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mandybee wrote:Buns, I wanted to thank you so much for the love and encouragement you have been sending my way.
I am going to start logging my food like you do so that I can see the trends of the weeks I do better than others. That's a great idea, thank you.
I wanted to tell you I'm sorry you were feeling melancholy today. I wanted to tell you I am thinking of you. We are living in such strange times and find myself blue for no real reason at all.
I had a similar blue moment today. My husband and I were driving on our way to take our dog to the vet and there was a lovely pumpkin patch and families running about....and they had masks on and I have to say I thought it was just...sad. You knew the kids were smiling and happy and excited but you couldn't see their little smiling mouths...thank goodness for their lit up eyes. But still. I wish things were different for them and all of us.
I'm so grateful and feel so blessed for so much so I try to focus on everything I have because it's an awful lot. I just miss the way it was like last year at this time. Thinking of you and sending you positive thoughts.
moonlight wrote:Hi Buns,
I loved your water balloon analogy. Have you been hit by one lately?
Thinking about family gatherings in the midst of the pandemic, I feel your frustration. I haven't seen my mother since last Thanksgiving. I usually go in the spring, then summer, and fall. She lives a day's drive away. It can keep me up at night thinking about all the "what if's". Could you get everyone that plans to come to your family gathering to quarantine for 2 weeks before they come? Can you figure out how to do the whole gathering outside? Maybe just have people going into the kitchen to prep dishes. Could you cook your food at home and bring to the gathering? Use disposable plates and silverware. Sit a little further apart. I think these measures help lessen the chances of spreading infection and help with viral load if you are exposed. Chin up! We can get through this!
moonlight wrote:Hey Buns,
I feel your pain! Why does it take so long to lose weight!! It sounds to me like you are doing great! Here’s a quote from Mark Cooper in the MWL weigh-in forum:
“Do your very best to follow the principles, and be patient. ADHERENCE + TIME = RESULTS.“
This is so true. I would add PATIENCE to the formula.
Keep up the good work.
bunsofaluminum wrote:Down two lbs on the scale after Day 1 of the Rice Solution, phase one. Day one, right? Water weight. But...this is the first I've seen the scale move since Aug 31 so I'll take it.
So, my meals yesterday were 2/3 c rice and 1 c fruit, all three meals. I consider tomato a fruit, so that's what I had at lunch and dinner for one of my fruit. Canned peaches or berries for the other fruit. (2 starches, 2 fruit per meal) First of all, yes 2/3c of rice and a cup of fruit is filling. Yes, my stomach gave me grief about an hour earlier than usual BUT I didn't feel deprived per se. I wouldn't want to deal with it every day for the rest of my life, but one day a week to sort of reset? Doable.
Second thing I notice is that the plate has that 50/50 thing going. Big time. Non starches maybe a little more than starches. Today I branch out, and am going to have potato as my starch. Except brekkie. Grape nuts FTW! Which is part of the plan, as well. Cereal and non-dairy with fruit.
Now I have to figure out daily exercise. Period.
bunsofaluminum wrote:On Dairy and Added Oils
Fat is not food for me.
Fat makes me sick.
Fat causes joint pain.
I haven't touched dairy since...
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