busy is good!

I lost the weight I gained over the 'bad decision' weekend.  However, I missed putting sensa on dinner a couple times over the weekend, so my diligent 7 days started on Monday.  So far so good.  I've made good choices, downed my H-cut for b'fast and lunch (we eat too late to take it with dinner) and have 'sprinkled' everything with the exception of the fruit I had last night.  I have been rewarded with a 216.5 weigh in this morning!    The scale had a bit of fun at my expense though.  I stepped on, waited and saw the glum number 218.  I stared at it, motionless mind you, and it flipped to 216.5.  I know better than to take a low number and run.  So I stepped on and off 3 more times.  When all three of those times also said 216.5, I decided to pat myself on the back and log it.  That puts me back at 9.8 pounds lost.  So close to that 10 pound mark!  Such a small accomplishment...but a huge one at the same time.

I'm not killing myself to fit exercise in.  I hit my Zumba class on Monday, and will go again tonight.  I meant to get my circuit workout in last night, but cleaning up the kitchen and living room won instead.  Either way, I did not eat while I was alone in the house.  THAT is a major check in the win column for me!!  So my key to success is to stay busy enough that I don't think about food.  This should be an easy task, as my house is a unending mess, and there's consistantly no less than 5 loads of laundry to do at any given time. 

School starts next week, and dance 2 weeks after that.  At that point, the mess and laundry will double.  That should mean that my weight loss and good choice efforts should multiply as well, don't you think?

Now if I could only get my 'personal' life to go in the right direction...*giggle*...

Oops...spoke too soon...lol

Well, let it be known that you cannot simply 'stop' using things and eating well and expect to see the same numbers on the scale.  I know...shocking truth, huh?  I totally laxed on my hydroxycut and sensa this weekend, got no exercise in, and made bad food choices.  The result?  Todays weigh in showed a 3.5 pound gain.  But that kinda serves me right.  I should have known better!

So now I'm gonna challenge myself...for only 7 days.  For the next 7 days, I want to be very diligent about my food choices.  I want to make sure I take my h-cut, and sprinkle the sensa on even the most minute of items I choose to eat.  I want to keep track of the calories and be very honest with myself for the next 7 days.  I want to see the true difference on the scale.

This won't be easy, as my in-laws are down from Canada, and Kel will want to have dinner with them this weekend for sure.  Tonight is dinner at our house, and we're doing chicken, corn on the cob, baked beans and rolls.  Not awful, but I'm missing out on Zumba tonight since they're coming for dinner.   I might be able to squeeze something in somewhere, but I doubt it.

So... 7 days.  It's only 7 days...

Finally, a sense of accomplishment!

For the longest time now, I have bounced back and forth around numbers between 221 and 225.  I have finally broken through and gotten into the '2-teens'!  I wish I could say for sure that it was my choices or the Sensa.  But I believe it's most likely the combination of the two.  I have not been completely diligent with adding the Sensa to every meal.  I tend to forget at dinner.  But I also have not been exercising as frequently as I have been in the past.  I have been working more in the warehouse at work lately, however.  I've been trying to make better choices food-wise, and have been moderately succesful with that.  My precious Hailey has been very good about keeping me in check.  I adore her for that!  I may not like it at the time, but it's obviously paying off.  I have lost a total of 9.8 pounds in the 2 1/2 weeks since I started the Sensa, and It's really not a burden to stick to.  I do feel silly when I use it at a restaurant...I need to find a cute little shaker to use so it's not so blatant that I'm using Sensa...lol.  All in all, I do think it's helping with my cause.  Whether it's actually doing something, or my mind just thinks it is.  Regardless, the weight is coming off...that's really all the matters!