It's not a good sign when the Thundercloud Sandwich employees miss you when you skip a weekend. We went to TCs today and they said "where were you last Saturday"....hmmm, we went to Scholtsky's. I felt like we were cheating on our favorite sandwich shop. Then we started to get philosophical. Our TC buddy compared love to a sandwich "with it many layers" and you know it can be bad for you sometimes but you go to the last bite and it's so rewarding in the end.
Now you know what I had for lunch. It's ok though. I planned on it. One Austin "small" club is 520 calories and zero chips. You CAN lose weight and still eat your favorite foods - just not as much and you have to plan for it. Since I'm trying to stay at 1100 calories a day (knowing that this number will fluctuate), I'll eat my leftover spaghetti - another 350 cals. Pudding snack for tonight = about 1,000.
I too had someone comment that I looked thinner and that they liked my suit. It was a navy blue suit that was one size down from what I've been wearing - SUCCESS! When you are my size, you never get complimented on your outfits at work so I'm going to take that one and run with it.
It was a good week. Good with clothes fitting looser, compliments and using the right portions. The real challenge was Thursday night when we had Grandma and Grandpa over for grilled steaks. I made a fruit salad and a green salad. We also had mashed potatos and broccoli and cheese caserole. I had 3 Tablespoons of potatoes, NO caserole, 4 ozs of steak and salad. The biggest accomplishment was not going back in the kitchen for seconds on mashed potatos and not having any wine. I knew a glass or two of wine would equal about 300 extra calories that I did not need that night. Again, I have to look at that as a SUCCESS.
I'll weigh on Sunday for a weekly loss (hopefully not gain).
Way to go! We're all losing, don't worry.
ReplyDeleteIt does feel great when somebody notices your body is changing. I'm ready to hear "you're so skinny" ... haha. Or "you look great." Now THAT will be rewarding. Oh and getting dressed in the morning when you don't loathe your body is much less stressful. Can't wait for that either.
That grill is gonna be a challenge. Good job on turning down casserole. Did Grandma and Grandpa notice your smaller portions?
No not at all. But I'm not making a big deal out of it. I'm trying to act like it's my usual behavior. I mean, that's what skinny people would do. They just serve a small portion without bragging or advertising it because it's normal to them. I also didn't say anything to anyone else as the ate 8-12 oz steaks with 4 cups of broccoli and cheese casserole. I just thought "that use to be me"
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