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Well, I've been following Phase 1 as closely as possible, but I have had a few mishaps. Got tempted by some cookies at work, and having one turned into hurrying up and eating as many as I could before my willpower came back. However, I did not beat myself up, and I moved forward. This has really helped me alot when I slip, knowing that slipping up just means that I've stepped into phase 2, and can easily go back to phase one.
I noticed a few days ago that my "back handles" have all but dissappeared, and it makes me realize how in denial I really was about my weight. I was just telling myself they were a product of my age. Man, how we can dillute ourselves.
I did splurge a bit on Christmas, I had a couple slices of pizza on the 24th (my bday) and I had some mashed potatoes and gravy on the 25th. However, that was absolutely it. I savored the hell out of them, and found that I didn't need more.
One of the side effects I've noticed of me being on this diet, is my husband is starting to slim down too. He is constantly shocked at the meals we have nightly and can't believe they are "diet food".
Well, I'm hoping that my next trip to the scale this Monday is going to produce further weightloss results, as I've been battling away at resisting urges and temptations. I just wonder how the little excesses I allowed myself this week will weigh in at the scales.
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146.0 lb
Lost so far: 5.0 lb.
Still to go: 26.0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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losing 4.0 lb a week
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