While I drink my coffee and watch the cooking channel, I thought I would share my evening from last night and plans for today.
After 4 days of snow and ice, we were a bit stir crazy and decided to go to a very close lounge for live music. I didn't think I would eat anything, cause I wasn't hungry when we left. I had quite a few carbs left for the day, so I investigated my white wine and discovered that it was only 3 carbs per 5 ounce serving and no sugar at all!
We ended up getting Caesar salads with grilled chicken breast(without the croutons). The Caesar salad had a trace of carbs, no sugar. And I also had 1 1/2 glasses of wine. So, it was a successful night out and I can take that short term goal off my list.
I will say that I was very annoying to the bartender and perhaps the chef too, because I asked about how they made their Caesar dressing and if they put anything besides spices/herbs on the chicken breast before grilling. But I am very pleased that I was assertive enough to ask. That is generally not like me.
I have also looked up chicken wings. It seems that I can have Buffalo wings as long as they aren't first coated in a bread crumb or batter before frying. I can even dip in the blue cheese if I make sure they have used mayonnaise and not sour cream as the base and no sugar added. Dairy has so much natural sugar.
I will say that the biggest change last night, was that I was conscious of every single sip/bite that went into my mouth. Normally I eat as if I am sleep walking and have no clue what goes in.
OK, I left the best for last. I am not sure I should even write about it until I check today to be sure I wasn't seeing things yesterday. I weighed myself yesterday afternoon and it look like I am down 10.5 pounds!!! I can't believe it!! The book did say it was possible to lose 9-13 pounds in the first week, but I am only on day 5. I am so excited I can't tell you. I will be checking today to make sure it wasn't an anomaly.
Off to food planning for the day. My grocery delivery is due in about an hour.
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Showing posts with label sleep. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sleep. Show all posts
Friday, February 4
Thursday, February 3
Morning Check-IN
WOW!! I had a really good night sleep. Now, good for me is probably relative to most folks. I went to sleep at 1:15 AM and didn't get up for the first bathroom trip until 6:15. Went back to bed, but I can't fall asleep once the sun is up so I just rested for another hour. Now, 5 hours is a good thing!!!
I also think I have some improvement in my knees and ankles already. Now, I know that seems impossible, but as a very wise loving cousin told me, even if it's in my mind, it is a good thing because feeling better is mostly in the mind anyhow. I do see a commercial pretty regularly that has a man doing a break dance and the caption is something like "Every pound you lose is 15 pounds of pressure off your knees." I might have those numbers off, but next time I see the commercial I will pay more attention. So, it is possible that I actually do feel better.
Now, I discovered I left off a few goals, which I will add today. I live in a town house style home. That basically means 3 floors. My knees usually hurt way to much for me to walk upstairs to my bedroom more than once a day. And, quite a few days, even once isn't possible. The scale however is up there and since my knees feel better, I may go up there and see if I get any positive feedback from the box of balances and numbers. I will be sure and post some numbers when I have them.
Drinking my coffee and watching the Cooking Channel and I will write more later.
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I also think I have some improvement in my knees and ankles already. Now, I know that seems impossible, but as a very wise loving cousin told me, even if it's in my mind, it is a good thing because feeling better is mostly in the mind anyhow. I do see a commercial pretty regularly that has a man doing a break dance and the caption is something like "Every pound you lose is 15 pounds of pressure off your knees." I might have those numbers off, but next time I see the commercial I will pay more attention. So, it is possible that I actually do feel better.
Now, I discovered I left off a few goals, which I will add today. I live in a town house style home. That basically means 3 floors. My knees usually hurt way to much for me to walk upstairs to my bedroom more than once a day. And, quite a few days, even once isn't possible. The scale however is up there and since my knees feel better, I may go up there and see if I get any positive feedback from the box of balances and numbers. I will be sure and post some numbers when I have them.
Drinking my coffee and watching the Cooking Channel and I will write more later.
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Wednesday, February 2
Morning Check-IN
I am drinking my morning coffee, with CREAM and enjoying watching the Food Network. It is so icy outside that I am glad I won't have to go anywhere today.
I slept better than I have in a long time last night. I still had to get up often to empty my bladder. I am hoping that it doesn't take that long before the fat pressing on my bladder is lessened enough for me to be able to sleep through at least 6 hours and maybe more. I do understand that my poor sleeping habits contribute to my weight and emotional health.
I'll be writing more later about my plans for food today. And, I am going to try and play my Wii for at least 30 minutes today. I don't have Wii Fit, but any movement is better than what i am already doing, which is NOTHING!
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I slept better than I have in a long time last night. I still had to get up often to empty my bladder. I am hoping that it doesn't take that long before the fat pressing on my bladder is lessened enough for me to be able to sleep through at least 6 hours and maybe more. I do understand that my poor sleeping habits contribute to my weight and emotional health.
I'll be writing more later about my plans for food today. And, I am going to try and play my Wii for at least 30 minutes today. I don't have Wii Fit, but any movement is better than what i am already doing, which is NOTHING!
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