Day 9 - A 3.9 Pound Day! I can get used to this

 

Breakfast: 2 chocolate chip pancakes.  This was quick and easy.  And a small portion.  Sometimes, it's about getting really good food in.  Sometimes, it's about limiting the portion.  Today - for breakfast - it was just about limiting the portion.  Needed something quick and those Eggo Chocolate chip pancakes are actually quite good!  They hit the spot.

Lunch:  My complete salad!  I added the shredded cheese and sunflower seeds to my salad today to get what is considered my "complete" salad.  This is what I would always get at the Pizza Hut salad bar back in the day, and later at the Charlie Brown's salad bar.  Delicious!!!  (The sunflower seeds are probably a little stale, but they are still good.  I'll use them for another couple weeks before I toss them.)

Snacks: A handful of M&Ms and about 15 white cheddar cheezits.  Had a little bit of a snack during the day - just picked a little.  BUT I want to draw your attention to the photo below.  These Oreos:  They are typically my kryptonite for snacking.  It's not whether I eat them or now.  It's whether I eat 4 or 8 of them!  But these oreos have been in our snack cabinet now for at least 5 days and I have not had even one of them!  I open the cabinet and consider it.  I have even pulled back the plastic covering to pull one out before stopping myself.  I've given oreos to the kids.  BUT I have not had even one!  It's amazing how much longer they last when I'm not getting my grubby little paws into them!

Dinner: Beef & Broccoli - Kristyn made this awesome meal.  I don't know much about the meat that is in there, but I'm pretty sure it's a healthy version of beef.  It is in a fancier package than when I buy any type of beef.  This meal was really tasty and I had exactly what you see.  No more, no less. 

Snacks: Maybe a handful of Cheez-its

Workout:  Treadmill workout #2.  I did 40 minutes again.  This time, I made it up to 2.13 miles (+.13 from last time) and 291 calories burned, according to the treadmill - which I think it probably a little low, but whatever.)  I watched Season 2, Episode 2 of "Only Murders In the Building" on Hulu during this walk.  Was great.  I changed it up by walking at 3.0 MPH the whole time BUT bumping it up to 5.0 MPH at every commercial break.  This got me the extra 0.13 miles.  Good stuff.  Will try to add a little distance each time, working my way up to 3.1 miles (5K.)

WEIGHT LOSS UPDATE: As of 7/11/23 at 8am, I am down 3.9 pounds from yesterday and a total of 10.3 in the first 9 days.  Now . .. I think it's highly possible that perhaps I didn't REALLY lose 4 pounds in 1 day.  I probably didn't have enough water in the later part of the day and I did eat really well, so while it looks good on paper, I'm not convinced this number isn't gonna even out in the next day or two.  But I'll use it as motivation and I can say I'm down 10 pounds already!  4 more to get back where I was in April.