The Final Day

I know, I haven't been posting in awhile. I'm not sure where the month + went. I was disappointed with just a 15lb loss and before I realized it was an awesome accomplishment, I was sooo far off track that it was extremely difficult to get back on board. I'd be good through breakfast and lunch. Then I just wouldn't care what I ate at night. I wish I had that mindset in June back. Perhaps the excitement of a possible win had me going.

My co-worker/teammate didn't reach the 10lb goal we needed. So we won't get our t-shirts saying how awesome we are for surviving the challenge, nor will I be able to write and submit the essay I've been planning in my head since day 10. Which means no ipad.

The final weigh in deadline is today. I am down 13lbs.

10 weeks, 13lbs. MEH! Not good enough. I did go from a 26 to a 22/24. But again, not good enough. So instead of beating myself up, I'm just going to stop typing now.

Day 53- 16.4lbs down

Slowly but surely, the original 15 came off and then some. I'm still not happy with the past month of cheats and attempts gone wrong but atleast I'm down again.

Last night was interesting. I was able to eat something even though it was recommended that I consume clear. I had a banana and peanut butter sandwhich. Two slices of wheat bread, flax peanut butter and a small banana. I also had 1/2 cup of skim milk. I was good! It coated my stomach well and the bleh feeling went away.

I'm not sure what I'm eating for dinner but as of now I had...

Breakfast-

• 1 egg
• Mushroom
• LF Cheese
• Ketchup

Lunch-

• 1/2 BL Chicken Breast
• 1/2 cup broccoli
• 1 avocado
• VERY little ranch
• A cup of ginger ale.

Dinner-

• Not a clue!

Day 52- Stomach Bugs SUCK!!

So last night I heated up the leftover Stuffing Pie and made some smashed cauliflower. Well... Within two bites of the pie I started feeling ill so I stopped eating. I then proceeded to be ill for the rest of the night only to wake up and spend 2 hours in the bathroom. TMI I know but we've all been there so get over it! I feel like crap. I still do! I'm obviously a bit dehydrated so I'm drinking water and plain hot tea. I've also taken two Pepto Pills only to find out I feel even worse. I'm so glad I get to leave an hour early because I am not doing so well.

On the 'up' side of things. I'm down 6.6lbs since Monday. Yep I gained a few back before then. I'm not at my 15lb loss again but I'm at 13. Good stuff. Still feel horrible and I just want to sleep!

I'm not sure what happened with the Pie because I wrapped it very well and when I made it the first time around, it was perfect and tasted very good. Even this time around it smelled and tasted good. A lil bland but I remember putting salt and pepper on it the first time. I'm not sure what happened but I learned my lesson.

Anyone have any good freeze ahead meals that are low carb that won't give me food poisoning? *sigh*

Breakfast-

• 1 egg
• Mushrooms
• A very little bit of LF cheese
• Ketchup

Lunch-

• I brought in some chicken, broccoli and an avocado but honestly. I start dry heaving when I think about food. So lunch will consist of a gingerale, yes I see the carbs but tea isn't even calming my stomach. Ugh.

Dinner-

• Stuffing Pie!!! HAHAHAHA Just kidding! No idea. I need some broth. Hubby has a meeting tonight so who knows what I'll have.

Bed... Oh bed. Where are you?


Update: So my pals on one of my message boards confirmed for me that it wasn't Food Poisoning, but a horrible stomach bug that apparently is going around.

Day 51

WHY can't I get back on the bandwagon and stick to it!? :( Where was the mindset I had last month, where everything bad wasn't even an option! Now I'm back to "Ehh I'll start tomorrow" UGH!! I'm not getting bored... Last month I was in the zone. Now I feel like I wasted a month on crap!

Breakfast-

• 2 eggs
• Light Shredded Cheese
• Mushrooms
• Ketchup

Lunch-

• Same as yesterday but with an avocado

Snack-

• Babybel

Dinner-

• Leftover squares of the stuffing pie I made awhile ago from the freezer.
• Mashed Cauliflower (Like potatoes)

Day 50

Looking back at the wasted time and all the cheating I've done. I easily fell back into old habits and I want to kick my own arse. I can't believe it's been 50 days since writing this blog and all I have to show for it is still 10lbs gone, approximately 2 sizes and several inches faded away.

Yesterday I tried on a pair of shorts that didn't fit me last year and they fit! With tons of room to spare. But that's still not good enough for me.

I've decided to stick with Atkins for the time being and adding fruit and whole wheat bread when I'm feeling the need for it. I've also bought low fat cheese in hopes of starting the Insulin Resistance Diet but otherwise it's basically Atkins. I never crave fruit as bad as that sounds but we'll see what happens. I'm still trying to find what's right for me.

15lbs gone in June, 15lbs should of been gone in July. Now it's almost August and I feel like a big fat failure. SIGH!!

Breakfast- (Same thing everyday)

• 2 eggs
• Mushrooms
• LF mexican shredded cheese
• Low Sugar Ketchup- This is disgusting btw. lol

Lunch- This will be my normal lunch for the week.

• BL Chicken Breast (Grilled on George Foreman)
• Steamed Broccoli
• Pat of Butter
• Light Peppercorn Ranch

Snack-

• Light Babybel Cheese

Dinner-

• Parmesan Herb Chicken
• Veggies

Day 46

Last nights dinner was awesomeee. I have to do some shopping tonight so I think I'm going to pick up another steak. I have enough mash leftover for tonights meal and voila! :) Happy People!

Breakfast-

• 2 eggs
• 1 slice Cheddar
• Mushrooms
• Ketchup

Lunch-

• Same as yesterday;
• Grilled Chicken
• Broccoli
• Almost out of Ranch!

Dinner-

• Probably steak and mashed cauliflower again :)

Day 45

I'm still drooling over last nights dinner. Yum! We have more than enough Cauliflower mash (Mock Mashed Potatoes!!)for atleast two full dinners. It goes a long way. I weighed in this morning and I'm down 2.4 pounds. Still not at the weight I was last week but almost! If I keep it up, I'll be back there by Sunday/Monday. :)

Breakfast-

• 2 eggs
• Mushrooms
• 1 slice of yellow cheese
• Ketchup

Lunch-

• Same as yesterday and the day before. I know.. Sooo boring. But it's good!

Snack-

• Babybel

Dinner-

• I took some skirt steak out and I'm going to season that up and cook on my george foreman grill with some leftover mashed cauliflower.

Snack-

• SF Jello Cup