Choo Choo! All Aboard The Weight Loss Train!!

I was down 5lbs at TOPS tonight, whoo hoo!  I'm so happy.  This makes 14.5lbs down for the year of 2016 so far!  I was the best loser for the week and the month!  Go me!!

Well, I'm hanging in.  My emotional life is a mess but obviously I'm still keeping on track.  I'm keeping it really simple for myself while feeding my family and helping Shaylee eat gluten free.  She is feeling so much better and I am so glad.

I am going to start exercising this week.  I introduced a new contest this week at TOPS and it involves exercise.  It's time.  I'm feeling like I have more energy.  I'm not out of breath all the time.  I can run up and down the stairs.  I'm still having heel pain but hopefully I can work through that.  I have started taking magnesium, which I'm hoping will help that and some other things.

Not much else to say, really.

Meal plan yesterday:

Breakfast: xl coffee with 3 cream
Lunch: Tuna, mayo, chopped onions and greens
Supper: Coleslaw, mustard, 2 chicken caprese burgers

Meal plan today:

Breakfast: 2 coffees with cream
Lunch: a few handfuls of green beans, taco meat
Snack: xl coffee with 3 cream
Supper: large cheese tortilla taco, more green beans

Meal Plan Tomorrow (in case I forget to post):

Breakfast: 2 eggs, black coffee (or with cream)
Lunch: Leftover low carb soup
Supper: pork roast, cucumbers

Big Whoop

Well, despite my hard work and efforts, I was down only half a pound yesterday.

The part of my brain what wants to indulge in my food addiction and binge is saying, "See, it doesn't really matter what you do, you can't lose weight so you may as well eat!"

The part of my brain that wants to get healthy and not eat badly anymore is saying, "It could be any number of things.  Your period is coming, you're retaining water, your body is still adjusting, too much sodium, no exercise, ect...  It could be anything.  Hang in there and you will eventually get the results you are looking for."

So I'm listening to the healthy part :)

Last night, supper was amazing!  I baked 4 little mounds of cheese so they were pliable and used a couple as taco shells.  They were full of holes and my hands were full of grease, but they were delish!!  Definately somethings I would save as a special non cheat Cheat, if that makes sense.  I'm still in the mind set that I want something special after weigh in but from now on, it will be something on my plan only, but not something I would eat every day.

I want to start exercising.  Really, I do.  This week, my left heel has been hurting so much that I can't even step on it at this point without being in agony.  I have been gingerly walking around to do my daily activities but it's getting worse.  I plan to soak and remove all the dead skin later to see if that helps.

I have also woken up twice now with Charlie horses.  I manage to stretch them out but man, they hurt.  I feel like I'm falling apart at 40.

Today I'm starting my turmeric today.  More specifically, I came up with a weird concoction to drink.  I call it Golden Coffee.  See, usually people take a golden tea, the turmeric and other ingredients in a glass of warmed milk.  I have decided to start drinking cashew milk again (1 carb/cup, 25 calories, no weird ingredients) and I will probably use that, but I really wanted coffee.  I added a teaspoon of coconut oil, a pinch of Himalayan sea salt, a little pepper, a teaspoon of turmeric and a cup of coffee.  Blended in the blender, poured into my mug and topped off with cashew milk.  It's....interesting.  Not the worst but you can't even taste the coffee.  I don't even know what it tastes like, lol!  It's.....interesting ;)  I think I'm going to make some golden paste and maybe I'll make a tutorial when I do.

Now, I don't know what I'm eating today.  Yes, I like to plan but we may possibly be going to a neighboring community about an hour away and will be eating out.  I don't know if it will be lunch or supper.  Maybe I'll call it meal A and mean B so I have an idea.  I also don't know where we're eating but I have come up with plans for our options.

Meal Plan:

Breakfast: Golden coffee, maybe some black coffee, some turkey slices with mayo

Meal A (eating out):

• Option 1: Pizza Delight: Quarter chicken dinner with salad bar, water
• Option 2: McDonalds: Bunless McDouble, large coffee with 3 cream
• Option 3: Subway: one of their salads, water

Meal B: Hamburgers and baked green beans

My Big Loss!

Ready for it...

I lost....

5.25lbs!

Whoo hoo!  I am so excited, I nearly screamed! Actually, I did scream in the car, lol!

 I was late for the meeting so I had to get weighed after so only my recorder knew, but I can't wait until next week and do it again :D

Now, this puts me at 9lbs lost this year.  I think I'm going to reach 10lbs lost before I realize it!

My first instinct was to go and treat myself to something.  I told myself maybe just a coffee with some cream.  I didn't.  I went to Shoppers instead.  I bought some cartons of cream so I can have it at home.  As much as I'm getting used to drinking black coffee, it's way better with cream.  Plus some other groceries that we needed, like milk and tissues.

I am floating on a cloud, I'm so happy!  I'm stoked to keep going.  I CAN do this!