ONE WEEK OFF!

Sounds almost ludicrous to say, seeing as I'm already on summer break, but I've been working three solid six hour days at the store and I'm beat! I didn't sleep well last night, either, but hopefully I can make up for that tonight. I decided, because I am not seeing a great big difference in pants size, that I would take some measurements to attest to my 20.5 pound loss thus far. Well, I'm down 3.5 inches as well! The psychologist said that I should keep good documentation about weight and measurements because of my inability to SEE any difference. Do I feel any different? Nope. Well, I can tell my boobs shrank. hehehe Great, just the place I wanted to start losing first! But hey, it will all even out...proportionately... HOPEFULLY!

I decided that I wasn't getting enough protein in, since I ran out of cottage cheese, so I made myself a protein shake for breakfast this morning and I'M STUFFED! Nothing too fancy, just skim milk and vanilla protein, and it tasted great! I can't wait to add some fruit to it! I looked, but no bananas, which was fine. It did the trick and I'm half way to my protein intake for today, which is a great head start! I may have to do that every morning!

I have started thinking about my school schedule and wondering how I'm going to do the every two to three hour meals. I mean, I teach for two hours in the morning, then have planning, so that will work, but then I have three hours in the afternoon, which I guess would work too after I make sure I eat lunch before they come back. I am going to have to really be careful, because I was so used to getting so busy and not eating...can't make that mistake anymore but it will take great discipline! Not like when I was at the store and missing a meal. Bad girl!

It's still strange to be so focused on food in such a different way. Before, I would think about what I was going to eat and what I was hungry for. Now, I think about what to eat, but not what I'm hungry for, rather what I can have! I can't wait until my nutrition expands, but then I think it's going to be even harder. How can I get protein in when the list expands? I'm going to have to make sure I make a plan, and I'm sure my nutrition class will help a lot.

Time to get on with my day!