Monthly Archives: April 2012
Day 101: Buddy’s Pizza and a few drinks
Total weight loss: 26.5 pounds. Next weigh-in: Saturday, April 21st
Day 100: Grilled chicken club salad
Total weight loss: 26.5 pounds. Next weigh-in: Saturday, April 21st
Day 99: Back to work, one bad choice
Total weight loss: 26.5 pounds. Next weigh-in: Saturday, April 21st
Tuesday it was back to work for me. I haven’t been working the keto plan as well as I used to be. I eat too little, I splurged on the wrap yesterday, I went totally off while sick last week, and I’m not planning good, nutritious meals and lunches. Time to get back on track. (I AM losing pounds and inches; however, so that part is A-OK!)
I was up several times in the night because the hospital kept calling to update me on my dad’s condition. Is that an excuse for what followed? Maybe.
I went back to work and started in on meetings and deadlines. I took time to heat my McRick breakfast of eggs, sausage, and cheese. There was a public workshop taking place in the conference room and lots and lots of bagels and large, inviting Dunkin Donut’s muffins for employees and students.
I think you know what happened.
I ate a huge, sugar-topped, chocolate chip muffin.
I was tired, my dad may be dying, I didn’t want to be back at work, blah de blah blah. I ate the friggin’ muffin and relished every bite.
Then the carbs took effect. I was really really tired. Sluggish. Muddle-headed. I felt just awful – physically and psychologically.
An hour or so later, I made 2 beddar cheddars. I felt a little better, but still logey. I looked up the bad news on these muffins here. For a cheat “meal,” it was a really bad choice — 81 net carbs. Sigh.
After work, Rick and I went up to the hospital to see my dad. He didn’t seem as bad as I expected. He may pull through this latest crisis, after all.
We headed home, and I skipped dinner. I wasn’t very hungry and I had lots of phone calls to make. I think in my head I decided to minimize the carb damage by skipping dinner, but I was hungry in a couple of hours. I made a “comfort food” concoction made up of a cup of spaghetti squash and a cheese mixture I threw together: sauteed onions in butter, heavy cream, cream cheese and grated cheese. It was bland, but did the trick.
Tomorrow: BACK ON TRACK!
Day 98: Last day of vacation
Total weight loss: 26.5 pounds. Next weigh-in: Saturday, April 21st
Yesterday was Monday and the last day of my one-week vacation. I’m glad I took the extra day. I needed it to get my taxes done.
I started the day packing Ebay sales for the UPS store. Afterwards, Rick and I went to Baba’s for brunch. I had just gotten some bad news about my dad. He’s sleeping alot and not doing well. It may be time for hospice.
It was time for some emotional eating. Partly in honor of my last day off, and partially because I was still upset about my dad, I decided to eat one and a half chicken shawarma wraps – WITH the wrap. I haven’t done anything like it since starting the keto plan. Removing crusts, wraps, and buns is second nature to me now. BUT, I ate it all.
The day progressed. We worked on the rental house, then I came home and started in on the taxes. We got a great refund, but it took awhile to get all my receipts in order. We have a small business and a rental house and we spent quite a bit of money on both in 2011.
I worked through dinner, then around 9 pm, I was satisfied that I had found all of our expenses. I didn’t file, because I wanted to go over it all one more time, LATER. I met Rick out on the deck for a vodka and Diet Coke.
Around 10 pm, I received a call that my dad needed to be hospitalized. It was a bad ending to a tiring day. I ate some chocolate mousse in lieu of dinner and called it a night. In all, I only went over about 10 carbs, since I once again had eaten very little for the day.
Day 97: Sunday at Pizza Hut
Total weight loss: 26.5 pounds. Next weigh-in: Saturday, April 21st
Sunday morning at home was productive. Rick and I finished up a brochure and some more client cards. I worked a bit on our new site, and gathered more expense receipts for our business taxes.
We set out around noon to get some brunch and supplies for day 1,450 of home improvement. Rick was in the mood for Italian (it was his lunch, my breakfast). We decided to try Pizza Hut.
I had read on some blog somewhere, that Pizza Hut made a personal pan pizza without crust for a keto dieter. I ordered the personal pan pizza and salad deal and requested no crust. No such luck. The pizza came with it’s usual very think deep dish crust. I slipped off the toppings and ate them along with a huge salad from the buffet.
The bad news about the buffet was that I added a few tbsps of sesame seeds to the salad before looking up the carb count. They were higher than I thought, but I could still stay under 20 grams of carbs for the day.
The pizza and salad were really good and filling. It’s a good option, but next time, I may try a thinner crust pizza which may get me a thicker topping.
Afterwards, we picked up some supplies, then worked through the afternoon on molding in the kitchen. It was evening when we got finished and we headed home. I wasn’t very hungry, so I ate some almonds and 2 pieces of 70% chocolate with natural peanut butter. I was way under count for the day. I have to get some better nutrition going this week.
Day 96: Inches coming off
Total weight loss: 26.5 pounds. Next weigh-in: Saturday, April 21st
Day 95: Weigh day again
Total weight loss: +1 pound Total weight loss: 26.5 pounds. Next weigh-in: Saturday, April 21st
After having the really successful 6 pound loss a couple of days ago, I was fearing this weigh-in. I just assumed the big loss was a fluke caused by sickness and dehydration, and that all 6 pounds would be back today. Well….it wasn’t and they weren’t! I did regain one pound, but no big deal. I’m really geeked about the whole experience and flying high today because….
I lost a size!
Yes, last night I was going over to my niece’s for a bonfire and I decided to get out the next size smaller blue jeans. The ones I’ve been wearing have been feeling very very baggy this week, but I knew it was only a couple of weeks ago that I tried on a smaller size and still couldn’t snap them closed. I pulled out 2 pair, and VOILA! I had some “new” clothes to wear. And, for the first time, someone actually noticed that I was losing weight. My nephew said he thought I looked different. Thanks, Todd.
So, if this trend continues, about every three months, I could be down one size. That makes me very happy.
Back to the food report:
Yesterday was Friday. I slept in, then worked on a brochure for a client until noon. Rick and I went to Leon’s for brunch, where I had a really juicy M.O.P. burger. That stands for mushroom, onion, peppers…which were grilled and added to the top of my burger, along with some melted swiss cheese. I skipped the fries and subbed a salad with blue cheese. It was filling and delicious.
After lunch, we hit the Home Depot for supplies, then worked on molding and a new address plate for the front porch.
I skipped dinner and took a long nap. I’m still not completely over the flu, but just need to nap now and again. At 9 pm, we went over Marsha’s for the bon fire, and I ate some of her delicious Frank’s red hot buffalo chicken dip (with a spoon, not chips) and about 1/4 of taco salad. I drank one vodka/Diet Coke, since I was the designated driver. We had fun out by the fire until 1 a.m., then headed home.
I am completely off kilter in my sleeping schedule. I’ve always been a true night owl, and vacation usually sees me back to my old schedule. I stayed up until 3:30 a.m. watching tv and playing around online. I ate 2 70% chocolate squares topped with natural peanut butter for a snack.
Day 94: Back on track
Total weight loss: 27.5 pounds Next weigh-in: Saturday, April 14th
Yesterday continued my vacation week. We had more construction work to do, and we decided to try another new restaurant.
I woke up late (the perks of vacation!) and had brunch for my first meal. I chose two lovely chili dogs with no buns and topped them with mustard. Skip the fries, etc.
After another day of accomplishment at the rental, Rick and I headed home. I worked on Palmerworks websites for awhile, then decided to make a quick Indian butter chicken meal and use up the rest of the cauliflower for rice. I topped the dish with sour cream and it was heavenly. It was so delicious, I wanted to eat the entire recipe, instead of half. I decided to sit it out for a few minutes, and after letting the food actually hit my stomach, I was okay with one serving. It’s all about timing, eh?
I made chocolate mousse for dessert. Back on track, still under on calories, but it’s good to get back in the keto groove.
Day 93: A day off keto
Total weight loss: 27.5 pounds Next weigh-in: Saturday, April 14th
After being sick for 4 days, I decided to go easy on myself yesterday. I still didn’t have much of an appetite, so I skipped breakfast.
I spent the morning doing taxes, wrapping up and sending ebay items, and running errands. After that, I had a brunch of….a taco and an enchilada. Yes, I decided to have a real taco, with a real shell, and an enchilada to boot! I skipped on the rice and beans. I just felt like going rogue and forgetting about keto for one more day.
I know it’s playing with fire, but I feel that I’m in control of this plan enough to take a cheat meal a little more often. I plan to do the keto diet for one full year (or more) before being at my goal, and I think being ill and out of it for a few days on a not-so-vacation-like vacation awoke me to the fact that I don’t need to be so regimental about the whole plan.
We worked on installing molding in the rental house, then called it a day. For dinner, I ate the leftover taco from my lunch. I skipped dessert. All in all, it was a bad day in terms of nutrition–not because I went off keto, but because I ate way too little. I’ll get back on track tomorrow.
Days 90, 91, & 92: Knocked out by the flu, giant weight drop
Today’s improptu weight-in: 6 pound loss! Total weight loss: 27.5 pounds Next weigh-in: Saturday, April 14th
I guess there are easier ways to lose weight than being sick for 3 days, but it was a nice perk after a few disappointing days in bed on my VACATION.
I came down with some type of respiratory infection accompanied with a raging fever on Sunday, was still sick in bed on Monday, and finally made it to the couch on Tuesday. Today was the first day I’ve actually felt like leaving the house or accomplishing anything.
My food diary is pretty hit and miss. I ate nothing on Sunday. Rick made me eggs Monday morning, and brought me 3 meximelts from Taco Bell that evening. We both agreed that the keto plan could rest for a couple of days. Yesterday, I ate a yogurt, some almonds, and a Big Mac. I even tried to eat pierogis, but they had no taste. No matter what I ate, I only did it for the nourishment, because I didn’t enjoy the flavor of anything.
This morning, I finally felt like getting up and out of the house. I wondered if going off keto for the past three days was countered by the fact that I ate very little, so I thought I’d check out the scale. A 6 pound loss! I know it’s water, but it’s encouraging. We’ll see what happens at Saturday’s weigh-in.