First things first. My first weigh-in since restarting Take Shape for Life was this morning. Down 9 pounds. Yes, this feels great to have made solid progress, but I know that it is going to slow down dramatically from this point forward, so I need to tuck my head down and keep charging forward.
I did do that tonight though, in a way.
Tonight is the 2nd night of Channukah and I voluntarily went ahead and made homemade potato latkes. I'm talking the real deal, from scratch. The carbiest of the carbs. I made them, I cooked them, I fried them, I smelled them. I took a crumb from the plate, I admit, but I did not eat any. Everyone enjoyed them. I kept busy at the fry pan so I didn't have to sit and watch.
For my own meal, I made one of my favorite spaghetti squash dishes courtesy of Sandy's Kitchen:
http://www.sandyskitchenadventures.com/2011/02/spaghetti-squash-with-tomatoes-feta-and.html
My best friend came by to celebrate Channukah with us, which was great, but she did bring an entire container of sugar cookies with she and my husband proceeded to eat together... literally passing the container back and forth in front of me. Periodically me husband would take one, glance my way with a guilty expression, make a sheepish smile and apologize. I asked him to fetch me a Popsicle. I survived.
Tomorrow we are hosting my next-door neighbor, so I might make some more latkes for the crew. I know I can handle it. I have leftover squash, I'll be fine.
As frustrating as the cookie thing was, I'm proud of how I went into the latkes situation head-on, kept my focus, and felt pretty good about things when it was over. I knew what I was getting into and I felt prepared for it. Maybe that's why the cookie thing was harder --- it threw me off gaurd.
There IS an elephant in the room for me that I need to address soon. New Year's Eve. One of my favorite days of the year, and I'd be lying if I didn't say that food was a part of the equation. More to come on this soon....
WEIGH IN STATS: Week 1
* Change this week: -9lbs
* Total change since day 1: -9lbs
* Total change since March 2014: -32
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