BRAKE!

I knew this day would come.  The time when I stepped on the scale and sighed.   Because I hadn't lost anything that week.  Not even 2/10ths of a pound.  Nothing.  Natta.  Zilch.

Considering the week I had, I should be grateful that the scale didn't go UP.  We celebrated my husband's birthday which meant I ate and drank way more than I have lately - and there were other temptations too.  Especially the brownies.  Here is the run down:

1)  Birthday cake.  Chocolate.  Made by my daughter who is an excellent baker.  1 slice to celebrate is acceptable, 2 pieces is pushing the envelope a bit.  I pushed.  For breakfast.

2)  Dinner Out #1 - I had salad, grilled chicken, broccoli and asparagus!  That's good, right?  Oh yeah, and 1 1/2 large breadsticks.  And 20 oz. of light beer. 

3)  Birthday Celebration and Dinner Out #2 - We went to a mead tasting and took a 2 hour boat cruise.   Did the tasting...and had a glass of mead...and then we had some more mead on the boat...and some cheese and crackers...and chips and dip...and THEN went to dinner where I had a glass of light beer and a hummus sandwich with some potato wedges (which I was hoping were oven roasted - but I couldn't really tell).  But see?  I had a hummus sandwich!  Isn't that reasonable?

4)  Dinner Out #3 - I was going to be SO good, but the best laid plans of mice and men as they say.  I ordered the grilled salmon - certainly a healthy meal!  BUT.  Yes, there's always a but.  I had the migraine from hell.  Anyone who suffers from severe migraines knows that one of the best remedies is soda...as in name brand cola loaded with caffeine and sugar.  So in the name of being sociable, I drank my soda with the meal - sugar, caffeine and all.  2 of them.  It was for medicinal purposes!  That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

5)  Miscellaneous Bad Stuff - The ice cream.  The Almond Joy.  A glass of diet soda.  No excuse.

6)  The Brownies - I had told someone I see in the course of my job about my mom's current situation (she is in a Rehabilitation and Health Center/nursing home after falling down the stairs) and her having a brownie with her lunch one day at the center.  My mom is diabetic, though currently it is controlled by diet.  Her roommate, bless her heart, told us, the nurses, the dietician and just about anyone else within earshot that my mom had eaten the brownie.  I know the lady was trying to look out for my mom and had her best interest at heart.  But my mom is 86, has dementia issues, has been diagnosed with cancer and may not be able to come back home - let her eat the gosh darn brownie!  So yesterday this woman who I had relayed my mom's story to came into the office with a plate of brownies - to remind me of the joy the little things give us.  With a smile she told me "Eat them all.  Enjoy it!  We never know what tomorrow brings."  So I did. 

The first slice of birthday cake and the brownies were the two "slip ups" all week I have absolutely no regrets over.  They both reminded me of the important things...family, friends...life.  Today starts another week.

Weight Lost This Week:     0.0 lbs.
Total Weight Lost:            14.0 lbs.