Thursday

The third and fourth days are often the hardest for me when I start back at plan. I don't know why, maybe I question if I can really do it and get weak under the work that is ahead of me or convince myself that one blip won't really matter. But today wasn't like that, I feel great, I feel strong about what I'm doing. I'm thinking 10 lbs really isn't that hard to lose if I just keep eating well. Then it's just another 10 lbs and an assessment of how I'm feeling and my fitness level.

I've reconsidered that maybe nobody is going to be interested in exactly what I eat everyday, but maybe I'll just share a few bits of meals and a points summary. I ate exactly 25 pts today and although I was busy doing laundry, cleaning the kitchen (again) and dusting, I didn't do any formal activity. I think WW considers house cleaning activity, but I don't count it. I've drank all my water and eaten 6 servings of fruit and veg. And still need to get out to buy vitamins (I'll let you know when I get them). I've had one sweet today and I'm finding my craving for them is waning already, so I hope that continues.

At lunch I had a bowl of this yummy Knorr Tuscan Bean soup (1pt for a cup) with a bagel and 2 tbsp of low fat salmon cream cheese (5 pts total). That salmon cream cheese on a bagel is so delicious and satisfying. For supper I made a meatloaf from one of my fav cookbooks (Eat, Shrink and Be Merry) with mashed potatoes (it's a traditional pairing) and some delicata squash that I baked and topped with 1 tsp butter and 1 tsp brown sugar (mmmmm).

I'm hoping that people will see that getting healthier doesn't mean deprivation. I'm eating the same foods I was eating before just in smaller portions and once in a while rather than everyday.