Not a bad loss after all.
Weighed in this morning at 113.2kg (249.56 lb) which is a loss of just
.6kg (1.32 lb) this week. At first I was kind of disappointed. For the
amount of veggies I've eaten this week, I hoped I'd earned a bigger
loss. But then I noticed TOM was just arriving, and that changes
everything. Since I usually don't lose much at all, stay the same, or
even gain in the days and even weeks before TOM's arrival, this is a
decent loss. I'll certainly take it. And hopefully it means a bigger
loss later in the week, so here's hoping next week is even better.
Still
doing very well on the Lunch Box Diet, getting lots of raw veggies to
graze on throughout the week. Friday's box was a bit heavy on broccoli
because I'd run out of some of the other stuff, but that's OK, I like
raw broccoli. My favorite protein/fat combinations have been the
vegetarian roast or the grilled veggie burger chopped up into the box
with my home made hummus, but I don't want the same kind of box every
day. So while I love hummus, I want to come up with other kinds of
dressings for the 10% fat portion of the box. I have salad dressing in
the fridge, but it's fat free. Maybe I'll look for a different salad
dressing this week, we'll see.
No lunch box today -- hubby is
taking me to one of my favorite Vietnamese places for lunch, and tonight
we're having a small party at our house so we'll be ordering in pizza.
One of the things I'm really liking about this diet is it works SO well
for me during the week when I'm at work, and yet I can have normal
dinners, and eat normally on the weekends with friends and family, if I
want to. I don't have to feel like I'm going "off plan" or "cheating"
or whatever. I'm just eating healthy most of the time and having the
occasional dinner out. That's doable for the long haul, which is so
important!
I'd love to hear from anyone else who is vegetarian or
vegan and also doing the Lunch Box Diet, especially to hear what box
combinations you've enjoyed. I'm always up for new ideas. Oh, I did
get one new idea out of the book when I read it -- sun-dried tomatoes! I
love those, and they do have fat in them, so maybe I can still use my
fat free dressing and just toss in a small handful of those! I've never
tried them in a salad box, but they should be very tasty! I think I'll
grab some for next week.
Hope you're all doing well -- I'm off to read some blogs! :)