Confessions

Happy Sunday, everyone!

As Patrick and I completed our week today, I wanted to share with you how we've been feeling so far with our dieting.

On the plus side, we're losing weight and we feel good. Like I've said before, I have fun getting dressed! I've been working out more and I feel...strong! I think my arms are turning into what they call "guns", guys. I mean, I might be packing soon.

And yet.

Is it bad that I feel like I've been dieting for, like, years or something? (For the record, it's been 41 days). Oh my gosh, this whole week, for one reason or another, was realllllly difficult to stay on track! All I wanted all week was a doughnut. Or a cinnamon roll. And I don't even like either of those things a ton! I just felt like I wanted something baked. With frosting. And butter involved somewhere. Or everywhere.

I felt like this:

CLINGING to my fruits and vegetables...but still being a cookie monster at heart! Look at that smiling banana. He's not that great.

So,this morning, in a fit of cranky hunger, I forced Patrick to take me to Original Pancake House. And three of their little buttermilk pancakes is 10 points! Not so bad for Patrick, but that's almost half of my daily allowance. And it's Sunday, so we can't go over at all!

And then I did some naughty things this week. I mean, not really that naughty since I didn't eat everything, but...I baked.

I baked oatmeal raisin cookies, cranberry white chocolate cookies, and gooey cinnamon muffins. Diet suicide! Minefields!

And I sent them allll to work with Patrick. Some may say I'm trying to sabotage him. I say Nay. None of this is on purpose. I lovvve to bake and cook. And the smells filling up the kitchen make me happy. And I don't HAVE to eat these things (although I want to! Can you say willpower? I chew gum sometimes when I bake like a nicotine addict chewing nicoret). It makes me happy enough that other people eat them and enjoy them.

So those are my confessions from the week. I'm dreaming of baked goods, for some reason. I have yet to find something really yummy and baked on Weight Watchers, but, don't worry. I'm committed to finding one.

So we must trek on! This week is a new week! We knew that going into this it wasn't going to be all fun and games. There's a reason we're on a diet and we have to remember that.

We're making some yummy soup this week, so stay tuned for that and, as always, we weigh in on Tuesday.