Update on 7 lb Weight Loss

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if you'll recall, on March 1st I posted that I was gunning to lose 7 pounds. I am pleased to report that 14 days in, I am down 3.5 pounds.

I've gotten better (but not great) at portion control and within just the last week I am making a push to eliminate all most sugar from my diet. At first I thought I'd go so far as to even eliminate fruit, but I nixed that idea because a) I don't think it's healthy and b) I was snacking non-stop on bread, which can only lead to evil. Instead, moderate fruit, but I have eliminated sugars such as honey, maple syrup, and CHOCOLATE.

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Kabocha Squash

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Kabocha Squash. Ever heard of it? I found a recipe for roasted Kabocha squash on my new favorite website, Heather Eats Almond Butter, and have been longing to try it. One problem: kabocha squash was nowhere to be found. I searched Earth Fare, Food Lion, Harris Teeter, Fresh Market and even (I was desperate) Wal-mart. Nothing. 

I whined to Blair about not being able to find it. 

"That's because it doesn't exist," he said.

"What do you mean it doesn't exist?" I asked. "Of course it exists. There's a recipe for it."

"You vegetarians are so easy to con," he said.

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Keurig: Customer Service As It Should Be

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My cousin is an early adopter and it was at her home that I was first introduced to the joys of the Keurig coffee machine. This was years and years ago, long before Keurigs started showing up in every doctor's office, salon, and real estate open house. To me, the Keurig was the height of indulgence. A cup of coffee brewed just for me? My cousin even had the little turnstile so I could spin around my choices - hazelnut, vanilla, mocha, organic... Oh, heavenly coffee machine! I lusted after one. 

Unfortunately, I am married to a man who loves--brace yourselves--instant coffee. He had no interest in having a variety of coffees at our fingertips and I couldn't justify the cost to buy the machine just for me, so I let it go. 

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7 Pounds

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Seven pounds gone. That's the goal I set for myself after finishing the Myrtle Beach Marathon. Why 7 pounds? Why not five or twelve or eight? I don't know. I just know I want to lose some weight and the number seven popped into my head as a reasonable goal. 

I didn't even know my weight when I decided to lose the seven. We don't keep a scale in the house and I'd been avoiding the scale at my trainer's. (Irony: I only weigh myself when I'm pretty sure I'm thin.) When I got on the scale last Monday for the first official weigh in, I was a pound or two lighter than I expected. No matter. I still want seven gone. 

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