Day 17

I know one thing I'm getting out of this blog............writing it is helping keep me honest & on track towards reaching my goal.  Knowing that I HAVE to do an entry every night & that I actually have people reading this & checking up on me, makes me think twice before I have that second helping or skip exercising.  My husband is holding me accountable too.......he's my favorite fan & has begun to look forward to reading what I have to say each night..........he even makes me feel guilty when I am tempted to take a "night off" from writing.  

Tonight marked the "official" opening night of the Manatee County Fair..........what does that mean?  Every fried food you could possibly imagine of course!  Since I'll be spending LOTS of time there over the weekend, I know that I will not be able to resist a funnel cake or some other fried delicacy.  For this reason, I guess you would say I'm a bit of a "point hoarder".  I'm working to get as many extra activity points I can each day this weekend as well as save my weekly point allowance.  Hopefully this will help me out if I have a sudden urge for something dipped in batter and thrown in some hot grease. If you plan on visiting the fair this weekend, be sure to stop by the Mosaic Arena on Saturday at 2:00 for the Swine Auction and Sale..........I know of a very handsome little boy that will be selling his prize pig, Barbie-Q.  I hope to see you there!

In the past, I have been on a few diets that had RAPID weight loss at the beginning........I would sometimes lose 7-8 pounds in one week!  It was good for motivation, but in the long run.........the weight lost NEVER was sustainable.  I have got to remember that as long as I'm progressing towards my goal, I will get where I want to be........eventually.  Although it is frustrating not to see immediate results, in the long run this more "reasonable" rate of weight loss will be hard to gain back.........especially with the help of........Everything 4:13!