Cheat Day
During week three we had Easter to contend with. While I was willing to concede to the idea of not counting calories for the day, and thus having a “cheat day,” I was very worried about the idea of eating any cake, candies, or 
cookies.
In the past Desserts have had a tendency to be my downfall. Once I allow myself one, my whole diet derails. I was extremely concerned about potentially falling off the wagon.
Easter morning I had a protein bar for breakfast. Then later, I avoided all snacking until it was time for brunch. Snacking can really get people into trouble. During brunch I had three plates of food (SOOOOO FULLLLL). I got small portions of everything I wanted, including *GASP* a piece of carrot cake, and one cookie. My willpower had given out, leading way to the desserts, but I didn’t go overboard, as I often do.
After this binge, I was so full, that I could not have squeezed anything else in if I had wanted too. Hubbs wasn’t feeling good (sad face), and I could feel myself slipping into a food coma. We crashed, and HARD! Really – we had the deepest most comfy sleep ever. Honestly we probably could have just slept the whole night through.
Boy did my stomach hate me after eating all that food. My poor stomach has been used to eating a few hundred calories every meal, and then in one sitting I grossly surpassed my usual daily calorie intake. I was nervous to weigh myself the day after, so I avoided it. (Which you should not do!) Two days after Easter though, I was back down to my previous weigh in of 151lbs.
Progress?
Today marks the last day of week three. All week I have hovered around 151 
lbs. The photo shows my current weight. To be honest (and share a little maybe TMI) I have not pooped most of the week. After I do, I am assuming that I will see the weight drop again.
Today I took measurements so that I can have another marker, besides weight to evaluate progress. The measurements I took are in the photo below. After thinking about it further, it might be a good idea to also measure and track the ankle in order to see if there is any swelling/water retention going on.
Changes:
For the coming week we have decided to drop my calorie intake to 1500. This shouldn’t be challenging for me, because typically I am not eating all of the calories I have available to me in the first place.
In the last blog I talked about how weight fluctuation should be expected. However staying virtually the same weight for two weeks is a little tough on the psyche. Hubbs and I talked and we agreed that I may be holding a lot of water. Last year I read that apple cider vinegar will help with water retention, 
so I am hoping that by taking some over the next few days will help release some of this water.
In addition to apple cider vinegar I will also increase my water intake. Drinking water will flush all the old water out of my system, and is essential for overall health and fat loss. I am not on any water restrictions, so I am going to make a big effort over the week to get more water in.
Hopefully next week I will have more exciting results to post.