Friday Reflections

I weighed in this morning. 225. I think it moves between 225 and 230 rather than the 230- 235 from when I started two weeks ago. I think it's safe to say I've lost 5. Not bad considering I haven't done anything really deliberate or difficult.

- a little portion control, but not as many salads in week 2.
- I have been taking strolls in the evenings with my kids (and sometimes the husband joins!!) I stopped walking daily when baby#2 was born and I really missed those walks.
- I read somewhere that by replacing a daily 20oz soda with water for a year would result in a 50# loss. Truthfully, that's probably the cause of my weight gain. I don't eat that much food- and I eat really good stuff. I just drink really bad stuff. (I drink sugary stuff, but not much alcohol.) I can easily drink more calories than I eat. This is probably where I should concentrate overall to maintain my weight and HEALTH.

For now though, I'm a little impatient. I'm going to try a short term cleansing "diet."
- 3 to 4 meals a day.
- 2 raw fruits or veggies and a 100 cal portion of protein before each meal.
- 0- 300 calorie meal, depending on hunger.
- 70 oz. of cold water daily
- Exercise 3-4x per week.

I'll try to do this for the month of May. I hope to hit get 205-210 by the time I'm through.