this is where it ends

well, you knew it had to happen, right? I didn't lose 2 lbs. this morning. I gained one instead, so the water-shedding is apparently over. That's always my favorite part of going lower-carb...that little prelude of super-amazing progress when it doesn't even feel like work.

I also know why it happened--last night's dinner included both rice and brownies, and it was a pretty high-calorie day overall. So this pound I gained isn't real, anymore than the eight I lost were real. Water in, water out, blah blah blah, same old story.

I'm right back on track today, though. I brought 4 snacks to work today--apples w/peanut butter, pistachios, yogurt, and a banana. I'm working on spacing them out effectively. Pacing has never really been my strong suit--whether it's money, or snacks, or whatever, I always want to use whatever it is as soon as I possibly can. So bringing snacks to work is both a blessing and a curse--it eliminates the desire to hit the vending machine, but if I don't consciously make myself stop, I'm out of snacks by 1 pm and snacking on another handful of pistachios while making dinner at night. Or maybe buying brownies because I went to the store hungry. Hypothetically. :)

Workouts have been good this week--every day so far, and I'm planning a walk/run in a few minutes. Normally, I go later in the day, but the weather report is saying storms later. If I'm going to get out on the track, I want to do it while there's still some sunshine.