Day 16...Shrinking?

Dear Reader,

Last Blog: 164.8
Today: 161.6

I wonder what I would have lost if I hadn't cheated?

I will admit special occasions celebrated with food are hard. Today we are celebrating Christmas because we got snowed in yesterday. I had my Hot Cocoa meal (Medifast) and fed my youngest ham, potatoes, green bean casserole, etc... Surrounded by everyone eating our wonderful Christmas meal that I contributed to wasn't easy but I did it. I did have a teaspoon of pecan pie but I stopped there.

As of today I have not only lost weight but my joint pain is 99.9% gone. It would probably be 100% if I totally lay off the refined sugar and white flour. Also I'm not really hungry anymore. When I cheat it's not due to hunger but a desire to chew. I love crunchy, salty foods. Texture is a big part of my love of food.

I do have a lot more energy as well. Christmas Eve I stayed up until 4:30am fixing up the house for the my family. I woke up at 8:30am to celebrate Christmas and I thought I would be wasted within a few hours but I was loaded with energy all day long!

My husband and daughter's are so supportive. They know I struggle at dinner time so they have agreed to help with the evening meals until I'm a little stronger. I had to do the Thanksgiving and Christmas stuff but now that we are getting back to normal meals I can stay away from the kitchen from 5-10pm (my weak hours).

I will also say losing weight is a HUGE incentive to stay away from food. Pretty soon I'll be in the 150's!

More in 3-5 days.

Merry Christmas and a thinner New Year!

Lauren