Hooray -- 4 pounds gone this week!!
Yes, 4 pounds gone (1.8 kg) -- finally a good report. Seven weeks from
last time, TOM has finally come and gone again. I figured I'd have a
loss this week, but I didn't expect 4 pounds -- that's fantastic. I
know some of it is the weight I was holding on to for the last couple of
weeks, but I'm just glad to see it gone.
I appreciate the comments from a couple of friends that I just needed to
focus on my goals and not let it get to me. Focus is exactly what I
did this week. I made a plan, as I always do, only this time I wasn't
trying to increase protein like the trainer wanted -- I just went back
to my original formula as it was working for me. And I did make that
pot of 'rainy day lentil soup'
I talked about -- man, was that good! I love home made soup, and this
is my favorite soup of all. I do make a couple of minor changes from
Susan's recipe, and that is to add the garlic right away rather than at
the end (it just gives a better flavor I think), I add the potatoes
about 15 minutes before it's done so they don't get too mushy, and
instead of red wine vinegar I prefer balsamic. But other than that, I
follow her recipe. This stuff is YUM, so filling and low in calories.
My calories for the week averaged 1602 per day (60% carbs/18%
protein/22% fat) and I lost 4 freaking pounds. How good is that? Next
week I have to do another weigh and measure at the fitness center so
let's hope for another strong week ahead.