Back for a flash, drive-by .. whatever .. leaving for CA 8am ... have to leave for the airport at a little before 5 since I have to park off site and take a shuttle .. I should be at the parking area around 6:30 .. not checking luggage, so that should be good. Have my scale, Hhcg, stevia packed ... prison clothes good, vitamins ... chargers, book on CD ... money entered and marked (information for the Georgers) ... so ready to go!
Back on the VLCD (very low calorie diet) today and off the straight beef and apple routine ... am hoping for a good show over the weekend after retaining fluids for a few days from flying ... so trying something new to see what I may be slowing down from ... eating the same protein for lunch and dinner (today fish actually) and LOW carbs ... kept it under 10 carbs .. so did good there.
Not much to say, just tons to do ... Hugs around and happy scales to you!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Hmmmmm
So, the old ticker didn't budge today ... don't know what is up with that but will drink more water today in case I didn't get enough yesterday which could be it since I wasn't paying attention. I still love that the weight and inches are coming off .. am learning to be a bit more patient with myself about it.
I have gone public, so to speak, with my diet by posting on Facebook what I am doing. Had a few comments on my post and a number of private messages asking about the diet. I answered them all, explaining about the 40 days of 500 calories and the 6 weeks of follow up, getting intake up and stabilizing before starting another round if need be ... but no one asked any more questions ... I do understand that though. This diet is not for the feint of heart - you have to want to lose the ugly FAT more than anything in the world and really dedicate yourself to it.
Have to say, I have learned a lot about food and how my body reacts to it. One interesting site that would be helpful to even those who aren't dieting and don't need to is The Blood Type Diet which tells you the foods MOST people of each blood type might be sensitive to. I for one, didn't even realize that your blood type could have anything to do with the foods you eat, so found it thought provoking.
Oh .. and I LOVE sea salt .. lower sodium, better for you .. all that ... but in my small town, finding Celtic sea salt (even better) is difficult. Someone sent me to this site where I discovered Hawaiian sea salt, Portuguese sea salt, bath salts, soaps ... everything you could want ... even purse salt holders to take it with you since I haven't seen a restaurant that offers sea salt! They have a great offer for a combination/gift pack that offers a few different salts to try also.
May God bless and keep you all! Happy scales to those who are working their own journey toward a new healthier you and thanks for taking time to read my ramblings!
I have gone public, so to speak, with my diet by posting on Facebook what I am doing. Had a few comments on my post and a number of private messages asking about the diet. I answered them all, explaining about the 40 days of 500 calories and the 6 weeks of follow up, getting intake up and stabilizing before starting another round if need be ... but no one asked any more questions ... I do understand that though. This diet is not for the feint of heart - you have to want to lose the ugly FAT more than anything in the world and really dedicate yourself to it.
Have to say, I have learned a lot about food and how my body reacts to it. One interesting site that would be helpful to even those who aren't dieting and don't need to is The Blood Type Diet which tells you the foods MOST people of each blood type might be sensitive to. I for one, didn't even realize that your blood type could have anything to do with the foods you eat, so found it thought provoking.
Oh .. and I LOVE sea salt .. lower sodium, better for you .. all that ... but in my small town, finding Celtic sea salt (even better) is difficult. Someone sent me to this site where I discovered Hawaiian sea salt, Portuguese sea salt, bath salts, soaps ... everything you could want ... even purse salt holders to take it with you since I haven't seen a restaurant that offers sea salt! They have a great offer for a combination/gift pack that offers a few different salts to try also.
May God bless and keep you all! Happy scales to those who are working their own journey toward a new healthier you and thanks for taking time to read my ramblings!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Time Flies
Yipes ... a week went by with the blink of an eye ... 2 more inches off from here and there and a total of 15 pounds in three weeks. I was getting really upset last week, but a friend on the forums has given me a helping hand this week with my food combos and things are looking up.
I have pretty much been eating cow all week! HA! Had a few steak/apple days followed by just lean beef nibbled on all day ... now (and yesterday) adding some romaine leaves in to wrap the little morsels of lean rare beef with ... You just wouldn't believe how yummy that is! And the losses are steadying so that is the really big plus side of things. I am half way through this round .. depending on the losses, may go a little longer than 40 days, but am going to play that by ear. I could do up to 50 days, then three weeks of P3 and still be able to start P4 about the time I head to Seattle to travel with daughter to CA and back .. which is where I would like to be! Cross your fingers for me!
Have added B12, biotin and msm (for hair growth) to the daily regimen .. considering how much my hair has been thinning over the years, I thought I would try to prevent further loss during the radical diet. Have seen many folks experiencing new hair growth with the biotin/msm combo so will go with it for a few months and see how it goes!
Am heading to Fresno, CA Friday and will spend Saturday and Sunday with my son, Bill ... seen on the slide show here ... Those who don't know, you can look WAY back at first posts for info on that. We will be celebrating the fact that two years from next month he will be FREE ... I am so excited. Mostly I am excited to see him .. haven't gone this long before .. last saw him the first weekend in December .. forever ago. Was hoping to be down a little more before I go, but am going back in May with my daughter and will have done some reshaping by then ... will be in P4.
The diet will be a little tough but I plan to hopefully still be doing the proteins and easy raw veggies like I am now ... can pick those up between airport and motel as I found a Whole Foods store in Fresno and am so excited about that .. will have fridge in room ... just have to not be hungry during visits as there isn't much of anything I can eat from the vending machines ... water and coffee .. once in awhile they have fresh strawberries or oranges ... but I understand oranges are of the devil, so am cutting those out ... maybe this time of year they may have strawberries and I can snag a few from my son .. he loves them!
I have pretty much been eating cow all week! HA! Had a few steak/apple days followed by just lean beef nibbled on all day ... now (and yesterday) adding some romaine leaves in to wrap the little morsels of lean rare beef with ... You just wouldn't believe how yummy that is! And the losses are steadying so that is the really big plus side of things. I am half way through this round .. depending on the losses, may go a little longer than 40 days, but am going to play that by ear. I could do up to 50 days, then three weeks of P3 and still be able to start P4 about the time I head to Seattle to travel with daughter to CA and back .. which is where I would like to be! Cross your fingers for me!
Have added B12, biotin and msm (for hair growth) to the daily regimen .. considering how much my hair has been thinning over the years, I thought I would try to prevent further loss during the radical diet. Have seen many folks experiencing new hair growth with the biotin/msm combo so will go with it for a few months and see how it goes!
Am heading to Fresno, CA Friday and will spend Saturday and Sunday with my son, Bill ... seen on the slide show here ... Those who don't know, you can look WAY back at first posts for info on that. We will be celebrating the fact that two years from next month he will be FREE ... I am so excited. Mostly I am excited to see him .. haven't gone this long before .. last saw him the first weekend in December .. forever ago. Was hoping to be down a little more before I go, but am going back in May with my daughter and will have done some reshaping by then ... will be in P4.
The diet will be a little tough but I plan to hopefully still be doing the proteins and easy raw veggies like I am now ... can pick those up between airport and motel as I found a Whole Foods store in Fresno and am so excited about that .. will have fridge in room ... just have to not be hungry during visits as there isn't much of anything I can eat from the vending machines ... water and coffee .. once in awhile they have fresh strawberries or oranges ... but I understand oranges are of the devil, so am cutting those out ... maybe this time of year they may have strawberries and I can snag a few from my son .. he loves them!
Monday, March 14, 2011
FOOD ...
Well, I lost that nasty 1.4 gain and another .4 and am down 2 1/4 inches too, so am a happy camper today.
It occurred to me last night I haven't spoken all that much about the food I'm eating ... 500 calories sounds pretty boring and from what I am hearing on the forums, is for some folks .. but yesterday was a typical day for me ...
For breakfast, water, coffee and a half grapefruit cuz I was a little hungry.
For lunch I used 100g of 97/3 ground beef to make meatballs using spices only, no other fillers, and stuck them in the oven (350 .. 15 minutes ... did 6 so they were little) ... then I pureed a tomato and added all the spices I love in spaghetti, including a little dried onion, garlic and bell pepper(just a touch, it was a small amount of sauce) and let that simmer while the meatballs cooked. I drained and even patted the meatballs with paper toweling to make sure any fat was long gone then put it in the sauce to simmer for a bit. This was a yummy lunch!
For dinner, I simmered three chicken breasts in water with onion, garlic, celery and a bit of Celtic sea salt to make broth. Weighed the chicken raw and knew there was 5 servings there, so when cooked and rinsed, I weighed it again and divided it for five meals. After cooling the broth, I removed the fat and divided it into 1 cup containers with a little left over for apple desserts ... will explain that too ... I used one portion of the chicken shredded for a chicken salad with crispy romaine lettuce for dinner. AND I have four more meals partially prepared!
For my dessert/snack .. I sliced an apple in a bowl, covered with a goodly amount of cinnamon, then drizzled it with about 2 teaspoons *gasp* chicken broth with a dropper of cinnamon stevia (I sometimes use plain or vanilla stevia) ... about 2 1/2 minutes in the microwave .. and YUMMMM .. someone on the forums mentioned the broth for this so gave it a try. You do not taste the broth, but it really thickens the juices into a nice syrup.
So that was a typical day for me ... today I am fixing beef again, but simmering it in beef broth with cabbage for a nice soup ... not sure about tonight yet, will see where my taste buds lead me ... maybe Swai ... a very mild new fish we found at Wally World ... pretty good stuff!
We also drink lots of water ... half your body weight in ounces ... so 180 pounds means 90 ounces ... so that keeps ya running believe me! One of the gals on my favorite forum runs the drive through window at a bank .. said she was gonna lose her job running to the potty so much! I can believe it! Think I am wearing a hole in the carpet!!
Well ... Happy Scales to you all!
It occurred to me last night I haven't spoken all that much about the food I'm eating ... 500 calories sounds pretty boring and from what I am hearing on the forums, is for some folks .. but yesterday was a typical day for me ...
For breakfast, water, coffee and a half grapefruit cuz I was a little hungry.
For lunch I used 100g of 97/3 ground beef to make meatballs using spices only, no other fillers, and stuck them in the oven (350 .. 15 minutes ... did 6 so they were little) ... then I pureed a tomato and added all the spices I love in spaghetti, including a little dried onion, garlic and bell pepper(just a touch, it was a small amount of sauce) and let that simmer while the meatballs cooked. I drained and even patted the meatballs with paper toweling to make sure any fat was long gone then put it in the sauce to simmer for a bit. This was a yummy lunch!
For dinner, I simmered three chicken breasts in water with onion, garlic, celery and a bit of Celtic sea salt to make broth. Weighed the chicken raw and knew there was 5 servings there, so when cooked and rinsed, I weighed it again and divided it for five meals. After cooling the broth, I removed the fat and divided it into 1 cup containers with a little left over for apple desserts ... will explain that too ... I used one portion of the chicken shredded for a chicken salad with crispy romaine lettuce for dinner. AND I have four more meals partially prepared!
For my dessert/snack .. I sliced an apple in a bowl, covered with a goodly amount of cinnamon, then drizzled it with about 2 teaspoons *gasp* chicken broth with a dropper of cinnamon stevia (I sometimes use plain or vanilla stevia) ... about 2 1/2 minutes in the microwave .. and YUMMMM .. someone on the forums mentioned the broth for this so gave it a try. You do not taste the broth, but it really thickens the juices into a nice syrup.
So that was a typical day for me ... today I am fixing beef again, but simmering it in beef broth with cabbage for a nice soup ... not sure about tonight yet, will see where my taste buds lead me ... maybe Swai ... a very mild new fish we found at Wally World ... pretty good stuff!
We also drink lots of water ... half your body weight in ounces ... so 180 pounds means 90 ounces ... so that keeps ya running believe me! One of the gals on my favorite forum runs the drive through window at a bank .. said she was gonna lose her job running to the potty so much! I can believe it! Think I am wearing a hole in the carpet!!
Well ... Happy Scales to you all!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
*SIGH*
One of 'those' weeks ... up, down, up down, UP ... yep, mostly up ... even my inches ... that just isn't right, but those 'in the know' tell me that is common in week two with water weight filling up the empty fat pockets and that it will disappear quickly.
My biggest UP this week? It was a happy UP .. my baby girl bought me tickets to fly to Seattle and join her for a trip to CA to see the rest of the family ... or most of them, we'll only have a couple days .... in May. I was hoping to see her before she heads for Hawaii, but just couldn't see it in the cards. She has been such a blessing to me .. I'm a lucky mom!
Downs, just come and go ... nothing important to share.
I am sticking strickly to protocol, drinking tons of water, cutting out the caffeine early in the day .. not eating late. Have learned if I am eating beef, it should be for lunch and that I HAVE to keep those calories as close to 500 as possible or I'll stop losing for sure.
Was shocked to see a big gain this morning of 1.4 lbs ... am sad but as I said, folks assured me it would be gone shortly and was only water ... I will feel better when I see that reflected in the scale! I so want to get through this in a positive mode with a significant start .. knowing that will make the next round easier! Am hoping that two rounds will be enough.
For those of you who don't know .. this round will include 3 weeks of adding more calories without sugars and starch and another three weeks of adding those to get to 'normal' calorie intake for whatever weight you are at. This is a stabilization period which also allows your body to reshape and adjust to the new weight. Once you do those 6 weeks, you may start the next round. If you must do more rounds to lose more, your stabilization period is increased about two weeks for each round.
Onward and downward ... Happy Scales to those of you working this journey also .. however you are doing it!
My biggest UP this week? It was a happy UP .. my baby girl bought me tickets to fly to Seattle and join her for a trip to CA to see the rest of the family ... or most of them, we'll only have a couple days .... in May. I was hoping to see her before she heads for Hawaii, but just couldn't see it in the cards. She has been such a blessing to me .. I'm a lucky mom!
Downs, just come and go ... nothing important to share.
I am sticking strickly to protocol, drinking tons of water, cutting out the caffeine early in the day .. not eating late. Have learned if I am eating beef, it should be for lunch and that I HAVE to keep those calories as close to 500 as possible or I'll stop losing for sure.
Was shocked to see a big gain this morning of 1.4 lbs ... am sad but as I said, folks assured me it would be gone shortly and was only water ... I will feel better when I see that reflected in the scale! I so want to get through this in a positive mode with a significant start .. knowing that will make the next round easier! Am hoping that two rounds will be enough.
For those of you who don't know .. this round will include 3 weeks of adding more calories without sugars and starch and another three weeks of adding those to get to 'normal' calorie intake for whatever weight you are at. This is a stabilization period which also allows your body to reshape and adjust to the new weight. Once you do those 6 weeks, you may start the next round. If you must do more rounds to lose more, your stabilization period is increased about two weeks for each round.
Onward and downward ... Happy Scales to those of you working this journey also .. however you are doing it!
Monday, March 7, 2011
New Week
The scale hasn't budged in three days but that would be due to (TMI WARNING) no elimination for four days ... but I'm happy with 8.8 pounds the first week. Looking forward to what this week will bring. Just trying to stay up and enthusiastic about the journey! Gonna be a LONG trip! haha
No headaches, no weakness, no real hunger!
It is suppose to snow tonight ... just wish it would already! Has been very cold for days, in the 20's for the most part and I would just like to see the white stuff if we are gonna freeze anyway! Scruffy would like it better too, I'm certain! My son, Ed, is in Florida right now ... he lives here but sure enjoys his truck driving journeys to places warm and sunny! I'll go with him one of these days after I'm through P2 and P3 ... thinking P4 on this diet will be much easier to eat out on!
I'm thinking most of the folks I know in real life haven't seen this, so I'm not getting picked on ... guess that's a good thing!
No headaches, no weakness, no real hunger!
It is suppose to snow tonight ... just wish it would already! Has been very cold for days, in the 20's for the most part and I would just like to see the white stuff if we are gonna freeze anyway! Scruffy would like it better too, I'm certain! My son, Ed, is in Florida right now ... he lives here but sure enjoys his truck driving journeys to places warm and sunny! I'll go with him one of these days after I'm through P2 and P3 ... thinking P4 on this diet will be much easier to eat out on!
I'm thinking most of the folks I know in real life haven't seen this, so I'm not getting picked on ... guess that's a good thing!
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Onward and Downward ... even with a trip to see Jeff-fa-fa
OK .. if you get a chance go see him! He is hilarious and his opening acts are amazing as well ... The show was worth the $$, the walk in 22 degree weather, the hour and a half each way ... Super entertainer! Hmmm I wonder who I think I'm talking to?? No new followers and ... no one saying much ... but I am enjoying it myself!
I also wore the pants I wore last in November, so that is also a good thing!
Lot's of good smells in the arena, saw yummy looking polish dogs and nachos .. garlic fries and milk shakes ... I took a sandwich bag of grape tomatoes and munched on those ... and LOOK ... dropped another 1.2 pounds ... viola!
Today was water, coffee and tea .... Half a small grapefruit, 75g (ran low) ground beef and 180g tomato ... for about 208 calories ... then tonight 100g shrimp, 2 cups broccoli and a yummmmy baked apple (cinnamon and stevia) for about 250 more ... WOW, thought I was overeating and it was less than 475 calories! Not hungry (its 11pm) and feeling ok other than my back. Am loving the forum support and all the people in various stages of the diet. So much easier than doing it alone!
WOW ... we love the HD ... toughest part is the new DVR lost all Steve's recorded shows he was saving ... but we'll live through it. OK it is kinda tough to look at FoodTV in HD ... I can almost smell the food!!
I also wore the pants I wore last in November, so that is also a good thing!
Lot's of good smells in the arena, saw yummy looking polish dogs and nachos .. garlic fries and milk shakes ... I took a sandwich bag of grape tomatoes and munched on those ... and LOOK ... dropped another 1.2 pounds ... viola!
Today was water, coffee and tea .... Half a small grapefruit, 75g (ran low) ground beef and 180g tomato ... for about 208 calories ... then tonight 100g shrimp, 2 cups broccoli and a yummmmy baked apple (cinnamon and stevia) for about 250 more ... WOW, thought I was overeating and it was less than 475 calories! Not hungry (its 11pm) and feeling ok other than my back. Am loving the forum support and all the people in various stages of the diet. So much easier than doing it alone!
WOW ... we love the HD ... toughest part is the new DVR lost all Steve's recorded shows he was saving ... but we'll live through it. OK it is kinda tough to look at FoodTV in HD ... I can almost smell the food!!
Friday, March 4, 2011
Good Afternoon!
Here it is Day 5 of the VLCD (very low calorie diet for you not doing hcg) and I have lost 7.6 pounds .. yeah, I know it is mostly water weight, but as someone on the forums said, it is still weight!
The diet is still going well ... staying on protocol and behaving myself. I helps to be in the hcg forums and read the problems, questions and answers of others .. they are very supportive. It is a highly diverse group ... I know there is at least one I have met that is only 20 years old and I am 63 ... there are folks who using this to lose 20 pounds or less and folks who are there to lose 300 pounds and more! Many folks are at their halfway mark, many have reached goal and are still hanging in to help others and many of us are just getting started.
The tech from Direct called and he is running late ... wouldn't you know it. Any other time I am doing nothing but now I have to go get my phone replaced in the city and my tickets for Jeff-f-f are very important to me ... If Verizon hadn't sent me a defective phone to replace my broken phone, I would have more time ... oh well ... nothing to be done about it -- we want that HD !!
Chicken and broccoli for lunch today .. unfortunately gonna be chicken for dinner as well as I am out of everything else I can have ... will do cucumbers with the evening meal though.
Thanks for stopping by!
The diet is still going well ... staying on protocol and behaving myself. I helps to be in the hcg forums and read the problems, questions and answers of others .. they are very supportive. It is a highly diverse group ... I know there is at least one I have met that is only 20 years old and I am 63 ... there are folks who using this to lose 20 pounds or less and folks who are there to lose 300 pounds and more! Many folks are at their halfway mark, many have reached goal and are still hanging in to help others and many of us are just getting started.
The tech from Direct called and he is running late ... wouldn't you know it. Any other time I am doing nothing but now I have to go get my phone replaced in the city and my tickets for Jeff-f-f are very important to me ... If Verizon hadn't sent me a defective phone to replace my broken phone, I would have more time ... oh well ... nothing to be done about it -- we want that HD !!
Chicken and broccoli for lunch today .. unfortunately gonna be chicken for dinner as well as I am out of everything else I can have ... will do cucumbers with the evening meal though.
Thanks for stopping by!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Oppsie
I didn't get to the scale in a timely manner today due to 1) FedEx lady pounding on the door waaaaay before my wake up time and 2) someone (no names shall be mentioned) got in the room where the scale was and stayed until I just forgot!
However .. this is still me being true to myself and coming here to type.
Got the Wii Fit set up and ready to go since it would seem I am too lazy to head to the Y each day, this will keep me moving in between ... motivation is not high on my list! You would think just knowing I will be in Hawaii twice in the next three years would be enough to get (one piece) bathing suit ready.
Speaking of which ... oh my, I put on the biggest bathing suit I have ever worn and took photo's today. I haven't taken them off the camera yet, and I will bet they won't get here until I can get into the next size down to take a progress photo, but I will do it eventually ... ought to scare me into never eating F A T again!!
Getting the new HD-DVR tomorrow *FREE* ... very excited to catch up with the world .. we've had the TV for eons! And tomorrow night ... woooohoooo going to Omaha for The Jeff-f-f-f-f-f Dunham show ... I bought the tickets months ago and am sooooo excited!!
Finished dinner tonight with a total calorie count of 485 ... Yesterday was 596 .. not hungry, no headaches, not feeling run down. Really, overall very happy with how it is going. Read a number of other blogs, watched some vlogs and spent time in the hcg forums ... so much support and good ideas .. really makes it so much easier!
However .. this is still me being true to myself and coming here to type.
Got the Wii Fit set up and ready to go since it would seem I am too lazy to head to the Y each day, this will keep me moving in between ... motivation is not high on my list! You would think just knowing I will be in Hawaii twice in the next three years would be enough to get (one piece) bathing suit ready.
Speaking of which ... oh my, I put on the biggest bathing suit I have ever worn and took photo's today. I haven't taken them off the camera yet, and I will bet they won't get here until I can get into the next size down to take a progress photo, but I will do it eventually ... ought to scare me into never eating F A T again!!
Getting the new HD-DVR tomorrow *FREE* ... very excited to catch up with the world .. we've had the TV for eons! And tomorrow night ... woooohoooo going to Omaha for The Jeff-f-f-f-f-f Dunham show ... I bought the tickets months ago and am sooooo excited!!
Finished dinner tonight with a total calorie count of 485 ... Yesterday was 596 .. not hungry, no headaches, not feeling run down. Really, overall very happy with how it is going. Read a number of other blogs, watched some vlogs and spent time in the hcg forums ... so much support and good ideas .. really makes it so much easier!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Funny ...
Isn't it funny that the more water I drink the more fluids I lose? Being a lifetime dieter, I know that most of the weight loss in the first week is water weight but that doesn't make it any less satisfying to have lost over 6 pounds in four days ... I love it and already went down half an inch in what use to be my waist.
I did change my goal weight today, so have more to lose. Did this because my BMI (body mass index) was still going to be above the 'normal' range when I got to my goal, but we'll see how things look then. Usually when I get below 150 I start looking drawn and sick and really don't want to do that. Besides, last time I was 153, I wore a size 8 for the first time in my life and really don't need to be that small. Will be happy in a ten at my age -- certainly not looking for any bikini time! ROFLOL ... And, to be honest, I gave away all my size 8 pants a couple of years ago and think I will do just fine with the closet full of 10s I have!
I was a good girl on our shopping trip yesterday. Went out to lunch with DH and had an ice tea w/Stevia, ate from my handy dandy sandwich bag 100g of chicken tenders (overcooked darn it)with basil and a touch of cayenne and 160g of raw cauliflower .. about 200 calories added to 65 calories for the half grapefruit in the morning. I only indulged in one sample throughout the day of shopping in Costco, Sam's Club and Whole Foods ... Whole Foods had organic blueberries out and I had ONE of them ... surprised even me! Home at last ... Had the lean ground beef again for 191 cal ... what I thought was a huge wedge of cabbage, but only 85g approx 20 calories, and 75 grams of strawberries ... 24 cal ... for a total yesterday of exactly 500 calories, if you don't count my one blueberry ... I was walking when I ate it, so maybe it doesn't count? HAHA
I seem to have a need for that half a grapefruit in the a.m. so will just continue buying smaller and smaller ones and see if I can't ween myself off them. I don't think the little ones I am purchasing amount to the full 65 calories the chart says, but difficult to weigh them since I devour each spoonful as I go!
I did manage to purchase the organic strawberries at Whole Foods .. a little more expensive than the ones I saw at Costco, but so much fresher and healthier looking that I deemed it worthwhile. Also picked up some fresh liquid Stevia (I noticed mine was not sweetening things = then looked at the date 2008!!! YIPES) and some vanilla Stevia also. The grapefruits were HUGE so I passed on those. Picked up stuff DH wanted to but tried not to look at the pure maple syrup, and such as that.
I belong to a "Mystery Box" group which is similar to secret pals but different ... and I found some peppermint tea and some green tea in one today so took two of each out and put in a couple I shouldn't be drinking right now ... easy way to see if I like them before buying a box!
Haven't picked up any followers here for my diet and no comments as I had hoped to .. wanting the accountability, but that's OK too ... I can do this with or without people support ... prayer helps!
I did change my goal weight today, so have more to lose. Did this because my BMI (body mass index) was still going to be above the 'normal' range when I got to my goal, but we'll see how things look then. Usually when I get below 150 I start looking drawn and sick and really don't want to do that. Besides, last time I was 153, I wore a size 8 for the first time in my life and really don't need to be that small. Will be happy in a ten at my age -- certainly not looking for any bikini time! ROFLOL ... And, to be honest, I gave away all my size 8 pants a couple of years ago and think I will do just fine with the closet full of 10s I have!
I was a good girl on our shopping trip yesterday. Went out to lunch with DH and had an ice tea w/Stevia, ate from my handy dandy sandwich bag 100g of chicken tenders (overcooked darn it)with basil and a touch of cayenne and 160g of raw cauliflower .. about 200 calories added to 65 calories for the half grapefruit in the morning. I only indulged in one sample throughout the day of shopping in Costco, Sam's Club and Whole Foods ... Whole Foods had organic blueberries out and I had ONE of them ... surprised even me! Home at last ... Had the lean ground beef again for 191 cal ... what I thought was a huge wedge of cabbage, but only 85g approx 20 calories, and 75 grams of strawberries ... 24 cal ... for a total yesterday of exactly 500 calories, if you don't count my one blueberry ... I was walking when I ate it, so maybe it doesn't count? HAHA
I seem to have a need for that half a grapefruit in the a.m. so will just continue buying smaller and smaller ones and see if I can't ween myself off them. I don't think the little ones I am purchasing amount to the full 65 calories the chart says, but difficult to weigh them since I devour each spoonful as I go!
I did manage to purchase the organic strawberries at Whole Foods .. a little more expensive than the ones I saw at Costco, but so much fresher and healthier looking that I deemed it worthwhile. Also picked up some fresh liquid Stevia (I noticed mine was not sweetening things = then looked at the date 2008!!! YIPES) and some vanilla Stevia also. The grapefruits were HUGE so I passed on those. Picked up stuff DH wanted to but tried not to look at the pure maple syrup, and such as that.
I belong to a "Mystery Box" group which is similar to secret pals but different ... and I found some peppermint tea and some green tea in one today so took two of each out and put in a couple I shouldn't be drinking right now ... easy way to see if I like them before buying a box!
Haven't picked up any followers here for my diet and no comments as I had hoped to .. wanting the accountability, but that's OK too ... I can do this with or without people support ... prayer helps!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Does that make this the 2nd day of the yada..yada..yada
I guess it does ... and the first wasn't bad at all. A little hunger late morning, but half a grapefruit and more water quieted those pangs. After shopping for fresh stuff and cleaning the cute little chicken tenders (boy, they had a lot of fat still on them) I indulged in 100g of chicken breast (165cal) chopped and 170g of cauliflower (40) cooked together in a micro bag with garlic powder and a touch of red pepper. Nothing spectacular, but it was tasty and hit the spot. For dinner, 3.3oz (100g almost) lean beef ground at home (191cal) and 200g cucumber (20 cal) .... two snacks during the day ... half a grapefruit approx 65 cal and a 90g apple (48 cal)... sheeesh, I over indulged at 529 calories I see and will have to watch that. But I felt good and lost weight, so that is a start! I also drank lots of black coffee, some organic tea and over 66 ounces of Smart Water .... More water than I usually do, but seemed to be thirsty throughout the day.
OK, another challenge today as hubby and I are headed to the city for a day of shopping ... yippeeee, I get to hit Whole Foods ... have already prepared my lunch and snack to take along with plenty of water also! Wish me luck!
OK, another challenge today as hubby and I are headed to the city for a day of shopping ... yippeeee, I get to hit Whole Foods ... have already prepared my lunch and snack to take along with plenty of water also! Wish me luck!
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