I had a bigger move down on the scale than I expected and that is really motivating me. It's like a snowball effect for me, if I can grit through and have a little success, I will pick up speed, but I also have a tendency to go the opposite direction, too, a little failure makes me roll back pretty easily. That is something I am going to work on. I hope you all are snowballs in the right direction!

I've got my first fast planned today. I stepped on the scale yesterday and decided to quit whining about the struggles of maintenance otherwise I would quickly find myself whining about how hard it is to lose weight. So, I'm planning my day out today and going back to what's worked for me in the past.

Yum! I love taco salad. I actually prefer it now lol

Hello ☺ I've eased into FD these two weeks and trending down. Think I've lost about 2 lbs in water weight from the holidays and all the birthdays, plus 2 lbs in addition on the scales = 4 lbs since 6th of January. I'm happy with that ! Let's hope I can keep going Still have some stubborn tummy to work on...

Today's FD meal was homemade bone broth soup on ox bones and juicy tender pork shoulder with a rainbow of vegs, fresh thyme and masses of flat parsley. 2 boxes of cherry tomatoes and some 70% dark chocolate. 2 hrs dog walking pace up river.




Hope you're all doing well, finding the tweaks that work for you.

Yesterday's fast went really well.

Breakfast was tea & vitamins, lunch was a yogurt, & I cooked a Hello Fresh recipe for dinner and had a half portion of shawarma meatballs, roasted tomatoes, zucchini, & onion over bulgur with a little bit of sour cream. Total day came to 493 calories.

The best thing so far is the improvement of my mental relationship to food, before when I restricted calories my mind would go crazy when hungry and say Must Eat All The Bad Things! but now I feel much more in control. Only 3 weeks in so far so good!

Next fast day will be Thursday.

Yesterday was good for me too! 2 boiled eggs mid day then half a baked spaghetti squash with half cup of hunts onion & herbs tomato sauce on top with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.... I forgot how much I liked that! I did feel cold, reminding me I was doing a good job fasting!

I also like a taco salad. I've also done a hamburger salad when my kids want burgers, I just do without the bun & ketchup... even replace my salad dressing with mayo, It's yum!

Ok what the heck is Hello Fresh?? I'm curious... I'll use google Also, great job Foamroller!! You are doing very well! Keep at it, it's inspiring to hear.

Well done people

mamainthekitchen wrote: »

Ok what the heck is Hello Fresh?? I'm curious... I'll use google

It's a meal kit delivery service. Each week there are 6 dinner recipes that you get to pick your 3 favorites from and then they send you (from local sources) all the ingredients needed (in only the quantities needed, only excluding oil, salt, & pepper) and a recipe card with step by step directions for you to prepare.

There are a bunch of similar other companies like this. I alternate using Hello Fresh & Blue Apron so I have more choices and then skip weeks whenever I want as well.

We are only a family of 3 and my husband is home for dinner 1 maybe to 2 nights a week so this works great for us and cuts down on a lot of food waste. Plus we are always eating new things & trying things I might not normally cook.

You're poor dog, Karen!! What a weird thing to happen!

Sounds like this has been quite a week for everyone! My FD on Tuesday was a complete bust. But on Wednesday, I was able to track completely and eat well under my allotment. Yesterday was the same. While I typically don't have much success fasting on Fridays (it IS Friday, after all), in going to make an attempt. I've realized this week that the stress of my mom's illness is manifesting itself with food, a very old habit. This business of being caught between young kids and an aging parent with serious health issues can make a girl go a little crazy.

So, I was invited to drop into the modern dance class that is before my ballet class. I've never done modern, but I think I'm going to go this morning. I'm curious about how the movement will feel compared to ballet. It also means almost 4 hours of dancing (yikes). I've heard the instructor gives direction in a way that sounds kind of new-agey. I'll report back any interesting phrases. Until then, please channel your chakras towards your center. Namaste!

The puppy is a 12 week old jack Russell x miniature foxy. So he's only tiny. But he's so naughty!! Trying to keep him resting is virtually impossible. The poor dog is living in a portable baby's cot.

Hey, it's a satellite dog!! Too cute!

Oh well. Got derailed.
(Brag alert!)
Got invited to eat a 5 course dinner with fancy wines featuring a former Bocuse D'Or gold winner. It was seriously the BEST meal I've ever had! including halibut, truffles, langoustines, grouse, foie gras....you get the picture... I've been dead poor for quite some years...so to have a fine dining experience like this, is beyond anything I could imagine! (brag over).

Needless to say, the meal and wines obliterated any deficit for this week. Next week, new opportunity!

Karen...such an adorable puppy!