tuesday newsday.

1. I came into work absolutely ravenous. Normally when I get that feeling, I would eat everything in sight. Today, I grabbed a few squares from my container of Life cereal and the RAWR-hunger-monster went away. I was SO HUNGRY I thought I was going to pass out, and now I'm struggling to finish the rest of my cereal. YAY!

2. I normally wait until Thursdays to weigh myself because it's my day off from work so I have the opportunity to sleep in and have a good BM before I hop on the scale (which is not always the case on days when I work). I've been hella curious and I just couldn't wait for Thursday, so I weighed myself before showering today. 271.5 is the good news for Tuesday :) Just a few days ago I was panicking that I wouldn't see 26X before Vegas, and now it's within reach! I think two pounds in the next week is totally reasonable and now I'm crazy motivated to get this done.

3. Yesterday at work some representatives from the new Jimmy John's stopped by to give us samples of their most popular subs. I was the only person here at the time so I took the stack for myself. It was pretty awesome packing my food this morning because all I had to do was grab one of the little packages from the fridge and add a side. It's the little things like that that make me happy.

4. With today's weigh-in, I can officially say that I have lost 20 pounds. To be more precise, it's TWENTY-POINT-FIVE! That being said, I have lost half the weight I gained since meeting my boyfriend. The last time I was at this weight was early 2010 and I am not sad to see it gone. I'm excited for the next twenty pounds, and everything after that! A friend posted some pictures on Facebook from the last tailgate a MONTH ago and I can already see the difference between then and now (ten pounds). I would like to see 267 by Christmas.

5. My appointment with Dr Thompson is set for Friday morning. I'm a little nervous only because I want things to go well. She's not in charge of my treatment, but I know that what she scribbles in my chart makes a huge different in terms of Dr Stern's plan, and I only have two months to make progress before seeing Dr Stern again. I can do this... I can do this.

6. Dinner last night was chicken and broccoli stirfry. It's one of boyfriend's favorite dishes so I try to limit the chicken and stuff as much veggies in the wok as possible. It's not inherently unhealthy, but we serve it with white rice and that's where things get carried away.

For today:
Life cereal, skim, banana.
Jimmy John's sample sandwich, celery and carrots.
Vanilla yogurt, apple, orange for snacks.