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Today is Day 3 of my new start.  :D  I decided to zig zag my calories this week, along with my new, improved workout plan and “half plate method” I’m doing this week. Hopefully that will help shake things up and burn some extra fat.  Have I mentioned my half plate method that I’m trying this week?  I just decided that no matter what meal it is, breakfast, dinner, whatever, half of my plate will be full of fruits and/or veggies. Then the other half can be eggs, wheat toast, chicken, potatoes, whatever.  Can’t fit a ton of mashed potatoes on a plate that is loaded with veggies and some chicken, so I’m hoping this method will help me #1 watch my portion control and #2 keep my calories in check.  Just something I’m trying out.

 Yesterday shopping with my family was AWESOME! Everybody went: my mom, dad, and 17 year old brother, my two kids, and my husband. It was so much fun!  :D  I love shopping with all of them.  The kids are MAJORLY entertained with that many people they love surrounding them, and no one gets frustrated because there are so many adults that we actually compete for the kids attention, rather than getting irritated with them when they won’t be still.  We were ALL worn out by the end of the day.

 And I got some new clothes!!!!  WooooHOoooo! Finally, some clothes that FIT!  Pretty much everything in my closet was getting too big. Some of it was ridiculously big!  (But I was wearing it anyway, which *I think* speaks to what a low-maintenance woman I am! LOL)  No, it’s just that, my husband was like, “You ALWAYS want new clothes!”  And I DO NOT! I just think, that since I’m down to a SIX, it’s time to retire the size TEN jeans!! I mean, what woman wants to wear a ten when she’s a six?  Any hands??  LOL   So I’m pretty excited!  I tried a pair of size seven jeans that I just KNEW would look awesome on me. They were so cute, and ON SALE, but….. I needed a size FIVE in them, and they didn’t have any. (You know, they just put the random left-overs on sale, so you don’t always get lucky.)  But I wasn’t upset!! I was on cloud nine that I needed a size five in them!!  :D   (Mind you, I do NOT wear a five in everything. The jeans I wore yesterday were 7s and they fit just fine.  So… you never know.)   ;)    Anyway, I didn’t mean to go on and on bragging about my clothes size. It’s just that it’s been A LONG time since I’ve been able to squeeze into clothes that size.  It’s exciting!

I had a green salad (with fat free dressing on the SIDE) and a grilled chicken sandwich for lunch and shared a small order of fries with my two kids, then we went to a deli for dinner and I had a bowl of chicken soup and 1/2 a turkey sandwich with grapes.  I think I was probably within my calorie limit for the day, since I didn’t have any snacks or anything.  Oh, we watched a movie when we got home to unwind, and I ate a whole bag of light popcorn myself, but that’s only like 50 calories or something.  So, all in all, it was a great day!

Went grocery shopping today, and got lots of fresh fruit and veggies, so that I can keep up with my 1/2 plate method this week.  Made the kids put lots of the stuff they grabbed back, so thanks to being the MEAN MOMMY I won’t have to stare at cookies, chips (well, I let them get Pizza Pringles, but trust me, I will NOT have a hard time resisting THOSE) cake or brownie mixes, cookie dough, or ice cream.  (Yes, they took each of those things down and tried to put them in my basket, and they’re THREE and ONE!  I’m seriously thinking I should start leaving them at home when I go….  I’d save money, be more relaxed, AND have less temptation to just say OK! to the junk food.  But I guess that’s a subject for another time…. LOL)

One other thing I’ve decided to try, is having a Slim Fast shake and fruit or veggies for dinner. (With my bigger meals being breakfast and lunch, so I can eat more when I actually need the energy, and less when I’m winding down for the day.)  I did Slim Fast when I started out, and I really liked it. It helped me lose weight, and I think the fact that it has actual nutritional value with not many calories might make it the perfect thing for the late dinners I’ve been having.  That will mean I don’t have to cook dinner for myself, so I can eat when I get home from work, and THEN cook for my family. Or while I cook for my family.  But I won’t be eating an hour and a half before bed time anymore.  Just a thought…. I did buy the Slim Fast, but I’m not sure yet if it’s going to be dinner for this week.

OK, my kid is begging for some soup. Made her put the treats back, but I let her get the Shrek chicken soup she begged for.  (btw, they’ll put a cartoon characters face on ANYTHING if they think it’ll sell a few more, won’t they??)  Hope everyone’s winding up their weekend right and looking forward to a great week!