Cheat alert, cheat alert! Whoop whoop whoop! (that's supposed to be the sound of an alarm going off - heehee)

I had Taco Bell yesterday for lunch and a hash brown from McDonald's this morning!! Aghhh! Someone stop me! But I was good for breakfast and dinner yesterday and intend to be good for the rest of the day today. I can't get into the habit of drive thrus...but they are just so darn easy! So tempting! So tasty! So wonderful! I saw the commercial for Progresso 100 calorie soups and got one to try it out (I am kinda a canned soup snob) and had that for dinner last night instead of Special K. It was great! Only 1.5g of fat compared to zero in SK and the same calories - actually less with the skim milk included. The sodium content was through the roof, but maybe they make a low sodium variety I can get.

Whoop whoop whoop - as I sit here typing Josh brings over a big ol jar of World Market Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzels. I am NOT having any! But, if any of you haven't tried these peanut butter filled pretzels covered with chocolate...they are the best. I just stared at them when he set them next to me and he promptly moved them far away from me. Temptation averted! But I am sure just one wouldn't hurt....right!?

Think Thin Thursday

No post since last Thursday?! Well, this Think Thin Thursday brings good news. I've hit the 10 pound mark! On cereal alone! Who would've thunk?!

Weigh in 02/12: 153
Weigh in 2/5: 157
Weigh in 1/29: 158
Weigh in 1/22 : 162

Oh, that's 9 pounds...but I think I'll give myself the credit anyway. I can tell a difference in some clothes and it's so exciting! I am a t-shirt gal and I have been wearing some again that I didn't know if I'd ever get back into. (Especially cause of the big ol saggies...they take up so much room!)

I've been trying to eat less at dinner. I think I was fooling myself into thinking I could eat a little more since I was eating a small breakfast and lunch and that lie just wasn't doing myself any favors.

Goal this week: find a few low calorie or low fat recipes to try for dinner.

Think Thin Thursday

Not much change from last Thursday. I think the whole eat dinner "normally" thing is putting too many bad calories back in my diet. The problem is that I want to get enough calories because from what I figured I am not eating enough. I don't want to make my body go into starvation mode and start trying to save up fat instead of burning it. Anyway, just a little fine tuning and I should have the right amount of calories down. And of course exercising helps! Failed miserably on that goal from last week. It didn't even enter my mind but once that I needed to make time to teach myself how to workout on the Soloflex. We'll just keep that on the never changing, ever growing life list. ;)

Weigh in 2/5: 157
Weigh in 1/29: 158
Weigh in 1/22 : 162

Down one pound is better than nothing...but seriously?! I want to see some results for eating as little as I do! Come on Special K...pull your weight!

P.S. The weekend went much better than I expected! I ate well and Josh wasn't as bad of an influence on me as I was on myself.

Update on the SK waffles!

They are much better than I previously stated. What had happened was...the box explicitly said do not over cook them but I like my waffles a little crispy...so I overcooked them. When I had them today I didn't toast them as long and they tasted MUCH better. Plus all that butter and syrup helped! Kidding.

Just wanted to let you all know before my previous critique makes their stock drop or something. Because I have that much influence. ;)

I was playing around with MyPyramid Menu Planner this morning...the one I thought I linked in my post from Friday...and I think I gave you the wrong address. I wanted to give you the right one in case anyone wanted to look at it. The link in the post below is still informational, but this one is the one I was using and having so much fun with: http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov/planner/. If you want it to save your meals then you'll have to register. It's neat-o!

Motivation

My motivation in general is vanity. I want to look GOOD! It's crazy to look back at old pictures and think about how I wish I was there again. Luckily I gain proportionately over my body so I can hide it pretty well if I really need to. UNTIL bathing suit season, that it. Oh good grief...it's too soon to be thinking about that.

Specifically, my motivations are simple ones.

• I am matron of honor in Shannon's wedding in September.
• I am a bridesmaid in Sky's wedding in October. Coincidentally, my wedding was on her birthday and she is looking at MY birthday for her wedding! How funny!
  
• I have refused to buy any new clothes that actually fit because it makes me sad to think about buying bigger. So, I need to get back down to fit into my old clothes. There is no reason to have two different sized wardrobes.
  
• One of the biggest motivators: my boobs. I can't stand them anymore. Breast feeding didn't help this situation any, and now they are just big ol, in-the-way, out of control daily burdens. It's impossible to find any bras that are comfortable, bathing suit tops are the bane of my existence, and any fitted shirt is out of the question. I have a Victoria's Secret gift card that has been waiting patiently for me for years, that I will someday use to buy a pretty, comfortable bra for myself. And I've read the fine print and checked the balance online; it doesn't expire. So it waits.
  

I feel pretty motivated to give this my all. There are several biggies riding on this - I want to look good standing beside my besties at their weddings. And the brides need to be the center of attention, not my boobies. ;)

My big ol saggies send their love,
Heather

I don't think the bowl of ice cream and cherry pie that I just ate is going to help me lose weight. It did however, taste really good. I've been good all week so I treated myself! It was all my fault too. I asked Josh to stop at Braums to pick up some sour cream for dinner and said maybe if he felt like it, maybe he could get something tasty for dessert. How can you go to Braums and not get dessert?!

So the Special K (hereafter known as SK) diet has been going well. I have definitely lost a few pounds already. I am battling being hungry quite a bit, but like I said before...fruit, fruit and more fruit. I did skip cereal for lunch yesterday and had a small salad with carrots and tomatoes and bit of olive oil and vinegar instead. I'm really satisfied with the SK products so far, except for the waffles. Yuck! I'll finish the box because I don't like to waste...but they just aren't that great. The protein waters aren't the best either, but not too bad. They have artificial sweetener in them and I don't care for the way it tastes in general, but the flavor otherwise is good.

I found a great link through the CDC website where I can enter my foods and it tells me not only my calories but if I am meeting my daily food pyramid goals. It's really cool! The search feature for food and beverages is very user friendly compared to other calorie trackers I've found. It's overall very complete and I really like it a lot. Check it out sometime... www.mypyarmidtracker.gov

Now for the hard part...the weekend is here! Josh and I eat pretty bad as a rule so I must stay strong! I can do it! Change those bad habits! Live a better life! Make better bad decisions! Eat to live don't live to eat! Yadda yadda yadda and all that jazz.

Thinking skinny thoughts,
Heather