Day 7

No update yesterday, sorry. Dave and I were out and about. We slept in, then went to a trade show for a few hours, came home, then were off to a board games night over at a friend's house.
Oh, and did she ever put out a spread. And of course I couldn't eat anything. Boooo-Urns. No, I'm lying. I had some cheese.
Anyway, I started my pedometer at about 1:10pm yesterday, and after all the days of it falling off and crashing on the floor, it finally broke. So no more step counts.

I weighed in at 153 lbs (Wii Fit)/ 149.4 (bathroom scale) yesterday. I would really like to know what kinda of things those scales talk about when I'm asleep at night.
Chugged down 54 oz of water yesterday, plus two glasses at the party and a bottle of the stuff.

Took my usual vitamins...as usual.

1:00pm
Beef aujouse - 3g
2 pinches of cheese - 1g


4:00pm
1 scoop strawberry protein powder - 3g
1 scoop Chi Pro - 4g

*note* I brought this to the trade show, but because the cap is fucked, I lost a little bit of it to my purse. And I didn't have enough water in my bottle (and I wasn't going to let Dave buy one for three bucks), so it was...kinda concentrated.


7:00pm
1 chicken breast - 0g
1 tbsp cream cheese -1g

*note* Ate RIGHT before we left for the party so I wouldn't be tempted AND hungry. Cream cheese on chicken is VERY good. Cream cheese on anything is good. Cream cheese is good licked right off the spoon.


10:00pm
5 slices of ham - 2g
5 pieces of cheese -2g
3 diet sodas - 0g

*note* I brought ham with me, and it was 1 gram of carbs per 100g of meat, and I have no way of measuring, so I'm not going to give myself the benefit of the doubt. I had maybe five slices of cheese, and once again, used my best judgment. I had two glasses of Diet Pepsi and a can of Diet Coke Lime. I felt bad about all the soda I consumed. It's just SO tasty. If it wasn't bad enough that our hostess put out all this wonderful food that I couldn't eat, but she had a birthday cake for a friend and myself's birthday. And it was pistacchio and everything. URRR. Talk about torture AND rude! "Oh, thanks for making this birthday cake. Oh, by the way, fuck you, I can't eat it." That's no way to treat a host. I should have kidnapped a piece and saved it for Tuesday.

Speaking of Tuesday...I just don't know what to do. I'm making my cut off date Thanksgiving (CA), so there's my cheat day. If I make my cheat day my birthday, think of what that says. it says that after only a week, I had a cheat day. Well, that's kind of retarded. Not to mention, what happens if I get on the scale Wednesday morning and I'm exactly what I was when I started? Where's the insentive to continue?
But it's my birthday! I haven't had a decent birthday since I turned 22. Do I deserve this? Probably. Did I earn it though? That's the kicker.


J.Thompson

Day 5

Jesus Christ, has it been four weeks yet? This is worse than waiting for the end of term.

Weight (Wii Fit): 152 lbs
Weight (bathroom scale): 149.8 lbs

Okay bathroom scale, you and I need to have a little chat. Just because you give me a lower weight, doesn't mean you can...lie.


Started the say with my usual consumption of my multi-vitamin and Vitamin C tablet.
Started my pedometer at 10:30am. 11704 steps! WHOOHOO!!

I'm still REALLY weak in the morning. Like, showering is a work out in itself. Every morning I feel like I'm recovering from the flu. My legs shake and I literally get out of breath.


11:00am
3/4 cup of egg beaters - 0g
2 strips turkey bacon - 1g
2 pinches dried chives - 0g
3 sprinklings of pepper - 0g
Dash of salt - ?g


2:00pm
1 chocolate Atkins Advantage shake - 4g

*note* Today I decided to do some major walking. I needed to go downtown to Walmart for some cleaning supplies anyway, so I took the bus downtown and walked to Walmart, did my shopping, and then returned to City Hall. I stopped up to visit Dave and had my shake there. He is still very tired and sore, but he was in better spirits when he got home, so that's good. Anyway, Instead of using the elevator to visit Dave, I used the stairs. Dave works on the sixth floor, and I made it about three and a half before I needed a break. How sad. It was my intention to also walk to the library, but I knew there was NO way I would be able to do all that. But I'm okay with it; another day. Besides, I'm happy with my step count.
Meal related info, I'm not happy with the chocolate shake being twice as many carbs as the vanilla. Still...tastes a shit-load better than the other shakes.


5:00pm
Beef ajouce - 3g
1 1/2 cups baby spinach - 1.5g
Boiled egg, bacon, mushrooms - 2g
Raspberry vinaigrette - 3g
Diet soda - 0g


6:40pm
Jello and marangue cookie - 0.5g

*note* Dave was right, tastes just like lemon marangue pie!


8:00pm
1 chicken breast - v0g
1 tbsp cream cheese - 1g

*note* tonight I FINALLY cleaned the floors. I did buy a mophead (that fits), but I only used the mop in the kitchen and bathrooms. Otherwise I used the "steam" cleaner that Dave bought. It's pretty cool. I wouldn't say it's faster, but I don't have to bend over a ring out the mop every minute, plus the floor just FEELs cleaner.


11:00pm
1 scoop strawberry protein powder - 3g

Choked down 72 oz of water.

Well, it's almost midnight and I would like to play some X-Box!

Until tomorrow...do you know how many carbs are in that beer?
J. Thompson

Day 4, Part 2

Sorry about the font. I give a shit enough to apologise for it, but not enough to fix it.

Day 4

Well...today was kind of a cheat day. Sort of.

I have to back track for second, and I know this is obnoxious, but if I'm really going to track my meal intact, then I HAVE TO DO IT!

So yeah. I had a Baby Bel last night at 10:00pm. I woke up in the middle of the night with cheese breath. It made me hungry. Thank god that deep down I was too tired to give a shit, and immediately fell back to sleep.

So today...got up early! Like, REALLY early. Like up-with-Dave-early. The alarm went off and some Gavin Rossdale song was playing or something, and I really seemed to be into it, and by the time the song was over, I realized that I wasn't sleepy.

Weight (Wii Fit): 153lbs
Weight (bathroom scale): 149.8lbs.
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Well, I weighed myself about two hours earlier than I normally do, so that MIGHT account for the weight gain. And then the bathroom scale said, "No, actually, you're not that fat."
So...I guess I'll put both measurements up there from now on.

As usual, took my multi-vitamin and Vitamin C tablet.

Started pedometer at 8:30pm. 4177 steps today. DISMAL failure. I need to go to Walmart tomorrow, so maybe I'll walk downtown for a bit.


9:00am
1 scoop strawberry protein powder - 3g
1 scoop Chia Pro - 4g


11:30am
Baby Bel - 0g

*note* I think the Baby Bels were a bad idea. I know they don't have any carbs, but they're there and they are too much of a temptation for me. They tempt me more than anything else in the house.


11:50am
1 serving beef ajouce - 3g
2 pinches of cheese - 1g

*note* I scarfed this down, and early too. My friend invited me out to see her office and then for a "meaty" lunch. I was scheduled to eat at noon and didn't know when we'd actually get to lunch, so... that's the reason for this.


1:30pm
2 cups spinach - 2g
Boiled egg, bacon, mushrooms - 2g?
1 tbsp raspberry vinaigrette - 3g???
Diet coke - 0g

*note* So yeah, went to BP's with my friend for lunch, and only an hour and a half after I ate last. This is what I considered my cheat. I cheated time, and seeing how I don't know exact portions of contents, I can't be sure of how many carbs was in what I ate!! I'm guessing I had about two cups of spinach. When I ordered I asked for no tomoatoes, and eggs, bacon, and mushrooms are all good things on this diet, so I gave myself two grams of carbs. If anyone disputes that, let me know and I'll change it. As for the dressing, it came with a differnt dressing, but this one was labeled low-fat or something, so I asked to switch. I know low-fat usually means high-carb, but I saw a raspberry vinaigrette at the store, and it boasted three grams of carbs, so that's where Iook those numbers from. Once again, if anyone thinks I cheated on those numbers, please let me know.


5:30pm
1 vanilla Atkins Advantage shake - 2g

*note* Because I had my last two meals so close together and I didn't know the specs for the latter meal, I didn't want to eat again until I was actually hungry. But Dave told me I should, so I did.
He's crabby today.


8:30pm
1 chicken breast - 0g
1 cup spinach - 1g
Boiled egg, bacon, mushrooms - 2g
1 tbsp raspberry vinaigrette - 3g
Diet soda - 0g
1 marangue cookie - 0.5g

*note* Dave made marangue cookies this afternoon. They turned out pretty good, I think. They consisted of 2 cups, I think, egg whites (0g), 1/2 tsp creme of tartar, 1 cup Splenda and a splash of vanilla. The splenda ended up to be about 13 grams of carbs, but there were two dozen cookies so there you go!


Anyway, I'm pretty disappointed by how today went. Hardly any exercise, and my carb count is WAY high. True, I had to make some of the numbers up myself, but even so...I need to eat MORE meat, LESS spinach. It's just hard to look at a small plate of meat and say, "that
s your meal." At least with breakfast I can have eggs AND bacon. There's a complimentary item. But just meat by itself...it's so...lonely.

Lonely is actually a great word to describe this. It's very lonely. Can't take part in any eating or drinking fun, it makes other people uncomfortable because they think they can't eat certain things in front of you. I spend my entire day alone, living for the next meal. That's it . That's really no way to live. That's why this diet has to work. It has to show some results. When that's all you're living for, then failure would be so much more than disappointment.


Chugged down 54 oz of water today. And yesterday as well.


Until tomorrow...
J. Thompson

Day 3, Part 2

Today was a lazy day. I didn't have very much energy. Which is a good sign, because that means my body is having to find its energy in my stored fat.

My meals for today:

1 Women's One-A-Day Multivitamin
1 500mg Sunkist Vitamin C tablet


11:00am
3/4 cup egg beaters - 0g
2 strips turkey bacon - 1g
2 pinches dried chives - 0g
3 sprinklings pepper - 0g
Dash of salt - ?0

*note* I took Dave's advice on the amount of eggs and was surprised how much more egg I got. For the record I would like to reiterate how much I love turkey bacon. Also, for anyone who is nit-picky about some of my terminology (I would be!), a pinch is simply that: how much your thumb, for, and middle finger can grab, a sprinkling of pepper is actually just how many times I grind the pepper grinder, and a dash is me just trying to use my best judgment. Now, when I say a "scoop" of Chia Pro, it's actually a pinch. But a "scoop" of Protein Powder is actually a scoop...it comes with the powder. Confused? Yes? AWESOME!


2:00pm
1 scoop strawberry protein powder - 3g
1 scoop Chia Pro - 4g

*note* OH MY GOD! DID you SEE that?! Up there? Something's amiss. I've been reporting that the Chia Pro is 0g. Well, Dave double checked, and it turns out it's actually 8G per 2 tablespoons!! Oops! But, I'm not putting two tablespoons in, just a scoop/pinch, so I figured that half would be fair. The good news? We're almost out of Chia Pro, so I'll use it until it's gone, and when it's gone...it's gone.


5:00pm
Beef aujouce - 3g
2 pinches of cheese - 1g
1 cup baby spinich - 1g
1/2 tbsp maple balsamic dressing - 2g
1 diet soda - 0g

*note* OKay, so I don't have any actual stats for the beef. Dave made a roast last night in the crock pot and added some french onion soup mix to it. A little meatball math later, and we figured 3 grams of carbs per serving. How much is a serving? Not much. No more than say, two cups of meat.


8:00pm
1 chocolate Atkins Advantage shake - 4g

*note* This shake is WAY smaller and has more carbs than my usual shake...and it tastes fucking awesome!


I forgot to put my pedometer on this morning and didn't remember until about 12:30pm. I got 7324 steps today even though I didn't walk to the store. Instead, mny friend drove me. And herself. See, she's pregnant and she shouldn't be lifting the heavy bags, so that where I came in. I advised her to buy Pirate cookies. She said she wanted a peanut butter cookie, and I recommended them. Truth be told, I think I just wanted to eat them vicariously through her (was that redundant?).
So I think I told you that I wanted to clean the floors today. I figured that would replace my walking. That mophead that I bought yesterday? Doesn't fit. So I got on my hands and knees and cleaned the kitchen floor with a brush. No one could acuse me of not exercising. And I should add that I was wearing the pedometer while I was scrubbing the floor, so I suppose I should admit that as it's kind of cheating.
Dave and I went grocery shopping this evening. It's amazing how...NOT full the cart was. All we bought was steak, chicken breasts, ham, baby bels, more egg beaters, pickeled eggs (Dave's), some meat thingies in a box, a scale, and two jugs of water. Crazy, huh?


Until tomorrow, beware the golden egg that the goose laid...it's probably just gold foil covering the milk chocolate underneath,

J. Thompson

Day 3

Weight (Wii Fit): 152 lbs.

I feel like I was ran over with a steam roller.
I didn't sleep very well last night. Might have been because I was STARVING, and finally at 1:30 in the morning I had to get up. I had some Jell-O. I think it's carb free, but I'll have to check.
I had a hard time standing in the shower this morning.

I wanted to clean the floor today for my exercise (instead of walking), but I don't know if I'll get to that today. Cleaning the floors is a multi-step process. First, moving the furniture, then sweeping, then vacuuming, then actually moping, and then having to move all the furniture back.
Dave bought a steam cleaner, but I could have sworn I heard him say the solution was expensive, so maybe that will be a once-a-month thing.

Oi. I just feel DEAD today.


Cheers.
J. Thompson

Day 2, Part 2

Okay, so earlier today I recounted everything I did yesterday...okay except I forgot that I had a diet soda, 0g.

Anyway, today was a LOT easier. I just haven't been hungry today, which could mean a couple things. My body could be used to all this rigmarole, and/or it could be because I got my period today and am crampy.

Here's my meal breakdown:

Took my two vitamins, Women's One-A-Day multivitamin and 500mg Sunkist Vitamin C
So far today I have chugged down 60 oz of water. My water count, by the way does NOT include the water I use for my protein shakes.

10:10am
1 scoop strawberry protein powder - 3g
1 sprinkling of Chia Pro - 0g
1 cup or so of water - 0g

*note* Have discovered that after blending, if you let it sit a bit, some wonderful foam starts to form at the top, which is delicious. And by delicious I mean, still tastes like artificially strawberry flavoured dicks, that still tastes better than the drink itself*


1:00pm
2 cups baby spinach - 2g
1 chicken breast - 0g
1/2 tbsp maple balsamic dressing - 2g

*note* Wasn't hungry at ALL by the time lunch came around, so I asked Dave and he said this was perfectly acceptable as a meal.


4:00pm
1/2 cup of Egg Beaters - 0g
2 slices of turkey bacon - 1g
Pinch of dried chives - 0g
2 sprinklings of pepper - 0g
Dash of salt -?g
1 can of diet soda - 0g

*note* Dave recommend I try 3/4 cup of eggs, but once again, I just wasn't that hungry. I don't know if there ARE any carbs in salt (I don't think so), hence the question mark. But the salt REALLY helped.


8:00pm
1 scoop chocolate protein powder - 3g
1 cup or so of water - 0g

*note* Technically I should have ate at 7:00pm, but I didn't even notice the time go by (tempus fugit when you're having fun...playing Batman: Arkham Asylum)! Once again, not hungry, so I'm having a protein shake to finish off the day. If I'm still up by 11:00pm, maybe I'll have some Jell-O.


Took my pedometer off for the night. Now, two things. One, it fell in the toilet...while I was on it. Don't know HOW it happened, but it did. Still worked though. Second, the thing reset while on the phone with my mom (Happy Birthday, BTW), so I do have a number, but it isn't accurate. 7680.


Took a walk to the store and FINALLY got a new mop head. On the way back I noticed someone had some stuff on the curb labeled FREE, so I got some puzzles.

Other than that...not a lot.
Think I'll clean the floor tomorrow. That will be excersise.

Until tomorrow my gentle snowflakes...enjoy that chocolate bar!
J. Thompson