Yay! From two weeks ago, I lost 6 pounds! I am going to celebrate by eating a big giant bowl of pasta. No, I kid. But I have pretty much been eating what I wanted to for the past couple of weeks -just in smaller portions and not past 7pm at night. I have also cut out about 90% of diet soda and drinking more water. I’ve also tried really hard to not eat anything fried nor fast food. Those are the changes I’ve made. Honestly, it’s not easy. I love food SO MUCH and I guess I am trying to figure out new dishes to eat that aren’t soaked in 3 inches of boiling oil.

What’s my favorite food? I’m glad you asked! The answer is indian food. If it were the end of the world and I was stuck eating one kind of food for the rest of my life it would be indian food from Bombay Grille. Their Shrimp Tikka Masala is to die for & their Tandoori Chicken is also insanely good. The best part about this restaurant is that we go in 2-4 times a month and I come out without it affecting my weight at all. Not sure if it’s really considered healthy, but I know it’s not fried and that’s enough for me, friends. Ajmal, if you’re reading this: Thank you! You are the best!

Also, we have 3 weddings Labor Day weekend and then we are going to Charleston & Savanna for two days right after to relax from that hectic weekend (it’s going to be tough). My goal is to be at least under 200 by the time we go to Charleston. Let’s see if I can do it!

Here are my current stats:
START WEIGHT: 217
CURRENT WEIGHT: 206
LBS. LOST SO FAR: 11
GOAL WEIGHT: 145

So I’ve decided to skip out on Nutrisystem from now on. Although it has helped me lose weight, it was like $300 a month PLUS I still had to buy my own fruits, veggies, and proteins. A half cup of tortellini and some spaghetti sauce ended up costing around $3.00 and then I came to the conclusion that I could probably buy a package of tortellini and spaghetti sauce at Trader Joe’s for about the same price. not sure why I didn’t think of this before. So I went out and grocery-shopped. I bought things that I like to eat, but will be pre-measuring and preparing them in containers about 5 days at a time. Same idea. MUCH cheaper. MUCH tastier.

With that said, I also have a little bit of a confession. I cheated this week and last week. Not just one time, but a few times. I felt so guilty every time. Yet I constantly kept justifying it to myself with the most ridiculous excuses. I mean, seriously? Why can’t I just stay on track and do what I’m supposed to do? You would think my 10 year high school reunion this November would motivate me, but it just hasn’t. Then November will roll around and I’ll be complaining the whole time about why I couldn’t lose the weight.

There it is. The ugly truth. I gained a whopping 4 pounds in only two weeks.

Ugh…

I’ve been on a 6500 mile road trip with Alin and the kids for the past few weeks, which is why I haven’t updated my Weight Loss Wednesdays series. Let’s start off with a confession. I ate horribly while on the road. I could blame it on the fact that there were very few healthy options while in the middle of nowhere. I could. But there were many opportunities where I could have made better food choices, and didn’t. I was so afraid to come back home and weigh myself. I was sure that I had gained everything back. Surprisingly, I didn’t. In fact, I lost one more pound since my last weigh-in! Although I didn’t make the best food choices while on this trip, at least I didn’t gain anything. (Keep telling yourself that, Caroline)