Down, Up, Down

Hi Friends!
So, on Saturday morning I was down into the next decade! I was so excited.

Then, I spent all day making Chex Mix and Muddy Buddies for a church fundraiser.  Literally, all day.  I made two batches of regular chex mix, two batches of gluten free, dairy free (by using coconut oil and omitting wheat chex) and two batches of Muddy Buddies.

I am proud to say I didn't cheat once. NOT ONE TINY NIBBLE.  NOT ONE!! I even drove 20 minutes to have someone taste test the batches made with coconut oil, instead of just tasting it myself.  I was dedicated, you guys.

So imagine my total and utter dismay when I stepped on the scale Sunday morning and I was up almost an entire pound.  Back into the 190's, just like that.  It was from the oil/butter from the goodies.  I had tried to be really, really careful but apparently it wasn't enough.  I should have worn gloves, but I didn't have any.  Lesson learned.

Even though I was totally frustrated at being up so much when I hadn't cheated (and in fact hadn't even eaten hardly at all), I wasn't tempted to quit or give up.  Not one iota.  I have to get this weight off.  I did really well the rest of the day, but Nora was a total grump in the evening.  Finally got her into bed and got my chores done, and WOW.  Then I wanted to eat.  I ended up eating black licorice and some pretzels that had no fat and low calories.

I wasn't sure what to expect from the scale today, but lo and behold it was back down to the number I saw on Saturday. THANK YOU, JESUS!

It would have been sooo discouraging if it took me several days to lose that one pound I gained.

So anyway, things are going in the right direction. I'm tempted to panic that it's going slower than in the past, that I won't be as thin as I hoped for our Mexico trip.  But I'm not going to stop.  And you know what? I'm going to enjoy the living daylights out of our trip.  Yes, I will be bigger than I ever imagined when I was planning our trip, but that's ok.  Life isn't about weight.  I will enjoy the time I get to spend with Josh, alone with no meetings, no work, no kiddos... Just us.

Hope you had a good weekend!