Day 6 - down 4.6lbs

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Starting weight: 276.8lbs

Today’s Scale Reading: 272.2lbs

Gain/loss: -4.6lbs

Attitude:

Ok, saw Atonement after we had a discussion on the "rules" of the movie going. :o) The rules are now as follows: if I reach a 5lb mark any time in the week, I will have earned a movie. The discussion happened because as you can tell, I went up 1lb since yesterday so technically today I wasn't down 5lbs. But I explained that it wasn't my fault we couldn't go yesterday when I was past the 5lb mark and that the weight would go up and down...it wasn't like I had been "cheating". So that's how the rule came to be. Whew, now that that's out of the way...the movie was good. Very interesting. Now we're having a discussion of what is a "chick flick" and what isn't. Atonement is not in my definition of a chick flick. It was more of an epic love story and a chick flick to me is a light hearted, romantic piece of entertainment with a HAPPY ending. My HHT is not buying it. LOL My biggest hurdle came today after the kids finished lunch. A chocolate cake was left here after our potluck dinner and the kids wanted a piece after lunch. So I dished up my 6yo's piece and my finger dipped into the frosting. Now, I've never noticed how good frosting feels. I kid you not, at that moment all I wanted to do was smother myself in frosting, roll around in it, inhale it, etc. No, I'm not a food addict! I bet you're waiting to see what I did...I know you are. Alright, enough stalling, I ever so slowly...walked over to...the...sink and...WASHED THE FROSTING OFF! Go me! But I can still see it in my mind and I know it's in the house and it gets me because I'm not even a real big cake lover. I think I'll tell HHT that I need us to just throw it away. Have to get out of the mindset of "wasting" good food. It's not good for me and therefore is not wasting it to throw it away.

5 things I’m grateful for:

1. An understanding HHT who knew how important the reaching of the movie goal was to me

2. Saturdays

3. snow that doesn't stick - still pretty to look at, but doesn't cover up the green stuff

4. water bottles - makes it easier to get all my water for the day

5. brit coms - I love the British comedies on PBS...they're funny! :o)

5 things I did right:

1. I didn't even lick my fingers of the frosting

2. I worked out this morning even though I didn't want to

3. followed my eating plan

4. made a grocery list for tomorrow

5. checked labels for nutritional content at the grocery store

Food intake:

Breakfast:

4oz plain yogurt - 9.5 carb

Morning Snack:

protein shake - FREE

Lunch:

leftover cayenne chicken w/avocado salsa - 4 carb

Afternoon snack:

1oz peanuts - 3 carb

Dinner:

Rotisserie chicken - FREE

FREE salad

2 TBSP garlic caesar dressing - 1 carb

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese - 1 carb

Evening snack:

4 strips bacon - 2 carb

1oz cheddar

Total:

20.5 carb

Movement:

Did I move any today?
yes - Curves circuit