Cooking at Home or Out to eat?

So, it is true that cooking at home helps cut down the budget and waistline. I guess that all depends on what you are cooking. Jarrett made a little shopping/planning sheet for each week. It isn't anything too complicated and not sure why this is working. We have tried all kinds of things from cooking all of the meals on Sunday to planning out each meal on Sunday. For some reason writing out the shopping lists of the recipes one of us has picked and then heading to the store to retrieve those items is helping.

Each week we decided that one person would pick out all the recipes. We pick enough for M-Th and the plan is Friday to be left overs. Well, it is my week and I thought how great I only have to plan two meals. I am going out to eat with some folks from work on Tuesday and Wednesday. I decided though that I can't plan a week to lose weight when I am out to eat and tempted by all the things I love. So, I cut it down to one day out and I feel good about it.

We have been cooking a lot at home lately. Don't get me wrong we always cook, but for some reason I find myself not wanting to eat what we have planned for the week and can't stop thinking of the good food that is prepared as fast as I can say I would like a #3 no onions. (Can anyone guess what restaurant I am at?)

So as tough as it can be sometimes I have to remind myself that nothing tastes as good as skinny feels. A little saying that my former Weight Watcher leader, Barb, used to say.

Weight Update

So, I am about to start my fourth week of bootcamp and I have lost 2.5 pounds. That is almost a pound a week, which feels a little slow, but better than gaining. I feel stronger and so good after a workout. Kind of debating going back to Weight Watchers.

Struggle

As in earlier posts I have mentioned my struggles with my diet. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. I can go out to eat and eat Mexican food all week long and lose half a pound. Once I have a normal schedule and eat right then I gain two. I am sure this vacation is not going to help either. I will do my best that I can and try to get a lot of walking in. Not hard to do when you go to Vegas. Always on your feet it seems. Jumping from one table or slot to another. NEXT STEP NEXT STEP!

End of a Mexican Food Week!

Well, the big W-day took place this morning. I sucked in, didn't breathe, and didn't move. Drum roll..... I lost .8lbs. SO, not bad at all. A loss is a loss and I will take it. I will just plan a better week this week. My next challenge is to take place in two weeks. Off to Vegas and that means eating out everyday. YEA!! Go diet go!!

Another day another diet!

So, some friends from work are wanting to go to dinner tonight. We were supposed to go on Tuesday, but instead they changed the plans. I went with one of the girls on Tuesday before I knew about today's adventure. So, I am trying to be good on my diet, but having a heck of a time getting on track. I feel like I am doing well, but the scale is not showing that. I try not to weigh everyday, but it is hard not to. So, the biggest thing is do I go tonight or not? I want to go for the fellowship time, but not necessarily the food. I think they are going to go to a Mexican restaurant, but not sure. Problem is I have had Mexican food everyday this week. A little tired of it and tired of tortilla soup. So off to another diet adventure of resisting temptations and probably being disappointed by the weight loss results. Not sure why it is so slow for me. I am doing all that I can and am supposed to. I know I will never be the size 0 model, but what's the hurt in trying. : ) I guess you will see what tomorrow brings. Maybe I can live vicariously through someone else's dinner. LOL

Dinner Out on a Diet!

Well, I overcame two of the hardest things a dieter can do, eat out at a Mexican restaurant. I went with a plan in mind, but then changed the plan and then came back to the original plan. I had water instead of coke. That was hard. I had some chips instead of my own basket. I had tortilla soup instead of some scrumptious, cheesy, delicious meal. So, I always look at is as if I could have done worse. If I don't lose weight this week at the weigh then I will want everything I gave up. Figrues, that is how my mind works.

The next hardest thing is to realize when I am full. I feel like I am still hungry and not sure if I should eat. So, I can either just sit and not feel satisfied or eat. Hmm, what should I do? My husband would say I should eat. He is such a food pusher, well not always. I just give in to much. Well, we shall see what happens.