Today was another lazy day at the house. AF is still being a PITA so we didn't do much, and you could tell that D was feeling cabin fever. So it was a long day!
I didn't really eat breakfast as we got up late. I had scrambled eggs with spinach and half a banana for lunch. Dinner this evening was left over cube steak, a baked sweet potato with some butter and salt, and cauliflower. Yum! This evening I had a small piece of the chocolate I have stashed away.
I'm not sure why I'm all excited about hitting 30 days here in just a few more days, as I don't plan to change anything, but, i guess it's a mile stone...lol I've never gone this long without bread, pasta, rice...etc. So it's exciting to me, I guess!
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Day 25 and 26
Friday was a sparse day. I was running out of groceries and AF started. Urgh. NOT a good combination. I had an apple and a few strips of bacon for breakfast. Lunch was a can of tuna, and a tomato (but it ended up being OVER ripe...blech! so I tossed it.) I did end up having a piece of chocolate at work. Dinner was cube steak, and a baked sweet potato with some butter, plus some broccoli. Later in the evening, I was having some INSANE carb cravings. It was awful, I came so close to blowing the whole no grain thing. I keep a package of spaghetti high up in a cabinet (out of sight, out of mind, right?) in case I need something quick for D, but I just kept thinking about it (and it's been there since BEFORE this diet started)! Finally, a glass of my dark chocolate almond milk killed the craving and I was able to relax. That was crazy though, I was about in full blown anxiety attack mode over that. What the hell?!
Saturday was a better day. AF was still being a total PITA. I had another glass of almond milk for a late breakfast as we slept in. No real lunch, I just wasn't hungry. For dinner, we had the rest of the cube steak, plus a salad with some ranch, and homemade guacamole (the avocado was FINALLY ripe enough!). I made a grocery store run to get some essentials we were lacking and did get a little package of dark chocolate to store in the freezer. I had a small piece of that this evening. Other than that, it was a decent day.
I'm getting so close to the 30 day mark!
Saturday was a better day. AF was still being a total PITA. I had another glass of almond milk for a late breakfast as we slept in. No real lunch, I just wasn't hungry. For dinner, we had the rest of the cube steak, plus a salad with some ranch, and homemade guacamole (the avocado was FINALLY ripe enough!). I made a grocery store run to get some essentials we were lacking and did get a little package of dark chocolate to store in the freezer. I had a small piece of that this evening. Other than that, it was a decent day.
I'm getting so close to the 30 day mark!
Friday, November 19, 2010
Day 24
Yay for Thanksgiving meal leftovers...lol I'll prolly be saying that next Friday too.
Today I had a big meeting in the morning, so I grabbed a banana to eat on the way, but no meat. :( And I sure was feeling it. So as soon as I got to work, I dove into a plate of leftover turkey. Yum! For lunch, I had a little more turkey, dill carrots, a few pieces of cheese, and grape tomatoes with a bit of light ranch. In the afternoon, I had an apple. Dinner was leftover hamburger patties, a few bites of spaghetti squash (I tried to cook it again, and it seemed to have been cooked long enough this time, but uggh, I just couldn't get into it. So I'm giving up on the spaghetti squash for now), and a sliced tomato.
Today I had a big meeting in the morning, so I grabbed a banana to eat on the way, but no meat. :( And I sure was feeling it. So as soon as I got to work, I dove into a plate of leftover turkey. Yum! For lunch, I had a little more turkey, dill carrots, a few pieces of cheese, and grape tomatoes with a bit of light ranch. In the afternoon, I had an apple. Dinner was leftover hamburger patties, a few bites of spaghetti squash (I tried to cook it again, and it seemed to have been cooked long enough this time, but uggh, I just couldn't get into it. So I'm giving up on the spaghetti squash for now), and a sliced tomato.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Day 23
My first thanksgiving feast of the diet. I did very well, and was quite proud of myself (aside from ONE thing, see below about the evil person...lol). We were all asked to bring something so I steamed carrots and then mixed them with some butter, garlic salt and a bit of parmesan. Delicious!!!
Breakfast this morning was a banana and the one pork chop left over from last night. Some evil person had put out an appetizer of chocolate dipped...bacon. Yeah. Chocolate dipped bacon. It wasn't completely dipped, just half of each small piece was. But...yeah I had a few pieces. And considered that my dessert...lol It was hard to really consider that being awful though, as it wasn't grain or starch. Just some chocolate. But oh my it was so good. For the feast, I had turkey (no gravy), ham, my carrots, a salad with light ranch, and some mozzarella/tomatoes with olive oil. And then went back for seconds of the turkey and carrots. I was full and definitely satisfied. Dinner was hamburger pattys plus a california veggie mix(broccoli, cauliflower and carrots) steamed bag.
Breakfast this morning was a banana and the one pork chop left over from last night. Some evil person had put out an appetizer of chocolate dipped...bacon. Yeah. Chocolate dipped bacon. It wasn't completely dipped, just half of each small piece was. But...yeah I had a few pieces. And considered that my dessert...lol It was hard to really consider that being awful though, as it wasn't grain or starch. Just some chocolate. But oh my it was so good. For the feast, I had turkey (no gravy), ham, my carrots, a salad with light ranch, and some mozzarella/tomatoes with olive oil. And then went back for seconds of the turkey and carrots. I was full and definitely satisfied. Dinner was hamburger pattys plus a california veggie mix(broccoli, cauliflower and carrots) steamed bag.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Day 22
So, this morning was my official 3 week weigh-in. And I'm happy to announce that I am down 14.4 lbs! Woohoo!! I bet it would go down even faster if I were to tighten up on the dairy and sugar in dressings, but for now, I'm good with this.
I've also been getting some really good feedback from D about all this. Last week, he was excited about coming home to eat. Over the weekend, when we went to my grandma's, he asked if I was going to help cook. I told him that, no, it's usually already cooked by the time we get there. And then I asked him if he likes how mommy has been cooking lately, and he goes "Yeah! So are you gonna help cook?" And then this morning, he asked if we could go pick something up to eat after I picked him up from afterschool care. I said "No, remember, we're going to come home and make pork chops and guacamole" He said "Oh I think that's a great idea!" I'm loving seeing him come right along with this new change, rather than resisting it. He's eating the majority of what I cook, and that is definitely more motivation to keep this up!
Ok on to food today. Breakfast was a banana and a few strips of bacon. Mid morning I had some almonds. Lunch was a sliced tomato and a can of tuna. This afternoon, I had an apple. Dinner tonite was pork chops, baked sweet potatoes with some butter, and sliced tomato (can you tell I ADORE tomatoes, at least the hothouse ones, and fresh ones from East Texas). We were going to make guacamole but it wasn't ripe yet. So we wait on that.
I've also been getting some really good feedback from D about all this. Last week, he was excited about coming home to eat. Over the weekend, when we went to my grandma's, he asked if I was going to help cook. I told him that, no, it's usually already cooked by the time we get there. And then I asked him if he likes how mommy has been cooking lately, and he goes "Yeah! So are you gonna help cook?" And then this morning, he asked if we could go pick something up to eat after I picked him up from afterschool care. I said "No, remember, we're going to come home and make pork chops and guacamole" He said "Oh I think that's a great idea!" I'm loving seeing him come right along with this new change, rather than resisting it. He's eating the majority of what I cook, and that is definitely more motivation to keep this up!
Ok on to food today. Breakfast was a banana and a few strips of bacon. Mid morning I had some almonds. Lunch was a sliced tomato and a can of tuna. This afternoon, I had an apple. Dinner tonite was pork chops, baked sweet potatoes with some butter, and sliced tomato (can you tell I ADORE tomatoes, at least the hothouse ones, and fresh ones from East Texas). We were going to make guacamole but it wasn't ripe yet. So we wait on that.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Day 21
Three weeks, baby!!! This past three weeks really has flown too! I'm still pushing on. Last night was pretty tough, with my first mexican food eating out since starting this. And I know I looked longingly at the chips, but in the end...I didn't need em. And my dinner was so full of flavor (the taco salad, but didn't eat the shell), that I didn't even miss what I normally would have gotten.
Today for breakfast, I had a banana, plus some beef jerky, and baby carrots with a bit of light ranch. Midmorning, I had some almonds. Lunch was an apple, small mixed greens salad, and some leftover bbq brisket (sugar though) from up at work. It wasn't drowned in sauce so I figured it'd work well enough. For dinner this evening, I ended up making some cube steak in the skillet, plus tomato slices, and a small salad.
Today for breakfast, I had a banana, plus some beef jerky, and baby carrots with a bit of light ranch. Midmorning, I had some almonds. Lunch was an apple, small mixed greens salad, and some leftover bbq brisket (sugar though) from up at work. It wasn't drowned in sauce so I figured it'd work well enough. For dinner this evening, I ended up making some cube steak in the skillet, plus tomato slices, and a small salad.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Day 20
Well the day isn't quite over yet but I already know what I'm having for dinner and I have a free moment so...here goes.
Today was quite the challenge. We went to my grandma's house for lunch, and what was already dished up on my plate? Chicken n Rice casserole and...pigs in a blanket. Yeah. But I managed to overlook it all, and stuck with asparagus, green beans (though they are a legume), some cottage cheese, a few chunks of chicken that I picked out of the casserole, and two mini sausages that I removed the breading from. Sheesh. That was tough! But I did it, and didn't cave into, "Oh just one bite of casserole won't hurt" lol This afternoon, I did have a little piece of a hersheys with almonds chocolate bar, and then a string cheese later on. This evening, we are meeting friends at Chuys for dinner. I've already scoped out the menu and since I haven't had salad yet today, I'll be getting a salad, prolly with sliced fajita beef on it. I know it comes with some guacamole too. Yummy!
Today was quite the challenge. We went to my grandma's house for lunch, and what was already dished up on my plate? Chicken n Rice casserole and...pigs in a blanket. Yeah. But I managed to overlook it all, and stuck with asparagus, green beans (though they are a legume), some cottage cheese, a few chunks of chicken that I picked out of the casserole, and two mini sausages that I removed the breading from. Sheesh. That was tough! But I did it, and didn't cave into, "Oh just one bite of casserole won't hurt" lol This afternoon, I did have a little piece of a hersheys with almonds chocolate bar, and then a string cheese later on. This evening, we are meeting friends at Chuys for dinner. I've already scoped out the menu and since I haven't had salad yet today, I'll be getting a salad, prolly with sliced fajita beef on it. I know it comes with some guacamole too. Yummy!
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