A great week!

This week has been a good week in the body transformation realm! I've lost more than 3 lbs this week and have another day before the new week starts. My energy is good, my mood is pretty stable, I'm not hungry, and the weight loss is steady. Here are a few things I've focused on doing differently this week:

• Getting more sleep. Three nights this week I was in bed by 10 and slept until 6. The rest of the nights I was in bed no later than 11:30. I've been waking up before my alarm and feeling high-energy throughout the week
• Taking omega 3s. Most people are aware of the general deficiency in omega 3s in this country - they are critical for heart health and cognitive health but they also play a major role in increasing the body's fat burning capabilities.
• Reducing salt. I had been eating eggs 4 or more times a week and adding salt. I reduced the egg intake because I can't stomach them without salt. I think that helped.
• Diuretics. Ok, I confess. I've taken a water pill each day this week. But I'm ONLY doing that because its the week before my period and I'll naturally retain more water during that timeframe.
• Less Crystal Lite. I love it. It's my weakness. It's so sweet and fruity! But, I know the artificial sweetners are baaaaad news. I was having 5 or more 20 oz bottles of crystal lite every day! This week I've had no more than 2/day. I'm going to try to keep it that way. 
• Toned down my cheat day. I talked about that earlier this week but let me just say - my first two cheat days were OUT OF CONTROL. This last one was much more moderate. I think the longer I continue on this journey the less need I'll feel to go overboard on cheats.

On the down side, I've exercised less. Today is Friday and I haven't done any exercise at all since last Saturday.

All in all, however, I feel really good about my progress this week. I'm thinking about some goals for next week already including:

• Breaking in to the 260s! Woohoo!
• Exercising at least 3 times between Sunday and Saturday. 
• Keeping Crystal Lite intake minimized.
• Getting to bed by 11
• Going for at least one long walk with my dog (this is more about de-stressing than exercise)
•  Keep the cheat day in check! 

I'm coming up on the 30 day mark and I'll have a full report of weight loss, inches, and lab results. Stay tuned!