Monday - Ughhh - Diet Log #15

Today I went to the Mayo Clinic, met with surgeon, who ordered ultrasound for my arm - July 8th.  He didn't seem too concerned about the lump, and gave hope that it is something that won't need surgery.  So, not going to fret over the lump... let it be until July 8th.  I really appreciated his not being surgery gung-ho on my arm...

So busy today at work I never got to get my big cups of water in - only had half a cup of iced tea, half a cup of coffee, and now I'm trying to catch up.  Lunch was a Powerade Zero drink and a turkey burger patty, with mustard, cheese and pickle.  Snack was 5 green olives...

Dinner will be onion/pepper stuffed turkey sausages and broccoli.  

Stuffed - Diet Log #13 and 14

Two weeks into the 21 days of detoxing!!!  One more week and I've met the 21 day Detox Carb challenge!  People ask me if I've cheated at all - AND - my answer is HELL NO!  Why do this and cheat?

STUFFED PEPPERS:

Baked 4 large bell peppers stuffed with onion, peppers, 1 lb turkey sausage, 1 lb ground turkey, mixed in egg..with garlic and Italian seasoning... poured 1 can of the lowest sugar content found of tomato sauce...baked - then topped each one with a slice of cheddar, and baked till bubbly cheese and browning... about an hour...at 375.  Incredible dinner....

That was dinner... for today and last night.  

Bacon Bacon Bacon... I broke down and bought bacon... mmmmmmm ... the butcher's style, thick thick slices.  Tomorrow my son is making Jalapeno Poppers - stuffing jalapenos with cream cheese, then wrapping in bacon and cooking in oven... I found him 6 beautiful jalapenos.

Iced tea has been staple drink today - a delicious Iced Chai Tea...

Day of rest... relaxation... tomorrow I head to Mayo Clinic for the tumor in my arm.  Not excited.

Low Carb Bangers & Mash - Diet Log #12

I've been looking all over for good Low Carb Recipes, and I found someone who has made an absolutely wonderful website of nothing but fantastic ideas and recipes!!!

LINDA'S LOW CARB MENUS & RECIPES

Tonight's Dinner:

Bangers & Mash - Low Carb Style

Chicken sausage cooked in the oven till nice and crispy on the outside, served on  Mashed Cauliflower that has been whipped with some cheese, butter, sea salt and ground pepper (creating faux mashed potatoes).

My Lunch:

Ate 1/2 if not 1/4 of a

Greek Salad at The Loop

*mixed seasonal greens, feta cheese, roma tomatoes, red onions,

pepperoncini and calamata olives tossed in balsamic vinaigrette

(and sans the croutons)

My Breakfast:

Oops was so busy, I had a coffee, a 32 oz. Powerade Zero, a Green Tea... and didn't even realize till lunch time that I had forgotten to eat a bite... I was so not hungry.

Mood:  Ecstatic that my top and skirt look fantastic together, where 2 months ago they didn't fit right/too small and made me look like a lump.

Lunch - spent it with co-worker going over memories of our trips to Belgium, France and Germany... and then she threw in the kicker, she had been to Monaco and Cannes, I've never been - and would so love to go one day!

Ego Boost.....Diet Log #11

This morning a co-worker said "WOW that skirt you are wearing is already getting too big on you in the tush/hips"... 

21 lbs. weight loss total today.....I need to not weigh until next week...

Today's lunch was a chef salad sans anything carby ... at my favorite hole in the wall lunch place that makes their very own Ranch dressing.  It's so rich and thick from the fresh buttermilk, that all I do is the dip the fork into the dressing, then stab at the salad... great diet trick.  The nice thing is, I went to lunch with 4 other co-workers and they all had the same salad.  

I find that I'm filling up on less and less food.  I don't snack often at all - usually a little something between lunch and dinner - like a slice of turkey and cheese or even a pickle or the allowed 10 green olives.  I'm pretty much eating three meals a day - but I'm eating smaller and smaller portions.  

Tonight's dinner is White Wine & Garlic Stuffed Chicken Sausages from Fresh Market, with Scrambled Eggs (cooked with some mushrooms/green pepper/red onion and parmesan cheese shavings).

I'm just not a big meat eater, so I feel like a lot of things are "repulsive".  I know that eggs are going to end up being gross, chicken is going to be gross, I'm not a red meat eater, I don't eat pork (well, sorry - I'll eat bacon, but it has to be super crisp/burnt/crumbly and not sogging in grease), and I'll be switching to fish, shrimp, etc. soon...which is expensive. Once I get this detoxing - 2 more weeks to go, then I'll slip on over to where I can eat beans,  nuts, some occasional fruits.  But I'm not going to go over to whole grains until I have lost the major part of my weight.

Retro Fun - Diet Log #10

Well, onto Day #10... Eating Sliced Turkey and Cheese here and there, and then for lunch I had a chicken taco salad sans chips/shell - only thing is I did have a tiny bit of beans ... I left off the pico de gallo and just used hot sauce for flavoring.  Already have had 64 oz. of water, and 1/2 cup of coffee, and getting ready to go make up another 32 oz cup of ice water.  Love crushed ice.... 

As for energy - really low on that.  I have not slept well this week.  Between stress about car and health and finances (finances because of car and health), new eating habits, and the absolute Gosh-Awful HEAT & HUMIDITY, I could so easily just sleep... sleep... and sleep right now.

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Healthier - Diet Log #9

Today I went for a follow-up visit with the doctor (re: my hospital stay late April/early May).  

Drum Roll Please........................

I've lost 20 lbs. since weighed in at the hospital on April 28, 2013.  Picture 4 "Five" Pound Bags of Sugar... 

That's what I've lost - in 8 weeks.  My Blood Pressure was significantly better, a few more pounds gone, and it will definitely be completely normal/average as it should BE.  My lungs and heart all sound good, even though I'm sneezing/allergy issued, my sinuses are good, ears good, no temperature, you name it - I'm back to normal... now if I can just get really, really HEALTHY and lose some more bags of sugar!  I have 30 lbs left for my FIRST goal... Yes, I have a lot of weight to lose, and this is the first big crunch.

Today's meals:  Sliced Turkey/Cheddar Cheese, Iced Green Tea, Water, ICE Sparkling Water, 1/2 a cup of coffee (taking smaller and smaller amounts in...), and I need to drink at least another 64 oz. of water before the day is out - and - dinner will be fancy chicken sausages and scrambled eggs again like last night.  Going to Fresh Market to get their fresh chicken sausages... trying to stay away from the pre-made/pre-cooked/pre-packaged ones that taste oh so good, but the fresh made ones at the butcher counter have got to be healthier.

My favorite beverage: ICE Sparkling Water - I actually mix it with San Pelegrino and lots of ice to cut the sweetness... No Carbs, No Calories, and has B-Vitamins, Vitamin D, and Green Tea Extract... 

I Love Rabbi Shmuley - Diet Log #8

Another day being Carb Free.... I've been researching for advice and recipes, and have been saving some up... Dinner tonight consisted of two chicken sausage links and scrambled eggs.  It was actually darned good!!

I drank THREE 32 oz cups of water today!!!  It's so miserably hot here - it was super easy!  I'm now in the habit of filling up my 32 oz cup when I take a walk around the office... at lunch I grabbed a co-worker and dragged her to Super Target where we walked the entire perimeter of the store, etc., then went back to the office and ate my lunch meat and cheese roll ups I made, drank some Iced Green Tea... and I'm pretty proud... a good start to my 2nd week.

I love Rabbi Shmuley (I'd marry him if he weren't already married with kids! Though I don't believe he'd feel that I was marriage material for a Rabbi!).

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