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
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