I can’t believe it’s been three days since I’ve updated.  Busy weekends don’t give me much time to sit and update.  Then yesterday was very busy, too, and by the time I got home I was exhaauuuusted!  So, how’ve I been doing?  Okay.  I mean, depending on who you ask, lol.  I told my friend of how I’ve been doing and she gives me so much credit for the ways I’ve reacted to my cravings.  I see her point of view and therefore, I’m a little more okay with it than otherwise.

On Saturday I was good.  Then Easter Sunday came along and I was a tad nervous.  We went to my mother’s house to celebrate and unfortunately my brother’s family was unable to visit because of a blizzard in their city and they had quite a drive ahead.  So, without his company, and three extra kids running around, I tended to linger around the food a bit much.  I had a few food items that weren’t on my allowed list.  Like almonds and carrots.  When we actually ate, I had a bit too much red meat – only by a few ounces.  I was really proud of myself when it came to the rice and my mom’s amazing potato salad.  I had 1/3 cup of rice and maybe… 3 tbsp of potato salad, which was like one heaping tablespoon.  Deeeelish.  I had the tiniest sliver of birthday cake (it was combo Easter/birthday celebration) and I called it a day.

The next day – yesterday – I weighed in and had lost half a pound.  I was actually pleasantly surprised because it said 292 instead of 293 – even though it was 292.75 it was still satisfying to see the “2″ lol.  Sometimes I feel lik the “counselors” at Slim4Life arent’ always that nice.  Certainly the word “counselor” is used very loosely here.  Upon thinking about it further, I suppose it’s okay – so long as I continue to lose weight, right?  They just always seem to be in such a rush, even though the center is NEVER busy when I’m there.  They weigh me in and then look over my food diary, pointing out what I should do different next time.  That is always discouraging – I am human, afterall, not a robot.  If it was that easy for me to follow to the letter, I wouldn’t be overweight!  But anyway, I suppose they still assure me that I’m doing well.  Yesterday when I walked in they had my name on the marker board.  They put your name up there when you hit milestones.  It’s fun as I’ve been up there two weeks in a row – my first week for my first 5# and then again for my 10#.  It will be neat to see my name  up there with higher numbers – reassuring me that I am actually losing weight.  Why it seems like such a lucid dream, I don’t know.  Because I surely do feel like I’m putting the work in.

As for the emotional part of this rollercoaster, yesterday was a trying day.  In the grand scheme, I’m still eating much healthier than ever before.  But yesterday I had two snack-sized chocolates that I nabbed from the leftover candy we use to put in the kid’s easter baskets.   Then at dinner time, I had 2 more ounces of chicken – I just felt so hungry!  Or at least I think I did?  Either way, I ate 2 extra ounces.  Then the real uncalled for was practically a fourth meal that I had later in the evening, a bowl of Life cereal with bananas.  BOTH are on the no-no list for me.  Thank goodness I was supposed to get the milk in.  LOL.

I felt all nice and relaxed afterwards, but a tad bit overfull – which isn’t so comfortable.  I wish I could have chugged down some water and busied myself until bedtime.  Alas I gave in.  And I just hope such things happen fewer and further in between.  It’s so funny to think that a bowl of cereal is such a concern for me.  There was a time when I’d eat nearly a whole pizza and just go “Oh well, start tomorrow”.  I’m glad I’m no longer that person.  She might be in me somewhere, but so long as she rears her ugly head only to have a bowl of Life cereal now and then, I’m okay with it.

Oh my goodness, speaking of cereal – check this link out!  To quote, thegreenhead.com,

“I know there are more serious, pressing problems in the world that need solutions too, but thankfully soggy cereal has now been solved and can be crossed off the list. “

http://www.firebox.com/product/2020/Eatmecrunchy-Bowl?aff=1661