Okay so weigh in #5, a half a pound down and yeah I’m going to count that.  (See Our Progress List.)  Admittedly not the best this past week in some food choices, 2 McDonalds cheeseburgers were the worst offenders.  The weekends tend to be the toughest.  My husband hasn’t become as controlled as I have in the choices so when we are together on the weekends for meals my choices are the best.  Note to self – work on this in the week ahead.  Which that should be challenging since my parents are coming into town.  Though both I parents lost a lot of weight when they retired so they actually are a good influence.  Lunch is always the hardest.  We are normally busy in the middle of the day and so I want to grab and go but I need to slow down and think about it more.

David lost 2 more pounds this week which is great.  From what I can see of what he leaves in the fridge is that he is working on portion control.  This for him is a big issue.  Yes, he is 6 feet tall but that doesn’t mean he needs to consume enough for 2 people.  It’s good to see him focusing on that.  May then we can focus on quality of the food.  I saw KFC boxes in the trash last night so I know what he had for lunch yesterday.  Believe me I’d love to have that but know it needs to be planned into the menu for the week.

As Jen, who was voted out last week said, it is a full time job to lose weight and as a working Mom and Wife that means I have meaning full time jobs.  But I am finding ways to make losing weight and getting strong a major priority.  That is way even a ½ pound this week is important to me.  It may be a baby step but it is in the right direction.

Doesn’t look like I’ll make my first short term goal, but that’s okay.  I know I'm heading the right direction.  I’m interested in if my parents notice any changes.  I’ll let you know.

Have a great and strong day.