In Such a Good Place!

Hello! Officially at 60 pounds gone today and I feel amazing! My emotions are in check :) And I'm really starting to like the way my body is looking. I really enjoy not dreading every mirror I come across, it's the little things that make the biggest difference. I could do without the "spare tire" around my middle though, hoping that moves along quickly! I feel a lot better after walking a bit more and lifting. Still cold all the time though! Which with summer coming is great right?! My boss had the same thing but once she phased out and started eating pretty normally her temperature regulated back to normal...well that and Jamaica :) Also, not sure if it's IP related by my allergies seem to be much better this year.

An amazing dinner last night! This marinade may be better than the previous "soy-sauce carne asada" I know, powerful statement! I'll post it up on the recipes tab. It was soo good! I marinated some shrimp in the sauce for a bit and then skewered them and put them on the grill. I realized I hadn't had spaghetti squash in forever so I steamed up some of that as well. I had intentions of putting the squash on the grill to char it up, but the pouring rain changed my plans. Which is another new thing for me...I used to like a good rainy/overcast day. I never used to like warm sunny days, odd, I know. But now, I love being out in the sun and the heat! I really need to work on the whole tanning thing though! It's not that I even burn and then tan, I just burn and peel, not ideal. Wonder if we need to move somewhere warmer? Meh, don't think I'd really enjoy "year-round summer" I do love fall!

I think I've set a pretty good game plan for finishing out these first 6 months on the diet. My plan now is to do four weeks of phase 2, this way I'm only adding in protein not carbs yet, and can hopefully lose a bit more before July. So since I'm such a planner, here's my schedule: start phase 2 on May 30th, enter phase 3 on June 27th and hit phase 4 on July 11th. At that point I'll really start exercising and keeping it mostly phase 3 and see what happens. If need be I'll go back on phase 1 at the end of August. That will give me enough time to lose more before the holidays (and let's be honest enough room to put a little on over the holidays). I've learned that it is so much easier to be on phase 1 over the winter. My boss and I were joking that we'll each be on phase 1 for winters now. I think we're just more social in the warmer months and it's easier to want to eat (and drink!) more.

Currently Craving: peanut butter! Ha, it's getting pretty hard! I had a weak moment a few nights ago when I was STARVING and no I didn't eat any but I literally just stood and smelled it. Now that I'm reading this I sound like a frickin' lunatic! The first step is admission! 55 days to go!!!

meg