Phase 3 – Day 14

Weight: 174.5

Wow, I certainly didn’t expect that!  Actually, that’s what I said when I first stepped on the scale and saw 174, but, as I’ve mentioned before, I always weigh more than once (it’s a quirk) and I kept seeing the numbers change in that one pound range, but never came back to the lowest, 174.

Part of the reason I didn’t expect to drop any weight is that I’ve really felt stable, but also that I was in training yesterday and not moving around.  I did manage to drink almost 3 bottles of water, so maybe that helped.  It was also freezing cold in that room, like a refrigerator!  Seriously, my nose was so cold it was drippy, like when you spend time outside in the winter!

I also visited a friend of mine after work who recently had a baby and I needed to bring some protein options for dinner, so I stopped at the grocery store on the way there.  Without actually making dinner for everyone, the choices are limited.  Eventually, I bought the deep fried deli chicken breast and thigh and took the skin and coating off, and added a salad at her house.  I thought for sure that would trip me up.  When I got home I had another late night bowl of Quaker Oat Squares, and I thought that might trip me up.  Then there’s that pesky TOM that may be around the corner, and that can be a factor in everything.

So, who knows!?!  I’m just happy about it, and since I saw 174 on the scale this morning, it’s back on my radar, and I’m within my 2 pound range of LIW!