Gonna Git-R-Done...

I spoke with a very wise (and skinny ;) ) friend this morning. Basically, I walked away with- just git r done. The longer/more I vary, the longer I'll need the diet. Seriously. Structure is good. I like structure. But I've honestly been wanting to just break away and eat whatever. I know, stupid. I'm getting results and feeling good.

Today, I totally feel like I'm gonna yak. I've been having headaches and now waves of nausia. I think I'll have it checked out on Monday. However, my guess is that the wine and sweets on Friday night might have contributed to the nausia- my body is detoxing itself.

So, here I sit...SmartSoup and mint tea in hand. I love the soups. You can totally monkey around with them. This one has balsamic, ginger, garlic powder & onion powder. They are totally tolerable plain, I just like to monkey. The tea tends to be a saving grace for me. I don't notice near the cravings when I'm consistent with tea- whatever kind it may be.

On a side note...this morning, I mixed a vanilla shake with coffee. Wasn't half bad...very do-able, kind of latte-ish...a little.

Another great weigh in!

I wasn't expecting to lose this week. I still lost 2.2 pounds! :)

I'm not feeling all that well tonight...nasty headache again. So, I'm keeping this brief. I will say, aside from the headache, I'm feelin' good. :)

Bad to the bone...

It's not as easy as I thought it would be to travel and diet. Saturday night, I had pizza, really.good.pizza. It was a family dinner. I felt hungry when I shouldn't have...MIL reminded me, sugar and dairy. Darn it!

Then, on Sunday, we took the kids to the new VeggieTales movie. I had popcorn. OMG. Loaded. FWIW, I also had a stomach ache afterward. Now, the thought of it makes me want to puke.

I'm back on track and may actually still have a couple pounds lost this week- after gaining 3 over the weekend. I so should have just had a salad.

Happy Dance!

I'm down 4 more! Woo Hoo!

I have some stuff coming up this week....I don't expect as big of loss. But, we'll see. I'm going to try and eat smart at dinners out.

I'm going to start doing pictures every 2 weeks, rather than every week.

Maybe I should just stay fat

DH and I were having a conversation at dinner tonight. Basically about some drama, or more appropriately, Frama going on in some of the lives around us. He commented that men just don't get into those things, that it's gotta be the hormones. I then asked well, why am I different? He referred me back to the conversation with the endocrinologist- in the fatty tissue (like the excess around my middle), the weak estrogens convert to male hormone. So, according to DH, I am somewhat blessed.... ? Ok, whatever, I think I'll stick with the program for now. ;)

Dinner tonight surprised even me. I made the family a childhood favorite- kind of a mock tamale pie, but with ground turkey. I had no clue what I'd do for me...so, I sauteed up some onions and ground turkey. Reached for the garlic and wondered to myself if I could possibly cook without garlic (or the Johnny's Garlic seasoning), so I did. I threw in some oregano. Saw the balsamic and put some in. Then thought of the worteshire (I so can't spell this) sauce. It smelled awesome but lacked a little in flavor...got a little happier with that last ingredient and then pulled out one of the bbq rubs. Oh yeah! It was a little zippy, but still really good. Then, I had a spinach salad on the side with cucumbers.

So, I weigh in tomorrow...I can't wait. :D

Pictures and endocrinologist update...

This was the week I think I see the most difference. Amazing what 5 pounds does. ;)

I had my long awaited visit with the endocrinologist today. He's confirming what I've thought for awhile- PCOS- PolyCystic Overian Syndrome. He also, and this surprised me, was extremely supportive of the smart for life plan. He said to keep it up as it's clearly working. :D

Still rockin!

Last week's weighin gave me a high- 5.2 pounds! I went in thinking that maybe I'd have 3. I'll try and get to pictures later tonight. My poor camera is probably lonely. I've been having a fibro flair and haven't been much for shooting.

Tonight's dinner was really good. I picked up a couple of the new Healthy Choice steamers. I ofcourse added some seasoning, but when don't I? I had a spinach side salad with it w/honey mustard (no cal) dressing and a little bit of sugar-free strawberry preserves (they fit the dressing criteria). I have one more cookie/muffin to have yet tonight (but that's normal).