I forgot to post after the weigh-in last week... I was down another 2.4! It was a great week all together. I got in the 8 Good Health Guidelines (5 fruits and vegetables, 2 tsp of healthy oil, whole grains, proteins, 2 milk servings, limit sugar and alcohol, exercise) every single day and I just felt great! I counted every single point and I knew that I would lose. I also had some really great workouts.
This week is going okay... we went out to eat at Olive Garden last night and it didn't go as well as usual. Olive Garden is one of those places where I can usually eat really well, but last night was stressful because Sammy was in a really bad mood and screamed almost the whole time. Between trying to keep him quiet and still enjoying the dinner, I basically pounded some serious food without even thinking about it! When we left I was absolutely stuffed and I felt TERRIBLE!!
I did my best to add up the points, but I can't be totally sure about how much I ate. That's how little attention I paid to it. Anyway, I think I'm still in my points, or maybe over just a little bit. I seem to follow a pattern of losing every other week anyway, and after the nice loss last week, I'm not expecting anything spectacular on Friday. We'll see!
Two other things to mention... my wedding ring is officially too big. It's constantly rolling around my finger and it's been loose for weeks now, but this morning it actually fell off while I was washing dishes. Good thing the drain was plugged! I'm not sure what to do. I definitely don't want to lose it, but I'm scared to have it resized.
Why am I scared, you ask? I'm scared of going back! It's the same fear that's making me hold on to the huge pile of clothes in my closet that doesn't fit anymore. I just can't seem to let go of them! I am terrified that one day I'm just going to decide that keeping up with all of this is too hard and I'll just let myself go right back to where I was when I started--and then I won't have any clothes to wear!
I know I've got to face this fear sooner or later, but right now I'm focusing on getting the weight off-- and that pile of clothes in the closet is kind of a comfort to me. It reminds me of where I came from, and in some small way it feuls my desire to reach my goal. I don't want to wear those clothes ever again!
