One Week- Post Refresh

Today, Tuesday is about one week post Refresh and I am feeling great!!! I'll be honest, I wasn't completely sold that this was a "miracle" kick-start but now, I'm totally a believer!! In the past week, I have completely changed the way I am eating. I'm back to where I want to be without feeling like I am dying of deprivation (we've all been there, lol).

Throughout the week, I chose less bread and more healthy veggies, fruits and fats. On Friday night, I for my "cheat meal," I ate two slices of cheese pizza and two samoa cookies (I am so ready for that last box to be GONE!!). I was going to have a little diet soda too, and I took two sips and wasn't impressed, so I switched back to water. I was stuffed!! The week before I would have had more that two slices, for sure, followed by a HUGE dessert! Sweets are my downfall y'all!

I am still working on Saturdays until April 15th (go get your taxes done!!!) and I eat out on that day. One of my coworkers had tried Zoe's Kitchen and said great things about it, so that was our pick for the day. I ordered the Hummus Trio and a side greek salad. Oh My!!!!!! It definitely will not be my last time going there!!!! I absolutely loved it. The basil hummus was my favorite! and the salad was super fresh, crunchy and brought me back to feeling my Refresh days :)

Sunday, we all went to Red Robin after church. I chose a sandwich and soup; didn't have a single fry or any ranch!! This is BIG!!! Like really big. I have NEVER been to Red Robin without having their fries and ranch (and their campfire sauce mmm...). I wasn't "not" letting myself have them; I just didn't crave them and I definitely didn't "need" them either.

This morning I stepped on the scale and I have only gained back 0.5 lbs! That's out of 4.8 lbs lost last week. This is what excites me most; that the loss was a TRUE loss because I have continued to improve my diet (as in what I eat).

I'm not saying that I'm perfect, I am faaaarrrrr from it!!! But I do know that I wouldn't have turned my eating around as easily without having done the Refresh last week! It's nice to know that I can hit the "reset" button in just three days and kick start my eating when I need to.

Have a wonderful week!!!!!

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