the weight loss papers

Did you eat any Easter treats yesterday? I sure did! Not only did we get a couple of treats for the kids, my mom brought over a pound cake that was delicious. Yep, I had a piece and a couple of treats. My husband knows I like the Cadbury’s Mini Eggs A LOT so he got me a bag of them. I shared most of them with him and kids, though. In years past, I’d have eaten the whole bag myself - not all at once, though - but I wouldn’t have shared many of them.
I’ve said before that I think allowing yourself a couple of treats now and then is just as essential to weight loss as eating the right foods. If you don’t allow yourself a bit of wiggle room, you’ll fail more often than not. And probably crash a lot harder, too.

I like Easter - it marks the beginning of Spring and longer days which I really like. I like the decorations too. Cute little bunnies and chicks and brightly decorated eggs. Plus the kids always enjoy hunting for the eggs. Yesterday it rained, though, so we didn’t hide any but the kids didn’t seem to mind that.

We also had ham, potatoes, carrots, broccoli and rice. It was quite good! I threw everything into a dutch oven and cooked it at 250 in the oven for a couple of hours. Well, everything but the rice, that is. I cooked that in the rice cooker.

One of the highlights of my day was early yesterday morning - my 3 year old son came into our room when he woke up. My husband and I were laying there listening to the radio and I had forgotten my husband had taken him to get his hair cut Saturday afternoon. Almost didn’t recognize the little guy! He thought that was pretty funny and laughed at me for a while.

And then when grandma got to our house yesterday afternoon, she gave each of the kids a couple of candies. He then started racing around the house and as he got back to the kitchen where were standing, he began hopping. It couldn’t have been more on queue if he’d tried! Silly little guy!

Anyway, I hope your day was entertaining as ours and if you fudged a little on your food, don’t beat yourself up over it. Just get back on track today and remind yourself it’s all good.

Not sure what tips I’ll have in store for tomorrow but I hope come back soon anyway. Try subscribing to the RSS if you haven’t already. It’s a great way to stay up on the latest posts without having to check to see if there’s anything new.

Have a great afternoon!
Annie

My husband was commenting earlier today how nice it would be to have a big screen TV to watch the Super Bowl on this afternoon. Low and behold, about an hour later I receive an email from someone that says they have a 45″ TV they’re giving away as they just got a new one and don’t need 2.

I emailed back and said of course that we’d take it. So, my husband is on his way to claim his new prize! He’s totally beside himself, happier than a kid in a candy store.

What does this have to do with weight loss?

I have no idea other than having a positive mindset is beneficial to losing weight and achieving good health. And if my husband can do it, I think anyone can!

Put your dreams and goals out there and give the Universe a chance to make them come true. You never know what might happen when you do.

~ Annie

Some might think that weight loss and the Super Bowl do not mix. And usually, you would be right. Anyone who’s been on a diet knows that days like Super Bowl Sunday are pig-out heaven - especially if you or someone in your household is throwing a Super Bowl Party.

But it doesn’t have to be that way.

On my plan, I give myself 2 “cheat meals” per week. Those cheat meals are where I can eat anything I want to. And it works great! Because I get to eat foods I enjoy, it helps stop cravings (which are the #1 reason people fail when dieting) and because it helps keep my metabolism in check.

So tomorrow is no big deal around our house. We’re having pizza, chips and dip, and maybe even a little soda or candy. It won’t blow my diet - namely because I’m not on one! But mostly because it’s scheduled right into my plan and menu for the week.

See you at kick-off!

~ Annie