New Old Jeans

Rummaged through my drawers this morning and got brave enough to try on an old pair of jeans and they fit.  Amazing. (paired them with a pair of shoes that ....wait for it......have heels....haven't worn heels since the time I fell down in CT on the way home from VA).   Another 10-20 pounds and it will be time to start getting rid of the old clothes that are starting to get a little big.  Can't wait.  Will keep up all routines this week but since I had the big weight loss of 4 pounds will not be expecting too much. Historically whenever I have a big drop like that a small one will follow. That's ok, I won't be discouraged....I will just keep on the journey.

Pudding Bandits

All settled in for the night, getting ready to watch tv and feel like having a snack. What shall I have?  Oh I have pudding in the refrigerator. 

I open the refrigerator door and I see the top of the box that the 6 pack of pudding came in but NO PUDDING. The pudding bandits have struck again.  I suppose this is my own fault as I did not tell anyone not to eat it. I did not put a note on it (not that it would have stopped them). 

Lesson learned I must now hide anything that I want to enjoy.  But really? Seriously, people should not have to live like this, hiding snacks from their family.  But if thats what it takes I shall do it, I will not let those pudding bandits find my next stash.

Chelos and Greggs

For my followers not from the area, Chelos and Greggs are two local restaurants well known for their delicious desserts.  The food is decent but when you say let's go to Chelos or to Greggs it's secret code for let's go and have dessert. 

This past Saturday I ate at both places because of dance competition. (I did do what I planned and brought fruit for snacks throughout the day) For lunch we went to Greggs. My plan was to have a salad with chicken salad on top.  While we were looking at the menu we noticed on the back page their was a healthy eating section that actually listed the calories.  Turns out the salad I wanted was about 510 calories vs a turkey sandwich on rye which was 490 calories. Not a huge difference but I'd rather have the sandwich over a bowl of lettuce so, I opted for the turkey sandwich.  I was very pleased to see this page in their menu. Very helpful.  Of course we had to go to the front counter and pay as the most incredible desserts stared at us.  (Noticed the desserts were staring at us...not us staring at them). 

Lunch being at 11:30 we were starving by dinner time which was 8pm (thank God for packing the snacks). We couldn't get into most restaurants as there was a 45 minute wait pretty much everywhere.   You do not want to tell a "dieting" person who hasn't had a meal since 11:30 am that they have to wait yet another 45 minutes.  So we ended up at Chelos knowing we would not have a wait.  I didn't even examine their menu to see if they had a healthy options section as I knew I was just going to have the baked scrod. 

After visiting two of our favorite dessert restaurants in one day and knowing we would NOT give into to the cheesecake, willy wonka pie, or any other fattening option but still wanting something a little sweet, we decided to ask the server what kind of pudding they had (as it was listed on the menu as a dessert option)  he then informed us that they had no pudding.  Note to Chelos please update your menu.  I made the executive decision to go to stop and shop and by good old fashion Jell-o pudding.

Went home and had dessert.  It wasn't a big ol piece of cheesecake but it hit the spot. Nothing like a cup of chocolate pudding and a dollop of cool whip.

Another successful trip dining out. I love when I can get in and out of a restaurant and stick to the plan.

Ahead of schedule

This journey is quickly becoming about pushing myself to the limit. Pushing myself to do things I didn't think I could do and challenging myself to meet certain goals.  When I started exercising I started at 10-20 minutes per night.  One of my goals was to be doing 60 minutes of exercise by February 1st.  Goal has been met early as we have two days to go and I began my 60 minute routine.  New goal: 60 minutes a night in February and come March 1st let's see if we can add a few minutes into our morning routine.  Now that's a challenge as I don't like getting up in the morning.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

I knew about this yesterday but yesterday was all about Lauren and her accomplishments.  I chose to announce this today.......not only did I meet my goal of losing two pounds to make 20.....I exceeded my goal by two.  Official weight loss figure is  now at 22.  Going out this week to celebrate and starting on the next 20 pound goal (which is now only 18 to go since I'm ahead of the game).  I feel GREAT!  I feel CONFIDENT! I feel READY to take on this next challenge.

Being creative with exercise

What do you do when your eliptical machine is broken and you don't have access to the tv for your workout and it's too cold, windy, and rainy to go for a walk?   You go to the mall of course.  Walked laps around the Swansea Mall.  Walked 1.5 miles!!!

A message to team Lisa

I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who has become a follower of my blog, and those that may not be following here on The Road to Thin but are still a part of "Team Lisa".  I feel like a I have my very own fan club. The support has been overwhelming.  I hear every word that ya'll say. The encouragement, different tips I've received, it's all in a file in my head that I read mentally every day.  I appreciate every single ounce of support that  you give me and it really does make this journey much easier and definately more fun. 

I went to get my hair done today and told my stylist what I've been up to.  It was so much fun for me to see how excited she got about my journey.  It's so great to find support in the least likely places. 

This was a big week for me as several people started to notice my weight loss.  I received some very nice compliments. Today my stylist said to me "You are already such a beautiful person I can't imagine what you'll be like when you're thin".  That was such a nice thing to hear.   Of course you know already what I was thinking.....ummm I just don't see that.  I'm always the last to see things like that in myself.  But it really is nice to hear.

So thank you all from the bottom of my heart. And to those who are the closest to me,  who have been there from day one and know  where this journey will ultimately lead with my other big project (a little mystery for those who don't know...just keep reading...all will be revealed in time),  all I can say is you have inspired me and I really could not have begun this journey without your support and encouragement and it means more than I can ever find words to say. 

Though I still have a long road to travel I just wanted you to know that I really enjoy the company!