Between dealing with problems that have been occurring with a long-term substitute in my son's classroom at school, loads of volunteering, and lots of kids activities, I have not been updating my page regularly. Hopefully, the substitute situation has made a turn around for the better and I can get back to focusing on other things.
Yes, I did have one week when I gained a pound, but I expected that. My kids have been under an unusual amount of stress this first quarter of school that we decided to take a couple of days and go away...to Great Wolf Lodge. I knew while I was there, I was going to go off the JC foods a bit. I did eat the JC breakfasts and lunches, but for dinner we went to Sonic. Thank goodness there is no Sonic near my house. I had planned for this and I did not eat as much as I would have usually, but every once in awhile you just have to enjoy yourself. As long as you know what is going to happen and what you are going to have to do to get back on track, you can do it. So I took the trip, gained a pound, said OK and then got back to it. I lost 2.6 pounds the next week and 1 pound this past week. I have lost a total of 16 pounds.
I have gone from a size 12 to a size 8, and I even went through my closet and pulled out a bunch of clothes to donate...I want them out of here. My JC consultant suggested I take my favorite pair of old pants (because I have a pile of pants in my closet in a variety of smaller sizes), and try them on after weigh in day. Then hang them up where I can see them. Mine are size 6 and I actually got them on. Now, that doesn't mean I could wear them, they are very tight, but she wants me to try them on after each weigh in day to see the difference. It is my proverbial carrot.
