Today’s happiness is brought to you by my delicious and colourful broccoli slaw salad loaded with fresh veggies and a few green grapes, topped with roasted pumpkin seeds and dried cranberries, and drizzled with a tangy raspberry vinaigrette dressing. After several days of not-so-healthy eating, it felt great to get back on track today with some good food.
100 Happy Days – Day 73
And now, in related news – but this time in the not-so-happy department – is this week’s weight loss ticker. The stress and uncertainty of all that’s been happening over the past few days sent me straight to my default tendencies – comfort food and no exercise – so I wasn’t at all surprised by the results of this morning’s weigh-in.
50 pounds before BlogHer ’15!
Yes, it’s a bit of a setback. BUT! Today is a brand new day, and all is well with Peter… so I’ve given myself a gentle shake and turned myself to face the right direction again.
Here’s to moving on, and to better weight-loss news next week.
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The good news is, I had a celery salad, on both Saturday and Sunday.
The other good news is, I am eating a Baby Ruth, even as I type…
Well, I was. Now it is gone. (I suppose that counts as bad news.)
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November 24, 2014
LOL! Here’s hoping it all balances out.
Laurel Regan recently posted… #MicroblogMondays 13 – Back on track + 100 Happy Days – Day 73
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November 24, 2014
You are determined and you will do it — setbacks are just that – a momentary setback
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November 24, 2014
Yes I will! Thank you for the encouragement. 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… #MicroblogMondays 13 – Back on track + 100 Happy Days – Day 73
I’m happy that after a week of not getting to the gym that when I got there today, I was still able to do 10 sit ups fairly easily! And I’m happy that I did not give into my desire to not go to the gym tonight.
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November 25, 2014
That’s excellent – good for you!
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November 24, 2014
Good for you Laurel for dusting yourself off and (re-)starting again! I think it is ok to occasionally go off the bandwagon a bit food-wise as otherwise it is easy to (a) not enjoy life so much and (b) be hard on yourself which just worsens the situation and results. So I believe you can do it even if you only released 1 lb. You still have quite a number of months to go yet! 😉 <3
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November 25, 2014
I do indeed – and I will get where I want to go!
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November 24, 2014
After 5 weeks of travel (Europe and South Africa) during September and October, I feel like I need to join you in the healthy eating/living project/weight loss project although I don’t think I’m brave enough to share the journey on my blog. I actually do ok as long as I don’t have bad stuff to eat in the house, but our son has been living here with us for the last few weeks which means snacks I don’t need have been accumulating. He’s leaving for Thailand on December 3rd, so after that, no excuses!
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November 25, 2014
Having snack food in the house is one of my greatest downfalls, so I can totally understand what a challenge that must be for you right now!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 30 + 100 Happy Days – Day 74
Your salad looks delicious! And at least you still lost a pound even though you “fell off the wagon” for a few days. Very understandable. I’m proud that yesterday I had oatmeal with fruit for breakfast and a vegetarian meal for dinner–today cereal, soup, and veggie stew–but let’s not count the leftover brownies that I brought home from a party Sat. night 🙁 . Oh well, something lost, something gained. At least I got on the treadmill on Saturday! Keep up the good work–you’re doing great overall. You’ll get there!
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November 25, 2014
It all balances out, right?! Thank you for the encouragement. 🙂
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November 25, 2014
That looks neat. Mine is abt food too 😀
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November 25, 2014
Now I totally want French toast!
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November 25, 2014
The salad looks so yummy….
Today’s happiness for me is due to books…Reading gives me so much pleasure you know?
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November 25, 2014
Reading is wonderful!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 30 + 100 Happy Days – Day 74
That looks delicious 🙂
And don’t lose heart, I am sure you will be back on track in no time.
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November 25, 2014
It was yummy! Thanks for the encouragement. 🙂
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November 25, 2014
I wish that I had packed that salad for lunch today. Yummy! I’ve always heard that during the holiday’s, weight maintenance is goal #1. Weight LOSS during the holiday’s is just icing on the cake (so to speak). Keep up the good work! 🙂
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November 25, 2014
Thank you for the encouragement!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 30 + 100 Happy Days – Day 74
Gorgeous salad. It made me deeply regret everything I’ve been eating lately. Definitely not enough fruits and vegetables. Just a lot of carbs. And sugar. But you’ve inspired me to make something green for lunch tomorrow.
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November 25, 2014
Yay! Glad I could be of some inspiration. Fruits and veggies are always good. 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 30 + 100 Happy Days – Day 74
The salad looks delicious! And I’m sure you will be back on track once again with your weight loss calendar! hugs!
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November 26, 2014
Thank you very much!
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