Sunday, September 4, 2011

This Week's Update

I'm quite delighted to announce that my weight loss now totals 27 pounds. That is so epic ... can I just say?

Challenges this week ... staying full enough. Because my diet doesn't allow any grains at all, I'm trying to stay full enough on meats, seeds, and vegetables. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. I've pulled out some of my husbands cookbooks that he collected back when he was doing an alkalerian diet, and I think those will help me broaden my horizons a bit. In addition, Sabine lent me her book about the primal diet, and while I've been too busy to read more than the first chapter up until now, I'm delving into it with a vengeance this week to learn all I can.

So it's a process. A very slow process. :) I'm now off caffeine, which is awesome, although I still miss it. I'm still candy and dessert-free since June 13th, which is something I didn't think I could ever do. And now that I'm off caffeine, I'm sugar-free.

Believe me, I've had my moments of feeling picked on. My husband and I went to the Golden Corral for dinner the other night, and right there in front of me was the most delicious-looking chocolate layer cake. It was hard to fill up my plate with salad and meat and ignore the cakes and the rolls, but you know what? I did it. And I'm really proud of myself.

Right now we're making plans to go to a movie as family for Halloween instead of trick-or-treating. The kids are excited about it - we don't go see movies very often - and I hope it makes it up to them that they aren't getting a whole bag of candy. That would be the worst thing ever for them right now.

Until next time ...

5 comments:

Betsy Brock said...

I saw your pretty little face on my followers list and had to come and meet you! Thanks for stopping by! 27 pounds is FANTASTIC!! You should be so proud of yourself!

I live on caffeine...I admire you for breaking the habit!

Betsy Brock said...

Hey...and that comment was for Melissa who visited me! ha. I didn't realize there were more than one of you! :)

RHYTHM AND RHYME said...

Pleased the pounds are coming off.
Enjoyed the read very much.

Yvonne.

Melissa Cunningham said...

Tristi-That is SO freakin' awesom! You go girl!

Besty-Thank you! You rock!

Tracy Jo said...

Congratulations! It is not easy to do what you are doing...I am working on cutting things out of my diet too. Glad I stopped by! Great blog.