Happy Monday to you! Also known to many of us as the dreaded weigh-in day. I am also in a weight loss “competition” that weighs in on Wednesdays. I joined, not because I thought I could win, but for the comradery of it. I only know two people in the group, but most are local, so I am hoping to get to know more people by the end of it. The competition is app based. It is so easy. I wish I would have known about this when I was doing weigh-ins for people.
I had really been off for several days. I could not shake it. You could probably tell by my morose post yesterday. It finally dawned on me last night, that it was PMS. Duh. It is early, so I was not expecting it. Thought it was all fallout from trying to wean off the antidepressant. I woke up this morning to my cycle – and a clearer, happier headspace.
With this development, I was nervous to step on the scale. However, my hard work was rewarded with a 2 ½ pound loss. That is nearly 5 pounds in two weeks. I am really happy with this. We do not always see the results we think we should, so I will gladly take this. I searched 2.5 weight loss images and only found the shaker weight. I have seen cool images of what weight loss looks like. If you know of what site that’s on, please let me know. I remember being on a girls trip to Vegas and this bar we were in had the shaker commercial running the whole time on their tv’s as to simulate hand jobs. In other words, I lost a hand job this week.
Things that have gone well: I have continued to drink a lot of water. I have started drinking mostly tepid water. I have heard for a long time that it is better for you because and it makes sense to me – especially if you are eating and drinking water – cold water would harden whatever fat you might be eating. I drink about 20+ ounces each morning before I eat or drink anything. That is also supposed to be good to get things moving. I have done a lot of walking. I have been accountable for what I have been eating. It really is that simple – the execution anyway – we know there is a million mind fucks in between.
Every day is a good day but am especially looking forward to today. A friend is driving out to visit. We are going on a walk (happy she wants to join me in the cold) and grabbing some lunch. With the pandemic, I have not had a lot of in person social time. She had wanted to meet earlier last week, but I knew she had been to a party and had to put it off. I get nervous about that damn virus – with good reason. Poor Cal is suffering a lot of the aftereffects that many go through with COVID. It breaks my heart. Later today Brian is returning from a four-day trip. He has the antibodies now, so I am glad he was able to spend time with friends before starting his new job next Monday. Ryne was also house/dog sitting during this time, so Caleb and I got to spend some quality time together while they were both out.
I hope you all have a wonderful day today as well.
Below is a photo of my breakfast. I normally do a smoothie or sometimes fresh juice, but this was easiest in my current condition. (dramatic much?) I often do this as a snack. It is non-fat, plain Greek yogurt with frozen blueberries. I do this with different types of fruit – a Cutie being my favorite lately. It is 0 point on Blue WW. It is taste great and is guilt free. Winning.
~Jenn
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