I weighed myself today and received 194.2 lbs back as an answer. I am attributing the slow down in weight loss to an initial loss of water through inflammation going down once I quit eating dairy and grain products. I should continue to lose weight at a slower rate of 1 to 2 lbs per week if I adhere to my eating plan.
Adhering to the eating plan….that is very hard to do in an unsupportive household. It’s not that the family is overtly working to make me eat badly. But, we have been celebrating the wifes birthday for almost a week now. That means cake in the house, going out to eat at nice restaurants and having tons of temptation come my way. For example, last night we went to Texas de Brazil. For the readers that do not know, Texas de Brazil is a high end all you can eat restaurant. The gaucho’s (spanish for cowboy) bring cuts of meat to your table as long as you have your little sign up. In the past I have eaten so much meat that I could barely walk out of the place. Being a frugal person it is/was my belief that $50.00 per person means you need to eat your weight in meat or you are not getting you money’s worth. So what did I do last night? I didn’t eat my money’s worth that’s for sure. I ate larger portions than I should have but I managed to maintian some semblance of control and I walked out of the restaurant feeling full but not busting at the seams.
Is this what’s known as a Pyrrhic victory? I’ve traded gluttony for spendthriftness! Arrgghh.
