Where Have I Been?

Well, I vanished two weeks ago to head to SES NY, knowing I wouldn’t be able to post much while I was there.

Unfortunately, I got sick while there and came home with a case of Bronchitis so bad I’m STILL down sick a full week later. That means I haven’t been able to make it to the gym for two full weeks. It also means that while I’m tracking my food and taking pictures, I haven’t had time to post them here.

I stayed pretty darn on track in NY. As with the Italy trip, I mostly ate what I wanted, when I wanted it…but it’s interesting to see how my “wants” have changed. Overall, I want healthy food. I’ve gotten used to it. Empty calorie “crap” just doesn’t sound good anymore. I’ve also seen a great drop in the quantity of food I want to eat and in my ability to say “ok, I’m done.”

I can’t remember the last time I ate until I felt full. Instead, there seems to be this little internal alarm that says “ok, that’s enough.”

In fact, the last three days I’ve ended up tackling some chocolate or even fresh based chocolate chip cookies. Two months ago, I would have avoided them like the plague, because I wouldn’t have trusted myself to stop.

On Tuesday, Rachel and I made a half batch of chocolate chip cookies and settled in with some Buffy. It had been a rough day. (Twitter followers know I was eyeing a one pound bunny…)  I’d seen the tallies and knew Scottie was now far enough in front of me that I couldn’t catch up. I wasn’t giving up on weight loss, but I did figure I’d have my first “splurge” of the contest.

I ended up eating just six cookies. (and these are the mini variety that are about the size of a half dollar.)

I think I’m cured.

With all that said, I’ll be uploading my pics to YouTube, but I won’t be going back and posting them here. With our conference coming up, I just don’t have time.

I’m down another pound though. Sitting at 183 right now. That’s 14 pounds down. We’ve got three days to go and I plan on working out over the weekend. I’m really hoping to hit my 15 pound goal by Monday. If I do, I’ll be the thinnest I’ve ever been since I’ve known my husband.

I may not have one the contest, but that’s still a pretty good accomplishment.

I’ve dropped a full jean size and am only a couple pounds away from dropping another one. In fact, I had to have my mom take all my jeans in about two inches before I headed to SES NY. (And thank you to all of you who made me feel so awesome while there, your kind words were appreciated.)

I’ll be back over the weekend with some final thoughts. Here’s hoping for just one more pound by Monday.