March 1:
I am surprised at how much I love my protein smoothies! Part of the reason is that it’s easy to change them up — there are a lot of fruit options to add (I love a frozen banana with chocolate protein powder); sometimes I add some bran cereal, grind up flaxseed and even frozen spinach (Nature’s Best has spinach in perfect squares). Sometimes I use almond milk or skim milk or water and add some plain Greek yogurt. My newest addition is coconut water – it’s sweet and makes me think of pina coladas without the little umbrella on the glass! Protein smoothies are great for breakfast and they also work for dinner for me when I am in a rush. They fill me up and taste great.
March 12:
I admit it, I have more than one clothes closet. Why? Because I have clothes that range in about 3 different sizes … 1) fits now; 2) lose a little weight; and 3) I have a dream (or whatever you call it). In the past when I was at a weight I was very comfortable with, I just can’t remember thinking that as my clothes got tight that I would have to move up to the next size. I might have blamed the clothes dryer for shrinking clothes but of course I knew that wasn’t the real cause of shrinking clothes! Before I was lucky enough to be selected to join the Cityline Weight Loss Challenge, I had consciously said to myself, I will not buy clothes in a bigger size. I did stick to that rule and was getting pretty sick of the limited number of pants that actually fit me. A couple of times I had even bought clothes in a smaller size than what fit to encourage me to lose weight so I could look forward to fitting into them.
Last night I was trying to figure out what to wear and for maybe the first time I had a problem – a good problem – but a problem nonetheless. A lot of what I tried on was too big! I stood in the mirror with a puzzled look on my face as if to say, really, this is too big?? After the realization sunk in, it’s a problem I am loving and excited to have. For now though, I’ll wait until I reach my goal weight until I indulge in some retail therapy!