Aaaaannnd.... Score! Goal!

I'm so terribly sorry for not updating in forever. My laptop died once again, this time at the hands of my middle son, the autistic one, who bangs on computer keyboards if the exact video clip he had in mind is not turned on immediately. Typing on a tablet is so insanely annoying that I didn't even bother to do so until the laptop finally got repaired.

AMAZING NEWS! SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS!!!

Despite not believing in myself and despite Rachel firmly believing in me...

I REACHED MY GOAL!

Yes, I lost fourteen pounds in five weeks. And I feel so amazing, and look so amazing, and the plan is so amazing. I REACHED MY GOAL!!!

Well, it's only the first of several goals. Those first fourteen pesky pounds were the most crucial to get to. Now, I have another ten pound goal. But there are some caveats here.

1) It's Motzei Shvuos. I have undoubtedly gained some weight back. Even though I didn't really cheat, there's more food at every seudah. I wasn't going to deprive myself.
2) I am not renewing my weigh-in sessions for now. It's too expensive and time consuming. I will, however, continue the food plan and weighing in on my own.
3) We are IYH going up to the Catskills on July 1. It's both easier and harder to diet in the 'country'. Easier, because I have way more spare time and hence no excuses. And I can swim every day and I can walk. And I have almost no obligations as 2/3 of my kids will IYH be in camp. Also it's harder, because my allowed foods might not be abundantly available in the small boutique grocery, and in the summer you tend to eat more ice cream. But I will be working hard.

So as of Wednesday June 8th, I had reached my initial goal of 14 pounds. My next goal is to lose whatever I gained back over Shvuos. I hope I won't fall the floor in shock tomorrow morning. I pray to HaShem that I should have not gained back more than 5.