pjena Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Have a great trip and don't worry about the scale. You'll figure it out but don't let it ruin your vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraRuns Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Enjoy the beach! All this stuff will be here when you get back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 Back from my mini vacation. It was the BEST and I feel very refreshed. Little did we know we'd be escaping on the coldest weekend so far this year. I got tons of sleep and spent time outside. My eating was pretty good . . . I had a little dessert two of the nights and some corn/rice, but nothing crazy. No candy or anything really bad. I'm back and ready to start Lent. Other than giving up sugar, which I do every year, I'm not sure what else I want to give up food-wise. Last year I did my Whole 30 during Lent and I suppose I could that again but I'm not really feeling up for it. So I'm still thinking about what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 So I braved the scale today and was actually surprised that it was down a smidge. Still about three pounds above where I was at Christmas but I will get working on that. This week is kind of survival mode for us because we've gotten a lot of snow and it's freezing cold, which meant that the stores were completely sold out of everything. I want to get back to no grains during the week but this week is going to have to be an exception! NS Day 4 (started a few days ahead of Lent!) Breakfast: three hb eggs, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/coconut milk Lunch: leftover chicken pad see ew, apple Dinner: roasted chicken breasts w/potatoes, salad Workout: none Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjena Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I'm glad things are moving in the right direction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 So my goal for the weekend is to figure out what to do with my CSA food. I have turnips and rutabagas (thinking of using those in a stew or pot roast) and also bok choy. My exercise has been abysmal this week but I'm SO exhausted. The trip was wonderfully relaxing but we got back so late due to flight delays that I got almost no sleep and just haven't caught up. Breakfast: kale w/eggs, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/coconut milk Lunch: egg salad Dinner: fish w/onions and capers, salad Workout: yoga (braved the cold!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beets Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I've eaten really yummy bok choy in restaurants but never make it yummy at home. Let us know if you find a good recipe. Yay for a warm escape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 We are going to a dinner party and I don't know what will be served. I am feeling a little calmer about these social events, which is good. I'll be able to find something! Weight is up a little but I'm trying not to obsess about it. I think I have to eat less plain and simple. I've cut the worst stuff from my diet (dairy, gluten, most processed foods) so I know it's not what I'm eating and therefore it must be quantity. I'm 10 pounds above goal, 5 pounds above comfortable weight. Something's gotta change! NS Day 6 Breakfast: three eggs scrambled w/leftover fish and onions, small sweet potato w/ghee and almonds, coffee w/coconut milk Lunch: leftover pad see ew, some of my kids' popcorn Dinner: party got canceled so I had to pull some stuff out of the freezer, had chicken marsala, some rice, and some wine Workout: probably none (we're getting hit with another batch of snow and I'm home alone with the kids) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Party is rescheduled for tonight. NS Day 7 Breakfast: three eggs scrambled w/kale, coffee w/coconut milk Lunch: leftover chicken marsala and rice (I don't think I can freeze this again!) Dinner: party Workout: weights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Party was a blast . . . overdid it a tad on the champagne/wine and ate popcorn at home because it made me hungry. Live and learn. Could have been worse! The desserts looked AMAZING, but I resisted. NS Day 8 Breakfast: three eggs scrambled w/kale and bacon, coffee w/coconut milk Lunch: leftover chicken marsala Dinner: carrots w/baba ganoush, spaghetti squash w/sausage and tomato sauce, salad Workout: none Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraRuns Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Good job on resisting the sweets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjena Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Good job staying away from the desserts! Glad you had fun, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 NS Day 9 Breakfast: three hb eggs, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/coconut milk Lunch: leftover spaghetti squash w/sausage and tomato sauce Dinner: Thai basil beef and green beans, rice, wine Workout: none Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 So I'm definitely overdoing it on the non-gluten grains. I've had rice several times this past week and I know I need to cut back if I want to lose weight. It doesn't seem to affect my stomach, but I need to limit it to the weekends. I'm off the scale for a while with AF, but trying to figure what works and what doesn't for weight loss. My weight seems to be stuck about three pounds above where it was at Xmas and about 10 pounds above my goal. NS Day 10 Breakfast: three eggs, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/coconut milk Lunch: leftover Thai beef basil and green beans Dinner: chicken, asparagus Workout: none Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Fell AGAIN on the ice and banged up my leg badly so working out did to work out so to speak . . . On the plus side I am really doing just fine with the no sugar. Suddenly I don't really crave it at all. The only temptation was the party on Sunday where I was looking at all these yummy desserts, but on a day-to-day basis I don't miss it. The next thing I want to tackle, besides my overall attempt to eat less to lose weight, is the rice. It's really the only non-Whole 30 food I have regularly and I feel like it went from about once a week on the weekend to several times a week. It doesn't upset my stomach, but if I'm looking to slim down I think I should cut it. NS Day 11 Breakfast: three eggs scrambled w/bacon and spinach, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/coconut milk Lunch: leftover Thai beef basil and green beans, Lara bar Snack: vegetarian pizza topping (no crust) Dinner: leftover spaghetti squash w/tomato sauce and sausage, salad Workout: none Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjena Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I'm sorry you fell and hurt yourself! Ouch! I'm with you - it's so easy to avoid sugar when you just avoid it. Circular logic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beets Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I got into a rice eating thing last summer. It was nice to have it occasionally after not for so long and I didnt bug my stomach or skin or mood at all. But yeah, I think it can puff you up a little. It is so convenient and I tend to fill up on it versus meat or veg if I have it around. Bravo on the no desserts at the party--even after champagne and wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 So yesterday I was starving. Hunger is funny. I had a larger breakfast than I had the day before (two slices of bacon and spinach in addition to my eggs and sweet potato) and the exact same lunch. Yet, but 1:30 pm I was starving, like REALLY starving. So I had a Lara bar, which helped but I was still hungry. Then early evening I was at an event that served pizza. Obviously couldn't have that but I was so hungry that I ate the toppings off a veggie slice! The cheese upset my stomach a bit, but I didn't have the crust. I think it must be related to AF being here. Tends to increase my hunger. Beets, yeah, the rice is great, but I need to cut it down, maybe even cut it out for awhile. It's also hard because I make it for my husband and then of course I want to eat some. NS Day 12 Breakfast: three hb eggs, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/coconut milk, two clementines Lunch: not sure yet, I'm having lunch with a client and not sure what the options will be Dinner: shrimp creole Workout: will try to do weights, my leg is still hurting from the fall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 Weekend went fairly well. Had a glass of wine one night, but got in some weights and eating was pretty good. Still too many non-gluten grains (i.e. rice) but everything else is good. At home with a kid whose school is closed . . . feeling ready for spring! NS Day 15 Breakfast: three scrambled eggs w/spinach, sweet potato w/ghee and almonds, coffee w/coconut milk Lunch: leftover spaghetti squash w/sausage and tomato sauce Dinner: Nom Nom Paleo Yankee Pot Roast Workout: none (lots of walking though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraRuns Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Another fall, ugh! Feel better. Those starving days are so tough, especially when you aren't home to feed it properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 Weight is still not budging, but at least it's not going up! I'm trying to cut way back on the non-gluten grains so maybe that will help. I have also avoided nut butter during Lent. I've had some slivered almonds on a salad and my sweet potato a few times, but avoiding the nut butters has been good. NS Day 16 Breakfast: three hb eggs, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/coconut milk Lunch: leftover Yankee pot roast Dinner: chicken and broccoli w/turnips and rutabagas Workout: yoga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 NS Day 17 Breakfast: three hb eggs, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/coconut milk Lunch: leftover chicken w/turnips and rutabagas, avocado Dinner: spaghetti squash w/prosciutto, salad Workout: none Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraRuns Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I have realized that except for a treat, NBs can't be a part of my life. Boo! Definite food without brakes for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 Sara, nuts and nut butters are sometimes, but not always food without brakes for me. It's funny. Like using nuts as a salad addition or topping on my sweet potato is fine. Having nuts in my office for when I get hungry is not. Right now my house is full of nut butters -- pecan, almond, sunflower, and for my kids peanut. Most of the time avoiding them is no problem but sometimes if I'm really hungry and I decide just to have a spoonful things get out of control! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 Another snow day for me and the kids so we'll be at home all day. Hope we don't go too stir crazy! NS Day 18 Breakfast: three eggs scrambled w/asparagus and a slice of gruyere (I usually avoid cheese but a little bit of hard cheese doesn't upset my stomach and tastes so good!), turnips and beets, coffee w/coconut milk Lunch: leftover Yankee Pot Roast Dinner: leftover spaghetti squash w/sausage tomato sauce, salad Workout: weights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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