Almost at the 10 pound mark...

Holy crap! I can not believe how much weight I've lost in the past two weeks.  I'm pretty sure that cutting out all of the processed grains and sugars is the culprit but I'm not complaining.  I seriously have not lost 9 pounds in two weeks EVER. 9.7 pounds to be exact... Holy crap...

I still am far above where I was this time last year but that really is irrelevant at this point because ... well because I can't go back in time - I can only go forward, and forward is looking highly hopeful right now :)

Lets see, maybe listing the things that I've done to earn that loss would be helpful for the future when I'm feeling like giving up/in.

• Carbs - I don't know what to call it, processed carbs? simple carbs? artificial carbs?  I think that the ONLY thing I ate this past week with any of that junk was a 12 inch whole wheat sub that I spread over two different days (2 meals, not like that is the only thing I ate LOL).
• Coffee straight up - I really think that something can be said for cutting out that darn creamer, it was probably only adding about 100 calories to my day since it was sugar free, but I think that it sort of set me up first thing in the morning to need that sweets fix... when I'm getting my sugars exclusively from fruit I think I am enjoying it more, and my taste buds aren't totally numbed out to anything but super sugary flavors...
• Ok, I'll admit it... Alcohol... Although I did give into my wine craving a little this week, I drank like 2 8oz glasses of wine.  I really savored it, and it was way kinder to my body - again I think it is one of those things, my body gets all numbed out to the alcohol effects and flavors and I'm consuming larger and larger amounts to get my fix (crap that makes me sound like an alcoholic! i'm talking about this on a smaller scale though... but really in a sense it is sort of the same thing).
• Exercise! I ran 2 times this week and then took long walks 4 out of 6 days (still gotta get it in there for today too). I feel like a super star when I'm running, I need to remember that on my mornings that I feel like those 40 mins would be better spent sleeping. Also, I took Gareth with me a few times and Owen with me once, it is a really easy way to bond with out it being a big thing we have to plan out in advance or spend a ton of money on. Friday I was feeling sorta bleck and I couldn't figure out why, but I started to get super hungry - instead of just caving and driving to the store or somewhere worse, I compromised with myself and walked to subway with one of the kids. Made me feel much better about myself later that night after I'd eaten something a little less awesome.
• Fruit :) my new BFF, I never knew how much I could look forward to a mango or revel in a plum! Like I was saying, with it being my pretty much exclusive form of sweetness I am really enjoying my food so much more.  I have even been staying away from artificial sweeteners - yesterday I caved and had a bit of crystal light in my water and I surprised myself because I actually didn't even finish it.  I love water so much more right now :)
• Salad Salad Salad - pretty much a staple of my day, and the main course 80 percent of the time - I'll always add nuts or some sort of meat for protein. And when I feel like I can't eat another bowl of leafy greens and omelet or a meal shake can fit the bill.

Eventually, I'm going to have to work some carb/starches in to my diet again, I know from experience that its pretty much impossible to live a southbeach or atkins or paleo lifestyle BUT I am going to add it slowly, and hopefully I can always keep it as just a small portion of my meals and not the main event.

Ok, yay :)  So, finally - my beloved numbers:

Starting weight (9/1): 148.3

Weigh in from last week (9/8):141.7

Today's weight (9/15): 138.6

Weight loss for the week:  3.1 pounds

Weight loss so far: 9.7 pounds

Percent of body weight lost: 6.54%

Yippee!!! Not too shabby to say the least - I'm actually excited for the next week, which is pretty much unheard of for me LOL - momentum rocks!

Oh - and if I can exercise today my points earned for the week will be: 24 - that is a 4 point increase from last week, go exercise points!

Now I will punctuate this week with a smiley face :)

ps - I forgot one thing!! LOGGING! I know for a fact that logging my food makes a huge difference too, it is so so helpful to be conscious of what is going into your body, it forces me to not go over, but also to not go too low - one day of starvation and my body goes into desperate hunger mode the next day - that is no good, it's all about moderation baby...