IP: Day 18

It's been normal around here as I continue to get used to the IP protocol. I finally got brave and took on cooking cauliflower in a new way since my coaches at IHC were praising the wonders of it as a substitute for rice, for applesauce, mashed potatoes and even a pudding!

I tried making 'fried rice' last night and dang if it wasn't one of the yummiest things I've ever eaten! I would have never known it was a vegetable!  I didn't add meat to it (I almost always have ham in mine) but it was okay without it! Of course, I couldn't use all of my traditional sauces/flavorings that I use in regular fried rice because of the sugar but I still enjoyed this very much. The whole family enjoyed it too.... that made it even better!

I'll probably try to do a mashed potato dish with them next time. I don't 'miss' potatoes like I thought I would, but I like the idea of enjoying veggies in a different way. I am still not supposed to be using butter so I will have to work that one out.

I weighed myself and my Fitbit scale says I've lost almost 13 lbs! Granted, I think my scale reads lower than the one at IHC so I will keep my excitement down until I get weighed tomorrow morning. Still.... I'm on day 18 and every morning my scale has dipped down.  I know there will come a time when the scale will not budge but the inches keep coming off but for now I am enjoying seeing all my hard work coming to fruition daily! 

I'm still in my 'largest' size of pants but they are getting looser. I did my own measurements this morning and of course the most inches have come off the bust! I really want my waist, belly, thighs and hips to whittle down and I know they will but I'm always the impatient one!  From what I can tell, my top has shifted into 'Medium' land (Hurray!) but my waist and hips are still an 'XL'.  I don't know my original measurements so I hope to see some numeric results in the right direction!

My husband is planning to take his mom and me to our local Hawaiian restaurant Saturday night for dinner to celebrate my ongoing weight loss. Can't wait because they serve an IP menu so I don't have to worry!  Last time there I had Kalua Pork (which is amazing, I might add) but I'm thinking I'll be enjoying some chicken this go round!