Well, I've been on a diet for one WHOLE week now. The scale said 115 this morning, which puts me down 5 lbs in one week. Excellent result. BUT, part of that was clothing (cuz I was wearing PJs, instead of heavy jeans this morning) and colon contents (thank you Pleasant Peppermint CC), so I feel like I cheated a little bit. AND I still have a layer of belly fat. I know, because I played with it this morning. Plus if I slump in my chair, I can crease my torso. So that's not good and I'm clearly not finished. But I'm feelin' righteous about my progress so far.
Today's question -- what more will I have to do to lose ten pounds and get down to my old fighting weight of 105? First, I will definitely have to limit my cookie consumption (although they are really health cookies, since they have oats, coconut and cocoa, which, I'm pretty sure, cancel out the butter and sugar -- it's a scientific fact, look it up). Just in CASE they might be bad for me, I'm gonna attempt to eat only 2-3 cookies per day. Like taking a large health-cookie pill with each meal. And I PROMISE not to eat the remaining Blue Box of cheesey deliciousness in my pantry. But if I DO, I'll make TWO meals out of it, instead of just one AND work out extra hard that day. Or maybe the day after, because you know how heavy that stuff is in your tummy. (Hmm, maybe I can use the Pleasant Peppermint that day?) Second, I will definitely have to continue with the work outs, no matter how much I'd rather lay on the couch with a glass of wine watching anything on cable. Tonight, for example, is Intervention and Hoarders night on A&E. Intervention is a two-glass-of-wine show as I laugh and point (what losers) and feel better about myself, because I'm not living in my parents' basement or selling myself (no comments about how ineffective that would be, please) so I can shoot up meth or whatever. I'm functional. Third, I will attempt to consume more dreaded greens/salads/veggies. Sigh, I LOVE my carbs/white foods. Potatoes are the base of my food pyramid. In fact, they're MOST of my food pyramid, and the rest is just pasta and cheesey toast. So that will be tough. Maybe things will change when I harvest all those bell peppers and fennel and garbanzo beans from my garden. (Really, what can I possibly make with all that stuff?) Anyway, I'm gonna give it a shot.
For today, I'm crackin' down to make up for last night's potluck/wine festival. (Ouch -- I just found wine stains on my left arm from last night. How does that even happen?) Maybe only two giant health cookies today. As always, wish me luck.
Ok, it took me forever to figure to click on "comments" to post a comment. I'm new at this. It snowed here today--4 inches north of the city. I did not take a walk in flip flops. I got out my winter coat and I can't find my snow scraper. However, it will be 60F in Saint Paul Sunday. Maybe the leaves will turn. they are still green--looked very pretty covered with snow today. winter food very motivating for working out today.
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