Another HYC Check-In

I am ashamed to say that I am not faring too well. Or should I say, the scale is not faring well. I've not eaten well over Easter, but I didn't gorge either. The scale is way up to 241, from a low of 227 a month ago. WOW! I really need to get it in gear. To do that I will focus on the following:

• Sticking to Atkins Induction foods
• Not letting my husband derail me
• 30 Day Shred 5 times a week
• Family forest walks on the weekend (or some other activity)
• Eating mindfully, paying attention to fullness
• Confronting cravings with tea
• Reading (and commenting!!-google reader makes it too easy for me to not comment...) on more blogs

We are going to Tuscany in just 9 weeks. I would really like to be out of the 220's by then and am going to give it a real push! I'm also going to unplug from April 20th-26th. I did this last year, and it was great! I definitely have a problem with too much computer time (TV I can deal with). I think it's because I live abroad and I use the computer to keep in touch and such, it feels like my lifeline many times. Anyhow, I won't be checking in next week...

My challenges will be my son's birthday on the 23rd. Last year I made him chocolate cupcakes with spinach and blueberries. None of the other kids liked them, but he loved it! I'll be making black bean brownies or cupcakes to take to school for him, and a decadent chocolate cake for his party at home. I know these are challenges I should not be having right now, but I can't bear to give him store bought garbage, I at least want to make it low sugar and whole foods for him.