the best part is that you enjoy it.
DIANA- Thanks for your kind words....I keep trying to remind myself of the progress I've made in my HEALTH since I started changing things back in March.
TREASA- Your outfit sounds adorable! You can stay strong with the bread! Thanks for the kind words.
PENNY- Good luck with your upcoming week! I like the idea you suggested of building in a little bit of a "splurge" allotment. I either go hyper healthy or totally junk out. Working in a bit of a "kid food" everyday might help me from going on a bender. Thanks!
NICHOLS- That is going to be such a special wonderful treat for you daughter, and for you too! How excellent! My mom surprised me with a Nutcracker trip when I was little and it was one of my favorite memories to this day! Have fun and definitely let us know how it was!
COOLMOM- All your cooking sounds delicious! Such restraint with the lasagna and banana bread! After smelling something cook it can be so hard to resist!
MEOWRI- Thank you, you kinda hit the nail on the nail on the head. Its sad how he's alienated a family that love him if he was just around. And I realized that my "being miserable with myself" lately had gotten me extra crazy sooo.....
Today I am trying a new "philosophy" of really trying to be nicer to myself and meeting myself at a middle point (there's that whole "moderation" thing coming up again!). I'm listening to everything that's worked for you guys and suggestions and trying to find the magical mix that I can live with. I think that reminding myself that when I started this back in March, I didn't want to do it using the "super restrictive strict ways" I had lost with in the past but more of a "general lifestyle change" - which would probably not show the quickest results short term but long term, and overall, would hopefully be for real and forever. I've turned my general health around very nicely according to the Dr and that's something to be very happy about.
Last nights dinner with the FIL was as expected...full of his judgmental sense of humor and disinterest in his new grandchild (our niece). But what I didn't expect was my sticking to plan!
B - oatmeal with flax seeds
L - kale pesto, chicken, veggie, quinoa bowl
D - green salad w/ basil vinaigrette, grilled salmon, 2 grilled scallops, 2 grilled shrimp, a few bites of the potatoes gratin
9 oz pinot grigio (oh wait..... make that 15 oz ...there was a post dinner decompression glass
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100 oz water
THANKS EVERYONE!!!
PS... this may sound odd but... I drink mostly carbonated low sodium mineral water...some people tell me I shouldn't drink carbonated things (because it expands the stomach?) Does anyone have an opinion on carbonated/non carbonated water?