Cravings, Cravings, Cravings!

Hey everyone!

It's been a rough week here.

My fiance lost a close Uncle and his family dog on the same day.

He's been pretty upset all week, but he's a tough cookie.  :)

Despite all that, we've both done a very good job of staying on track this week.

We've each been under our calorie goal all week, and we even got in some exercise playing Just Dance 2.

We're extra tight on money right now since Matthew had to take a few days off last month for our vacation.

BUT, we're making it work. He got paid today, so we have enough to get by for a couple more weeks.

I think we may even have enough extra to join the gym this week! Super excited about that!

I'm just having these huge craving problems lately.

I don't know if it's just withdrawal from not eating fast food anymore, or what!

But everyday, it seems like I wake up craving something different and just nothing I eat throughout the day will satisfy me. I think it also causes me to eat more than normal those days.

So, I think tonight we're going to eat out.

Obviously, I'm going to do this with caution.

I'm not going to eat like I used to, or force a 5 course buffet down, or anything.

I just want something to satisfy my cravings so I don't feel so miserable all week again.

I mean, what fun is sticking to your goals if you don't get a little reward every once in a while?

I just keep telling myself; no appetizers. no extra dipping sauces. salads for side dishes. don't over-eat.

As long as I stick to those basic rules, I don't think I have anything to feel guilty about!

We don't get to have many nice dinners out these days, so this is a treat not on just a nutritional level, but an emotional level as well.

So, the plan is dinner, then off to the grocery store.

(bad idea, I know.)

I'm going to post lots of new recipes and pictures this next week, so if you haven't already, click those links on the right hand side of the page to subscribe and follow me! You don't want to miss this stuff!

Have a great weekend everyone!

-Kelli