Weight Loss Journal ~ End of Week 2

Just to recap the week...

*Last Sunday I weighed in at 193.5

*Was working on week 2 with the Atkins Diet.

*I stuck pretty close to my menu this week...a couple days were a little off, but this is close to what I had...

• Breakfast will still be 2 scrambled eggs with butter, garlic powder, pepper
• Lunch will still be a salad {lettuce, cheese, tomato, cucumber, 1000 Island Dressing} with 1 can of tuna mixed with a couple spoonfuls of the Aldi brand of Miracle Whip.
• Dinner will have a salad each night {lettuce, cheese, tomato, cucumber, 1000 Island dressing....main meat will be steak 3 nights, chicken 3 nights with marinade, taco "fillings" {everything but the shell} 1 night. I will also be adding green beans, broccoli with cheese, and another broccoli recipe I found for extra options for adding a side to my dinner.
  
• I also picked up a case of Diet Rite. From the last time I did the Atkins diet, I found this is the BEST diet pop for me. I will allow myself 1 pop a night with dinner....which then I usually can just sip on for the rest of the evening.
• I picked up some salami so I could make salami rolls with cream cheese. And I have been making deviled eggs for a snack. I've also been eating sugar free jello with a dab of whipped cream on top!
  

* I did not get to walk as much as I would have liked. My ankle got twisted by sorta tripping over a toy...go figure...so I had to wrap it for one of my early in the week walks, but it really didn't help. My yard is not flat...so it was really hard on my ankle walking around. And by Tuesday...my knees hurt so bad! They just ached. So I took some time off of walking. {Everything feels MUCH better now!}

*Still drinking water. Still drinking coffee, too! I did get some store brand Splenda to use in my coffee. So the only "cheat" on my diet now is the bit of milk I use in my coffee.

*Energy check this week was good, not like last week though. I think because I was not walking like I was...but am VERY happy that I opted for the break with it.

So that brings us up to today....my weigh in for May 31st...end of week 2... is....189.0...that is a 11.5 lb loss since May 17 when I got serious!!!! I'm STILL excited!!! Probably would have been more if I would have been able to walk, but I'm still very happy with the results!!

Goals for the Week Ahead...

*Keep up walking for 30 mins every morning. Starting tomorrow!

*Make it a priority for an evening walking at least 3 times this week. I wanted really bad to do this this past week, but just couldn't. SO, I'm going to try again for this coming week!

*Add more water.

*Menu will be a little different...again

• Breakfast ~ 2 eggs, scrambled, with butter, pepper, garlic powder.
• Lunch ~ Most days this week will be tuna with Aldi brand Miracle Whip with my usual salad...but, since I was not able to go to the grocery store this past weekend, the last couple days may just be a salad...maybe with some chicken breast.
• Dinner ~ 3 nights will be steak with green beans and salad, 1 night will be a cheese burger {minus the bun for me} with a salad, 1 night I'm making breakfast for dinner, so I'll be able to have the eggs and bacon, and by then I should be able to hit the grocery store for a little more variety of stuff.

*Technically, I'm finished with the induction part of the Atkins Diet and would be allowed to add a bit more to my diet.....but I am choosing to stick with the induction for a while longer. Not sure how long....guess we will just wait to see what happens!

Thanks for reading and for all the support!!