So Lame
Yep, that's me. Lame. Though I managed to drop over two pounds of water weight in three days, I am still eating too many yummy salty carbies. It's SO HARD TO LET GO.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not cutting out all carbs, I'm just trying to eat different snacks . . . and I suck at it. Yesterday, I did good all day long, and I was craving heavy carby food so bad by dinner time that I wound up ducking into Pei Wei as I was out shopping. I had the best of intentions, mind you. I got myself some low-cal Thai chicken spring rolls and some tofu fried brown rice for DH. Naturally, when I got home, half my dinner wound up being fried rice! Later, I mindlessly started munching on some black bean chips before I stopped and reminded myself that I have five pounds of strawberries in the fridge!
Tracking is harder than I thought. A lot of food is in the SparkPeople database, but at least one or two items I eat a day isn't . Sometimes I just don't have time to look it up and enter it in--like the Pei Wei last night. I'm especially unmotivated to do it if I know I probably will never eat that item again--like that tofu fried rice last night.
With my DietPower software I was very motivated to track every morsel because the program was constantly assessing my metabolism and adjusting my calories. Plus I could track patterns over time. There was a reason to be thorough. Now, however, if I don't fully track for the day, who cares? There are no immediate consequences. So, I lose some "SparkPoints" WhoopDeeDo.
The only good thing I managed to do today is not eat the donuts in the teacher's lounge. I must pay for the fried rice first. Must . . . .PAY!!!!
I've got to get a few pounds off me before I have to wear this dress to a wedding in a couple of weeks. I tried it on last night with my new strapless bra and was slightly mortified by the Jane Russell Effect. I asked my husband if my boobs were simply too huge and distracting in the dress and if I should take it back. His response was, "Well, you've got boobs . . .is some other dress going to change that?" Why can't husbands just turn into women for a few moments when you need a fashion consult!