My Journal

[KarenD2011]

Thank you Boots & Kale!!

I was craving chocolate so I made banana ice cream with cocoa & splash of almond milk...yum!

Child is feeling much better, he slept lots today.

I think I am actually following more of the regular McD program, which is ok...I am way healthier, the weight will just come off a little slower... Staying away from fat & nuts pretty well. See how it goes....

Back tomorrow!

[KarenD2011]

Day 17

Tired today, not much sleep last night. Between child coughing and hubby waking up @ 2 am to go to work, I prob got about 5 hours broken sleep oh well.... On with my day!

B- oats & blueberries, coffee w/silk
L- sprouted grain bread w/red pepper, onion, tomato, cuc, sprouts, romaine & agave mustard.... I build my sammies huge
S- potatoes w/ veg gravy & apple
D- chili beans, brown rice, tomatoes, lettuce w/salsa
S- Lundberg brown rice chips about 10-13, wine w/juice

Not sure why I ate those stupid rice chips... Ugh

45 mins walking

Back later.

[sksamboots]

Good looking day. Keep on keepin on

[KarenD2011]

Thanks Boots, you are so supportive!

[KarenD2011]

Day 18

Another sleepless night ... Child was up coughing all night, poor thing. I can feel myself getting the cold as well...

B- oats & blueberries, coffee w/silk
S- banana, rice cake
L- leftover rice/beans w/tomatoes, lettuce & salsa
D- potatoes w/ ketchup, banana ice cream ...edited...

Despite feeling tired, run down and knowing a cold is coming... I feel good! Should NOT have had those rice chips last night though.. Oh well, what's done is done....

Hope to get 45 mins of walking in.

Back later!

[KarenD2011]

So I got 30 mins of walking in, not bad! Feeling like crap, this cold is awful...

[KarenD2011]

Day 19

Sick sick sick, what an awful cold... So congested.

WI this morning was 158! Waiting till Monday to see how I did for the full week....but it makes me happy

B- oats & blueberries, coffee w/silk x2
L- baked tater fries w/ketchup
S- brown rice chips, wine w/ juice
D- ff garlic pepper bread w/balsamic vin, lentil burger on ww flat bread

30 min walk

Not a stellar day, but I needed comfort food.

Back later

[KarenD2011]

Day 20

Feeling worse, this cold is the worst I have had in years!

B- dry toast, coffee w/silk
L- chili beans, brown rice w/ tomato, lettuce & salsa on top - my favorite!!!
S- banana, rice chips, wine w/ juice
D- veg soup- potato, corn, carrot, onion, garlic & veg broth

I think I am addicted to these boards!

15 min walk

Unsure about rest of day, taking it easy! Back later

[KarenD2011]

Day 21! 3 Weeks in

I have decided I can no longer do this half way.

Child crying back later...

Ok back...As I was saying.. No more rice chips & wine. Starting to wean coffee this week.

B- oats & berries
L- chili bean mixture from yesterday
S- soup
D- soup

Feelin awful...

Back later

[Adrienne]

Hi Karen

You are doing great! Wise decision to get rid of the wine and rice chips. Hope you feel better soon!

[frozenveg]

Hi Karen! I just read through your whole journal, and welcome!

You are making the right decision by getting rid of the wine and the chips. I did that when I was about 3 months into McDougalling, because my sister-in-law was coming for a visit and I wanted to shock and surprise her! She ended up not coming, but giving up the wine really made a big difference in the speed of my losses.

And the chips, crackers, crunchy things--that is my addiction, and something I had to go nearly cold turkey with. It can be a vicious cycle--the crunchy needs something liquid or sweet or dippy to go with it, the dippy things call out for a crunchy thing. I finally said NO FLOUR PRODUCTS, which limited my crunchy things to rice cakes, and then I limited the rice cakes to no salt added, which means that they just don't don't taste all that great. I will not overeat them!

But anyway, you sound as if you are doing great! I hope you and your family get over this cold you've got, real soon. At least, this way of eating really lends itself to nice warm comfort soups and things!

[KarenD2011]

Thanks Frozenveg! You are right, I should just cut it all out. I will refrain from buying that stuff from now on. Tough, cause DH keeps it in the house but willpower will prevail...

Child on me... Back later!

[carollynne]

Karen, I know what you are talking about, believe me, as my Dh loves his chips, ice cream, or whatever he wants, and so the kitchen can be a real minefield for me here. but after a long enough time, it is amazing how my mind will just not register the stuff as a good thing to want anymore.... even trips to walmart are getting easier since the cravings have lessen so much. the very checkout stand is loaded with all that candy and snackies that I used to love, but not any more!! thanks to McDougalling along the path of getting healthier...
I try to think of candy as constipation and gas and who needs that anymore? Not to mention more lard on my tummy hanging around!!

[KarenD2011]

Thank you Adrienne and Carollynne! I do agree with not really wanting the bad stuff, and I try to think of it as poison.... I think it's also habit...

Feeling a tad better today, still quite crappy though. I craved a bagel with cream cheese but didn't cave!


B- soup
B2- oatmeal w/berries, 1/2 cup coffee w/silk
S- banana
L- chili beans w/ brown rice, lettuce, 1 tomato and salsa
D- 2 nuked potatoes w/ketchup ... not really hungry

Got 25 mins of walking in so far

WI this morning ... 158! so down 1 pound this week.. a little surprising...if I can lose 3 more by Monday, that will be 10 pounds in 4 weeks!

back later!

[Rosey]

Feeling a tad better today, still quite crappy though. I craved a bagel with cream cheese but didn't cave!

Congrats on not caving your health is so much better for it.