Diet Report

Sigh.

After almost 4 months on this diet, I have managed to lose .....

(Drum roll, please) ....

12 pounds.

OK, it's 12 pounds I didn't need. And if I stopped having a couple of glasses of wine in the evening, it would be more. Maybe.

What I really want is a

HUGE BOWL OF PASTA!

and a

WHOLE BAG OF POTATO CHIPS!

But that's not happening. I shall continue with Lean Cuisine frozen dinners. My husband is enormously proud of me.

Because he doesn't see me sneaking peanut butter!

Comments

Fran said…
Oh good for you.

I am so stuck with my food at this point, thank you for helping me get unstuck!

12 pounds is great, although I bet it feels slow. It is 12 pounds gone though and that is great.
7:08 AM
Anonymous said…
Congrats, Judy! Slow and steady is the way to keep it off, so we're told. Congratulations also on your self-discipline, willpower and patience. It's a whole lifestyle change, isn't it, and it will be a blessing!
11:02 AM
susan s. said…
Also drink more water, especially with those Lean Cuisines! But you know that! :-)

That's a good weight loss. I of course have not done even that. I'm trying to come to grips with Core!
8:12 PM
Jan said…
I am envious of your 12 lb. gone. Good for you. And I just snitched some frozen choc. chips from the freezer, because there's nothing else sweet to eat around here!
9:22 PM
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