P4 Day 5: +1.7 TOM

LIW:  173.7
Today’s Weight: 174.7
Today’s change: +1.7

*Blech* the dreaded time-of-month.  It freaking figures – I’ll be popping ibuprofen all day to feel better.  I have a date tonight with the tall red headed man aka TRHM 🙂  We’re going to Six Flags, which is a perfect way spend New Years Eve as far as I’m concerned.  I get to hold hands, ride roller coasters, AND see fireworks.  Sweet!  This is the first New Years Eve I’ve had a date in five years, can you believe it?  Even though we’re just going to Six Flags I’m going to look HOT – denim leggings tucked into slick black pointy-toed boots, form fitting black turtleneck, raspberry velvet short pea coat, and of course a little bling.  Or a lot of bling really, my mother raised me right.  We loooove jewelry.

So all things considered, +1.7 is not too bad.  It’s TOM, and I had calamari (breaded, fried) last night.  It wasn’t planned, but it sure was good.  I also had oysters on the half-shell and some boiled shrimp.  Lunch was tuna salad, and breakfast was the chicken-feta-spinach sausages that I have been digging on.  I’m still under LIW.  I’ll take it.

Everyone have a happy, safe, and prosperous New Year!!  And happy losses!

P4 Day 4: -1

LIW:  173.7
Today’s Weight: 173
Today’s change: -1

Coolio.  At this point I don’t think there’s any doubt that I’m sensitive to eggs.  That makes me sad 😦  But a small ass is worth far more than eggs for breakfast.  That’s the reality.

I totally forgot to have breakfast yesterday.  I had a coffee date with the tall red-headed man and was so excited that I left the house without even thinking of it.  By lunch, there was a major rumbling in my tummy.  I went to a new Vietnamese restaurant with one of my friends, the name of the place is A Dong.  Yes, I had A Dong for lunch.  I had pho, which is lovely Vietnamese soup with rice noodles and 3 (count them – three!) spring rolls.  Fried spring rolls.  Yum.  For dinner, a hamburger patty and a spinach salad.

So even with the added carbs yesterday I did fine.

P4 Day 3: -.4

LIW:  173.7
Today’s Weight: 174
Today’s change: -.4

Yay again.  I had chicken-spinach-feta sausages for breakfast, tuna salad for lunch, and a hamburger patty with cheese for dinner.  That’s it.  Oh wait, a vodka and water with a crapload of lemon and a packet of stevia 🙂  Work sucks this week, to say the least,  and I wanted one drink, at the very most, so I had one.

P4 Day 2: -.7

LIW:  173.7
Today’s Weight: 174.4
Today’s change: -.7

I could not do steak day yesterday, so I did a high protein day.  It’s just so hard to do a steak day on the weekend.  I had decided to just to a steak day today but I’m down almost a pound – today will be another high protein day (and, no eggs).  Yay, no steak day!

I did not have breakfast yesterday.  For lunch I made tuna salad with tuna, NSA mayo, and dill pickles.  For dinner a salad with grilled chicken, bacon, blue cheese, and ranch dressing.

P4 Day 1: +2

LIW:  173.7
Today’s Weight: 175.1
Today’s change: +2

I knew that was coming – the two pounds were inevitable.  I’m not overly freaked out or anything – I  chose to eat what I did last night, and I definitely had a choice about it.  No one force fed me.   I had mexican food – chile relleno, refried beans, rice, chips and salsa.  The worst possible meal for someone watching carbs 🙂  But it’s okay.  I enjoyed it.  Today, I’m back to being the good little girl and watching what I eat.

Also, today is officially day 1 of P4, not yesterday.  I was wrong.  I should have realized it when I typed the title of yesterday’s post “P3 Day 21”.  Could it get any more obvious than that?  Oh well.  My first day of P4 will be a steak day.   

About to get my butt busy cleaning house, and then this afternoon we’re going to the IMAX with my nephew and his chick.  I think we’ll go to a burger joint that I love afterwards and I’ll do a giant burger patty instead of steak this evening.

Enjoy your Sunday!

P3 Day 21: +3

LIW:  173.7
Today’s Weight: 173.1
Today’s change: +3

I don’t even care that I gained three.  Santa brought me wiggle room and I was grateful for it – I was so good over Thanksgiving – so good for months.  I made conscious choices yesterday and did not feel guilty about what I indulged in.  I did note something over the holidays that I think I have been unconsciously overlooking – a possible sensitivity to eggs.  Anytime any of you notice something like this please feel free to slap me and send me message!  Prior to the holidays I was eating eggs every day.  I would do a steak day to get back down to LIW then my weight would slowly creep back up, while I continued to have eggs for breakfast.  While at my folks’ house, no eggs.  I dropped weight even though I was eating like a good size heifer.  Yesterday, I had three devilled eggs.  Today, weight gain.  Of course, it could be the creme brulee, or the crostini with cream cheese and jalapeno jelly,  or the two pieces of fudge – but I definitely need to consider the eggs.  I will be doing some experiments.

Tonight, back home.  I’ve been P3 obedient all day.   Also tonight, another date with the tall red-headed man.  I’ll probably have to do a steak day tomorrow as I am going to suggest a cool Mexican dive for dinner.  It’s only fitting since the last time he took me out was one of the fanciest restaurants in San Antonio!  I’m also going to eat tortilla chips, totally living on the edge.  Today is the first day of P4 for me.  I’ll do it up right and pay the (steak) penalty tomorrow. 

Can’t wait to see that sweet man.

P3 Day 20: -2.4 Merry Christmas!

LIW:  173.7
Today’s Weight: 170.1
Today’s change: -2.4

Well well well, Santa was nice enough to bring me a 2.4 pound loss.  I’m really amazed – like a said a post or two ago – I think this confirms that I wasn’t eating enough.  My pattern was I would do a steak day, get to LIW, and my weight would creep up again even though I stuck to P3.  Yesterday I had:  coffee with heavy cream, ham and some cheese slices for breakfast.  Note on the ham – there is no added sugar in this ham – yet another Christmas miracle 🙂  I knew we were eating an early Christmas Eve dinner so around 2 I had just a snack of:  piece of ham and an apple with two lite Laughing Cow cheese wedges.  For dinner we went out to celebrate my parents 49th wedding anniversary – I had one oyster, a salad with feta, dried cranberries, and walnuts, and a ribeye with green beans. 

2.4?  Thanks Santa!  I appreciate it!

From the bottom of my heart – I wish everyone the very merriest of Christmases – and God bless!  Hugs to you all.

P3 Day 19: -.5

LIW:  173.7
Today’s Weight: 172.5
Today’s change: -.5

I love Christmas Eve!  Christmas magic is in the air, the children are all excited beyond belief that it’s Christmas, and I am filled with love for my family and friends.  Well, I feel the love all the time, but especially at Christmas!  It’s snowing where I am, so I get a white Christmas this year!  That’s SO exciting.  I will be making snow angels today because I rarely have the opportunity.  The little girl in my heart is singing!

I ate alot yesterday – ham for breakfast.  Grilled chicken with avocado, tomatoes, broccoli and cheese – it was a-mmmm-azing.  I had a bit of cheese for a snack, and dinner was grilled mahi-mahi with a creamy seafood wine sauce, and creamed spinach.  I honestly thought the sauce was too good to be true and had the waiter check with the kitchen to see if it was thickened with flour – and it wasn’t!!  I was very happy, because it was very delicious, and I slurped up every last drop.  I practically licked the plate.

It’s gratifying to see 1/2 pound loss – it kind of confirms my suspicians that I haven’t really been eating enough.  I’ll ponder that further later.

Merry Christmas Eve!

P3 Day 18: -2.2

LIW:  173.7
Today’s Weight: 173
Today’s change: -2.2

Another successful steak day.  This time I stuck to the traditional steak day (well, practically anyway).  Nothing but water and tea all day.  The fasting is easier if I’m at work – I’m able to distract myself from thoughts of food and I stay occupied.  I left work around 2 and went home and got packed up for our trip – we drove to my folks last night.  After loading me, my two sons, Christmas presents, luggage, the dog, AND the bird we got on the road (no partridge and a pear tree this time).  I was contemplating what to do for dinner – how to eat a steak (or hamburger patty, etc) in the car?  I finally suggested we stop at Chili’s for dinner and everyone was game.  It was a quick bite, and I got my ribeye, tomatoes,  and yes, three bites of broccoli.  THANK GOD.  I was starving by that time (and extremely grouchy, ask my kiddos), and after eating I was all better.  The remainder of trip was fun.

Have I mentioned I freaking hate steak day?  But I’m grateful for them anyway.

P3 Day 17: +.6

LIW:  173.7
Today’s Weight: 175.2
Today’s change: +.6

Ok, my plans for a steak day yesterday did not stick.  I was starving around 11 and went ahead and cooked my steak and ate half of it.  I picked my older son up at the airport and we all went to lunch at Chuys, which I adore.  I was very good though, I only had a guacamole salad with lots of salsa.  Around 5 I ate the other half of my steak and some P3 friendly eggplant parmesan I made.  So I’m doing my steak day today, and this time I really mean it.  I want some freedom over Christmas to live a little! 

P4 starts for me this Saturday.  It won’t be long until it’s time for Round 2.  BRING IT!!!