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Five pounds down this week!!! (Well, technically been 8 days since my last weigh-in. That is the nice thing about only weighing in once a week; you see more dramatic results. It's hard to be that patient sometimes, but I rely on how my clothes are fitting each day rather than the number on the scale).
I was scared about my weigh-in for this week mainly because on Sunday morning a group of us from church went to Ryan's Buffet for a Christmas breakfast. It was so hard to resist all the pastries, pancakes, and such, but it was worth the struggle. Even though I didn't go out of the recommended items, I did eat quite a bit, so I compensated by not eating lunch (which I was really too full for anyway), and a regular-sized dinner. That's the great thing about this diet; you can be FULL!
But, now I've reached quite the dilemma. I was planning on going off-plan on the 27th (the day my side of the family celebrates Christmas). I don't go off plan for my fiance's side of the family because it isn't that hard to resist, lol. My future mother-in-law's cooking doesn't hold a candle to my mom's. Anyway, she is making homemade tempura, mundoo, rice, seaweed, etc (she's 1/2 Korean). I haven't had this food since last Christmas. It is going to be so tempting. But, back to the dilemma: I was going to go off plan for my mom's cooking, but after this week's weight loss I'm inspired to stay on plan. To wreck this kind of weight loss is craziness. But, even though I will be going off-plan for Christmas dinner, I was banking on staying on-plan for the rest of the trip to St. Louis. I already talked to my mom about it, and she said that if I wanted to stay on-plan while I was up there that I would have to bring my own low-carb foods. She isn't too supportive of the Atkins diet, but I guess she is willing to tolerate it. So, here I am trying to think of foods I can pack and eat in front of everyone else while everyone else noshes on Panera bagels and such. But, after a week weight loss like this one, I will not have a problem resisting those bagels; just that tempura!
Oh, the best part of this week was when I went to the doctor on Friday for a check-up. He hadn't seen me since October, and before even looking at the vitals the nurse had taken he was just like, "You've lost weight! You look so great. I'm so happy for you." Just knowing that people can tell the difference makes me feel so good, especially because I can't really tell that much of a difference. I mean, my belt is three notches smaller, but I am still wearing the same size jeans, which makes barely and sense to me. But, maybe my jeans are getting bigger, and I just haven't noticed it? I should've taken a "before" picture, and that may have helped me. Since I still have so much to lose, I wonder if I should take one today and then use that as my "in-progress" picture. But, we don't have a full-length mirror, so I would just have to go by my top half, which does show my stomach, which is what I'm most worried about anyway. Well, I also which my bust would go down because when you go your whole life being a B cup, it is hard to adjust to being a D cup. I know that doesn't seem that big to some, but it's so weird not wearing a padded bra, lol.
When we go to St. Louis we are going to Old Navy to get me some skinny jeans. It'll be my first pair ever. I've always stuck to flare or boot-cut because they (at least for me) make me appear not as big around the waist. But, after this weight loss I am ready to make the transition. I don't plan on wearing skinny jeans every day, but it'll be nice to wear something different every once in a while. Plus, I bought some new Vans last a couple of weeks ago when we went to Cape Girardeau, and they just don't look right with my old ratty boot-cuts that I've had for over a year. They are those Keds-type little tennis shoes, so they look best with skinny jeans and skirts. This is my first pair of Vans (I'm a Chuck Taylor girl), but my fiance' swears by Vans, so he convinced me to switch to the dark side, lol.
Well, onto other things. I am so ready for Christmas. All of his presents are wrapped and under the tree, and his stocking is stuffed with little wrapped goodies too. We will be doing our little Christmas late Christmas morning because he has to work second shift on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (he does home healthcare for special needs kids, and these kids don't just take a holiday from needing assistance (especially when their own family isn't in the picture), so I'm not upset that he has to work the holiday. I work Christmas Eve during the day, so we won't really see each other that day, but that's okay. The one good thing about working so much is that we were able to do all of our Christmas shopping without putting any on the credit card this year. (Yay!) We did have to make one sacrifice though. John really really wanted a Wii U, so he put one in layaway in October, but with everyone else to buy for and not wanting to go in debt for Christmas we passed on it and got our money back. I was still able to get him some nice things that he really needed, one of those being a new pair of Vans (so many Vans in this family, lol).
Well, I probably need to finish this entry up because last time I had to edit mine because it was too long... I'm so long-winded on paper/computer, but in my actual life I'm not much of a talker. Crazy.
I'll post an update on what I decided to do for the 27th. If I don't get on here before Christmas, Merry Christmas!
PS - I've lost 17 pounds since I started Atkins on November 3, 2014. This is proof that if you stick to the plan, Atkins works!
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212.0 lb
Lost so far: 6.0 lb.
Still to go: 87.0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entry for 23 December 2014:
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1484 kcal
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Fat: 106.94g | Prot: 97.58g | Carb: 42.77g.
Breakfast: Oscar Mayer Traditional Bacon, Egg, Great Vaule Great Value Shredded Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese. Lunch: Jell-O Sugar Free Cherry, Atkins Stone Fired Three Meat Pizza. Dinner: Jell-O Sugar Free Cherry, Oscar Mayer Traditional Bacon, Great Vaule Great Value Shredded Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese, Great Value Frozen Cauliflower. more...
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losing 5.0 lb a week
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