Level 1 - Day 101 (Weigh-in day)

The Scale's Slowing Down

It was bound to happen.  The scale showed a one pound loss for my hubby and it didn't even move at all, for me.

As we're getting closer and closer to our goal weight, it's only natural, I think, for the scale to slow down.  With only 8 more pounds to go for my hubby and 12 for me, I think we're going to have more of a battle to get those last pounds off.

Plus, I think the longer you're on the plan and the closer you get to your goal the more apt you are to cheat a little bit.  And, that's been the case for us, and I'm sure you've all been there too.  I'm not saying we're eating things we shouldn't but rather that I'm not balancing my meals as well as used to do.

Lunch is my culprit because I work from home.  I don't always take the time to make those veggies.  It's much easier to stay on track when the veggie is a leftover or I make a salad ahead of time.  Then, on top of not eating my veggies, I get hungrier at snack time and end up eating a little more than I should.  It's been a struggle to stay on track.  I'm sure you can all relate.

Here's my meal plan for the day:

Breakfast - Cereal with non-fat milk.

AM Snack - Fruit smoothie.

Lunch - Leftover hamburger with a little melted cheese.  I was planning on eating a salad today, but didn't feel like getting everything out ... then chopping, etc.  So, I just ate the protein.

PM Snack - Tomato Pizza Bites (SS web site).  You're supposed to stack a slice of tomato, then a slice of turkey pepperoni, then some cheese and microwave to melt the cheese.  However, I didn't feel like slicing the tomato and just had the pepperoni and cheese.  Now, that's bad.  But worse, my stomach started growling an hour later and that's not good.  So I had a hard-boiled egg when I should have had some sliced veggies.  Yikes!

Dinner - Roasted Sweet Red Pepper Soup with Creme Fraiche and Crispy Sage Leaves (SS web site) plus a meal we had during our first week on the plan, Butterflied Rosemary Chicken with Pan Juices (Sexy Forever book, pg. 254-255).

This was a wonderful combination.  Other than roasting 6 red peppers for an hour, the soup was very fast and easy to make.  Plus, the addition of a dollop of sour cream on top was fabulous. 

However, we weren't too crazy about the fried sage leaves.  While they looked very pretty they didn't add anything at all.  In fact, I think they took away from the heavenly flavors of the soup.  We won't be adding them when we reheat the soup as leftovers, which is too bad because I already made the sage leaves ahead of time.  You know how I hate wasting food, but I ended up throwing the fried sage leaves away.

Regarding the butterflied chicken, you can read my review from our first week in Detox.  Just go to my blog archives and pull up Detox, Day 2.