Our SECOND week

We've been eating better and on TSFL plan for 2 weeks now. We are in the fat burning stage and I lost 5 pounds this week, and my husband lost 6 pounds! That brings us both to an even 14 pounds lost each!! No one can really tell I've lost 14 pounds yet but I can FEEL a difference! It's not a major difference but it's little things like:

* my back doesn't hurt as bad when I'm bending over

* I seem to be slightly more flexible in moving my body around

* my watch band doesn't seem as tight on my wrist

* I feel a little less tired.

I still have a long way to go but this is an awesome start!!

For snacks, I've found that I like to make "Knox Blox" which are firm squares of sugar free jello. I just have several little blocks of those and savor them in my mouth and it's a yummy treat in between a meal.

I am learning that I was eating WAY TOO BIG of portions before. I had conditioned my body and my stomach to think it needed more food than it does. Now, I am having to re-teach myself that smaller, healthy portions are good and I'm not going to starve.

You really have to be ready to make a change like this. You have to prepare your mind that you are going to do it! Our doctor suggested a good book for us to read and it has been really helpful. It's about preparing your mind before you even start a change (any diet change) and if you follow it, your lifestyle and eating change will be permanent. It's called The Beck Diet Solution and I would highly recommend it for anyone who is planning to make a diet change in their life (especially to lose weight!)

Here was my L&G meal tonight. So good!

I had this pre-cooked chicken burger from Costco,

1 cup of lettuce, 1/2 cup cucumbers, and a small tomato -

with Walden Farms Itallian dressing (sugar free, fat free,

and calorie free!)

I am all for QUICK - and these chicken burgers from

Costco taste great and we just heat them up on the skillet!

And look at that: Only 3 carbs & 140 calories per patty!

These patties come in the refrigerated section (not frozen). YUM!