Day 130: I hit the 30 pound goal!
Today’s weight loss: 5.5 pounds! Total weight loss: 31.5 pounds!!! EUREKA! Finally! I know it’s probably just me, but 30 pounds finally feels like I’m seeing some real progress. It’s just a numbers game in my head, but I’m pretty happy with today’s weight loss. After working hard to keep under carbs, it’s nice to […]
Day 124: Yummy keto-friendly BLTs
Total weight loss: 26 Saturday started slow because I still have a bad cough. However, I couldn’t let that stop me from attending the trivia finals! Jo came by to pick me up for the semi-finals which started at 11a.m. at the Pizza House in Ann Arbor. I didn’t have time for breakfast because I […]
Day 123: Another good weigh-in
Today’s weight loss: 2.5 pounds Total weight loss: 26 Well, one more pound and I’m back where I was a few weeks ago. That part is frustrating, but going in the right direction again is satisfying. Yesterday was Friday, and I went off my plan to NOT skip breakfast. I just wasn’t hungry, I […]
Day 122: Chicken shawarma pizza – a new favorite
Weight loss: 24.5 pounds I woke up yesterday morning feeling awful. It actually started the night before. Just before going to bed, I found it difficult to breath. When I awoke in the morning, I felt like I had some type of bronchial asthma. A few years ago, I had these symptoms and had to […]
Day 121: Bon voyage party at Red Lobster
Total weight loss: 24.5 pounds Yesterday was the last day at work for my friend Chris, the IT guy at work. He is off for greener pastures, and the boss threw had a goodbye lunch at Red Lobster. Before going to lunch, I had a breakfast yogurt. I didn’t want to go into the den […]
Day 120: The secret to successful spaghetti squash
Total weight loss: 24.5 pounds Tuesday morning started with a tasty low carb banana cream pie yogurt. The boss bought pizza for everyone for lunch, so I had the toppings off of three pieces and a healthy salad. After work, we worked on the house, put down some more molding and a couple of thresholds, […]
Day 119: Disappointing meal choice at trivia
Weight loss: 24.5 pounds Breakfast: yogurt Lunch: 2 Beddar Cheddars Dinner: trivia I wanted to try something different at trivia, so I thought I’d get the steak and cilantro empanadas with spicy Ranch sauce. How difficult could it be to eat only the insides, right? Very difficult. I cut each of the 8 empanadas in […]
Day 118: Get-together with the old gang – the low-carb hostess
Weight loss – 24.5 pounds I skipped breakfast and worked on website projects all morning. We decided we didn’t have time to work on house projects before we were due at my friend Traci’s at 3. I boiled one and a half dozen eggs to devil for the party, then shelled them and put them […]
Day 117: Saturday – the usual
Total weight loss: 24.5 pounds Saturday morning started at the diner. I had a cheese and onion omelet with sour cream and a side of bacon. Afterwards, we picked up supplies at Home Depot, then worked on the house for a while. Lunch was a burrito/no tortilla at Del Taco. I’m writing this a week […]