100 lbs on the wall, 100 lbs. Take 2 lbs,pass them around...98 lbs on the wall

Yes, a whole 2 pounds. Last Wednesday I was already at a 4 pounds loss so there was a disconnect after that day. At least I didn't gain from last Monday. Where did I go wrong? Where did I go right? Here's my hypothesis:

Right-ate lots of the green stuff and drank a ton of water

Wrong-somewhere decided I didn't have to measure, I could "eyeball" it, thinking weekends were a free pass because I had been good through the week, and butter is not my friend. I made seafood yesterday and what is better with a lobster tail than butter? Happy Valentine's Day to me. Oh yeah, I also reserve soda for special occassions. It's not in our house-I don't buy it at the grocery store or gas stations anymore. For some reason, I felt that visiting my inlaws-who religiously keep Pepsi in their fridge-was a special occassion. Perhaps it would have been had they been having a picnic or it was Christmas or something. Maybe even if I only saw them on occassion-but I see them 2 to 3 times a week to help take care of them(cooking, mail, garbage, doctor appointments..etc) I only had 1 but that was more than I should have. Dr. Oz says that it takes 2 weeks for your body to adjust to a new habit. I wanted to do that with soda. I lasted 7 days. Perhaps the guilt I feel now will be enough to not have another one.

So, for now, I will be happy with the 2 pounds. For someone as large as me, 2 pounds is nothing-especially for the first week. Of course, I started to watch before my official 100 lb countdown began so maybe that wasn't bad. Any weight off of my frame is a loss and a good thing. At Weight Watchers, we learned that for every 10 lbs you lose, you lose 30 lbs of pressure off of your knees. The Biggest Loser and Dr. Oz say that if you can lose 5% of your body weight you begin to feel tremendously better and when you lose 10 of your body weight, your sugars get better-sometimes even to the point where people can come off of diabetes pills. My mom is like that-already off of one of her pills. I'll take the loss and just get over the disappointment. Rather than sulk, I'll walk. If I wasn't typing into the blog or I didn't have a son I love more than life, I would be burying my disappointment in a bowls of pasta. Instead, I'm releasing my feelings to the world wide web and will shortly be burying my head in a bowl of blueberry mini shredded wheat-with fresh blueberries thrown in for good measure and antioxidants. Better week ahead!