A Look in the Mirror

Have you ever become comfortable with something & then one day you look at it & it's a whole new beast? Like an, "OMG! How did I never notice that Uncle Ted looks like the uni-bomber?!" kind of realization? I did that with my body last night. I started to look at it, really look at it & thought, "Dear Heavens, where did all of this come from?" It's a bit disturbing to realize the thing I should probably know the most, I've been looking right past. Think I better start looking, really looking, more often...

Started my diet plan today. I went to Safeway on my lunch break & picked out some of their pre-made yet under 300 calorie salads for lunches for the next 3 days. I had the Southwest one today & YUM! I've tried to save money in the past by making my own salads, but let's be honest, does it really save money when it sits in your fridge for 5 days & you throw it away? I've only had crappy, I'm renting this place kind of fridges the last few years, so I don't even feel safe eating produce I've stored in it. Salads have to be on a buy to use immediately basis for me or I won't eat them. I think I found a working solution to that though, so YAY!!!

I've lost 2 lbs in the last 4 days. I don't know if I should trust that reading though. My weight is known to fluctuate 2-5 lbs a day. I don't think that's normal, but when you overeat regularly but not so much some days as others, I guess it makes sense.

Today I feel: