Weight Loss Wednesday (day 9)

I'm very excited to tell you I lost 4.5 pounds this week! In total, I've lost 6 pounds in 9 days, thankyouverymuch.

I do have a confession to make. We had a very stressful week, and there were a couple nights this week I just couldn't bring myself to walk down to the basement to work out. So, I'm sure I would have lost more had I worked out every night. Still, I'm very pleased with losing 4.5 pounds this week!

Here are some things I've been doing to cut calories and lose weight ...

-Eating healthy. For breakfast we've been having a banana or a fruit smoothie. On days when we're not running late and Lincoln is in a pleasant mood (yes, it's a rarity), we have Spinach Scramble. For lunch and dinner we've been eating lots of Sun Dried Tomato Couscous, Corn and Bean Salad, Pita Bread, Salmon, and fresh veggies. On Sundays, we have dinner at my parent's house, and we eat whatever delicious dish my mom serves. It's definitely our favorite meal of the week!

-We treat ourselves. Chris and I used to be regulars at Coffee Crossing. We'd pull up to the Coffee Crossing drive thru, and before we could finish our order the cashier would usually stop us and ask, "Is this Chris and Megan? Do you want the usual?" Yea. It was that bad. When we started trying to lose weight, we realized we needed to cut down on the frozen mochas but we knew we couldn't give coffee up completely. So instead of having several frozen mochas from Coffee Crossing throughout the week, we now have several cups of coffee sweetened with splenda from Megan's Kitchen throughout the week. By doing that we've cut some MAJOR calories and saved some MAJOR bucks, and are still able to treat ourselves.

-We still snack. Instead of eating unhealthy snacks, we've been snacking on things like fruit, veggies, and Hummus with pita chips.

-Exercising. I've been doing the Shred video every day (minus the couple times I mentioned earlier).

-Drinking lots of water. Well, we drink a lot of water disguised as Crystal Light. We really like the natural lemonade and it has hardly any calories.

I'm not perfect. I still have an occasional frozen mocha or coke. Sometimes I even dip turtle pecan biscotti into my low-cal coffee. {Gasp} But I'm doing what works best for me. I simply don't do well on diets that require me to starve myself, and expect me to never treat myself. Honestly, who can do that forever?

Well, I've rambled on long enough. I'd love to hear your tips on weight loss, and I'd love even more to hear how you treat yourself! Also---If you're joining me on this weight loss journey, I'd love to hear how it's going for you!