80 lb. Goal Progress Picture and Reward

First of all, hubby and I made a trip to Best Buy to pick up this:

If you don’t already know, this is my 80 lbs. lost goal reward. I also picked up the Jillian DVD.

We did a little bit of shopping today. I found some cute clothes, that I was desperately in need of! One of the things was this outfit- that I LOVE. It’s a little loose fitting so it might not do the best at showing how much I’ve lost, but I NEVER would have worn a dress before, I am just starting to feel comfortable enough to wear them. But first, I want to show you where I’ve come from- because I have never posted a picture of what I used to look like. I didn’t take pictures or measurements when I first started this journey, and now I wish I had. So I found a picture that had to be before I started dieting. And it pains me to look at these pictures:

And here is me today:

I still have a long way to go- but I feel a million times better already. It just makes me want to dance, and this dress is one of those twirly ones.

It feels good to lose weight. To become a better version of myself. To feel happy.

Reducing Portions

Finally FRIDAY!!

I wanted something light for breakfast this morning, so I had an AE Dairy Clementine Greek Yogurt with 1/2 cup of Fiber One and a sliced banana for 7 points.

I wasn’t all that hungry this morning, but I was thirsty- so I drank lots of water.

Before signing in to work, I made a cup of coffee with Half and half for 1 point.

The morning went very quickly- and we were slower today, so that was a nice break!

I was hungry by my first break, probably since it was a higher carb breakfast. (I am learning so much!) So I decided to get in some protein and fats. I made a “green” smoothie, a little differently this time. 3/4 cup strawberries, 1/2 cup blackberries, 1 1/2 cup spinach, along with a scoop of protein powder. It was the prettiest purple before adding the protein powder- and then it looked like a chocolate shake!! But really, it is a green smoothie! lol 3 points.

I like the vanilla- but I miss the flavor of the fruits. I may have to look into a plain protein powder.

I also had 1/2 oz. dry roasted peanuts and 1 oz. of 2% sharp cheddar for 4 points.

That definitely kept me full.

For lunch, I had a salad made up of lettuce, tomato, broccoli slaw, feta, a Tyson breaded chicken breast, and light ranch for 7 points.

I also had FF/SF chocolate pudding for dessert for 2 points.

I got a UPS delivery today that I am excited about I recently won a giveaway from Connie for Tae Bo Dvds! I love these! I can’t wait until I’m feeling better and I can start exercising again! Thanks!

We used to do these in high school, when I felt awkward about working out and was embarrassed. I used to hate PE, but I LOVED it when we did these videos. So I have good memories of them.

I was hungry on my last break, so I had a slice of swiss cheese for 2 points.

I was happy when hubby got home- but I wish I could have gotten off work early- no such luck!

Once I was done working, we went out to eat at a new restaurant. It was a local place and there weren’t many options on the menu. I had an open faced beef sandwich and baked beans. I ate 1/2 of the plate of the beef sandwich. This was 12 points.

I also had a diet Pepsi.

I really think it is all about reducing portions. Should I eat this everyday? No, probably not. But I ate 1/2 of what I used to eat. I ate just enough and I wasn’t stuffed. Just satisfied. I was proud of myself for only eating half.

After that, we noticed the local ice cream shop opened up, so we stopped there. I had a snickers blizzard type thing. I ate 1/2 of a small and put the rest in the freezer when we got home. I am estimating this at about 7 points. Same thing with this- hubby and I both saved 1/2 of our ice cream- we used to each eat the entire thing. Maybe next time we will split one! Reducing portions!

So it was a night of a little splurge. Everything tasted delicious! I used some of my weekly points.

There was a beautiful blue sky and the most amazing puffy white clouds this afternoon! It looked like a summer day.

That’s all for tonight! I hope you have a great weekend!