The challenges!

I'll be honest, it was a tough week.  I'm still trying to get into this mindset of healthy eating, and it's hard.  I almost had a meltdown in the grocery store on Friday.  Everything that I loved to eat was on sale.  Potato Chips!  4 big bags for $10!  Klondike Bars!  Heck, ALL ice cream was on sale.  I'm not kidding about the meltdown, I almost did start actually crying.   I tried to treat myself to hamburgers by purchasing the leanest ground beef I could.  It didn't taste the same - it was bland to me.  And I LOVE hamburgers.  I know some folks would suggest turkey burgers or veggie burgers, but it's not the same.

On the other side, a friend brought over some homemade ice cream over the weekend.  It was vanilla bean, lavender and rosemary.  It was divine.  The amazing part to me was that I only had a few teaspoons - and it was enough.  I guess what they say about how it's really just the first few tastes that satisfy is true.  I also had a very small slice of cake - and it was enough.  My husband and I went out to dinner at a local bar - there was a drumming group there that we wanted to see.  I scoured the whole menu for something relatively healthy, ordered it, but still caved and had 2 lite beers.  Interesting thing though - about half way through the 2nd one I was thinking "Why did I order this?  I don't even really want this anymore." Slow baby steps to a major change. 

Despite the slip ups, I have to admit that I feel better.  It's just a general feeling, can't really pinpoint how to describe it - just that I feel better.   But I have a long way to go to meet the weight goal before December.

Weight lost this week:  2.6 lbs.
Total weight lost:          6.0 lbs.