Vic’s Weight Loss

So I’m doing great. My weight is 139.8 lbs. which is great since I just came out again from inpatient!!!

I had Panera yesterday for breakfast. I had bacon egg and cheese with avocado on ciabatta. I just ate 1\2 the bread! Then lunch was chipotle kids meals. So 2 tortillas flour with the carne asada with corn salsa and med salsa. You can have the meat with 2 sides. It comes with a small refillable soda and a fruit side. I got a little orange. Then I had one lemon macaroon at the mall for a snack. Then for dinner I had rice and jerk chicken which was my leftover from the day before. (I just came out the psych ward.) which I split into 2 times around 4 then about 630. I felt satisfied all day!!!
 
NE ways was at the mental health ward at Brockton. In the VA Boston Healthcare System. I actually had to go there after about 4 days inpatient at Lahey Bayridge in Lynn, Ma.

After Bayridge I was let go so I could drive my mom and brother to Logan airport to drop them off for their flight to st Croix. If it wasn’t for me they would have never left. My sisters and older brother refused to let them go to their home in stx.
 
NE ways I spent a lot of my money the next couple of days I bought a lot of gifts for the triplets, the twins and alex. I even went to the dollar tree and bought a lot of inexpensive gifts. Then I bought this pleather jacket that is a style here. I even bought a louboton? Splelling? Just because I can and bought 3 rose gold rings to go with my chain earrings and Apple Watch. And some clothes and other things!!! Now I’m in debt. Then bang I’m back in the hospital emergency room…. I went to Bedford, mass. Yesterday I took out a loan to cover my credit cards. I quickly paid off my cc!!!
 
I ended up giving the twins their gifts. Alex gift I still have to gift wrap and give to him. Did have enough time and circumstances got in the way!

I went to church and prayed. That was a Sunday.
 
Today I had an egg bacon and cheese on ciabatta. Ate half of bread with a coffee with skim milk and a little half and half. Lunch I will be in VA Bedford since I have a follow up with dr bobrin my psychiatrist. I have to tell him about my med changes and that I have ptsd from OEF.

Lunch I think I’ll skip since I’ll be busy. Dinner will be chipotle carne asada kids meal again. After dinner if I’m hungry I’ll eat my leftover rice since I ate all the jerk chicken already! I’m eating out because it’s cheaper than buying groceries for one person. Plus I prefer not cooking.

NE ways I had to change all of my passwords to every thing and check my credit report for unauthorized charges. Someone hacked into my amazon account!!! At the ward. I was lucky there was internet!
 
Then I’m on a one woman mission that I’m calling socks-gate!!!

The veterans on this ward which consists of drug addicts, alcoholics, suicide, and psych problems, wears a socks that have rubber on the bottom and the top. And since there is essentially nothing to do but walk laps on the floor… 17 laps up and down equals one mile. They wear this socks and no slippers or sneakers. Mostly because most of these veterans are homeless.

So I’m on a mission for the va to give out slippers (not the spa slippers which hurts too)! So yesterday I went to the amvets area (I forgot to mention I had a rum and Diet Coke there) and will meet with the head guy to see if I can get his permission to get a petition signed by these vets on Thursday! Kind of scared of doing this…

I don’t know how far I will get with this socks-gate!!! But it is worth a shot since I might have to wear them one day!!! I actually had them in inpatient about 10 years ago. But this past time I brought my own slippers!!!
 
That sounds like really thoughtful thing to do, to try to organise for slippers for the veterans on the ward. :) Whether you succeed or not, you're giving it a shot, and trying to make things better for them - good for you!
 
Hey Vic, congrats on the weight loss! Its good to hear you sounding happy. Best of luck with sock-gate, keep us informed on your progress. I am sure the guys appreciate your help.

vicincali2 said:
I don’t know how far I will get with this socks-gate!!! But it is worth a shot since I might have to wear them one day!!!
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A good way to look at it, do this today and maybe one day when you need something someone will do similar things for you. That's the way charity works.
 
Good to see your posts again, Vic!

Wanted to say too, thank you for your service, Vic! :patriot:
 
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Hi, Vic. Good for you, being such a caring & thoughtful person. I'm sure they will appreciate your efforts & you never know, you may just succeed. Go, Vic!
 
Lunch I did ended up not eating and dinner i ate my leftovers of rice and a plantain piece instead of chipotle! I still can’t believe I have leftovers.

Tomorrow I plan on going to breakfast at Panera for the same thing!!! An egg bacon and cheese on half a ciabatta bun. With coffe with skim milk and a little half and half.

Lunch will be chipotle and I plan on eating one taco and keep the other taco for later. I’m going to have half of the corn salsa with half the carne asada for lunch and the rest for dinner. With lime which I have to ask for since they’re not leaving them outside. I hope I remember.

Then I’ll eat the orange for lunch too. And a Coke Zero which it comes in the build your own kids meal!!!

I do not plan on having any snack. These are my plans for tomorrow. I hope nothing deters them.

I do have to meet with the guys at amvets tomorrow after breakfast. Then later I have Alex gift to wrap and gift bag the twins rest of gifts.

My cc are all paid for!!! Just the low interest loan I have to pay off. On Monday I will take most of what I have left in my account and pay most of the loan off.
 
137.0 lbs

So today I started my day by having egg whites, cheese, spinach, and 1 1/2 slices of bacon with coffee with skim milk and a little half and half. Lunch and dinner will be what I wrote earlier.

Planning on drinking water today as much as I can.

So today I have to meet up with the guy for the socks gate. Still kinda scared. But what’s the worst that can happen is if he says no. I am not going to have a drink.

NEways my blood pressure is pretty high. I’ve been taking pills for about 5 days to control it. I ordered a blood pressure cuff from amazon. It should be in today…. I’m going to CVS to check it after I’m done here at Panera!
 
vicincali2 said:
I still can’t believe I have leftovers.
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I understand, we have lots of leftovers since I started this diet, a whole new concept for me. Sometimes it feels wasteful to end up throwing things away, but better that than eating them.

Keep up the good work, go sock gate!
 
Well lunch I did ended up splitting it. But I had it about 11 and then I ate the rest later. Dinner I ate earlier than I planned. I had season rice and some oxtail. It was really delicious!!! I have leftovers. I think that I ate a lot. I guess I will find out tomorrow on the scale.

I have a couple of dates lined up for next week. All for lunch at chipotle so I won’t ruin my diet. A cheap date. So I’ll just get my own. I just want someone to hang out with. I really hope they show up.

I have a meeting with Jerry on Sat at 10. I hope he shows up too!!!
 
vicincali2 said:
Well right now it feels like I’m starving. I am having cravings and despite eating I still feel hungry. So I’m waiting for the sensation to pass. It’s only 345 pm and I ate all my calories for the day.
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Hey Vic, can you eat some fruit or carrots or something filling without many calories? I think sometimes its better to eat a few more calories than to go hungry, if you are not on a strict planned IF thing 3:45 to bedtime is a long time to be hungry.

Hang in there, you can do this!
 
Hi, Vic. How did the meeting go re the vets' slippers?
Eating more veg would be a good idea & a little fruit.
 
Hi Cate, I actually chickened out. I had other plans with my sis and her family. I will work on sending letters to the admin group at the va Bedford. I have to go to the library to use Word. I gave my computer to my brother so he can use it! I bought a new one with a DVD R. And a Microsoft bundle!!! I will give it to him when I go to st Croix later this year! And take back my computer and wipe my computer clean. Thanks for asking!!!

Well I am at 140.4 lbs. Thanks to the donuts from yesterday. Thank God it’s just once a year thing. I had 4 donuts and I skipped breakfast. We went to an apple picking farm but I didn’t want any. I hate the taste of raw apples now. I got them diced in the hospital and it was gross!!! Then we went to the 99 restaurant for lunch. I didn’t have any alcohol which is so unusual for me. Maybe because of the wasted calories. I had a fajita bowl which consisted of cilantro rice, corn, black beans, pico de gallo, and chicken drizzled with cilatro sauce. The least calorie entree on the menu. I ate until I was full so that was about 3/4. Then we went to church and before mass I ate the rest in my car. It was like I was ravenous. Then that was all I ended up eating yesterday!!! So of course I gained weight. My resting metabolic rate is only 1275 cals!

Today I woke up early and did some house work. I did some laundry too. Breakfast I went to a new coffee place that just opened Aroma Joe‘s. I had a pumpkin coffee with almond milk and Splenda. I also got an egg white, veggie, goat cheese on a sproated flatbread. I ate it all so breakfast was about 350 calories!!! Better than Panera!!! And way cheaper.

Oh I forgot i also gave the remaining gifts to the twins. They loved it. But next time I give them gifts will be Xmas. Alex birthday is the 15th!!! I used to give the kids money but now I will give gifts. I feel as if they don’t appreciate it. So from now on I‘m just giving gifts to the triplets. Who I can see joy in their faces and it will save me money too!!! Plus I will feel better to!!! I think I will just give gifts to them for Xmas and no one else!!!

For lunch today I will be having Chipotle again. This time I might get barbocoa which is beef. And some onions and peppers and beans. Something different. This is the kids meal and it comes with an orange. It’s only $5!!! Dinner I would like to skip. So we will see about that.

I won’t be eating rice ever from now on. I get so greedy and don’t eat one serving size probably about 5 serving at one time. Plus can’t afford the calories. The next time I’ll see my sisters will be this coming weekend. So I’ll the whole week to focus on me!!! I do still call my brother and mom to remind them to take their medicine. They do sound annoyed but I don’t care. They need a reminder. I don’t want them to die or have their foot amputated or die of a stroke or heart attack with the problems that they have. Everyday now I check my blood pressure because previously I had hypertension.
 
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