The good: I'm down 34 lbs to 219! 20 pounds to Onederland is really exciting!! It feels like it could actually happen, whereas when I started it seemed too far away. I have less to go (to my halfway point) than I'm come from and that's awesome!
The bad: I totally ate a 1200+ calorie dinner last night and ended up going at least 450 calories over my daily limit. Long story short a friend was in a rough spot so I went and picked up Freebirds and took it to the hospital and picnic'd with her in the lobby. I got comfort food for both of us (brownie, cookie, queso, etc...).
The IDK: I haven't been very hungry this week, so I was under by close to 1000 calories for the week so far, so I don't think I did any damage mentally or physically. I say mentally because I had a few sips of soda and half a brownie. I haven't sworn off much in this lifestyle, but Dr. Pepper was a serious crutch in my life that I haven't had. Last night I had a few sips of Diet Dr. Pepper, and honestly it didn't taste great. I'm sure that helps.
Because I freaked out when I got home (guilt, upset tummy, OMG-what have I done, I just started losing weight again) I got online and did some reading. Now, I am either rationalizing the action I just did, or I found data that suggests that it may not be such a bad thing to "splurge" a meal every week or two. I've never been a fan of "cheat" days, meals, snacks etc. BUT there are a LOT of folks that swear by calorie/carb cycling. That having the occasional boost of calories or carbs can increase metabolism. I'm not sure. It sort of makes sense, but most pseudo-science does.
Today's effects were a weigh in at 220 (the 219 was yesterday, pre splurge), but I was expecting worse considering all the sodium I ingested. I've been sucking down water all day like a crazy person today and had a banana (potassium source) to try and push any sodium induced water log out. I also have a nice, big, healthy salad on the docket for dinner tonight. Ta ta for now.
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