justWEIGHT – Feb. 27 – Week #8 – Day #6 (Day 58 of 365 – same weight) Total loss 8.2, 43.8 to go!

Plan Ahead. This is one of those timely quotes for me as I have a busy week coming up…three fun lunches and three business, but fun, dinners out. Will this be a challenge? Probably so, but I am planning my week. I do know that each dinner will most likely have meat, vegetables and salad. If I don’t go off the deep end and eat the whole enchilada, but instead leave off bread and dessert, I should do great. Plan, plan, plan. The next seven days for me could be tricky.

justWEIGHT – Feb. 26 – Week #8 – Day #5 (Day 57 of 365 – gained .2 lbs) Total loss 8.2, 43.8 to go!

As luck would have it, this was one of those days I had the chance to stay home and in total control of what I prepared to eat. It was also grocery day, but I was in the mood to stay in and not even leave the house. I piddled in the yard, did a little laundry and caught myself checking out cookbooks for healthy recipes. I had some broccoli and cauliflower in a bag that needed to be steamed and no fresh vegetables for a green salad that was on today’s food plan, so I took my own advice to Substitute Vegetables You Have On Hand. After a week of struggling, I am back on track and doing great.

justWEIGHT – Feb. 25 – Week #8 – Day #4 (Day 56 of 365 – same weight) Total loss 8.4, 43.6 to go!

When all is said and done, The Turtle Wins The Race. We have been taught that since we were small children through the story of the Tortoise and the Hare. The same certainly holds true for weight loss. In 1996 I lost 42 pounds in 4 months. You know, one of those quick weight loss programs. It worked. What I also lost, though, was half my hair. I went to get my hair cut about half way through that diet plan and my hairdresser was combing mounds of detached hair off my head and told me she had several clients with the same problem on the same high protein, low carb diet. I also had several severe shooting pains in my chest. And, you guessed it. One year later I had gained that 42 pounds back plus five. Slow and easy. It’s not as exciting, but it gets the job done in a healthy way.

justWEIGHT – Feb. 24 – Week #8 – Day #3 (Day 55 of 365 – gained .6) Total loss 8.4, 43.6 to go!

Self Control – Well, well, well. Look who’s not laughing. I gained .6 and am struggling big time to get back on track. I know I have been behaving badly. We had dinner out last night and everything would have been just fine if that waiter had not opened his mouth and told us about the “special”. I didn’t stop there. I ate two dinner rolls with butter. I have nothing to say except bad behavior gets you absolutely nowhere and actually sets you on a reverse cycle. I am going to be perfect tomorrow and follow the justWEIGHT plan exactly and drink at least 64 ounces of water.

justWEIGHT – Feb. 23 – Week #8 – Day #2 (Day 54 of 365 – same weight today) Total loss 9.0, 43 to go!

Today was the first of four days that I have lunch scheduled with either meetings or friends. That’s always a challenge for me as I have learned I do much better at home on my own. It was a brown bag meeting and I should have packed lunch from home, but my husband had given me a Subway gift card he had received at the office so I made a quick stop on my way. I know what you are thinking…should have ordered a salad. Have I mentioned how little willpower I have? Not only a 6” sandwich with all the bread, Ranch dressing, etc. but a big bag of chips as well. Nine chips are perfectly legal, but today I ate them all. I’m just thankful I weigh the same as yesterday. Treat Yourself – I don’t think so. Today I do not deserve it.

justWEIGHT – Feb. 22 – Week #8 – Day #1 (Day 53 of 365 – same weight today) Total loss 9.0, 43 to go! (Lost .8 week)

Wish For What You Want is today’s banter. I wish for immediate satisfaction. I wish to be healthy. I wish to be rich and beautiful. This is way too easy, but possibly I’m just carried away. “They say” that wishing for what you want is actually just setting goals, and that setting goals ends in results. I truly believe this with all my heart. I began this journey with an end goal in mind and am successfully nine pounds closer to that goal and still on track according to the time table. Although I took a 3 day hiatus, I ended up losing .8 pound for the week so I refuse to cry over spilled milk. Grocery shopping this morning and I was off for a good start to this busy week.