On Monday Sean and I were up in New York picking up the loan check and I have to say that now that the money is sitting in our account we’re antsy as heck to get out of here. My diet slipped a bit this week, but I’ve been doing well on my portion control up until Monday evening. It was my birthday, we went up to Bertucci’s because it’s one of my favorite restaurants up there.

I did good on not inhaling the bread the way I used to, anyone knows that fresh baked Italian bread right out of the oven is the best stuff in the world. I picked up the Baked Tortellini & Chicken Gratinati which has Tri-colored cheese tortellini with grilled chicken, cream, ricotta, mozzarella and Romano, brick oven-baked and sprinkled with diced plum tomatoes. It’s a high-carb meal, but highly recommended if you’re really going to CHEAT on your diet. Don’t inhale that bag of chips, spend $12.50 and pick this meal up. If you’re used to the portion control then you’ll obviously be able to save it for two more meals the way I did. I had some of the left overs for lunch yesterday because I was starving and that was really the only thing in the house. I also had a slice of pizza for dinner before we left, but who can seriously come back to New York after being born and raised there and NOT pick up a slice of real pizza? Seriously now!

Minus that little cheat, I’ve been doing very well. Sean and I are going to be making the move to Ohio over the course of the next couple weeks so we’re probably going to be picking up some kind of fast food just to throw in our stomachs but I know that a grilled chicken salad with no dressing and a bottle water is just fine for me to be comfortable. I’ve also loaded up on quite a few different brands of the to-go packs, mainly oat bars but I did get the 100 calorie packs of Doritos, I can’t ever finish them in one sitting so it’s not like I’m cheating too much.

Sean saw an infomercial for Micheal Thermond the other night and I think he’s going to pick it up.  I’ve done well on losing the weight by myself at this point but I think going on a set plan will bring in even better results for me.  It’s a customizable plan to fit your body type and it includes recipes, exercise and other lifestyle changes that many people have trouble adapting too.

I like that half of the clothes in my closet don’t fit me anymore, it’s such a cool feeling.