Thursday, December 10th:
- R (5-year-old) had another half-day of school due to parent-teacher conferences, so a friend of hers came over to play with her two sisters. When I drove R to dance class I realized that I had neglected to buy a dessert for her to bring to school for her birthday celebration, so I stopped off at the supermarket to get cupcakes.
- Since it was the last day of dance for Rebecca before the holidays, plus it was both her birthday and a friend of hers who is in dance class, I also bought some doughnut holes to share with the girls in her class. They were those Entenmann's Pop-Ems kind. I didn't think of this at the time, but those doughnut holes were part of the first "binge" I had off-plan from TSFL around Halloween of 2014. Maybe that wasn't the smartest choice. They smelled SOO good that I could practically taste it. But I didn't have any. Take that, Entenmann's!
- I made more Latkes to bring into R's kindergarten class the next day. In full disclosure, I did nibble on a few crumbs. That batch looked and smelled amazing.
- Nutcracker Dress rehearsal, followed by the first performance. They provided a buffet dinner which consisted of: Chicken Fingers, French Fries, Pasta Salad, Pizza, Hot dogs, Hamburgers, Salad, and Fudge Brownies. As delicious as the food all looked and smelled, I was thankful for the salad, and ate a heaping plate of it (probably more than a cup and a half, so sue me!)
- Yes, it was full-fat, full-carb ranch dressing. But I still think, all things considered, this was a victory. I didn't even take a crumb of that brownie and I think I could have easily polished off an entire tray of them.
- It's amazing how doing something you love takes your mind off silly things like food. As exhausted as I was, it was so much fun. I got to make wonderful music with fantastic musicians, for an audience that truly appreciated our contribution to the ballet experience.
- R's 6th birthday! My husband let me sleep a bit. We relaxed in the morning, and then headed over to my parents'. Since it was also Channukah, we decided to celebrate R's birthday around lunchtime. This accomplished 2 things, because it allowed me to be there to sing her Happy Birthday with the family, and created a separation for Channukah so that the cousins getting presents didn't steal R's birthday thunder.
- I ate my nacho puffs in the kitchen while everyone ate pizza in the dining room. That way I don't have to see the pizza (they got my favorite veggie kind!), and I didn't have the kids asking me what I'm eating and making comments about how "gross" it looks.
- After singing Happy Birthday, I didn't hang around for the cake eating. Just easier that way.
- Second performance of the Nutcracker, just as fun as the first.
- 2 Nutcracker performances. They provided lunch in between. Buffet style meal included: Chicken Parm, Ziti, Garlic Bread, Salad, and Cookie-Squares. Again, I was thankful they had salad, full carb dressing and all.
- On a random note, is this really good food for dancers? I guess carbs = short term energy, so maybe?
- Weighed in to see the scale drop 4 pounds. I'll take it! I need to hang onto this feeling and the momentum. This program WORKS, but I have to stick to it 100%.
- I was going to go back to the gym today for the first time in a few weeks, since I finally felt like I had some energy back. But I realized I had to finish raking the leaves. I was out there for 2.5 hours. That's exercise, right?! I have a huge blister on my hand to prove it...
- At Rebecca's piano lesson, the teacher had a dish of holiday Hershey kisses on the table. I was not tempted. (Well, maybe a little, but not in that obsessive "WHY OH WHY CAN'T I HAVE IT!" way). I thought that was notable, a bit of a personal victory.
- I was originally going to make zucchini lasagna, but I found out I had to be somewhere and wouldn't have time to cook it. Instead, I spiraled the zucchini, and sauteed it on the stove with a little oil, some crushed garlic, and diced grape tomatoes. I then took a small mixture of mozzarella/ricotta/basil/salt/pepper, and kind of "folded it" into the middle. When I removed it from the stove, I sprinkled a tiny bit more mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. It was SO delicious. I think the garlic combined with the natural juices from the tomatoes and it was a teensy bit sweet. I'm definitely going to try to recreate this!
WEIGH IN STATS: Week 2
* Change this week: -4lbs
* Total change since day 1: -13lbs
* Total change since March 2014: -36
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