Weekly Weigh In

The moment of truth:

Weight: 164.8

Inches lost: .5

It could have been worse, since I had a bad weekend and a kid’s birthday party this past week, so I’m pretty pleased.  While the dramatic drop last week was really exciting, you can’t expect to lose that much on a regular basis.  2 pounds is about right. 

Drinking? Not a Problem

Every diet advice article you read emphasizes it: drink lots of water. (You did realize this post was about drinking water, right?)

Water’s never been very appealing to me, so I’ve had to dress it up a little to keep the momentum going. Every day when I arrive at the office, while my computer is booting up for the day, I take my 4 water bottles to the water fountain and fill them up. (If you aren’t aware of the controversy over bottled water, check this out. I recycle my bottles so I don’t feel bad at all about it.)

When I get back to my desk, my mix factory gears up. One bottle turns a deep orange with peach-flavored green tea… ...Continue reading

Chocolate, My Nemesis

After 5 days of perfect low carbing, yesterday I screwed up.  The first part wasn’t so bad… I walked to the bank and then on my way back, I stopped at Quizno’s and ate one of their 200 calorie Sammies.  (Oh man, was it good!)  I ripped off about a third of the super yummy flatbread to save on carbs, but it was really, really hard to throw it away.

The problem with a few carbs is that they lead to wanting more carbs… by the time I got home, I was crashing and looking for something else to eat when I found them… in the top cupboard over the sink… the chocolate squares I bought at the after Christmas sales.

Justifying to myself that chocolate is an antioxidant (and really good… ...Continue reading