228 today so I don't have to beat the scale up. 39 pounds gone - one more pound and a new hardcover book! Love those five pound rewards. Spent the day with family today - my favorite thing to do. As I drove home I realized I was hungry so stopped and looked around a store for something I could have. One of the things I used to snack on was Smart Popcorn - the white cheddar cheese variety. But today I actually looked at the calorie count and realized that a bag I could easily eat in one or at the most two sittings was over 800 calories. Or 4 trips to the gym. Definitely not worth it. Even a smallish bag of cashews was way too many calories. And I know myself well enough to know that if I bought a bag I would not just eat half. Something about getting to the bottom of the bag still gets to me. And I would promise myself that I would only eat half - but somehow the whole thing would end up in my mouth. Can't believe that I actually bought into the Smart Popcorn being good for me just because it was named Smart. Like, you'll be smart if you eat this. When in fact, it's not good for you at all. So I didn't buy anything at the store - except a diet soda. Jumped back in the car, popped a couple pieces of gum, drank my soda. And when I got home I made a really pretty plate of blueberries, wheat thins, tomatos, 1/4 cup nuts and spinach. Sounds like an odd combo, but it was really pretty on the plate and I'm not hungry anymore.
Talked with a friend today who has lost 85 pounds. He said that he ran into plateaus over and over again on his journey - including one plateau that lasted for three weeks. He was doing all the right things but I guess his body just needed to catch up with itself before it was ready to dump more weight. His journey lasted about a year. Now he eats everything - just much less of it than he used to. He has a new wardrobe and says that all of the sports he enjoys are so much more fun to play because he's not lugging those pounds around with him and can move easily and gracefully. Something I definitley look forward to. I'm hoping that this summer I will be back in my rowing scull. It has a weight limit of 205 so I'd really like to be under 200 for the summer. 29 pounds to go to accomplish that. And how great to work out in my boat on the water instead of making the trip to the gym. It's good to hear that someone else ran into plateaus and frustrations, but more importantly that by hanging in there over the long haul, by exercising and eating right, he's at his goat weight and is maintaining it and happily so. Inspiring!