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Bougainvillea wrote:Better late than never? I'd like to join. I don't have the excuse of being in a different time zone, though
Current weight 194 lbs.
Lost 4 lbs this last week. But, that was coming back from fluctuating back up to 198 from 194 - I'm just back where I'd gotten to.
Oddly, when I tried to eat more veggies (without starch at every meal), I gained weigh back! I decided to just eat the approved foods and not be hungry - and voila! Lost the weight magically! I think it's still hard for my brain to accept that I really get to eat starch at every meal or not be hungry LOL. I'm learning.
At my size 5'5" and 61 years old, I'm still at that point where I can eat a lot and still lose weight. I'm just going to enjoy that for now.
This last week, what I've typically eaten is:
4 tacos for breakfast with homemade corn tortillas (made with organic masa flour from Bob's Red Mill, since I'm getting paranoid about GMOs) . These are small tortillas and I put chopped fresh cilantro and chopped fresh tomatoes and a mixture of rice, beans, cooked veggies like squash and peppers, inside each one.
Lunch - homemade soup with beans or potatoes or lentils and veggies, sometimes with some bread to dip in it, if I'm super hungry. This week it was creamy tomato lentil soup with unsweetened almond milk and pureed cooked carrots to make it "creamy" and chunks of tomatoes in it.
Dinner - pasta with simple tomato sauce and/or wheat bread toasted and dipped in some of the lentil soup.
My vice: a gin and diet tonic cocktail
Before bed - sometimes if I'm hungry before bed, I eat a very tiny bowl - maybe 1 cup - of shredded wheat and almond milk, sweetened with Stevia.
I've quit all pain meds, so I'm not willing to give up my gin and tonic yet.
I'm also walking more and have been much more active cooking and canning, which not only makes me hungrier, but adds to the pain factor. So, I'm just eating more of the accepted foods and enjoying my evening cocktail. So far, it all seems to be going okay, though. Canned up a huge amount of plain celery broth from a ton of free celery I got at the local food bank. Veggie broth in the stores is so expensive! And I use it in everything. Enjoying learning how to cook vegan.
ANNAUK wrote:Bougainvillea wrote:Better late than never? I'd like to join. I don't have the excuse of being in a different time zone, though
Current weight 194 lbs.
Lost 4 lbs this last week. But, that was coming back from fluctuating back up to 198 from 194 - I'm just back where I'd gotten to.
Oddly, when I tried to eat more veggies (without starch at every meal), I gained weigh back! I decided to just eat the approved foods and not be hungry - and voila! Lost the weight magically! I think it's still hard for my brain to accept that I really get to eat starch at every meal or not be hungry LOL. I'm learning.
At my size 5'5" and 61 years old, I'm still at that point where I can eat a lot and still lose weight. I'm just going to enjoy that for now.
This last week, what I've typically eaten is:
4 tacos for breakfast with homemade corn tortillas (made with organic masa flour from Bob's Red Mill, since I'm getting paranoid about GMOs) . These are small tortillas and I put chopped fresh cilantro and chopped fresh tomatoes and a mixture of rice, beans, cooked veggies like squash and peppers, inside each one.
Lunch - homemade soup with beans or potatoes or lentils and veggies, sometimes with some bread to dip in it, if I'm super hungry. This week it was creamy tomato lentil soup with unsweetened almond milk and pureed cooked carrots to make it "creamy" and chunks of tomatoes in it.
Dinner - pasta with simple tomato sauce and/or wheat bread toasted and dipped in some of the lentil soup.
My vice: a gin and diet tonic cocktail
Before bed - sometimes if I'm hungry before bed, I eat a very tiny bowl - maybe 1 cup - of shredded wheat and almond milk, sweetened with Stevia.
I've quit all pain meds, so I'm not willing to give up my gin and tonic yet.
I'm also walking more and have been much more active cooking and canning, which not only makes me hungrier, but adds to the pain factor. So, I'm just eating more of the accepted foods and enjoying my evening cocktail. So far, it all seems to be going okay, though. Canned up a huge amount of plain celery broth from a ton of free celery I got at the local food bank. Veggie broth in the stores is so expensive! And I use it in everything. Enjoying learning how to cook vegan.
I've been struggling with the vodka and soda. I use it too much as a reward or treat to relax but really I don't need it and it really holds me back on my loss
I k ow its probably not the best but each night I've been making myself a hot chocolate with water topped with a little milk. Have started it this week and so far I've managed to find better ways to relax like reading or webinars
See what Friday brings
Pippi Lemon wrote:I'm looking forward to hearing everyone else's news and congratulations to you all no matter whether your weight goes up or down. you are here, looking to improve your health and being accountable...that is amazing self-care in itself.
Also, thank you to the fabulous Amy for all of the time you spend here collating the information.
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