Weighty Wednesday 6

Break out the champagne, people, cuz I just weighed in! I lost five whole pounds! I don’t really have a ton to say about it other than WOOHOO!!!

I wasn’t tracking but I was applying what I’ve learned and denying myself lots of snacking. If I had to point to one thing that I think made the difference this week, it would be not eating at night. I did do it once but that was a day I had not eaten much due to being sick and when I did it I chose something relatively low calorie.

I have a terrible habit of snacking late at night. I think it’s because I used to skip breakfast entirely 100% of the time and not eat my first meal until after 1 in the afternoon. I still do that sometimes but it’s accidental (I swear, sometimes I just forget to eat!). But the result of this habit was that my metabolism was on a different clock than the rest of my day so I’d be hungry for “dinner” an hour before I went to bed. I have established a new rule with myself as of a couple of weeks ago: if I haven’t had breakfast for one reason or another, I WILL eat “lunch” at 11:30-noonish. I just don’t allow myself to go most of the day without eating something.

Another “on plan” rule I follow, even when not tracking, is stopping when I’m full. This is actually a really difficult one for me. I don’t like being stuffed to the brim anymore so that’s not a concern, it’s just when it’s something really, really delicious, I have a hard time not taking another bite…or maybe just one more…or oh dear, HOW is this so good? Like the other night my husband made baked catfish. He sprinkled it with lemon juice, Parmesan cheese and pepper. Very simple and absolutely delightful! I could have eaten that whole platter! The green beans he served with it and the corn, too, were cooked exactly right and well, let’s just say that just because it’s a healthy meal does NOT mean it’s easy not to overindulge.

Anyway, here’s to a successful week! I’m only 3lbs away from my first goal (199lbs) so I’m pretty excited! Tony says that I can get myself some clothes for each goal I reach. I promise not to make them all 5lbs apart, dear! For this goal it’s going to be an outfit, probably jeans and a t-shirt or something. When I get down to 150 (my next goal) I’m buying myself something sexy to share with him.