Monday, February 8, 2010 (Day 16)

It’s weird, but I actually feel good today.  I decided I can’t wait 4 weeks to weigh myself.  I decided once weekly is just fine and can keep me on track (either from losing too much or too little).  I weighed myself yesterday morning and was 212.  For some reason I was thinking I weighed 214 last week.  So I was pleased that I was right on track.  On track even though I had eaten that Café Rio salad that was not the healthy one I ordered.  So I was feeling good.  But, yesterday was the Super Bowl.  Yesterday was also a party for Ray and Cayden.  I prepared several game time appetizers and dinner and two kinds of cake and also cupcakes.  I decided I didn’t have to be on a diet yesterday.  I decided I’ve worked hard and I can enjoy myself on an occasion like this.  The Super Bowl and their birthdays only comes around once per year.  It took me a little bit of talking through, but I eventually agreed to let myself eat freely yesterday.  I enjoyed everything.  Way too much.  But it was so great!  I actually filled up on appetizers so by the time dinner came around I wasn’t all that hungry.  I hadn’t eaten anything all day long, and it was 4:30 when we started the appetizers.  I can’t even guess how many calories I ate yesterday!  5000?  Who knows!  I felt sort of bad.  Plus, I was so busy cooking and trying to prepare everything yesterday (plus going to church) that I was only able to walk on the treadmill for 20 minutes.  I did use the 3 pounds weights though.  Then, we got home so late and I stayed up even later, it was about midnight by the time I got in bed.  No way I was going to wake up at 5:30 and exercise and try to go to work.  So I skipped the exercise this morning.  I’m going to try to do it when I get home tonight, but Ray is off work so it most likely won’t happen.  We’ll see.  Then I got to work and when I looked at my calendar I realized that I didn’t weigh in at 214 last week, I weighed in at 216!  So really I lost 4 pounds last week!  I weighed myself this morning just to see how bad the damage was.  I am at 213.  So really I lost 3 pounds last week (taking into account what I put on yesterday).  I’m thrilled!  I obviously don’t feel deprived (because I wasn’t yesterday – hello huge piece of chocolate cake and funfetti cupcake with blue frosting and sprinkles!).  It was a little hard getting back on track this morning though.  I was close to eating several deviled eggs for breakfast instead of my Slim-Fast.  And I was so close to bringing BBQ spare ribs for lunch today, instead of my Slim-Fast.  But I didn’t.  I’m drinking my water and Slim-Fast and feeling good about it.