Wednesday, July 01, 2009

This past week has been a long and trying one.

I've been dealing with some major changes at work, juggling personal life stuff and just been struggling with the summer doldrums.

But I'm very proud of myself because I realized that I was headed in for some big stressors and an emotional time, and I took proactive steps to prevent myself from allowing food to be my comfort.

I made sure I always took the low-fat, lower-calorie option at every meal, and made sure that I really watched portions. I wasn't able to carve out any time for the gym this week, which I've missed terribly, but I worked really hard to stay on the correct path foodwise.

And, apparently, it paid off.

The number: 262.2.

I was so excited that I wrapped a towel around myself, opened the bathroom door and shouted out into the hallway that I had lost two full pounds this week. I was totally thrilled.

Even better, the week has helped me shrink the size of my stomach, so I haven't been getting as hungry throughout the day, and I've been eating less at meals.

I'm getting excited for a trip to Mount Rushmore I'm taking with my mom and two youngest sisters. We're leaving Sunday and returning Thursday, and we're staying at places where we're cooking our own food. I'm looking forward to planning out a healthy menu and having a ton of fun fishing, hiking, swimming and horseback riding.

That also means I won't have a weigh-in next week, but will update my weight again on July 15.

Onward and Downward!