Happy 4th of July!

I know it's one day late ... but better late than never, right?  I hope everyone had a fun and safe weekend.  With the exception of a headache that wouldn't quit, I personally had a nice relaxing weekend, but it seemed to have just flown by.  Saturday was spent shopping for miscellaneous wedding stuff, I got my hair done, and then G met me for dinner.  Yesterday, after G got out of work, we went to Lorrie and Howie's house for their annual 4th of July picnic.  Yummy food and it's always great to see them.  We don't get together nearly enough.

Okay, the phrase "yummy food" brings me to this confession:  I WILL ALWAYS LOVE FOOD!!!  I need to figure out a way to enjoy good food without blowing up.  The diet was going really well, and it's a good plan, but I constantly felt like I was depriving myself, and that made me not so happy.  And after 4 weeks of following the plan, my clothes still fit exactly the same.  Maybe I'll try again after the wedding.  If not anything else, I can at least try to eat healthier.

Speaking of wedding ... Ty will be here tomorrow!!  And my mom on Thursday!!!  I'm so excited to see them.  I don't think anything can spoil my mood this week.  Okay, everyone repeat after me ... "It will not rain on Saturday.  It will not rain on Saturday!"  Be looking for wedding pics later this month.

TTFN!

The 17 Day Diet ... Day 11

Everyday when I wake up I try to have at least one positive thought to help me get through the day.  So far, so good.  Only 6 more days of this phase to go and then I get to add some different foods for the next 17 days!  I'm getting really tired of the same foods over and over, but G and I are making a valiant effort to try to cook them different each time.  Still, easy usually wins, and popping a chicken breast on the counter top grill seems to be the easiest at the moment.  Stir fry is very easy and yummy too.  I did have a small breakdown the other day, and soothed it with chai.  I know, bad for the diet, but it was so yummy!  I'll be so happy when chai can become a regular visitor.  Oh, and by the way, I did try a sugar-free chai.  Um ... not so good, but I might be able to deal with it every so often to help tame my chai cravings.

Before I sign off, kudos to my G.  We both survived "dollar night" at the ball park last night without cheating!  No beer, popcorn, or hotdogs for us.  But we learned a valuable lesson ... no matter where we go, pack food and water to take with us!  (A bottle of water at the ball park was $3.50! OMG!!) Having to see and smell all the food, by the 6th inning we were ready for 10 hotdogs and a box of buttery popcorn ... each!  LOL!

I'm off to eat my cabbage soup.  :-)


TTFN

The 17 Day Diet ... Day 2

I know what my problem is ... I'm so lazy.  I have known this forever!  It just takes way too much energy to exercise.  And cooking has become a huge chore.  After working 9 hours (plus another 1 hour of travel time) the last thing I really want to do is cut up veggies for salad.  Now, I'm bound and determined to fix this lazy issue of mine and do something about this "extra baggage" I have been carrying around!

I saw, back in August maybe, an episode of The Doctors when they teamed up with Dr. Phil to do a weight loss contest with 10 people chosen from letters sent to the show.  They used The 17 Day Diet.  Now, even I know stuff like this and the Biggest Loser are not typical of the normal, run-of-the-mill person.  I do not have the time or money to pay a personal trainer to exercise with me 12 hours a day, or a chef to cook and feed me exactly what I'm allowed to eat.  I mean that would be really cool, but not reality.  Anyway, so this 17 Day Diet sounded interesting, and that was about as far as that thought went.  Then recently G talked to someone who bought the book and actually lost weight following the diet plan!  Okay ... so, G and I decided to just buy the book.  Here we go!

I read through the first 17-day cycle.  I went shopping and stocked up on all the foods I need for the first week.  I'm getting myself psyched up!  I don't have a scale ... I'm not going to concern myself with weight right now.  I just want to look better in my clothes, and maybe go down a size or two.  Stay positive ... I WILL FOLLOW THE PLAN IN THE BOOK!  I can do this ... I can do this!  And, the hardest thing for me to do, I WILL DRINK 8 GLASSES OF WATER A DAY!

I just finished my grilled cod fillet and steamed green beans, and yet another glass of water.  YUMMY!!  Day 2 went well ... I'll keep you posted!