Day . . . 17, 18, 19!

Wow. Has it been so long? Sorry about the lack of new posts. Lost that pesky pound again. Actually lost a pound and a half. Which brings me to 6.5 lbs total. Not really sure I'll make it to 10lbs. That would be 3.5 pounds in 3 days. We shall see.

Dear Hubby decided to join me for a 2 day detox this week. It is helpful beyond belief to have no one in the house (except baby) chewing "real food". He was going strong yesterday, grumbling every once in a while about a "cheeseburger" but made it through the day. Even ended up playing nine holes of golf and did not faint from hunger. Hubby said he was never hungry, but craved protien. Understandable. He was had a protien shake as well, because he is not trying to lose weight. But surprise, surprise. He did. He lost 4 pounds! No fair!! Today father-in-law is over and they are working on the chicken coup and fencing in the garden. Hubby was up early, full of energy, went grocery shopping, played in the garden. He made it to lunch time and then he apologetically made himself a cheeseburger. With my "permission" not that he needed permission, or the cheeseburger. But he was worried about spending the afternoon working outside in the sun and having the energy to keep up with his dad. Fasting effects everyone differently, physically, it has never been a big deal for me to fast. I simply have always lacked the emotional discipline. But for some (Mrs. Bulcher and my dear hubby, for example) no matter how disciplined they are, there are serious physical consequences to being underfed. My guess is that the faster a person metabolizes food the more difficult fasting becomes. So in short, my metabolism must've started working backwards after the baby. It was always slow (since puberty anyway) but seems impossible for me to lose weight now!

But, all in all, I feel so good, it just does not matter. I really should have taken measurements at the start, because, I am not showing drastic weight loss, but I am a size smaller and have started wearing clothes from prepregnancy. Which is so uplifting.  I even went to my favorite store (GW) and found 3 summer skirts and two of them were 2 sizes smaller!! It feels so good to look in the mirror and think "that looks really nice on you". This was the first shopping trip I've had since baby that I've been able to think that way. Usually, it was more like "well, I suppose this will do, it doesn't look terrible".  

So as things are winding down with the detox, and spring is shining beautifully in our little corner of the world, I am optimistic about losing the weight, keeping it off and little by little changing how I eat to truly nourish my body.

I recommend the Nourishing Traditions cook book as a big aid in continuing to eat "healthy" after the detox. I will take what I can from the book and run with it! As my dear friends inscribed in the cover, when they gave it to us, "This book is about cooking and food preparation habits that are both traditional (the way people have been cooking for millenia) as well as scientifically nutritious. It is a book about feasting not fasting."

Of course, during Lent it is about fasting not feasting, but Easter will be upon us soon. And the Resurrection of Our Lord is about feasting!!   

Love to all!

ps First regret of the day, stealing a big bite of hubby's cheeseburger. Second regret, not realizing I wanted the second bite he offered until the plate was empty! "You . . . are . . . my . . . cheese . . . BUR . . . gerrrrrrr."  (veggietales)