Everybody Always Told Me

Christ on a cracker!

Do not ask me how, but I managed to lose another two pounds this past week. Two pounds! Even with the weekend's drunken debauchery. I think I looked at the scale a good five minutes, trying to decipher whether or not it was pulling a dirty trick on me. But . . . two more pounds . . . gone, baby, gone.

Here is this week's progress picture:

My baby will be four months old in four days . . . and in those four months, I have dropped 52 pounds. After I had my oldest son, I lost 51 pounds (but to the same weight I am now - I only gained one pound more in pregnancy with my youngest than with my oldest) in just over six months. Everyone told me, "it goes fast with the first, but wait till you have your second." Well, haha, mofo's! I've had my second and it melted off two months faster. 'Course, this time around, I didn't have a baby right as the holidays were kicking into high gear. No way back in '06 was I going to try to lose the baby weight during Thanksgiving and Christmas!

It just feels good to - this sounds hokey - "defy the odds." Maybe now that I've reined in my eating habits and learned the art of portion control before reaching the big 3-0, I won't struggle with my weight in the same way as my mom and aunts have my entire life. A girl can hope . . .

Daily Menu for Saturday:

Breakfast
Apple Cinnamon pancakes (I didn't get to have them this morning 'cause I was out of Splenda!)
Total Points: 4

Lunch:
Onion Rings
Hersheys Stick
Total Points: 3

Snack:
Pudding
Total Points: 1

Dinner (at the ooooooooold baaaaaaaallgame):
Turkey Burger with cheese
Turkey link
Chips
Craisins
3 Mojitos
Total Points: 29

Total Daily Points: 37

My daily allowance is 22 points so I'm using 15 of my flex points which means I still have 20 to play with. So *in theory* I could have four more mojitos. I'm not driving!