Consequences

For some reason, I believe that when I have a planned indulgence like yesterday, it should be consequence free, especially when it comes to the scales.  Planning an indulgence is a whole different thing than getting upset and downing a whole pan of brownies.  Planning an indulgence is almost virtuous by comparison.  I know it makes no sense but my brain is currently wired that way.

I also, secretly hoped that my body needed a boost in calories to kick start weight loss again.  I have heard that our bodies think they are starving and start hoarding weight until we up the calories and then the pounds will start dropping off again.  I don't think I have actually experienced this, but there is a first time for everything.

With those two things in mind, in order not to freak out if I had a dramatic upswing this morning, I decided to list out what I'd eaten yesterday and approximate the calories.  Since I did not weigh or measure any think I ate, I tried to inflate calories to be sure I got them all.

I ate an omelet, with three eggs, sausage, ham and cheese.  I estimated that to be 540 calories.  That kept me so full that I didn't eat anything else until around 2:00 when I ate a few bites of the pork roast.  It was delicious.  I also ate pork roast for supper.  I had a normal sized serving then.  I estimated a double serving to account for the bites I had in the afternoon.  I added 420 calories for that.  After supper, I still really wanted some thing sweet. (In fact, I still do!  It is killing me!!!)  Instead, I ate a small handful of cashews.  I estimated that to be 160 calories.  

My total calories for the day were about 1120.  For 21 days, my calories should be between 1000 and 1500.  So, I accomplished that without even trying.

This morning,  my weight was up 0.4.  I was only mildly disappointed.  I recognize that as bad as I want it to be true, there are consequences.  Plus,  I still haven't gotten to the starvation mode thing.  I realize that is a good thing.

Today, I am fully with the 21 day plan.  I can to this.  It is a vital part of the success of the hcg.  Now, if I could just figure out a way that M&M's could be protein, I would be golden.