- I don't think I have ever eaten so many fruits and vegs in one day. I mean: half a big orange as part of breakfast, cooked veg and salad at lunch, cooked veg and salad at dinner and will have fruit with yogurt for snack. I had a hard time finishing the portions of fruit and veg at breakfast and dinner. My friends used to laugh at me because I said eating an apple was too much work. It kind of is.
- No flour and no sugar. Measured [tiny] amounts of cereal. A cup of skim milk. Yikes. Bit of a shock to the system. BUT ONE DAY AT A TIME.
- I do feel pretty good so far.
- Right away, I had to explain myself, because my nice friend and another friend were having white wine on the deck and I had to say no, I'm doing a new plan that requires no alcohol. ONE DAY AT A TIME.
- About to take a bath.
- So far, so good without my friends: butter, chocolate, iced coffee with half and half, bread, ham and Swiss croissants, pretzels, donuts, bagels, crackers, cookies, English muffins.
- I am a mom, though. Dan and I take turns cooking dinner for the family. That is tricky. Punch loved the lean, seasoned steak I had tonight. I made her a sweet potato and really wanted some, but can only have once or twice a week, so I held off. Likewise, she loves corn on the cob but corn is not on my list. Winter squash is, and I plan to roast some butternut chunks tomorrow.
- Recommended to only weigh yourself once a month. So I recorded my starting weight.
- Writing and taking a look inside yourself is also a part of this. I am doing it.
Good night to you.
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You go! This will be hard. Cooking for others is truly a challenge for staying with a plan. Glad Dan is helping. Glad you like to cook!
ReplyDeleteThis is the best time of year for focusing on the fruits and veggies. You can fill up nicely on those.
Does this plan have an official name? Good luck, Alice! <3
ReplyDeletegood luck, alice!
ReplyDeleteHi Nan, Lin and Kim. Thank you for the support. Lin, this is the "grey sheet" plan from Overeaters Anonymous. If you google, you can find it. It is pretty drastic/clean, whatever you want to cal it. I have been going to OA for several years but avoided doing this [it is usually optional, depending on your sponsor]. My friends who have done it have lost a lot of weight. I am tired of being tired and tired of killing myself and feeling like i am off the rails. So far it is going pretty well and Nan is right, great time of year for fruits and vegs. But it is a bigggggg change for me. One day at a time. Love, Alice
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