Week 4, Day 7, Diet

Well, here it is the end of my fourth week and I have made some slow progress;, but at least I'm making progress. I was hoping for more significant results, but nonetheless, I have made progress. I am down 5" in my waist. I have lost 8 pounds. That doesn't seem like a lot, but it is 2 pounds a week; memo to me...this is a slow process...cool my jets!  I can see a change in my clothes -- they fit looser.  I can see it in my bra. I have four rows of hooks & eyes and I have moved the hooks in from the last row of eyes to the second row. That is progress!

REVELATION KNOWLEDGE:
I'm not in the diet boat alone. There are millions of people dieting, but we are not all dieting the same way. I am the only person in my family that is dieting, and this is tough. I'm not dieting alone, there are others in the world dieting too. There dieters on the internet and web sites that offer support for free. I read about their struggles and successes and that is my encouragement, along with the changes I see in my body and the occasional comments from people that may see a change. Since my change has been slow and not by leaps and bounds, it is hard for the people around me, day in and day out to see the small change. Sometimes, that is disheartening because I want them to see that I am losing weight. The words of encouragement mean a great deal, especially when I have worked so hard at this diet.
I must remember that I have a HUGE goal, but that I not stand and face the enormous task ahead but focus on the small steps I successfully take towards the goal. I AM moving and making progress towards the goal. I am my strongest cheerleader. It is important for me to stay motivated and encouraged by staying positive and thinking positive.

Breakfast:

One egg, fried
Two pieces of bacon
Two pieces of Oroweat whole wheat sandwich thins.
Coffee with half & half and half a packed of Stevia.

Breakfast S/C Total: 2/2

Snack: None, I ate breakfast at 9:30 a.m.

Lunch:
Fiber One Key Lime Yogurt
Corn chips - five (saved from restaurant leftovers.)

Lunch S/C Total: 6/2

Snack:
Coffee and two Cabella's Sugar Free Peanut butter bars

A.N. Snack: 0/1

Dinner:

Pastrami Wrap - Mission Low Carb, No Sugar Tortilla, two slices of Turkey Salami, Swiss cheese, and baby spinach.
8 Pringles Jalapeno chips

Dinner S/C Total: 2/2

No evening Snack...

Daily S/C Total: 10/7

I went over by two on the carbs...it was the yogurt that took me over! It was a delicious treat, anyway and very low in sugars and carbs for non-Greek yogurt.