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12.2 Less of Me

I did it! I lost 7 pounds this week and I feel so great! I'm am super psyched to be successful this week too! 

For those of you who want to know what I'm doing here is the food list I'm eating from: Power Food List. It takes a commitment since you have to do a lot of planning and preparing but its so worth it... and you can get really creative with what you make and eat!

Day 5 and 6 of Simply Filling.

The last two days I have come to the conclusion that there are certain things that can not be in my pantry or fridge. Those unmentionables (I won't even type them cause I will start to drool...) can make me nuts. My will of steel melts before that kryptonite. So the best thing for me to do in those situations is to throw it out or send it away with other people or I will not be able to stand the temptation. The funny thing is that even when my brain knows it's gone, my taste buds want me to tear the house apart looking for some! 

Days 5 and 6 went well. I had a slice of pizza yesterday, but that was ok since it was only 1 slice and not 3 slices. Today was fantastic and I feel really full. It used to take 3-4 oranges to fill me up, and now after one I am stuffed! 

Tomorrow I weigh in so I really hope my work has paid off! It's been a week of learning and knowing I can motivate myself so those non-scale victories make it worth it!

Day 3 and 4 of Simply Filling

Friday and Shabbos went better then I hoped! Friday got a little hard as I didn't make time to sit and eat lunch so I did a lot of snacking. Its a good thing I was making a lot of foods I could snack on! For shabbos I made tons of veggie side dishes that were amazing! I did a pumpkin loaf, Italian zucchini pie, apple pear crumble, baked yams, bulgur and vegetables, lots of chopped salad. I made some of the recipes up so if you want them just ask. Shabbos morning was great and I had my shabbos treat which I enjoyed very much. Its so much easier to plan treats out... then you don't beat yourself up and feel guilty and then overdo it. 

I'm feeling really great and my clothing feel like I have already lost 5 pounds! Its hard to keep going sometimes especially when I don't plan or I see my husband eating junk food, but I keep thinking about how I want to look at Michal's wedding and I stay on track! So GO YEHUDIS GO!

Day 2 of Simply Filling

I feel so amazingly proud of myself! Besides for feeling fantastic and full of energy, I am so impressed that I was able to do 2 days on simply filling. 

Today I had oatmeal for breakfast. Tuna salad made with 1 can tuna, tomato, cucumber, pickles, and mustard and 2 tsp mayo (counted 2 points) was my early lunch. Snack was 2 oranges and a fat-free yogurt. Dinner was chicken and veggies cooked pot-roast style and a bulgur and vegetable side dish. At my birthday party I had blackberries!

Shabbos will be more of a challenge, but hopefully I will be able to cook lots of things that are on plan! I went a little crazy at the produce store today so I will have plenty to snack on. 

If you don't have it you can't eat it! (The positive way and the negative way.)

Day 1 of Simply filling

It's almost impossible for me to track what I eat these days since I am always eating on the move, so I switched from tracking to "simply filling". All that means is I can eat however much I need to be satisfied from a specific list of foods. I'm trading the ability to eat whatever I want and writing it down, to having fewer options but not having to worry about keeping track of it.

The list is fruits, veggies, non-fat milk or milk alternatives, whole grains, lean proteins, and a few other things. I tend to eat these things anyways so it's easy to switch. Oh, and I also have 49 points to use for other things.... like birthday cake..... if I want.

Today went really well. I had oatmeal with chopped up apple in it for breakfast. I had a banana, a can of baby corn, and a tangerine for my morning snack. Lunch was leftover hamburgers with BBQ sauce (used 1 point for the sauce). Afternoon snack was cabbage soup. Dinner was awesome! Completely fat free Moroccan fish made with tons of veggies with barley on the side.I have to say I am completely full!

A few more weeks of this and I'll be down 40 pounds in time for my sisters wedding this summer!

Up and Down..... and Up again

Boy is it hard to find a moment to blog... I can't wait till both my boys are sleeping at the same time! 

My weight loss has been a roller coaster ride the past 3 weeks. First I went up 1.4, then I went down 5.6, and yesterday it was up 2.6 again. I'm not quite sure what to make of it. I have many theories each as lame as the next, but bottom line is there is 5.6 less of me so far!

It's been really hard to control my environment since I have been baking nearly every day for the past 2 weeks and knowing in the back of my mind that I have a freezer full of goodies. I just keep telling myself that the people at the Upshernish will starve if I eat and of it! Not likely since I baked a ton of stuff and will be baking more the next 2 days, but I like using my Yidishe Mama cortex against myself for a change.

My experiment with wheat dairy and beef had mixed results. Most dairy is now out of my diet with the exception of yogurt and sheep/goat cheeses. This has been the most successful change in my diet since I am no longer troubled by gas or cramps. Beef has been mostly eliminated. This has been harder since I now have to cook 3 different dinners every night. Z is type B blood so Beef is really good for him. I make Beef for Z, milchigs or vegetarian for M since he wont touch chicken or beef, and then I eat either chicken/fish/or vegetarian. It seems to be working out since everyone is happy but it takes a lot of planning and a lot more time. Wheat was the hardest for me and I barley lasted a week. So many things have wheat in them!! I don't think I can make that change permanent quite yet. It will be my work in progress.....

Goal for this week: Write down what I eat!