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I did it! I got up this morning, leashed up the dog, and headed out into the cold rain for a 4.5 mile run. It was pretty funny, the two friends who I met for the run also brought their dogs, so we were quite the little pack running along the waterfront trails! Don’t mess with us, our dogs will lick you to death! 
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Yesterday was a VERY successful day - it is absolutely amazing how much difference it makes to have that Red Hottie weigh-in motivating me! I stayed at the low end of my calorie range (about 1250), got in my 5 fruits & vegs, AND drank all my water!
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But the biggest victory of all was this: DF brough Girl Scout cookies home from the office with him and was so excited to share them. I was a little hungry late in the evening, and I thought about having a couple. I looked a the nutrition info on the box (it was the peanut butter tagalong kind), and it said 150 calories for two cookies. I thought about it…I could have eaten them and stayed within my calorie range for the day. But then I actually said out loud, in the kitchen, while DF was standing there: “150 calories for two little cookies. Let’s see. I spent 30 minutes on the elliptical today to burn 300 calories. Am I willing to give up half of that effort, just to have two of these cookies? Nope, I don’t think it’s worth it.” And I put the box down! Now I will admit, the tagalongs aren’t my absolute favorite GS cookies, so that made it easier. If it had been a box of samoas I might have decided that it was worth the calories!! But that’s the great thing about being aware of what’s going into my mouth - *I* decide, and if I’m going to have something that’s not valuable nutritionally, then I’m going to have the tastiest thing I can!!
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All in all, a very successful day. And I know I will have a week full of days like that - I promised my hotties that I would!
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Good job! I too ordered some GS cookie, got 2 boxes for the kids and the hubby, but I have been dieting for so long that I thought ahead and ordered mysself a box of the new sugar free ones. The trick for me is to not over do it on those!
Super proud of you!
I think that you are such a team player and totally doing the right thing! Keep it up.. And the description of the dogs licking people is soo funny!
Really, if you’re going to cheat, at least make it tastier than just a couple of cookie’s, huh? Way to go girl. Way to beat the urge!
Great job on everything Tuesday! You did SO well! Keep up the great work!!!
Laura
