Reflection. Reorganization. Review.

Let me tell you a short story: I have a friend who less than 3 months ago was a size 12. She started losing weight as part of a competition at work and has since lost 30lbs and is now a size 6/8!!! I am super happy for her and I am also frickin' jealous! I don't know exactly what she's been doing or if this was done in a 100% healthful manner but I need to step up my game! If she can do it, I can do it and summer is peaking around the corner.

My 5 day detox gave me back my focus and my drive. I can do this. I can say "no" to things. I can, in fact, feel much better about myself in just 5 days. I'm entering a new block of about 39 days. It is the 39 days before I go to Florida with 2 friends, one of which is mentioned in the above short story. It is going to be hot and we are going to be in skimpy clothes and bathing suits and I am determined to feel good about myself, and not like a lard ass.

Here's my new mission: I want to eat like I friggin' ate on this detox for the majority of those 39 days. That means minimally and basically while still counting my weight watchers points and banking those weekly flexible ones. (In my 5 days I used 4 of 20!) I'm already aware of 3 days where that will not be possible. On those days, hopefully only once a week and no more than twice a week, I will eat thoughtfully and not exceed those banked flexible points. So, really, I'm staying with the structure of the points system I've been using all along but with loads of new rules piled on. To improve on my 5 day detox I have to eat more vegetables. I ate a load of fruit but did not do great with veggies. My trainer is not a fan of all the sugar I'm getting from the fruit and the subsequent sugar highs and lows, etc. so I'll have to get creative. If I can do this I bet I can shed a bunch before Florida. I think 9 lbs, bringing me down to real 145 is totally do-able.