Who knew??
It's been 5 weeks, and I've lost...
wait for it....
OVER 25 POUNDS!!!
I know, right? Get down with my bad self!
I'm just as shocked as anyone. It's SO EASY, too. I've learned the diet backwards and forwards, so now I can break the rules to make it something I can actually live with. For example, there's a blanket 'no dairy' rule. Well, eff that. Low fat cheese is my best friend, and allow myself 1-3oz a day. So plbbbt to them. I'm also not nearly as anal about my sodium consumption. Most people on this diet have high blood pressure and major edema and other things I'm lucky enought not to have. So while I've still switched to No Salt and use Mrs Dash for most seasoning, I'm not treating it like it's anthrax.
This 25lb loss pushed my total loss to 50lbs, which means alllll my baby weight is gone. Thank goodness!! I feel SO MUCH BETTER! For the first time in over a year, I can walk around with my head held high. My body isn't the same as it was before my belived child ruined me from the inside, but I can now look at my droopy lower tummy as a mommy war wound instead of the bane of my existance. Having said that, it's going on the chopping block the moment I give birth to my last child. I've officially started the post-baby plastic surgery fund. In the oh-so sensitive words of my husband 'Well, we knew when you got pregnant this body was going to be a write-off". Thanks, honey. Love you too.
So with all that back-patting aside, I still have tons of weight to lose. But I feel like I've been given the secret formula, and I just have to follow it. While I would trule perform shameful acts for a baguette or some garlic bread, I'm able to keep my eyes on the goal. Every two weeks, on the day of my weigh in, I let myself have a 'Treat Day'. (Thank you Julie for introducing me to the term! It sounds so much better than Cheat Day!!) I basically starve myself before my noon appointment, but the rest of the day is free. The amazing thing is, my stomach has shrunk so much I can't even ruin my diet in only one day! Half of a personal pizza and I'm STUFFED! Hurrah!
So there you go. I'm off to have a green salad with grilled chicken.
