The scale is moving!

And, in the right direction, too! I'm a little bit excited to report a loss of 3.6 pounds this week. I didn't have a particularly good week as far as being on plan...so, I hope the loss sticks. I feel kind of stupid saying that, because hope has nothing to do with this weight loss battle I'm fighting. And, I truly feel like I have to fight for every ounce.

Eating recap: felt very sick on Thursday. I do not know what was going on with me-it's still slightly present, however. I woke up with a killer headache, suddenly felt ravenously hungry, but when I went to find something in the fridge I had zero appetite. I actually felt like I had the flu-nauseous and even tried to make myself throw up. I finally made myself a whole grain grilled cheese, felt slightly better, but then threw up a little bit. I continued on with these symptoms on Friday too, adding some lightheadedness. Maybe it was low blood sugar, I don't know...but I've been eating whole grain bread in small quantities and I had one bowl of Kashi "grape nuts" cereal on Friday. It was a tiny bowl. Oh, and in celebration of our anniversary, my hubby opened a 1997 Groth Cabernet that we bought some years ago and had always planned to drink for our 5th anniversary. It was a stunning wine.

Exercise recap: I'm having a hard time remembering exactly how many work outs I got in. How pathetic is that?? I know there was at least one strength work out (courtesy of my new addiction at Spark People) and one HIIT on the exercise bike. Saturday I spent about 2 hours vigorously raking leaves.

My computer has been acting up big time, and I suspect it's the enormous "My Pictures" folder, so I've been trying to process some of them. I did manage, although it took me the better part of three days (!!), to process, upload and turn my March pictures into a photo-book for my Mom's birthday. Now, I just have 9 more months to process! (March was a big month with spring vacation...but still)

Goals for this week:

1. continue with low carb eating, allowing occasional whole grain serving
2. continue with 3 liters of water and green tea daily (has anyone discovered Matcha?? It's so good!)
3. 2 strength and 2 HIITs
4. process and upload 2 more months of photos
5. practice being kind to myself
6. schedule a spa appointment for next Tuesday morning
7. practice being in the moment

So, how is everyone else doing? Well, I trust!