January 1
Saw this on Twitter:
"Starting tomorrow, I am eating rationally again. The holiday time is KILLER for anyone attempting to shed a few pounds" (Billy Hallowell tweeted this on January 1)
"Break" fast: 1 rollo with coffee, 1 Fuyu persimmon (such a weakness for these!)
Bake banana bread all day to use overripe banana; taste batter taste bread (incredibly good due to the overripe banana chunks on the bottom of the pan and the crumbly stuff on the top)
**(not really fasting with all the tasting of the batter, so not sure I am starting today....)
Exercised on StairMaster and 2 chin ups (New Years resolution - 2/day everyday)
Dinner: Made pork roast and fried yucca for New
Years Day: had small plate (5-6 bites) of pork, and a bigger plate of fried yuca (if
I am going to indulge, yuca frita will always be one of my top choices)
Did not make a green vegetable, which
is unusual for me, but good news for my family.
January 2
Woke up hungry (starches night before? yuca very starchy)
not starving though and down a few tenths of a pound
Coffee with cream, vitamins
Coffee with cream, vitamins
"Break" fast: 1/2 a persimmon
Coffee from McDonalds on the way to work (as a treat because I was facing an all day planning session)
Coffee at lunch, Airborne (unexpected but this gave me a few extra hours of willpower to make my fast last)
"Break" fast: few nuts @ 4 (not starving but really want to eat!)
Dinner: more fried yuca (six pieces, small caesar salad, 3 crackers 2 bites pork, airborne, DDP, 1 glass wine and Oklahoma State at Fiesta Bowl!)
- satisfying: yes
- filling: yes
- feels effective so far: yes
January 3rd
Coffee with cream, vitamins
Morning "Break" fast: coffee with cream, 2 rollos, grapes while fixing CC's breakfast
Picked up coffee and biscuits at McDonalds to take into work to celebrate Cowboy win—drank extra coffee and no biscuit.
Dinner:
2 crackers w/egg salad, 2 crackers no
egg salad
6 bites swiss mushroom burger
10 asparagus
10 green beans with butter
5 large segments of pomelo
1 glass white wine/and 1/2 glass of red
1 Diet Dr. Pepper
Tired today, cause was up late last night watching Cowboys kick butt in the 2012 Fiesta Bowl. Does being tired make me psychologically weak? Maybe.
- satisfying: yes
- filling: yes
- feels effective so far: yes
Jan 4th
Woke up 4:30 (yuck), not hungry, down 4 tenths of a pound, Yay! Going to be stronger today. Not eat
less necessarily but not as randomly.
Coffee with cream, vitamins, Airborne (cold coming)
Morning "Break" fast: ½ piece of banana bread (include recipe), few bites of an apple
Afternoon "Break" fast: 10 cashews
Dinner: protein wisdom for dinner----brought home chicken and sushi from Harris Teeter. Ate chicken breast and a half probably, 1 bite sushi, 1 glass white and a sip of red, Airborne
- satisfying: yes
- filling: yes
- feels effective so far: yes
January 5th
Not hungry! Yay! Guess protein helps. Down 2 tenths of a pound! Yay!
Coffee with cream, vitamins
Morning "Break" fast: 10 grapes
Morning "Break" fast: 10 grapes
Taking CC to the dentist today (nervous); back from dentist at noon
Afternoon "Break" fast: few saltines(4), coffee with 1 rollo
Stairmaster (45 min Yay!)
Dinner: Tom Yum soup, 4 long strips mozz, cheese and crackers (3), 4-5 bites chicken from tom yum soup, medium plate of raspa
- satisfying: yes
- filling: yes
- feels effective so far: yes
January 6th
Coffee with cream, vitamins
Morning "Break" fast: coffee, few grapes/cheese
pick up Sibyl at the airport! Yay!!!
Champagne!
Dinner: Making Emeril's Eggplant Parm
Eating
some of the cheese I am slicing: mozzarella and swiss cheese; around 5
or six slices and 2 slices bacon, Plate of eggplant parm with loads of
cheese, apple and peanut butter
- satisfying: yes
- filling: yes
- feels effective so far: yes
January 7th
Up
a few tenths of a pound---understandable (key will be to do less of
this past evening meal behavior than the other days if I can). Not
hungry.
Coffee with cream, vitamins
Having a pedicure with Sibyl and a Diet Dr. Pepper
Late lunch at Biaggis with Sibyl; did not order anything but a glass of wine and a diet coke, ate 1 piece of bread with "Italian butter" Should have resisted. Definitely tasted good and did not eat more. **It's kind of weird not to eat when the other person with you is eating.
Dinner: cook roasted shrimp with feta from The Barefoot Contessa's book
January 8th
Coffee with cream, vitamins
Shopping with Sibyl: went to REI to look for hiking boots for Sibyl. **Note to self: Don't go there again! Was like going to Whole Foods
with more athletic younger people. Several clerks constantly raved
about the membership: only 20 dollars to "own" part of the company
(even though my friend Sibyl lives in FL and there are no REIs there!),
and on and on about the company's green initiatives. Could not think of
another way to get this clerks attention who was trying to hand out
membership applications, but to say, "No don't waste your time with me.
I am against the environment. I don't like bugs, I am not outdoorsy,
and I don't support green initiatives." Upside, the clerk stopped
trying to sell me a membership. Downside, half of the customers in the
store turned and gave me dirty looks. Thought they were going to murder
me!
Lunch at Carolina Ale House: did not order anything but a glass of wine and diet coke. Ate 1 crouton with Ranch dressing.
**One downside of this diet is that it is a little awkward when out with others.
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