Eh, overindulged...

Days left: 6
Goal: 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 139.50lb (63.28kg, 9.96st)
Gain:  1.50lb (.68kg, .10st)
Steps: 5,698
Consecutive Days under 140lb: 19 (I miscounted somewhere along the way)

Daily goals:

Pushups: none
Squats: none
Kettlebell swings: none
Ab exercises: several
Walks: none
Medical exercise: 0 reps
No sweets: some
No wheat: none
No cow dairy: some

Today's food:

Scrambled eggs
Oat bran galette
Mike's hard lemonade
Chicken wings
Talenti mediterranean mint gelato (800 cals, 116g carbs)
Goat yogurt
Leffe ale
Starburst (2 squares)
Chocolate mint pastilles (6?)
Goat yogurt

I'm not sure I'm going to make my vacation goal.  I had more ice cream, and finished it off, since I have to go back to no dairy tomorrow.  I'm sure yesterday's foods had sodium too...

I reached my goal -- another DietBet win!

Days left: 7
Goal: DB V 138.00lb, 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 138.00lb (62.60kg, 9.86st)
Loss:  1.75lb (.80kg, .12st)
Steps: 9,485
Consecutive Days under 140lb: 19

Daily goals:

Pushups: none
Squats: none
Kettlebell swings: none
Ab exercises: several
Walks: none
Medical exercise: 0 reps
No sweets: yes
No wheat: none
No cow dairy: yes

Today's food:

Goat yogurt
Chicken wings
Tortilla chips (10?)
Leffe ale
Toasted almond ice cream 
Skirt steak
Steamed veggies
Red wine (1/2 glass)
Starburst (2 squares)

Wow, I made my weight!  My diet did take a nose-dive though.  I had to attend two parties today.  I stayed gluten-free (as far as I know), but had a few corn chips.  I also had an ice cream bar.  I did say no to some birthday cake and lots of candy, although I did have two starburst squares. 

DietBet weighout still pending

Days left: 0 & 8
Goal: DB V 138.00lb, 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 139.75lb (63.39kg, 9.98st)
Gain:  .50lb (.23kg, .3st)
Steps: 11,025
Consecutive Days under 140lb: 18

Daily goals:

Pushups: none
Squats: none
Kettlebell swings: none
Ab exercises: several
Walks: before work:  1.7mi; lunchtime: 2.0mi, after work: none
Medical exercise: 3 reps
No sweets: none
No wheat: none
No cow dairy: none

Today's food:

Scrambled eggs
Pork link (1)
Oat Bran galette

Goat yogurt
Walnuts
Goat yogurt


I barely squeaked under 140 today.  And my weigh-in for today is shot.  I'm 1.75lb over!  I am bloated though, so we'll see how it goes for tomorrow.  It'll be a low calorie day today.

Graduation day!

Days left: 1 & 9
Goal: DB V 138.00lb, 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 139.25lb (63.16kg, 9.95st)
No change
Steps: 4,445
Consecutive Days under 140lb: 17

Daily goals:

Pushups: none
Squats: none
Kettlebell swings: none
Ab exercises: several
Walks: none, but I did climb up nine flights
Medical exercise: 3 reps
No sweets: none
No wheat: none
No cow dairy: none

Today's food:

Scrambled eggs
Goat yogurt
Walnuts
Champagne (one glass)
White wine (one glass)
Manchego
Indian appetizer of grilled foods (chicken & lamb)
Goat yogurt

It was my older daughter's graduation from high school today!  Her dad came down from Maine.  I tried to stick to my diet, but I did have some champagne and white wine.  I think I overdid on the cheese, though. 

Uneventful day and link to my guest post

Days left: 2 & 10
Goal: DB V 138.00lb, 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 139.25lb (63.16kg, 9.95st)
Gain: .50lb (.23kg, .4st)
Steps: 4,233
Consecutive Days under 140lb: 16

Daily goals:

Pushups: none
Squats: none
Kettlebell swings: none
Ab exercises: several
Walks: before work: .5mi; lunchtime: none; after work: .5mi
Medical exercise: 5 reps
No sweets: none
No wheat: none
No cow dairy: none

Today's food:

Omelette w/spinach and mushrooms
Oat bran galette
Goat yogurt
Walnuts (15)
Chicken parmesan
Goat yogurt

Heh, well, the ale and sodium prevented any great shrinkage from last night. BTW, I had a guest post at Hourglassy -- it's a clothing review about some dresses I bought in the last few months.  There are pictures, but only from the neck down!

Last few days before my weigh-in

Days left: 3 & 11
Goal: DB V 138.00lb, 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 138.75lb (62.94kg, 9.91st)
Loss: .75lb (.34kg, .5st)
Steps: 10,816
Consecutive Days under 140lb: 15

Daily goals:

Pushups: 10
Squats: none
Kettlebell swings: none
Ab exercises: several
Walks: before work: 1.2mi; lunchtime: 2.1mi; after work: 1.25mi
Medical exercise: 3 reps
No sweets: none
No wheat: none
No cow dairy: none

Today's food:

Omelette w/spinach and mushrooms
Oat bran galette
Goat yogurt
Hot Dogs (2) - Trader Joe's w/mustard
Radishes (3)
Leffe Belgian Ale
Goat yogurt

I'm upping the walking today and tomorrow, and trying to squeeze in some extra little exercise.  I'm also going low-sodium to see where I'm at.  I can try to empty the fridge next week and eat all those sodium-heavy sausages!

I was very excited when I weighed myself prior to dinner.  Even with clothes on, I was under 140! Well, I ended up having 2.3 hotdogs.  Now I'm over 140lb, but that's okay.  I'll be about two pounds lighter tomorrow morning.

Making up for yesterday's transgressions

Days left: 4 & 12
Goal: DB V 138.00lb, 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 139.50lb (63.28kg, 9.96st)
Gain: 1.00lb (.45kg, .7st)
Steps: 7,258
Average weight this past week: 139.00lb
Average weight the week before: 139.54lb
Daily goals:

Pushups: none
Squats: none
Kettlebell swings: none
Ab exercises: several
Walks: before work: 1.6mi; lunchtime: none; after work: none
Medical exercise: 3 reps
No sweets: none
No wheat: none
No cow dairy: none

Today's food:

Scrambled eggs
Pork links (2)
Oat bran galette
Goat yogurt
More goat yogurt
Another goat yogurt
Walnuts (15)

Today was a pure protein day, and I kept it light in the evening, so hopefully I can make my DietBet goal weight.  Of course, the first weigh-in day will be on Friday, after we've had a graduation dinner for my daughter.  We're going to an Indian restaurant, and I've been checking the menu.  There are some kebabs, so I guess I'll have that -- hold the rice!  I'm sure it'll be packed with sodium.  So I'll have a strict pure protein day on Friday, and hopefully have a passing weigh-in on Saturday.

I wasn't able to get in my lunch and afternoon walks, it was crazy at the office today. 

My average weight is still going down, even if it's just a little bit.  I'm now at 14 straight days under 140lb.

Baseball game

Days left: 5 & 13
Goal: DB V 138.00lb, 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 138.50lb (62.82kg, 9.8st)
Gain: .25lb (.11kg, .1st)
Steps: 8,388

Daily goals:

Pushups: none
Squats: none
Kettlebell swings: none
Ab exercises: several
Walks: around Yankee Stadium; walked 2.5mi home
Medical exercise: 3 reps
No sweets: yes
No wheat: none
No cow dairy: none

Today's food:

Eggs, soft-boiled (2) w/salt
Goat yogurt
Chocolate avocado mousse
Walnuts
Minute Maid Lemonade Icie
Walnuts
Spinach w/mayo
Goat yogurt
Manchego Cheese

It felt sort of weird to have the alcohol with a sugar-less mixer yesterday.  Somehow I didn't really feel like I was drinking alcohol, maybe it was diluted enough that it didn't taste very strong.

We went to Yankee Stadium for a game against the Baltimore Orioles.  I haven't been to a Yankee game in a few years, I used to have a season ticket package, but it just became too expensive.  Anyway, climbing up and down the stairs is some exercise, so I got a bit of a workout, as we were sitting way up at the top of the stadium.  I was doing fine with the food that I brought, but then I succumbed, and had the lemonade icie.  It had 300 calories and 77g of carbs!  Ouch!  I ate some walnuts right afterwards to decrease the likelihood of a sugar crash.  At one point, I could feel the sugar rush, but I didn't have a crash, thank goodness.

I'm still undecided about my goal weight.  I'm leaving it at 134lb for now, but I'm going to go lower.  I still feel like there must be an unnecessary amount of visceral fat, as the subcutaneous fat I can pinch is not shrinking very much.  

A lovely Saturday

Days left: 6 & 14
Goal: DB V 138.00lb, 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 138.25lb (62.71kg, 9.88st)
Loss: .50lb (.23kg, .3st)
Steps: 2,998
Milestone:  BMI under 22, and I'm 70% of the way to my goal

Daily goals:

Pushups: none
Squats: none
Kettlebell swings: none
Ab exercises: several
Walks:
Medical exercise: 5 reps
No sweets: yes
No wheat: none
No cow dairy: none

Today's food:

Goat yogurt (several spoonfuls)
Hamburger patty w/lettuce, tomato & ketchup
Chocolate avocado mousse
Goat yogurt
Walnuts (10)
Hamburger patty w/ketchup
Gin & diet tonic (2)
Chicken parmesan (not breaded)
Raw turnips (2)
Goat yogurt

Yay!  Another new low for the last two years.  We went to a family friend's country club in Connecticut today, so I swam a few laps.  I also had to navigate my way around the unhealthy food they had on offering.  I avoided the ice cream by bringing some chocolate avocado mousse my daughter made, which has three ingredients:  avocado, chocolate and agave nectar.  It's lightly sweetened, but no dairy, no grains!  I also had the burger without the bun, with lettuce, tomato & ketchup, and ate it with a fork and knife.

Hyvää juhannusta

Days left: 7 & 15
Goal: DB V 138.00lb, 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 138.75lb (62.94kg, 9.91st)
Loss: .75lb (.34kg, .5st)
Steps: 8,624
Milestone:  Under 63kg

Daily goals:

Pushups: none
Squats: 5
Kettlebell swings: none
Ab exercises: several
Walks: before work: 1.6mi; lunchtime: 1.2mi; after work: none
Medical exercise: 5 reps
No sweets: none
No wheat: none
No cow dairy: none

Today's food:

Scrambled eggs
Pork link
Oat bran galette
Goat yogurt
Walnuts (10)
More goat yogurt
Walnuts (7)
Manchego cheese

That means "happy midsummer" in Finnish! We went to the Swedish Midsummer festival (the Finns share in the celebration), but I stuck with my Pure Protein plan.  I had a nice drop this morning, and I hope to have another one tomorrow. 

Mini-plateau

Days left: 8 & 16
Goal: DB V 138.00lb, 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 139.50lb (63.28kg, 9.96st)
No change
Steps: 11,001

Daily goals:

Pushups: 10
Squats: none
Kettlebell swings: none
Ab exercises: several
Walks: before work: .5mi; lunchtime: .44mi; after work: 3.14mi
Medical exercise: 10 reps
No sweets: none
No wheat: none
No cow dairy: none

Today's food:

Omelette w/spinach & mushroom
Oat bran galette
Goat yogurt
Walnuts (10)
More goat yogurt
Manchego cheese
Red wine (small glass)
Grilled salmon
Raw turnips (2)

No progress.  It'll come.  I had an extra long walk after work, hopefully that will help kick-start something.

The heat is keeping my walks short

Days left: 9 & 17
Goal: DB V 138.00lb, 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 139.50lb (63.28kg, 9.96st)
Gain: .5lb (.23kg, .3st)
Steps: 7,547

Daily goals:

Pushups: 10
Squats: none
Kettlebell swings: none
Ab exercises: several
Walks: before work: .5mi; lunchtime: none; after work: 1.5mi
Medical exercise: 10 reps
No sweets: none
No wheat: none
No cow dairy: none

Today's food:

Omelette w/mushrooms & spinach
Oat bran galette
Goat yogurt
Walnuts (10)
More goat yogurt
Walnuts (7)
Grilled salmon
Leffe Belgian ale
Raw turnips (2)
Goat yogurt

It's been really hot here today, and wasn't able to get my morning and lunch-time walks in.  I'm going to make sure that I get off to an early start tomorrow morning.

Stuffed myself

Days left: 10 & 18
Goal: DB V 138.00lb, 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 139.00lb (63.05kg, 9.93st)
Loss: .5lb (.23kg, .3st)
Steps: 10,333
Milestones:  2/3rds of the way to my goal, 10lb lost

Daily goals:

Pushups: none
Squats: none
Kettlebell swings: none
Ab exercises: several
Walks: before work: 2mi; lunchtime: 1.1mi; after work: 1mi
Medical exercise: 6 reps
No sweets: none
No wheat: none
No cow dairy: none

Today's food:

Omelette w/mushrooms & spinach
Oat bran galette
Goat yogurt
More goat yogurt
Walnuts (7)
Tomato meat sauce
Raw turnips (2)
Goat yogurt

I know, 10 pounds is nothing compared to some of the amounts I see people losing, but everyone has their own journey and 10 pounds means a lot to me! I've lost 6.71% of my body weight so far.  I have 5-10lbs to go.

Gwen also reminded me that I shouldn't mention that I had no grains if I've had an oat bran galette, so I've changed my daily goal to "no wheat".  My beer has barley, so really what I'm avoiding is wheat, and only eating 2 tbsp of oat bran daily and beer 2x a week, which is very little but not no grains.

I ate a lot today.  Not so much in calories, but just in volume and weight, so tomorrow's number will be a little higher, but hopefully below my red line!

Staying below 140lb -- 2003-2014

Days left: 11 & 19
Goal: DB V 138.00lb, 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 139.50 (lb (63.28kg, 9.96st)
No change
Steps: 13,998
Average weight this past week: 139.54lb
Average weight the week before: 141.14lb

Daily goals:

Pushups: none
Squats: 10
Kettlebell swings: none
Ab exercises: several
Walks: before work: 1.6mi; lunchtime: 2mi; after work: 2.7mi
Medical exercise: 3 reps
No sweets: none
No grains: none
No cow dairy: none

Today's food:

Omelette w/mushrooms & spinach
Oat bran galette
Goat yogurt
Walnuts (10)
Goat yogurt
Grilled salmon
Grilled asparagus (4)
Roasted bell pepper
Walnuts (10)
Goat yogurt

Hydration and low sodium is the goal for today. 

Even my average is below 140!  I have added a formula to my Excel weight spreadsheet to keep track of how many days I've been below 140 in the past 12 years, and even though I knew it wasn't that many, just to see the numbers was sobering.  Here they are:

2014:  6 (so far)
2013:  none
2012:  119 (about 4 months)
2011:  5
2009-10:  none
2008:  5
2007:  none
2006:  7
2005:  none
2004:  12
2003:  2

Only in 2012, 2011, 2004 and 2003 did I get under 139.  I'll give more statistics as I get to the next few milestones.  So what's going to be most important is maintenance.  I think I'll be more successful just because I've changed my idea of my regular every day diet should be.  I'm going to continue eating Primally, because it's working and I feel better.  In 2012, I went back to eating "regular food" and treats, and no surprise, put weight back on. Dukan works for me when I'm losing, but I can't "eat whatever I want" once I've completed all the Dukan stages.  Not that I completed all the stages in the past, but that kind of eating style is just an impossible goal for me, and I've finally accepted that.

Back to strictness

Days left: 12 & 20
Goal: DB V 138.00lb, 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 139.5 (lb (63.28kg, 9.96st)
Gain:  .25lb (0.11kg, .01st)
Steps: 4,032

Daily goals:

Pushups: none
Squats: none
Kettlebell swings:  10
Ab exercises: several
Walks: afternoon: 1.4mi
Medical exercise:  none
No sweets: none
No grains: none
No cow dairy: none

Today's food:

Goat yogurt
Bacon (4oz)
Oat bran galette
Diet root beer (12oz)
Beef kebab w/bbq sauce
Walnuts (15)
Hamburger patty w/ketchupGoat yogurt
Tomato meat sauce (light on the tomato sauce)
Roasted bell pepper
Goat yogurt

I had a lot more sodium today, so it'll be interesting to see if I can still stay below 140.  I'm going to go lower sodium for the next few days to get a sense of where I'm really at.

30th College Reunion

Days left: 13 & 21
Goal: DB V 138.00lb, 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 139.25 (lb (63.16kg, 9.95st)
No change
Steps: 5,090

Daily goals:

Pushups: none
Kettlebell swings: 5
Ab exercises: several
Walks: morning .5mi; around campus
Medical exercise: 0 reps
No sweets: whipped cream
No grains: none
No cow dairy: whipped cream

Today's food:

Goat yogurt
Walnuts (10)
Larabar (lemon)
Rum & diet coke (2)
Red wine (small glass)
Salad
Sweet potato chunks (6-7)
Pulled pork
Chicken breast
Strawberries w/whipped cream

My plumbing is back to normal, which is a relief, but because my diet was not optimal today, I don't expect to see any great changes tomorrow.  If I have a good day tomorrow, I think this won't be so bad. 

Today was one day in a weekend of my 30th College Reunion.  I drove up with a friend, just for today.  Next reunion, I think I will stay overnight.  I met lots of people I hadn't seen in a long time, and a few that I recognized, but couldn't remember.  I'm sure that happens to everyone.  I avoided all the cookies and cake and other sugary and gluteny things. I got a little exercise in walking around campus, and I stuck to sugar-free mixes and beverages, except for the one glass of wine.  Fortunately the wine was terrible, so I wasn't tempted to have any more!  I stuck with real food.  The whipped cream is also a bit of an experiment, to see if I have a reaction.  I will report on any symptoms tomorrow!

Still on the plan

Days left: 14 & 22
Goal: DB V 138.00lb, 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 139.25 (lb (63.16kg, 9.95st)
Loss:  .25lb (0.11kg, .02st)
Steps: 7,922

Daily goals:

Pushups: none
Squats: 10 reps
Ab exercises: several
Walks: before work: 1.6mi; lunchtime: .6mi;  after work: .5mi
Medical exercise: 3 reps
No sweets: none
No grains: none
No cow dairy: none

Today's food:

Omelette w/spinach & mushrooms
Oat bran galette
Goat yogurt
Walnuts (10)
Goat yogurt
Leffe Belgian ale
Hamburger patty w/ketchup
Spinach w/mayo
Goat yogurt

I was pretty dehydrated this morning, so I'm going to have to up my water intake.  Which means the scale will probably go up.  I hope it doesn't go above 140, but I fear it will.

Kekkosdieetti (the Kekkonen Diet)

Days left: 0 & 15 & 23
Goal DB IV 137.00lb, DB V 138.00lb 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 139.50 (lb (63.28kg, 9.96st)
Loss:  .25lb (0.11kg, .02st)
Steps: 8,955


Daily goals:

Pushups: 6 reps
Squats: 10 reps
Ab exercises: several
Walks: before work: .7mi; lunchtime: 1.4mi;  after work: 1.5mi
Medical exercise: 3 reps
No sweets: none
No grains: none
No cow dairy: none

Today's food:

Scrambled eggs
Oat bran galette
Goat yogurt
Walnuts (6)
More Walnuts (15)
Hamburger w/ketchup
Goat yogurt

Several months ago, my cousin mentioned she was following a diet named after a former president of Finland, Urho Kekkonen.  The most important aspect of the diet, the "Kekkosdieetti", is that you have to weigh yourself every day, so that if there are upward trends, you can make a change quickly.  Daily exercise is also a must.  I laughed when my cousin told me about it, I said "I'm on that diet too", since I weigh myself every morning!  Here are the 5 rules:

Weigh yourself every morning and write the number down

No explanation needed here!  It helps you see if you need to change your eating habits quickly, before the damage is really bad. I think writing it somewhere also forces you to acknowledge the number.

Some people say that weighing yourself is the ONLY rule in the diet.  However, President Kekkonen had some other rules he always followed.

Eat fish and dark rye bread every day

This dark rye bread usually doesn't have wheat in it at all.  Not grain-free, but it is whole grain, not "white flour".

Drink watered-down "piimä"

Piimä is similar to kefir or buttermilk.

Exercise every day

Any reason not to exercise is just an excuse, or translated directly, he said a "fake reason".

Evening tea is a sufficient evening meal

In other words, unless there was an event, his evening meal was really just a snack, again dark rye bread (not a pastry).

So I follow the "weigh yourself and write it down" rule, and the "exercise every day" rule.  I also have a small meal, but at lunch instead. 

The good news continues...

Days left: 1 & 16 & 24
Goal DB IV 137.00lb, DB V 138.00lb 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 139.75lb (63.39kg, 9.98st)
Loss:  .25lb (0.11kg, .02st)
Steps: 10,363
Milestones:  In the 130's (pounds) and 9's (stone)

Daily goals:

Pushups: 10 reps
Squats: none
Ab exercises: several
Walks: before work: .55mi; lunchtime: 1.7mi;  after work: 2.77mi
Medical exercise: reps
No sweets: none
No grains: none
No cow dairy: none

Today's food:

Scrambled eggs
Oat bran galette
Goat yogurt
Walnuts (6)
Goat yogurt
Walnuts (10)
Chicken breast tenders w/vindaloo sauce

Lalalalalala! Still under 140! I had a pure protein i.e.very low carb day.

Continuing my downward trend

Days left: 2 & 17 & 25
Goal DB IV 137.00lb, DB V 138.00lb 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 140.00lb (63.50kg, 10.00st)
Loss:  .25lb (0.11kg, .02st)
Steps: 10,053

Daily goals:

Pushups: 10
Chair dips: 8
Squats: 10 reps
Ab exercises: several
Walks: before work: 1.12mi; lunchtime: 1.7mi;  after work:
Medical exercise: reps
No sweets: none
No grains: none
No cow dairy: none

Today's food:

Omelette w/spinach & mushrooms
Oat bran galette
Goat yogurt
Walnuts (5)
Goat yogurt
Grilled salmon
Grilled asparagus (4)
Steamed broccoli

Dance of joy!  So close to being in the 130's. I'm spacing out my breakfast & lunch.  I've been eating the omelette/scrambled eggs around 10, then the galette around 11, and then the yogurt around 12.  Today I left the galette until 11, and then I had the yogurt around 1:30. I also skipped my "dessert" yogurt serving and had broccoli instead, but I sure felt stuffed afterwards.  I have to get as close to 137lb as possible!  I know I won't get there, but it's an excellent reason to make the extra effort for the next few days.

Today's lunch walk was really a racewalk to my dentist appointment, and then the same back. 

A new low!

Days left: 3 & 18 & 26
Goal DB IV 137.00lb, DB V 138.00lb 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 140.25lb (63.62kg, 10.02st)
Loss:  1.0lb (0.45kg, .07st)
Steps: 8,177
Average weight this past week: 141.14lb
Average weight the week before: 142.96lb

Daily goals:

Pushups: none
Squats: none
Ab exercises: several
Walks: before work: .5mi; lunchtime: 2.15mi;  after work: .5mi
Medical exercise: reps
No sweets: none
No grains: none
No cow dairy: none

Today's food:

Omelette w/spinach & mushrooms
Walnuts (5)
Oat bran galette
Goat yogurt
Walnuts (10)
Goat yogurt
Hamburger patty w/ketchup
Steamed broccoli

A new low since September 2012!  Twenty-one long months, 1 3/4 yrs. Of course, I can't count on that number until I've stayed at or below it for several days.  Average weight is going down again, and three out of four days I've been below 64kg.  I also missed the 50% marking milestone, I've now lost 55% of my total weight to lose.  Okay, so my total weight loss isn't that much (8.75lb), but hey, we're each entitled to celebrate our loss percentages! I have to make sure I fill up on veggies today, so I don't overdo the protein (sometimes I "forget" to eat veggies).

I tried on a bunch of pants and shorts last night.  I found several older ones that style-wise I'm getting rid of, and the jeans I just bought 10 days ago fit better now.  I've decided to return four of the six pairs of jeans I purchased.  If I shrink enough to buy the next size down, then I'll order them when I need them, but I'm not holding on to them "just in case".  My credit card bill doesn't need extra charges like that.  As for the shorts, the smallest ones I have fit two years ago when I was 5lb lighter.  Hopefully I'll fit into them just in time for my vacation.  Otherwise, I have two pairs I can wear now. 

A small gluten-free treat

Days left: 4 & 19 & 27
Goal DB IV 137.00lb, DB V 138.00lb 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 141.25lb (64.07kg, 10.09st)
Gain: 0.50lb (0.23kg, .04st)
Steps: 6,483

Daily goals:

Pushups: none
Squats: none
Ab exercises: several
Walks: morning: .6mi; afternoon: 2.4mi; 
Medical exercise: reps
No sweets: I had a cookie
No grains: who knows what kind of gluten-free flour was in the cookie...
No cow dairy:  there was only butter in cookie

Today's food:

Goat yogurt
Coke Zero
Diet A&W Root Beer
Mudslide gluten-free cookie
Goat yogurt
Hamburger patty w/ketchup
Spinach w/mayo

So I was a little puffy today, but not terribly so.  I did partake of the chocolatey gluten-free cookie.  It had some kind of nuts in it as well.  I also had two diet sodas.  I think sometimes having carbonated beverages means the carbonation has to work its way through my system...

Avoided stuffing my face with junk

Days left: 5 & 20 & 28
Goal DB IV 137.00lb, DB V 138.00lb 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 140.75lb (63.84kg, 10.05st)
Gain: 0.25lb (0.11kg, .02st)
Steps: 4,784

Daily goals:

Pushups: none
Squats: none
Ab exercises: several
Walks: morning: .6mi; afternoon: 1.6mi; 
Medical exercise: reps
No sweets: yes
No grains: yes
No cow dairy: yes

Today's food:

Goat yogurt
Fresca
Chicken shish-kabob (w/bbq sauce)
Goat yogurt
Walnuts
Gazpacho
Red wine (one glass)
Cloudberry liquour (1 gulp)
Steak
Leffe ale
Manchego cheese
Oat bran galette (2)
Goat yogurt

After having a glass of red wine, I just wanted so shovel anything I could find into my mouth. I had a handful of walnuts, then I had some cheese instead. Interestingly, I didn't have that "stuff your face" feeling while I was drinking the ale.  Is this telling me something?  I have always thought of beer and stout as "food" not just a beverage.

I ended up being puffy and bloated.  I think there was a lot of salt in the Gazpacho.  It was labeled Vegan when I bought it yesterday at the office, but who knows if there was wheat in it or not.  I will have to ask tommorrow.  The steak was also salty, as was the Manchego, so it's just a high-sodium day, and tomorrow the scale will go up.  Oh well, it'll all flush out hopefully by Monday, if I am careful about my choices tomorrow.

New milestones!

Days left:  6 & 21 & 29
Goal DB IV 137.00lb, DB V 138.00lb 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 140.5lb (63.73kg, 10.04st)
Loss: 0.75lb (0.34kg, .05st)
Steps: 11,114
Milestone:  Under 64kg; matched lowest weight in 2013 & 2014

Daily goals:

Pushups: none
Squats: none
Ab exercises: several
Walks: before work: none; lunch: 1.1 mi; after work: 1.3mi
Medical exercise: reps
No sweets: yes
No grains: yes
No cow dairy: yes

Today's food:

Omelette w/spinach & mushrooms
Walnuts (5)
Goat yogurt
Walnuts (5)
Goat yogurt (2/3 serving)
Manchego cheese
Berries (2 each raspberry, blackberry, 1 strawberry
Sparkling wine (1.25 glass)
Goat yogurt
Spinach w/mayo
Chicken tenders w/salsa (3)

This matches my lowest weight this year in January, and my lowest in 2013 (October).  Anything lower is a new low since September 2012!  Finally!  I should have been at my goal months ago, and got side-tracked.  I'm going to continue my protein & vegetable days through Tuesday.  That way I hope to clean out my plumbing and will be as low as possible for my last push to reach 137lb by Friday the 13th (which is a lucky day for me!)

 A co-worker retired, and I was able to avoid all the non-primal food.  I decided to have the berry skewers, so 5 berries in total, then manchego slices and the sparkling wine. I also popped into a wine store which had a tasting, so I had some sparkling red wine (lambrusco).

Finally the scale is going in the right direction

Days left: 7 & 22 & 30
Goal DB IV 137.00lb, DB V 138.00lb, reach 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 141.25lb (64.07kg, 10.09st)
Loss: 0.5lb (0.23kg, .04st)
Steps: 9,499

Daily goals:

Pushups: none
Squats: 8
Ab exercises: several
Walks: before work: none; lunch: 1.1mi; after work: 2.4mi
Medical exercise: reps
No sweets: yes
No grains: yes
No cow dairy: yes

Today's food:

Scrambled eggs
Walnuts (5)
Dukan oat bran galette
Goat yogurt
Grilled salmon
Grilled asparagus
Steamed broccoli
Goat yogurt

Yay!  I went down again!  I was planning on having an omelette w/spinach & mushrooms this morning, but the line cook had other plans, and gave me my usual without asking me.  And someone else cleared away all the breakfast meats/sausages/bacon! Oh well, I was planning to have a low sodium day anyway.  I'm glad I brought some walnuts, because I've noticed that when I have an omelette w/veggies or just eggs, I get hungry earlier.  That's probably due to the omelette being so low-fat, so I think the nuts will help with that.

A three-walk day

Days left: 8 & 23 & 31
Goal DB IV 137.00lb, DB V 138.00lb 137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 141.75lb (64.30kg, 10.13st)
Loss: 0.5lb (0.23kg, .03st)
Steps: 13,096

Daily goals:

Pushups: none
Squats: 8
Ab exercises: several
Walks: before work: 1.1mi; lunch: 2.1mi; after work: 2.5mi
Medical exercise:  8 reps
No sweets: yes
No grains: yes
No cow dairy: yes

Today's food:

Scrambled eggs
Bacon (3 strips)
Dukan oat bran galette
Goat yogurt
More goat yogurt (1/2 a serving)
Steak w/salsa
Steamed broccoli
Goat yogurt

Another PV day today.  For this morning's weigh-in I was dehydrated, so I'm just hoping I'll maintain in the next few days.  Got in a walk this morning, back to my routine.  I'm trying to eat a smaller portion of steak when I have it.  I can eat a lot of steak, but that doesn't mean I should when I'm trying to lose weight!

Back to daily posting!

Days left:  9 & 24 & 32
Goal  DB IV 137.00lb, DB V 138.00lb  137.00lb by vacation (134lb ultimate goal)
Start weight: 149lb
Weight: 142.25lb (64.52kg, 10.16st)
Loss:  0.75lb (0.34kg, .05st)
Steps: 8,219

Daily goals:

Pushups: 13
Squats: 10
Ab exercises: several
Walks: before work: none; lunch: 1.4mi; after work: 1.2mi
Medical exercise: 5 reps
No sweets: yes
No grains: yes
No cow dairy: yes

Today's food:

Scrambled eggs
Bacon (3 strips)
Dukan oat bran galette
Goat yogurt
More goat yogurt
Steak w/salsa
Sauteed mushrooms
Goat yogurt

I had a PV day yesterday, and tried to keep the sodium down, as I had had Costco mesquite wings on Sunday and was definitely retaining fluids yesterday.  I don't have any major food events coming up in the next week, so I'm going to try to take advantage and be really good.  I know I can't reach 134lb before I leave on my trip, but I'd like to be solidly in the 130's by then.  I know I CAN do it, but will I? I have 32 days.

No news means no good weightloss news...

Yes, it's true, I would have been busily posting if I had anything to boast about.  I ate too many carbs in that college town we visited, and so I plumped up a couple of pounds to 142.5-143.5lb, which is where I've been hovering this entire time.  Of course, my "high" is still lower than it was in the past. 

I wasn't successful with my second DietBet, but that wasn't such a surprise.  I have two more DietBets:  one is 137lb next week (not likely!) and the other is 138lb at the end of June (doable).  So I just have to keep plugging along.  I'll start posting again daily tonight/tomorrow.