Down 2 pounds

I'm down 2 pounds from yesterday.  So that's a good thing.  Hubby and I are doing our best to be good and track those calories.  I had to stop at Jewel today with the girls, they wanted ice cream.  So I got SpongeBob Pushups which are 80 calories each and mini ice cream sandwiches which are 90 calories.  I'm going to be reading labels even more than I already have!

Weekly update #2

Today's weigh in was 365, so I'm up 3 pounds from last week.  We had Monkey's birthday party on Saturday, so that might have something to do with it.  I'm doing my best to track food better on myfitnesspal.com, and hubby is tracking his as well.  It makes it so much easier to have someone doing it with you, and we are holding each other accountable for tracking.  So that should help.  It's amazing of how much of an eye opener it is when you track your calories.  We are just beginning, but we will make it a habit, that's for sure.

I'm also starting my sample of protein shakes, and I have a list to the right on this blog to keep track of what I'm trying and how I rate the flavor on a 1-5 scale.  This way, when I am closer to surgery and after surgery, I will already know what I like and don't like since those shakes will become common for me.  So if you have any suggestions on ones I can try, please comment below.

I am making a conscience effort of getting more protein in my diet, which is hard for me, since I'm such a carb lover.  And I'm trying to take it slow so that the lifestyle change sticks.  If I do too much, too soon, I will be more apt to drive myself crazy...or should I say crazier than I already am!

Weekly update #1

I have decided to try and start to do weekly updates (at least) on Mondays.  Things are going well so far.  I have dropped a few more pounds, so I am now at 36 pounds lost.  Only 4 pounds away from 40!  Yippie!!

I am doing better at resisting second helpings and continuing to make better choices.  I find I do much better at work because I have better control.  I am also finding that I'm not as hungry as I used to be.  All of these things are good.  Baby steps for right now, I must remind myself, baby steps.

I'm looking forward to adding exercise to the plan as I am able.  It's really hard because of all the joint pain and fatigue I have, but again, I must do baby steps with that too.  I'll be happy when the water park opens.  The season pass is sitting there waiting to be used.

A small surprise

So I was out of town with the family over the weekend, and I tried to be "good" with my food choices.  It's not like I was snacking like crazy, cause I wasn't, but there was that cheesecake for dessert Friday night, and my friend's birthday cake Saturday night, and the chocolate dipped peanuts and chocolate cashews on Sunday.  Plus having 2 lunches at Culvers.....anyways, when I hopped on the scale this morning, I fully expected to see that I gained a pound or two from last week.  I was really surprised to discover that I LOST a pound.  A nice small surprise!  I like it!!