So, here's what's been going on with me since the first day of teachers. On Thursday, August 26, I decided to have some Medifast Pancakes for breakfast. I have never been a pancake fan, but I am enjoying these more and more. Maybe because they are the thing that is most like bread of what I am allowed to have. I'm going to try to use some of the Medifast products to make bread or rolls this weekend or next and I'll let you know how that goes. I spent the morning in meetings learning about new technologies I have access to. I had brought water and a new meal item with me, so 2 hours into the morning I had Medifast Honey Mustard Pretzels. These were pretty good and that is saying something because I generally like the salt on pretzels, not really the pretzels themselves. So, that is one "grab and go" food I can use when I am faced with a challenge.
Went back to my office and had another new item for lunch: Beef Vegetable "stew." This was tasty. Not as thick as stew usually is, but it had a creamy tomato-beef background flavor and I could taste the various vegetables in it too. I had Crystal Light lemonade and some celery and salsa. Before I went to the gym, I had a banana creme shake-- still tasty.
My workout went a little better today. I am more on my own so I can move through the routine about 10 minutes faster. Every once in a while, Adrienne calls across the room, "Slower, Nancy" or "Bend your legs, Nancy," so I know she is keeping her eye on me even when she is working with other people. I am setting my own goals and have been doing some of the exercises at home on my "off" days.
I re-heated my Broccoli Chicken Dijon ( now pictured on my blog) and had Mustard Greens and Cucumber as an extra vegetable. Again, glad I have some of these meals made ahead of time so all I have to do is microwave them and make my vegetables.
I had some Clear Choice Black Cherry Sparkling Water with this. I had a Chocolate Mint Crunch Bar-- still very good! But I needed just a little bit more today, so I had an ounce of Land O Lakes Naturally Slender Cheese. This is probably my biggest craving-- cheese. I am trying to balance out small indulgences in it with my plan.
On Friday, I made the Medifast Chocolate Chip Pancakes and had a glass of Crystal Light Orange Sunrise. Later I had an Orange Creme shake. I was faced with some last minute issues teachers wanted done and one thing that could turn into a real disaster if it is not taken care of by other people.
I was looking forward to another new food: Creamy Tomato Soup. This was a big disappointment. It was too thin, but the real problem was the flavor. I had even added some fresh basil and chives from my herb garden, and some pepper. This didn't do it much good. I will have to use this in recipes rather than eat it as soup, I guess. This was a shame, because I was really looking forward to some good tomato soup. Maybe because this wasn't too satisfying, I had some ranch soy crisps. I like these because they are very thin, not like the usual rice cakes. They have good flavor too. These are considered a snack, not a meal.
I had a vanilla shake before I went off to do some geocaching after work. I was only 4 away from 1100, so I wanted to get those and did.
I made it home in time to eat again! This time I had a "surf and turf" of Shrimp Cocktail and London Broil. I added wax beans and a mixed salad (also now pictured on my blog). I had a Clear Choice Tropical Fruits Sparkling Water with this. Even though I already had a snack today, I decided to have some Sugar Free Black Cherry Jello.
Today I made Medifast Scrambled eggs with 1 ounce of round steak (ALSO now picture on my blog) with the Crystal Light Sunrise and decided to set out to do more caching. I am feeling more confident in being prepared for 2-3 meals at a time away from home. I went on a trail that Laurie had recommended to me where there were five caches in about a mile. I took my bike with me and had the first real ride outside my neighborhood since before my ICD implant.
Since I have been using the exercise bike in my routine, I felt I was able to do this. I put my GPS and my heart monitor on my handlebars and set off. Luckily it was fairly easy terrain, although I had to walk the bike a couple of times because I had stopped for caches just before I approached hills. In the end, I got all 5 caches, then rode the nearly mile path back, so it was almost 2 miles all together.
I was feeling pretty good after this and it was only about 10:30, so I set out for a few more caches. I love my Geocache app on my iPhone. Even when I'm not "prepared" it tells me where close by caches are. I told myself three times it was time to eat a bar, but kept forgetting. Finally about 11:30, I took it with me as I set out after a cache in the park. I had taken 2 bars, a shake, and three bottled of water with me.
I felt pretty good after the bar, so I pressed on getting a few more caches. I decided I was close to the outlets so I would stop in to Reading China and Glass. This was a pretty dumb move on a Saturday around noon. Traffic on Route 30 was bumper to bumper. Nevertheless, I grabbed a cache at the WaWa, but decided against going after one at Dutch Wonderland or any more as a matter of fact. I stopped to do some shopping and looked all around the store. I was able to find some Sugar Free Torani syrups there- so I got Caramel and Chocolate. By this time I was noticing my legs were really aching. Still, I stopped at Target and again walked all over the store. It was now approaching 3 pm so I mixed the shake with some bottled water and had that. I headed home pretty tired, but feeling I had accomplished a good day.
By 4:30 I was really hungry so I re-heated some pork tenderloin, mashed cauliflower and made a three lettuce salad with mushrooms, tomatoes, cucumbers, celery and radish. ( ALSO now pictured on my blog). I couldn't resist another ounce of cheese as a treat. I also had a swiss mocha shake that I doctored with some of the chocolate syrup I had just bought. I have one more "meal" to get in tonight.
Tomorrow I plan to get things straightened up around the house-- not doing much cooking, I don't think, but maybe an item or two. I also want to get my outfits picked out for the first two weeks of school. This saves me a lot of time, especially as I have to get up so much earlier! The students will be here Monday and my time won't be my own for most of the week. Monday will also be my seventh visit to the gym, so I will get weighed and measured and have my routine evaluate and revised.
I'll let you know later in the week what my one month progress is officially.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
First Day with the Teachers
Today is my "three week" anniversary and when I weighed myself this morning, I had lost 17 pounds. I have set a mini goal now of getting to 20 pounds by next Wednesday, the one month mark. I think this is really doable since I lost 10 pounds he first week, 3 three pounds the second and four pounds this week.
My days are certainly getting more challenging. Not at all because of food cravings or not liking the Medifast products. I have few craving and when I do they are only momentary. There are only a couple of the products I didn't care for. The problem is really the timing of my work commitments coupled with going to the gym right after work. Monday was harder than I expected because they actually had a chicken dish for lunch that I COULD have. I should have just stayed with my own plan, but I didn't and that threw me off all day. When I go to gym right after work, I can barely make it there and back home f=before I have to eat again. I am worried how this will work once things really get moving for me at work. It takes about an hour and a half to do my "routine" at the gym, so the earliest I can get home now is about 6. That means I put in a 12 hour day each time I go there. That plus the boring routine aren't much incentive to keep doing it. BUT I have made appointments for the next weeks to go and after Monday I will have done 7 sessions, so I will get some of my "vital signs" (like inches lost) checked and maybe an altered routine, too. This might provide more incentive.
Tuesday went pretty smoothly. I had some of the "no-bean" Turkey Chili I made in the crockpot over the weekend. This was excellent. Some days I know I have more protein or vegetables than strictly on the plan, but with the extra exercise and the fact that what I am doing is working, I feel I am doing fine. I do record all of it in my Lose It app and it tells me pretty accurately if I have taken in fewer calories or specifically protein or too much fat and I use that to decide if I can add a vegetable or protein.
Today was really hard. It was the first day the teachers were back, so we had special programs. I got off to a bad start when I couldn't get in breakfast because I had to leave earlier. I thought I'd make a quick shake at work before the morning meeting, but when I got there about 7:15 my computer wasn't working right so I got caught up in trying to solve that problem. I set off for the high school with only having had 2 cups of water. Luckily, I still had the leftover mini "muffins" I had made on Tuesday. I ate two as I walked to the high school. Now this was a good thing. It's only about a quarter mile, but I hadn't walked over for about two years-- last year , remember, I was in the hospital on this day getting my ICD implanted.
The meeting lasted about three hours. I had avoided the breakfast buffet tehy had prepared for teachers by coming in a different door but when break time came, I went out looking for water since the muffins were dry and I had already drunk what I brought. They had fruit, bagels, sweet rolls, cinnamon rolls and lots more stuff... but no water. I ended up taking a cup of ice and dealing with the dryness that way.
I walked back to my building about 11 AM and immediately had a bunch of questions from different people to take care of. So, my plan to get a meal in right away fizzled. I ended up eating my leftover half portion of tuna salad and lettuce, about 11:30 and followed that almost immediately with a Medifast Maryland Crab Soup because I had a faculty meeting at one that I had to set up for. That meeting went for another three hours, almost, and I was out the door headed for the gym eating a very tasty Cinnamon Roll Crunch Bar on the way. I like getting there early (just after 4) because it is less crowded. I got home afterward about 6 and still had two medifast meals and at least a half portion lean and green to get in! So, I put a salad and a "surf and turf" mix of a couple of thin slices of London Broil and my leftover salmon on a plate and had that within 10 minutes of getting home. This gave me time to space out a pudding and a shake or bar-- haven't quite decided on the last meal today.
I got my new batch of food yesterday and there are some new things to try. So, I'll have some more variety also in my meals since I now have enough for at least 6 weeks. The first two orders each came with an extra free week of food. Among the items I got are some "grab and go" meals. This is something I have to work on-- getting more items that don't need to be "made" or can be pre-made. I think that will help me get my meals in on time.
Next week will be the real test!
My days are certainly getting more challenging. Not at all because of food cravings or not liking the Medifast products. I have few craving and when I do they are only momentary. There are only a couple of the products I didn't care for. The problem is really the timing of my work commitments coupled with going to the gym right after work. Monday was harder than I expected because they actually had a chicken dish for lunch that I COULD have. I should have just stayed with my own plan, but I didn't and that threw me off all day. When I go to gym right after work, I can barely make it there and back home f=before I have to eat again. I am worried how this will work once things really get moving for me at work. It takes about an hour and a half to do my "routine" at the gym, so the earliest I can get home now is about 6. That means I put in a 12 hour day each time I go there. That plus the boring routine aren't much incentive to keep doing it. BUT I have made appointments for the next weeks to go and after Monday I will have done 7 sessions, so I will get some of my "vital signs" (like inches lost) checked and maybe an altered routine, too. This might provide more incentive.
Tuesday went pretty smoothly. I had some of the "no-bean" Turkey Chili I made in the crockpot over the weekend. This was excellent. Some days I know I have more protein or vegetables than strictly on the plan, but with the extra exercise and the fact that what I am doing is working, I feel I am doing fine. I do record all of it in my Lose It app and it tells me pretty accurately if I have taken in fewer calories or specifically protein or too much fat and I use that to decide if I can add a vegetable or protein.
Today was really hard. It was the first day the teachers were back, so we had special programs. I got off to a bad start when I couldn't get in breakfast because I had to leave earlier. I thought I'd make a quick shake at work before the morning meeting, but when I got there about 7:15 my computer wasn't working right so I got caught up in trying to solve that problem. I set off for the high school with only having had 2 cups of water. Luckily, I still had the leftover mini "muffins" I had made on Tuesday. I ate two as I walked to the high school. Now this was a good thing. It's only about a quarter mile, but I hadn't walked over for about two years-- last year , remember, I was in the hospital on this day getting my ICD implanted.
The meeting lasted about three hours. I had avoided the breakfast buffet tehy had prepared for teachers by coming in a different door but when break time came, I went out looking for water since the muffins were dry and I had already drunk what I brought. They had fruit, bagels, sweet rolls, cinnamon rolls and lots more stuff... but no water. I ended up taking a cup of ice and dealing with the dryness that way.
I walked back to my building about 11 AM and immediately had a bunch of questions from different people to take care of. So, my plan to get a meal in right away fizzled. I ended up eating my leftover half portion of tuna salad and lettuce, about 11:30 and followed that almost immediately with a Medifast Maryland Crab Soup because I had a faculty meeting at one that I had to set up for. That meeting went for another three hours, almost, and I was out the door headed for the gym eating a very tasty Cinnamon Roll Crunch Bar on the way. I like getting there early (just after 4) because it is less crowded. I got home afterward about 6 and still had two medifast meals and at least a half portion lean and green to get in! So, I put a salad and a "surf and turf" mix of a couple of thin slices of London Broil and my leftover salmon on a plate and had that within 10 minutes of getting home. This gave me time to space out a pudding and a shake or bar-- haven't quite decided on the last meal today.
I got my new batch of food yesterday and there are some new things to try. So, I'll have some more variety also in my meals since I now have enough for at least 6 weeks. The first two orders each came with an extra free week of food. Among the items I got are some "grab and go" meals. This is something I have to work on-- getting more items that don't need to be "made" or can be pre-made. I think that will help me get my meals in on time.
Next week will be the real test!
Monday, August 23, 2010
Making Progress
So... I have now lost 16 pounds with 2 days to go until I hit my 3 week time. I placed my own order with some of my own choices and should have a new batch of food by next weekend. There will be some products I haven't tried yet. I thought you might be wondering what my "Lean and Green" meals look like, so I've attached some photos of food I've made. They are crabmeat stuffed flounder with zucchini and mashed cauliflower. Ground turkey and veggie patties with asparagus and lettuce salad, meatballs and sauce with eggplant and salad with cucumber, radishes, and sun dried tomato dressing, crab cakes with eggplant and lettuce salad with sesame ginger dressing. The last one is a HALF portion of tuna-veggie salad on lettuce.
Well, Thursday was really challenging. Even though I was prepared with some medifast oatmeal "cookies" and some medifast muffins that didn't turn out very well. I gotta get that right! I also took my lean and green meal with me to work-- this time it was the flounder/crabmeat-- since I knew I wouldn't get home until 7:30 or so. As it was, I didn't get home till after 8 and had one meal to go. I guess I was thrown off by being out of my routine. The bars are supposed to help out here. And while they taste good, they just don't stay with me like some of the other foods. So, after having a meeting from 3:30 to 5:30 where there were cinnamon rolls, doritos, m and m's, and other stuff like that ( I had bottled water and my cookies), and getting out of the gym at 7:30, I stopped at the nearby Stauffer's for some spinach. I shopped around a bit and looked for some of the sugar free syrups, but they didn't have any I wanted. By now, I was really starving. I thought I could pick up a piece or two of the rotisserie chicken, but all they had was whole ones. I wandered around the store looking for something to eat. This was getting dangerous. I just couldn't find anything I wanted, even some lean meat to take home to cook and I finally gave up.
My problem continued in the car and when I got home too. I found 3 or 4 little sticks of celery in my lunch bag, though, and these staved off the hunger until I got home. I had a Medifast meal-- a chocolate shake--but it still didn't satisfy me. Uh oh... So I had two dill pickle spears-- I had found some at Costco that were made with Sea Salt, so much less sodium! Not enough .. I had some jello. I'm only supposed to have one snack a day, so this could have been bad. I know this is hard to believe, but I began craving some wax beans I had picked up at Stauffer's along with the spinach. So, I made those and they satisfied me pretty much. They were fresh, not canned. I ended up having ONE MORE SNACK!!! -- another wedge of Laughing Cow Cheese. I went to bed a little bummed.
BUT, unbelievably, when I weighed myself Friday morning the scale had finally moved.
On Friday I went back to more of my usual routine and was successful. I had oatmeal, shakes, chicken noodle soup, and a mint bar. The whole way home I was planning dinner and had myself set on salmon cakes, but when I got home, I found I didn't have any canned salmon. This is something I ALWAYS keep on hand since it is such an easy meal to make. I was disappointed but I didn't want to lose my momentum. I had some canned crab, though, so I made homemade crab cakes without breadcrumbs. THEY WERE FANTASTIC!!! I think these were the best I ever made. Really nicely spiced. It was only later I saw how much sodium is in Old Bay Seasoning. On my next shopping trip, I quickly grabbed some with reduced sodium for my next venture.
I noticed when I logged my meals for the day, though, that I was short on protein and higher on carbs. The crab meal was very low calorie, and even with three crab cakes, I had half a protein portion I could eat. After looking around for what protein could suit me and would also be low on carbs, I ( Unbelievably again!) actually left the house (about 8 PM) and went to Oregon Dairy where I bought, among other things, some Boca burgers. I ate one of these, since it was a lot of protein and little of anything else. This was also delicious! I was able to have a little mustard as a condiment and it really went nicely. This night I went to bed encouraged.
I got up on Saturday with a mission. I was going to set out on a geocaching adventure close to home to see if I could manage being out on a cache run and still be prepared with my Medifast meals. I decided to have the Medifast scrambled eggs for breakfast. I had a portion of cookies that I had made for Thursday left over so I took those, a Peanut Butter Crunch bar, and even a vanilla shake, which I figured I could pour into half of one of the bottles of water I was taking along and shake it up if I really needed it. This would last me about 6 hours and I didn't plan to be out that long, even though I also had some errands to do, so I thought I'd be okay.
Well, everything started going wrong and that usually has meant lately that I just give up and scrap my plans. I couldn't get my computer to get an internet connection so I could download some nearby caches. I tried not to be impatient and re started it at least three times. Nothing was working. I finally decided it was one of my pieces of equipment. Amazingly, I figured out which one, fixed it, and got on and downloaded. That took an hour.... Now I set out for my first cache which was nearby at Landis Valley museum area.
I searched and searched, but couldn't find anything. I was going out blind-- just using the downloaded coords and my iPhone app, which I now read and saw there were at least three DNFs ( did not find) on this one. That's when I realized I didn't have my recharge cord with me. If I was going to cache this way, I needed that cord, so I went back home. Finally, I set off again. Another hour had gone by. The next cache I went after was in the woods and was hard to get to, but easy to find. One down, on to the next. Another nearby one was on the bike path near Township. This one had BIG hllls to go up and down. I was a little intimidated because the other problems I've been having are my back aching after standing or walking for a short time and getting out of breath on inclines. Nevertheless, I pursued this one. Again into some woods. I think I have to climb down a very steep incline and go across a creek, but I don't want to do it if the cache really isn't there. So, I come out of the woods, sit in the grass, and look it up. I'm sure now it's on the other side so I go in again. I make my way down the steep hill, across the water, and up the hill on the other side. THANK GOODNESS it was obvious when I got there. After backing my way down this other steep hill, climbing up the other one, I again take a break and look up the next cache. It is then I realize that I haven't been as out of breath, nor is my back hurting as much. If going to the MAG gym is helping with this, then I guess I'll put up with the boredom of the program for a while longer!
Time to eat a meal already, so I do so as I head for the next cache.
I grabbed more and then did some errands in between. I was still feeling pretty good. After a few more, I go to one that is a little cemetery on the side of the distributor road to route 30. The place was CRAWLING with grasshoppers! As I carefully made my way through tall grass I realize there is poison ivy everywhere! I decide I HAVE to go right home and clean up NOW!!!
In the end, I did 12 caches and spent about 5 hours doing this and the errands. I didn't need to use the shake until I got home.
I made the ground turkey into patties and mixed in some veggies: mushrooms, garlic, celery, zucchini, peppers, spinach and parsley. Since I can have 7 ounces of lean turkey (this was 99%) these made GIANT portions. It was like eating two quarter pounders, and then some. But they were delicious and since a pound made 2 portions, I was able to freeze one for another time. I think it will be key for me to have some things that are big portions for when I get to a "starving" situation. I had a Kemp's sugar free raspberry popsicle as a treat.
Today I spent some time crockpot cooking so I don't have to make meals during the week. I did some turkey chili ( with no beans!) and some Spanish chicken. I was able to get 7 meals to freeze in addition to the two I kept available for this week. I also made a tuna-veggie salad and had half a portion for lunch. I'll have the other half for lunch tomorrow, when I have ANOTHER luncheon to go to. This will be my "emergency" meal in case I can't eat what they provide. Since I only ate half of my protein and greens, I was able to have shrimp cocktail (10 shrimp) with asparagus and lettuce salad for dinner. I'm headed for bed with no feeling of hunger now. Tomorrow-- the luncheon and the gym-- I'm skipping a red hat meeting because I'll need to eat after the gym and they will have all kinds of goodies. I'll catch up later.
I'm anxious to see if the scale will go down more by Wednesday am-- the end of my first three weeks. That day is the REAL start of the school year for me. The teachers are back and I have meetings all throughout the day. I need to be prepared!!!!.
More later, of course.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
I Start My Exercise Program
Well, The challenge for Monday was a bit more than I expected. Luckily, I called ahead and found out that lunch was going to be a pasta bar! This is pretty much my favorite kind of food. So, I was glad I had packed some left over crab imperial and I took a salad I had made along also, just in case, with, of course, my own dressing. When I got there, My secretaries had us sitting off to the side, so that was great. I came up to the buffet and suddenly remembered that they always have those wonderful soft bread sticks. THAT was a real challenge. The salad had shredded carrots in it, so I took a little, knowing I would fill it out with my own stuff, and pick out the carrots parts. Ahead of me were various kinds of pasta and sauces. I couldn't resist taking two tiny meatballs, and even though the sauce is the part I like best, I resisted the urge to smother them in it. I quickly got out of line and went to my seat to add my "bring alongs." This made a plateful of food. The crab was delicious and I was satisfied with the meatballs, although I was eying the bread sticks of everyone at the table. In the end, I think I was the last one still eating (right through their dessert). Made it through another challenge!
After work was my first day to see my exercise program and run through it. My initial reaction, sadly, was BORING!!! It looks like it will be hard for me to keep this up, but I am committed to two weeks right now, so we'll see how it goes. Here's the low down:
8 minutes on the bike, "resistance" exercises at the bar (most of the exercises are in sets of 10 and I do 2 sets). My trainer had to "up" the weight to 35 lbs since I am so strong (laugh). Now, did I mention there is NOTHING to look at in this gym? I didn't think there was even music, but I realized later it was so soft, I just didn't hear it above the 9 people in the room. From the resistance exercises, I moved to biceps curls, (5 lb weights 10x 2). Then I sat in a chair and "marched" (10x2). They I lay on a table and did quad squeezes, back squeezes, neck curls, some kind of pilates type head curl and stomach crunch, and another back/leg exercise with a towel under my knees. (all 10x2). Then I went into an exit stairwell (!) and did quad/ham string stretches- two types 10x2 for 20 sec. each. Then I came back and did the elliptical bike for 8 minutes (both arms and legs move). And I was done. This took almost an hour and a half.
On the way home Andy called and encouraged me to continue with it all. Maybe that was fate because I was doing some negative thinking at this point.
Got home and of course it was time to eat. I had some of the crockpot pork tenderloin I had made and some cauliflower "mashed potatoes." Since this was all pre-made and just had to be nuked, I "made dinner" while I continued to talk to Andy on the phone. That part of my plan works well as often I am hungry when I walk in the door after work, and this used to be a time for me to grab a couple of pieces of cheese or other snack to "hold me off" until dinner. I was able to have this "second" lean and green meal because the crab at lunch was only half of what I am allotted. So I had a 2-3 oz portion of the pork at dinner. Since I could add 15 minutes of bicycling and I put in 15 minutes of light weight lifting to cover the rest of my time at the gym, I felt I was ahead of the game. This "subtracted" a minimum of 150 calories for my intake, so I felt safe in having a 10 calorie half cup of sugar free black cherry jello (also pre-made). I had eaten 636 calories that day and "used" an extra 150, So my net was 488. That doesn't really seem enough to me, so I will have to watch that.
On Tuesday, I had a meeting all morning, so I had to make sure I was "taken care of." Because my meetings at central office often go way beyond the plan, I needed to take two meals with me. I had a Strawberry Shake before I went and some Crystal Light sunrise orange. I bustled around my office getting ready to go and realized on the way I had forgotten my water. I almost turned around for it, but I knew there was a cooler there, that I could at least get some water from.
I get there: Surprise! Breakfast! Bagels, sweet rolls, bowls of cut fruit! Juices, and, THANK GOD, cold bottled water. I skip everything but the water. A couple of hours into the meeting I have an oatmeal raisin bar and more water. I have the "cookies" I had made from my oatmeal for lunch. I had packed these for the meeting, but was out by 12, so I ate them then.
I finished off the portion of pork tenderloin I had the day before with a big salad. Later I had chocolate pudding and a vanilla shake. I did succumb today to a small "treat." I was craving cheese, but I had thrown out most of mine and hadn't bought anymore. I did have a Laughing Cow Light Garlic and herb "wheel" so I ate one wedge of that (35 calories, 10 mg cholesterol,1g Carb, 2.5 g protein). It wasn't the worst thing I could eat, but I fretted about it a bit anyway.
Wednesday. Still stuck at 13 pounds lost. Had an Orange Shake, then Oatmeal with some caramel sugar free DaVinci syrup, Chicken Noodle Soup, half a pack of crackers, and a peanut butter bar. Went to Hartz for my second exercise day. This went a little better. Adrienne had contacted my heart doctor and she gave an upper limit for my heart rate as 130. It was good we checked because I thought it was 150. So, she "upped" my rigor on the bikes and added another quad exercise. The gym was relatively empty until about 5:15 so she stayed with me pretty constantly. At least talking to her while I exercised eliminated some of the boredom.
Went home and had meatballs and tomato "sauce," lettuce and cucumber salad, and eggplant. Had a medifast chocolate pudding later AND had a "snack" of celery and salsa. This time I added stretching to my calories expended so this was a subtract of nearly 200 calories (with the biking and weights). But, since I had eaten ground beef, I still had a net calorie of 786. I thought this was better than the first day.
New challenge for Thursday (will the scale PLEASE go down one more pound???)
I have meetings that run through 5:30 and the gym at 6:00. My lean and green meal must be moved up in the day and I have to have 4 other meals before I get home.
After work was my first day to see my exercise program and run through it. My initial reaction, sadly, was BORING!!! It looks like it will be hard for me to keep this up, but I am committed to two weeks right now, so we'll see how it goes. Here's the low down:
8 minutes on the bike, "resistance" exercises at the bar (most of the exercises are in sets of 10 and I do 2 sets). My trainer had to "up" the weight to 35 lbs since I am so strong (laugh). Now, did I mention there is NOTHING to look at in this gym? I didn't think there was even music, but I realized later it was so soft, I just didn't hear it above the 9 people in the room. From the resistance exercises, I moved to biceps curls, (5 lb weights 10x 2). Then I sat in a chair and "marched" (10x2). They I lay on a table and did quad squeezes, back squeezes, neck curls, some kind of pilates type head curl and stomach crunch, and another back/leg exercise with a towel under my knees. (all 10x2). Then I went into an exit stairwell (!) and did quad/ham string stretches- two types 10x2 for 20 sec. each. Then I came back and did the elliptical bike for 8 minutes (both arms and legs move). And I was done. This took almost an hour and a half.
On the way home Andy called and encouraged me to continue with it all. Maybe that was fate because I was doing some negative thinking at this point.
Got home and of course it was time to eat. I had some of the crockpot pork tenderloin I had made and some cauliflower "mashed potatoes." Since this was all pre-made and just had to be nuked, I "made dinner" while I continued to talk to Andy on the phone. That part of my plan works well as often I am hungry when I walk in the door after work, and this used to be a time for me to grab a couple of pieces of cheese or other snack to "hold me off" until dinner. I was able to have this "second" lean and green meal because the crab at lunch was only half of what I am allotted. So I had a 2-3 oz portion of the pork at dinner. Since I could add 15 minutes of bicycling and I put in 15 minutes of light weight lifting to cover the rest of my time at the gym, I felt I was ahead of the game. This "subtracted" a minimum of 150 calories for my intake, so I felt safe in having a 10 calorie half cup of sugar free black cherry jello (also pre-made). I had eaten 636 calories that day and "used" an extra 150, So my net was 488. That doesn't really seem enough to me, so I will have to watch that.
On Tuesday, I had a meeting all morning, so I had to make sure I was "taken care of." Because my meetings at central office often go way beyond the plan, I needed to take two meals with me. I had a Strawberry Shake before I went and some Crystal Light sunrise orange. I bustled around my office getting ready to go and realized on the way I had forgotten my water. I almost turned around for it, but I knew there was a cooler there, that I could at least get some water from.
I get there: Surprise! Breakfast! Bagels, sweet rolls, bowls of cut fruit! Juices, and, THANK GOD, cold bottled water. I skip everything but the water. A couple of hours into the meeting I have an oatmeal raisin bar and more water. I have the "cookies" I had made from my oatmeal for lunch. I had packed these for the meeting, but was out by 12, so I ate them then.
I finished off the portion of pork tenderloin I had the day before with a big salad. Later I had chocolate pudding and a vanilla shake. I did succumb today to a small "treat." I was craving cheese, but I had thrown out most of mine and hadn't bought anymore. I did have a Laughing Cow Light Garlic and herb "wheel" so I ate one wedge of that (35 calories, 10 mg cholesterol,1g Carb, 2.5 g protein). It wasn't the worst thing I could eat, but I fretted about it a bit anyway.
Wednesday. Still stuck at 13 pounds lost. Had an Orange Shake, then Oatmeal with some caramel sugar free DaVinci syrup, Chicken Noodle Soup, half a pack of crackers, and a peanut butter bar. Went to Hartz for my second exercise day. This went a little better. Adrienne had contacted my heart doctor and she gave an upper limit for my heart rate as 130. It was good we checked because I thought it was 150. So, she "upped" my rigor on the bikes and added another quad exercise. The gym was relatively empty until about 5:15 so she stayed with me pretty constantly. At least talking to her while I exercised eliminated some of the boredom.
Went home and had meatballs and tomato "sauce," lettuce and cucumber salad, and eggplant. Had a medifast chocolate pudding later AND had a "snack" of celery and salsa. This time I added stretching to my calories expended so this was a subtract of nearly 200 calories (with the biking and weights). But, since I had eaten ground beef, I still had a net calorie of 786. I thought this was better than the first day.
New challenge for Thursday (will the scale PLEASE go down one more pound???)
I have meetings that run through 5:30 and the gym at 6:00. My lean and green meal must be moved up in the day and I have to have 4 other meals before I get home.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Another Consult; Another Challenge
Well, I reached the 10 pound mark and then got stuck there. On Thursday, I had my second PT consult. This time I met with Adrienne who weighed me, measured me in seven(!) places, and had me do some "tests." These included resting heart rate. Mine was 78, the lowest I've seen in a long time. I also had to do some strength and flexibility tests. I found out that I am stronger than 84 of 100 people my height, weight, and age! We spent some time setting goals and going over the medically adapted gym program. We set up two weeks' worth of appointments for me to come to the gym. She is going to call my doctor and get upper limits for my heart rate and then design a program for me. I'll start on Monday.
Okay, so I got ready for my two weekend challenges. The first was a dinner out at Bube's Brewery with 17 other people. I checked out their website on Thursday and saw they had three different menus for the various restaurants they house. I called to check if the one I thought it was was right and it was, so I checked it out and tried to decide what I could order. Most of the appetizers were fried or off limits, none of the sandwiches or "light fare" was within the plan, but I noticed I could get a small filet mignon and a salad. So, I settled on doing that.
I got through Thursday fine having Maple and Brown Sugar oatmeal, an Orange Creme Shake (still loving these), Chicken and Rice soup with multigrain crackers (Medifast, of course-- not bad, but they had not salt on them). I went to the PT and forgot to eat my bar on the way, which was a mistake because although my appointment was for 4:30, I didn't get out of there until after 6:00. I ate a Lemon Meringue Bar on the way home (I have water with me all the time now). Luckily, I had my meals ready from my cook-a-thon last Sunday. I had Broccoli Chicken Dijon. This was very good. A couple hours later I had a Dutch Chocolate Shake and went to bed. If I take a sleeping pill, I can now sleep about 5 hours before I have to go to the bathroom. This is much better.
I was set for Friday. I had Peach oatmeal, a Banana Creme Shake, Chicken Noodle Soup, and a peanut butter bar. I left for the restaurant and remembered to take some of my own ( well, really Newman's Own) salad dressing with me.
When I got there everyone had a drink. Since they were all standing around socializing, it would be obvious I didn't have one. I debated whether to have a diet Pepsi (the ONLY diet drink they had) and decided against it. The waitress must have asked me six times if I wanted a drink before we sat down to dinner.
Well, talk about slow dinner service! Our reservation was for 6:45, but the first food didn't come out until after 8. I did order the filet which ended up being delicious and a salad and used my own dressing. I don't think anyone noticed this. It was hard to see people eating cheese and jalepeno poppers, hot wings, and nachos as appetizers (and being offered some!) especially since we were waiting so long for food. I grabbed one celery stick from a friend's wing dish and tried to be satisfied. When I left I was glad I had stayed on the plan. I had forgotten to bring another "meal" which I was going to eat on the way home in the car. So, I had a chocolate shake as soon as I came home. At 969 calories, this was my biggest day of eating so far, but it wasn't as much fat as eating the "real" scrambled eggs on Wednesday.
Saturday, I was hoping to see a lower number on the scale, but I was STILL stuck at a 10 pound loss. I thanked my stars I at least didn't gain weight from eating out and and set out to prepare myself for the day's challenge. I had thought things through and figured I could have some pork, fresh veggies and a salad if there was one. I would have to figure out how to have 4 of my six meals (including the pork) on the road and at the picnic since it was a two hour drive and we would spend 4-5 hours there. I tried the Cranberry Mango "drink" and it was pretty good, had some water so I would be sure to have at last one bathroom break before we set off. I decided I should make the mini muffins and cookies again to take along as they would be portable and wouldn't require me mixing something with water or cooking. I hadn't planned well and I was running late when I went to cook them. The cookies turned out fine, but I couldn't get the muffins to "set." I finally decided to scrape them out of the muffin pan and put them in a baggie. They were actually pretty well done when I left. As soon as I got in the car with Sue and mom, it was time for me to eat. So I ate the muffins and although they didn't hold together very well, they tasted good. This seemed like good timing (11:15) since we would get to the pig roast around one, and we were supposed to eat at 2.
As soon as we got there, I was faced with some challenges. I tucked my "supplies" out of the way and went out to the back yard. I had brought 5 bottles of water along with my food, just in case and decided I should bring a salad and dressing with me, also just in case. Both of these turned out to be smart moves.
Out back, there was a table full of potato chips and corn chips along with some salsa. There were lots of good looking mixed drinks (and beer, too). They had Yuengling Light, Nate, and some people were saying they never heard of Yuengling. I went inside to use the bathroom (of course) and the smell of macaroni and cheese filled the room.
I avoided most of this, but someone came beside me and left a plate of potato chips on the seat next to me and walked away for 10-15 minutes. These are one of my addictions. I lived through it (laugh).
And-- No roasting pig! I was going to have to re-adjust my plan. I hoped they were having some kind of plain meat I could eat.
Lunch was put off for an hour and it was getting tricky for me since it was time for me to eat. I decided to see if there were any veggies so I went to look at the food tables, which were inside. There were, so I took a few and then walked over to the chip table and got some salsa (this IS allowed on the plan). It was still tempting to see the chips, though.
When the dishes were uncovered, oh my goodness-- there were LOTS of things I couldn't eat. But they did have some chicken breasts and sliced pork, so I went for those, trying to avoid looking at the potatoes, corn on the cob, baked beans, and other delicious smelling sides. I was able to take one deviled egg. Since they didn't have any salad, I got my own out and had that with the meat. Well, this day turned out to be a real challenge because the chicken seemed over cooked to me so it was not satisfying. The pork was tasteless so I stopped eating that after one bite. The egg was the best part! Because I wasn't feeling satisfied, I got one small link of sausage and peppers-- sausage is definitely NOT a lean meat. This tasted good and made me feel a little better and less deprived. It was tough to watch everyone eat food that looked good. Plus Aunt Flo brought a tray of homemade fudge around FOUR times, specifically offering it to me each time.
After a couple hours, I realized I had to eat one of my medifast meals. I chose a bag of "cheese puffs" which is a meal product I hadn't tried yet. Well, if I thought I was getting something anywhere near a real cheese puff, I was mistaken. These were the size of small croutons and tasted like cardboard with a little parmesan and not really even THAT good. So, it was a tough day as far as getting good food. During our two hour drive back, it was time for me to eat again, so I had a lemon meringue bar. When I got home I still needed one more meal, a dutch chocolate shake.
So, I got up Sunday wondering if I would still be at a 10 pound loss (or if even a small indiscretion like the sausage would send me backwards.) YEA! Another 2 pounds gone. I was relieved.
Sunday went well. I had the Medifast Chocolate Chip pancakes with a little sugar free, low carb syrup. I enjoyed these again. At 11, I decided to have my lean and green meal and I chose the flounder stuffed with crab meat. I made some zucchini and some cauliflower "mashed potatoes." This was a delicious meal. I went out to do some shopping and got home just in time to eat again! This time I had a fruit and nut bar. I followed this with a swiss mocha shake with caramel flavoring and chicken noddle soup (both Medifast). I topped this off with a Mint Chocolate Bar. On going to bed, I was planning how I would handle tomorrow's challenge: the district secretaries' luncheon! I might have to take some time to plan what to do if what they are having isn't on my plan.
Okay, so I got ready for my two weekend challenges. The first was a dinner out at Bube's Brewery with 17 other people. I checked out their website on Thursday and saw they had three different menus for the various restaurants they house. I called to check if the one I thought it was was right and it was, so I checked it out and tried to decide what I could order. Most of the appetizers were fried or off limits, none of the sandwiches or "light fare" was within the plan, but I noticed I could get a small filet mignon and a salad. So, I settled on doing that.
I got through Thursday fine having Maple and Brown Sugar oatmeal, an Orange Creme Shake (still loving these), Chicken and Rice soup with multigrain crackers (Medifast, of course-- not bad, but they had not salt on them). I went to the PT and forgot to eat my bar on the way, which was a mistake because although my appointment was for 4:30, I didn't get out of there until after 6:00. I ate a Lemon Meringue Bar on the way home (I have water with me all the time now). Luckily, I had my meals ready from my cook-a-thon last Sunday. I had Broccoli Chicken Dijon. This was very good. A couple hours later I had a Dutch Chocolate Shake and went to bed. If I take a sleeping pill, I can now sleep about 5 hours before I have to go to the bathroom. This is much better.
I was set for Friday. I had Peach oatmeal, a Banana Creme Shake, Chicken Noodle Soup, and a peanut butter bar. I left for the restaurant and remembered to take some of my own ( well, really Newman's Own) salad dressing with me.
When I got there everyone had a drink. Since they were all standing around socializing, it would be obvious I didn't have one. I debated whether to have a diet Pepsi (the ONLY diet drink they had) and decided against it. The waitress must have asked me six times if I wanted a drink before we sat down to dinner.
Well, talk about slow dinner service! Our reservation was for 6:45, but the first food didn't come out until after 8. I did order the filet which ended up being delicious and a salad and used my own dressing. I don't think anyone noticed this. It was hard to see people eating cheese and jalepeno poppers, hot wings, and nachos as appetizers (and being offered some!) especially since we were waiting so long for food. I grabbed one celery stick from a friend's wing dish and tried to be satisfied. When I left I was glad I had stayed on the plan. I had forgotten to bring another "meal" which I was going to eat on the way home in the car. So, I had a chocolate shake as soon as I came home. At 969 calories, this was my biggest day of eating so far, but it wasn't as much fat as eating the "real" scrambled eggs on Wednesday.
Saturday, I was hoping to see a lower number on the scale, but I was STILL stuck at a 10 pound loss. I thanked my stars I at least didn't gain weight from eating out and and set out to prepare myself for the day's challenge. I had thought things through and figured I could have some pork, fresh veggies and a salad if there was one. I would have to figure out how to have 4 of my six meals (including the pork) on the road and at the picnic since it was a two hour drive and we would spend 4-5 hours there. I tried the Cranberry Mango "drink" and it was pretty good, had some water so I would be sure to have at last one bathroom break before we set off. I decided I should make the mini muffins and cookies again to take along as they would be portable and wouldn't require me mixing something with water or cooking. I hadn't planned well and I was running late when I went to cook them. The cookies turned out fine, but I couldn't get the muffins to "set." I finally decided to scrape them out of the muffin pan and put them in a baggie. They were actually pretty well done when I left. As soon as I got in the car with Sue and mom, it was time for me to eat. So I ate the muffins and although they didn't hold together very well, they tasted good. This seemed like good timing (11:15) since we would get to the pig roast around one, and we were supposed to eat at 2.
As soon as we got there, I was faced with some challenges. I tucked my "supplies" out of the way and went out to the back yard. I had brought 5 bottles of water along with my food, just in case and decided I should bring a salad and dressing with me, also just in case. Both of these turned out to be smart moves.
Out back, there was a table full of potato chips and corn chips along with some salsa. There were lots of good looking mixed drinks (and beer, too). They had Yuengling Light, Nate, and some people were saying they never heard of Yuengling. I went inside to use the bathroom (of course) and the smell of macaroni and cheese filled the room.
I avoided most of this, but someone came beside me and left a plate of potato chips on the seat next to me and walked away for 10-15 minutes. These are one of my addictions. I lived through it (laugh).
And-- No roasting pig! I was going to have to re-adjust my plan. I hoped they were having some kind of plain meat I could eat.
Lunch was put off for an hour and it was getting tricky for me since it was time for me to eat. I decided to see if there were any veggies so I went to look at the food tables, which were inside. There were, so I took a few and then walked over to the chip table and got some salsa (this IS allowed on the plan). It was still tempting to see the chips, though.
When the dishes were uncovered, oh my goodness-- there were LOTS of things I couldn't eat. But they did have some chicken breasts and sliced pork, so I went for those, trying to avoid looking at the potatoes, corn on the cob, baked beans, and other delicious smelling sides. I was able to take one deviled egg. Since they didn't have any salad, I got my own out and had that with the meat. Well, this day turned out to be a real challenge because the chicken seemed over cooked to me so it was not satisfying. The pork was tasteless so I stopped eating that after one bite. The egg was the best part! Because I wasn't feeling satisfied, I got one small link of sausage and peppers-- sausage is definitely NOT a lean meat. This tasted good and made me feel a little better and less deprived. It was tough to watch everyone eat food that looked good. Plus Aunt Flo brought a tray of homemade fudge around FOUR times, specifically offering it to me each time.
After a couple hours, I realized I had to eat one of my medifast meals. I chose a bag of "cheese puffs" which is a meal product I hadn't tried yet. Well, if I thought I was getting something anywhere near a real cheese puff, I was mistaken. These were the size of small croutons and tasted like cardboard with a little parmesan and not really even THAT good. So, it was a tough day as far as getting good food. During our two hour drive back, it was time for me to eat again, so I had a lemon meringue bar. When I got home I still needed one more meal, a dutch chocolate shake.
So, I got up Sunday wondering if I would still be at a 10 pound loss (or if even a small indiscretion like the sausage would send me backwards.) YEA! Another 2 pounds gone. I was relieved.
Sunday went well. I had the Medifast Chocolate Chip pancakes with a little sugar free, low carb syrup. I enjoyed these again. At 11, I decided to have my lean and green meal and I chose the flounder stuffed with crab meat. I made some zucchini and some cauliflower "mashed potatoes." This was a delicious meal. I went out to do some shopping and got home just in time to eat again! This time I had a fruit and nut bar. I followed this with a swiss mocha shake with caramel flavoring and chicken noddle soup (both Medifast). I topped this off with a Mint Chocolate Bar. On going to bed, I was planning how I would handle tomorrow's challenge: the district secretaries' luncheon! I might have to take some time to plan what to do if what they are having isn't on my plan.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
First Week Weigh In
Okay, so I know you want to know the results of the first weigh in (I just weigh myself) after I have been on the plan for a week, so I'll start with that, then go back and give you the low down from Monday to today.
Well, although I had some misgivings after the district breakfast I had to attend, I did end up losing 10 pounds. I am on my way to my next 10...
Tuesday, August 10
6:45 AM I'm ready to leave the house and grab my peach mini muffins that I made from the Medifast oatmeal. I plan on having these and filling my glass with Crystal Light Orange Sunrise. I am nervous, but feel I have a plan. I eat two muffins on the way. They are bite sized. When I get to Four Seasons where the breakfast is being catered, my custodians see me right away and lead me to a table. The breakfast is a thank you for our support staff. I'm glad they come get me because it means I won't have to sit with the other principals and explain why I am eating differently from everyone. However, there are no plates on the table because it is buffet. I need to get in line with my table to get a plate. I decide to have some of the scrambled eggs that are there since they look like they are made from real eggs. Eggs are on the diet, but I will have to adjust my "real meal" later in the day as they count as protein. I take an amount that seems within the limits and then see they have ham, not bacon. I take two small triangles, about 1" each side and very thin. I get out of line before I move past the french toast, etc.
At my seat, I pull out four mini muffins and add them to my plate. I was sitting beside one of our younger custodians who is rather shy, very nice, and is slightly "challenged" from a brain tumor when he was 15. He noticed the muffins and asked what they were. I said oatmeal muffins. He said, "Are you on a restricted diet?" I said yes and he said, "My mother is on a restricted diet. It's hard." BIG SIGH (from me). Everyone else heard and there were no more questions, just acceptance.
What I didn't remember until the night before, was that my challenges would just continue. We were to go right from the breakfast meeting to central office for Admin Meeting. This is usually a 3-4 hour meeting. I realized ahead of time that I would need another "meal" during this meeting. I brought a "S'mores" crunch bar and some water, which I kept refilling while we were meeting. Some others had brought a drink: water, soda, coffee. But I think I was the only one with a snack. I was the lucky one as the meeting lasted until after 12.
1:00 I head back to my building because it is time for me to eat again!! I have some of the Chicken Noodle Soup and am glad to find I still like it. I discover when I log my breakfast and lunch in my Lose It app that the breakfast was the most fat, calories, and sodium I have had all week! I think about skipping my lean and green later in the day and having one of the snack foods or meals instead.
5:00 I get home and I get on the scale just to see if I've done any real "damage." Guilt from this morning's "feast" at breakfast is getting to me. I am shocked when I get on (even though this is a "heavy" time of day for me.) I know when I weigh myself in the morning I will be a couple pounds lighter, but I began to worry that I had gained a pound or two back. I didn't want that. Even so, I decide I am too hungry to just have a snack, so I figure I will eat the "crab imperial" I made and have a salad because crab is very low calorie and fat, and I haven't had any veggies today. This was smart because I think I would have been starving. As it was, it wasn't really a FULL extra meal since I only ate half the crab (about 3 oz instead of the 7). The crab was really just some seasoned crabmeat with a tiny bit of eggbeaters to hold it together, but it is really good. I made some green beans (I had gotten some FRESH snap beans and you'd be surprised how long they last when you are only eating a half cup at a time.) I make them so they are still crisp. I have a small bowl of tomatoes and cucumbers.
8:00 I have a vanilla shake and add DaVinci Sugar Free Caramel Syrup.....mmmmm and eat the last two of my muffins with this.
9:30 Still not completely satisfied I have a Kemp's Sugar Free Lime Popsicle. I figured I could stand the 10 calories, no fat, no cholesterol, no sugar.
So I have a pretty restless night-- up a few times.
Wednesday I get up in the morning to "face the music" and am delighted that I have actually lost one more pound for a total of 10 pounds in one week!
Today I tried a new item-- Medifast Maryland Crab Soup. It was very good: nice and spicy. I may try the Peanut Butter soft serve tonight for my last meal. I'm going to heat up a serving of the meatballs and fresh tomato sauce with a green salad as my dinner. I'm getting hungry now-- well, for heaven's sake, I haven't eaten since 4:30 and it's almost 6 now.
Still two challenges this week: dinner out Friday night and the Pig Roast on Saturday. I will see some of you there on Saturday where you WILL see less of me than you saw the last time you saw me!
Well, although I had some misgivings after the district breakfast I had to attend, I did end up losing 10 pounds. I am on my way to my next 10...
Tuesday, August 10
6:45 AM I'm ready to leave the house and grab my peach mini muffins that I made from the Medifast oatmeal. I plan on having these and filling my glass with Crystal Light Orange Sunrise. I am nervous, but feel I have a plan. I eat two muffins on the way. They are bite sized. When I get to Four Seasons where the breakfast is being catered, my custodians see me right away and lead me to a table. The breakfast is a thank you for our support staff. I'm glad they come get me because it means I won't have to sit with the other principals and explain why I am eating differently from everyone. However, there are no plates on the table because it is buffet. I need to get in line with my table to get a plate. I decide to have some of the scrambled eggs that are there since they look like they are made from real eggs. Eggs are on the diet, but I will have to adjust my "real meal" later in the day as they count as protein. I take an amount that seems within the limits and then see they have ham, not bacon. I take two small triangles, about 1" each side and very thin. I get out of line before I move past the french toast, etc.
At my seat, I pull out four mini muffins and add them to my plate. I was sitting beside one of our younger custodians who is rather shy, very nice, and is slightly "challenged" from a brain tumor when he was 15. He noticed the muffins and asked what they were. I said oatmeal muffins. He said, "Are you on a restricted diet?" I said yes and he said, "My mother is on a restricted diet. It's hard." BIG SIGH (from me). Everyone else heard and there were no more questions, just acceptance.
What I didn't remember until the night before, was that my challenges would just continue. We were to go right from the breakfast meeting to central office for Admin Meeting. This is usually a 3-4 hour meeting. I realized ahead of time that I would need another "meal" during this meeting. I brought a "S'mores" crunch bar and some water, which I kept refilling while we were meeting. Some others had brought a drink: water, soda, coffee. But I think I was the only one with a snack. I was the lucky one as the meeting lasted until after 12.
1:00 I head back to my building because it is time for me to eat again!! I have some of the Chicken Noodle Soup and am glad to find I still like it. I discover when I log my breakfast and lunch in my Lose It app that the breakfast was the most fat, calories, and sodium I have had all week! I think about skipping my lean and green later in the day and having one of the snack foods or meals instead.
5:00 I get home and I get on the scale just to see if I've done any real "damage." Guilt from this morning's "feast" at breakfast is getting to me. I am shocked when I get on (even though this is a "heavy" time of day for me.) I know when I weigh myself in the morning I will be a couple pounds lighter, but I began to worry that I had gained a pound or two back. I didn't want that. Even so, I decide I am too hungry to just have a snack, so I figure I will eat the "crab imperial" I made and have a salad because crab is very low calorie and fat, and I haven't had any veggies today. This was smart because I think I would have been starving. As it was, it wasn't really a FULL extra meal since I only ate half the crab (about 3 oz instead of the 7). The crab was really just some seasoned crabmeat with a tiny bit of eggbeaters to hold it together, but it is really good. I made some green beans (I had gotten some FRESH snap beans and you'd be surprised how long they last when you are only eating a half cup at a time.) I make them so they are still crisp. I have a small bowl of tomatoes and cucumbers.
8:00 I have a vanilla shake and add DaVinci Sugar Free Caramel Syrup.....mmmmm and eat the last two of my muffins with this.
9:30 Still not completely satisfied I have a Kemp's Sugar Free Lime Popsicle. I figured I could stand the 10 calories, no fat, no cholesterol, no sugar.
So I have a pretty restless night-- up a few times.
Wednesday I get up in the morning to "face the music" and am delighted that I have actually lost one more pound for a total of 10 pounds in one week!
Today I tried a new item-- Medifast Maryland Crab Soup. It was very good: nice and spicy. I may try the Peanut Butter soft serve tonight for my last meal. I'm going to heat up a serving of the meatballs and fresh tomato sauce with a green salad as my dinner. I'm getting hungry now-- well, for heaven's sake, I haven't eaten since 4:30 and it's almost 6 now.
Still two challenges this week: dinner out Friday night and the Pig Roast on Saturday. I will see some of you there on Saturday where you WILL see less of me than you saw the last time you saw me!
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