Start: 196.2
Day 1 - Okay. Reality check. I think I'll be doing a lot of these in this process. Last week, I saw 195 twice on the scale. This morning? 196. BUT...the point is, it's still a loss from the previous week. I still am out of the 200's, remember that I haven't seen that 2-- number for more than 2 weeks. That, in and of itself, is a HUGE deal that I need to remember. And celebrate. An accomplishment that I have done. Daily choices...multiple daily choices... And it's almost 9 pounds down in 3 weeks. That's a good thing. Perhaps I need to step up the exercising? I also need to remember to watch my sodium. And remember that when I travel, I'm not retaining water...which is another great thing!
Day 2 - Get on the scale this morning.195.2. Hmmm...wonder if that'll stick around... Other than that, made myself some taco salad for dinner tonight. Used ground turkey, made my own taco seasoning, put it on a bed of lettuce..salsa and nonfat cheddar cheese. Let me say this about nonfat cheddar cheese: it's not that great. But...when it's the only cheddar cheese I can have, I'll use it. And...I'm tired of thinking about food. Like, really really tired of it. I need to eat every 3 hours or so...not a lot, but something...that helps keeps cravings and thoughts about things like moonpies off my mind. Dr. Dukan's chart says I should hit my desired weight by November 28th...I would really like to do it a few days earlier so I can make my awesome Thanksgiving meal and eat it also. Tonight, I was wanting something...got one of my sugar-free popsicles. Just grabbed one. It was pineapple. Oh...Heaven! Tasted just like a pineapple. I was so so happy.
Day 3 - 194.something!!! Wow. Bring on the protein! With that number, I'll not even miss my celery and laughing cow cheese today.
Day 4 - 193. something!!! AND...a good piece of wheat bread for sacrament. Not that the bread is the important part of that ordinance...it's not...but, if I'm one tiny piece of bread each week, I'd rather it be good bread. I'm sure the 193 isn't a solid number yet, but...it was sure lovely to see. And my husband went to the track with me. He wanted to only do 2 laps. I said I'd rather do 4. One of the rare times that I've "won".
Day 5 - Yup. We're back to 194. That's okay. The book said there would be bouncing...especially after veggie days. Today we're back to the protein day. And I had the feeling of "I'm tired of food" a few times today. I did figure out how to make my "fake cookies" better. Stir all the stuff together, except the baking powder, let it sit in the fridge for awhile until it's good and thick...then add the baking powder and bake. I think tomorrow I shall see if our little grocery store has kale and try making some kale chips.
Day 6 - 193.4. How's 'bout them apples? No...no apples for a few more months. I did make kale chips today. "They" say they're like potato chips. Hmmm...that's stretching it a bit much. But. There is a crunch going on that I miss. I did it two ways since one bunch of kale was more than one pan full. The first one, I sprayed a very little olive oil (i know...i know...no oil on dukan...) and some Mrs. Dash Garlic and Spice. The second batch, I put a bit of balsamic vinegar and a little champagne vinegar (it's not really alcohol...just something i won while in chicago) on them. I like the second batch better. We'll see if the scale goes up again tomorrow...if it does, I'm going to start thinking it's a PV day thing. (PV: Protein + Veggies)
Day 7 - Don't know where this is headed, the official weigh in for this week's results will probably be a higher number, but...this morning, I saw: 192.8. Will wonders never cease? I am starting to believe that I may never see that nasty 200 number again! This morning, I still had a little essence of the baked kale chips in my nose...not too sure I like that...don't know that I'll be making those again.
Official weigh in from the end of my third week in the Cruise Phase: 191.0
Week three weight loss: 5.2
Total weight loss: 14
28 July 2011
21 July 2011
Week 2 - Cruise Phase
Start: 197.6
Day 1 - Well folks...it's been two weeks. Haven't eaten bread. Haven't eaten candy. Haven't had a cookie. Nada. Eating the meat is getting to be a habit. Commericals are either irritating me or making me want stuff. So, I'm glad for the DVR and skipping through those blasted things. Do you know how many of the commercials are for something good for you? Oh...I don't even know if 1% would be the answer to that.
Day 2 - I didn't feel so hot today. There's a lot out there about lack of energy, etc. I haven't had that. Until today. Just felt bleah. But..that doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the diet...don't know. Could have something to do with the not using food to stuff feelings. I just have to feel them. And feel through them. I'm ready for vacation. Hubby says he's fine have a Stay-cation. I say I'm here always...pack a few puzzles and lets go.
Day 3 - So I do the morning weigh-ins because Dr. Dukan told me to. I don't like putting the number down here because...I don't want to see the number going up and down, which is what it's done in the past. And I'm nervous about that. But. This morning. It was 196.something. HOLY SMOKES!!! I'm telling you right now, I haven't seen that number in four years? Don't know. But I saw it. It was real. Wow. I'm mostly stunned.
Day 4 - The most amazing thing happened today. The scale said 195.something!!! Oh. I do not even remember the last time I saw that. I also put on a large t-shirt after church and it looked fine! Perhaps, within a few weeks, I can ditch the x-larges and live in larges for a bit. I can live with that. I'm starting to believe that I will actually get into my goal outfit. I should post it sometime. Also, today I had a small piece of bread. While sitting in church, I realized that the sacrament was coming and it's...bread...what do I do? What do I do? WHAT DO I DO??? Then, I mentally give myself a shaking. Dr. Dukan may be a doctor who has given me a tool to use in getting my body in a better place, but these are my spiritual beliefs and I ought not give this a second though. Should it throw me off for the day, then that's what happens. So, at my turn, I take my piece of bread. And while chewing it, I think, "Oh, come on! If I am getting one tiny piece of torn bread a week, can't it at least be good bread???!" Or something like that.
Day 5 - Hit the salad bar at the grocery store today. Minus salad dressing..cuz I don't know what they have in theirs and I know what's in mine at home. Discovered that the fake crab meat is sweet! Put a bit of lemon juice and parsley on some later on and this may go towards the top of my favorites list. Not beating out the turkey patties, but close. Asked my husband to please not leave chocolate wrappers around the house. He's doing really good in supporting me. Going so far as to tell me that I'm not having a cookie for my birthday. That didn't go over very well. I am completely planning on a cookie for my birthday. Told him that I also plan on having a piece of cake at our daughter's wedding. Dr. Dukan would understand. I think vacation plans are set...it'll not be a "get-away" vacation, but it'll be an away from home vacation.
Day 6 - I had to look at numbers today. I have been under 200 pounds for over a week. Let me restate that: I HAVE BEEN UNDER 200 POUNDS FOR OVER A WEEK!!!
Day 7 - Well..I had way too much sodium yesterday. We got a roasted turkey breast from the deli...it was delicious but very salty. And then, I looked closely at the back of that fake crab package. Whoops again...I'll have to hold back on that stuff...Dr. Dukan said to watch the sodium intake... Had brussel sprouts today and I tell you, I don't know that I like them as much without being covered with butter and salt. Sigh. Sitting in a meeting tonight, I was feeling all sorts of discouraged and frustrated. And I'm aware that these are negative feelings that I need to get out of my head...when Mr. T. says, about something completely unrelated, "...steady, sustainable growth we can hang onto..." Okay. Got it..because it was perfect timing. Now, to just remember it. Tomorrow is weigh in day for the end result of week #2...here's hoping...
Official weigh in from the end of my second week in the Cruise Phase: 196.2
Week two weight loss: 1.4
Total Weight Loss: 8.8
Day 1 - Well folks...it's been two weeks. Haven't eaten bread. Haven't eaten candy. Haven't had a cookie. Nada. Eating the meat is getting to be a habit. Commericals are either irritating me or making me want stuff. So, I'm glad for the DVR and skipping through those blasted things. Do you know how many of the commercials are for something good for you? Oh...I don't even know if 1% would be the answer to that.
Day 2 - I didn't feel so hot today. There's a lot out there about lack of energy, etc. I haven't had that. Until today. Just felt bleah. But..that doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the diet...don't know. Could have something to do with the not using food to stuff feelings. I just have to feel them. And feel through them. I'm ready for vacation. Hubby says he's fine have a Stay-cation. I say I'm here always...pack a few puzzles and lets go.
Day 3 - So I do the morning weigh-ins because Dr. Dukan told me to. I don't like putting the number down here because...I don't want to see the number going up and down, which is what it's done in the past. And I'm nervous about that. But. This morning. It was 196.something. HOLY SMOKES!!! I'm telling you right now, I haven't seen that number in four years? Don't know. But I saw it. It was real. Wow. I'm mostly stunned.
Day 4 - The most amazing thing happened today. The scale said 195.something!!! Oh. I do not even remember the last time I saw that. I also put on a large t-shirt after church and it looked fine! Perhaps, within a few weeks, I can ditch the x-larges and live in larges for a bit. I can live with that. I'm starting to believe that I will actually get into my goal outfit. I should post it sometime. Also, today I had a small piece of bread. While sitting in church, I realized that the sacrament was coming and it's...bread...what do I do? What do I do? WHAT DO I DO??? Then, I mentally give myself a shaking. Dr. Dukan may be a doctor who has given me a tool to use in getting my body in a better place, but these are my spiritual beliefs and I ought not give this a second though. Should it throw me off for the day, then that's what happens. So, at my turn, I take my piece of bread. And while chewing it, I think, "Oh, come on! If I am getting one tiny piece of torn bread a week, can't it at least be good bread???!" Or something like that.
Day 5 - Hit the salad bar at the grocery store today. Minus salad dressing..cuz I don't know what they have in theirs and I know what's in mine at home. Discovered that the fake crab meat is sweet! Put a bit of lemon juice and parsley on some later on and this may go towards the top of my favorites list. Not beating out the turkey patties, but close. Asked my husband to please not leave chocolate wrappers around the house. He's doing really good in supporting me. Going so far as to tell me that I'm not having a cookie for my birthday. That didn't go over very well. I am completely planning on a cookie for my birthday. Told him that I also plan on having a piece of cake at our daughter's wedding. Dr. Dukan would understand. I think vacation plans are set...it'll not be a "get-away" vacation, but it'll be an away from home vacation.
Day 6 - I had to look at numbers today. I have been under 200 pounds for over a week. Let me restate that: I HAVE BEEN UNDER 200 POUNDS FOR OVER A WEEK!!!
Day 7 - Well..I had way too much sodium yesterday. We got a roasted turkey breast from the deli...it was delicious but very salty. And then, I looked closely at the back of that fake crab package. Whoops again...I'll have to hold back on that stuff...Dr. Dukan said to watch the sodium intake... Had brussel sprouts today and I tell you, I don't know that I like them as much without being covered with butter and salt. Sigh. Sitting in a meeting tonight, I was feeling all sorts of discouraged and frustrated. And I'm aware that these are negative feelings that I need to get out of my head...when Mr. T. says, about something completely unrelated, "...steady, sustainable growth we can hang onto..." Okay. Got it..because it was perfect timing. Now, to just remember it. Tomorrow is weigh in day for the end result of week #2...here's hoping...
Official weigh in from the end of my second week in the Cruise Phase: 196.2
Week two weight loss: 1.4
Total Weight Loss: 8.8
17 July 2011
A New View
Some might think this is inappropriate, to them, I say get a grip...there's no cleavage here...
To the rest of you...the most amazing thing happened today! When I looked down for something, I noticed something different. As in: I couldn't see my tummy. Which is an odd event. In fact, to see my tummy, I had to peer just my head forward just a touch...
!!!
Oh. So cool.
I also have a large t-shirt on instead of an x-large.
In the midst of my emotional up and downs...these are good moments.
14 July 2011
Week 1 - Cruise Phase
Day 7 - Grrr...I don't understand the scale. It said 199.0 this morning. Or perhaps that tell-tale zit on my face that is foretelling of particular womanly events had something to do it. Not the zit. The hormones that caused it. I will not be weighing myself for the next few days because I'm not taking my scale with me...and I'm not stepping on someone else's scale since they're not all the same. And either which way, it would lead to more frustration. And what happens when we're frustrated? Oh...Oh...OH!!! I know the answer!!! I'm waving my arm in the air!!! Pick me! Okay...the answer is: Self Sabotage. Now to get busy getting stuff together for our mini-trip.
Day 8 - My first protein+veggie day. I had VEGETABLES!!! I was happy. Breakfast was taken care of at my sister-in-law's...I had my baggies of oat bran with spices and added to my yogurt. Lunch and Dinner, we picked restaurants where I could get a good piece of meat and some veggies. I enjoyed crunching on food. I did not enjoy broccoli...guess it doesn't matter how long I go without, I still don't really care for that stuff. I moved bread baskets away from me so I couldn't mindlessly pick one up out of habit. I nixed a few restaurant choices because I knew they held too much temptation...so...hopefully today was a success over all. I'm a bit nervous about tomorrow...doing a protein day on the road...
Day 9 - Proteins in real civilization. Well folks, let me tell you..it's becoming rather apparent that there are a lot of reasons why a lot of Americans are overweight. Because in order to buy food that I can eat on this diet, I don't go down ANY aisles in the grocery store except to get oat bran, balsamic vinegar and oil. Everything else is on the outside. AND...when going to restaurants...trying to find something that isn't fried, breaded, etc....it's quite the adventure. But I managed. Don't know if all of it was 100% Dukan...such as the hamburger patties...but I didn't veer off the course.
Day 10 - Proteins + Veggies is easier on the road. Breakfast with my yogurt and oat bran mixture...lunch, gimme the meat and veggies! Dinner, we were at a buffet and it was easy and I got full. Missed eating the pull-aparts...cornbread...sigh. But. Again. I think, "I did this to myself...do the work and then you can eat normally..."
Day 11 - I want a moonpie. I mean, I want a moonpie. Wait, let me explain. I really want a moonpie. And it is humoring me...because when is the last time I ate a moonpie? Dunno. We were traveling home today, got sliced meat in the cooler and it kept me going. Had some low fat turkey sausage and eggs when I got home. Looking forward to veggie day. And looking forward to this being more of a habit. Enjoying the idea of seeing the scale go down the next while. Hoping my weigh-in goes well in the morning. And...looking forward to my Galette in the morning. No more of this stupid oat bran & spices mixed in with yogurt. Although, it works well for traveling. That and making the oat bran "cookies" beforehand and bringing them with me for the times when I needed something to munch on.
Day 12 - Veggie Day and...I discovered something delicious for my mouth. A stalk of celery with one of those Garlic Laughing Cow cheeses spread on it. Used my George Foreman grill for the first time today. And the second. Grilled my turkey patties and also London Broil for dinner. I think I really like this thing.
Day 13 - Protein Day. Weighed in...I should be happy, but emotionally, I feel tired and discouraged. Which is ridiculous. Supposed to be losing 1-2 pounds a week during this phase. Number this morning? 197.8. Perhaps, the true test of this diet is the changing of my mental/emotional crap. Dealing with things instead of using food. And then...what do I do? Make the hubby one of his favorite dinners...one of my specialties...Ham and Cheese Braided Sandwich. Now. His lunches for the next few days will be easy...but holy frickin' cow. I am utilizing every single bit of denial that I can muster up. Because I love them...and they smell so good. And he even asked me, "are you okay making that?" I said it was a sign of how much I love him. I shall now go eat some fake pudding and a fake cookie. And dream of the first week of December...when I shall make one of these things for me to eat.
Official weigh in from the end of my first week in the Cruise Phase: 197.6
Week one weight loss: 1.4
Total weight loss: 7.4
Day 8 - My first protein+veggie day. I had VEGETABLES!!! I was happy. Breakfast was taken care of at my sister-in-law's...I had my baggies of oat bran with spices and added to my yogurt. Lunch and Dinner, we picked restaurants where I could get a good piece of meat and some veggies. I enjoyed crunching on food. I did not enjoy broccoli...guess it doesn't matter how long I go without, I still don't really care for that stuff. I moved bread baskets away from me so I couldn't mindlessly pick one up out of habit. I nixed a few restaurant choices because I knew they held too much temptation...so...hopefully today was a success over all. I'm a bit nervous about tomorrow...doing a protein day on the road...
Day 9 - Proteins in real civilization. Well folks, let me tell you..it's becoming rather apparent that there are a lot of reasons why a lot of Americans are overweight. Because in order to buy food that I can eat on this diet, I don't go down ANY aisles in the grocery store except to get oat bran, balsamic vinegar and oil. Everything else is on the outside. AND...when going to restaurants...trying to find something that isn't fried, breaded, etc....it's quite the adventure. But I managed. Don't know if all of it was 100% Dukan...such as the hamburger patties...but I didn't veer off the course.
Day 10 - Proteins + Veggies is easier on the road. Breakfast with my yogurt and oat bran mixture...lunch, gimme the meat and veggies! Dinner, we were at a buffet and it was easy and I got full. Missed eating the pull-aparts...cornbread...sigh. But. Again. I think, "I did this to myself...do the work and then you can eat normally..."
Day 11 - I want a moonpie. I mean, I want a moonpie. Wait, let me explain. I really want a moonpie. And it is humoring me...because when is the last time I ate a moonpie? Dunno. We were traveling home today, got sliced meat in the cooler and it kept me going. Had some low fat turkey sausage and eggs when I got home. Looking forward to veggie day. And looking forward to this being more of a habit. Enjoying the idea of seeing the scale go down the next while. Hoping my weigh-in goes well in the morning. And...looking forward to my Galette in the morning. No more of this stupid oat bran & spices mixed in with yogurt. Although, it works well for traveling. That and making the oat bran "cookies" beforehand and bringing them with me for the times when I needed something to munch on.
Day 12 - Veggie Day and...I discovered something delicious for my mouth. A stalk of celery with one of those Garlic Laughing Cow cheeses spread on it. Used my George Foreman grill for the first time today. And the second. Grilled my turkey patties and also London Broil for dinner. I think I really like this thing.
Day 13 - Protein Day. Weighed in...I should be happy, but emotionally, I feel tired and discouraged. Which is ridiculous. Supposed to be losing 1-2 pounds a week during this phase. Number this morning? 197.8. Perhaps, the true test of this diet is the changing of my mental/emotional crap. Dealing with things instead of using food. And then...what do I do? Make the hubby one of his favorite dinners...one of my specialties...Ham and Cheese Braided Sandwich. Now. His lunches for the next few days will be easy...but holy frickin' cow. I am utilizing every single bit of denial that I can muster up. Because I love them...and they smell so good. And he even asked me, "are you okay making that?" I said it was a sign of how much I love him. I shall now go eat some fake pudding and a fake cookie. And dream of the first week of December...when I shall make one of these things for me to eat.
Official weigh in from the end of my first week in the Cruise Phase: 197.6
Week one weight loss: 1.4
Total weight loss: 7.4
06 July 2011
Day 6 - Attack Phase
Last day of my Attack Phase. As I type that, it's a bittersweet thing. Silly, I know. I feel good because I did it. I feel good because of the weight loss thus far. I feel good because I didn't cheat...even though that bread is CALLING OUT TO ME SOMETHING FIERCE! I have learned that giving up good bread is more difficult than giving up sweets. A little fearful because I'm leaving something that I know and heading into the first long stretch...and I do know half of the days...it's just the protein days. And the other days I can eat veggies...I have my list...it's all good. It's just going to be a long long haul. Sigh. My own fault.
Showed the 100 foods list to hubby tonight. He said that's something he could do. I said when he reads the book he'll like it (notice the "when"). And that this Dr. Dukan just seems to get us chunky folks...because he sets up fail safes for you. He realized there will be family events...where one might succumb...and he has a "fix-it" for you. So. My birthday is a month away. I'm having myself a good cookie for my birthday. There's a family event shortly after...I know there will be cake. I can turn down store cake. It's homemade cake that I'm a sucker for. But...we'll see how this all goes.
Big news being...today is the last day of my attack phase!!! Tomorrow, I shall have a protein day. Friday, I shall have a protein+veggies day...and this will be a good test...because we are going out of town for a few days. I have to maintain while traveling. Phew!!! I have been thinking about what to put in a cooler...I have been thinking about how to pull this off...and...we'll be fine. I don't know that I'll post every day during these next weeks, but I will do a weekly "state-of-the-weight" post. We'll see.
So. To this morning's weigh in.
198.6!
Again...I'm happy. And again...hopefully, my weigh in tomorrow will be a lesser number and we'll have the grand total for how much I lost during my Attack Phase.
To my food for the day...
Breakfast: I got making my Galette. Added more cinnamon than before. Also added a little ginger, nutmeg, cloves and to put it over the top...and to be redundant...a little pumpkin pie spice. I liked it. Had a mug of my water-milk also. I think I'm getting used to that stuff. I miss my "real" milk. But I'd rather have this water-milk than nothing. So I appreciate the dairy I'm allowed.
I have also discovered that between breakfast and lunch doesn't seem to be a "danger zone" for me and munching. So, once again, no snack.
Lunch: Had two slices of leftover turkey breast from last night. Three slices of the allowed ham deli meat. A thing of the garlic Laughing Cow (pretty sure it's the low fat one...i don't want to go look right now). And added a Crystal Light to my water.
For an afternoon snack, I finished off the Greek Yogurt from this morning's Galette.
Dinner: I made Tandoori Chicken. Hubby had rice with his. I had a hard boiled egg and nonfat cottage cheese with mine. After I finished, my mouth was still a bit on fire from the chicken so I had a few more spoons of cottage cheese.
Did my T-Tapps today. AND...miracle of all miracles, got my husband to go on a walk with me as it was getting dark! He wanted to do two laps...I said, come on, we can do four. Then he got talking with his sister on the phone towards the end of lap two and we did four. Happy happy joy joy. He agreed after that it was better for him to do the four.
So. That's it. I'll have some jello shortly and then get myself to bed. Have a lot to do tomorrow to prepare myself for being out of town for a few days. I will succeed...and I'll post my weight in the morning so we have a final number for this first part of the diet. He said I'd lose 5.05. This morning, I was at 6.4...so...hopefully that number does not go up...it needs to stay the same or be a touch lower...we'll see if that scale and I are still friends...
Showed the 100 foods list to hubby tonight. He said that's something he could do. I said when he reads the book he'll like it (notice the "when"). And that this Dr. Dukan just seems to get us chunky folks...because he sets up fail safes for you. He realized there will be family events...where one might succumb...and he has a "fix-it" for you. So. My birthday is a month away. I'm having myself a good cookie for my birthday. There's a family event shortly after...I know there will be cake. I can turn down store cake. It's homemade cake that I'm a sucker for. But...we'll see how this all goes.
Big news being...today is the last day of my attack phase!!! Tomorrow, I shall have a protein day. Friday, I shall have a protein+veggies day...and this will be a good test...because we are going out of town for a few days. I have to maintain while traveling. Phew!!! I have been thinking about what to put in a cooler...I have been thinking about how to pull this off...and...we'll be fine. I don't know that I'll post every day during these next weeks, but I will do a weekly "state-of-the-weight" post. We'll see.
So. To this morning's weigh in.
198.6!
Again...I'm happy. And again...hopefully, my weigh in tomorrow will be a lesser number and we'll have the grand total for how much I lost during my Attack Phase.
To my food for the day...
Breakfast: I got making my Galette. Added more cinnamon than before. Also added a little ginger, nutmeg, cloves and to put it over the top...and to be redundant...a little pumpkin pie spice. I liked it. Had a mug of my water-milk also. I think I'm getting used to that stuff. I miss my "real" milk. But I'd rather have this water-milk than nothing. So I appreciate the dairy I'm allowed.
I have also discovered that between breakfast and lunch doesn't seem to be a "danger zone" for me and munching. So, once again, no snack.
Lunch: Had two slices of leftover turkey breast from last night. Three slices of the allowed ham deli meat. A thing of the garlic Laughing Cow (pretty sure it's the low fat one...i don't want to go look right now). And added a Crystal Light to my water.
For an afternoon snack, I finished off the Greek Yogurt from this morning's Galette.
Dinner: I made Tandoori Chicken. Hubby had rice with his. I had a hard boiled egg and nonfat cottage cheese with mine. After I finished, my mouth was still a bit on fire from the chicken so I had a few more spoons of cottage cheese.
Did my T-Tapps today. AND...miracle of all miracles, got my husband to go on a walk with me as it was getting dark! He wanted to do two laps...I said, come on, we can do four. Then he got talking with his sister on the phone towards the end of lap two and we did four. Happy happy joy joy. He agreed after that it was better for him to do the four.
So. That's it. I'll have some jello shortly and then get myself to bed. Have a lot to do tomorrow to prepare myself for being out of town for a few days. I will succeed...and I'll post my weight in the morning so we have a final number for this first part of the diet. He said I'd lose 5.05. This morning, I was at 6.4...so...hopefully that number does not go up...it needs to stay the same or be a touch lower...we'll see if that scale and I are still friends...
05 July 2011
Day 5 - Attack Phase
Teach me to open my mouth. Saying as long as the scale goes down I'm happy. I guess it's true, but how awesome would it be to lose 2 pounds a day until I was at the target weight?!? Okay. Extremely unhealthy, but awesome just the same.
Get on the scale this morning. The scale says: 199.2.
I'll take it.
And even better than that? I am an entire number down on that nasty BMI scale!!! Hoorah for me!!!
And before we get to what I ate today, this is the jello that I had a few spoonfuls of last night:
Took two small packages of sugar-free Black Cherry Jell-o...added two cups of boiling water, stirred until dissolved. Put about 3/4 cup of the jello into my container. Put that in the fridge for 20 minutes. Mixed about 1/2 cup of the remaining jello with a few tablespoons of plain nonfat Greek yogurt. Gently poured that on top...back into the fridge for 20 minutes. Then, carefully poured the remaining jello on top. Back into the fridge. Easy enough.
To what I ate today.
For breakfast, I added cinnamon to my Galette. I love how it smells. Smells like my mom's pancakes. And it looked like it also! Mostly. I think I'll add a touch more cinnamon tomorrow morning...perhaps a touch of nutmeg and ginger. I also drank my water-milk...otherwise known as skim milk.
I have already had an after dinner treat. I had a tropical punch sugar free popsicle. I think it was okay. No sugar. Zero calories. No fruit juice.
One more day on this attack phase. In some ways, it'll be a bit of a downer to say goodbye to it. But in many other ways, it's a good thing. I'm ready for some spinach and brussel sprouts. And we're doing a little overnight trip in a few days...we'll see how I do while away from home. I have my cooler...I am prepared to order meat.
And...although I will be happy with any decrease in the numbers on the scale tomorrow morning...nope. I'll just leave it there. I think I shall be going to bed early tonight. I am feeling a bit down in the dumps and so will not stay up late...to avoid snacking temptations. Here's to a lower number in the a.m. Even parts of a pound will do.
Get on the scale this morning. The scale says: 199.2.
I'll take it.
And even better than that? I am an entire number down on that nasty BMI scale!!! Hoorah for me!!!
And before we get to what I ate today, this is the jello that I had a few spoonfuls of last night:
Took two small packages of sugar-free Black Cherry Jell-o...added two cups of boiling water, stirred until dissolved. Put about 3/4 cup of the jello into my container. Put that in the fridge for 20 minutes. Mixed about 1/2 cup of the remaining jello with a few tablespoons of plain nonfat Greek yogurt. Gently poured that on top...back into the fridge for 20 minutes. Then, carefully poured the remaining jello on top. Back into the fridge. Easy enough.
To what I ate today.
For breakfast, I added cinnamon to my Galette. I love how it smells. Smells like my mom's pancakes. And it looked like it also! Mostly. I think I'll add a touch more cinnamon tomorrow morning...perhaps a touch of nutmeg and ginger. I also drank my water-milk...otherwise known as skim milk.
Didn't have a morning snack today. When I was starting to get hungry, it was about lunch time. So I just started my lunch. Kind of weird not munching on stuff. Like, really weird.
For lunch, I fell back onto my trusty turkey patties. And some nonfat cottage cheese. Which, seriously, isn't bad. Who knew? Not me. And, making it's first appearance in a picture here, is my handy dandy insulated cup of ice water. The one that is usually within reach...and yes, it's right here by me at this time.
Before dinner was ready, I got hungry. And the hubby's bread was calling out to me. Oh man. This was tricky. I may have to put it in the freezer. I grabbed my baggie of leftover turkey bacon and ate a few pieces. Hubby saw me...was eyeballing it...I asked if he wanted some. He asked if I had enough, I said sure. Gave him a few pieces. He said, that's pretty good...not bad...
For dinner, I roasted a turkey breast. Made him instant mashed potatoes (credit to him for not mentioning it...I just can't put the time and energy into real ones when I don't get to taste) and gravy, corn and the last two pieces of cheese toast I had in the freezer. Corn doesn't tempt me unless it's fresh corn on the cob...food sensitivities work well for me there. Cheese toast...I can take or leave. Mashed 'tatoes and gravy? I had to pretend they weren't there. When getting his lunch put away for tomorrow, I just threw away any leftovers. It was sad looking at them. He asked if I can have them after I get through the attack phase. I said I don't think I get them for a long time...I think I get sweet potatoes thought (I said with as perky of a tone as possible...he didn't buy it...he knows they're not high on my favored list). So, he had a "normal" dinner that didn't bother me. What did I eat? Some lovely slices of turkey breast. Some more nonfat cottage cheese and an egg with a little salt (oh hush now) and mustard powder. Not a lot of lovely colors, but it worked.
One more day on this attack phase. In some ways, it'll be a bit of a downer to say goodbye to it. But in many other ways, it's a good thing. I'm ready for some spinach and brussel sprouts. And we're doing a little overnight trip in a few days...we'll see how I do while away from home. I have my cooler...I am prepared to order meat.
And...although I will be happy with any decrease in the numbers on the scale tomorrow morning...nope. I'll just leave it there. I think I shall be going to bed early tonight. I am feeling a bit down in the dumps and so will not stay up late...to avoid snacking temptations. Here's to a lower number in the a.m. Even parts of a pound will do.
04 July 2011
Day 4 - Attack Phase
Well, I'm more than halfway through the attack phase. Then to the cruising...which is going to be a heckofalong cruise! Even for those of us who love cruises. But...once again, I only have myself to blame for that long phase. And...I am to be finished with it before the end of November. That's do-able.
To this morning's weight in. I am very happy with my little weight ticker that I put at the bottom of this blog. Because I got to move my lightning bolt again today...AND...my BMI is already almost down an entire number!!! And what did I weigh this morning? Well...it was: 199.6!!!
Just over a pound gone. Oh...that is happiness. That is 5.4 total. That is out of the 200's. Hopefully never to return. Hopefully to never again self sabotage myself to those icky numbers again.
The only thing that causes me to stop and think is that by Dr. Dukan's graph, I'm to lose 5.05 in the attack phase. I passed that...does that mean that I won't lose anything else this week? I dunno...guess we'll find out in the morning. I'm hoping there continues to be a negative difference...when I hit the cruise phase, I will only post my weight once a week...and I know that it won't be as fast or drastic of weight loss from there on out, which is fine. That's the way to do it. But...will there be any changes in the scale tomorrow? In 12 or so hours, I'll know.
Didn't get great sleep. Hubby got called out and was gone all night. So a part of me was listening for him to get home. He came home late this morning and promptly went to sleep...so I was quiet around the house...did my T-Tapps...and now to my food intake:
Breakfast...another light cocoa flavored Galette and milk...I think tomorrow I'll go with cinnamon...
Didn't get hungry before lunchtime...so no snack...
Lunch, rolled up some ham and turkey. Peeled myself a hard boiled egg, got some ground mustard out and put a bit on top...put a sugar free zero calorie Crystal Light in my water...
Had the hankering to munch on something...wasn't hungry, just habit, I suppose. So I got out a can of Diet Dr. Pepper...since that would last me awhile and the bubbles would fill up my tummy. Hand to mouth...hand to mouth...that's what I need to break bad habits. A can of soda? Hand to mouth...hand to mouth...it works for me.
Today is the 4th of July. Asked my husband what he wanted for dinner...he wanted grilled hamburgers. I can eat hamburger! Phew! Get some turkey bacon in the oven (i believe i read that i can eat that...hope it's a true memory)...get some burgers on. He had a bacon cheeseburger...Doritos (not tempted by those) and black olives. He said, "it's like a picnic!" So I was happy that my protein day hasn't messed up his dinner. As for me? I had some of those turkey bacon pieces, two hamburger patties with some Dijon mustard on top. Oh, and a small dill pickle for some crunch factor...that's another one of my weak areas...I like something crunchy...
I'm feeling pretty full. I may or may not have a custard later...I also made some sugar free jello layered with nonfat plain yogurt...so maybe I'll have a few spoonfuls of that. Wait for some fireworks...get myself to sleep...and hopefully have that scale tell me a lower number tomorrow. I'll take even fractions of a pound since I already hit that 5 pounds. I'm wanting the attack phase lowering numbers to continue. Come cruising time, I'll be okay if the number stays still...but I'm not there yet.
Other than that...I made it another day. I can do this.
03 July 2011
Day 3 - Attack Phase
You know that song, "I've been up...I've been down..." That part of the song portrays how my emotions have been today.
Got up this morning...had a great UP moment on the scale. Stood on the scale to see what I'd see and what did I see? 200.8!!! Did I really see that? I zero it out again...step up...and see: 200! Okay. For real...what will I have...zero...step on... 200.8!!!
Okay. I'll stick with that. And once again, Dr. Dukan was right.
So then I need to make a decision, or finalize the one that I've been leaning towards. In my religion, we fast once a month. I've been thinking about this and I really don't want to do anything to interfere with this attack phase. And since I'm supposed to treat my body as a temple, and that's what I'm trying to do, get myself in a healthier place, I have decided to not fast. I'm going to do day 3. So. I get my breakfast made...once again, I am full of gratitude for this guy...for finding a way for me to have something bread-like...every day.
I don't have a snack...I just throw something together to eat for lunch before I head to church. Some leftover roast beef from last night (i know...it's medium rare...not the doctor's preferred way, but he didn't say it was against the rules), some of that horseradish creamy sauce to dip it in, and a little cottage cheese.
I get home from church. Hubby is literally leaving...he was home for 20 minutes, got called out, so he said he's grabbing a burger on his way out. I say okay. Quick adjustment of dinner plans...if I don't have to cook something for him, I'm taking the easier way out.
I do have a snack of the final small piece of garlic chicken in the fridge and a midget dill pickle...and a little later I have a can of Diet Dr. Pepper. Who'd of thought that I'd drink it two days in a row? I mull this over while nursing the can and watching "Book of Eli"...I come to the conclusion that this may be saving me from some munchies. Because I don't drink it all at once and I can keep working on it...and the bubbles make it feel like there's something more going on than there is. We'll see how it goes.
For dinner, I grab two of those skinny turkey burgers...put my spices on it, peel an egg, and enjoy.
One of these days, I may get fancy and use more of his recipes, but I'm happy with being boring thus far.
The down spots of today were when I was getting dressed for church. I think I can tell a difference in that gut roll...there's about nothing left on the front sides (thank you t-tapps and 4 pounds gone), it's strange. Strange in a good way, I guess, but strange. There's been chunkage down there for a few years now. And to watch it go away...strange. Anyway, back to the down part. I want to fit into things that I don't fit into. So I had some moments of doubt and a minor pity-party. Then I get to church and no one says, "Holy cow! Have you lost weight?!!?"
Silly, I know. They ought not be saying that right now. I haven't earned it. I'll get it. Especially since they won't see me for the month of August. Think of how it'll be that first week of September.
And then with the hubby's new work schedule, he'll only have every third Sunday off...which means I get to go to church by myself even more (before, he worked every other Sunday). I don't like it. And I didn't play the organ today so I was down in the congregation...just a major pity party going on. I'm supposed to look stunning...you know, like I've already lost the 50 pounds. And I'm there by myself.
It'll be okay.
I'll have one of those custard things in an hour or so. If I can't talk him into going on a walk with me, I'll do some t-tapps before bed.
Another bonus of this diet? It gets me to bed before midnight...because I know myself better than to stay up late...that's one of my D.A.N.G.E.R. times. Well...probably THE danger time. I will munch and snack and I need to not be doing that. So. I have to go to bed.
Here's hoping that scale continues to go down...if it sticks with the plan, I'll be in the 100's tomorrow! And never ever see that ugly 200 number again. How sweet will that be? Oh...so very very sweet. So. I'll stick with the plan and hope that it sticks with the plan also.
02 July 2011
Day 2 - Attack Phase
Wake up early this morning to fix hubby's lunch. Didn't get much sleep. So, after he leaves for work (way early in the a.m.), I try to get a good nap in. Didn't work. Had a most horrible dream. Text hubby and say...doh! Bad bad bad dream...can't shake it...he called me. Ah...that made me feel good. Then I get on the scale.
203!!!
That is down 2 pounds folks! Just like the book said!
So...to breakfast...this morning, I put in just a touch of some cocoa powder (the cooking kind, not the sweetened kind). And poured myself a cup of my water-milk. I am not a lover of these thinned out milks. But when it's my only option, I found that I enjoyed it.
For my snack, I once again finished off that little thing of Greek yogurt that I used part of to make my lightly cocoa'ed Galette.
For lunch, I was thinking...what to have...what to have...then, I remembered that I had those turkey patties...and folks, I love those ground turkey patties. So. Some may look at my little plate and feel sorry for me. Oh, I tell you...do not. Because I put just a little salt on these (not supposed to use much salt), some garlic powder, some onion powder, a fair amount of pepper...because I love that stuff, and then, just to make them super duper good, I put some sage on. Oh yeah. Only thing to make it better? Next week...when I can have some spinach or something to the side of it. I also took the man up on his offer that we could have a diet soda...which I hate...but I thought to add something a bit different, I'd do it. Only Dr. Pepper though.
Afternoon snack? Didn't think I'd eat one...cuz I wasn't hungry at all. But dinner ended up taking longer than it was supposed to, so I grabbed a piece of that garlic chicken I had in the fridge.
For dinner, I baked a beef roast. Hubby was happy. He had potatoes and gravy, and cheesy texas toast. I did not. I had a small pile of roast beef, with a sauce the book said I could have (plain Greek yogurt with a splash of vinegar and horseradish...so very good!), and an egg and a little nonfat cottage cheese. Which I thought would be nasty. It's not. I'll have some of that custard stuff in a bit...seeing as how I have three more ramekins of it still in the fridge. Next time, I'll make the creme stuff he has a recipe for.
Over all, I think today was a success. Stayed true to the diet...except for the walking...because I did my T-Tapps. But I figure it's still a success because I did my exercising. Just not walking. It's okay. It gets me breathing hard and breaks a sweat. AND...let's not forget, I did lose two pounds. Here's hoping that the scale is as kind in the morning...
203!!!
That is down 2 pounds folks! Just like the book said!
So...to breakfast...this morning, I put in just a touch of some cocoa powder (the cooking kind, not the sweetened kind). And poured myself a cup of my water-milk. I am not a lover of these thinned out milks. But when it's my only option, I found that I enjoyed it.
For my snack, I once again finished off that little thing of Greek yogurt that I used part of to make my lightly cocoa'ed Galette.
For lunch, I was thinking...what to have...what to have...then, I remembered that I had those turkey patties...and folks, I love those ground turkey patties. So. Some may look at my little plate and feel sorry for me. Oh, I tell you...do not. Because I put just a little salt on these (not supposed to use much salt), some garlic powder, some onion powder, a fair amount of pepper...because I love that stuff, and then, just to make them super duper good, I put some sage on. Oh yeah. Only thing to make it better? Next week...when I can have some spinach or something to the side of it. I also took the man up on his offer that we could have a diet soda...which I hate...but I thought to add something a bit different, I'd do it. Only Dr. Pepper though.
Afternoon snack? Didn't think I'd eat one...cuz I wasn't hungry at all. But dinner ended up taking longer than it was supposed to, so I grabbed a piece of that garlic chicken I had in the fridge.
For dinner, I baked a beef roast. Hubby was happy. He had potatoes and gravy, and cheesy texas toast. I did not. I had a small pile of roast beef, with a sauce the book said I could have (plain Greek yogurt with a splash of vinegar and horseradish...so very good!), and an egg and a little nonfat cottage cheese. Which I thought would be nasty. It's not. I'll have some of that custard stuff in a bit...seeing as how I have three more ramekins of it still in the fridge. Next time, I'll make the creme stuff he has a recipe for.
Over all, I think today was a success. Stayed true to the diet...except for the walking...because I did my T-Tapps. But I figure it's still a success because I did my exercising. Just not walking. It's okay. It gets me breathing hard and breaks a sweat. AND...let's not forget, I did lose two pounds. Here's hoping that the scale is as kind in the morning...
01 July 2011
Day 1 - Attack Phase
Woke up this morning determined to have this day be successful. As the day has gone one, I kept thinking about that timeline that I got via email from the Dukan website...with the benchmarks...and I again thought that Dr. Dukan (okay, i know, he didn't personally create the chart, but it's his deal, so he gets the credit) once again is a decent person. He politely disagreed with me about my "True Weight", but he went with my number and said when he would have me there if I follow his plan.
Before November is over, I can be at that number that I thought I'd never see again!!!
And I'll even give it to him that he could be correct with the true weight number. I said 159. He said 150. Heck, at this point, maybe that'll be where I end up. Who knows. I only put down 159 because seven years ago, I thought I'd never see the 150's again, and I was fine with that, because in the low 160's, I was a solid size 8. I mean, go into any store and try on the 8's and they fit and dang...I looked good. So I was content. But then, one time I went to the doctor, and they said: You weigh 159. And I was all: Say what??? Wow. That was a surprise. So. 159 it was and I thought unachievable again. But today? I'm feeling hope.
So. To this morning...I get on the scale. 205. Understandable. I had chinese AND a pretzel yesterday. My send off. It was a good send off. And my body is trying to decide whether or not to have...in deference to my unknown audience, I'll just say, that time of the month. (i have a few issues with that...no pattern...no worries, it's always been that way) So perhaps there's a little water retention going on also. Who knows. I'm not beating myself up about it.
I made my Oat Bran Galette...recipe by Dr. Dukan...for breakfast...and thought, oh bless you sir, because this is close to bread and I will look forward to this thing. I didn't use as much sugar substitute as it called for because I don't care for the after taste...added some cinnamon...don't know if I cooked it too long, but I normally do not care for things cooked/baked too dark, and this was fine.
It called for 2 TBS of the Greek non-fat yogurt (i used vanilla...i'll try plain when i add spices like curry or something). So for my 1st snack, I just finished off that little 4 oz. thing of yogurt.
Lunch came and I got my little plate out, got a piece of leftover garlic chicken, rolled me up some low fat ham, and got a boiled egg out. I didn't know how it would do with filling me up, but it worked. I was full for quite some time.
For my snack, I had a smaller piece of that garlic chicken. I am seeing the good sense in cooking more than what we're eating and then being able to grab something out of the fridge and snacking on it.
I went shopping for some shrimp and nonfat cottage cheese...my husband asked for a piece of chicken from the deli and something chocolately and gooey...he wasn't being mean...I asked if Rocky Road ice cream would suffice, he said yes. I thought YEAH!!! Because ice cream isn't a temptation to me, so I was happy to get it. The chicken? Well...I like that chicken. I'm glad there was only one breast. Otherwise, temptation may have been cruel to me.
For dinner, I got that shrimp out...and I think I remember reading about making my own cocktail sauce...hopefully, I'm not screwing things up, but I didn't quite know how what to do with these shrimp. I usually prefer them dredged in lemon juice (which i'm not supposed to be using a lot of) or some lovely scampi...haven't figured out how to do that without any fat yet...I'll figure it out. So. I made some "cocktail sauce". With a squirt of my almost sugar free ketchup, a squirt of lemon juice, and a chunk of horseradish. Got out some turkey breast. Sat down...tried my sauce and...happiness! It was great! I even had the hubby try it (he's not a big fan of cocktail sauce, but he liked this stuff), I will never go back to that other stuff. And the horseradish bite may even beat out lemon! GASP! Yup. Me. Something beating out lemon. Who'd of thunk? I also was thinking that I'm going to be jonesing for some vegetables and fruit before long.
That other food thing in the ramekin is a vanilla custard that I made from the book. I'm going to eat it in a bit. I'm curious about it. Absolutely no sugar. No sweetener of any kind. We'll see how it goes.
And I may have a pickle. Because I like crunchy things. But maybe I won't. We'll see.
Oh, I didn't mention water. He wants you to have 1 1/2 quarts of water a day (i think...), I didn't put that amount to memory because I drink more than what he was wanting you to drink every day. I almost always have a glass of ice water by my side. I carry it around with me. I refill it many times a day. I'm good on water.
While I was eating my dinner, I had to focus on not thinking about what a shrimp does during it's life. Then I cracked myself up. Because I could easily turn vegetarian. Quite often, as I'm eating meat, I'll think about what it is that I'm eating and I get grossed out. Have to be careful...and this is the diet I chose to do? HA HA on me!
So. That was day one. It's almost time for bed. I'll take my melatonin and vitamin and eat my custard. Looking forward to the morning weigh in...I'm hoping for a lower number.
Before November is over, I can be at that number that I thought I'd never see again!!!
And I'll even give it to him that he could be correct with the true weight number. I said 159. He said 150. Heck, at this point, maybe that'll be where I end up. Who knows. I only put down 159 because seven years ago, I thought I'd never see the 150's again, and I was fine with that, because in the low 160's, I was a solid size 8. I mean, go into any store and try on the 8's and they fit and dang...I looked good. So I was content. But then, one time I went to the doctor, and they said: You weigh 159. And I was all: Say what??? Wow. That was a surprise. So. 159 it was and I thought unachievable again. But today? I'm feeling hope.
So. To this morning...I get on the scale. 205. Understandable. I had chinese AND a pretzel yesterday. My send off. It was a good send off. And my body is trying to decide whether or not to have...in deference to my unknown audience, I'll just say, that time of the month. (i have a few issues with that...no pattern...no worries, it's always been that way) So perhaps there's a little water retention going on also. Who knows. I'm not beating myself up about it.
I made my Oat Bran Galette...recipe by Dr. Dukan...for breakfast...and thought, oh bless you sir, because this is close to bread and I will look forward to this thing. I didn't use as much sugar substitute as it called for because I don't care for the after taste...added some cinnamon...don't know if I cooked it too long, but I normally do not care for things cooked/baked too dark, and this was fine.
It called for 2 TBS of the Greek non-fat yogurt (i used vanilla...i'll try plain when i add spices like curry or something). So for my 1st snack, I just finished off that little 4 oz. thing of yogurt.
Lunch came and I got my little plate out, got a piece of leftover garlic chicken, rolled me up some low fat ham, and got a boiled egg out. I didn't know how it would do with filling me up, but it worked. I was full for quite some time.
For my snack, I had a smaller piece of that garlic chicken. I am seeing the good sense in cooking more than what we're eating and then being able to grab something out of the fridge and snacking on it.
I went shopping for some shrimp and nonfat cottage cheese...my husband asked for a piece of chicken from the deli and something chocolately and gooey...he wasn't being mean...I asked if Rocky Road ice cream would suffice, he said yes. I thought YEAH!!! Because ice cream isn't a temptation to me, so I was happy to get it. The chicken? Well...I like that chicken. I'm glad there was only one breast. Otherwise, temptation may have been cruel to me.
For dinner, I got that shrimp out...and I think I remember reading about making my own cocktail sauce...hopefully, I'm not screwing things up, but I didn't quite know how what to do with these shrimp. I usually prefer them dredged in lemon juice (which i'm not supposed to be using a lot of) or some lovely scampi...haven't figured out how to do that without any fat yet...I'll figure it out. So. I made some "cocktail sauce". With a squirt of my almost sugar free ketchup, a squirt of lemon juice, and a chunk of horseradish. Got out some turkey breast. Sat down...tried my sauce and...happiness! It was great! I even had the hubby try it (he's not a big fan of cocktail sauce, but he liked this stuff), I will never go back to that other stuff. And the horseradish bite may even beat out lemon! GASP! Yup. Me. Something beating out lemon. Who'd of thunk? I also was thinking that I'm going to be jonesing for some vegetables and fruit before long.
That other food thing in the ramekin is a vanilla custard that I made from the book. I'm going to eat it in a bit. I'm curious about it. Absolutely no sugar. No sweetener of any kind. We'll see how it goes.
And I may have a pickle. Because I like crunchy things. But maybe I won't. We'll see.
Oh, I didn't mention water. He wants you to have 1 1/2 quarts of water a day (i think...), I didn't put that amount to memory because I drink more than what he was wanting you to drink every day. I almost always have a glass of ice water by my side. I carry it around with me. I refill it many times a day. I'm good on water.
While I was eating my dinner, I had to focus on not thinking about what a shrimp does during it's life. Then I cracked myself up. Because I could easily turn vegetarian. Quite often, as I'm eating meat, I'll think about what it is that I'm eating and I get grossed out. Have to be careful...and this is the diet I chose to do? HA HA on me!
So. That was day one. It's almost time for bed. I'll take my melatonin and vitamin and eat my custard. Looking forward to the morning weigh in...I'm hoping for a lower number.
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