Day 13 & 14: A Non-scale Victory

It's official, we've made it halfway!!

What a fantastic weekend. Quality family time and some good hearty meals.

Yesterday Phil and I had a much needed date night which is always tricky since the usual date nights include forbidden foods. We went to Chipotle since we already knew exactly what we could have there.

Then Phil surprised me by finding a place that makes 100% fruit smoothies. Now, technically they don't violate the Whole30 regulations. They don't suggest you 'drink your calories,' but it's still allowed.

I did feel like I was somewhat cheating because of the concentration of sugar (even natural sugar). But considering that I haven't had a granule of refined sugar the last two weeks, I allowed myself to enjoy it.

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Today was full of food that really satisfied me, in a way that wouldn't have been possible without the last two weeks.

This was my first time having almond butter during the last two weeks and it tasted incredible, considering my love for peanut butter. (Peanuts are the only nut not allowed, for very specific reasons)

For lunch Phil made something I have never had my whole life, and they were much better than I expected!

Sea Scallop

It's all about the seasoning

Eating 3 scallops isn't exactly filling so we added a salad to top us off.

Have you ever heard of a 'non-scale victory?' Well it's exactly what it sounds like. A victory on someone's health journey that has nothing to do with the number on the scale. Today I had an unexpected one.

We went to the mall to walk around and I wasn't really going to buy clothes but I realized lately that I need a few more church shirts. So I decided to try some on last minute.

Now in the past, especially after having kids, the experience of trying clothes on induced feelings of sadness. The sizes I thought would fit generally didn't and made me feel frumpy and fat.

I picked up the first shirt that I wanted to try and and thought, "There is no way this is going to fit. It's gonna be way too small."

I pulled it over my head and it was almost like magic.

I looked in the mirror and I smiled, because for the first time in a very long time I was pleased with what I saw.

Shirt after shirt, I expected the same frumpy look followed by that same sad feeling, but I would pull them on and marvel at the feelings that followed. Feelings of pride at all my hard work paying off the last two weeks.

Had to snap one, just so that I can remember this non-scale victory on day 14.