One more week until...

Well folks I did it! I met my 15 week goal of losing 40 pounds! Yea!!! This week's loss of 2.5 pounds left me at 180 even. So you know what that means (drumroll please) that's right, it's only one more week of all Optifast all the time. It's also one more week until:

1. I am not longer classified as "obese"
2. I am officially once size smaller than the average size in this country.
3. My BMI is less than 30

This week was a tough week for me. I really miss regular food, and as transition comes closer, I really have to ratchet up the willpower. I just keep my eye on the prize and do my visualizations. I have two: one is me in a fabulous dress at my dear friends' Christmas party; the other is me looking at the BMI chart and it saying "normal range." Visualizations may sound sort of "woo woo," but they really do help me stay focused on my goal and avoid temptations.

So, in class this week we started to learn about transition back to regular food. I learned the difference between tofu and red meat for us dieters. The difference isn't much. You get to eat a bit more tofu than red meat, but not by much--about .5 ounces per exchange. If the red meat is lean, then you are golden. Choose cuts that have "loin" in the name, and you know you are getting a lean piece of red meat. (However, if you have political or health reasons for avoiding red meat, you should do so!) I love me some tofu, so I was excited to have it again; but for you carnivores out there--keep it to four ounces!

This week, I will be posting the recipes that I have been cooking at home that have helped my dear, darling hubby lose 25 pounds in the last five weeks. So, I am going to cut this week's installment short. Come back for my 100-350 calorie recipes!

Non-Scale Victories: I tried on a bikini...and yes...it fit!

The numbers:
Starting Weight: 224
Current Weight: 180
Goal Weight: 160

Inner Goal: As always, finding peace and loving myself.

See you next week!