Weigh-In: Back On Track

Starting Weight: 262.4
Last Week's Weigh-In: 250.6 (+4 lbs.)
This Week's Weigh-In: 245.4 (-5.2 lbs.)
Total Weight Lost: -17 lbs.

I'm back on track this week after an unfortunate (and uncomfortable) over-indulgence on Memorial Day Weekend.

Exercise is still uncomfortable with my foot, but it's getting better with the help of my podiatrist. Lesli and I went for a 1-mile walk yesterday and I suffered some slight tendonitis. The plan is to stay with the 1-mile walks until I start feeling better.

Another note about indulging... One of my favorite "bad habits" was to "treat" myself to fast food lunches. But when "treating" yourself happens 3 or 4 times a week, it's unhealthy. One of our favorite fast food places is Sonic. And kudos to Sonic for posting a "build your meal" nutrition page that lets you check off each menu item you'd like to order and the website calculates all the calories, fat & fiber grams which are the three elements I need to calculate my points. Sadly, my favorite meal (extra-long cheese coney with large fries) contains almost an entire day's points. One meal from Sonic and I'm done for the day.

That being said, another "treat" is their flavored drinks. You can order a diet soda and add flavoring. Even though a Diet Coke contains zero points, when you add flavoring, it's adds 1 or 2 points (depending on the size you get.) However, I'm finding that a route 44 Diet Coke with Orange flavoring (my favorite) is only two points. I'm finding that two-point "treat" from Sonic actually satisfies my fast-food craving for the day. Proof my fast-food craving was all but psychological. Go to Sonic between 2 & 4 p.m., and my "treat" is half-price.