Week 3, Class 2, 3 lbs lost

Week 3
I am going into the third week as a Vegetarian and I still feel Great!

What I am finding is that I do NOT like Portabella Mushrooms as much as I thought I would. I also found out that certain brands - like Boca Burger- just taste much much better than other brands. For the past two weeks I have been reading labels like one of those diet crazy women you see in the grocery store trying to figure out if products contain eggs, milk, lectin etc... it can be exhausting. But luckily for me there's Whole Foods. This Store is AWESOME. Expensive (compared to Shop-rite) but worth every dime. I'm used to eating some organic foods such as strawberries, but it's a whole 'nother ball game once you taste an organic banana.. its really like WHOA!

Even dinners around here have been more "colorful" with steamed carrots, Butternut squash, zucchini, fresh tomatoes, mushrooms (the regular little white ones) fresh baby spinach toppings instead of the usual pepperoni and meat pizza. Let's not even talk about regularity- If you're having --um problems with your bowel movements, try eating a vegan diet for a week... you'll be like helllooooooo.... lol

My next task is to venture out to some of the local vegetarian restaurants like Olive in Mt. Airy, or like Horizons in South Philly...we'll see...

Class 2
Today I went to another Yoga class, and I convinced Kyle to come with me. The toughest part was talking myself into getting a babysitter for the kids- since we had to leave the house by 7:50am. I almost cried walking out the door this morning... I'm so Corney Yes, I know...

Anyways, This week Kyle and I were the only ones in the class AND there was a special where if I brought a friend the class would be 1/2 price. So We paid $10 for a private yoga lesson that lasted 90 minutes... FIVE DOLLARS A PIECE Y'ALL.. FIVE DOLLARS!!!

It was a great opportunity for Kyle and I to 1)spend time together and 2) work out, and even though I had to convince Kyle to come out to the class (he had reservations about early morning babysitting also) he enjoyed himself and even expressed interest in coming again... WHOA!

3 Lbs....
I'm not going to share my starting weight - or my current weight for weight but I am going to tell you that I've lost 3 lbs in 3 weeks. Not bad.. not bad at all. my initial goal was 15, but I think that if i seriously increase my workout I may be able to manage 20... 20 would be AWESOME.. and If I stay on this 1 lbs a week track I may actually hit my goal date of August 31st - who knows??