I would not normally be happy about gaining anything right now. However, with the kind of week I had ... I call it a success!
One night, I went to a Girl Scout Awards Night in which I received an Honor Pin for my service. The food was decent... and I ate all of it, including a big huge piece of chocolate cake. I did give one of my daughters my bread and my shortbread cookie. :>) However, I did well for the day up until that point. So, I might have gone over a little bit.
On Saturday, I ate lunch at the mall where my Girl Scout troop was selling cookies. It was a D'Angelos vegetable quesadilla. When I got home I calculated the points. I did well - it only had six points! So many things on their menu have 40+ grams of fat!
On Saturday night, one of my daughters had friends over and we ordered wraps and pizza from a local restaurant. All I can say is at least I didn't eat any of the potato chips - but I ate a lot of other stuff!
On Sunday, late morning, we went to brunch with my in-laws to celebrate my husband's birthday. Here, I tried to be selective. No sausage or ham. But I couldn't stay away from hash browns (so yummy!), omelet with real eggs (at least it was full of vegetables), and fruit.
It was so hard for me to stay focused knowing that I had eaten out so much! I was NOT looking forward to the weigh-in. Wednesday, came the weigh-in. I only gained 0.2 lbs! I couldn't believe it - still can't! It gave me real hope. I am learning that I can eat out, but also be good at other times.
I can't tell you how much incentive this gave me! I've done really well this week, even with having my Starburst jelly beans (1/4 cup is 3 points). I'm looking forward to getting on that scale!
I did try on a pair of pants that I couldn't wear prior my weight loss journey. They're still a little snug. I'm going to try them on again soon!
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