I was very surprised when I stepped on the scale yesterday at WW. I lost 2 pounds this week! I totally didn't expect it since this weekend was a total bust as far as eating healthy. Let's sum it up, shall we: Friday night was McDonald's cheeseburgers and fries; Saturday was IHOP for breakfast, two hot dogs and two bags of chips for linner, and then second dinner was a Zinger salad from Ale House; Sunday was Chinese for lunch, and pizza and bread sticks for dinner. *sigh* How in the heck did I lose any weight with those foods?!?! Well, for one, everything I ate, I tried to get the "healthier" versions, i.e., only had a handful of fries from McD's, hot dogs were chicken dogs, Chinese was steamed chicken and broccoli with drizzled sauce on top, and pizza was thin crust. Still not the best choices, but apparently it helped.
Also... on Monday, after Zumba, I spent 2 1/2 hours doing yard work, so I'm sure I sweated off any crazy food! (yeah - I was exhausted after that!)
So, all that to say - I think this "lifestyle change" is really starting to click... meaning, even when I eat like crap, I'm still thinking enough to make the better choices of the crap! :)
Oh - and those two pounds brought me ooooh so close to 25lbs lost... my total lost now is 24.2lbs so I'm hoping and praying that next week I can really celebrate!! :)
Oh my gosh -- I'm so excited for 25 lbs!! You know, you were describing all those foods and I thought -- how DID she lose weight?! But when you described all the healthier options I could totally see how they must have made a difference. It sounded much healthier, and definitely helps get me thinking about some of those little choices that make the bigger difference in the end. Thanks!!
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