I'VE BEEN BRAINWASHED

"I will not eat peanut m&ms!"

I think that I have successfully brainwashed myself.  Case in point...I went grocery shopping yesterday and skipped over all the yummy things that usually tempt me.  I did make sure that I ate something before I went there, which is important.  You don't want to go grocery shopping if you are hungry.  By the time you reach the counter with the delicious candy selection in the aisle right behind you, you would be doomed.

I got chicken breasts, carrots, potatoes, fruit, and all good things.  I plan on making something in the crock pot for dinner, and have not figured it out yet.  I'm assuming that it will have chicken, carrots and potatoes...LOL

By the way, the movie (Les Miserables) was great.  Hugh was outstanding, which is what I expected.  As for the diet I bought a medium kettle corn (not exactly diet friendly, but I did skip the box of peanut m&ms).  I bought a bottle of water, which I half finished, dropped, and then heard it roll underneath the seats down the slope to who knows where.  Needless to say, I did not crawl on the floor during or after the movie retrieve it.  God knows what was on that floor.

Picture and quote courtesy of SparkPeople.com

SO FAR, SO GOOD

Okay, here are the results of the week one bathing suit weigh in...

I'm down 6 lbs.  Yay!  

Now, I know that the first week, if you are dedicated, is always good.  I've had plenty of first weeks in my lifetime.  To tell you the truth, it is the second week that is the hardest because you have the joy of the first week and you want to celebrate.  For me, getting past 20 lbs is even harder.  So, yes, I am happy and proud of myself, but I also know that this is only the beginning.  I'm still on the first twenty.

One thing that I have noticed, and it is no surprise, is that I'm always hungry.  When I was hungry before, I would just eat something, but not now.  I don't have enough good stuff in the house.  Gotta get some raw veggies.  Carrots, celery, etc.  I bought 2 baskets of strawberries last week and they lasted one hour.  The kids saw them and that was the end of that.  I did eat enough of them for that day, but there was nothing left for the next day.  One thing about my kids...they do love their fruit.  We still have apples, but they won't be here long.  Gotta get more supplies.

My goal for this week is to lose more than the usual 1 or 2 lbs in the second week.  Three would be good, as a matter of fact.  I'll put the goal at 3.  

I love me some Hugh

I'm probably going to the movies Wednesday to see Les Miserables.   I will plan out my day so that I can have popcorn, but no soda.  I will have to skip my usual peanut m&ms. :(