Just checking in as I cant remember when I last poked my nose in here- maybe a week ago? two?
Weighed myself today and Im down a good 4 lbs from when I started *yay!* which is amazing considering we went out of town twice in the last two weeks for 4 days at a time and I didnt have much control over what I could eat (or when- one trip was overseas). I had done a good three days of P1 before hand which I think helped keep the sugar and carb cravings down to a minimum. Must have ended up "carb cycling" in some way and reassured the body after a scant three days that it was ok to eat up some of those excess calories laying around!
Anyway- will be going back on P1 here for the next few days- until the weekend when my Swedish in-laws are arriving for their first visit to the US and meeting my parents for the first time for Thanksgiving. I do find I get into the nonsugar craving mood rather quickly when I swap vegetables in, so perhaps this cycling is ok and works for me rather than going whole hog on P1- though I do know how easy it is to get into a backsliding rut! Instead I start to crave salads and veggies and carry around a little box of veggies to snack on.
I have found Costco to be the best for veggie purchasing- I can feed the two of us for two weeks on one large bag of romaine, a box of mixed greens, a big bag of cut broccoli florets, a bag of 6 red peppers, and a three pack of cucumbers (all for around $20? $15?) for snacks and dinners and cooking materials. A little pricey, but not nearly as pricey as when you try and buy all that at the grocery store- what is up with $2.29 at Trader Joes for a single English cuke!?
Oh! Will also be starting the Couch-to-5K program tonight- I need something structured like that to focus on and since I used to run but fell off THAT wagon too.... this should be a good way to build things up again and get the boy to jog as well!