Weight loss, it’s something I have yet to really come out and talk about so far this year. Bobby and I both started eating healthy on January 1st this year and have not turned back. We started our healthy kick with lots of fruit and vegetables and eating the right things. We’ve both been on a constant steady loss and have already lost quite a substantial amount of weight so far.
We allowed ourselves our very first ‘cheat’ of the year last week when my cousin was here. We both had the BBQ for lunch, some wonderful homemade fudge in the afternoon and fried chicken for dinner (we did not participate in the ice cream cones that evening). One of the things we do every day is step on the scale to weigh in. We’ve done this since around 2001 and it becomes a daily morning routine. A side note… Last Friday when I stepped on the scale, it went up a whole 1.6 pounds from my big cheat the day before. I must say it was well worth it as we have both decided to live and on special occasions to be free. The good news is that I lost that 1.6 pounds the very next day and moved on, with no regrets.
We plot our weight on a graph (each day) which Bobby formatted in Excel. He’s plotted a goal line and a trend line which is pretty neat. I love it when I’m below my trend line as that means I’m way below the goal line that I’ve set for myself. By the way, I’m below my trend line at the moment.
The one thing both Bobby and I miss right now is not being able to meet for lunch like we used too. I pack Bobby’s lunch each day with 2 fruits, vegetables, a yogurt and a good healthy lunch. I do the same for myself at home. Our day to dine out is on the weekends when we decide to go out for dinner. We go all morning without eating and leave for a mid afternoon lunch/dinner which ties us over to the next day. We also decide before hand what we’re going to order and check out the nutritional information before we go. It has been working so well, but I look forward to the day where we can meet for lunch again. Bobby makes the best team player and many thanks to him for his daily encouragement, he’s such a blessing.
P.S. – The fudge I had last Thursday (when company was here) was a big MUST!!! Over Christmas we searched high and low for fudge. In our search we came up empty handed and was not able to fill my fudge craving. Fudge is always a big hit for my family around the holidays as mom always made it (chocolate and peanut putter) and oh is it good. When Bobby found homemade fudge last Thursday, there were no options, I just HAD to have it! Once again, no regrets and I moved on.