Weighed in at 138 again this morning which means only 1 lb weight loss in a week. Ouch. But! I'm actually quite happy about this, and here's why:
Yesterday my husband came home from work early, at about 4:50. He said we should go on a date...that we're "about due" as he put it. =) Things have been pretty crazy since the baby was born - we tried a date night when she was 2 weeks old, and...yeah, 3 different restaurants later, she finally stopped crying and I was about to cry myself. =)
So everything lined up - we were able to get a sitter on the spot (my sister), and decided to have someone else watch just the baby so that my sister wouldn't have seven kids including a newborn on her hands.
Now, I love going on dates. Have you ever tasted food that someone else prepares? It is just SO good! So I love going out to eat when we go on dates, and this is something that I look forward to.
Hmmm. Dilemma time.
On one hand, I'd been doing so well! 21 days of green smoothies going strong with NO cheating whatsoever, unless you call the occasional banana or tomato "cheating" LOL. I don't. In the end, logic won out - and I am very happy with how it went.
At first I was thinking to get just a large salad and make good choices about what kind, and the kind of dressing. As in, spurge a little bit by eating maybe a few things that aren't raw but in moderation and with wisdom. I made sure to drink a large smoothie with just greens, celery, and bananas before we went so I would not be ravishingly hungry and make poor choices.
We ended up going to Mexican - and I enjoyed with much relish the corn chips with salsa and pinto beans as an appetizer. My dinner was delicious - 3 homemade tortillas with beans, rice, guacamole, salsa, and stir-fried onions/peppers. Water to drink. I was pleased with my choices (no dairy! No meat! No sugar! Fresh ingredients!) and obeyed the cues from my stomach telling me I was getting full, leaving an extra tortilla on my plate.
I also paid careful attention to how I felt later on (I was curious how this was going to go, having had only green smoothies for so long!). I felt okay, actually. It was weird to eat the chips, it felt a bit alien to bite into something hard and crunchy again. We ate at 7:30 and when I went to sleep at 2am (yes, this is my newborn's schedule - aaaack!!!) there were no stomach issues at all. I was surprised! My stools have remained green and soft, with no constipation (sorry if TMI!) problems.
So all in all it went really well and I was happy. Then, fast forward to this morning. It's always been hard for me to get back in the groove once I've gotten off the wagon even temporarily. But I think the difference is that it was a planned out meal, I was determined to make good choices, and ate in moderation. I didn't binge, I didn't gorge myself, I didn't say, "Who cares" and chow down in excess on really bad junk. I felt in control and I loved it!
Today I was right back into it. I was actually missing my cold green smoothies - it was a super busy day and when I ran out, I didn't have time to replenish. So I had some bananas as we were running errands and getting more greens. As soon as I got home at 4pm I made my giant green smoothie and ahhhh it felt so good. I had NO cravings for SAD food like I would normally after eating some the night before. None! This is so awesome, I love it!
Today was my day to measure. It's so weird, though - I feel like my body IS changing, I mean those jeans I fit into are now kind of loose! But that's probably just cuz I've worn them for a couple of days. My stomach also felt quite a bit flatter today, I felt really good! But the measurements themselves, weren't so hot. I basically lost .50 and gained .75?? So strange. Oh well, it's the clothes & the mirror that tell the real story, right?
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