Feeling alright fullness-wise.  Seriously, thank goodness for Chefband.  Huschef?  I need to come up with a nickname for the guy!  Hmm…

Anyway, as I was saying, thank goodness for him because he has been making my dinners!  And it has a lot to do with my success because at the end of the day, I’m usually so exhausted from a long day with the kids and doing house-stuff, and sooo hungry, that if he weren’t there to make me those meals, I might have just grabbed something bad.  And doing that would have only made me feel like it I was off the wagon, and therefore do even worse at other times.  He says he enjoys it since the meals in the S4L cookbook are simple and the best thing is, for his own dinner he can eat whatever he wants.  Husband is a creature of habit in such a way that his idea of bliss is to make a huge VAT of hot chili and eat it… every. night.  Works for me!  Because when he makes my dinners, he doubles the recipe (recipe is usually for one, dumb huh) and then I have something to heat up for lunch or another dinner.  It works out and has been a huge help these first few days.

So yayee, Husband!  He even made me a desert.  Get this, he put like 5 big strawberries in the food processor and added just a swig of my diet Hansens (soda).  Mixed that all up, stuck it in the freezer and when I got home that night (was out with my Mom) I had a lovely, healthy fruit smoothie!  That was deelish, and just one fruit serving.  Faaaabuloso.

I did have a couple temptations today.  After my weigh-in, I brought my kids to McHealthy’s (yeah, McD’s) and they got Happy Meals.  I havent’ been to fast food in SO. LONG.  They hadn’t either and since it was such a cold, snowy day, I knew they needed to run off some energy at the playplace (How I wish places with healthy food, had play places!!!).  Anyway, I didn’t think it would be tempting, but once I unwrapped their food and handed it to them, I was so tempted to take a big bite out of my daughter’s cheeseburger, or nab a few fries here and there.  It was a familiar smell, and the luscious salt hahaha…  I usually wouldn’t think twice about taking a bite or two because they rarely finish their food, and it’s like habit.  I stayed away and munched on apple slices instead

Then later on this evening I was upstairs putting clothes away and I came across the bag I had packed for a family outing a few days earlier.  As I emptied it out, at the bottom lay two mini Slim Jims.  I. love. beef. jerky.  I love Slim Jims even more.  And it’s a new love.  I haven’t had them in years until maybe a month ago when I rediscovered them in a Target – my 2 year old had gotten hold of one and wouldn’t let go.  yeah.  yum.  I seriously didn’t even think twice, I picked up the slim jim and was about to rip it open.  Yes!  Completely mindlessly!  I was holding it up, looking for the little tab to rip and suddenly I was like “wait,… aren’t i like… working towards something?”  Seriously? How could I forget?  Eating all day long, grazing on this and that has become like second nature!  I’m so glad I realized it and put it away.  But there was a small moment where the chubby devil Coley on my shoulder was like “Who will know?  It’s just ONE thing.  Youv’e been doing so well!”

My answers were, “My body will know, it IS just one thing, and I’ve been doing so well – why eff it up?”  I put them away successfully.  And for the third time in my life – my eating today was perfect!

So, I’m feeling a tad down(ish) tonight.  I’m not sure why.  Maybe it’s this nagging headache.  Like I’m really having sugar/carb withdrawls or something, lol.  Who knows, either way, I think I’m gonna call it a night early.  I’m going to be visiting my BFF this weekend and meeting up with two other fabulous women for a girl’s night out.  It will be my first meal out of the house since I’ve started S4L, so I’m a bit nervous about that.  But what I will do is make the best decisions as I can, and also realize that LIFE happens, and you can indulge now and then (just not everyday) and most of all, enjoy myself, my company and the food – without overdoing it.  I’m looking forward to having time with girlfriends and catching up and dressing purty.  Should be nice

Alright, so on S4L you visit their center anywhere from 2-6 times per week – depending on what you need!  Since I just started I am supposed to visit (and weigh in) three times per week.  So, I started the plan on Saturday and today is Monday so I went in for my first check-up and weigh-in.  She looked over my food journal and was satisfied with what she saw.  She better had been!  I did so well that if she said I did anything wrong I may have scratched her eyes out!  In my imagination anyway.

Well, the successful discipline (and also the help of my husband who was a ton of help!) I lost 5 lbs! On the morning of my 3rd day!

I suddenly, while standing on the scale, started thinking of the number 11.  I’m not saying I’m psychic, just curious as to why that number popped into my head suddenly.  I wonder at my 1-week weigh in on Saturday… will I have lost 11 lbs?  How COOL would that be!?  I know it’s not a weekly thing, surely all my hair would fall out and then I’d die.  But for a first week, it’s really motivating so yayee!

I just had my lunch.  Leftovers from a dish husband made for me, so it was already in it’s little pre-portioned bowl, ready for me to heat-n-eat.  I did and it was even more deelish the 2nd time around.  Now I’m snacking on four big strawberries and I should be great for a few hours.

Still feeling a nice level mood, and level energy as well.  It’s great!  I can’t even tell you how great and amazing.  I’ve always been such an up and down person when it came to energy and moods.  To know that I may have had more control than I realized, is sad on one hand, but great on another – because I can do the work it takes to give myself (and those around me haha!) that gift

So yeah!  The current weight is 298.25!!