Week 25 - Cruise Phase

(Found this in my post list. I never published it from before.  Here's a blast from about 1 1/2 years ago.)

Start:  174.4

Day 1 - 174.4.  Doing a protein day even though yesterday was one...but tomorrow is a travel day and dinner out with my daughters to celebrate my middle daughter's 21st birthday!  I'm swapping to it'll be a veggie day. It's just easier.  This morning I woke up miserable.  My back was killing me...woke me up early...so I'm tired also...I felt so bloated.  Just miserable.  The kind of bloated I used to get when traveling (but don't do that anymore since losing a good chunk of poundage!!! YEAH!!!).  Ate my hot oat bran cereal.  Complained a little to hubby.  Then read blogs.  I shall now go make a birthday cake that hopefully survives the drive tomorrow.

Day 2 - 174.4.  On my way out of town this morning, I got "breakfast" at Burger King.  Oh.  My.  My tummy is NOT used to grease.  There I was, driving down the interstate at 77mph (cuz I'm chicken and don't want a ticket, so I've convinced myself that I won't get a ticket on the freeway for going 2 over), with my arm up above my head, doing Lamaze breathing, trying not to vomit...trying to figure out if I ought to pull over...trying to figure out if that paper bag will hold...my stomach's contents should I not make it in time...sigh...  Good thing about this?  I don't know that I'll be gorging on french fries while I'm gone.  My middle daughter turned 21...I got myself another boyfriend cardigan, this one from Aeropostle, a "L"..yeah!!!  Bright blue.  I love it.  My youngest daughter was very happy that her momma was buying something from that store.  

Day 3 - ...  Didn't get in any exercise today.  Didn't eat too badly.  I met my newest little great-nephew.  He's just beautiful.  Had a good moment with my oldest great-niece...her reading a book to me with her little thigh pressed into mine.  That's the highlight of the day...holding that sweet baby and having her right there at my side.  Got rims and tires for my husband's truck.  A little accent issue...I thought the man said something-16.  It was actually something-60.  lol...sigh...getting it taken care of though so middle daughter will have a vehicle to use while she's here...for the times when her work schedule and my meetings conflict...

Day 4 - ... Met up with a dear friend and her momma today on my way home.  She's doing much better than I hoped...10 days after her husband left her and...wow.  She is a country strong woman.  Being an awesome support for her kiddos.  Whipping her life into shape.  I am impressed.  Got home...enjoyed the evening with my husband.  Didn't eat so good.

Day 5 - ... Too nervous to get on the scale today.  I'll see what the damage is tomorrow.  I want milk.  I want lots and lots of milk.  I find that amusing.

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Day 7 -

Official weigh in from the end of my twenty-fifth week in the Cruise Phase:

Week twenty-five weight loss:

Total weight loss: