{"id":15620,"date":"2011-04-01T08:43:44","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T15:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=15620"},"modified":"2011-04-01T08:43:44","modified_gmt":"2011-04-01T15:43:44","slug":"april-weigh-in-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=15620","title":{"rendered":"April Weigh In"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe Prednisone scared me. I’d heard so many horror stories about it. Friends that had taken it for even a short period of time like 2 weeks told me of 20 pound weight gains. I didn’t feel like the Prednisone made me eat any differently than I normally would except for the fact that I was on vacation. It’s hard to divorce the two factors when I stood in front of the scale this morning.<\/p>\n

I had to take responsibility for the part I played in whatever the scale said. Yes, I indulged on vacation. I own that.<\/p>\n

142.8.<\/span><\/p>\n

What? That can’t be right? I lost a pound? I stepped back on the scale again.<\/p>\n

144.8<\/span><\/p>\n

A 2 pound difference in 5 seconds? What’s going on with my scale? I wiped it down (in case the microscopic dust was adding ounces LOL). I stepped back on the scale and the next two numbers were in the 144 range so I’m going with that. That was the consistent number.<\/p>\n

March Weigh In\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 April Weigh In<\/span><\/p>\n

Hips: 35.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hips: 35<\/p>\n

Waist: 32.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waist: 32.5<\/p>\n

Thighs: 18.75\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thighs: 18.75<\/p>\n

Biceps: 12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Biceps: 12<\/p>\n

Weight: 143.6 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Weight: 144.8<\/p>\n

I realized that maybe the reason my size 4 jeans were suddenly really tight was all the salt I ate for two weeks. I was sucking down salty food in Arizona like there was no tomorrow. It’s not something I usually crave but I think it was the heat and sweating so much that I wanted salty food. It took about half a week to get over that once I got back to Oregon too. It makes sense that all that salt would cause bloating.<\/p>\n

About a 1 pound gain in March. I’m ecstatic about that! It could have been A LOT <\/em>worse. The fact that I could go on vacation AND take steroids for a week and not really gain weight means I’m doing something right! Yippee!<\/p>\n

I own that 1 pound gain. I’m okay with it.<\/p>\n

Last night Michael and I made a very healthy dinner. I made a salad for us to eat while we cooked.<\/p>\n

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\nI washed and prepped the fresh asparagus and Michael cooked them in the skillet with Grape Seed Oil. If you’ve never tried cooking veggies in Grape Seed oil, give it a try. It’s much more flavorful than olive oil and the food just tastes so much better.<\/p>\n

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\nI shredded fresh Parmesan cheese on the asparagus and seasoned it with salt and pepper. Michael cooked the pork chops (boneless) in the skillet with steak seasoning and he nailed it this time. They were perfectly prepared.<\/p>\n

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\nIt was slightly more than 1 serving but I’m okay with that because it was a good protein and it filled me up.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nIt was a great, simple dinner. I’m glad the pork turned out well and it made me like pork chops again.<\/p>\n

Now that I’ve faced the scale and it wasn’t as bad as I thought I’m making the vow to myself to do better in April. I’ve been lax with my calorie counting and serving sizes. It’s time to be more diligent about that.<\/p>\n

QUESTION: Do you often gain weight on vacation?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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