I have been at this for three weeks and all in all, I think it has gone pretty well.  The best part is that I am still doing it.  I went over my calories a little today because I wanted an ice cream cone, so I had it.  I didn’t have nearly as good of a week as I had the first two weeks, I am preparing myself to be disappointed in the morning.  I am just hoping that I have a loss, because if I lose then that is always really positive for me.  When I don’t lose I often give up.

I don’t have any work functions/picnics or family gatherings this week that often cause me to derail.  My goal for this week is to have a solid week, staying within my calorie allotment every day.  I am not concerned about how big the weight loss will be for next week, just that I stay on track.

I didn’t have any alcohol this weekend (which is good because last weekend and Tuesday more than made up for it).   I notice that it isn’t always the food I consume but the alcohol that really gets to me and causes me not to lose weight.  (often, it also causes me to eat more because it makes me hungry).

Sometime over the next month I want to incorporate a home made pizza night into dinners.  We used to have pizzas that I would make once a week.  We stopped because we were getting a little tired of it.  I am craving that right now.  I would need to carefully plan because that would definitely be a day that I go over my calories… sounds like something yummy to look forward to.   My birthday is coming up, perhaps that will be my birthday dinner.  Probably not– I likely will go for some sushi.