Weigh In Wednesday 2

Hello lovelies! Welcome to another Weigh In Wednesday. I hope the past 7 days have been kind to you. I can say that my hard work paid off this week. I'm down 3.4lbs. That 0.4 matters! I've got another 15 pounds to go until I reach my first goal of losing 20 pounds. I like rewards...and presents, who doesn't? But I typically reward myself with some kind of junk food, which doesn't really make sense when you think about it. Why get your diet and exercise all straightened out, finally start seeing some results, then go blow it on a bunch of junk from McDonalds? So, this time I've got something I've wanted for a long time lined up for my -20lb celebration. You'll just have to wait and see what awesome thing I have ready to go!

Last night we ended up going out to dinner and a movie. We went to Chili's for dinner and to see The Imitation Game after. The Imitation Game is about what Alan Turing did for Britain during World War II, and it was a really good movie. My husband is an absolute math geek, so a move about Alan Turing was right up his alley. Chili's is a great place to eat if you're on a diet. They have a wonderful menu of items that are under 600 calories. I had a 6oz sirloin with a spicy citrus chile sauce topped with grilled avocado slices, garlic roasted cherry tomatoes, steamed broccoli, and some spicy grilled shrimp. All that food added up to a whopping 490 calories (410 for the meal and an additional 80 for the shrimp). But seriously, how good does this look?

Miss Penny and I enjoyed our snowy afternoon getting caught up on some food blogs and watching the snow fall. Once the snow stopped falling I spent 2 whole hours shoveling our walkways and driveway. We have a big concrete pad at the bottom of our driveway, and if it doesn't get shoveled before it gets driven on, it turns into a giant sheet of ice that will not melt no how matter how warm it gets or how much salt you use. After I finished up, cooked and ate dinner, and sat down for a bit, my butt muscles hurt! E keeps making fun of me because I can barely walk! We're scheduled to get more snow overnight and tomorrow, so it looks like I'll be getting my snow shoveling workout in!