The Roller Coaster of my (lack of) weight loss

So, I was chatting with Mindy about this last night a bit...  I was so good last week, and went to the gym FOUR times... that is a record for me :)  This week... haven't been once!!  The difference was that my son was all gung-ho about going last week, but a pain to try and get to go this week.  I'm not making excuses, just that his cooperation makes it so much easier!  I was able to get in some exercising at home, but not near as well as I do at the gym.  Anyway, its frustrating, I don't know how to fix it... I do plan on getting the treadmill set-up so I can try and get some better exercise from home, but its frustrating trying to get in a workout while being interrupted by a 4-year-old every 5 minutes... Ugghhhh... I'm just venting, thanks for listening :)

BBQ Success

I went to a BBQ last night. Lots of people, huge amounts of food and needless to say lots of temptation. I only ate one plate of food! Ok, it was a pretty big plate so this was only a small victory but I didn't table graze after eating either so that was a big plus.

Crystal was there too. How did you do Crys?

Honey Basil Chicken

This recipe is so simple, but my husband who likes "man food" and not "chick food" actually liked it. This never happens, so I thought I'd share.

Honey Basil Chicken

4-6 chicken breasts
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper (ground pepper gives it a little more kick)
1-2 tsp dried basil OR 30-40 fresh basil leaves (I used the basil from our garden and it was yummy)
½ cup honey
1 tsp garlic powder (I just used garlic salt and eliminated the table salt)

Preheat oven to 400. Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Drizzle each chicken breast with honey until well covered; sprinkle with basil. Bake at 400, covered, for about 30 minutes until cooked through.

I said No!

Last night we were out doing shopping as part of our FHE activity and Toro suggested we go get an ice cream cone. I said he could but that I wasn't eating ice cream. He was nice and didn't get one but it was so tempting. I wanted to share that I did it! I know it's only August 5th but I really think I can keep this up. In fact I'm also going to add that I won't take any 2nd helpings on other desserts. I know myself too well right now to cut it all out completely! I'll be stronger to try that one in September.

I also wanted to tell those of you who are working on 2nd helpings about, French Women don't get fat, (she also an additional book called French women for all Seasons) by Mireille Guiliano. It would be worth getting from the library. She has some great advice about the 2nd helping, oversize portion problem so many face and some fun and some bizarre recipes. She's been my secret weapon so far but I finally decided to share.

Week Six Results

Here are the results from Week Six. We are now halfway through the competition. I didn't get too many results this week, but here's what we've got...

% of Weight Lost this Week
TeriAnne: 0.35%
Jeni O: 0%
Lisa: 0%
Mindy: -0.35%
Anna Marie: -1.79%

TeriAnne is the only one that lost weight this week! Way to go Teri! I was on vacation all week were there was horrible food tempting me practically 24/7. What's your excuse?

% of Total Weight Lost
Lisa: 5.16%
Jeni O: 5.07%
Mindy: 4.36%
TeriAnne: 2.83%
Anna Marie: 2.56%

Looks like Lisa is still on top, but Jeni O is creeping up on her pretty quick.

Let's try to have a better week- I know I going to start working harder!

Week Five Results

Hey Ladies!

Sorry this is so late! We were on vacation all last week and I couldn't seem to find time to do anything other than play. Sorry! :(

% Of Weight Lost This Week
Amber: 1.56%
Mindy: 0.70%
Anna Marie: 0.59%
Crystal: 0.40%
Jeni O: 0.35%
TeriAnne: 0.21%
Lisa: 0%

Total % of Weight Lost
Lisa: 5.16%
Jeni O: 5.07%
Mindy: 4.79%
Anna Marie: 4.27%
Amber: 3.08%
TeriAnne: 2.49%
Crystal: 1.59%

Nobody gained weight this week! (At least nobody that reported their weight.) This is the only the 2nd this has happened since we started!

Bad Start

Ok, I know I just started the whole Lent thing. It seems shameful to have to write about my messing up on day 2! But I thought if I took responsibility and shared my shame that it might stop me from doing it again.

The culprit: A BBQ beef sandwich with melted cheese on a toasted bun. I only ate half of a second sandwich and I didn't have seconds of the homemade guacamole and chips so maybe its like half victory half defeat.

This is so much harder than I thought it would be. I feel like I have to eat as much as Bryant. I know he is a guy and needs more food than I do but if I don't eat as much as he does somehow it seems unfair. At least that is the excuse I use when he is around. Who knows what my problem is when I am alone and over eating. Maybe it is if no one sees me overeat then it didn't actually happen.

Sorry, this sounds more like a journal entry than post but I really do want to change my bad habit and I think this might help.