Well it had to happen - a celebration that is usually based around food and cake. I believe I chose a good dinner. We went to Dave & Busters in Westlake. They have a Chicken Shrimp Rockefeller. It was so good. And the portion size fit into my "new eating" habit. Believe me, it was so good, I could have eaten 2.  Instead of a cake, my daughter made a cupcake type dessert. I had 1, but again, could have eaten 2 it was very good.

And of course, to celebrate St. Paddy's Day (with dinner Sunday) I made a Cottage Ham and cabbage and potatoes. Went a little overboard tonight but will make up for it tomorrow and stick to a lot of fruit and veggys.

Up and down the scale goes.  I will complete my final instruction at the Y for my training on Tuesday. NOW I JUST HAVE TO make it a part of my daily routine. It should get easier the more I go.

I hope everyone is doing well.  Uphill all the way.

CIndy

I've been reading up on the Mediterranean diets.  Very interesting information and facts to live by.  Healthy and delicious at the same time.

Started getting serious about exercising. UGH!!!  Muscles I totally forgot I had are reminding me that I still have them.

Gotta keep going. Gotta keep going. Just keep repeating. . .

YIPPEE!!!  I did well for the first weigh in. But 3 days after the weigh in, the candy/sugar monster raised up it ugly head and MADE me buy Hershey Kisses.  UGH!!! 
But that is out of my system now and back I go. I am trying to eat as little sugar as possible. Also wheat products. that opens the door to lots of veggys,  fruits and lien protein.

Onward and upward for the next week.

Did anyone have as much trouble with VITABOT as I did?  WOW!  It took a lot of determination to make it though the tutorial and actually fill in my stuff.  I kept at it and I think finally got every pull down menu working for me instead of against me.

Cindy

Did the clock start ticking for the weight loss on the day we all weighed in?  Or did it start when our profile was put in the News Herald.  Anyone?  Anyone?

I don't know what went wrong with my diet the last 3 days. I haven't been able to go to the bathroom but I am eating tons and tons of veggys.  I know this sometimes happens when you make a drastic change to your diet and changes happening in your body/stomach have to catch up. 

I have the bloated feeling.  UGH

Weigh in tomorrow. I know we will all do well.

Cindy

Whew!!! Made it past Valentine's Day WITHOUT ANY chocolate!!!  AMAZING!!! I sure did think about it a lot though.  I'm still learning portion control. Scott and I went to Chipoltle the other afternoon. I only ate 1/2 and brought the other half home for lunch the next day. I was full and told myself that half was enough.

I am also not eating anything after 8:00. I had to turn the tv off the other night and go up to the bedroom because my old friends Ice Cream and Chips were calling to me from the cupboard. That was (I hope) my old pattern - watch tv and absent mindedly eat. This is a hard one for me. I can't wait for the weather to change. There's so much work outside that will keep me busy and away from the junk food demons.

Good luck everyone.

Cindy