It's Friday!

Today is the 4th day of finding me! 

I weighed this morning and have lost 4 lbs.  I weigh 245.5, started 4 days ago weighing 249.5.

Yay, me!

 

I have been drinking lots of water.

 

I have been eating healthy, mostly whole foods.

 

Last night for dinner I made a wonderful soup. 

It was wild rice, mushrooms, onions, carrot matchsticks, green pepper, corn.  A little almond milk, reduced sodium chicken broth, little mustard powder, salt, pepper, thyme, curry powder and some chopped parsley.  I then added a small amount of grilled chicken breast that I had in the fridge I had bought for my salads when I felt the urge for more protein. 

 

It was really good!  The kids loved it and so did hubby. 

 

It was very filling, I'm assuming because of the wild rice and the corn together with the meat but it was delicious!

 

For breakfast today I had an Atkins TV dinner.  It was, as usual, after 10am before I decided to feed myself.  By this time I was hungry!

 

I also had a handful of grapes for snack and more water.

 

For lunch I made a salad with iceberg lettuce, fresh spinach, tomato, onion, an ounce of cheddar cheese and 3 oz of grilled steak with a vinegarette dressing.  Fabulous!

 

More water, more water, more water.

 

I haven't done a whole lot of movement today, as I have the 3 yr old nephew so it is mostly about him.  I did find time to watch a recording from yesterday and pay some bills and update some things on computer and now blog while the little one is napping. 

 

Two of the boys have speech therapy this afternoon at 3:30 so I will be peeling out of here as soon as little one wakes from his nap. 

 

I'm very happy with myself for making it past the 3 day mark with eating healthy. 

 

Usually by day 3 I begin reverting back to cravings and decide that one little bite of chocolate or one small bowl of tortilla chips won't hurt. 

 

And it wouldn't.

 

Except, I can't stop there. 

 

Once I feed my system those delicious sugars and salty foods, I'm done for.  I'm hooked and then I have to start all over again with the detox.

 

I've become very acquainted with the white throne in my house again, and am ... shall we say, purging some ugly that was built in my body.  Not a pretty picture but I have to say, I feel less bloated.  I have little-to-no swelling in my ankles and my body is happy to have mostly healthy foods in it!

 

I have had headaches here and there.  The water helps. 

 

I have been extremely tired, but I think that's mostly battling depression more than anything.  I also have a sluggish thyroid and PCOS and carrying around all this extra weight.  All of that makes me tired. 

 

But, I'm encouraged. 

 

I'm excited.

 

I can do this!