Week 2 of the new diet

My husband and I have been on this diet for a full week now.  He has cheated by snacking and drinking and he’s lost 7 pounds.  I have stuck to the diet, worked out, and still haven’t lost anything yet.  I’m getting very frustrated.

My husband loves the food.  I have not been that impressed with it.  But, it’s diet food, so I didn’t expect too much with it.

So, what do I do?  Do I keep with this diet and hope that I start to lose weight? Or do I try something new? If I move on, what do I move on to?

On a different topic, my cute 20-month-old daughter is fast approaching the terrible twos.  I can always tell when she’s tired or hungry, because she will cry over every little thing.  She can go from playing and being cute one second to total meltdown in an instant.  She knows what she wants and how she wants it, and she’s not afraid to tell you.  So, I’m trying to figure out how to get her to listen and do what she’s told.

Today, she had made a mess with her toys and had blocks and grocery carts and things all over the floor. I asked her to pick up her blocks and put them back in the wagon.  She proceeded to play with other toys.  I told her that I was going to count to five and if she hadn’t started picking up her toys by the time I reached five, then I was going to put Woody away (one of her favorite toys).  I counted to five (she actually sped me along) and when I got to five, I grabbed Woody and carried him away.  She started to cry as expected.  I told her that she needed to pick up her blocks and if she was good the rest of the night she would get Woody back.  She cried louder and harder.  I told her that she needed to pick up her blocks, and I was going to count again, and if I got to five, then Jessy was going to join Woody. She cried harder as I counted, and she walked over and picked up Jessy and started to pick up her blocks.

This evening we had a talk about it.  I told her that if she was a good girl all day tomorrow, she could have Woody back.  I think she understood, but I hate the fight.

Sometimes we try time-out. But that doesn’t work too well.  I threaten time-out and sometimes she stops doing what she’s not supposed to be, but most of the time, she just keeps doing it. Ugh!

On a high note, Jade can sing pat-a-cake the entire way through!  She is sooo cute and she is talking so well!  I am the proudest Mom in the world!