We ended up at Chick-Fil-A today. I had been doing well on plan all day with fruit for breakfast and salad for lunch. I decided to blow the rest of my Flex points at dinner and ordered a regular chick-fil-a sandwich and a shake for dinner. Most fast food shakes are about 10 points so I figured I would be OK. I checked the points online when I got home ( after I’d eaten it ) - 17 points!!! Yikes! It had over 700 calories! I also went with the regular sandwich (9 points) but realized later that the grilled sandwich would have been worth it at only 5 points. Live and learn.

I am still working on my goal of 15 lbs off before my Jamaica trip. The progress hasn’t exactly been quick, but I’m determined to succeed.

This means I am pretty much back to where I started on my 15 lbs in 15 weeks goal. I am mostly to blame for careless tracking and too much splurging on eating out. But, I am going to place partial blame on TOM and I also that had 3 warts removed from my left foot which is making walking painful and thus, exercise nearly impossible for a few days.

I’ve spent the last 2 days on house projects though - pulling weeds, sanding and refinishing a bench, staining the deck, which has afforded me some upper body workout. Yesterday I passed up free lunch at work and ate my salad and orange. I also went grocery shopping yesterday and loaded up on fresh produce and some Fat-free/sugar free treats I’m going to try. A gain is a set-back but I’m not derailed.

Not one pound, one-tenth of a pound! I guess I should consider it a victory anyway, though, after everything I ate at the Olive Garden yesterday and the double chocolate brownie sundaes on Sunday.  So I am down 1.6 lbs in 2 weeks on my short term goal of 15 lbs in 15 weeks. I can do this!

Yesterday I was CRAVING something sweet. I actually dug through my pantry *hoping* a box of brownie mix would be in there. Luckily there wasn’t. So I settled for a single serving of Kozy Shack  no-sugar added rice pudding . I sprinkled a little cinnamon on it - it was delish! I also have the sugar free Jell-O rice pudding, but it’s not nearly as good.

They claim to be “calorie-free” which makes me a little nervous - like maybe if there’s no calories,  it’s not real food and just a bunch of chemicals or something Anyway, my friend said their syrup is great. She likes it better than the sugar free from the store. I’m thinking of trying some of their stuff, but wondered if anyone had a recommendation?  In case you’re interested in checking out their products, they’re available at www.netrition.com

I have 13.5lbs  to go on my 15 lbs in 15 weeks goal.

This is 6 lbs over my lowest weight of 173 last December. I have been faithful at journaling and trying to get back into the habit of pre-planning all of my meals. This helps me to allocate my points and not go over half way through the day. I am feeling great and determined to meet this goal!

Since I have been at a standstill for quite some time (actually,  a backslide most recently) I have decided to create an interim goal for the next fifteen weeks.  My goal is  to lose 15 pounds in 15 weeks.  It’s not unreasonable and totally doable if I just stick to what I know works. I am doing flex and will journal and stay within points, drink lots of water, and take my regular walks with the dog.  I have thought about trying out Core and will maybe switch sometime in the next 15 weeks depending on how things go. I’ll also update at least once per week and post my weigh-ins and update my progress page.

Why is 15 the magic number? That’s how long until I will be spending a week in a bathing suit on the shores of Jamaica! Wish me luck!

Anyway, on to the explanation of my post title - we are taking a trip to a Jamaican resort in October so now I have all the more reason to get my fanny in gear which means journaling, staying within points and working out! :)  I’m on the 15 week count down!