Half Empty or Half Full?

Well I hope everyone had a great long weekend.  I took a little road trip to Spokane with the family for shopping and fun.  And it was fun.  Not as much good shopping as I expected, but my husband devoted an entire, non-complaining day at a few malls - priceless and I love him for it.  I discovered that all those crazy amusement parks rides I loved as a child I cannot handle as an adult.  Kinda pathetic!

So am I half empty or half full??? I like to think I am more half full than half empty - just doesn't always feel that way when I think about myself and my weight.  I made some good choices this weekend and some not so great ones.  First, I did not succeed on my water challenge this weekend - not at all.  I was good Friday night (turkey sub at Subway).  Saturday morning, I had an egg white scramble with spinach and tomatoes.  In fact all day Saturday I chose the lite options from the menu.  It meant eating a lot of steamed broccoli, but it was good. Until dessert Saturday night.  We ordered two desserts to share, except no one shared with me.  It was glorious, a big ball of vanilla ice cream rolled in toasted coconut drizzled in chocolate sauce.  SOOOOO good!!  Sunday got worse with a hotdog at the ammusement park and then a steak dinner with a loaded potato and steamed broccoli again.  On our way home on Monday, I had poached eggs, turkey bacon and toast for breakfast and grilled KFC for lunch.

So after a full weekend - good and bad choices - I stepped on the scale this morning.  Save the drum roll, still 201.6.  Should I be happy I didn't gain, or angry that I didn't lose? I have waffled all day long.  I really want to see something on the scale, but what should I expect when I wasn't exercising last week and had only an okay weekend eating. 

But I am back in the mode this week.  The new challenge is not eating after dinner.  This is a tough one for me.  But I am going to try my best.  I made it through all my water today - I rock at that.  I had cherrios for breakfast and a salad with rice cakes for lunch.  Supper is undertermined as I write this.  I need to get better on planning.  Just waiting for payday to do a big shop.

On another note, I had to give someone at my work a copy of my drivers license.  She commented, in kinda a surprised way what a great picture it is.  I shrugged it off with a little comment "that was 5 years ago when I cared about what I looked like".  And that is kind of true.  My hair is done, my make-up on, and I am wearing a nice purple sweater.  I don't spend enough time on me.  I can rationalize it by saying I don't have enough time, but if it was a priority, I would make the time.  And that is what this project is about - making a better me.

Here's to a good week ladies!  And a better result on the scale next week!