Building a Better Me: Happy Monday! (ie, congrats for not failing your diet this weekend!)

So, weighed myself this morning as I do every morning (yes, it's a bad habit- I know!) Anways, weighed in 2 lbs less than Friday meaning my weekend wasn't a horrible catastrophe like it has been the past couple weeks so with any luck by Friday's "official" weigh-in I'll have kept it off.

In the meantime I'm feeling pretty damn good about myself. I mean 10 lbs in 4 weeks. That's an average of 2.5lbs per week. Not too fast, not too slow but just right. I don't want to rush this stuff & rebound or anything horrible as in "diets" past.

I tried 2% milk Sunday night too. You'd think it'd be no big deal except that it was. I was 3 1/2 weeks into drinking almond milk. Good grief, once you get used to something you REALLY get used to something. That milk tasted nasty. I tried a sip of soda too. No thanks! I'll stick with MY foods/drinks. I'm loving this diet, loving my food choices, and best of all I'm not starving all the time!

For me this is a lifestyle change.

I've started adding flax seed in small amounts to my diet. Heard some really good things about it so why not.
I'm also shopping vegan & gluten free products now. Still checking the backs of those packages though. Be warned. Just because it's vegan or gluten free does not make it a better product. The vegan cheese is pretty damned delish though. ^_^

Some more lunch photos. I've started making bento boxes for lunch. Not only does it make me pay attention to that all important portion control but I'm also having fun making lunch. Instead of food being a chore, it's fun. I'm still making sure I get that salad in for dinner too!