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My Whole February

Postby landog » Mon Feb 01, 2021 7:39 pm

This is my journal of an unprocessed month of February. So, why is it here and not under the Journal topic? I'm going to adhere to MWL - that should qualify!

I've done this a couple of times before. The first time a few years back as part of a group challenge. I'm going to eat as close to "whole" as I can for the month. I'm going to record what I eat daily. I'm going to weigh myself every day (except that I forgot to this morning). I know there's differing opinions on frequency of weighing, but daily works for me.

Why is this month different than the way I always eat? I've been eating bread lately. When I was a SAD eater, and you asked my what my favorite food was, "toast" would have been the reply. Of course, back them toast meant toast and butter, sometimes with jelly. I no longer eat butter, I still seem to really like toast. When I say toast, I mean these Ezekiel english muffins.

Also, I've put on a few pounds during this pandemic. Time to tighten up the program!

So, in memory of Sactobob, here goes...
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Feb. 1

Postby landog » Mon Feb 01, 2021 7:44 pm

Breakfast:
Steamed spinach
Steel cut oats with Blueberries

Lunch:
Leftover brussel sprouts.
Brown rice and beans

Afternoon snack: an apple

Dinner:
Cauliflower taco stuff over brown rice and beans

Dessert: 1 Sumo

The cauliflower taco stuff is cauliflower, corn and onions with taco seasoning.
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Feb 2 - Groundhog Day!

Postby landog » Tue Feb 02, 2021 8:14 pm

Breakfast:
Steamed spinach
Steel cut oats and blueberries

Mid - morning snack:
1 Sumo

Lunch:
Brussel sprouts
Brown rice and beans with salsa

Mid-afternoon snack:
3 small boiled redskin potatoes

Dinner:
Broccoli and cauliflower
Brussel sprouts
1 1/2 baked potatoes

Nighttime snack:
1 apple

Weight: 152.2 lbs.
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Re: My Whole February

Postby Drew_ab » Tue Feb 02, 2021 8:46 pm

So for so good Landog! It looks like some great MWL eating there. Your weight looks pretty respectable. What's your height?
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Re: My Whole February

Postby landog » Wed Feb 03, 2021 8:06 pm

Drew_ab wrote:So for so good Landog! It looks like some great MWL eating there. Your weight looks pretty respectable. What's your height?


Hi Drew!

Last I checked, I was 5' 9"
I guess I should see if I started shirking yet!

My scale says that I have a 22.4 BMI.

Thanks,
-dog
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Feb. 3

Postby landog » Wed Feb 03, 2021 8:10 pm

Breakfast:
Steamed spinach
Steel cut oats and blueberries

Mid morning: 1 apple

Lunch
Cauliflower/corn w taco seasoning
Brown rice and beans

Afternoon: 1/2 baked potato

Dinner:
Broccoli and cauliflower
Circle fries

Evening: 1 Sumo

Today's weight: 152 lbs.
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Feb. 4

Postby landog » Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:53 pm

Breakfast:
Steamed spinach
Steel cut oats with Blueberries

Lunch:
Leftover brussel sprouts.
Cauliflower, Broccoli and carrots
Brown rice and beans

Dinner:
Broccoli
Corn
Mashed potatoes

It's unusual - I'd say unheard of - that I would not eat a Sumo during Sumo season, but today was that day.

Weight: 152 lbs.
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Feb. 5

Postby landog » Fri Feb 05, 2021 7:42 pm

It's day 5 already. The scale is staying pretty even. Scales are unpredictable, it seems!

Breakfast:
Steamed spinach
Steel cut oats with Blueberries

Lunch,
Cauliflower and broccoli
Mashed potatoes
an apple

Afternoon
2 small boiled potatoes

Dinner,
Steamed cauliflower
1 1/2 baked potatoes.

Two days in a row with no Sumo. What is happening here?

Scale says 152.0 lbs.
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Feb. 6

Postby landog » Sun Feb 07, 2021 8:56 am

Guess what I had for Breakfast:
Steamed spinach
Steel cut oats with Blueberries

Lunch:
Salad (well, a bowl of iceberg lettuce)
Leftover 1/2 baked potato and 2 boiled potatoes cut up and reheated in a pan
carrots, celery and radishes

Afternoon Sumo!

Dinner:
steamed broccoli
circle fries

Scale: 151.1 lbs.
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Feb 7. Super Bowl Sunday

Postby landog » Sun Feb 07, 2021 7:40 pm

Breakfast:
Steamed spinach
Steel cut oats with Blueberries

Lunch:
a bowl of iceberg lettuce
Boiled potatoes cut up and reheated in a pan
Beets
carrots, celery and radishs
one banana

Super Bowl Snack
Potato chips.

Weight: 151.0 lbs.

Who is the weekend?
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Feb. 8

Postby landog » Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:31 pm

Breakfast:
Steamed spinach
Steel cut oats with Blueberries

Lunch:
Beets
Circle fries
Banana

Dinner:
Broccoli
Broccoli, cauliflower and carrots
Two baked potatoes

Today the scale read: 150.9 lbs.
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Feb. 9

Postby landog » Tue Feb 09, 2021 8:40 pm

Not too exciting, I know...

Breakfast:
Steamed spinach
Steel cut oats with Blueberries

Lunch:
an apple
Broccoli and cauliflower
Circle fries

Dinner:
Broccoli, carrots and water chestnuts
Mashed potatoes

One Sumo!

Today, I forgot about the scale...
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Feb. 10

Postby landog » Wed Feb 10, 2021 7:12 pm

Breakfast:
Steamed spinach
Steel cut oats with Blueberries

Lunch
an apple
Broccoli and Cauliflower
mashed potatoes

Afternoon: Sumo!

Dinner:
Broccoli and Cauliflower
2 baked potatoes

Scale: 149.9 lbs.
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Re: My Whole February

Postby landog » Thu Feb 11, 2021 9:30 pm

Breakfast:
Steamed spinach
Steel cut oats with Blueberries

Mid-morning snack: 3 small boiled red potatoes

Lunch:
Broccoli
mashed potatoes
baked beans
Sumo

Dinner:
Salad
chili over brown rice

Scale: 149.5 lbs.
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Feb 12

Postby landog » Fri Feb 12, 2021 8:21 pm

Breakfast:
Steamed spinach
Steel cut oats with Blueberries

Mid-morning snack: 3 small boiled red potatoes

Lunch:
Broccoli
mashed potatoes
baked beans

Afternoon: an apple

Dinner:
steamed kale
chili over brown rice

Evening: one Sumo

scale: 149.9 lbs.
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