Hello,
So I'm feeling way better today. But I have to confess, I did not end my day yesterday on a good note. The nausea last all day. And the couple hundred calories I took in just did not do the trick. I felt that need that perhaps some of you know to have something 'greasy' to help with the nausea. My husband and I walked to the plaza and ordered a slice of pizza that we shared. I only half of a 'slice' which I am not kidding myself, is still a big greasy, slice of pizza. It wasn't even good and I felt guilty about it immediately. I gave my husband the crust. I figured it was a small thing but, I get no joy or satisfaction from the crust so why eat it. And I will say this, it settled my stomach and I did feel better after that. Maybe it was just a placebo thing and maybe I would have felt just as good with a chicken breast. I don't know. But I am being honest and confessing that I ate it. What I should have done was taken a picture of it to show just how unappealing it was. I said to my husband as we were eating it that I couldn't believe how disappointing the pizza was when it has been so long since I have had a piece. what do you guys eat when you aren't feeling well?
So, that brings us to today. I have not had anything to eat yet today besides coffee. But I am getting hungry so I will have to figure something out in a few minutes.
Friday, 21 March 2014
Thursday, 20 March 2014
Migraine - Thursday
Hello,
I'm not feeling quite right. I am just on the other side of a migraine. My friend left this morning. It was really great to visit with her. I found myself kind of hurrying her out the door just before noon because I started to feel 'off'. Within 20 minutes or so of her leaving, I had a full-blown headache and I was sick. It was totally, awful. I spent the rest of the afternoon napping with my husband. I woke up at 3 pm feeling much, much better. But I am still not 100%.
All I have eaten today is coffee and a low-carb donut from the ONS.
I'm curious to step on the scale and see where I stand. But I am determined not to step on until Monday. My friend and I had dinner at Casey's last night. It was nice. I had a spinach salad with Calamari. I'm sure it was high calorie and high fat, but at least it was low-ER carb.
I'm starting to feel a little hungry now. But I do not feel like cooking. Hopefully I can count on my husband to handle dinner for us today when he wakes up.
Dinner was not at all fantastic, nor was it "poon-friendly". It was simply a can of Campbell's tomato soup and a side of asparagus. I HATE soup. So, if I am eating soup, it's fair to say I'm not feeling well.
Today has been very unproductive. It's after 6 pm now and I do not see much productivity in my near future. I'm answering a few emails now that I can truly focus on the computer.
My step-son comes tomorrow. I'm looking forward to the visit. I'm alittle nervous about the food that we will have in the house while he is here. For some reason, there is a lot more hot dogs, hamburgers, pizza, cookies and chocolates around whenever he is here. and for the record, it's not me buying it. Anyways, I have to find a way to deal.
Hope you are all having a better day than I am
Jana
I'm not feeling quite right. I am just on the other side of a migraine. My friend left this morning. It was really great to visit with her. I found myself kind of hurrying her out the door just before noon because I started to feel 'off'. Within 20 minutes or so of her leaving, I had a full-blown headache and I was sick. It was totally, awful. I spent the rest of the afternoon napping with my husband. I woke up at 3 pm feeling much, much better. But I am still not 100%.
All I have eaten today is coffee and a low-carb donut from the ONS.
I'm curious to step on the scale and see where I stand. But I am determined not to step on until Monday. My friend and I had dinner at Casey's last night. It was nice. I had a spinach salad with Calamari. I'm sure it was high calorie and high fat, but at least it was low-ER carb.
I'm starting to feel a little hungry now. But I do not feel like cooking. Hopefully I can count on my husband to handle dinner for us today when he wakes up.
Dinner was not at all fantastic, nor was it "poon-friendly". It was simply a can of Campbell's tomato soup and a side of asparagus. I HATE soup. So, if I am eating soup, it's fair to say I'm not feeling well.
Today has been very unproductive. It's after 6 pm now and I do not see much productivity in my near future. I'm answering a few emails now that I can truly focus on the computer.
My step-son comes tomorrow. I'm looking forward to the visit. I'm alittle nervous about the food that we will have in the house while he is here. For some reason, there is a lot more hot dogs, hamburgers, pizza, cookies and chocolates around whenever he is here. and for the record, it's not me buying it. Anyways, I have to find a way to deal.
Hope you are all having a better day than I am
Jana
Wednesday, 19 March 2014
Wednesday, 2 days past "Fresh Start Monday"
hello folks,
You'll be happy to know that I am showered, blow-dried, dressed and feeling good! In case you are wondering, the pot of coffee I made last night was a very bad idea! It was certainly hard to fall asleep and stay asleep last night.
So anyways, there will be no photos of breakfast today. I had a piece of peameal bacon on a fork. That's right- not even on a plate! I didn't feel like eating eggs this morning. I didn't feel like cooking and to be honest I didn't even feel like eating. So, peameal on a fork seemed like a good idea.
I have a girlfriend coming today to spend the night. I am really looking forward to the visit. I have known her since kindergarten! We have lots of catching up to do. I know she will want to talk about the fertility stuff as she has recently started on her own fertility path with her partner. I'm a little nervous about the 'meals' though. I am really trying to reign myself in, but she is talking about going out for lunch or dinner etc. Sooo I am committing now to stay on track if we do go out. Obvioulsy I won't be perfect but I can stay low-ER carb. I don't have to get a side of fries or dessert or anything ridiculous.
Well, I should get some work done before she arrives.
Jana
You'll be happy to know that I am showered, blow-dried, dressed and feeling good! In case you are wondering, the pot of coffee I made last night was a very bad idea! It was certainly hard to fall asleep and stay asleep last night.
So anyways, there will be no photos of breakfast today. I had a piece of peameal bacon on a fork. That's right- not even on a plate! I didn't feel like eating eggs this morning. I didn't feel like cooking and to be honest I didn't even feel like eating. So, peameal on a fork seemed like a good idea.
I have a girlfriend coming today to spend the night. I am really looking forward to the visit. I have known her since kindergarten! We have lots of catching up to do. I know she will want to talk about the fertility stuff as she has recently started on her own fertility path with her partner. I'm a little nervous about the 'meals' though. I am really trying to reign myself in, but she is talking about going out for lunch or dinner etc. Sooo I am committing now to stay on track if we do go out. Obvioulsy I won't be perfect but I can stay low-ER carb. I don't have to get a side of fries or dessert or anything ridiculous.
Well, I should get some work done before she arrives.
Jana
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Tuesday- The day After "Fresh-Start-Monday"
Hello,
It's 4:15 pm. I am still in my pyjamas. I'm feeling very lazy today. I've been working on the computer all morning. Staying in my pyjamas is a 'perk' of having a home-based business. The flip-side of that, is that I am only a few feet from my kitchen ALL day and that my 'job' requires very little physical movement. So basically, what I am trying to say, is I feel like a slob.
Breakfast this morning was not cake- sadly
Breakfast-1 egg and egg whites scrambled with a touch of shredded cheese, 1/3 of a small diced onion and 1/2 a slice of peameal bacon
For some reason my photo is sideways. It looks like my coffee might spill on my keyboard!
If you are on Phase One - onions are not permitted. I am technically on Phase two. Also, I am soo sick of scrambled eggs that I can barely tolerate them without adding something to them. I have also added a small amount of ketchup and hot sauce. Even still, it was all I could do to choke them down this morning. Cake is so much more palatable in the morning.
Between breakfast and lunch, I got hungry again. I ate another slice and a half of peameal bacon.
Lunch- I fried some leftover chicken and asparagus with a few spoonfuls of PC Green Curry cooking sauce. It was quite tasty. The nutritional values are probably not totally in-line with a `Poon` lifestyle but it`s the best I can do some days.
I`m still `figuring` out what to make for supper. There is still a lot of chicken leftover so it will likely be more chicken.
More Chicken it is! I breaded and fried some leftover chicken breasts. Yes, I know breading = Bad and frying = Bad... but these are the things I do, that keep me low-ER carb and SANE. I can white knuckle my way through Phase One perfectly and lose some weight. But I know I am not committed enough to maintain that. So some small moderations, and I can keep going. Yes, I know I am `justifying` my poor food habits and choices but it`s steps in the right direction. My supper also included a leavy green salad and asparagus. My husband ate the same plus a baked potato. (At least I skipped the potato).
It's 4:15 pm. I am still in my pyjamas. I'm feeling very lazy today. I've been working on the computer all morning. Staying in my pyjamas is a 'perk' of having a home-based business. The flip-side of that, is that I am only a few feet from my kitchen ALL day and that my 'job' requires very little physical movement. So basically, what I am trying to say, is I feel like a slob.
Breakfast this morning was not cake- sadly
Breakfast-1 egg and egg whites scrambled with a touch of shredded cheese, 1/3 of a small diced onion and 1/2 a slice of peameal bacon
For some reason my photo is sideways. It looks like my coffee might spill on my keyboard!
If you are on Phase One - onions are not permitted. I am technically on Phase two. Also, I am soo sick of scrambled eggs that I can barely tolerate them without adding something to them. I have also added a small amount of ketchup and hot sauce. Even still, it was all I could do to choke them down this morning. Cake is so much more palatable in the morning.
Between breakfast and lunch, I got hungry again. I ate another slice and a half of peameal bacon.
Lunch- I fried some leftover chicken and asparagus with a few spoonfuls of PC Green Curry cooking sauce. It was quite tasty. The nutritional values are probably not totally in-line with a `Poon` lifestyle but it`s the best I can do some days.
I`m still `figuring` out what to make for supper. There is still a lot of chicken leftover so it will likely be more chicken.
More Chicken it is! I breaded and fried some leftover chicken breasts. Yes, I know breading = Bad and frying = Bad... but these are the things I do, that keep me low-ER carb and SANE. I can white knuckle my way through Phase One perfectly and lose some weight. But I know I am not committed enough to maintain that. So some small moderations, and I can keep going. Yes, I know I am `justifying` my poor food habits and choices but it`s steps in the right direction. My supper also included a leavy green salad and asparagus. My husband ate the same plus a baked potato. (At least I skipped the potato).
I have been craving sweets all day. I`ve been sucking on a few sugar-free candies. it`s now 7:15 and I considering brewing another pot of coffee, not because I want the caffeine but because I feel like I want `dessert`
Monday, 17 March 2014
Sick of Monday "Fresh Starts"
Well,
Are you sick of me showing up on Monday exclaiming "Today is the day! I'm getting back on track!". Well I am. I don't know what's wrong with me. I don't know why I can't get focussed. All I know is that I am afraid to step on the scale and I can't seem to get my act fully together. And, I don't know what that means. I do believe I have made a serious life-style change. I do believe that I have committed my life-style to 'low-ER carb" but I cannot seem to be strict enough with myself lately to commit to the Dr. Poon life-style. Low-ER carb is good for 'maintaining' my weight-loss. But it is not getting me to my goals. I HAVE to recommit to Phase one if I want to see the 150s. And yes, I KNOW I have said it all before. Here's what I am thinking... I think I need to do a week of eating well and journaling but without the scale. I know I am 'up' a little. My birthday was on the 5th and I ate CAKE for dessert and then cake for BREAKFAST the following day, and I have not really reined myself all the way back in since then. But it's time. And from now until my husband's birthday in May, there really shouldn't be any major distractions.
So anyways, here I am, begging that if you did read this, that you'll stick with me, maybe even cheer me on. I do want to get on track.
I want to put this fertility stuff aside for a while. It's hard because it's pretty much all I think about, but I need to focus on other things for the time being, things like my physical health, and my financial health.
So there will be no scale updates this week.
Breakfast- 1 egg, egg whites scrambled
3x coffee with cream
3 x glass of water with lemon
Lunch - kale salad with olive oil dressing and leftover chicken
Are you sick of me showing up on Monday exclaiming "Today is the day! I'm getting back on track!". Well I am. I don't know what's wrong with me. I don't know why I can't get focussed. All I know is that I am afraid to step on the scale and I can't seem to get my act fully together. And, I don't know what that means. I do believe I have made a serious life-style change. I do believe that I have committed my life-style to 'low-ER carb" but I cannot seem to be strict enough with myself lately to commit to the Dr. Poon life-style. Low-ER carb is good for 'maintaining' my weight-loss. But it is not getting me to my goals. I HAVE to recommit to Phase one if I want to see the 150s. And yes, I KNOW I have said it all before. Here's what I am thinking... I think I need to do a week of eating well and journaling but without the scale. I know I am 'up' a little. My birthday was on the 5th and I ate CAKE for dessert and then cake for BREAKFAST the following day, and I have not really reined myself all the way back in since then. But it's time. And from now until my husband's birthday in May, there really shouldn't be any major distractions.
So anyways, here I am, begging that if you did read this, that you'll stick with me, maybe even cheer me on. I do want to get on track.
I want to put this fertility stuff aside for a while. It's hard because it's pretty much all I think about, but I need to focus on other things for the time being, things like my physical health, and my financial health.
So there will be no scale updates this week.
Breakfast- 1 egg, egg whites scrambled
3x coffee with cream
3 x glass of water with lemon
Lunch - kale salad with olive oil dressing and leftover chicken
Dinner- Pulled Pork, asparagus salad
My husband and I went to an auction this afternoon/evening. I was starving. It's frustrating at how few 'snacks' are low-carb. I had to settle for a couple bites of my husband's hotdog (wiener only, no bun). Once we were home we had a nice supper. I had made pulled pork in the crock pot on Saturday, so I just warmed some of it up quickly for myself. I steamed some asparagus in the microwave and mixed up some salad. I made some spaghetti for my husband (his all time favorite).
It really is helpful to cook on the weekend and have a fridge full of low-carb options that simply need to be warmed up. Otherwise, I find myself reaching for the quick and easy- and those tend to be either fast food crap, or carbs and sometimes both.
Well folks,
thanks for sticking with me. I will truly try to do better.
Jana
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
160.6 Phase One - Day Nine
hello,
I fell out of the loop over the long weekend. And truthfully, I fell off of my plan as well. I made some food choices the past few days that were not Dr. Poon approved. I am proud to say however that I have definitely made changes to my diet that are permanent and lasting. even though I went off the plan I still ate much more mindfully than the 'old Jana' would have.
Here are this week's numbers so far:
Day 1 Day2 Day3 Day4 Day 9
Weight 161.6 160.4 161.0 160.6 160.6
Bf % 36.7 36.6 36.9 37.1
BFLBS 58.9 58.9 59.2 59.6
H2O% 46.2 46.2 46.0 45.9
H2OLBS 74.1 74.4 73.8 73.7
Friday (day 5) was Valentine's Day. My husband and I had a wonderful day together. We took a 3 hour hike in the woods and had a picnic in the snow. We drank a bottle of red wine and made love under a tree in a foot of snow!! Who knew he was so spontaneous! So needless to say, I burned off lots of calories. But some of my misguided food choices were pumpernickel bread and spinach dip, red wine in excess, and a red velvet cupcake.
Saturday (day 6) we had pizza for dinner. I ate 3 delicious slices. I have not had 'real' pizza since beginning this diet. It really was a treat.
Sunday (day 7) I think I probably pulled it together and ate properly. I don't remember what we ate on Sunday.
Monday (day 8) I ate healthfully. I had scrambled eggs and peameal bacon for breakfast. Tossed salad for lunch and Chicken breast and coleslaw for dinner. We had a hockey game in the evening and I played hard. We only had 3 subs. We won 5-1.
That brings us to today. I stepped on the scale this morning and was pleased to see that I had not gained any weight. Obviously though, if I want to reach my goals, I need to stick to the plan and not allow myself to go off track. It is time to pull it together.
Today my husband and I had a pretty eventful day. He won an election at work and I had a very profitable sale. My husband wanted to celebrate by going for lunch. We went to a local Chinese Buffet. I did my best to eat from the salad bar and protein. I would be kidding myself though to say that I stayed on track. Most of the meat is deep-fried and covered in high sodium, high-sugar sauces. I did the best I could in that situation., and I did enjoy it. I was disciplined enough to avoid the dessert table entirely. So a small pat on my back for that. Aside from this meal I have only had coffee today. I napped with my husband all afternoon. And now it time to get back down to business and get some work done around here.
Hopefully the scale is kind to me in the morning. I so badly want to see the 150s but I have no one to blame for not getting there but myself.
Jana
I fell out of the loop over the long weekend. And truthfully, I fell off of my plan as well. I made some food choices the past few days that were not Dr. Poon approved. I am proud to say however that I have definitely made changes to my diet that are permanent and lasting. even though I went off the plan I still ate much more mindfully than the 'old Jana' would have.
Here are this week's numbers so far:
Day 1 Day2 Day3 Day4 Day 9
Weight 161.6 160.4 161.0 160.6 160.6
Bf % 36.7 36.6 36.9 37.1
BFLBS 58.9 58.9 59.2 59.6
H2O% 46.2 46.2 46.0 45.9
H2OLBS 74.1 74.4 73.8 73.7
Friday (day 5) was Valentine's Day. My husband and I had a wonderful day together. We took a 3 hour hike in the woods and had a picnic in the snow. We drank a bottle of red wine and made love under a tree in a foot of snow!! Who knew he was so spontaneous! So needless to say, I burned off lots of calories. But some of my misguided food choices were pumpernickel bread and spinach dip, red wine in excess, and a red velvet cupcake.
Saturday (day 6) we had pizza for dinner. I ate 3 delicious slices. I have not had 'real' pizza since beginning this diet. It really was a treat.
Sunday (day 7) I think I probably pulled it together and ate properly. I don't remember what we ate on Sunday.
Monday (day 8) I ate healthfully. I had scrambled eggs and peameal bacon for breakfast. Tossed salad for lunch and Chicken breast and coleslaw for dinner. We had a hockey game in the evening and I played hard. We only had 3 subs. We won 5-1.
That brings us to today. I stepped on the scale this morning and was pleased to see that I had not gained any weight. Obviously though, if I want to reach my goals, I need to stick to the plan and not allow myself to go off track. It is time to pull it together.
Today my husband and I had a pretty eventful day. He won an election at work and I had a very profitable sale. My husband wanted to celebrate by going for lunch. We went to a local Chinese Buffet. I did my best to eat from the salad bar and protein. I would be kidding myself though to say that I stayed on track. Most of the meat is deep-fried and covered in high sodium, high-sugar sauces. I did the best I could in that situation., and I did enjoy it. I was disciplined enough to avoid the dessert table entirely. So a small pat on my back for that. Aside from this meal I have only had coffee today. I napped with my husband all afternoon. And now it time to get back down to business and get some work done around here.
Hopefully the scale is kind to me in the morning. I so badly want to see the 150s but I have no one to blame for not getting there but myself.
Jana
Thursday, 13 February 2014
160.6 Phase One - Day Four
Good morning,
Here are this week's numbers so far:
Day 1 Day2 Day3 Day4
Weight 161.6 160.4 161.0 160.6
Bf % 36.7 36.6 36.9
BFLBS 58.9 58.9 59.2
H2O% 46.2 46.2 46.0
H2OLBS 74.1 74.4 73.8
I had really hoped/expected to see the scale drop a little further than that this morning. But obviously my dinner choices have not been what they should be.
I'm on my first of many cups of coffee. I'm going to get started on my computer work. Soon the Men's Olympic Hockey game will be on and my husband and I have a date to watch it.
Until later, have a great day. Go Canada, GO!
Breakfast- 2 eggs scrambled
Coffee x3
Lunch- tossed salad, iceburg lettuce, cucumber, cheddar cheese, Greek dressing
-egg salad with hot peppers (yes, MORE egg)
Diet Coke
(And Canada won the hockey game 3-1, not a very exciting game to watch)
Snack- 5-6 meringue cookies (suger-free and very gross) Not sure why, but I just can't seem to stop grazing today. Maybe I need to drink more.
Jana
Here are this week's numbers so far:
Day 1 Day2 Day3 Day4
Weight 161.6 160.4 161.0 160.6
Bf % 36.7 36.6 36.9
BFLBS 58.9 58.9 59.2
H2O% 46.2 46.2 46.0
H2OLBS 74.1 74.4 73.8
I had really hoped/expected to see the scale drop a little further than that this morning. But obviously my dinner choices have not been what they should be.
I'm on my first of many cups of coffee. I'm going to get started on my computer work. Soon the Men's Olympic Hockey game will be on and my husband and I have a date to watch it.
Until later, have a great day. Go Canada, GO!
Breakfast- 2 eggs scrambled
Coffee x3
Lunch- tossed salad, iceburg lettuce, cucumber, cheddar cheese, Greek dressing
-egg salad with hot peppers (yes, MORE egg)
Diet Coke
(And Canada won the hockey game 3-1, not a very exciting game to watch)
Snack- 5-6 meringue cookies (suger-free and very gross) Not sure why, but I just can't seem to stop grazing today. Maybe I need to drink more.
Jana
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