Sept 22

I've definitely gained some weight since I went off Nutrisytstem. Yesterday I watched it pretty much.

Food eaten today--so far: breakfast, oatmeal with dried fruit; after the gym, 1 pm--a few grapes, hard-boiled egg; mid-afternoon, granola bar; dinner: salad, 1 serving potatoes, small fruit salad, corn bread. Still hungry.

Plan of attack

Fact: It's not a question of losing weight. Or maintaining my (not ideal) weight. I am gaining weight, which makes me unhappy. This will not stop of itself, so I need a plan I can live with to lose weight.

Definite plans:

1. Weigh myself and put the numbers on this site.
2. Plan meals I can live with, including making the best choices when eating out. Favor fish, salad, an omelet (no carbs), small serving of meat.
3. Avoid dessert.
4. Avoid late-night eating. This is my biggest problem.
5. Snacks should consist of protein.

Possible ideas to consider:

1. Going to the gym twice a day--1 hour after lunch.
2. Going to gym for a late night swim.
3. Get personal trainer.
4. Take yoga or Pilates lessons.

Aug 21

breakfast: 1 yogurt
snack: granola bar
lunch: wrap with steak, eggplant, chickpeas, pea shoots
snack: green grapes, 8 cherries
dinner: other half wrap, 1 c yogurt, 1 small pudding, a few crackers

STILL HUNGRY! will have 1 ear of corn, see if that helps.

Aug 19

Breakfast: blueberries, jam and 2 waffles
snack: cherries
lunch; FALAFEL CAKES, veggies
SO FAR SO GOOD!

later: 1 small yogurt, grapes, ear of corn
later still, granola bar, 100 calories cookies, cherries

I forgot yesterday.

What in the world did I eat? breakfast: waffles; lunch, 1 egg, crackers, 1 large peach. snack: 1/2 c veg soup, 2 pieces bread, 1/4 c tuna salad. dinner: 2 granola bars. bedtime, 100 calorie pkg of chips.

That's why I want to write this down daily.

Today: toast w peanut butter, 1 small yogurt; lunch: noodles and three and 1/2 skewwrs of meat, wonton soup.

Snack: 6 pieces of licorice.

dinner: pkg of green beans and mushrooms.

2 more licorice sticks.

August 16

breakfast: 2 frozen waffles, marmalade
1 p.m. a few pretzels
lunch: 1/2 cheese biscuit, lobster, 3 shrimp, broccoli, butter
Around 7: 1 egg, a few crackers, a few pretzels, 2 small puddings

Aug 15, dammit

Not much written here lately. It demands tremendous energy to remember to write things down, so I haven't. 170 lbs is the result.

Tremendous energy is also needed to make sure you eat vegetables. I buy salad, eat some, and the rest rots. Many days there are no vegetables in the house.
I'll have to stock up on V-8. Fruit is easier. Blueberries last a long time.

Okay. For breakfast, I had Nutrisystem pancakes. Will stop at store and buy more fruit and veggies. Again. And yogurt.

Later: lunch at Harry's: 3 pieces of bread (excellent) w butter; 3 shrimp, 2 scallops, veggies, peach buckle.later: crackers, pretzels, 1 hard-boiled egg.

Late night: 2 plums, 2 bags popcorn, 1 ts butter.