Weekend ups and downs (mostly ups though)

So, good news and bad news....Bad news is I came down with a cold on the weekend, and I feel really yucky, and dreading having to go to work sniffling and sneezing and snorting. I have a feeling I am going to bed really early tonight.

Good news though, is that I did really well foodwise. I just cruised along and made wise decisions and good choices, and I stayed on plan, although yesterday not completely raw but I'm perfectly ok with that as I'd already given myself permission to eat whatever I wanted on Saturday. I had green peas, rice cakes with hummus and some with tahini and honey, and then a few pistachios and raisins. I didn't binge and and I enjoyed my "cheat meal" thoroughly, and to my great surprise I didn't even crave or eat any sugar, although I had thought I would want some candy, but I didn't, so I didn't eat any. I'm ok with that though, as for now my goal is to cut way down on sugar as that is more manageable for me and doesn't set off that Binge/.Eating disorder Voice telling me that I must eat x, y, or z (junk foods), and it prevents binge mentality, at least for me anyways.

So, I went for my run yesterday morning, having already decided to take a rest day from the gym as I was very sore from my workouts, and then today woke up with a sore throat and yucky cold that is sapping my energy so I did not work out today. I just went for a nice leisurely walk and got a bit of fresh air and sunshine which I thought would help my immune system fight off this cold.

I also lost 5 lbs in the last week and feel really good about myself, and feel so good in my clothes, that I haven't felt in quite a few weeks, and really proud of my good choices all week and indeed on the weekend too. For the first time in a long time I feel genuinely at peace with my food choices, which is a pretty amazing feeling and for someone with an eating disorder it is a rare feeling.

My plan for next week is pretty much the same, I enjoyed eating raw so much that I am setting that as my goal again, to eat all raw Monday through Friday, and to get in all my workouts, although being sick I might have to cut myself some slack depending on how I feel, but my goal is to get in my weights workouts for sure and just go a little lighter if I need to on the weights.
Also for next weekend my goal is the same, to permit myself a treat on Saturday as that so far is working for me.

Today I just had 2 big jars of juice and a lot of herbal tea and some garlic with raw honey as an immune booster, and some vitamin C, not sure what dinner will be, but it'll be something raw for sure.