Little Piece of Heaven

My little piece of Heaven after a month of no sugar and carbs.

Thank God for Girl Scout cookies.

Keep on movin' movin'

I am happy to say I have lost 17 pounds! Can you believe that? I can't. Really, I can't. It's starting to get a little easier living without all the sugar and carbs. I still have my moments, especially when I smell brownies or pizza floating through the air, but I've resisted. I'm also allowing myself one "cheat" meal every 2-3 weeks. I've noticed it helps keep some of those sugar and carb cravings away. Plus, I find that I'm barely eating half of what's on the "cheat" plate anyway. I've had to pull out old pants that haven't been worn in ages because my others don't fit. That in itself is enough to walk away from that slice of pizza. What a great feeling! For the first time, I actually believe I might be able to make it to my goal weight at some point this year. Woo Hoo! Go me! LOL

Carbs!

Carbs will be the death of me. Since my last post, I broke down and went to the doctor. I pleaded insanity as to why I can't lose weight (please don't reference the B-dubs post). The result is I've lost 9 pounds in little over a week. Can you believe that? WOWSERS!

Unfortunately, in order to do this I've had to significantly cut my carb intake and up my protein (no it's not the Atkins diet). I am a carb addict. Honestly, I truly did not realize this until a couple days ago. I have been aching for pizza, scones from the bakery in town, garlic bread, pasta, if it's a carb, I want it. I ask myself during these cravings, "Are you truly hungry? Do you want to sit down and eat a meal?" The answer is always no. I'm not actually hungry. My body is just in serious carb withdrawals. I have definitely been a bit grouchy here and there. Of course, when you feel like you're climbing the walls crazy, you would expect to be a tad on the irritated side. LOL

Despite my cravings, I haven't broken over. I've stayed true to what the doctor and nutritionist told me to do. It's obviously working. I just hope these cravings subside soon or I'll drive myself and my husband to the mental ward. ;)

Woops

My employer has a health/wellness program that is attached to the cost of our health insurance premiums. The idea is to get a certain number of points which will equal a certain amount of money off the total cost of your premium. Over the next couple months, we have been challenged to keep a food journal. It's worth 6 points. WHOA! That's a lot for one challenge. I've done well so far, eating healthy, despite the fact I can't seem to lose one stinkin' pound. That is until this weekend.

The hubby and I decided to go out for dinner on Saturday. I had kept my calories in check and I knew I could splurge a little. We went to Buffalo Wild Wings and I felt the desire to have a Buffalo Chicken Wrap. YUM! It was so good. Unfortunately, I forgot to check the wrap's calories first and I didn't log until this morning. Imagine my surprise when that wrap came in at a whopping 1,020 calories and 60 grams of fat!! WHAT?? NO WAY. There is NO way that wrap was that bad! But, apparently it was. Wow. No more buffalo chicken wraps for me. Ever. I'm dreading the scales. Hopefully I didn't ruin all of last week with one wrap. Ugh. Why does it have to be so hard? LOL

Check them out!

As most of you know, I have four sisters. One of those sisters, Amanda, lives in OKC. For the past two years, she and her friends have flown out to Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival. Those of us here in KY enjoy living vicariously through her crazy tales and fun pictures. So, I thought I'd share them with you as well. Check out her blog, Half-Blog, Half-Amazing. You can also check out her friend, Tia's blog, aMUSEing, as well. She has some great stories from their recent trip to Sundance. Enjoy!