Is this Week 5 already?! Wow…

I’m happy to report that I have lost a total of (drum roll please) TEN POUNDS! I’ve checked the scale several times throughout the day over the last 3 days… just to be sure it wasnt a fluke (laugh).

I did cheat, though, I must admit. That flu I had really did me in for a couple of weeks - no appetite, no energy, the whole nine yards. I stuck with liquids (soup, tea, etc) during the worst of it, and then took it easy on the transition back to my regular diet.

Getting thrown off course like that was a good opportunity to make some changes to my daily eating habits, too. I’ve been sticking with the cup of cereal in the mornings, which I am really proud of. Twice in the last two weeks I’ve had a heavier breakfast - but that’s TWO instead of TEN or more (laugh). And I’m usually bad to skip breakfast altogether if I dont eat the fave (Egg McMuffin) - which I think is probably just as bad diet-wise as overeating.

I skipped the garlic bread with my spaghetti. Used 2% milk instead of regular milk. Ordered a grilled chicken salad on our “eat out night” instead of something fried with a loaded baked potato. A lot of little changes like that.

Losing 10lbs is really motivating… I feel like I’m on a roll now, and I dont want to quit. I still have the nagging cough left over from the flu, so I am taking it easy physically - but I cant wait to get back to my daily workout routine! I think I may try starting back out with 10-20 minutes once a day and see how that feels.

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