As I suspected, last week's 5 lb. weight loss was a bit of "new diet" fluke. This week's weigh in showed only 1/2 lb. loss, which is still a loss - and proves my theory that my typical average weekly weight loss hangs around 2.5 to 3 lbs. - which if I stay that course still keeps me achieving my initial short term goal and puts me well on my way to my long term goal. But I also know that there will be weeks when I "plateau" so I still need to keep it in perspective.
I did a little self analysis as to why I didn't lose more this week and can only think that it has to do with sodium intake. I ate out more than I should have in one week - having gone to Outback Steak House on Wednesday, Olive Garden on Friday, and O'Charley's on Saturday! That's a lot of good eatin'! BUT....each time I chose wisely in what I ordered, sticking with salads at Outback and O'Charleys - although the salad at Outback was a "black and bleu" salad with steak. Friday evening at Olive Garden I did really well and ordered a grilled chicken dish that had an apricot sauce and steamed veggies. And...I didn't even eat all of the chicken but brought it home for another meal on Sunday! Yet, I know that eating out at restaurants, even if choosing wisely also means having more flavoring that contains sodium and sugar that I have no control over. So I need to watch that and maybe cut back on the eating out thing - it'll save on the pocketbook as well!
Still - I have small victories I can be proud of and celebrate. When at Outback and O'Charleys, I did not, repeat DID NOT eat any of the fabulous rolls they both serve before your meal! And I'm all about some good yeast rolls - but I was a good 'DooBee' and resisted the temptation. I can never eat just one roll anyway - I have to slather it in butter and absolutely will eat more than one. So my goal is to never take that first bite thinking "it won't hurt."
I've also managed to drive by McDonalds every day for the first two weeks of the new plan without my car automatically taking that right turn in to the drive thru to get a sausage biscuit and sweet tea! For the last few months I've been getting one if not two sweet teas A DAY, and at least once, if not twice or three times a week getting a sausage and biscuit for breakfast. I'd love to know how much sugar I'm no longer putting into my body just from cutting out the sweet tea!
So I look forward to another week, and perhaps next Monday I'll have better news in terms of the weight loss.
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Did someone mention OLIVE GARDEN?
God I miss that restaurant!
Well mom I was so inspired by your blog that I finally created my own thanks thanks thanks!
A fact about the rolls. In Turkey bread is not served before the meal but with it. And is a must at every meal. And except for breakfast (we eat it with butter cheese etc) it is eaten plain but with every bite. One piece of meat and one piece of bread. One piece of vegetable one piece of bread etc. And even the plate is cleaned -at the end- with it as we say here! So it is one of the biggest weight issues here. But still every diet includes bread since we cannot live with it. The body needs carbon hydrates and bread has it. And it keeps you full. So please don't see it as a devil temptation. BUT the problem is with butter etc it really becomes one. I recommend you to include it somehow in your diet like one piece at breakfast etc. However beware that bread in the USA has more calories than everywhere else (like other food products). Anyway enough recs for now I am still stuck at the idea of going to Olive Garden...I still dream about it after all those years.
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