So, What's Up With The Contents of My Kitchen?

Current Weight (as of Saturday, February 27, 2010): 176.0 Pounds

Total Weight Loss To-Date: 31 Pounds

I'm happy to report that I had yet another week with a weight loss - a total of .6 pounds. Mind you, I'm not complaining. After all, I'm a firm believer (and practitioner) of "slow and steady wins the race". So, as long as the number on my LCD display scale keeps going down, I'm a very happy camper. Also, more and more people are really taking notice of my slimmer frame.

This leads me to believe I must be doing something right...right? Well, I confess, I'm not doing everything right. Lately, when I come home from work, I have started foraging in the fridge for something to tide me over until I have dinner with hubby. The other day, I actually dug into Mr. Cutey's Raisinettes - he must not have had any since then, otherwise, he would have asked me where half the box went, and I'd have to sheepishly admit to my moment of weakness.

It so happens that this week, at my WW meeting, the topic was "The Weight Loss Friendly Kitchen". The timing couldn't have been better! The leader, Kelly talked about the 4R's when dealing with the kitchen and making it more weight loss friendly:

Recognize that certain foods are not safe in the house.
Remove foods that are not safe in the house.
Renovate - Go through the kitchen and decide what you want and what needs to go.
Record - Track everything that goes into your mouth!

She gave us some homework too. We need to choose one task from the following list:

- Throw away 10 of the trigger foods that clutter my home.
- Renovate the kitchen contents.
- Or, on the fridge door, post a list of the current contents inside.

Given that I don't think I have 10 trigger foods in the house, I don't think this would be practical, but a good start would be to get rid of Mr. Cutey's cookie dough ice cream, what's left of his Raisinettes, and the 3 packages of vanilla wafers sitting on the microwave!

Renovating the kitchen contents isn't practical either because most everything (except the offending foods listed above) is healthy and okay to eat (hey, I didnt' lose 31 pounds eating ice cream and wafers!).

So, that leaves me the option to take inventory of my 2 fridges and post the contents on the door. By having to write down everything that comes out, just may be the trick to keep me honest and stop the theft of those pesky Raisinettes (Whoppers, anyone???). I'll keep you posted and let you know how that's going in the coming posts.

Until next week...