My friend "scale" read 132 lbs today -- not sure how a 2 lb drop happened in just one day, but I'll take it! This really helped me decide where to start back -- if it had still read 134 lbs I would be back to Cycle 1 for 17 days before starting Cycle 3 over again. So, because for all intents and purposes, I'm right where I was heading into vacation, I've decided to simply start Cycle 3 over again -- I had only done five days before heading out, so it seems a good place to pick up.
Today's menu:
Breakfast -- 6 oz vanilla yogurt with strawberries & 1/2 cup Kashi Go Lean mixed in, coffee
Morning Snack -- skipped it -- busy doing stuff around the house and missed my chance...lol!
Lunch -- Dr. Mike's taco salad with about 1 Tbsp of shredded cheddar (not low-fat, so I limit my quantities), probiotic supplement
Afternoon Snack -- frosted sugar cookie (it was the last one and nobody was eating it, so I put it out of my misery...)
Dinner -- BBQ pork/mushroom/green pepper/cucumber kebabs (created by hubby -- he has far more imagination than I do...), 1/4 cup brown rice with mushrooms & soy sauce, small green salad with 1 Tbsp salad dressing (not low fat)
I had the munchies later in the evening, after we got home from an early movie -- resisted the snacks at the theatre, but needed a little something when we got home. I treated myself to a Babybel cheese and a glass of red wine. Hit the spot! I'm back to Monday/Thursday weigh-ins and have vowed to make a more concentrated effort to get that exercise in. I will also be as strict as possible about the "no carbs after 2:00" rule -- this is a tricky one sometimes with my work schedule (lunch often happens right around 2:00) but it's doable if I plan right.
I'm sad that my vacation is over, but glad to be back to "normal" routines again! Really looking forward to a walk tomorrow morning...
Today's menu:
Breakfast -- 6 oz vanilla yogurt with strawberries & 1/2 cup Kashi Go Lean mixed in, coffee
Morning Snack -- skipped it -- busy doing stuff around the house and missed my chance...lol!
Lunch -- Dr. Mike's taco salad with about 1 Tbsp of shredded cheddar (not low-fat, so I limit my quantities), probiotic supplement
Afternoon Snack -- frosted sugar cookie (it was the last one and nobody was eating it, so I put it out of my misery...)
Dinner -- BBQ pork/mushroom/green pepper/cucumber kebabs (created by hubby -- he has far more imagination than I do...), 1/4 cup brown rice with mushrooms & soy sauce, small green salad with 1 Tbsp salad dressing (not low fat)
I had the munchies later in the evening, after we got home from an early movie -- resisted the snacks at the theatre, but needed a little something when we got home. I treated myself to a Babybel cheese and a glass of red wine. Hit the spot! I'm back to Monday/Thursday weigh-ins and have vowed to make a more concentrated effort to get that exercise in. I will also be as strict as possible about the "no carbs after 2:00" rule -- this is a tricky one sometimes with my work schedule (lunch often happens right around 2:00) but it's doable if I plan right.
I'm sad that my vacation is over, but glad to be back to "normal" routines again! Really looking forward to a walk tomorrow morning...
