I definitely want to join this challenge! I was about 145/6 this morning, having endured 2 weeks of not being able to plan my own meals when we were visiting the dear old in laws in England. It was very tough as I ended up eating much more rich food than I am used to but trying to eat little portions to compensate, so ended up hungry and eating garibaldi biscuits in the hotel room every night (they are dry raisin biscuits, they used to sell then in the US in the 1960s as Sunshine Raisin Biscuits, and were my favourites when I was little).
I resisted the little wee cakes that came out every lunchtime but at supper MIL had usually dished out 6 dishes of trifle or whatever and I felt a little cornered. And the main courses weren't much better though I DID enjoy the chipolata sausages!
Did NOT enjoy all the white sauce though. Blech.
I missed my own fridge and the various scales I use. The Old Navy jeans I brought were helpful though as they did not get any tighter over the visit (they were my conscience).
Oh and Chris, I did eat the Smarties my dear youngest child left on her airplane seat, when we all went to the washroom on the plane yesterday (12 hours of car/shuttlebus/plane/taxi travel, yuck) - alas no dish soap!
And there are bourbon creams left over, in the fridge NOW (chocolate sandwich cookies to me, but 62 calories each - must remember this). I am not listening to them.Not.
Oh yeah - the challenge!
Yeah. Well, would LIKE to lose 15 lbs by next week. But perhaps that is unrealistic! Let's see, would like to be 139 (magic number, 130s) - no, 138 (a little more into 130s, safer than a '9' number) by September. That is 8 lbs.
Mind you I'll be happy with anything below 145 really, but I had better challenge myself.
I am feeling very bloated. Full of bread sauce and mac and cheese and chipolatas. Bleh. And we barely did any walking really. Strolling in boiling heat around National Trust sites only to arrive at tea room. Fending off scones and cream and sugary sparkling elderflower water.
"No thank you ever so much no REALLY I can't possibly eat that much oh yes well er um thank you yes it does look lovely NO PLEASE no cream thank you oh oh...er, well, er, thanks very much [sigh]"
Lidian