It's Getting Closer!

Mom gave me the "okay" to start wedding dress shopping! We still don't have a permanent date set but thinking around 10/10/10. It is a Sunday but Sunday weddings are becoming more popular and they're cheaper. My good friend from high school currently works at David's Bridal so she had me send her my favorites and she's going to get them ready for me! My BFF and I are going in June 4th to look at them!

I'm more determined than ever to slim down. I'm down to 128.5lbs right now which was quite a jump down from the 130lbs I was holding this past Saturday. Works for me! I know wedding planning will become much less stressful, as will trying to drop BF, if I get it done with before the planning starts and before the wedding is near. I know how I handle myself under stressful situations (aka MU) and if I have myself under control by then I'll be in much better shape.

I figure one treat meal a week works for me. I don't crave sugar and junk like I used to a few months ago so I've gotten over that hurdle. Now it's just staying on plan when I'm pressed for time and/or could easily have something out instead of cooking a meal. I did great last night with planning though.

Last night was another hurdle for me...that I cleared! I knew around 5-5:30pm I was going to eat another meal and I was thinking a Subway turkey salad. Yes it's processed but it's low cal/low carb/ and Jeff can get something there also. Unfortunately Jeff wasn't hungry and didn't want Subway at the time and I knew it'd be faster if I went home, cooked something, and came back to his house instead of driving to Subway. So I went home and made a salad with baby tomatoes, almonds, and salmon for that meal and preped for M5 and made some ST-less pancakes. It all held me over and the day was good!

I've been rotating starches (ST) for a few days now and yesterday was my first 1ST day. I thought, from previous ST rotating experience, that it would be really hard. Especially coming off of a high ST diet. I was eating little to no veggies and lots of oatmeal, Kashi cereal, english muffins, low carb tortillas, and fiber bars for quite a few months. I've learned that I eat starches when I'm stressed or upset about things. I remember when I was on SOS and was doing the contest prep diet and had my first ST-less day. I thought I was going to die without oatmeal for breakfast! haha Now I can get through a ST-less day just fine with no cravings. I may crave STs but it's only because throwing a meal together with them is much easier than trying to get creative with protein and veggies or fruit.

I was getting sick of eating a chix breast with green beans a few nights ago so Jeff and I hit up Dierbergs last night and I got bags of mixed veggies. I can handle eating plan foods but I need some variety in the veggies. I've also learned to use Mrs. Dash's seasonings. Those things do wonders for chix and veggies! A little honey dijon mustard helps too ;o)

Time to run errands, make it a great one!

"The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore."
–Dale Carnegie