Since I started, as of today I've lost 16 pounds ... with much more to go, I am on my way.
I eat normal food; yesterday was the first time since I started that I substituted a shake for a meal, and I only did that because I was running very short on time. Breakfast usually consists of something eggy — over easy fried eggs, scrambled eggs, a bran-egg pancake (my favorite), like that. Lunch is usually a green leafy salad with something proteinaceous, maybe canned shrimp or crab or fresh fish. Dinner is usually a cooked veggie and a protein such as chicken or, rarely, lamb (maybe I'll have lamb tonight...). Snacks (and yes, I do eat snacks) are fresh fruit. And LOTS of good ol' H2O. I mix a bit of lime or lemon juice in with mine; just plain water is boring.
I packed the weight on over the course of my middle age, and especially this past year since Jim passed on; it's time to take it off. I'm starting to see health consequences of obesity, and I am not willing to deal with the ravages of these particular consequences. These are lifestyle-related problems and they can be pretty much fixed by changing the lifestyle.
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Monday, September 14, 2015
Journal Series Two -14 September 2015
I seem to have stalled on the weight loss. I've lost 11 lb. since starting this, but I haven't seen the scale move in several days now. That is the problem with weight-loss programs; I do get frustrated with my obstinate body. While I know that weight loss occurs all the time, it can appear sporadic, which is remarkably unrewarding.
Well, at least I'm down by those 11 lb. Perhaps bumping up the exercise level will help. No ... allow me to rephrase: probably bumping up the exercise level will help. I need to haul out my Nordic Track. That will be easier to do when Tess and Kraig move out (on/about 1 October; HURRAY!! Love her, but it's time for her to be on her own), since the Nordic Track is buried under all their stuff. I'll put it in Jim's office and use it while I watch TV. Maybe I should get rid of Jim's chair and put it there? Hmmm. No. Not yet. I'll move his chair to another room. Poor guy, it hasn't even been a year and I'm talking about getting rid of his furniture. Besides, I need that chair in case company comes.
Well, at least I'm down by those 11 lb. Perhaps bumping up the exercise level will help. No ... allow me to rephrase: probably bumping up the exercise level will help. I need to haul out my Nordic Track. That will be easier to do when Tess and Kraig move out (on/about 1 October; HURRAY!! Love her, but it's time for her to be on her own), since the Nordic Track is buried under all their stuff. I'll put it in Jim's office and use it while I watch TV. Maybe I should get rid of Jim's chair and put it there? Hmmm. No. Not yet. I'll move his chair to another room. Poor guy, it hasn't even been a year and I'm talking about getting rid of his furniture. Besides, I need that chair in case company comes.
Friday, September 4, 2015
Journal Series Two Day Three (Day Two Doesn't Exist) - 4 September 2015
I finally went grocery shopping yesterday. Got eggs, tofu (need to do something with the tofu; I wish I could find the recipe for that really GOOD apple/tofu dessert...), pork chops (not on the Approved List, but so good with an apple/onion compote), salmon, haddock, and various veggies. I'm looking forward to making some bran muffins this afternoon (I have the bran; I needed the eggs) and maybe I'll make up that lovely apple/onion compote and have a pork chop for dinner...
I've been hungry lately. It hits after 9 pm, so maybe I should just go to bed and go to sleep early. It mostly hits when I'm thinking about Jim (my husband who died on 7 December 2014), so it's clearly just emotional hunger, but it is a mighty force. So far, I've kept the dragon at bay with apples and protein, but I really should get rid of that jug of Crisco so I don't go totally off the deep end and bake something.
I had a date tonight; I canceled it because I'm down in the dumps about Jim today. It would not be fair to anyone for me to be thinking of him while out with them. There's nothing on at the movies, so maybe I'll just go for a long drive to get ... no, I'll go to the Y.
I've been hungry lately. It hits after 9 pm, so maybe I should just go to bed and go to sleep early. It mostly hits when I'm thinking about Jim (my husband who died on 7 December 2014), so it's clearly just emotional hunger, but it is a mighty force. So far, I've kept the dragon at bay with apples and protein, but I really should get rid of that jug of Crisco so I don't go totally off the deep end and bake something.
I had a date tonight; I canceled it because I'm down in the dumps about Jim today. It would not be fair to anyone for me to be thinking of him while out with them. There's nothing on at the movies, so maybe I'll just go for a long drive to get ... no, I'll go to the Y.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Journal Series Two Day One - 2 September 2015
So.
This morning's breakfast consists of a bowl of grapefruit chunks (I love grapefruit...), a bowl of oatmeal in almond milk, a fistful of vitamins (multi, krill oil, B-complex, calcium/magnesium/D, E) and two glasses of lemon water.
I have to go shopping; I'm running out of food. I have no eggs. The fish is running low. I still have plenty of chicken.
Lunch will consist of a Wasa bread, a chicken thigh (a variation of what's on the program; I loathe chicken breast) and a spring-mix salad and the ever-present glass of lemon water. Though I might spice it up and drink lime water instead.
Dinner will be ahi tuna (I must thaw the tuna steak) and cooked spinach, a Wasa bread and an apple for dessert. And the ever-present lemon water.
Snacks. Ah yes, snacks. Carrot sticks maybe ... or celery sticks. And water. Always water. The first snack will happen at 4 pm; the second at 8 pm. I'll probably have four mozzarella cheese sticks.
The cheese sticks, oatmeal and almond milk are not on the program, but I need to get rid of them. I will not restock when they're gone.
This morning's breakfast consists of a bowl of grapefruit chunks (I love grapefruit...), a bowl of oatmeal in almond milk, a fistful of vitamins (multi, krill oil, B-complex, calcium/magnesium/D, E) and two glasses of lemon water.
I have to go shopping; I'm running out of food. I have no eggs. The fish is running low. I still have plenty of chicken.
Lunch will consist of a Wasa bread, a chicken thigh (a variation of what's on the program; I loathe chicken breast) and a spring-mix salad and the ever-present glass of lemon water. Though I might spice it up and drink lime water instead.
Dinner will be ahi tuna (I must thaw the tuna steak) and cooked spinach, a Wasa bread and an apple for dessert. And the ever-present lemon water.
Snacks. Ah yes, snacks. Carrot sticks maybe ... or celery sticks. And water. Always water. The first snack will happen at 4 pm; the second at 8 pm. I'll probably have four mozzarella cheese sticks.
The cheese sticks, oatmeal and almond milk are not on the program, but I need to get rid of them. I will not restock when they're gone.
Restarting the Journal
This blog has been inactive for ... several years. Well, it's long past time to jumpstart it again. The weight-loss project described then has gone up and down; right now it's up, but I'm doing something about that. In fact, I must go get breakfast, which will consist of oatmeal with almond milk this morning; I'm getting foods out of the kitchen. When I finish the oatmeal, I will not restock it. Rather, breakfast will be a bran pancake (flavored up with cinnamon and/or nutmeg and sweetener) and a glass of lemon water. Lunch varies between chicken and fish, always with veggies. Dinner is either chicken or fish (whatever I didn't have for lunch) and veggies. I don't eat a lot of fruit, but I do eat at least an apple every day. And, the kicker, I try to maintain an appropriate schedule for eating.
This past week, I've veered off the plan. I have string cheese in my bottom drawer in the fridge and will finish that off. I won't restock it. I have oatmeal; I'll finish that off and not restock it. Neither is terrible, but neither is on the plan, and I do best when I follow the plan.
I'm following my tried-and-true Diet Center® books. I was a client there in the early 1980s, and I kept the books because I always feel good when I follow that program, although I do modify it to include cold-water non-white fish (gotta get those Ω-3 fatty acids) and a nice cut of steak (NY Strip is best) once in awhile. Yes, I get hungry (I think that a diet that advertises that "You'll Never Get Hungry" is totally a lie), but I eat enough and I lose weight at a great pace on it (about 1-2 pounds per week). So far, 10 pounds are gone -- in half a month. That, of course, is the result of losing water weight (I was puffy; I'm not puffy anymore).
This past week, I've veered off the plan. I have string cheese in my bottom drawer in the fridge and will finish that off. I won't restock it. I have oatmeal; I'll finish that off and not restock it. Neither is terrible, but neither is on the plan, and I do best when I follow the plan.
I'm following my tried-and-true Diet Center® books. I was a client there in the early 1980s, and I kept the books because I always feel good when I follow that program, although I do modify it to include cold-water non-white fish (gotta get those Ω-3 fatty acids) and a nice cut of steak (NY Strip is best) once in awhile. Yes, I get hungry (I think that a diet that advertises that "You'll Never Get Hungry" is totally a lie), but I eat enough and I lose weight at a great pace on it (about 1-2 pounds per week). So far, 10 pounds are gone -- in half a month. That, of course, is the result of losing water weight (I was puffy; I'm not puffy anymore).
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