Thanksgiving.

Had a game plan. Stuck to it. Mostly.

I had the turkey with a spoonful of pineapple/mango salsa, green beans and some sweet potato. And then I had a little more turkey. Then a very small piece of pumpkin pie. So, yes, too many calories but nothing like most Thanksgivings. I felt pretty good at the end of the day.

Different story today. We had brunch at Stacey's. We made omelettes with lots of veggies. I had a little cream cheese on mine. I also had half a waffle with strawberries. And a piece of bacon. Everything was so good. And yes, I was full. I haven't felt full in two months.

So, tomorrow I'm back on the program. I'm looking forward to it, really. I'm walking with Jeff in the afternoon.

Look! New link!

Look to the right. I added a link to the calorie counter I've been using. I've been keeping a list of what I eat next to my computer so I can check the calorie counter and keep a running total throughout the day. It really helps to keep myself aware of my intake.

Pleasantly surprised

I didn't know if I'd lose anything this week. It's the first week of being on two diet shakes and two meals a day. I wasn't perfectly careful with my calorie intake so I was a little bit nervous about stepping onto the scale tonight. Tra-la-la, two and half more pounds gone. That's 26 total.

So, even with having a little sugar in my coffee and having that teeny sliver of pumpkin pie (57 calories. I looked it up), and a little too much chicken with peanut sauce, and some of the salmon and cream cheese dip I made for a party that I didn't go to, I still dropped weight. But I know that doesn't mean I can let up. I still have to face the Kaiser staff every week when I check in for class. You don't want to mess with that.

This week was a little unusual because I was working on that rabbit cage. That was some pretty physical work and a couple times I felt depleted and really needed to eat something. I upped the calories a little just to make myself feel better. It seems to have worked out ok.

Yesterday I cleaned out my closet. I'm getting rid of a lot of things. Not just stuff that doesn't fit anymore, but some things that just aren't me anymore. I also moved more smaller sized things over to the wearable side. In fact, I don't have any more clothes that are too small in my closet. The only thing left that I can't fit into is another pair of jeans that are in a box in a cupboard. Getting into those will be quite a victory. I'm looking forward to it.

Two more

23.5 Tra-la-la!

This week we start the next phase of the program. That's two shakes a day and two meals. I gotta buy more food.

Ooops!

I originally typed a post intended for my other blog on this blog. If you want to read it, go to my blog. It's political, not dietetical.

Three and a half pounds this week

That's 21.5 pounds total. I knew I had lost something this week. I could feel it. I've added more clothes to the "wearable" side of my closet. People are starting to comment. I like what I see in the mirror.

Time for my dinner shake.