11.11.2008

HYC Check In

Here in the Trisaratops Lounge I’m grateful to see 219.4 on the scale this morning. That means new 70 pound loss bling! Hooray! I did pretty well this week, eating wise and exercise wise. How nice to feel as though I have been rewarded for that.

Last night I returned home from rehearsal and felt hungry. Not bored, what can I eat, but tummy growling hungry. So I ate. Today I logged my calories into FitDay, and I only went over my calorie goal by 150 or so. That’s a relief. My director is not going to be helping my weight loss efforts much; she’s a mean baker and brought Apple Cranberry Crisp to rehearsal. With diced candied ginger. Oh, it was heaven. I took the smallest portion possible.

Forget getting yourself to the gym. Forget counting calories. Forget writing down what you eat. The hardest part about losing weight is choosing when to say no. As a baker myself, I know how nice it is to make something, feel proud about it, and then have people refuse to eat it because it has sugar and fat in it. So there’s the social side of me that wants to be kind, at war with the sensible side of me that wants to be healthier. And it’s apple crisp for chrissakes, not a Twinkie, it practically counts as a serving of fruit, covered in oats, cinnamon and sugar. This will be a test for me. How to get past wanting to say yes to every delicious thing that comes my way.

Good luck to everyone – hope you are having a delicious and healthy week!

10 comments:

K @ Running Through Life said...

Woohoo! Great job on 70 pounds! Amazing!

Brightcetera said...

Fantastic!!!

Lynn said...

YAY!!

Anonymous said...

That is Awesome! Congrats!

Anonymous said...

70!!!! Awesome!!! You are an inpiration, keep up the good work!!!!

Sandy

Martha said...

Yay on meeting the 70 pound mark! And, kudos on taking the smallest portion of crisp:-)

Anonymous said...

Congrats!

Anonymous said...

How exciting about your new 'bling'! You go, girl!

I think your participation in this play is wonderful. I've always wanted to get involved in the costuming side of local theatre....maybe one of these days.....

Heather said...

hooray!!! So glad you saw a loss and congrats on earning that bling!

Diana Swallow said...

WOW!! Thats amazing!