End of wk 1 for 2nd set of 17 days and Kevin's totals are in . .

Thursday – moving right along. Today is day number 7 in our second set of 17 days. Tonight SAM told us that she would be glad when we got off this diet because she wanted to bake cookies. I told her that we would not be going off this diet. This was healthy eating and that was what we were doing – getting healthy. We told her after we finished this set of 17 days she could bake cookies and we could enjoy them then. She said she wanted to eat them all for herself. Isn’t she the sweetest?

Then Kevin told me how much weight he had loss. He has been telling me what he weighed on and off but he has not told how much. Well tonight I was surprised to find out he has lost 17 pounds. He kinda hesitated to tell me and then said “don’t get discouraged.” I told him that I wasn’t discouraged and I thought that was great. I told him that I was doing what I was supposed to do and that was good enough for me. Honestly, that is the truth. I think that it is great. I also know enough about weight loss to know that men lose easier and faster than women. Girls – can you imagine in less than a month to lose 17 pounds?

Well today has been a good day. Work has been busy with our annual fundraiser tomorrow. I will be crazy busy all day tomorrow. I will go in at 7:30 and probably not get to leave till 10:30 or after. We will have a BBQ & stew dinner and then an auction afterwards. It is our biggest fundraiser of the year. We have a lot of fun and do a lot of work mostly in 1 day. This means bad-for-me food at every turn. It also means no time for the gym. I have decided to get up early in the morning and go for a run up at the school. There is good lighting there in the parking lot and I can get back in time to get ready for my day. I don’t plan to eat BBQ or stew so I have asked Kevin to bring us some dinner. I just need to make sure I pack several healthy snacks and maybe an extra fruit will help me stay away from the endless supply individually wrapped desserts. Planning Is the key!

Today’s meals: oatmeal w/ apples, small bowl of soup, small bowl of chili beans, veggies and dip, apples, 3 mini meatloaves, broccoli W/ cheese, yogurt.

Today’s exercise: walk 10 minutes, run for 30 minutes