Start: 179.0
Day 1 - 179.0. Look at that! I stared at my ticker when I updated it this week (it's at the bottom of my blog). It says I have 20 more pounds to go to my goal. 26 pounds lost. Holy smokes. I can do this! I can lose another 20, I've lost 26... Last night, I stopped to pick up a salad on my way home from a board meeting and got my husband something also since he hadn't eaten dinner while I was gone (dunno what's up with that...wait, I do...he was into his puzzle and KillZone3), and I was half-tempted to eat one of his french fries. I thought I was tempted, but upon further reflection, I think it was a habit tempt. Talking with my daughter later, I told her about it..told her I thought that I had two options...1 - eat the fry...and enjoy it and move along. 2 - eat the fry and fall off the wagon. A french fry isn't worth it. Even a delicious salty McDonalds one. So, I didn't. Now, thinking about it, I realize it for what it was: habit. I'm used to ordering, buying, and eating them. So, it was "normal" to want to eat one. But...I'm okay, because I didn't want to blow it. I mean, if I'm going to cheat, let's face it. It'll be a cookie or bread. lol...sigh...okay. Time to reread my blue book. Here's to week 10 and seeing what happens this week! Hopefully, I'll lose 1-2 pounds and get better.
Day 2 - 178.8. I'm in a bad bad mood this morning. I want to hike and sit on a rock. It's now evening...let me tell you...I survived this evening. I went to a church party. I thought for sure there'd be salad..safe for me to eat. There's always salad at church parties, right? Well, not anymore. This was a fun party. Let me tell you. For dinner, there were corndogs and french fries. I LOVE CORNDOGS!!! I like french fries, but..I LOVE CORNDOGS!!! So NOT on my list. There was caramel popcorn. I LOVE CARMEL POPCORN!!! I mean, that's on my list of things to eat in December. Don't know how I'll work that into a celebration meal, but I'm making my caramel popcorn that is so very good. And there were two big things of that delicious stuff...and the breeze was making it's delicious smell go all over the yard. Oh, just when you think my brain is going to pop or something...it got worse. About as bad as it could get. The ONLY way to make this worse would be to have some fresh hot homemade bread come toting out. But no...it was worse. A lady came with...a...cotton candy machine. *sigh* I sighed as I typed that. Because, if there is something that makes me happy while eating it...if there is something that I love love love...*sigh*...that would be cotton candy. Because corndogs and caramel corn do not even come close. In fact, if the choice was given between hot homemade bread with melted butter and honey on it...and some cotton candy...I'd probably choose the cotton candy...because you don't get that chance very often. So grab it when you can. Right? *sigh* I didn't even get a small bit of it. Of any of it. And they had bubble gum flavored cotton candy. *sigh* I miss bubble gum. Instead, I came home and ate some beans and cottage cheese...because I'm too tired to cook anything. I had a late lunch, it's okay. So. Congratulations to me. I did bring home some cinnamon bears for the husband. But me? I had water.
Day 3 - 177.something. I tell you, I weigh in the morning and if I don't get online, the chances of me remembering all the numbers...well, not very good. I'm pretty sure it was 177.something. Today hasn't been a good day for my body. It started out okay. Had my hot oat bran cereal (with cinnamon today) and turkey sausage. Didn't want to get hungry at church so was going to drink one of those Atkins protein drinks before leaving, but ran out of time so brought it with me. Ended up not drinking it. And since I've been home? Hmmm...had a boiled egg w/paprika & ground mustard...some lemon Propel water...a cheese stick...yup. That's it. I keep thinking about a chicken breast, but. Not so sure. Had an urgly gurgly tummy. Not hungry. I seriously need to kick this bug or whatever it is.
Day 4 - 180.something. Yes, it's evening...I remember seeing the 180...and thinking, "What?" Perhaps it's my results from not eating much yesterday? I need to eat every couple of hours even if I'm not hungry? I don't know. I don't like that it went up. Especially a few numbers. I mean, what's up with that? Today is a PV day...I rather enjoyed my homemade salsa on top of a chicken breast. Then, had chopped up chicken over a salad for dinner...guess I was wanting chicken today, because normally, I can have issues with chicken. Like, I get grossed out...don't know why. Here's hoping the scale is 180 and/or below tomorrow! And...good news, I think I'm almost better. At least, I can hope so. Had a meeting tonight...it was brief. Board training tomorrow...I'll need to eat dinner early because I know they'll have stuff tomorrow that I'll need to stay away from...
Day 5 - 180.2. I am officially frustrated. Don't know what's up with the weight. It has two days to shape up...I don't want to be 11 weeks into this process and then have a bad week. I feel a bad attitude coming on...and making my husband's lunch this morning...he had sandwiches...I was handling that wonderful feeling whole grain bread and I just wanted to dive into the sack. I didn't, but I wanted to. I want to hit my goal weight when Dr. Dukan said I would. So I can have some bread. And to do that, I need to lose 1-2 pounds a week. Not go up for some weird freaky reason. Here's to feeling better (I have NO medication in me!!!) and getting back on track with my T-Tapps. And here's hoping that tomorrow morning's number is better than todays...perseverance...perseverance...perseverance... I'll make some lotion after my meeting tonight to sooth my soul a little.
Day 6 - 180.0. For crying out loud. That number. I do NOT want to end the week higher than I started. I mean, I haven't even had any cake...nor that bread...nor those potato chips...nor "red" milk. Sigh. Is this a plateau and the 7-numbers were just a fluke? Dunno. But I did make myself a bottle of ylang ylang lotion last night. I think it did help me sleep...we'll try again tonight. Made some grapefruit lotion to send to some folks. Tomorrow, I'll make some with my perfume in it so I can use it during the day and not clash. And now I shall do some hoe-downs and then get myself to bed. And hope again for a lower number in the morning. Yes, I'll be okay if it doesn't go up, but I don't actually want to officially write that down because I seem to jinx myself.
Day 7 - 180.frustrationcity. No, seriously, it was 180.0 again. And, seriously, how frustrating is this? I will probably google "plateau" and "Dukan". For motivational words. And I will pretend to be happy that at least the number didn't go up. If I pretend enough, perhaps it'll come true...what I know is that it's a lot more fun getting on the scale in the morning when it just keeps on going down. :)
Official weigh in from the end of my tenth week in the Cruise Phase: 179.4
Week ten weight loss: +.4
Total weight loss: 25.6
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