Thursday, March 14, 2013

1Body4Sixty - Day 13


Peggy - 200 (+4.0; -16.0)

Woe is me!! This morning I digressed four pounds back to 200 lbs.(-16 lbs.)!!! I know why:
1.     Did not eat any fruit;
2.     Did not quite drink enough water;
3.     Forgot to take my vitamins and probiotics and;
4.     I went to fake bake (tan) and used a lotion.

My scale is giving me a reality check as the two pounds per day which I have experienced thus far is on the high side of the expected weight loss.

Breakfast was four cups of coffee w/Stevia. Yes, I was pissed!

Lunch was a shrimp cocktail w/lemon juice and steamed cabbage with garlic and sea salt. I had an apple with cinnamon and Stevia.

A trick I learned is that I purchased a one pound (116 oz.) bag of cooked frozen shrimp. There were forty pcs. which I divided equally into four sandwich bags each with ten pcs., i.e., four ready to go meal proteins.

Dinner was a boiled egg, salad with cherry tomatoes, red onion and Walden Farms Creamy Bacon Dressing. I had another apple.

I used to eat a lot of ‘convenience foods’ so this cooking for myself is very different for me. I have always been a veggie hater but I think that I have come to terms with that and actually developed a fondness for them. My portion sizes were super charged and now are what they should be.

My fingers are crossed for tomorrow. I hope to get back to the two pounds per day loss!

1Body4Forty - Day 13


Amy – 162.4 (+1.7; 10.2 Total)

Absolute horror getting on the scale this morning. I went up 1.7 lbs b/c of the steak I ate last night and it didn’t help like I thought it would.  I still feel fat and bloated from the food I’ve eaten over the past few days. 

I had a couple of cups of coffee this morning and an apple at 11 am and I am now convinced I need to do an ‘Apple Day’.  By the time 1 pm rolls around and it’s time for the next apple though,  I can’t bear the thought of eating another apple.  So I opted for a ½ cup of cottage cheese with a teaspoon of turmeric mixed into it.  I started mixing turmeric into my cottage cheese during the first round and really liked it.  It’s supposed to be good at preventing illness, but I like the taste.  Not for everyone, but I’m not one of those people that likes sweet fruity things mixed in with it either.  I find I have trouble eating cottage cheese without it now.  This was accompanied by salad with blue cheese dressing.  I do manage to eat another apple later in the afternoon though.

For dinner, I had a piece of ‘blackened’ tilapia and steamed broccoli with roasted garlic spice.  I am doing my best to drink lots of water today and get in at least 5-6 bottles.    I will just keep hoping for the best that something changes with my weight tomorrow.