WEEK 4 -- DAY 28 -- 4th WEIGH-IN -- 223.7 lbs.

.3 lbs. lost this week

7.8 lbs. lost this month

7.8 lbs. lost YTD

Yes, you're reading that weight loss correctly. I didn't lose 3 pounds this week.  I lost .3 pounds -- there's a big difference when you put that point before the three.  Somehow I knew my weight loss this week wasn't going to be good yet I was hoping for at least a pound.  I did weigh myself a day earlier than I was supposed to and did weigh myself much earlier in the day than I usually do but the fact remains, I didn't lose a whole pound this week which was my goal.  The good news is that my goal is to lose a pound a week so for the month of January, that would be a total of 4 pounds and so far I've lost 7.8 pounds.  I find that when I'm doing this, I always have to look on the positive side or I'll fall back into eating whatever I feel like again.  But I'm still saying in my head, "why did I eat those peanut butter and jelly sandwiches the night before I was going to weigh-in."  Had I had the Jenny Craig dinner that I had planned on having, I would have seen a pound weight loss.  Oh well, lesson learned.

Another lesson I learned is that I really need to change my eating habits if I'm going to continue to lose a pound a week.  So far I've eliminated the almost pound of candy I used to consume on a daily basis and I've tried to eat in moderation not snacking during the day like I used to.  But that's not enough.  Now I have to start eating less fattening things.

This week might be good.  I'm back in AC for a few days and then will be home for the duration.  No more trips for awhile.  It's so much easier to watch what I'm eating when I'm home.  Today, at Borgata, I had a cinnamon scone from Starbucks for breakfast and was back at Izakaya for dinner where, once again, I had the kobe beef and fried rice.  The bad news is that I had half of the s'mores dessert they serve which definitely wasn't a good thing.  Hopefully, I'll be better tomorrow.