Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 218

Wow - already !!! I know it's just 10 days, but they seem to be over in 4!!!

Yes please, I shall be in for another round to take us up to April Fools Day, don't know where that tradition comes from. I'll have to Google it!

Something really nice about these 10 day rounds is that every ten days I revisit and refocus on the lifestyle habit goals that every 10 days helps me focus in on.

Habits that have become second nature thanks to these rounds:
1. No ultra-processed foods, ever. Haven't had any since February 1 and I don't miss them. Ezekiel bread and things made fresh in my grocery store bakery taste better and are better for me than what's found in a box in the middle aisles. The ease of keeping up with this has been a pleasant surprise and has made grocery shopping much less stressful.
2. Added sugar only for special or especially delicious desserts. A usual weeknight can be satisfied with fruits as desserts. It's not a special celebration every single night.
3. Vegetables in every meal, even breakfast. Brussels sprouts fried with sweet potatoes and cabbage in a hash with an egg on top is so amazingly filling. I make it in big batches and reheat.

New habits I'm still working on but have gotten much better at:
1. Treat meat and dairy like seasonings and not the main affair (Mediterranean diet mindset). Very small amounts sliced thin can go a long way in a plant-based dish.
2. Practice using tofu as a low carb, low fat, and low calorie protein source. It's not as hard as I thought it would be but I've used it only a few times so I'm going to practice more this round. It's less work and faster than meat if I can just get the habit going. Avocado toast with fried tofu marinated in balsamic and rice vinegar...not a bad substitute if anyone has an egg allergy.
3. Keep practicing cooking without added fat. I've made potato and cabbage and Brussels sprouts hashes and some vegan curries with no added oil last round and I didn't feel deprived. Water is all they needed to cook down and the potato starch made it's own thick sauce. The vegetables fill me up and I've had no trouble meeting and exceeding my fiber goal with that way of cooking. I'm still getting plenty of fat from nuts and avocados. Anyone else tried Marcona almonds? My grocery store just started stocking them and I never want to go back to boring California almonds.

In summary, I'm going to keep pretending to be vegan until the end of March to get better at these habits. Veganizing all of my snacks and meals is meant to give my IBS a break and fast-track my learning and habit-building with the mostly whole foods plant-based way of eating. I haven't used any vegan substitutes like vegan cheese or vegan ice cream because that just defeats the purpose of practicing and defeats the health benefits. Tres leches cake is too delicious and obviously not vegan, but it's a special dessert and didn't derail my mostly vegan diet. So, maybe I could describe my diet right now as whole-foods and plant-based except for really good desserts? My digestive system is certainly grateful that I've given it a rest. I've never had a consistently not-bloated tummy and healthy TMIs in the morning for this long, ever. Sleep is also better than it's ever been. So, keep up trying to be as vegan as possible for the rest of March and see where that take me this round.

Hi, I'm Charissa - Round 217

Thank you, again, @QuiltingJaine for hosting this challenge!

Just going to take it day by day.....again. Seemed to work in 217. I like the dates of this round and my goal is just to maintain. I will be on vacation for 4 days and it could go either way! The nice part is we usually eat at decent restaurants and technically, can't go back for seconds so there's the portion control. The challenge will be offerings of appetizers (guilty) desserts (it depends) and fancy drinks! BUT...there should be lots of walking so my goal is simply to maintain.

62 y/o female
OSW 2022-03 230.3
1SW 2023-01 221.8


Goals This Round per Day:
- Water: 64 ounces (minimum)


Round Goal - Maintain
Stats and Previous Rounds
SW: 217.4

3/23

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3/25 - Vacation

3/26 - Vacation

3/27 - Vacation

3/28 - How much damage did I do on Vacation?

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4/1 - Get Ready for Round 219

@shmmm3

Treat meat and dairy like seasonings and not the main affair (Mediterranean diet mindset)

What a great idea. While focusing on lean cuts of beef, and more fish and chicken, the meat was always the main focus.

New here but going to give this a try! I'm struggling and so sick and tired of being sick and tired. I've recently decided to stop "dieting" and try to just stick with clean eating. It is going well so far, but I seem to be losing and gaining the same few pounds. I mostly just want to feel healthy but I have my niece's wedding coming up on July and will be seeing a lot of people I haven't seen in years and I really don't want to go fat 😔 I'm hoping having some accountability here will get me more serious and motivated!

Female, 54
5'2"
Last I weighed myself a couple weeks ago I was 249.7 😪.

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Female 53
2/28 weight 116.4

Am I posting this right? I did great January and February leading up to a vacation, now I’m home and can not get back into good eating and regular exercise. My goal for the 10 days is to return to where I was in habits of daily food tracking, eating primarily Whole Foods, bring my weight down a ‘bit’, drink my water and get back to my daily fitness.

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