In the past few weeks I've really begun to realize just how much crap I eat. And by crap I mean packaged, processed foods with very little nutritional value. Sure, I'm eating less of it, and I've definitely been eating the less crappy crap, hahaha! But still. So Wednesday was the day I decided no more processed foods. I thought it was going to be at least a little hard, but so far it hasn't been. As I get a little more into this, I am even considering a whole foods/plants-based diet. It's still something I am reading about/researching and not something I would push on my kiddos, but I do feel myself being pulled in that direction.
This is not something I could have done at the beginning of this journey. At the beginning I was still addicted to food. Now those chains are broken. I realized this the other day when I went through the Taco Bell drive-through to get the kid's a taco and not only did I not order anything for myself, I didn't WANT to order anything for myself. In fact, I was excited about my lunch options awaiting me at home. Things like pizza and cookies and chips and fried foods just don't have any power over me anymore. It's really an amazing place to be!
In other news, we took the kiddos to Carowinds Thursday. It was the first time any of them had ever been and we all had a wonderful time! I went at least once a year as a child and all the time as a teenager, but haven't been at all in over a decade. Katelyn was adamant ahead of time she wanted to ride Thunder Road with me. I really thought she might chicken out when she saw it, but she did not. We also rode the kiddie coaster that used to be called Scooby-Doo (I refuse to call it anything else!) and the truth is I barely fit it either of them. The reality hit me that I wouldn't have been able to ride anything with them 6 months ago because I wouldn't have fit on the rides. Also, I wouldn't have been able to walk the park for nearly 8 hours either.
Something fairly new to the park is The Intimidator. You can see this insanely tall coaster from everywhere in the park. When we first saw it from the road I thought, "No way! NEVER!", but the more I watched it the more I felt it sucking me in and before I knew it I wanted to ride it. It has a seat sitting out front. If you can sit in it and pull the restraint back and the green light comes on, you will fit in the seat and can ride. I don't fit, but I was not sad, because I am determined that by the end of summer that green light is going to come on and I WILL ride the Intimidator. Incentive! If anyone wants to be the first to ride it with me, let me know. :-)
Onto today's weigh-in. Did a change in diet halfway through the week make a difference? Who knows? What I do know is I stepped on the scale to find a 4 pound loss. I'll take that any day of the week!
Week 20: 287, -0 lb./-49 lb. total
Week 21: 284, -3 lb./-52 lb. total
Week 22: 280, -4 lb./-56 lb. total
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