Day 93

Awesome day!!! Walked the streets of New York in search of the best macarons the city had to offer. We visited four places (only four because we felt any more may have been glutinous) and stopped at one place for lunch as well. If you have never been to Bouchon Bakery in NYC not only do they have gloriously large macarons, but they have a delightful array of menu items for lunch. I had the grilled cheese and tomato soup. That may seem boring, but I find that in the simple things you can discern how well a kitchen can execute anything. As expected, Bouchon's EVERYTHING was phenomenal. The grilled cheese was second to none.

I have maintained my points and stayed on plan for the day, though I may have only achieved one of my GHGs (good healthy guidelines). The point is I'm still on track, I didn't go overboard, and I can live with how the day went and the really good time we had. We'll definitely do this again!

And stay tuned to see who has the best macs from the places we visited. I'll be sampling one of each (plus my school's macarons) side-by-side later this evening!

Day 92

It's still kind of early in the day for me to be posting and summarizing, but I feel much better today! I felt horrible yesterday after that macaron binge and am fully back on the right track. Tomorrow is my macaron tour in NYC with a couple good friends, and after yesterday I'm not worried at all about my will to control myself. I can handle one at each place, and i may not even be inclined to finish each. I cannot wait though for lunch at Bouchon Bakery!!! My guess is that it will be terrific : )

Also- I came to a decision today. My goal for when I return to school in August after break is to be able to confidently wear a cute dress. Not a skirt, but an actual dress! With cute shoes. And summery and light in color. I'm excited to work towards this goal; it has nothing to do with numbers on a scale and all to do with feeling good! Stay tuned!

Day 90

WaHoo!!!!!

Final below the 220 mark! Another loss, -1.2 lbs. this week - and I'm retaining water (gals you know what that means!) So hopefully next week will be different. I'll be on vacation then, so I'll have to bring the scale with me. That was what I knew that you didn't : )  I knew I had gotten below 220. This is a big deal for me. I haven't been in the 2-teens since just after my second son was born. I'm very proud of this milestone.

Here are a few stats since the beginning:

• Arms  -3.3 inches
• Bust   -2 inches
• Waist -2.5 inches
• Hips   -5 inches!!! Wow!
• Thighs -5.5 inches
• Starting dress size: 22 / Current dress size: 18
• Total weight loss: 30.8 lbs.!

So I have a plan for this week and next. Next week is vacation and I'm going to plan my meals and swim laps daily to keep my points in check. I don't know what to expect as far as weight, but I'm going to do my best- I haven't worked this hard to let vacation set me back. As for this week, I have plans to meet a couple of friends in New York City (I live just north) and go on a Macaron tour (self guided)! I'm saving my weekly points for that trip so we can sample the best of the city and stop at Bouchon for lunch. It'll will be fun and delish!