Scale did not budge! I thought I would see a large loss because I have drastically cut my Diet Pepsi consumption. I went one week having only one. That is a HUGE thing for me. I was up to about 8 or so cans per day. I have replaced it with a coffee or tea in the morning and lots of water!!
Slow & steady wins this race...
Down another 2 -- 14.5 total!
I will post my menu plan sometime tomorrow. Bob is out of town (returns tomorrow afternoon), Olivia works, and tomorrow we will go out to eat, as is the tradition when one of us returns from a trip out of town. Therefore, there was no urgent need to plan the Monday or Tuesday menus.
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Dinner Plan for the week
Monday: Broiled Sole in Light Cream Sauce, Broiled Tomatoes, Salad
Tuesday: Salsa Chicken Salad
Wednesday: Meat Loaf, Italian-Style Spaghetti Squash
Thursday: Cod en Papillote (aka cooked in a pouch...lol), Salad
Friday: Grilled Chicken Salad w/Tzatziki Sauce, Roasted Asparagus
Saturday: Pan-Roasted Steak & Onions, Steamed Broccoli, South Beach Salad
Sunday: Mexican Lasagna, Salad
Subject to change at my discression...LOL!!
Down another 3 for a total of 7.5.
Beginning today I can gradually add back in whole grains & fruit. Oh how I have missed you fruit! :)
Weighed in this morning...
Down 4.5...
According to my journal from my "original" diet, I lost 12 pounds the first week. Isn't that insane? At that time Phase 1 was SO drastically different from how I ate that the pounds just melted away. I wasn't expecting the numbers I had the first time and am very please with my loss.
Today was my final exam in Introduction to Digital Photography. I believe I did really well -- another 100% I feel. If so, that means I made it all the way through an 8-week course without getting a single question wrong on a quiz or test. I can say with confidence that I have never done that before! LOL!!
I am a little sad that this class has come to an end because I don't think there are any classes left to take if I am not going major in photography & use it as a career. I could learn these things, but I know I will never use them. That doesn't mean my fun class career is over. I have a few other ideas running through my head. :)
From SBD Phase 1 the first time, I remember feeling like crap on days 3 & 4. It is said to be because your body is so used to all the refined sugars & flours. I must not have been eating too horribly because I have none of that feeling today. Woohoo!!
Olivia got her braces off today & now has to wear retainers full time! She was really excited!! I pretty excited to not have to run back and forth to appointments as often.
I have spoke over and over about my battle with weight here! I am determined to get this extra weight off & keep it off. I will be 40 in March & want to be at a healthy weight -- good blood work numbers aren't enough for me because I know I could be doing more. My main probably is the bad habits creeping back in -- the worst of those habits is meal skipping! I started South Beach Diet Phase 1 (again) on Monday.
As of Monday's weigh-in, I have 63 lbs I would like to lose. I did not reach my high weight again, but I was close. Why do we do this to ourselves? UGH!
So, the countdown begins...
The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want. -- Ben Stein
I haven't gotten a single question wrong on the five quizzes we have had to date in my digital photography class. I wish I could say it was because I was studying hard, but it's really because I knew most of it already. Some of it was taught in the Photo 101 class I took a year ago, and most of the rest I knew from using computers & digital cameras.
One more quiz & the final exam left. I'm striving to keep that perfect record...
Since we were home yesterday, I go a lot done around the house. Getting those things done freed up time today to get all my coupons clipped, organized in my binder, and the extras ready to be sent out for the coupon train. Since there's no mail tomorrow, I will have to wait until Tuesday to send.
