Month: September 2023

Daily Log: 12 September 2023

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FOOD:

  • broccoli, Gardein F’sh Patties, roasted Roma tomatoes, McCormick Smash Seasoning, brown mustard, red pepper flakes
  • Cornbread (Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix (Vegetarian), cream style corn, jalapeños)
  • GV SF Lemonade
  • Ranch Style Beans with Jalapeños, roasted mustard greens, green beans, mashed potatoes
  • small red potato

NOTES: I’m looking for an easy SOS-free cornbread recipe.  I prefer cornbreads that are not too heavy on flour.  If I want cake, I’ll make cake.  I like a savory, slightly bitter cornbread.  I’ll be experimenting. Continue reading “Daily Log: 12 September 2023” →

Daily Log: 11 September 2023

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FOOD:

  • Brussels sprouts, fat free refried beans, nutritional yeast, Frontier Co-op Mexican Fiesta Seasoning, spring mix salad
  • GV SF Lemonade
  • Pasta: Ready Pasta Macaroni, Gardein Ground Be’f, spicy hummus, Roma tomato

NOTES: Fantastic Day!  I’m down 41 pounds since I started on 6 August 2023.  I felt so great when I weighed, no doubt aided by my apprehension in doing so.  I had wanted to see a certain number to prove the scale wasn’t just broken and I finally believe that it is working just fine. Continue reading “Daily Log: 11 September 2023” →

Daily Log: 10 September 2023

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FOOD:

  • Soup: crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, mushrooms, onions, carrots, jalapeños, onion soup mix, paprika, Italian seasoning, turmeric, celery seed, crushed red pepper, black pepper, garlic
  • GV SF Lemonade

NOTES: Low Calorie Diet Day 5.  We’ve come to the end of the monthly restrictive diet.  I’m going to attempt alternate day fasting in October, fasting on odd days and eating on even days.  I’m interested to see which one feels better.

🍄 Full Log for September 2023 🌾

TECHNICAL NOTE: I’ve gotten into the bad habit of writing these posts at night and forgetting to publish them until sometime later.  While I will try to fix that, I can’t promise I won’t keep doing it.

Daily Log: 7 September 2023

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FOOD:

  • Soup: onions, mushrooms, UnMeat chicken, garlic, turmeric, Italian seasoning, black pepper, serrano pepper, red pepper flakes; spinach added later & water filled back to fill slow cooker
  • Salad: spring greens, corn, Walden Farms Sweet Onion Dressing
  • GV SF Lemonade

NOTES: Low Calorie Diet Day 2.  Today’s soup was one of the best things I’ve ever eaten. Continue reading “Daily Log: 7 September 2023” →

Daily Log: 4 September 2023

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FOOD:

  • Caribbean Rice Bowl, medium russet potato, jalapeño pepper, serrano pepper, Spring mix salad
  • GV SF Lemonade
  • grapes (black & green)
  • bean & rice burritos

NOTES: The rice bowl was very good, but the addition of that jalapeño and serrano made it into an experience.  I think one of each was too much for one meal.  I need to chop them up and just use a few slices of each in my meals.  It was fun though.

🍄 Full Log for September 2023 🌾

Five More Pounds!

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Weight: 385 lbs

Okay, okay… so I was wrong.  I’ve lost another five pounds.  I’m so pleased with that.  I’ve been working at this for about a month now and I have lost about 25 pounds.  While I cannot be sure of that number, losing ten pounds in ten days of a fasting mimicking diet is completely normal and I assume it was around that.

I worried that increasing my calories would have hurt my progress, but it seems to have not slowed me down at all.  To be fair, I’ve had so much energy that I’ve been up cleaning the house a lot more than I had been.  Still, If I can keep this up I should be able to set some goals that I thought seemed unreasonable and now feel obtainable.  I’m being cautious about those kinds of goals still.  I want to see the weight headed in the same direction over the next month to really trust that I can rely on losing weight.  Dr. McDougall always tells people that if you are eating this way you should be able to get to your ideal weight in a year.  Most of those people are starting out significantly smaller than I am, but it is still encouraging to see numbers today that suggest that he isn’t wrong.  Maybe more like two years, but still.  I’m doing almost no exercise still.  I need to work on that and stop being scare of my own legs.

While I’m not ready to set dates for goals, I have already decided to set some achievement gifts to myself.  That should serve as just another way of keeping me motivated.  I’m working on that now and I’ll post it when I have it outlined better.