A Confession / Week 3 update

Hello, dear friends and family,

I promised myself that I would post an update on my weight every week, so that if I didn't post, you would know something was wrong and call me out.  And I managed to avoid posting my first weekly update.  It's not that things weren't great on Sunday--far from it.  Saturday morning was the highlight--I was down 8.5 pounds from my starting weight, and 2.5 more than my goal for that week.  I've been taking measurements with my tape measure, too, and I was down 2 inches at the widest part of my hips and 1 inch around my thighs.  I even played tennis for the first time in over a year.  I was ecstatic, and very, very proud of myself.  You could hear the crowing down the block.  Here was my progress for the week.

And then, Sunday night came.  Since then, let's just say I've had two red days, and I've paid for them in going back up 1.5-2 pounds for the last few days.  I posted a long, rambling post about it last night, but I'm back down to the lower baseline now and I feel a little silly, so I have taken it down.  It just goes to show that weighing yourself every day can be just as demoralizing in the short term as it is inspiring.  I'm still hopeful that I will be able to be at or below my goal for the week when Sunday comes around.  Keep your fingers crossed for me...

p.s. I'm working on modifying my parents' recipe for Swedish meatballs for the SB diet phase 2.  I tried a different recipe last week that I didn't like very well and it inspired me to try to modify this one. With a little more sauce, I think it will work.  I'll post it when it's ready for prime time.