I have to confess that this week has probably been more bad than good. I stuck to my plan on Wednesday, Thursday and most of Friday afternoon… and then I started getting into the chocolate drawer. Then I decided that it was nasty outside and didn’t want to mess with getting decent food, so I ordered pizza (a small pizza and breadsticks) from Papa Johns. That wouldn’t have been too bad except I ate until I was STUFFED instead of just satisfied. And then I ate more chocolate.
Saturday’s food was PopTarts, the rest of the pizza and a few more breadsticks, chocolate, and Tuna Helper. Ouch. Sunday wasn’t too bad. I had mini-muffins for breakfast, and I made White Chicken Parmesan for lunch with salads. I never got hungry enough for another meal before bed, so I just picked at some pretzel sticks.
I honestly think the only thing that saved me this week is that I cleaned my apartment. And I mean CLEANED. Scrubbed the kitchen and the bathroom, and purged a ton of stuff from the living room. So I was up on my feet more than I usually am on the weekends. And then I was up and down the stairs a million times between taking down the trash and recycling, and bring up the groceries.
The moment of truth was this morning… I got up and before I hopped in the shower, I stepped on the scale. And then I stepped off, and back on. And then I stepped off and back on again. All 3 times, it said the same thing… 236.5, a loss of 2 pounds from last Tuesday, which doesn’t seem remotely possible given my lousy eating. But it was a good reminder that the days I *did* eat better were worth it, as well as all the small movements that add up. Even small changes, such as eating healthy lunches at work instead of greasy hamburgers and french fries from the grill, can mean forward progress. It’s something I need to keep in mind, knowing there will be more chocolate days at some point in my future. I’d rather lose weight painstakingly slowly than not lose weight at all.

Starting Weight: 244
Week Starting Weight: 238.5
Current Weight: 236.5
This Week’s Progress: -2 lbs
Total Weight Loss: -7.5 lbs.