It Was Bound To Happen

Well, today brought me my first gain. It wasn't much; just .4 lbs, but it doesn't take much to feel crappy.
I'm swinging back and forth between ticked off about it and shrugging my shoulders and saying, "Hey, that week is in the past. There's a new week to worry about." I'll get over it. I'm sure that I'll have more gains over time and even plateau and not lose anything for weeks. Sure, nobody wants that to happen to themselves when they're trying to lose weight, but this journey isn't always a straight line. There will be bumps in the road and what's important is that you get there eventually. For now, I'll hope next week is better and that I won't see 217 ever again on that scale. We'll see.

Tomorrow morning, I'm off to Breintenbush Hot Springs and I'm gonna pamper the heck out of myself (not with food, but with soaking for hours in mineral pools in the middle of nowhere with quiet relaxation). I'm gonna eat good food and soak up some much needed relaxation. Of course, being in the middle of NOWHERE, I'm coming with a body alarm and mace. Call me overcautious or whatever you like, but I grew up in a bad town. There's no such thing as too careful.

Anyway, I'm gonna have a good time and get over this .4 lb gain thing. No big deal. This next week is PMS week already, so here we go. Willpower don't fail me now!

Finally, I said I'd try to come up with a recipe for some Easter food with a healthy spin. Here's one from Eating Well Magazine that looks fantastic: Healthy Carrot Cake - Eating Well. Also, I'm a sucker for deviled eggs around Easter (I mean, what else do you DO with all those EGGS?!). I found a great recipe for mayo-free deviled eggs that use Greek Yogurt (much like sour cream, but lighter) instead: Healthy Deviled Eggs.

Enjoy! And if you're trying to get healthy too, don't let this Easter holiday derail your plans. Plan accordingly for those pieces of chocolate and expect that you won't avoid EVERY temptation that comes your way. That doesn't mean you can eat those ears off your kid's bunny either. ;)

Happy Easter All!