I titled this post Reality Check because it is time for a reality check with my weight loss efforts, eating right and exercise. Basically, I haven’t been keeping track of what I’ve eaten nor have I exercised over the last week or so. I could use the excuse that it’s because my sister is here from New Mexico and we’ve been enjoying some yummy food like homemade salsa and chips (the chips aren’t homemade, but the salsa is) and I haven’t had the time to exercise. But the fact is, those are only excuses. The honest truth is I allowed myself to indulge too much in those yummy foods and haven’t made the time to exercise. As I’ve preached so many times to others, the weight isn’t going to come of by wishing it away. It takes hard work and effort to make a change and it takes determination, planning and perseverance.

Another reason I titled this post Reality Check is because I’ve been upset about the what the scale has been saying the last couple of days. And while I don’t want it to be true, it is. My weight has been bouncing up and up (not down) over the last few days, even topping out at 211!!!! I know some of it’s water weight due to eating too much salt, because I can get on the scale the next day and it be back down to 206. But the honest brutal truth is I know that I’ve not been eating right and exercising like I was.

The third reason I title this post Reality Check is because as of this morning’s weigh in I’ve gained 4 pounds!!! Ugh! How I hate to admit it and I would like to be able to say my scale is jacked up, I’m retaining water, etc., etc., but the hard reality is I haven’t been eating right or exercising.

So, this week’s weigh in is:

208.0

Ugh. So, starting today I’m getting back on track. I started the day with two poached eggs with a little mozzarella cheese sprinkled on top. Then a couple of hours later I had plum and just a few minutes ago I had some cucumber slices with lime juice sprinkled with some spicy seasoning. What a delightfully yummy snack!!! Not to mention healthy! All you do is peel a cucumber; slice it, squirt some fresh lime juice over the slices, then sprinkle some Trecha’s Chile Powder over it. You can find it at Walmart in the Mexican food aisle. It’s a very mild Chile powder so don’t worry about it being too hot or spicy, but mixed with the lime juice it gives your favorite fruits and veggies some added zing. My niece told me that you can do the same thing with apples, watermelon and cantaloupe. What a great way to change up those fruits and veggies. If you find it difficult to get the recommended serving of fruits and veggies into your diet, this  is a great way to do so. When you’re craving potato chips, the cucumbers make a great substitute.

Here’s to a healthy week for me and for you!