Still hanging around...no weight loss, really, but that's my fault entirely.
The PLEASURE TRAP had me caught in its tangled web, and when you combine it with world events, let's just say my focus has not been where it should be.
The biggest issue for me isn't the animal food - no problem staying away from that - but it's the sweets...and the peanut butter.
The sweet and salt combo calls my name.
Oy.
As I'm the chief cook and bottle washer around here you'd think it wouldn't be a problem. That I would simply not bring the stuff to the house.
But like many of you here, I'm not the only one in this house.
Little steps, little victories...progress not perfection, right?
My son gets no dairy (almond milk in his cereal and at dinner), and both he and the hubs like Mary's "cheese" sauce that I use for homemade mac and cheese.
And the meat consumption for them has gone way, way down - another bonus.
And...NO ADDED OILS! Yeah for air fryers, lol. We eat a lot of potatoes around here...just sayin'.
I just wish I could convince my husband that "starches" are NOT fattening and are in fact healthy for you. He rolls his eyes and/or nags at me if he thinks I'm eating too big of a portion because for him, cutting back and essentially starving himself was how he lost weight.
Only now, he's gained weight and is having a hard time losing it - even by eating essentially one meal a day (plus a few snacks here and there); cereal, crackers, and dip, fruit, etc.
He's heard me talk about one diet after another over the years, but he's not going to go off of what anyone else says - he has to see it with his own eyes. I know that if I could get him on the same page he would feel a lot better, but it's not about him, it's about me.
So I'll be working on getting my environment cleaned up as much as possible, but also making sure I have some nice "treats" for myself such as banana "nice" cream, frozen grapes, etc. and eating according to MWL guidelines. So that I have some ammo when the nutty bars are calling my name...
Lots of soup in my future - had some at lunch and by the time dinner came around I was MUCH less hungry than usual...in fact, I could have waited longer to eat, but because my husband only eats one meal a day essentially, I made dinner around 5 pm. Yes, I could have eaten at a different time, but we like to enjoy dinner together as a family.
Keepin' on, keepin' on!