Week 3 /weight (pounds): 297 (down 1 this week, 8 total)
I have 10 feast days per year (family birthdays, anniversaries, Thanksgiving, etc.) and they don't break my streak. Thursday is a feast day, planned in advance, but I will keep it light -- I don't restrict the quantities of foods I'm eating when I'm eating compliant foods, but I'll do small portions on feast days because the food is richer.
Thursday Feast day: ate non-compliant breakfast and lunch
Dinner: steamed veggies with
Jill McKeever's Game Changer Cheese Sauce (GCCS) on top. Just made it for the first time today and it's AWESOME. Plus, it makes a ton so I have enough for the week.
Exercise: 1.5-mile walk, .25-mile walk
BP: 106/78
Glucose:
Symptoms: very mild palpitations
Friday Breakfast: hummus toast and avocado
Lunch: mac and cheese with
GCCS and chopped steamed broccoli
Dinner: grilled cheese with sourdough and
GCCS, V8
Snacks: banana, corn chex with banana and oat milk, one Brazil nut, several pistachios, and an apple
Exercise: 1/2-mile walk
BP: 121/81
Glucose:
Symptoms: mild palpitations
Saturday Breakfast: oatmeal with soymilk and raisins
Lunch: borscht and red potato -- I found a farmer's market person here who makes lots of home-canned soups and stews, and they are ALL COMPLIANT -- two of her curries use coconut milk, but otherwise everything is vegan, oil-free, salt-free, and gluten-free (though I don't care about gluten). Whee!
Dinner: Leftover boiled potato heated with
GCCS, whole-lemon-ade (blended water and cactus fruit with a whole lemon in the Vitamix. It's more bitter than regular lemonade, but it's tasty and feels a little more "grown-up" than the super-sweet stuff I'm used to, almost like a cocktail.)
Snacks:
GCCS and an apple, dates/kumquats, pistachios
Exercise: 1/2-mile walk
BP:
Glucose: 93
Symptoms: some palpitations
Sunday Feeling a little under the weather today. Was going to go to the grocery store, but I don't go in public when I'm having symptoms (tested negative on a covid home test, but no need to be foolhardy). Will take it easy today; definitely want a walk outdoors if I can handle it.
Breakfast: avocado toast
Lunch: quesadillas (corn tortillas,
GCCS, salsa, tomatoes, and "crema" made from blended soaked nuts, a pinch of salt, and lime juice)
Dinner: big salad (lettuce, spinach, cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, cabbage, balsamic vinegar, pistachios, dates), whole-lemon-ade
Snacks: pistachios, steamed soy, fruit pop
Exercise: 1.5-mile walk with lots of hills
BP: 121/81
Glucose:
Symptoms: slight cold symptoms (won't gross you out with the details)
Monday I'm ready to stop listing every single food I eat. I'll just mention whether anything was non-compliant, or make notes of things I especially liked/didn't like. Today went well. Lots of oatmeal, lots of fruits and veggies.
Exercise: 1/2-mile walk
BP: 122/78
Glucose:
Symptoms: a little chest pain last night, so I didn't sleep great. Seeing the doctor tomorrow.
Tuesday Food: Good. I'm working on making sure I have some fruit/veg in every meal and snack.
Exercise: 1/2 mile walk, 1/4 mile walk, 1/4 mile walk. (about a mile total)
BP: 122/84
Glucose: 107 before bed (didn't check on waking)
Symptoms: Some palpitations. Doc is ordering some tests.
Wednesday Food: good. I'm gonna eat out today for the first time in a long time, but I checked the menu already and I know what I'm ordering. And my partner was so sweet -- he recommended taking a little travel bottle of California Balsamic to put on my salad when I order it undressed! It was great. Veggie sandwich on wheat with no cheese, undressed salad with my own balsamic on it. My daughter tried to talk me into eating her fries, but when I got irritated at her for that, she backed right off.
Exercise: 1/2-mile walk
BP:
Glucose:
Symptoms: Heart palpitations are pretty bad today. Maybe I should start considering working on salt next, but next week my new goal is just to avoid snacking on nuts/olives and only have them on salads.
Notes: Super happy that I was able to have a planned feast day and then get right back on track on the same day! (feasted for breakfast and lunch, had a compliant dinner, and then kept it going). This is a first. My next feast day is March 20th. I really do think knowing it's coming will help keep me on track. I think I need to stop snacking on nuts, though. Dr. Fuhrman recommends if you eat nuts, don't snack on them -- put them with a veggie heavy dish. So maybe next week I'll make that rule -- small amount of nuts on a salad or something.