justWEIGHT – Apr. 12 – Week #15 – Day #1 (Day 102 of 365 – lost .2 lb.) Total loss 11.0 lbs, 41.0 to go!

We’re having ice cream tonight! One thing I have heard when on various weight loss plans is to have that One Weekly Splurge if that is something that keeps you motivated. Although the justWEIGHT plan is designed to be specific, yet very flexible by substitution, I have not had the problem of needing that splurge due to the fact that it’s unlikely I will ever strap myself to eating what is on any menu plan exactly as it appears, day in and day out. Is this a piece of cake (pun intended)? Maybe. If it is truly cake that I may be craving one day, then I find a Weight Watcher’s snack cake can fix that problem easily. Almost every day this plan allows at least one yummy snack to smooge that sweet tooth. After all, we are taking this slow…the right way.

justWEIGHT – Apr. 10 – Week #14 – Day #6 (Day 100 of 365 – lost 1 lb.) Total loss 10.6 lbs, 41.4 to go!

I re-reached (is that a word?) the 20% weight loss point of this journey. Still not where I need to be but gaining good ground every day. Since I had fallen 3 pounds behind, I have made small changes in the daily menu this week and I can tell they are really helping. I substituted grapes rather than chips one day at lunch. I ate oatmeal one morning for breakfast and skipped the toast, cut a small baked potato in half and still had plenty. Five girlfriends took me out for a birthday dinner this week and one of them was really happy to split the salmon dinner special with me. You get the point. I am following the plan with smart adjustments…learning to be flexible. Take No Detours because it works.

justWEIGHT – Apr. 9 – Week #14 – Day #5 (Day 99 of 365 – same weight) Total loss 9.6 lbs, 42.4 to go!

Take ONE Homemade Brownie and Take The Rest To A Neighbor – You think I’m kidding, right? How many times have you made brownies or homemade cookies and realize you have eaten so many that you can’t even share with your family because it’s so obvious what you have done? I have actually stashed sweets in my closet and finished them off the next day all by myself just to save the embarrassment of my addiction. I think that would be called guilt on top of guilt, which just throws gas on the fire. I was scheduled to have a planning meeting yesterday for a graduation party and had two painters in my home, so they just came here for sandwiches. I had nothing in the house to offer for dessert, so I whipped up a pan of brownies. I did eat one, but when everyone left, there were six big brownies left in that pan. The painters took a break around 3:00 and I handed each of them a bottle of cold water and three brownies. I never got a better paint job and got rid of those tempting calories.

justWEIGHT – Apr. 8 – Week #14 – Day #4 (Day 98 of 365 – lost .2 lbs) Total loss 9.6 lbs, 42.4 to go!

We know anything worthwhile is a Long-Term Commitment. We also know a picture is worth a thousand words. I was hoping to be able to show a new picture at this point with a 13 pound loss, but since I forgot that little tidbit of wisdom of committing long-term, the picture will have to wait. It is coming, though, I can promise, hopefully sooner than later. I’m very proud of the .2 I lost today and am hoping for more than a full pound by the end of the week.

justWEIGHT – Apr. 7 – Week #14 – Day #3 (Day 97 of 365 – same weight) Total loss 9.4 lbs, 42.6 to go!

Learn a New Lesson Today is like swimming up stream. Still no weight loss, but stayed the same again today. I’m secretly hoping for one of those “big drops”, but figure my lesson is probably that I’ve been all talk and no action for the past few weeks. I actually got on the treadmill this morning and did a normal paced walk for 20 minutes. Didn’t burn many calories and didn’t really breath hard, but it is a start. Had a brown bag meeting at noon, so I ate lunch at home before I went, grabbed a bottle of water, and it was a snap. Tonight I met my husband and business associates at a very nice restaurant, ordered grilled salmon, grilled asparagus and a salad. I did not pick up the bread, order an appetizer or dessert. One of the men ordered a chocolate decadent lava cake and asked for extra forks. As it was passed around the table, I did take a small bite. It was wonderful and that was enough.

justWEIGHT – Apr. 6 – Week #14 – Day #2 (Day 96 of 365 – same weight) Total loss 9.4 lbs, 42.6 to go!

According to my Weight Chart, today I should have reached my 25% weight loss goal. I weigh the same as yesterday and hope the fast gain of the past two weeks has settled and my good behavior will soon be rewarded with good results. It Gets Easier is today’s lesson. Hmmmmm, hasn’t so far. Oh, some days, even some weeks go well. It’s v-e-r-y slow weight loss, and then I lose my head and all the knowledge I ever learned and bam…up four or five pounds. Have I been here before? Only dozens of times in my life. That’s usually when I get totally down and just give up trying. Not this time. I don’t really know if it gets easier. I’ll have to let you know that one later. I don’t have a trainer. I don’t have advertisers paying me for staying on track. All I have is the will and the know how that the justWEIGHT plan will work. I don’t know how long it will take me to make up for lost ground, but I was perfect yesterday, I’ll be perfect today and again tomorrow. I pray that it will get easier.

justWEIGHT – Apr. 5 – Week #14 – Day #1 (Day 95 of 365 – gained 1.6 lbs) Total loss 9.4 lbs, 42.6 to go!

Have Faith In Yourself – Well, that’s a good quote, but right now, it’s probably the hardest thing in the world for me to do. Do I feel like a failure? Yep! I’m not looking for a shoulder to cry on here, more like straps and a whip. I just got home from a four day trip after only being home three days following another four day trip. I’m hopeless! Travel will be the end of me where weight is concerned. Food, food, everywhere. I can tell from the way my rings fit that I am full of water and not the good kind. Confession is good for the soul? Let’s try this one on for size. Upon completion of the first quarter, I am 3.59 pounds from my three month goal. I am going to try and have faith in myself, because no one other than my mother could right now. I have done well today and hopefully you won’t have to listen to me having a fit tomorrow. Thanks for the shoulder.