Excited!

I'm really excited!  Tonight is Girl's Night Out!  Woot!  I'm really excited to go out and see my friends.  Granted, there's only going to be 3 of us tonight, but any time I can get out and get a break to catch up with friends is GOOD!  We would normally go to a little pub here close to the house, but we've decided tonight to go to PF Changs.  I already know what I'm getting -- my FAVE!  I didn't get it on our last date night there, so, I am getting it this time!  Not that what I got last time, Kung Pao Chicken, wasn't OK, but it wasn't as good as my fave -- THE WOK SEARED LAMB!  OH NOM NOM!  I can't wait to have it!  And a HUGE 9oz. serving only has 9g of carbs!  WOOT!  SOOO excited!  :D :D :D  I also may have one glass of red wine to go with it.  Maybe.  I will have to see how the day goes.  If I am really tired, I won't.  I prefer to drink a lot of water even after one glass of wine.  Weird, I know, but that is my preference.

On to my weight -- 209 this AM even though it flashed 208.5 first.  Which just means that I am actually under 209!  My scale rounds up.  Which is fine by me, because my 'official' weigh-in isn't until Sunday.  I know it may be a lot to hope for, but I'm hoping for 205.  That would be 3-4 more pounds in a couple of days.  But if I don't get there, well, I've still lost this last week!  :D  And best of all, even with a lack of sleep, I've been feeling pretty darn good!  And it seems like today, even more so!  Wow, three exclamation points in a row -- you know I must be happy to do that.  lol  I always forget this feeling when your body gets to it's 'happy point'.  I mean, I felt pretty good before, but I'm feeling even better.  And that is even more important than any of the other stuff.  Although, the loss is awesome, too!

I'm really glad that I stuck it out on LC and didn't get frustrated over the course of the last few months.  I just kept tweaking until I got back to what I did years ago (especially reading my old blogs about doing the same then, too!).  I did try just cutting carbs back for a few weeks.  But I kept cutting and tweaking until I figured out that what works the best for me is really low carb.  On any other plan, I felt starved, tired, weak, CRANKY and had so many other issues it wasn't even funny.  And now, I just don't have that.  Are there going to be times I want a big hunk of cake or some cookies?  Certainly!  But right now, I'm feeling good and at some point in the future when I'm at or close to my goal, I know I will be able to have a couple of bites of cake and be good.  I was able to before and really, even after my baby.  I didn't 'crack down until after we were done nursing, but since then, I have steadily worked towards cutting them out.  I am SO glad I never went crazy with them though!  If I had, I know I would've ballooned up to around 250lbs. instead of just staying pretty close to where I was after baby was born.

In the future, I know I will continue with this lifestyle.  I won't be going back to the fad of low fat and low cal and all that jazz.  Nor will I listen to the whole 'a calorie is a calorie' thing.  But I also won't be shoving my opinion down anyone's throat.  When people ask, I will tell them and explain to them how it has worked for me.  At some point, I know people will see me eating something and say, hey, I thought you were a low carber and I'm going to explain that as long as you are living a lifestyle with lots of lean meats, healthy fats, yummy veggies, and eating them all in the right way, something special now and then once you've reached goal is fine.  The point is not to base your entire diet around processed carby, starchy, and sugary foods that have become the staple of the American diet!

OK, that's all my ramblings for now.  I think I am going to get off here, re-read some of Atkin's book to refresh my brain, and maybe get on Amazon to check out some books that I have seen on here and other blogs to buy.  And darn it, I need a steamer!  My dogs have made my wood floors look HORRID after all this rain!