Whatcha Weigh Monday?!

I continued making "moving" a goal this week. A few days I only got in about 20 minutes of exercising... and Saturday we had a dinner fiesta at the James and I most def. had a brownie and icecream, some dove chocolates and a valentine cookie. and a vodka/tonic. annnnd. my new favorite? (get prepared for the processed, horribleness that this is... diet mountain dew and vodka. ahahah.) I bet that just makes nutritionists cringggeeeee.

oh anddd we went to Great Uncle Herb's 90TH birthday party. and i had a piece of cake. i think it should be mandatory that if someone you know turns ninety, you HAVE to eat a piece of their birthday cake. Even if you are Jillian Michaels or Gisele. aaannndddddddd. at my 90th birthday I want a tiered cake. Perferably 4 or 5 tiers. FYI.
sooooo. I was very scared for weigh-in...

-1.8!

you guys. I AM OVER HALFWAY TO MY goal! LESS THAN 10 POUNDS TO GO AND I LITERALLY FEEL BETTER THAN I EVER HAVE IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. EVEN BETTER THAN WHEN I WEIGHED 125 POUNDS . Wanna know why? Because I am living my life. I am eating REAL food. I am celebrating birthdays and going out to Happy Hour. I am starting to view food as a good thing, not as the enemy.

this week's tip?

setting yourself up for success!

Do I sound like a motivational speaker yet? Infomercials here I come!

No but really.

And I am not talking about buying pre-cut vegetables and bagged lettuce and throwing out all the junk food in your house. it doesn't work. it might help some people, but if you want ben and jerry's cookie dough icecream bad enough, you WILL find a way to get some.

Anyways... so in my past, I would eat pancakes for Sunday morning breakfast for example. Pancakes, syrup, throw some strawberries or fruit in there and I would be good to go. And since I decided to splurge and have pancakes, I wouldn't allow myself my mid morning snack. I would eat nothing else until afternoon.

I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY this wasn't working!

After meeting with my psychologist and learning about blood sugar, I learned a handy little trick. I would have been better off eating a PIECE OF BACON with that meal. ummm. what? bacon? fat. calories. big no-no.

Yeah. Our bodies don't do so hot with just sugar. Pancakes, syrup, FRUIT? Sugar overload. and then for the rest of the day my blood sugar is rising and crashing and with that? Cravings. Moodiness. Anxiety. Ugh.

So yes. I am now a big fan of string cheese. and chicken breasts. while it may seem like it makes more sense to skip the 100 calories, IT DOESN'T! at least not for me :)