Day 28

It's starting to get easier to dish out portions for myself so I don't waste as much food but right now I'm not even worrying about what I throw away. Ken, Aidan, and I went to Chili's for dinner last weekend and I ordered the chicken tacos. It came with 3 tacos, rice, and beans. I ate 1 taco. That's it, just one taco. I tried a small bite of the rice but it wasn't very tasty and the beans just aren't something I usually like so they were just decoration in my eyes. I did box up my other 2 tacos but to be honest, I'm not going to want to eat a soggy taco so they will end up in the trash before Halloween.

I really have to start eating my lunch and not do anything else during. I was at work the other day and I was doing some internet browsing while I ate my lunch (half a turkey sandwich on wheat with a slice of cheese no mayo no mustard)and when I was done, my stomach hurt and I felt like I might be sick. It passed after a few hours but all I could think was I had no clue how big my bites were and if I was chewing enough. Maybe I'll start bringing a lawn chair and I'll set up shop in the back and enjoy some sunshine while I eat...plus I can work on tanning these ghostly white legs of mine. BOOOOOOOO!!!

I'm still trying to sell my costume, but no takers. I did buy a new costume ($12.99 for the dress) so I won't have to go to the party in my Birthday suit.


No weight change this entry

Day 22

Oh the brick that is my breakfast in my tummy. I ended up having an egg over easy and an english muffin with butter. It doesn't hurt, just feels like a lump just sitting, not moving, through my stomach. Now I have to figure out a lunch for myself. I'll be out of the house so it will be some type of restaurant food. I was thinking a Submarina/Subway sandwich turned into a salad???? It will have meat for protein and veggies, I miss veggies. This is gonna take some getting used to.

Day 21

So today is my last day on my all liquid/mushy diet. My first meal will be simple, one egg over easy and a half piece of wheat toast with butter. Doesn't seem like much but I've been eating 1/4 of a cup of "food" when I eat and that's been filling me up.

My weight loss should start to slow down some due to the addition of food but I also get to start working out again so I'm super excited to burn off some of those extra calories.

Day 18

I made myself a strawberry/raspberry vanilla creme smoothie this morning with a scoop of weight loss protein powder and boy am I hungry now :( My tummy is growling and I still have 30 minutes until I can eat my lunch. I had half a yogurt about an hour ago as a snack and even that isn't helping. Maybe it's the dairy based foods that aren't helping. Can't wait to get some raw almonds to snack on. YUMMMMMM!

I'm going to make some zucchini bread over the weekend and maybe some english muffin bread as well. I found a few recipes for crustless quiche that I also want to try and I'm going to try to learn how to make omelets on the stove and ditch my microwave omelet maker.

I've been looking for low calorie and/or low fat recipes that I can try out and I've found a few interesting websites.
http://fromapples2zucchini.blogspot.com/
http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/

While I was perusing the web, found this site and just LOVED it. Great Christmas idea for me *hint hint*
http://www.carolynskitchenonline.com/index.html
(I like the Dorthy Apron in Red. It's black and white striped with a red pocket)

Day 15

Week one of work is over and I'm glad to say the working helped to make me feel better. The pain I felt in my stomach while walking has vanished and it's much easier for me to get up from a sitting or laying down position.

Mom and Matt came over for dinner last night and it was very easy for me to sit down with them and enjoy my mashed spuds w/ gravy. I am finding that I need to eat slower though. It's getting easier for me to not have something to drink with my meals too, but I need to make a more conscious effort to drink between meals so I stay hydrated. The other day I had a cup of tea and about 6oz of juice when I got home.

I had to reschedule my first fill so now it's set for Saturday November 13th. Ken will be taking a projection class in Long Beach so he won't be home for 4 days/nights.

Even with the addition of mashed potatoes, I'm still losing. Down another 3lbs.

Day 12

Yesterday was VERY long and exhausting. It was my first day back to work and by 10:30am, I was ready for a nap. My back and sides were super sore and all I wanted was a nice back rub and some rest. I finally got it, the rest that is, at about 10pm.


I woke up this morning ready to take on the day, with some help from Tylenol of course, and so far I'm doing pretty good. My back is a little sore and stiff again, but not like it was yesterday. I did wear some very comfy "lounge" pants today hoping that would help since I'm sitting most of the day and the jeans I wore yesterday hurt my stomach whenever I bent forward.

I had a homemade smoothie for breakfast, half of an individual serving of applesauce for my morning snack, and 1/4 cup mashed taters for lunch. I weighed myself this morning and the scale said I was UP a pound :( It could be that I'm not drinking as much as I should or it could be that I've added some "real" food into my diet over the past 4 days. Either way I'm feeling lighter and my clothes are stating to feel loose so I'm still happy even with an extra pound.

Day 9

Went to Kory & Joesi's wedding and I'm glad I did. I had a good time even with all the yummy food that I couldn't partake in. We did stop at KFC on our way there and got me some mashed taters w/ gravy so I had something to eat during dinner. It went down nice and even hours later, still no problems. I'm going to go to the store tomorrow and buy some spuds to make my own mashed taters so I can control the salt and butter that will be in them. It will be a nice dinner to have instead of soup so I can join Ken and Aidan at the table while they have their dinner.

I did have some of the icing from the wedding cake and it was "sinful"!!!

Everyday is getting just a little bit easier but after all, it couldn't get any harder.....right!????