Yes. I went missing there for a while. And yes, I totally fell off the wagon. I tried to run alongside it for awhile, with every intention of hopping back on as soon as possible. But I stopped for a minute. Probably to buy a cookie. And it took off without me.
As most of you know from my slightly bitter Facebook posts, we are in teething hell over here. It feels like it's been going on forever! Her top teeth (or side teeth or back teeth or ALL of her teeth) are giving my poor, sweet girl a really hard time. Which makes everything hard. And while I was soothing her with medication, cuddles and non-stop nursing, I soothed myself with treats.
And I don't know about you guys, but I'm an all-or-nothing kind of a girl. Either I am fully committed to eating well or I am making a beeline for the nearest pastry.
But then the ground shifted a little. (Under me, not Vivi's teeth, unfortunately.)
It started with the adult swim class that I took a few weeks ago. It was nine one-hour lessons spread over two weeks. Yes, I already had the swimming basics down pat, from my childhood lessons, but I've never known how to do very many different strokes or how to put my face in the water. I'd like to swim for fitness, so I figured this would give me the tools and the confidence to do so.
Well, about halfway through the lessons, while still indulging in many a sweet craving, I hopped on the scale and was down a couple of pounds.
Huh!
Then I had a little epiphany out of the blue. Imagine what would happen if I shelved the sweet tooth for a while? I had recently noticed how awful my beloved sugar was making me feel, both physically (headachy, lethargic) and mentally (moody, short-tempered). So what if I cut WAY back?
Well, it's been almost two weeks and I'm happy to report that the scale is currently at 166.5 lb. I've given up my nightly frozen yogurt (which has been my tradition for YEARS) for a smoothie, which is totally satisfying. (Finally bought an immersion blender and am currently having a bit of a love affair with it.) I'm still having treats here and there, rather than several times a day, and I'm not counting for now. Counting points was just one more thing on my currently long list of things to juggle.
Amazingly, I didn't feel any drastic withdrawal feelings and I'm not crazy with cravings at all.
We'll see how far this takes me!
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