Great Value Donut Shop Cold Brew Coffee, Torani Sugar Free Hazelnut Syrup, Pacifica Oat Milk- steamed cauliflower, black beans, Walden Farms Thousand Island Dressing, Prozis Hot Ketchup
- Happy Belly SF Pink Lemonade
- Russet potatoes, green peas, Sky Valley General Tso Sauce
NOTES: Feeling fantastic. I hadn’t really worried about today’s weigh-in, but it almost couldn’t have gone better. Normally I’d worry about losing 10 pounds, but last week I was feeling unwell and didn’t do my weigh-in until later in the day when I finally felt like it, and by then I had eaten. The fact that I lost no weight was disappointing, but I have been braced for plateaus. It looks like I didn’t need to worry too much about it. I’ve just felt great today. The type of energy I have is so much better than the over-caffeinated days over the past few years. I should have done this before, but understanding is reached when it is reached.
I’m trying to remain cautious about progress. I still have a long way to go before I am a healthy weight and can do as much as I want physically. I feel confident in my ability to get there, but I don’t want to celebrate as if I’ve completed some goal every time I lose a little. A loss is fantastic, but I just need to keep moving forward.
Soup: pumpkin, tomato sauce, carrots, leftover soup from previous day
Soup: cremini mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, College Inn Mushroom Stock, mushroom onion soup mix, garlic, onion flakes, onion powder, Serrano peppers, Anaheim peppers, mock chicken, white pepper, mushroom seasoning, red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning
russet potato, sweet potato, steamed broccoli, Taco Bell Hot Sauce
Soup: crushed tomatoes, Hunt’s Seasoned Diced Tomatoes in Sauce for Meatloaf, carrots, onions, Serrano peppers, mock duck, crushed red pepper, white pepper, garlic powder, onion flakes, onion powder, cumin, paprika, msg, Italian seasoning
russet potatoes, steamed cauliflower, stewed tomatoes, Taco Bell Hot Sauce
russet potatoes, steamed cauliflower, Walden Farms Thousand Island Dressing, cayenne pepper
Romaine lettuce, Walden Farms Ranch Dressing
Romaine lettuce, fat free refried beans, Spanish rice, Taco Bell Hot Sauce
So, as I had predicted September was not as euphoric as August had been. Part of that was due to my own dabbling in various ways to see what would and would not work in terms of adding back in foods that aren’t terribly compliant (as well as using up some foods already in the house), but some was a general bit of frustration when either my weight loss seemed to have slowed or more notably when exercise felt difficult.
I’m planning to focus on food costs in October. I want to see how much I can lower my grocery bill and still feel just as satisfied. It will be similar to September, but I already know that my walnut milk might have to be replaced by soy or almond. I might need to switch from lemonade to water, especially seeing as I go through so much these days. What I want for this next chapter in my life is to simplify everything. I want to live cheaply and gently.