Progress!

Ok - so Andrew informed me today that the 'meat salad close-up' from yesterday was unappetizing. He meant the picture of my lunch salad yesterday. Taking flattering food pictures is difficult! I had a similar salad today, but I made it even bigger with the addition of some napa cabbage, bell pepper, and peanuts. No chickpeas today though, I am all out. I took a picture because it was comically large. I ate it out of a mixing bowl! And yes, I ate the whole thing :) Hopefully this picture is a little better. What do you think?


Breakfast was the same as the last two days. Once I find something I like, I tend to get a little obsessive...once Andrew was out of town for a few days and I only ate oatmeal. I love oatmeal. I also snacked on some almonds and an apple at work today.

This morning my workout was this. I slept in a little bit today, so I only had 20 min to workout in the morning. This afternoon I had a haircut appointment and afterward I was planning on going to a power yoga class, but the sticker shock from my haircut stole my motivation. Instead, I went home and hung out with Andrew.

We took a walk (outside! without winter coats!) to downtown Bloomington to check out a hobby store there to see if they had some stuff that Andrew needs for a project he is working on. They didn't have it, but we also stopped by the health food store and a candy store called the Chocolatier. They had Valentine's candy half off, so we each got a little bag. I love that you can fill your own bag with however much you want! I am always afraid of buying a full-size candy because I don't want to eat the whole thing in one sitting. They offered us chocolate samples, so we shared an irish cream filled chocolate and a cherry-type filled chocolate. On the walk home I had a few of Andrew's malt balls. Other afternoon snacks included a petite salad like I had for dessert last night, half of a bell pepper, and a few more almonds.

We also went to the mall so Andrew could get something from RadioShack, and I tried on some jeans at the Gap. We really haven't bought any new clothes since our honeymoon, since we have been losing weight and also trying to save money. I didn't plan to buy today, I just wanted to get an idea of where I stood, size-wise. I am really trying hard to get away from focusing on the scale, and looking for other ways of measuring my progress. I was so pleased to find that the size 6 jeans at the Gap fit me! I have never been able to wear that size before. Around the time of the wedding I was a 10. Andrew and I are planning on treating ourselves to new wardrobes eventually - once we have lost most of the weight we are going to lose and once we have more money (hopefully these things will happen at the same time). Now I am even more excited!

I have to say, after not going shopping for such a long time, it really felt like a chore to try on 5-6 pairs of jeans. It never really used to bother me before! After shopping I had a tasty dinner salad of baby spinach, green beans, leftover roasted brussels sprouts, mushrooms, and some steak. I used Annie's Green Garlic Dressing. It's so good, but sooooo garlicky! My favorite Annie' s brand dressing is Woodstock, but I can't ever find it here in town.


For dessert I had a sliced apple with cinnamon and a few of my gummy candies from this afternoon. My brother is coming over to watch a movie now. We will probably end up watching a Disney movie. :)