Low-Carb Stuff & Weight Update

Since I follow Weight Watchers, I'm not really into the whole low-carb craze. However, some of the low-carb stuff that they have come out with can be beneficial to us non-Atkins folks. For example, the low-carb orange juice is really quite good, and it's only 1 Point per 8 oz. glass, as opposed to 2 Points for regular orange juice.

While grocery shopping yesterday, I noticed that they had the new low-carb Coca-Cola I had been hearing so much about: Coke C2. I bought some and gave it a try. The verdict: Pretty darn good! A 12 oz. can of C2 is 1 Point as opposed to 3 Points for the regular Coke Classic. Now, I don't think it will usurp Diet Cherry Coke (0 Points) as the Official Beverage™ of LilacRose just yet, but it will make a nice addition to my sources of much needed caffeine. (I don't drink coffee, so my caffeine comes from sodas and iced tea.)

Incidentally, I haven't given a weight update lately. That's because I was stuck on a plateau for quite a while. I got a bit slipshod in my eating habits while my Mom was sick. Then, I regained my discipline and started exercising a lot more. While I lost inches, my weight stayed pretty much the same. (Although it actually went up 1.5 pounds about three weeks ago -- yikes!) This is probably because I've been gaining muscle, which weighs more than fat.

Now, the weight seems to be coming off again. At my last weigh-in, I lost 2.5 pounds. My total now is 47.5 pounds. It seems like I've been trying to reach that 50 pound mark forever, but I'll get there.