Challenges...

well DH came home thursday night and we have had a nice couple of days together. i had WI on thursday night as well and i lost 3lbs! i am very excited but it is already short lived since i have over indulged the last three days. i also have to weigh in tuesday instead of thursday next week because i have an appointment thursday night so i know i most likely will not be happy with my number. but that will just motivate me again for the following WI. i have 4.5lbs to go until goal. that is very exciting....
it is so hard to go to functions and be challenged with the great food there. i was very controlled at the baby shower yesterday; qty 1 1" mini empanada, qty 1 3/4" cheese quiche round, 1/2 deviled egg, and 3 1" long mini cheese chorizo sticks. thats it. they had so many home made delicious foods and i just kept saying no thank you.... no thank you .... no thank you.......
then today was a birthday party; 1 small piece of bday cake (it was a 10 and worth it), and qty 1 small sandwich piece about 2"long by 3/4" wide with meat and lettuce and tomato. thats it.... then it was no thank you to wings, no thank you to pizza, no thank you to ice cream cake, no thank you to beer. so even though i failed, as i write this that i could have gone hog wild and eaten so much and i didn't. so i guess i did succeed.......

Woo hoo!!!

last week i gained 1lb this week i lost 3lbs... what a feeling. every time i see that scale go up i whip right back into shape and i set goals and that helps me succeed every week. my goal is to lose the last 4.5lbs in the next 3 weeks and reach my WW goal on my May 1st weigh in. that would be great!!!!
i have switched from flex to what i call pseudo core. most of my daily eating is with core foods but i write down the points and watch the portions but then i will have my fiber one bars and the occasional reduced fat pringle. so i am at 21 points a day but most of my food choices are core. i also am really consciously thinking as i eat. the TLC show i can make you thin points out setting your fork down between each bite. i am doing it and it is working. i am eating less and my brain knows when i am full before i shovel too much in.....

Bitten by the beer.....

i was bitten by the beer bug this week as warm weather is popping up. i don't know, when it is warm i am compelled to drink and that was not good for WI. i gained 1lb. not that bad but still. so on top of all my other goals i have know made the goal of cutting beer to 1 night a week. that is going to be very hard.
on a lighter side.... i have done alot of cooking and you must check out Roni's link on my page. great recipes. i made the fried zucchinni sticks and they were AWESOME!!!!
i am trying to slowly switch to core to get the last 7.5lb off and there are some good recipes on there to help me out.