So welcome to Week 3! I don't think this is the longest I've gone with any type of diet (I think I held onto to the heart-palpitation-causing diet Atkins for close to four weeks), but this is the longest I've eaten healthy on a regular basis that I can remember. While it's not necessarily the longest time, I am proud of what I've done thus far, and am doing my best to remain focused on today and tomorrow, not looking ahead weeks and months (though I do fantasize about what it will be like to be down to about 220 lbs.).
I made it through yesterday! That's the most important thing to reflect upon.
That said, there were some small pitfalls, one of which I fell into.
First off, I didn't snack while cooking. That was good. I did, though, eat a bowl of jambalala around 2:30 p.m. It wasn't much, but was necessary to make sure what I had just made didn't taste bad. (For the record, it tasted great!)
Then, once the party got going, I had a plate of jambalaya (still great!), with a small ladle of my friend's cheesy potatoes. I probably could have passed on the potatoes (I suspect they're not good for you...), but had in my mind that I don't want to live out-of-bounds. So long as I don't overstock my plate with it, I could eat some. So that's what I did.
The major pitfall that I fell into came when I let my dog out of her kennel after we were done eating. The little buffet we set up was at doggie nose-level, so I cleared everything to the kitchen. While in the kitchen, and out of view of everybody else, I took a spoonful of the cheesy potatoes. It happened without thought, and I'm lucky that I caught myself when I did, after one spoonful, because I could have easily devoured everything left in the tray. The first spoonful, though, happened subconsciously. My mind, and everything that I've been working towards, just turned off.
I'm glad that I caught myself when I did, but the big accomplishment was not smoking pot!! I did it. It was offered, and I turned it down. And everybody was very respectful of my decision to refrain, offering to not smoke in front of me. But by that time, I had already decided I would not do it, and told them to not do anything differently, I would just pass the pipe along to the next person. I did it!!
The other big thing that happened at the party was, I showed my January 1 pictures and my January 14 pictures to a couple of people to get some confirmation that my pictures look different, and they agreed. Like I said above, I am proud of what I've accomplished, and it felt good to show somebody the proof.
In other news, my tooth has stopped hurting. That's a smidge odd, though I'm happy about it. Rather than going to an emergency dentist this morning, I can wait and go to a dentist that a friend recommends instead.
So, the facts...
Day 14 food:
Banana
Water
Jambalaya (s small-ish bowl)
Water
Jambalaya (a bit more than the lunch portion)
Ladle of cheesy potatoes (not much!)
Spoonful of cheesy potatoes (ugh)
Sliver of guava cheesecake (I didn't like it! Though everybody else did...)
Orange juice
Water
Day 14 exercise: Not much, probably even less than the day before, but still three long walks)
Daily weight: 265 lbs. (down 22)
So today... I was feeling a bit yesterday like I was hitting a wall, but I will push through today and keep this going. I've got to! Not to sound too dramatical, but I feel like my life depends on this.
It's already 1:00 p.m. now, so I will probably simply jump stright to lunch (not sure what I'll have), and then have dinner at my friend Alex's place tonight (roast beef, potato, veges...).
Thanks for reading!