A lot has changed for myself and my family. We got a new vehicle after my husband wrecked his car. It seems I've been put on the back burner for a safer car for me.
A huge change has been that I am now working from home! It has been absolutely amazing...a big game-changer. I can actually get some things done at home during my breaks, and visit with my family which is wonderful. I love seeing the happiness on my 3 year old son's face when I come up the stairs to say hi. One of my biggest worries has been how working from home effect might my weight-loss journey. So far it doesn't seem to be hurting things any, except the biggest thing I notice is I'm definitely not getting anywhere near the amount of water I should be. Mostly because I don't want to go upstairs too much because my son sticks to me like glue and asks for lots of things. The only thing I can think of is clean out an empty gallon jug and fill it water to bring down with me, then refill it at lunch time. I could get water from the bathroom....but that just sounds gross to me LOL! Surprisingly, I don't eat very much. I just don't have much food in our house except my husband and son's breakfast stuff, and usually dinner food for my husband. Plus it’s very hard for me to find any time for any meal prep...but I should just try to suck it up and be up really late one night to get it done. I'm trying to thaw out some chicken to cook up for the week. Going to the grocery store with my 10 month old and 3 year old has been an absolutely nightmare...mostly because of the 3 year old. He's a wild, super ornery one. I might look into some grocery delivery or pick-up to keep my sanity and hopefully keep me on track with eating healthy.
Mother's Day was pretty good...I finally got my Instant Pot! I'm really excited. Technically my husband picked out the GEM, which seems mostly good for doing meat and roasts (typical guy....LOL) but I think I am going to exchange it for a DUO. Now to load up on tons of healthy recipes!! I really hope it helps me with weight loss and maybe coming up with a few easy meals for dinner for my husband too. Other than that, there was a lot of eating I normally don't do, but definitely kept it to a minimum. My mom recently had bariatric surgery so I think she finally understands why I try to eat little and healthy. I didn't have any mashed potatoes yesterday but took some plain cooked sweet potatoes when she offered me some. There was a lot of ice cream...both at my parents’ house and we had DQ ice cream cake at my in-laws. After I ate that piece of ice cream cake my stomach wasn't digging it. Probably sugar overload...I haven't had that much sugary stuff in a long time. They had spaghetti too...*sigh* I haven't had much for carbs either in my diet, or at least somewhat try not to. But one celebratory day is fine with me. I definitely don't want eating healthy to mean cutting out all celebrations and fun. I believe I can have some treats; I just try to save them for celebrations only and when I have them it’s just a little bit. I have done well to cut out most alcohol too, which is hard because I love my wine! It's hard when everyone is having fun and having a drink and I'm sitting there with my water... I know, I know...it'll be worth it not to have it. But it’s still kinda depressing nonetheless, you know?
I still struggle with coming up with healthy food that's actually really yummy. So far most of it is pretty plain and often bland. I try to season things as best I can... I still feel like I'm just choking it all down for now.
But at least it's been working. I am officially in Onederland and I never, ever want to see the 200s ever again. EVER. I already have seen a few past photos of me after my daughter was born and holy cow...what a difference already! I bet I'm easily 40-50 lbs lighter now. I pulled out some of my "skinny" clothes yesterday and I'm shocked to see at one point I wore a size 11 dress pants. When was this?! Ha!! I wear a 16 dress pants now and 18 in jeans. I can't wait to lose another 10-15 lbs...I think some of those skinny clothes might start to fit. I know I am starting to be happier about what I see in the mirror for sure.
Well, just over 6 days to go. I am scared to get on the scale much because I know how much weight can fluctuate. I hope to lose just 1 more pound this week just to really make sure I stay below my goal and win some money! I don't yet know if I want to do another DietBet or not.... On one hand, yes...this has been a huge motivation push (especially with money being so tight for us!). But on the other it was pretty stressful at times. I guess we'll see after Sunday. :)