mcjule Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 And weight back up today. Not sure why . . . I ate more dinner than the day before so maybe that did it. Breakfast: two hb eggs, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/cashew milk Lunch: leftover kielbasa, veggies, and rice Dinner: spaghetti squash w/tomatoes and sausage Workout: weights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 Back after a long weekend (four days) at the shore. It was great and relaxing, even with two small kids. My eating was fine, I had a dessert one night, which was crazy because I can't remember the last time I ate a whole dessert (as opposed to a couple bites). I had wine, but did not overdo it, a glass a night. More snacking than usual. Weight is up but that is to be expected. So my husband wants to lose weight, which is kind of funny because a) he's not overweight and he's never tried to lose weight in his whole life (he's also on the skinny side generally) and he has no idea what he's doing. To help him and hopefully myself, we're going to do smaller dinners this week and see how that goes. Tonight I have book club but we'll start tomorrow. Breakfast: three hb eggs, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/cashew milk Lunch: leftover sausage and rice (I know I'm short on veggies, but no opportunity to hit the store yet) Dinner: book club, probably will eat a couple things Workout: likely none Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjena Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Hi! Good luck with the smaller dinners. I really struggle with finding a balance so that I'm not too full when I go to bed and not hungry, either. Glad you had a nice weekend at the shore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 It's a struggle for me too Jen. I think a large part of the problem is that I get home at 6 pm and I'm pretty hungry because I haven't eaten since noon, but my husband isn't going to get home until 8 pm so I snack and then when dinner comes around I'm not actually that hungry but eat it anyway. So last night I had maybe 2.5 glasses of wine and I can feel it today. My body seriously does not handle more than a glass of wine a day. I need to remember this. I would be so much better off if I never had more than one glass. No more wine until the weekend when we have two parties. Breakfast: three hb eggs, fruit, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/cashew milk Lunch: turkey slices, broccoli slaw Dinner: salad, not sure what else Workout: weights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjena Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I'm the same with wine. I can't do more than 1 glass. It was tough at the work dinner last night. It was a fancy place and they kept trying to fill up wine glasses. Knowing I wanted to drive home without falling asleep kept me holding firm, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 So I feel like I am "treating" on way too regular of a basis. Everyday I seem to have something that I'm trying to limit in my life -- gluten, dairy, alcohol, or sugar. Not all together but inevitably there is one of the four. Yesterday a co-worked baked these amazing brownies, which I tried. I don't really regret it, they were AMAZING, but it was sugar and gluten. Then I had a bite of my son's pizza, which had both dairy and gluten. That's three of my four nos in one day!! I really need to be better about keeping these things to rare instances. Breakfast: three hb eggs, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/cashew milk Lunch: broccoli slaw, turkey slices (this was definitely not enough food and I'm already starving . . . I see a Lara bar in my future) Dinner: salad Workout: I missed yoga due a work meeting so probably weights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 So my "smaller dinner" plan is having zero effect on my weight. I am definitely eating a smaller dinner but the scale is not budging. It's been at the same spot for a few weeks now, up a pound or two from where I was in July/August. The good news is that yesterday I had no alcohol, no sugar, and no gluten! Improvement! Breakfast: three hb eggs, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/cashew milk Lunch: turkey, salad Dinner: more salad likely Workout: I haven't been feeling well the last couple days so I'll see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 So my weekend involved a lot of eating. I definitely ate everything on my "no" or "rare" list although not in huge quantities. I had some wine, but not too much. I had some sugar, but not too much. I had some gluten, but not too much. Etc. But my body definitely did not like it and I'm still not back to normal. Hoping this week I will get there by doing a bit of a reset (but I still have a few lingering foods). Breakfast: three hb eggs, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/cashew milkLunch: leftover pulled pork, corn Dinner: salad Workout: yoga (yay!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjena Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I hate how little off roads still make me feel bad. It's not fair. Let's both aim for a clean week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Clean eating is going but my weight is still way too high. I'm also expecting AF so that could be part of the problem! Breakfast: three hb eggs, fruit, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/cashew milk Lunch: going to a lunch meeting so not sure what will be served, but hoping there is something I can eat! Dinner: salad Workout: weights (I'm sore from yoga, which feels SO good!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 The lunch from yesterday was less than ideal. I had a meet where lunch was served and it was sandwiches, chips, a piece of fruit, and a cookie. So lots of things that I can't eat! I ended up having the inside of a turkey sandwich (not a lot of food), popcorn (I thought better than chips), and an orange. I was starving and then had some chocolate in the afternoon. AF is here today and I'm in a bad mood and crampy/bloated. Yuck! Breakfast: three hb eggs, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/cashew milk Lunch: leftover chicken and rice Dinner: salad Workout: yoga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 Totally had chocolate yesterday. But at least I'm avoiding the gluten! Stomach not bothering me other than what I'm getting from AF. Breakfast: three hb eggs, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/cashew milk Lunch: salad w/chicken Dinner: salad Workout: I'm super sore from doing weights/yoga/weights/yoga the past four days that I may need the night off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 Didn't get a chance to post yesterday. Weekend was good -- had two meals out, but nothing too crazy there. My weight is still up even though AF is gone. I think even though I'm having smaller dinners I'm snacking too much between 5 and 7 pm (pre-dinner) and I keep allowing myself exceptions. I'm definitely having more alcohol, sugar, gluten, dairy than I need (which is basically zero of all of those!). I have a girls night on Friday but I'm going to try to keep things in check before then. Breakfast: three hb eggs, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/cashew milk Lunch: spaghetti squash w/tomato sauce and sausage Dinner: salad Workout: yoga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 I can't say yesterday was a great eating day. I was stressed about a bunch of stuff and ended up having some chocolate and tortilla chips. It could have been worse but it could have been better. My weight is still up and I know it's because of all the snacking and treats. Breakfast: three hb eggs, fruit, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/cashew milk Lunch: spaghetti squash w/sausage and tomato sauce Dinner: salad Workout: elliptical/weights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Weight is down a bit (still not enough) so I think I'm on the right track this week. I was so exhausted yesterday I didn't do a workout. And then today I realized I didn't really have anything for lunch so throwing something together. Breakfast: three hb eggs, oat bran w/almond butter, coffee w/cashew milk Lunch: sweet potato w/coconut butter, ham Dinner: salad Workout: yoga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted September 25, 2015 Author Share Posted September 25, 2015 I think I figured out a big problem of my recent cheats/treats. So I have been trying to lose weight by having a much smaller dinner, generally a salad. The problem is that at 6 pm I am very hungry and the salad is not quite enough. So what I do is what I did last night -- I snack. Often this is on the kids' food. So my boys ate quesadillas last night (cheese and flour tortillas) and I had a few bites. Right there are two foods I am trying to avoid -- dairy and gluten! I know now that I need to have a slightly bigger dinner and have some Whole 30 friendly snacks on hand when I'm really hungry. Also, I had major tummy problems yesterday morning. It may have been the oat bran. Pre-Whole 30 I had oatmeal or oat bran every morning. I reintroduced the oatmeal and it caused no issues, but I've generally felt it's not the healthiest option. Yesterday (and again today) I was worried because I didn't have enough for lunch so I decided to make it part of my breakfast. If I feel sick again today I'll know oat bran is not for me! Tonight is going to be a bit of a challenge because I have a dinner party to attend. Not sure about the food, but I'm fairly certainly I'll be able to eat something! Also I need to try really hard not to overdo on the wine. I hate really tipsy and I really hate being hungover. This usually happens because I'm not paying attention and someone fills my glass up. Going to be more on top of it tonight. Breakfast: three hb eggs, oat bran w/almond butter, coffee w/cashew milk Lunch: sweet potato w/coconut butter, ham Dinner: unknown Workout: none Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share Posted September 28, 2015 Very proud of myself for my eating this past weekend. On Friday night at the dinner party I 1) did not overeat, 2) did not drink too much wine, and 3) ate almost all "good" foods, i.e., no gluten, a tiny bit of dairy and sugar, otherwise meats and veggies. Social settings like that are my biggest obstacles so I'm so proud of myself. I don't want to just stay in my house all the time because that's the only way I can eat properly! My husband and I also had a date night Saturday night and that went well too -- we went to an Italian place, but I kept it to meat and veggies (no pasta or bread) and had decaf coffee instead of dessert. Sadly despite my good eating I'm still experiencing the Monday morning weight gain that I almost always have after the weekend. Monday is my peak weight and Friday or Saturday is my lowest (I don't weigh daily, but about every other day). Breakfast: three eggs w/bacon, coffee w/cashew milk Lunch: leftover rosemary sausage (had this for dinner last night, SO amazing), salad Dinner: more salad, will add some meat Workout: weights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 I thought my eating yesterday went very well. If it wasn't for a tortilla chip sample at the grocery store I would have had an entire Whole 30 day. But it was great to forgo the sugar, alcohol, gluten, and dairy. My weight still isn't responding to the smaller dinners, which is frustrating. I need to figure out what I'm doing wrong. Today I have two afternoon work events that will have food at them. The timing of these things is always bad because it triggers my afternoon snack craving, even though I've had enough food that I don't NEED a snack. Will try to forgo the snack or just eat veggies (if there are veggies). Breakfast: three hb eggs, sweet potato w/cashew butter, coffee w/cashew milk Lunch: spaghetti squash w/sausage and heirloom tomatoes Dinner: salad Workout: yoga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 So yesterday's eating took a sharp turn from "good" to "terrible." I had stressful afternoon meetings and wasn't feeling great, which resulted in me eating both sugar AND gluten. Then I felt even worse. I had a horrible headache and my stomach was bloated. It seems so obvious that I need to avoid these foods -- why do I keep eating them? They are good for the second I put them in my mouth and then it's all downhill. I've decided to do a no sugar and no gluten October, but starting today. NG/NS: Day 1 Breakfast: three hb eggs, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/cashew milk, fruit Lunch: leftover spaghetti squash w/sausage and heirloom tomatoes Dinner: salad Workout: weights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 The no sugar/no gluten pledge was definitely the way to go because there were multiple times yesterday when I was tempted to have "just a bite" of one or the other but I remembered my pledge. Hopefully my body/weight will start falling in line soon! Weather here is terrible with the hurricane approaching, but I'll brave it to get to yoga. Breakfast: three hb eggs, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/cashew milk Lunch: broccoli salad, sausage Dinner: salad Workout: yoga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 I'm continuing to eat well and exercise but the scale is still up way too high. Hoping this will change soon. Our weather is terrible and rainy with the hurricane approaching. Just want to stay indoors! NS/NG Day 3 Breakfast: three hb eggs, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/cashew milk Lunch: ham, kale salad Dinner: salad, carrots w/baba ganoush, maybe something else Workout: weights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjena Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I'm with you. Scale and jeans not happy. NS Day 1 for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 Scale is down a tad but seriously, WHAT HAPPENED??!! I'm up about three pounds from this summer. I know I was off track but I've been much better and it just isn't working. Weekend eating was good, largely because we didn't have a bunch of social events. Avoided all the gluten and sugar at the after church reception. I had sushi, some popcorn, and white wine but that was my only non-Whole 30 eating. Pretty decent I would say. My stomach is definitely happy about my eating lately! Breakfast: three hb eggs, sweet potato w/coconut butter, coffee w/cashew milk Lunch: leftover Thai food Dinner: salad Workout: weights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjena Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I can never figure out what's going on, either. A few little off-roads make me gain 5 lbs and then nothing I do takes it off. Then, for no good reason, sometimes it just goes away for a while. I try not to let it get to me. Except to use tight pants as a reminder to knock it off with the little off roads. They add up. Disproportionately, I think, but still. It's annoying, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjule Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 So true Jen! In my 20s: go on vacation for a week, eat whatever I want, "gain" five pounds, lose it within one week of coming home In my late 30s: go to a party on the weekend and eat a little bit more than usual and have a couple things I don't eat regularly, "gain" five pounds, spend the next three months trying to get rid of it. I'm exhausted this week -- haven't gotten enough sleep the past two nights so I'm dragging. Breakfast: the usual Lunch: roasted brussel sprouts, Italian sausage (I can't tell you how much better the farmers market sausage is than my grocery store!) Dinner: salad, probably a few other snacks Workout: yoga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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