Took yesterday off from the gym. I spent 4 hours in the car, and my legs were tight when I woke up yesterday as it was. May go today...we'll see how I am feeling this afternoon.

Down another 1.5...woooo!

New record?

Today is Thursday. I have been to the gym Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday so far this week. Granted - I am not there for 3 hours at a time, but still - 3 days in a week - let a lone in a row...that has never happened before. Also went 3 days last week too...

Taking today off probably, and then back tomorrow. And surprisingly, I don't hate going!

I'm starting to slip.

I need to refocus, fast - before I get out of control.

Almost forgot...

Weighed in today, and have officially hit the 15 pound mark. Took a little more than a month, but hey - I am older than I was the last time through this, and I had a rough week in the middle there.

I WILL hit 20 by the end of this month!

Challenges.

Another weekend has gone by, and I think for the most part, I did alright. I am finding it to be a bit easier when I have to eat out and with others, to resist eating certain things. Saturday after the parade, we went to dinner and while everyone else dug into the bread basket, I didn't have any. We also didn't do any appetizers, regardless of how hungry we were. I did get pasta for dinner - it also had crab meat, shitake mushrooms and plum tomatos with a real light sauce to it. I barely ate the pasta, and what little I did it - not good. Within 20 minutes I was sick. Did not take long at all to realize that I am not ready for that just yet, not even in the smallest amount. I have not had bread, pasta, etc in 6 weeks and just the small amount I did have, went right through me.

So, for now it is back to rediscovering the other things that I like and can tolerate for now. The next few weeks will be tough. Christmas time is always tough. But having already started losing weight I am motivated, and don't feel like I NEED to eat candy or Christmas cookies just because they are there in front of me.

Here we are at Friday again...pretty good week, got back on track. Ate a lot better, made it to the gym 3 times so far. I am sure I won't get a chance to update over the weekend, so keep your fingers crossed I am able to keep focused, and happy with the weigh in on Monday.

Yesterday was tough on many levels.

I didn't update, because I was gone all day...left the house and 7am, and didn't get home until 5. Promptly followed by a 'nap' which lead to me sleeping until this morning.

Funerals are draining. Emotionally, mentally. On top of that, it was miserable weather. Rain, at times real bad - flooding, windy. Nothing like standing at a gravesite with the rain coming in sideways.

After that, we get to the luncheon...at an Italian restaurant. I knew what was coming. Bruschetta, bread basket, salad (whew), penne, entree (fish with some vegetables I could eat) and ice cream for dessert.

Normally, I'd embrace the comfort food. Between the day itself, and weather making it that much more difficult to deal with, I would have eaten half that basket of bread on my own. Yesterday, I was good. No bread, no penne, no ice cream. Believe me, I wanted it, but I refrained.