Victory of the week:
About a week or so ago, I decided to go totally without sweets for a few weeks to see what would happen. I don’t plan on doing it forever...I do plan on going back to the random every once in a while indulgence...because that is a more sustainable lifestyle for me. But hey...a few weeks sounds doable.
I have held absolutely firm on this. One evening I was having a banana with peanut butter and I was so ready to drop some chocolate syrup on top. The syrup was in my hand when I realized that the chocolate would take my healthy evening snack into the realm of ‘decadent sweet treat’. I put the syrup back. The hardest evening was the night that I made a batch of edible cookie dough for Jason! I wanted to cave! I wanted to sneak a little bite! I struggled to not lick the beater from the mixer or the spoon. But I resisted! I can tell you though...that just may be the treat I break my self imposed sweet treat fast with when my pre-determined time frame is over!!!
No matter what the scales say...loss, gain or maintain...I will refrain and make my goal of two complete weeks without a sweet treat! (It actually is longer but I didn’t start paying attention and make my official vow until last Friday)
So a victory! A huge victory over my addictions!
Struggles of the week:
The heat! The heat made riding our bikes pretty much non-existent! It made walking outside on my lunch break and my 15 minute breaks absolutely miserable. It just sucked the life out of me (us).
Eating:
My calorie count was spot on all week long! (With the exception of last Friday...we order pizza and wings...it’s my cheat meal!!!)
My carbs were a bit more than normal, I felt. But according to the macros workup in myfitnesspal, I was under goal most days on my carbs.
Weight:
So the big question, how is my weight? As I mentioned previously, I gave up my occasional sweet treats, so I was excited to see my weight drop! Well. All week long I maintained and saw no drop!
My week wasn’t a bust! There were some definite good parts and victories! Hopefully the cooler weather that is forecasted will help us get back out on our bikes! And maybe...just maybe, the weight on the scales will finally really start to consistently show my weight loss efforts!
