Blondie's October Challenge

[RAS]

Oh Blondie your cat is adorable! I have 2 cats one is almost 15 and one is 3.Also a boxer 4yrs.They are all clowns.
Yes I know about lack of sleep.Working split shifts is not healthy.I should stick with one or the other,but with job scarsity (sp) I take what I can get...& feel blessed that I have a job.
So........Did we accomplish what we started out to do on Oct.1? I am more aware of sugars ,salt on labels.Already fat free.(only food wiise)not body content wise.LOL. love this board and you guys. RAS

[blondie]

Thanks for reading, all of you!
Michelle, this week's on me!

Carollyne I think walking in the park is my favorite exercise. Thanks for the encouragement woods!

RAS, I used to work night shifts alot -- it is hard to eat right and get enough sleep sometimes! It sounds like you made some really positive steps this month!

Woods, thank you for your reminder -- my weight loss has slowed considerably these last couple months and I'm having a hard time being patient.

I got busy last evening and never got back here to post! I have a huge project due in one of my classes tomorrow that I need to work on this weekend, (designing a mock summer school college orientation class for college athletes, along with choosing a textbook, writing out 8 weekly assignments along with suggested readings/activities) I plan to really examine my progress for the month on Monday.

Yesterday I went to the park for a walk, 2 laps around the trail, I think that is a mile.
My food yesterday was good, but I ate Subway bread for dinner.
Breakfast was my usual oatmeal and green tea.
Lunch was a huge salad with beans and rice on the side
Snacks were a banana and some popcorn
Dinner was a subway veggie sub

[lmggallagher]

blondie - Wow - huge assignment! And tough, for athletes! I bet you'll do great though. It's a given that I am somewhat demented, but to me it kind of sounds fun!

[vanessa40]

I love Subway. The veggie sub rules...with no mayo or oil of course..

What do you put on your popcorn. I have an air popper i use to put a little olive oil but i know better now

You enjoy the rest of your weekend

[blondie]

Well I finished my assignment and turned it in with several hours to spare! The hardest part was choosing a textbook, just based on what little preview I could see online. I have really enjoyed this class, and the emphasis of my major is working with student athletes.

Vanessa, your dog is so cute!!! Someone posted a recipe for nacho noosh that I use on my popcorn -- I think it is 1 cup of nutritional yeast with a tbsp. each of chile powder, onion powder, and garlic powder, whizzed in the blender until the yeast is a fine powder. I use a spray bottle with water and give the popcorn a quick spritz of water so the powder sticks to the popcorn. It's yummy!

Yesterday's food was way off the chart -- I snacked all day and all of it was not McD-legal food. I haven't had a period for 5 years, but I swear sometimes it feels like PMS type cravings, so maybe I still have enough hormone fluctuations to feel a difference? IDK, maybe I was just reacting to stress from the big assignment I turned in today? Anyway, I'm feeling much more in control of myself today, and actually doing a 24 hour fast today. I ate breakfast as usual, and am having water and herb tea for the rest of the day until tomorrow's breakfast. It's 4:15 now, and I'm just beginning to get the tummy rumbles, haven't really thought about food until now. Breakfast was around 8:00 this morning.

[blondie]

Planning to make Cauliflower Potato soup tomorrow. I love broccoli potato soup - not sure where I got the recipe, and I was thinking about how people make mashed potatoes with cauliflower in it to increase their veggie intake -- so I'm planning to use 1/2 potatoes and 1/2 cauliflower, with lots of onion, garlic, and celery.

My fast today has gone well. I've been very busy this afternoon/ evening, so I didn't really have time to think about food!

Edited to add: My blood sugar this evening at 9:00 was 74 -- the lowest fasting blood sugar result I have EVER had!

[lmggallagher]

blondie: Wow, congrats on the low blood sugar, the finished project & your fast! And here comes a new week, I am seriously going for the two pounds this time!!!!

[blondie]

Thanks Michelle - you've been such a good encourager to me this month!
I went back and re-read my October journal, and see that the main thing I have accomplished is moving a bit closer to MWL, though still not 100% adherent with that. I lost 3 lbs. this month, which is a bit of a disappointment, but it is what it is.

On to November and the holiday excursion!

[vanessa40]

Congratulations on the three pound loss..

I plan on starting with a new plan and goal for November..you have inspired me

[blondie]

Thanks Vanessa! You've been a wonderful encourager this month too, and I appreciate it! Are you or Michelle planning to participate in Mike Teehan's "Holiday Excursion"? There is a thread in the Lounge about it and we will be logging our food in a thread over in the Maximum Weight Loss section of the board. It starts tomorrow and I'm planning to do that, but I think I'll still keep on with a journal too.