So as it has been going lately, I gain a pound or .8 one week, then lose it the next week!

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So I am basically down .6 for the last 7 weeks.  I am hoping to get my act together and actually string two whole weeks in a row with a loss.  I ended up bringing my breakfast to the meeting.  It’s a bit of show and tell!  Yesterday I brought mini ham quiche cups and fruit.  I only made four of these yesterday because that’s all the ham I had left, but I normally would make a dozen to have on hand.

These are so delicious and would be great for a brunch with a lot of people.

I ended up using the leftovers from my lunch on Monday from Big Bowl – the only thing I added was 3 ounces of shrimp that I defrosted from the fridge.  I still couldn’t finish all of this!  No wonder so many people are overweight and obese – restaurant portions are just ridiculous.

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I ended up not taking any insulin with lunch so that I could workout in the afternoon.  I ended up doing a 5k on the treadmill at 3.7 mph, but at 10 incline – I can definitely feel it in the back of my legs today!

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Hannah ended up hanging out with my niece during the day yesterday and then had dinner out with friends last night.  Jacob was working, so I found myself solo for dinner.  I still had leftover pork from Friday night, and since it was Tuesday, it quickly became taco Tuesday!  Three corn tortillas (5) – one for chips and two for the tacos – two ounces of pork (2), 3/4 ounce pepper jack cheese (3) and I counted 1 point for the grapeseed oil I used to fry the tacos.  A delicious 11 point dinner.

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So I’ve been searching and researching on my next career path, and I have to tell you, it’s looking a bit bleak.  All the jobs I think I could handle only pay around $10 an hour.  The jobs that pay more require a culinary degree.  I am not giving up hope just yet, but it would suck ass if I had to go back to a desk job because that’s all I am qualified to do.  Tony was the one who would talk me off the ledge, and without him being here, I wonder if my quitting my comfy job was just stupid, when I thought I was being brave.  Time will tell, but I’ve been struggling with anxiety about the whole thing this past week, and I need to shake myself out of it. 

I belong to this private weight loss group on Facebook and someone posted this, and I need this to be my mantra going forward:

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I slept in a bit today because it’s my long driving day for work.  Oh, and I am training another new person!    And I will try to keep my brave face on, even though it feels like I am not.

Make it a great day!