21 Day Sugar Detox ~ Week 3 Check-in

Ever just have one of those days where it goes REALLY FAST and you look at the clock only to realize you have gotten ANYTHING DONE that you intended to do? I sure hope this isn't setting the stage for the week ahead as it's already a short work week with Thanksgiving.

So... Yes, week three check-in. It seems like these three weeks just FLEW BY!



How was it? Eh - it was fine. No big fireworks or sparklers for a grand finale. Not that I was looking for those. I guess after going through this a few times, the "end" isn't really all cracked up it would be for someone who's new to the program. Don't let my "debbie downer" attitude make you think otherwise! M'kay?

The week was going great. I was down another two pounds and thrilled. I've noticed a trend in my weight loss: I hit a "milestone" and get all excited and joyous and then something in my body changes and that milestone disappears. Sounds odd, doesn't it? I mean - am I really gaining and losing weight that quickly? I could argue yes. But, I also know that I'm a victim of my own obsessive behavior which means I'm weighing myself way too frequently. Am I going to change that behavior? Probably not. At least I know it's there.

(Was that convincing enough?)

Wait ... I said it was "going great". That usually infers it didn't end great.

I was a deer hunting widow towing around two kids with me on Saturday. Hubby is in the woods and the boys and I go to a movie. Yes. A movie theater. Where there's popcorn. Have you ever been to a movie theater without actually eating popcorn? It's UNHEARD OF?? Well, I did it. We did our obligatory purchase of beverages and, once we settled in our seats, opened up my purse to unleash the baggies of contraband treats. I brought myself a baggie of pistachios. The boys had Skittles (easy pass for me) and Milk Duds. Oh crap. Milk Duds.

Confession time: I hate 6 Milk Duds. Dammit!

It was my youngest son's birthday Sunday and our tradition is making turkey cookies to bring to school for his special treat. Let me first tell you how disgusted I physically felt buying all the ingredients: Fudge Stripes, Whoppers, Rolos, canned chocolate frosting, and candy corn.

[caption id="attachment_616" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Our turkey cookies from 2013[/caption]

I mean ... seriously ... That is just an utterly disgusting list of food filled with GMOs, high fructose corn syrup, refined sugars and flours. I mean - everything I despise about processed food. And, there I was at the checkout in Walmart buying all this crap. So much for my convictions, huh?

I know I have an addictive personality. While I may appear to have the will power of Joan of Ark at times, I do not. I am a suck for chocolate. I'm a suck for gooey chocolate. The taste of chocolate is so good! My oldest son offered to make the cookies so I didn't have to be tempted.

What I forgot to negotiate was the clean-up efforts.

Left to clean-up quite the mess, and with the satisfaction of those Milk Duds from the day before still fresh in my brain, I took a handful of Whoppers. Yes, a handful. The only saving grace is that I have small hands. Then, a few more. I'm not sure how many Whoppers I had but if I had to guess, I'd say 12-15.

Within a few hours, I noticed that my body was really sore. Granted, I've been having some issues with my chiropractic adjustments holding and have been going more frequently lately. This certainly did NOT help the situation. By 8:00 pm, my neck was very sore, I could barely lift my right arm and there was a constant stabbing pain on the right side of my mid-section (ribs). My legs and knees were sore. I got down on the floor with my giant foam roller to work it out and it helped a bit.

That's why this morning, I knew exactly where those two pounds came from.

And, yes, I'm incredibly pissed off about it.

But, I must remember my motto, right? Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

I've learned something from this experience. Something that I'm going to need to work on as we head into the holiday season.

If I'm going to eat chocolate, let it be very HIGH QUALITY CHOCOLATE and not have any gluten in it!

Yup ... How's that for a lesson? :)

The next six weeks will be pivotal for me. I have a goal which I had hoped to reach by the end of 2014. With those two pounds gone, it was 8 more pounds to lose (total loss at -85). So, we'll see. With some good focus, it's completely doable for me. I know it is. The question will be: what is the chocolate threshold that I have in which I can lose weight! :)

(didn't see that coming, did you?)

What's next? Well, it's survive Thanksgiving and make good choices. Then, it's onto my Elf on the Shelf series. Yes... I'm one of "those moms"!