11/22/2019 Weigh In

212.0. No change since 11/17; that was Sunday and today is Friday. I stepped on the scales yesterday, but did not have time to make the blog entry.

It's been five days without change. I hate ... HATE ... plateaus. They are frustrating as all get out. If this one does not break tomorrow, I will do an egg-grapefruit day tomorrow to kick it into gear.

Next week is Thanksgiving. I'm off to the Boston area to visit my daughter; we plan to do sushi on the holiday itself (no one in my family, including me, likes turkey). I'm staying in a friend's condo in Gloucester, MA, about two blocks from the beach ... to which I will go and walk. I can walk a beach for miles and miles. The ocean air, even in late November, does something for me.

Jim wanted to be scattered at sea. I will fill four small urns with his ashes, one each for his three sons and one for me, and keep those, and I have part of his ashes (and his eyeglasses) in a lovely rosewood box urn on my dining-room mantel. That box urn I will eventually cause to be interred in a national cemetery (he was a veteran, and I will have my ashes interred with his when the time comes), but I will do as he wished and scatter the rest of his ashes on the Gloucester shore this Thanksgiving. It's been five years as of 12/7; it's time to follow his wishes.

Today's Plan:

Pre-breakfast: Lemon juice, vitamins
Breakfast: Bran pancake, strawberries, water
11 am: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
Lunch: Chicken/Fish, salad, water
2 pm: Wasa, water
4 pm: Wasa, water
5 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
Dinner: Chicken/Fish, salad, water
7 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
7:30 pm: Apple, water
9:30 pm: Yogurt

11/20/2019 Weigh In

212.0. No change. For several days now, no change.

Well, that's frustrating. I HATE plateaus like this. I followed my Plan to a T yesterday. If I do that again today and tomorrow and still lose nothing, I'm kickstarting this process with an egg-grapefruit day on Friday.

Today's Plan:

Pre-breakfast: Lemon juice, vitamins
Breakfast: Bran pancake, strawberries, water
11 am: Climb the State St. hill
Lunch: Chicken/Fish, salad, water
2 pm: Wasa, water
4 pm: Wasa, water
5 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
Dinner: Chicken/Fish, salad, water
7 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
7:30 pm: Apple, water
9:30 pm: Yogurt

11/9/2019 Weigh In

215, down 0.25 from yesterday's 215.25.

Yesterday's egg-grapefruit day was a success. Eight eggs, eight grapefruit halves, eight glasses of water and nothing else for one day cleanses the system and kickstarts the weight loss. 0.25 lb is a good start; we'll see what tomorrow brings.

And I'm almost halfway to my 10-lb mini goal (10 pounds is a far more achievable goal than is the ultimate goal of 150 lb; that's 65 lb from now, and I need to break that one down; the whole goal is just daunting. I will get there, little bit by little bit).

I've been bad about climbing onto my NordicTrack lately; I'll use today to kick that back into gear.

Today's Plan:

Pre-breakfast: Lemon juice, vitamins
Breakfast: Bran pancake, strawberries, water
11 am: 5 minutes on NordicTrack, water
Lunch: Fish, salad, water
2 pm: Wasa, water
4 pm: Wasa, water
5 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
Dinner: Chicken, salad, water
7 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
7:30 pm: Apple, water
9:30 pm: Yogurt

11/8/2019 Weigh In

215.25. No change.

Well, that's surprising, considering all the Club crackers I ate last night.

I shall do an egg-grapefruit day today to clean that mess up.

Pre-breakfast: Lemon juice, vitamins
Breakfast: Egg, 1/2 grapefruit, water
11 am: Egg, 1/2 grapefruit, 5 minutes walking, water
Lunch: Egg, 1/2 grapefruit, water
3 pm: Egg, 1/2 grapefruit, water
5 pm: Egg, 1/2 grapefruit, water
5 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
Dinner: Egg, 1/2 grapefruit, water
7:30 pm: Egg, 1/2 grapefruit, water
9:30 pm: Egg, 1/2 grapefruit

10/23/2019 Weigh In

219.25, down 0.75 from yesterday's 220.

Gotta love an egg-grapefruit day! It's not even all that difficult to do; I got munchie/hungry last night at bedtime, but that's really the only time I was hungry all day, and I did manage to survive that. However, it is only for ONE DAY; more than that and I lose all those phytochemicals in the veggies and I would build up my already high bad cholesterol from all those egg yolks. I try to limit egg-grapefruit days to only one per month.

Today is a different kettle of fish. I have a dinner planned with my friends at a sushi restaurant. An all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant. While fun, I shall keep a tight eye on what, exactly, I'm eating. And no tea/lemonade mix; just water tonight.

Today's Plan
Pre-breakfast: Lemon juice, vitamins
Breakfast: Bran pancake, water
10 a.m.: Pear, water
Lunch: Chicken, salad, water
2 pm: Wasa, water
4 pm: Wasa, water
5:30 pm: Salad, water
Dinner: Sushi, water
7:30 pm: Apple
9:30 pm: Yogurt

10/22/2019 Weigh In

220. No change. Again. No change since Saturday, and today is Tuesday.

Hmmm.

Egg-grapefruit day today.

You know, the funny thing about an egg-grapefruit day is that you really are not hungry. It's rigorous and it's nothing to do every day, but I don't get hungry on it. And it actually works. I expect to see SOME change tomorrow after having completed it.

Today's Plan
Pre-breakfast: Lemon juice, vitamins
Breakfast: 1 egg, 1/2 grapefruit, water
10 am: 1 egg, 1/2 grapefruit, water
Lunch: 1 egg, 1/2 grapefruit, water
2 pm: 1 egg, 1/2 grapefruit, water
4 pm: 1 egg, 1/2 grapefruit, water
Dinner: 1 egg, 1/2 grapefruit, water
7:30 pm: 1 egg, 1/2 grapefruit, water
9:30 pm: 1 egg, 1/2 grapefruit, water

Of course, it would help to hop up on the Nordic Track for half an hour. I haven't done that, and I do need to start. Gotta get in shape for the Great Western Trek next summer (or the summer after; depends on money)!

Oh, hey ... it's Derek Jacobi's birthday today! Happy Birthday, Sir Derek!

10/21/2019 Weigh In

220.0. No change. Yet again.

This is still called a plateau. Frustration increases since I've been following my Plan and am still seeing no immediate results. If this happens again tomorrow, I'll do an egg-grapefruit day to kick the weight loss back into gear (gotta get some real, uncracked eggs for that; all I have are egg whites).

I'm on a panel, speaking tonight, so I need to vary my Plan just a bit.

Today’s Plan
Pre-breakfast: Lemon juice, vitamins
Breakfast: Bran pancake, water
10 a.m.: Strawberries, water
Lunch: Egg white and spinach scramble, water
2 p.m.: Wasa, water
4 p.m.: Wasa, water
Dinner: Chicken with Diet Center mayo, salad, water
9:30 p.m.: Yogurt with apple chunks in it (with cinnamon and stevia ... yum!), water

Weighing In 11/8/2018

201.5. No change.

Hmph. I did the egg-grapefruit day yesterday. Well, last time I did an egg-grapefruit day, it took a day to kick in. Let's see what tomorrow's scales say.

Weighing In 11/7/2018

201.5. I've weighed 201.5 for a week now. No change.

It's time for an egg-grapefruit day to knock the weight loss back into gear.

Today.

Weighing In 10/21/2018

205.5, down 0.5 from the forever weight of yesterday (and many days before yesterday) of 206.

Gotta love egg-grapefruit days! They do break through plateaus.

I haven't been particularly faithfully doing my Callanetics. I need to get better about that. I will record the audio track on AudioNote and have it on my phone when I go to the gym. It's a great workout, but I need to actually DO it. That's the best and fastest way to affect measurements and get an actual waistline back.

But hey: I'm getting there, albeit very slowly. And very slowly is actually the way to do this. On 1 October, I weighed 209.75, so I'm down 4.25 lb this month ... which sure beats being up 4.25 lb!!

Weighing In 10/20/2018

206. No change in days.

An egg-grapefruit day today will get things back into gear, I think.

Weighing In 10/7/2018

207, down 0.75 from yesterday's 207.75.

Ah, the joys of an egg-grapefruit day!

One more pound and I'll be down 50 lb from my starting weight of 256!

Weighing In 10/6/2018

207.75, up 0.75 from 10/4's 207.

Yeah, I ate badly yesterday. Egg-grapefruit (well, egg-orange, since Walmart didn't have grapefruit last night) day today. Let's kick this back into the right direction!

Weighing In 10/4/2018

207. No change from yesterday's 207.

The precipitous weight drop-off had to end eventually. I'm ok with it ending now.

Besides, I ate cookies yesterday when I gave blood. Give blood, get cookies. And I had all-you-can-eat sushi for lunch.

This morning, though, I have Darryl. He'll kick my weight-loss back into gear; not a problem. But maybe, just on principle, I'll do an egg-grapefruit day tomorrow. Especially since I'm going out for dinner tonight (I have a hot date) and will likely have a bleu cheese burger.

Weighing In 9/28/2018

211.0, up 3.5 lb from Wednesday's 207.5

That's the wrong direction. And that is frustrating. Time for an egg-grapefruit day. But I don't have any grapefruit. I will buy a bag and do an egg-grapefruit day tomorrow.

However, there is reason. I am exercising significantly more, so am building muscle. That's a good thing. But 211.0 ... no. Also, I went to Friendly's after Toastmasters last night for dinner. I did not go hog-wild, but I did have a Happy Ending™ sundae after my grilled cheese sandwich and tomato basil soup.

Well, back to the boards, as they say. No Darryl workout today, so today I do Callanetics. This is the first time I've done that routine in eons. That'll tighten up my gut in no time flat.

Weighing In 9/23/2018

209.0. Still no change from yesterday's 209.0. I'm on a plateau, and that's ok.

I ate badly last night. I took my daughter to Friendly's for dinner; that was not great, but it was ok. I had about 560 calories' worth of food (a grilled cheese and tomato-basil soup). But then we went to Stewart's for dessert. That was mint cookie crumble ice cream. That ice cream is wonderful, and I had two scoops.

Well, back to the straight and narrow today. Chicken 'n' fish, chicken 'n' fish, chicken 'n' fish. And lotsa lotsa water. I should be drinking 110 oz ounces per day; lately, I've been drinking maybe 32. And I'll get some exercise. I hate the process there, but I always feel so much better having done it. If that number stays where it is til Wednesday, I'll do another egg-grapefruit day and kick it back into gear.

Weighing In 9/20/2018

I missed weighing in yesterday, but today is 209.5, down 1.75 lb from 9/18's 211.25.

That's better. That's what an egg-grapefruit day is supposed to do. This egg-grapefruit day just took a couple of days to kick in.

I've found the most wonderful thing to do with chicken and salad. Stir-fried chicken with apples and greens! Yum!

Gotta go to the gym today. My personal trainer is out for the week this week, but that should not give me a reason to avoid the gym. He even provided a workout!

Weighing In 9/18/2018

211.25, down 0.25 from yesterday.

That's ... frustrating. I did the egg-grapefruit day, too. Well, at least it didn't go the wrong way.

Weighing In 9/17/2018

211.5, up from the 209.75 of 9/13.

Oops.

Well, I knew before the weekend that today would be an egg-grapefruit day. And, considering all the junk I ate all weekend at Reunion, a 1.75-lb gain isn’t actually terrible. It’s not good, of course, but it’s not terrible in that it is easily remedied.

Weighing In 9/13/2018

209.75. No change from yesterday.

I actually broke the diet regimen last night for dinner. I had Mick's maple salmon. The salmon is fine; the maple has SUGAR. Sugar is a total no-no on this regimen. Well, it's back to the straight and narrow today. Tomorrow I take my daughter and her boyfriend to Sushi X for lunch, then go to Concord for my law-school class reunion over the weekend. That, too, will break the regimen (though I will, of course, be sensible). So I'll do an egg-grapefruit day on Monday to get things back on track.

Going to the gym this morning to let Darryl beat me up and put me through the baseline exercise routine for the challenge. That will wear me out for the rest of the day.... I did the weigh-in on Tuesday, and that measures all kinds of things besides weight. It seems that I'm a bit dehydrated; I don't drink enough water. Divide your weight in half and that's the number of ounces of water you should drink per day. I'll NEVER get 105 ounces of water down my gullet in a day...that's another reason to lose the weight!

Toastmasters tonight! I'm talking, giving my icebreaker speech. And I'm Grammarian. I'm more nervous about the grammarian function than I am about the speech.