The scale told me I am down two pounds this morning. GO ME! Alright, so two pounds is far from impressive, however, what is impressive (to me anyway), is that I was able to stick to a diet for an entire week. A feat I haven't managed to accomplish since before I got pregnant. To astound you with my dieting prowess even more, this week, this week I've been on a diet, is the very same week I've been on my period, aka the week I wanted french fries more than air.
Surprisingly, it hasn't been all that hard. I have to admit, I'd gone over my allowed calories and fat grams almost every day, but I was still well below what I normally eat.
In other news, I read a whole book last night. A whole book without pictures or 30 point font with well over 15 words per page. John wanted to watch boring sports stuff all night (both the NBA draft - YAWN - and the USA v Argentina soccer game), so I took it as an opportunity to leave the boy with him and go upstairs and spend some quiet time alone. Earlier in the day Alex and I walked to the library (where we almost got kicked out due to his screaming. Screaming because I wouldn't let him tear the pages out of all the books in the romance section) and I picked up four parenting books: one on potty training, two on disciplining toddlers and a "fluff book", funny stories about a SAHM's life. I read the fluff book last night. I tell you,it was pure heaven, just to lay on my bed, no one hanging off my leg or pulling my hair or smelling someone's |John's| farts. Just reading a book for pure entertainment. Just for me. I'm going to try to do that more often, try to carve some time out of the week to just be alone, be quiet, not be needed.
Anyhow, the diet will continue and I'm going to make a more concerted effort to not go over my allowed calories. I'm a stress eater, so if I try to give myself more breaks, maybe I'll be less stressed and therefore not snack as much. I'm also hoping that this week's success will help me stay on track.
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