Day 5 -

The scale today showed a solid 5 lb loss. Whoo hoo!

For breakfast today I had Flan (egg custard)
Tea with cream and splends

For Lunch I had a ham and cheese 3 egg omlett with a bit of okra and topped with a Tablespoon of sour cream.

I think I will make white fish for dinner.

Today I feel really good. I got up at 7:30am rested and ready to go.

I'm not sure why I am seeing weight loss already - the last time around it seemed like a while before I started to see much movement on the scale.

All and all I am happy with how I am feeling, the loss on the scale and that I am not particularly hungry or craving anything,

Day 3

I am excited to say that the scale today said I had lost 3 lbs. (182 lbs today)
I was not really expeciting to see any progress till next week with it being "TOM" time.
I am feeling much better today - no headache - what a relief!!

I had a 2 egg omlet with a little ham and some okra as the filling. Topped with Waldens Farm 0 cal dressing. I took my vitimins
I have had tea with cream and a glass of crystal light in addition to water.

I'm hungry now and need to have something for lunch.
Lets see Ham and Cheese, or Last nights left over chicken or....

Day 2

Well day 1 was long mainly because of the lack of carb and caffene headache that has still not gone away all day today. I've done well as far as eating primarily protein.
Yeasterday I had
3 Poached Eggs and Tuna for Breakfast
Ham and Cheese for snack
Roast Beef for lunch
CatFish for dinner
I had 1 evil protein cookie
I took double mulit vit, Biotin and B50

Today I had
2 Eggs fried and cat fish for breakfast spoon of sour cream
ham and cheese for lunch
Tea with heavy cream and 1/2 pack of splenda
Moc Oatmeal for a snack with a spoon of cottage cheese
Chicken and Salad with Walden Farm Blue Cheese Dressing.
Small glass of crystal light
I took my double multi vit, Biotin and B50
Drinking lots of herbal tea and water.

At this point I am trying to eat mainly protien - I've just found it easier to get back on track this way and then when you add in more vegis and a few carbs you really think its a big treat.
I will also begin to pay attention to portion sizes.
I am happy to be almost done with day 2
I am still feeling pretty lousy from the headache and muscles that are kind of sore.
I'm not supprised - this is normal - your system has to detox. The vitamins are really really important. I was not faithful enough with the vitimins and has some hair loss last time.
It eventully stables out and from the reading I've done, is pretty common whenever you have a drastic change in your life. I'd like to try and avoid that this time - it doesn't generally show up till 2-3 months after the drastic change. I suspect the whole thing to be a bit easier as far as I know more what to expect as my body goes through the various stages.

The other thing I learned is you just can't cheat on your plan. When you cheat you just prolong things and feel guilty. Its just not worth it. I also had to find acceptable substitutes for some of my ritual. I'm cutting out the coffee - I substitue tea or tea with cream
Evil protein cookies get me past the desire for treats like cookies or cake or bread. You can get the recipe at www.eatinglow.com Amy has a lot of great ideas for eating low carb /low cal.
The other tip is don't let your self get hungry - Eat protein first it stays with you longer because it takes longer to digest.

Well more tips on another day - I have a little kid with a cold who wants snuggles and a movie.

I have yet to find the tape measure. -

Feb 25 - Time to get back on track

Well it is hard to believe January and now February are almost past. Its time for me to get back on track. Today is Day #1 I have gained about 15 lbs since October. I have eaten low carb some of the time and off the charts at others.
So my plan is to cut out coffee - for what ever the reason it stalls my weightloss.
Needless to say I have a headache today and feel generally lousy but it is day # 1 and expected.
I am for the next few days eating protein - until my blood sugar is stable.
I will keep my carbs under 20 and record what goes into my mouth.
As I get past the initial hunger and craving stage I will then begin to watch calories too.
So it is a several stage process of getting on track.
The biggest things I have found is to realize how incredably weak I am when it comes to dieting and dealing with food. Realizing my weekness - I look to Jesus for wisdom, and resolve. Most importanly I know that He and my family love me irregardless of the numbers on the scale.
For that I am thankful. I know I feel better physically as the pounds fall off. My size 16 clothes are to the point of uncomfortable. Now is the time - I don't want to buy any larger clothes.
Starting Weight: 185 Starting:TOM starting today - so I'm probably retianing water
Breakfast:
3 poached eggs
over a small can of tuna.
With a table spoon of Walden Farms honey mustard dressing.
Today I am drinking Sleepy time Herbal tea.
Today I am avoiding all sweeteners as they tend to send me easily off track.

So if you are following my journey - I hope you will find some tips and inspiration for yours.
I lost 75 lbs last year and I know this works me and works.
I will go and find my tape measure and get starting measurements posted later today or tomorrow.
I think I will make some diet encourgament cards to add to my card shop.