Sporty: Sleep your way to Skinny

Check out this article "6 Summer Slim Down Tricks"

These two "tricks" stood out to me:

Get enough sleep
During sleep, our bodies rest and regenerate, so we can be strong and clear-headed the following day-clear-headed enough to make wise food choices. What's more, sleep deprivation causes an imbalance in certain hormones, including ghrelin (which causes weight gain) and leptin (which decreases appetite). When we don't get enough sleep, our levels of ghrelin go up (more weight gain) and levels of leptin go down (so we are hungrier). Don't think of it as downtime, but as another important facet of your nutrition plan.

Donate your "fat clothes"
Losing weight is a major accomplishment. As soon as an item of clothing is too big for you anymore, give it away. Don't keep it in your closet as part of your "just in case" wardrobe. It is easier to back-slide if you have bigger pants to slide into.

Sporty: Food, food and more food.

It's 11:24 pm and I have no clue how many points I consumed today.

Afraid to count.

I tried to plan for this weekend because I knew I was going to have several food hurdles to overcome. I survived the roadtrip munchies on my drive from MD to NY by drinking protein shakes and water. I had 13 pts daily pts left and my 35 bonus pts.

I also avoided the welcome dinner at my dad's new church. Next, I went to my uncle's 65th birthday celebration. Food, food and more food. I was managing the situation ok until I decided that I had to have more macaroni pie. It went down hill from there.

Afraid to count.

Tomorrow is my baby cousin's first birthday celebration. I heard my aunts talking about at least 11 dishes for brunch not including the left overs from today. Food, food and more food.

Afraid to count.

I've got to count, face the numbers. *sigh*