8/6/2020 Weighing In

I didn't weigh myself yesterday, but the day before yesterday I was at 213.25. Today, I'm 212.25!!! Another pound gone!!!! Little bit by little bit, the fat is disappearing.

I do eat well on this plan. A pancake on most mornings, a bag of crunchies many days, cookies and brownies and even soft serv ice cream ... peanut butter or chocolate soft serv ice cream ... all part of the Optavia plan. Of course, these things are foods from Optavia (which is a MediFast program), and they are high protein low carb low fat foods. But they taste just like the real thing!

I do get the munchies, though I cannot claim real hunger, between so-called "fuelings." Distraction works wonders at those times. Get busy doing something other than watching TV ... in other words, get my brain off of food ... and I actually forget to eat! I have to time the intervals between fuelings and set an alarm to remember to put food in my body!

So. I'm happy. And I have more energy. My sciatica, while it's still there, is reduced most days. I can get out into my garden and yank weeds easily. I could do housework ... not my favorite chore ... if I choose to do so.

11/18/2019 Weigh In

212.0. No change from yesterday.

I have no profound words this morning; I'll just keep on plugging away, taking the weight off little bit by little bit.

Today's Plan

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

11/5/2019 Weigh In

215.25, down 0.25 from yesterday! Little bit by little bit...

I cannot sing the praises of the old Diet Center weight-loss diet highly enough. It works. I feel good while I'm on it. And the weight comes off at a healthy rate.

Diet Center has revamped its weight-loss diet, I believe; it's now online and not quite so regimented. Me, I like the old regimen. I don't need the online thing, I have done this and am doing it on my own, and I have no doubt that I will reach my goal weight.

However, I have a trip coming up; I'm off to London right after Thanksgiving. The eating regimen will be different for a week. I will take food with me on the plane for the trip so I don't eat airline food on the way over. I will get a lot of exercise while I'm there; I'm going to be walking around museums and around the streets of London doing the tourist stuff I've never done. I will, though, maintain control of my eating whilst there, but I will not kick myself for stalling or even gaining a bit over that week; I will simply return to the regimen when I get back.

Last year at the holidays, I said those very words and didn't follow through. I ate whatever I damn well pleased from November until October; the result was that I gained back 29 of the 50-something pounds I lost last year. I shall remember that, and not repeat the mistake.

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

11/3/2019 Weigh In

215.5, down 0.5 lb from yesterday's 216.

It's coming off! Every loss is a win for me and my health! Little bit by little bit, I'm losing all there is of it ("it" being the extra tonnage).

And now it's time to eat. I'm hungry, and it's well past breakfast time.

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

10/30/2019 Weigh In

217.75, down 0.5 lb from yesterday’s 218.5! Yeah!! It does work!! WIN!!!

The tricks, of course, are to (1) actually reach my goal weight, and (2) actually maintain my goal weight once I’ve reached it. I have never persevered long enough to actually hit my goal. Ever. In my entire weight-loss history (and that history is extensive) I have never once gotten to goal. So: here’s the challenge. I will reach my goal of 160 lb within one year. It’s on my calendar.

After I reach my goal, I will do monthly challenges to maintain that goal weight. But let’s reach it first.

Today’s Plan:

Pre-breakfast: Lemon juice, vitamins
Breakfast: Bran pancake, strawberries, water
10:30 am: 5 minutes on NordicTrack, water
Lunch: Chicken, salad, water
1:45 pm: Wasa, water
4 pm: Wasa, water
5 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
Dinner: Fish, salad, water
7 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
7:30 pm: Apple, water
9:30 pm: Yogurt

10/29/2019 Weigh In

218.5, down 0.5 from yesterday's 219! Hurray!! I'm working on the next 10 pounds!! 9.5 pounds to go .... It's so much easier for me to put it on than it is to take it off, so I'm really quite proud of myself for losing the 10 pounds in three weeks; it will probably take a bit longer than that to lose the next 10, though; it's coming off in fits and starts, little bit by little bit. Well, 2 lb per week is a healthy rate. Frustrating, but healthy.

The Plan with the NordicTrack ... yeah, that didn't work out. I did 5 minutes on the machine yesterday. But I ate right and will work up my time on the machine. So let's be a bit more realistic today.

My Reward comes today; I ordered these red yoga pants from Amazon. They should really be quite stunning! And they give me something other than shorts and the black yoga pants to wear to the gym ... which is good!

I have to modify the Plan today; I have a dentist's appointment at 11 (for fillings; I hope to God he uses his laser drill and not novocaine) and a client coming in at 2. But it still works!

Today's Plan

Pre-breakfast: Lemon juice, vitamins
Breakfast: Bran pancake, strawberries, water
9:30 am: 5 minutes on NordicTrack, water
11 am: dentist
Lunch: Chicken, salad, water
1:45 pm: Wasa, water
4 pm: Wasa, water
5 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
Dinner: Fish, salad, water
7 pm: 5 minutes on NordicTrack
7:30 pm: Apple, water
9:30 pm: Yogurt

10/25/2019 Weigh In

219.25. No change.

It’s coming off, but in its usual fits and starts. Ugh. That’s the frustrating part of this journey.

Of course, yesterday did not go according to plan. I forgot when planning it that I had Toastmasters last night, which screwed with the planned times. Today will be better; I have no evening plans.

Here’s wishing for daily visible weight drop! But I know that’s pie in the sky. It comes off at its own rate. Little bit by little bit.

Today's Plan

Pre-breakfast: Lemon juice, vitamins
Breakfast: Bran pancake, water
10 am: Strawberries, water
Lunch: Chicken, salad, water
2 pm: Wasa, water
4 pm: Wasa, water
Dinner: Fish, salad, water
7:30 pm: Apple, water
9:30 pm: Yogurt

10/24/2019 Weigh In

219.25. No change from yesterday.

That's not a huge surprise, given that I ate sushi last night. It was good sushi, too, but it's not on the Approved Foods List at all (well, the fish is, but rice? Not!!). At least I didn't gain.

So. Today's Plan

Pre-breakfast: Lemon juice, vitamins
Breakfast: Bran pancake, water
10 am: Strawberries, water
Lunch: Chicken, salad, water
2 pm: Wasa, water
4 pm: Wasa, water
Dinner: Fish, salad, water
7:30 pm: Apple, water

I'll skip the yogurt tonight unless I'm really hungry at 9:30 pm.

I go to the gym for a personal training session today. That's a Good Thing.

10/19/2019 Weigh In

220.0, down nothing from yesterday. That's not a surprise, but...

I have lost 9 pounds in two weeks! WIN!!

Today’s Plan
Pre-breakfast: Lemon juice, vitamins
Breakfast: Bran pancake, water
10 a.m.: Strawberries, water
Lunch: Fish, salad, water
2 p.m.: Wasa, water
4 p.m.: Wasa, water
Dinner: Chicken, salad, water
7:30 p.m.: Apple, water
9:30 p.m.: Yogurt

Personal training this morning, and I'm running late. Of course.

10/18/2019 Weigh In

220.0, down one pound from yesterday’s 221.0!

I have lost 9 pounds in two weeks! WIN!!

I had a hard time sticking to my Plan yesterday due to scheduling; I wasn’t hungry at all, probably because I was so busy. So the fish salad I was supposed to have for dinner morphed into an egg-white-and-spinach scramble ... which was quick, easy, and quite tasty and filling (who knew!).

Today’s Plan
Pre-breakfast: Lemon juice, vitamins
Breakfast: Bran pancake, water
10 a.m.: Strawberries, water
Lunch: Fish, salad, water
2 p.m.: Wasa, water
4 p.m.: Wasa, water
Dinner: Chicken, salad, water
7:30 p.m.: Apple, water
9:30 p.m.: Yogurt

10/16/2019 Weigh In

221.75, no change from yesterday.

That's no surprise. I did, after all, drop over a pound between yesterday and the day before. Little bit by little bit.

TODAY'S PLAN
Pre-breakfast: Lemon juice, vitamins
Breakfast: Bran pancake, water
10 a.m.: Apple, water
Lunch: Chicken, salad, water
2 p.m.: Wasa, water
4 p.m.: Wasa, water
Dinner: Fish, salad, water
7:30 p.m.: Orange, water
9:30 p.m.: Yogurt

10/15/2019 Weigh In

221.25, down 1.25 lb from yesterday's 222.5!!

YEAH!!!!

I'll take it!!

2.75 lb to go to my first reward for losing 10 lb! Let's see: that reward should be ... hmmm. I'll figure it out. There's nothing I really desperately want or need right now.

Today's Plan:

Pre-breakfast: lemon juice, vitamins

Breakfast: Bran pancake, water

10 a.m.: Orange, water

Lunch: Chicken salad, water

2 pm: Wasa, water

4 pm: Wasa, water

Dinner: Fish salad, water

7:30 pm: Apple, water

9:30 pm: Yogurt

1/2 hour exercise

10/14/2019 Weigh In

222.5, down from yesterday's 222.75.

There's a poem that I read as a kid about a child who wants a little bit of pie. Then another little bit of pie. Then another, and another and another. Finally, "Little bit by little bit,/You've eaten all there was of it." Well, little bit by little bit, my weight goes down and down and down. Finally, I will reach my goal weight. Little bit by little bit.

Today's Plan:

Pre-breakfast: lemon juice, vitamins
Breakfast: Bran pancake, water
10 am: apple, water
Lunch: Fish, salad, water
2 pm: Wasa, water
4 pm: Wasa, water
Dinner: Chicken salad, water
7:30 pm: Orange, water
9:30 pm: Yogurt

1/2 hour exercise (Nordic Track)