big hurdle leaped over!

without giving too many details I hit a big accomplishment for weight today I am official under 1_0 LBS!!!! .... for the first time in about 5 years!  (you can fill in the blank as you wish :) )  I am so excited and I seem to have lots of energy.  This diet isn't hard to stick to if you like to cook and plan, which are pretty much 2 of my best traits... and talking of course :)

it is all about planning!!  I work long days sometimes and I grab my lunch bag and I have lunch, dinner and my fruit already sliced up.

Cheating:  I have cheated a couple times, to be honest, I risked being removed from my grandma's will if I didn't have a slice of her homemade Angle Food Cake.  I was good, I ate 1 slice and brought the other 4 to work to share and normally I would have made those 5 slices in one serving!!!  I also have had a few alcoholic drinks, I am a night-cap person so that is hard for me to give up and a couple days after work it was hard to resist, but I stuck with straight whiskey on the rocks, so no added sugars... but still added calories unfortunately so I exceed my 500 plan on those days :(  I noticed that 2 days later my weight loss was reduced to only 1/2 a lb and not the normal 1- 1 1/2 lbs, so I paid the price!  I also noticed the same with those miracle noodles.  They are filling and taste good when with a sauce but it did effect my weight loss, so I think I will add them along with whole wheat pasta later on, but for now I am staying clear.

I do wish this diet had a free day which is always my saving grace to get rid of a bunch of cravings I have.  Although my couple cheats helped a little I sure would love some BACON or CRUSTY BREAD AND BUTTER!!!!

but today I celebrate my milestone as I look forward to the rest of this week and maybe dropping another 3-5 lbs before I end my run this weekend!  and who knows after a free weekend and maybe a steak.... maybe I will go another week or 2 starting Monday and lose a few more in my last stretch before Hawaii, it isn't as hard as I thought!  Countdown to Hawaii is less than 3 weeks!