Week 1

Well I didn’t die.  I came close, but made it through alive.  Here’s how my week went:  The first day I was feeling rejuvenated and recommitted to the tediousness that is dieting.  By day 2, I wanted to eat everything in sight and I wanted it all covered in chocolate first.  The third day I decided I’m not THAT fat and I’m alright with my current size.  A little girth doesn’t hurt.  Despite my yearnings, I didn’t give in.

On day 5, Michael came home from work and wouldn’t stop talking about his desire for a burger and fries.  I tuned him out and fed him broccoli for dinner.  (It wasn’t hard to ignore him, I do it a lot.)  And then it was Sunday and I had successfully staved off the cravings for a whole week. 

The worst part of the week came when I went shopping for Easter candy for a box I’m mailing for my dad.  I love Easter candy.  Cadbury Mini Eggs?  I can and have eaten an entire bag by myself.  (More than once.)  I walked down the Easter aisle and inhaled the air like the addict that I am.  It was gloriously dreadful.  I purposefully bought more candy than I thought would fit into the box so I’d have to keep the leftovers.  Thankfully I’m awful at estimating and purchased just the right amount with nothing leftover.  Have you ever played those guess-the-number-of-jelly-beans-in-the-jar games?  No matter how big or small the jar, it always looks like millions of jelly beans to me.  You can surmise that I’ve never hit the jackpot with those games.  Turns out my ineptness helped me in this Easter situation.     

But I made it.  One successful week of no cheating.  I do have to cut back on the popcorn though.  Michael bought me a popcorn machine a little over a year ago that makes popcorn that tastes exactly like movie theater popcorn.  It’s delicious and I love it.  I eat a lot of it.  We eat popcorn every night.  This week, I am going to try to limit my popcorn intake to 2 nights.  I’m sure the salt isn’t helpful.  My cankles don’t need any extra help in the water-retention department.

So?  Did I lose any weight?  Indeed I did.

Week 1: –2.2 lbs

Total weight loss: 2.2 lbs

I feel lighter already.