I'm a little off...

So last week was a BUST! Terrible for me because I was hoping that I could keep up the good work. I see other people who are at the same point as me postpartum and wonder why I have four, count them, four butts! Now you are probably thinking that is impossible but trust me, if you saw it, you'd understand. My calorie counting for the week has been less than stellar. The beginning of the week was not so bad but then The Man decided to spoil me. He cooked, he cleaned (sort of), he...other things which shall remain unmentioned because this is a family show. As such, my food intake has been over the top at least for the the last three days. There are times when I could strangle The Man because I do not work for The Man. And there are times when it amazes me that he does not complain when I ask him to help out...hmmm, he just makes jokes or excuses. Regardless of which, I love this man so much! Most of all because he didn't comment on my weight even though I know he knows what it is because my scale got stuck one day and it was there for all the world to see before I even noticed it. But I digress. This whole weight roller coaster that I'm on needs to peak sometime. I'm mostly on a plateau but I am waiting on the down hill slope. I have not yet seen it and the thrill that ensues at the sight of what's coming next has yet to hit me. So far I'm just wondering how I got here.

Hopefully this upcoming week will bring some huge strides for me. I am learning how to cut calories, not food. I have been searching, nay, scouring the internet for delicious recipes that my family will eat without being too obvious that they are low cal. The Man said he would start eating the food I cook rather than me cooking the food he wants because now he has a gut. I don't really see it but he does. Oh well, I'll take it! It helps me out immensely because I never used to eat like this until the past four years or so and that is when I started packing on the pounds. Weight loss tip of the day...as they say you shouldn't shop while hungry, don't look for recipes while hungry either. Let me just say from experience that the Tiramisu I have been researching for a recipe swap pales in comparison to the bacon and cheese bread that I happened upon while looking. Just an FYI, the theme for the swap is "Italian" which I am not particularly fond of. I associate "Italian" food with heavy, overindulgent, carbohydrate laden food. That and all the fat people that are in the mafias on TV. That may sound a prejudiced but it is what it is.

I begin my walking routine again tomorrow hopefully with some new faces because I tell everyone I see to join us. I think the more the merrier when it comes to exercise. That way hopefully I will always have someone to go with and I won't shirk my exercise because I can. I just have to remember, "I will not be on the website 'the people of Walmart'."  See, Walmart is good for something. Fingers Crossed! Wish me luck!