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Thankyou you both for what you said. You don't know how much I needed to hear this. I actually prayed that someone would respond and give me some encouragement. It really really helped me. I know that I can't express in words how much it helped me, but thankyou. I read your post yesterday kristykay and didn't get a chance to post yesterday, but I told my husband how much that encouragement helped me. Then as we were talking, I said well God used a lot of grains and veggies and fruits in the Bible. My husband said fish also. I said, well God didn't rain down fish from the sky for the children of Israel in the dessert. He said " Well they had quail". I said " ONly because they asked of their own lust". So manna was a perfect food for their bodies. It reminded me that I really need to eat this way.
For a while I got caught up in the protein thing. I know it doesn't show in my journals, becasue I wasn't totally honest. But I was trying to eat 100 grams of protein a day. The problem was I was constipated and didn't feel that great, even though it was vegan protein. Since I have gone back to MWL, I feel so much better and have no problem with constiptaiton. I do believe this is the way God wants me to eat. I don't want to live a life counting calories. I want to live a life free from food bondage.

E: 60 min. 2 of Bob Harper's workouts ( these are kicking my butt, I did the one the other day and was drenched in sweat and huffing and puffing, same thing today, I like it though), abs

B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal, herbal tea
L: a few sweet potatoe slices, hashbrowns with homemade gravy and green beans, salad
S: fruit
D: black bean burger, carrots
S: air popped popcorn, 1/2 mango, tea

We had a mother-daughter tea today at our church and we got to design our own table. My family did a 70's theme. We dressed up and everything. It was so groovy. We had a good time. They did a potluck. I brought a thai salad, mac and cheeze and some gluten free cupcakes.

E: 1 hr. Bob harper workouts
B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal, herbal tea
S: a couple of sweet potato slices, 1 tofu stick
L: potluck( I had a little rice, fruit, my salad and mac and cheeze)
S: 3 homemade oatmeal cookies, some hashbrowns
D: black bean burgers, veggies

Oh I was thinking last night, after I lose this last 10 lbs. I want to be a Christian personal trainer and use the mcdougall program. But I was thinking, I have been wearing braclet that talks about freedom in Christ and using it to remind me to pray about my food and for the Lord to help me overcome my food addictions. It has really helped. So I thought once I become a personal trainer it would be fun to make wrist bands that say a verse, can't remember just how it goes, but something like" glorify God in your body and spirit, which are not your own, but God's" This body doesn't belong to me, it belongs to God. I just have it on loan. So I should be taking good care of it.

My eating hasn't been too bad today, although I did end up eating 1 gluten free pancake. I get so frustrated with the scale. I am sick of looking at it and get to feeling discouraged. Wednesday after I worked out I weighed myself and was 145.8. This morning I was 149. But I know I can't weigh myself first thing in the morning when everyone says too. I retain water. I don't know what my problem was, but I was sure that I would have lost some weight this week. I have been doing so good. I get tempted to track calories again. I just don't know what is going on. If there is something wrong with my body or what. I was at a point not long ago where I was 144lbs. I am really discouraged right now.

B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal, herbal tea
1/2 pancake
L: 1/2 pancake, 2 black bean burgers, salad
S: 1 c. sweet potato slices with 1 banana sliced on top
D: 2 small baked potatoes with bbq sauce, 2 rice cakes with a little pb, a little homemade mac and cheese ( I got too hungry, not good)

I am sick of looking at that scale. I don't know if I am gaining weight because I am gaining muscle or if my eating is off. I know my eating isn't perfect and the pb has to go, along with the rice cakes. I have been trying to munch on sweet potatoes if I am hungry instead. I kind of want to get my thyroid checked. I have been so tired latley. I even wakeup from a good night sleep and I am still tired. I am taking iron, so it couldn't be my iron. I feel like I just lack energy.
Praying for God to give me the victory over this and my weight.

E: 40 min. bodybuilding-chest,abs, 20 min. stationary bike, 30 min. bob harper workout later
B:1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmel, herbal tea
S: 1/2 c. roasted sweet potatoes
L: hashbrowns, edammame, salad
S: orange, 1/4 c. oatmeal
D: taco soup, veggies
S: banana ice cream, herbal tea

I had a great day yesterday, no pb and no rice cakes. That is a victory for me. I need to go grocery shopping today, but I don't know how to get ready for our trip. We leave Friday to go to my dad's for his wedding. We will be there until Monday. Last time we went there I packed a hole bunch of food. I don't know what to plan on. I might bring some food or buy some food up there that I can make some things. Or maybe call my dad and see what meals they are planning on. It is tough when you are staying somewhere else. My daughter and my son need to have gluten free things as well.
I know today is going to be a good day with eating. The Lord is going to give me the strength I need to overcome my temptations.

I watched that video of that man on never giving up in the lounge and it so inspired me. It made me think that I can do this. And also it made me want so desperatly to help other people. I would love to be a personal trainer, but Have God in it all and to use the mcdougall program. I want people to feel good about themselves and have the feeling that they can accomplish anything that God wants them to do. I am hoping to lose this last bit of weight, take a personal training course and hopefully start up a class at our church in the fall.

E: 40 min. bodybuilding-arms, 35 min. stationary bike (HIIT, intervals), 30 min. bob harper workout

B; 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal, herbal tea
S: a few roasted sweet potatoes
L: homemade chili with roasted veggies mixed in, carrots, a few roasted sweet potatoes
S: 2 homemade oatmeal cookies
D:green smoothie, homemade fries with bbq sauce
S: 1/3 c. oatmeal with 1/2 banana, a couple of roasted sweet potatoes, herbal tea

I felt like yesterday was another really good day. No pb, no fat and no rice cakes. I felt very satisfied with my food. I am excited I am going to see if I can get the "Starch Solution" on my nook. I tried to see if they had at Barnes and Noble, but they didn't have it in yet. I wanted to have it before I went on my trip to Montana. So I think I will just get it on the Nook.

I am a little nervous to do the new Bob Harper workout, but excited at the same time. I think I will be tired and good and sore after the workout.

E: Bob Harper workout, jog on treadmill ( 30 min.)
B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal, herbal tea
S: 3 homemade oatmeal cookies ( I got up early so I was hungry)
L: hashbrowns topped with leftover chili, carrots
S: apple
D: sweet potatoes, salad
S: a little hashbrowns, strawberry and banana salad

I had a great day of eating yesterday. I felt full and satisfied. I got to get ready to leave for Montana so just a quick post.

E: 40 min. bob harper workout, 30 min. treadmill ( intervals)
B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal
L: salad, sweet potatoes with dijon mustard
S: apple or mango
D: refried beans over sweet potato, cooked broccoli
S: banana ice cream

Mtns,
You're doing great!!! I hope you have a wonderful weekend with your family!

Well I am back from my trip. My dad's wedding was great and I am so happy for him. I would like to say I ate good on the trip, but I didn't. It is so hard to eat while staying at someone elses house. The day we left I ate good. Then that night we had pizza at the rehearsal dinner ( I picked off the cheese).Breakfast was good because I ate my oatmeal that I brought. Then for lunch, my dad asked me and my family if we wanted to go out to eat, I said somewhere healthy. So he chose a resteraunt with nothing healthy on their menu. I wanted to order a baked potato, but they said that they didn't have it until dinner time.I could have had hashbrowns, but I knew those were fried in grease. So I had a salad and a turkey sandwich. There was nothing else to eat. That night was okay because we had spaghetti and salad. But it was not a great weekend for eating so I am very glad to get home and get back on eating healthy again.

E: 40 min. chest, abs, 35 min. stationary bike ( intervals)
B: 1/2 c. oatmeal with 1 banana
L: hashbrowns with refried beans, salsa and a little tofu sour cream, celery, 1/2 chef a.j.'s brownie
S: apple
D: don't know yet, I want to try something from Mcdougall's new book
S: banana ice cream

By the way I read Mcdougall's Starch Solution this weekend. I loved it and am excited to try some of the recipes.

I am trying to work on getting back on track. I thought about buying Bob Harper's new book, but I looked at the chapters and they pretty muchsaid the same thing I already knew. Drink water, eat high fiber, eat your veggies, get enough sleep, eat apples and berries ( they have great nutrients and fiber) and then of course they said not to eat white potatoes ( which I disagree with) and to eat your protein at every meal because it keeps you satisfied and not hungry. I don't think that is true. I tried the the higher protein ( even though it was the vegan way, but I was actually more hungry. I feel way more satisfied now than I did eating high protein.) So I decided not to buy his book. I may go look at it at the book store and look at some of his bean recipes, but that is it.

E: 40 min. arms, 35 min. elliptical intervals, If time I might do a 20 min. bob harper
B:1/2 c. cinnamon/ a few raisins oatmeal, herbal tea
S: salad, 1/2 slice of gluten free bread
L: hashbrowns, edamme
S: apple, 1 oatmeal raisin cookie( homemade)
D:out to eat- veggie shushi, rice
S:banana ice cream, 1 oatmeal raisin cookie ( homemade), herbal tea

It wasn't a perfect day yesteray, but still a lot better than it used to be. I am trying a new Bob Harper workout today. I am a little worried. I will let you know how it goes.

E: bob harper workout, may run
B: 1/2 c. oatmeal with a few blueberries
S: apple
L: baked beans with veggie dog, hashbrowns, carrots/celery
D: salad, sweet potato
S: banana ice cream, tea

I didn't even know that Bob Harper had a new book, I'll have to take a look. I completely agree with you about nutritionist or health people trying to promote protein or not eating white potatoes. I tried to follow the principles in Clean Eating in Tosca Reno's books, but she promoted combining a protein with a complex carb like many weight trainers do. And when I did this, I gained 5 pounds in two weeks!

i don't think that people have to concentrate on protein and I agree that when you focus on protein, you really just feel hungry all the time. I think that when people concentrate on filling up with vegetables and high fiber fruit like potatoes, beans, or brown rice, they are much more full and energized. I actually feel tired when I eat a lot of protein!

I am curious about you seeing your family and going to your dad's wedding. I have my brother-in-laws wedding coming up this Sunday and my husband's family coming into town today! They'll be here for a week and I know it's going to be hard, hard, hard. All they tend to eat is ham sandwiches. Even when I was a carnivore, you couldn't force feed me to eat ham sandwiches on fluffy white bread. But his family eats them like they're going out of style. Oh, well, I will have to get creative at the dinner reception and ask the caterers for something unique for me, while everyone else eats their greasy food.

I hope that you have a wonderful weekend and keep up the good work. I'm so excited that you'd like to become a personal trainer. That's great, and I think you should go for it!

Thanks, Kimberlee for the encouragement. Family gatherings are the hardest. It is okay when it is at my house or when it is a potluck type of thing. But it is hard when you are not the one in control of the food. I don't like to offend people either. Ham sandwiches are the worst, yuck. I never liked them when I was eating that way either. I hope the wedding goes well and you are able to find some alternatives to eat.

I like Bob Harper's site for his workouts. Yesterday was a killer though. He had handstand pushups. Well I haven't done a handstand in years. You are supposed to do them against the wall and use your arms to push you up and down. Well I had my husband help me to get into a handstand against the wall, and that was all I could do. I couldn't do those handstand pushups. I am sure I looked hilarious. I did the modified version and that was tough enough.

I did good yesterday except for eating a few bbq baked chips. I was discouraged that I ate those, but I wasn't going to let it ruin the rest of my day. It is so hard to lose the rest of this weight. I am trying not to get discouraged about it. I am trying to just trust in the Lord and ask Him for his help and grace. I am trying to work on getting spiritually strong as well. I bought a book in Montana called " Having a Mary Spirit" I am really enjoying it so far.

E: 25 min. back/ shoulders, 45 min. crossfit workout
B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal
S: a few roasted sweet potatoes
L: leftover hashbrowns, salad with garbanzo beans
S: apple
D: quinoa with roasted veggies, a few sweet potatoes
S: popcorn and a few sweet potatoes, 1 slice of rice bread

I am ashamed of myself. I let myself get snacky this morning. I need to stop that. I guess I get down, because no matter what I do I can't seem to lose any weight. It bugs me. I know occasionally I take a bite of food here and there, but I have gotten a lot better about it and it is all Mcdougall approved( except for those chips the other day). I need to get back on track.

E: 25 min. legs, 30 min. crossfit, 15 min. rowing, 10 min. walking uphill
B: 1/2 c. pumpkin pie oatmeal
S: sweet potatoes, 3/4 pancake
L: going out with husband ( probably costa vida salad with beans and rice minus the tortilla)
S: apple
D: black beans over sweet potatoes with mango salsa, veggies
S: fruit

MTNS,
Don't over-think it. And don't beat yourself up about it!

I'm wondering something. What if you take a break from the crazy workouts? I know it sounds counter-intuitive, but perhaps just doing something different would confuse your body. Maybe I'm wrong...I'm certainly no expert. But what if, just for an experiment, you keep your diet really really simple (like potatoes and veggies or rice and veggies or whatever sounds good and easy to you) and then you do other things you enjoy like go for long easy bike rides or beautiful walks with your husband? I just get this sense that you are so frustrated that maybe changing things up and not working so hard might do you some good??? It's just a thought. I know that everyone says that the last 10 pounds are the hardest. I think taking a little break for a while might do you some good...??????

Hang in there, you've come so far. You have a lot to celebrate. I know you will get the rest of the way!