One Week Down

Well, technically, it's been a little over a week-just a day over- but, I'm holding steady with sticking to the plan. I'm drinking all my water every day, only eating what I'm supposed to be eating--with one exception yesterday--a good exception and well within my calories and restrictions for the day. I woke up with horrible cramps and just felt like crud. Typically on a day like that I would go running for the comfort food and stuff myself full of sympathetic sugary sabotage. But I stuck to my guns: no Dunkin' lattes, no creamy chocolate Caramellos. I still did my strength workout then made it home from the grocery store with bags overflowing with veggies and a beautiful package of pre-peeled and cut butternut squash--I so knew what I was gonna do! I had a quart of veggie stock in the cupboard, sautéed a little onion, a little garlic, poured in the stock and plopped in the squash, simmer, simmer, simmer 'til it was all soft deliciousness, gave it a good zip and a whirl with the immersion blender, and poured myself a nice big cup of butternut squash soup. Not only was it thick and sweet and as creamy, comforting as any cup of cocoa, it was so pretty--that beautiful golden squash sunshine in a mug! And I divvied up the remainder into three more (large) servings (it's squash and broth--the servings can be large!) and stashed them in the freezer for future gloomy days of cramps or aches or PMS hormone rages:

Isn't it pretty?

So yummy and good...and I'm down another half pound this morning--five and a half all together so far. Not bad for a first week! I'm just really missing rowing--tomorrow, tomorrow...Today I'll be out raking and mulching the leaves I had intended to do yesterday until monthly misery descended and sucked the life out of my day...bah...

I am certainly looking forward to my first splurge meal coming up on Thanksgiving, though I plan to not crazy overdo it. A little turkey, a little sweet potato, a pile of Brussels sprouts, and a little slice of pie will do nicely--mm, mm, yum!! Anything but salad--haha!!

And here is a better pic of my Boo Baby wishing you all a happy, skinny weekend! Thanks for peekin' in!