Happy Friday the 13th!! Normally this day might freak people out, but 13 is my lucky number, so I kind of love the hype about it. That said, I can be a little superstitious so the scale was pretty scary this morning. I gave myself a good pep talk before I stepped on it just reminded myself that I have been working hard and no matter what the outcome might be then I will keep moving forward and working hard. Well, no need to worry because this week I am down 2.7! That is a total of 4.1 for the last two weeks. I am very happy with that result, but I am not getting too hyped up because that was a very good week and I know that 1) I still have a long way to go and 2) that won’t happen every week.

I am still very happy with my efforts this week and I am feeling great about next week. I get to rewards myself with Panera tomorrow, so I am going to work on planning my workouts and really upping the intensity a lot! After getting good results this week I am even more motivated to continue on.

I am also going to need to step up my game when it comes to the foods I am eating. I think I have the breakfast thing down, kind of. I have been eating half a grapefruit and a banana with my coffee, but I think I need to get more protein in. I am going to add 1-2 slices of turkey bacon in the mix to have a little more volume to my lunch and hopefully not make me hungry so early.
Lunches are a little trickier because I just never know what to bring. I do enjoy bringing salads, but that doesn’t always so the trick for me and I end up hungry two hours later. I am going to some thinking today and tomorrow to see what else I can add to my salad that might make it a little more exciting and filling.

For dinners, I actually haven’t done too bad, I just need to watch my portions. I love making dinner for Andrew, so I can continue to do that and only take a smaller portion of the food.

Unplanned binge snacking has to be out…ugh!! This will prove to be the hardest thing for me. I don’t know if it is my lack of will power or what, but I have the hardest time getting my snacking under control. If anyone has ideas on how to make this happen, please share because I think I will struggle with this until the day I die!

Well, for now I think that is about it! Yay for a successful week and my treat tomorrow morning! Hope everyone has a great weekend and I will report back on Monday!

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” – Unknown