Don, I read through your diary thread yesterday and am really impressed with your progress and approach so far. Your success so far is very encouraging to me.
Don't worry about the slight gain yesterday...it'll drop off quickly I'm sure.
Thomas, right? Thanks for dropping by. If you find something inspirational or encouraging, then that is awesome. IF I can do it, so can you. There's no magic. It just takes a plan, a commitment, and the desire to be healthier that is greater than your desire to not try. I don't starve, I don't look forlornly over a plate of green salad at everyone else's T-bone steak.... OK, maybe that happens
occasionally.
I have more good days than bad, and I keep the bad days to just bad.... not awful. Good luck and let me know if I can help.
Ham will definitely do it to you. Nothing to bloat you up like salty pig meat.
This made me laugh. We speak similarly.
Oh yes - we have to splurge sometimes. Just keep on top of it is my motto. Don't go several weeks without weighing (or just watching it). I have some free days now and then myself.
Amy, thanks for stopping by again! I think I've had enough spoil me days for awhile. Seems like there's been one "reason" to eat big every week for a month and a half! Time to start grinding again.
You will have that weight off in no time, Don!
It seems like it was worth it though...that dinner sounds absolutely divine! Must be a bit of a relief to know you have the next few weeks off, at least! Hope the rest of your week is fantastic!
~Camila~
Nevamind the gain - one should have a fab meal now and again. Knowing you, you will drop that in no time. Your Easter dinner sounds soooo yummy!!
Hi Camila & Mands! Oooh, the dinner was SO good... and I do miss salt. But I really NEED to minimize these days! I went UP four pounds Monday, then back down 3.4 pounds today.... Weeeee! Like a roller coaster.
4 pounds? and you havent even had kakaos kalacs yet?!!
Not yet, Justina. But it's not a matter of "if"... it's a matter of "when". Kakaos kalacs is now on my LIST. Some people make a Bucket List with things like Mountains to Climb, or Planes to Jump From. Not me, my list includes Things I'm Going to Eat.
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Quick update: Today's weigh-in shows I re-lost 3.4 of the 4 pounds I gained yesterday. I love salty meals to throw my weigh-in numbers around. For breakfast yesterday, I had a smoothy (strawberry, banana, apple, carrot and cucumber), then followed a low sodium day of fruit and veg, then drank like a fish to wash the sodium from my system. Seems to have worked OK. I was trying to minimize sodium all day and flood my body with water.
This morning I ate a big spinach and mushroom omelet and am planning a homemade Thai Green Curry for dinner around 5pm. No rice, just chicken and veg. Otherwise, drink water and try for two workouts.
