Reducing Without Struggle

Weigh-in this morning. Lost 4 lbs. THAT’S AMAZING, since I seemed to have (in the past) excelled at maintaining. I’m liking this. In addition, sugar count at 4:30 a.m. before coffee was [drum roll please] 150!!! That’s down more than 100 points after one week. Thank you little sister!

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Had guests this week-end and managed to eat out and cook at home and not slip myself up. Hopefully I estimated the eating out correctly. Unbelievably, it was a buffet (the bane of any dieter), but I managed. Brought my teaspoon set with me so I wouldn’t use too much oil on the salad. Brought the scale so I could estimate the weight of food better. Have only dipped into my weekly points 3.5 points and I’m allowed 35.

Oh and tomorrow is W day — weigh-in day. I’m actually looking forward to it! Stopped by to see my auntie on the Bishop side who was my WW counselor when I was 12. She is still active and that’s probably the only way she’s been able to keep her figure and she has. She showed me how to tuse the little calculator rather than waiting to online. I think I’ll get one. She talked to me also about probiotics and coconut oil and what she’s doing. Naturally, I went to Harvest Moon in Winchester directly afterwards and picked them up. I have got to stem this flaking on my head. Maybe it’s candida and not psoriasis as has been purported. Who knows? Anyway, it was a blessed visit.

Sugar this morning AFTER cream was 197. Must get back in the habit of checking first thing. Nonetheless, I saw 112 yesterday and then 135 after eating — that’s far more “normal” than I’ve seen in months. Wish me luck in the am!

Didn’t eat enough during the day, yesterday, as I was zamming at work. So…this means I had 17 points to consume for dinner. Sweet! I made Thai shrimp over brown rice using Trader Joe’s (anyone who knows me know I love Trader Joe’s nearly everything) yellow curry sauce. The weight watcher’s calculator is the bomb! It also made me make additional changes and learn to cook differently. Laugh, but I scorched the pan and the vegetables. Both were salvaged, but still…reason? Cause I didn’t have enough points to cook the veggies in olive oil like I used to. Really have cut back on fats accidentally. I boiled them gently, but kept them on too long. You can burn veggies in oil, but it doesn’t usually dissipate. Water was gone fast! Anyway, dinner allowed a bit of red wine and then some pineapple for dessert. I OD’d on water yesterday also. That was effortless as well. I used to have to force myself to drink water :-\

I feel pretty good overall and have been receiving encouragement from dear friends who hopefully find my musings amusing. I get to see my grandchildren next week and am already planning on how I’ll stay within my points. I was looking for a game earlier in the year…might just have found it. l8, D

It already feels like I’ve been doing this all along; even though I haven’t. I tell you, the need to get points and the revelation of how high or surprisingly low they are is astonishing. Quite the education. Last night I headed to a Mary Kay function at my cousin’s house and managed to have WINE and keep to the portion. Used all my daily points (though no activity) and didn’t indulge in the weekly points. My intention is not to. My intention is to have some activity every day, but at least five days a week. My intention is to lose the weight that keeps me in the diabetes holding cell I’m in. Doctor’s appointment is next week where I reveal my elevated A1C and still refuse medication. Let you know how that goes bwhahahahahahaha me

First day on online Weight Watchers Flex Plan. Synopsis: educational and easy.

Most vexing: after telling mate I had joined, he presented me with double steak portions and had purchased a “surprise” for me. It turned out to be Hagan Daaz coffee ice cream! :@ Luckily, I had sufficient points to compensate along with activity exchange and borrowing from my weekly points. He swears it was not intentional. I recovered gracefully, so it’s ok for now.

In addition, I have learned that my healthy choices are high in points factors — in large part to the fat they contain. Just two days and I’ve learned to make substitutions…something simple like kefir rather than goats milk yogurt saved me two points. Fascinating.

Took a huge step today. Had to admit I can’t do this on my own — talked to my lil’ sister and she’s joined Weight Watchers online. Since I’m diabetic and celiac, I guess I can do the flex plan and just continue to avoid what I already avoid. Points sound interesting, tracking sounds niggling, but I gotta do what I gotta do. Would love to provide GF tips to others reducing. I got lots of tricks up my sleeves later, me

It’s a mind game — or at least a mind frick game. I changed the title from “Struggling to Reduce” to “Reducing Without Struggle.” Let’s see what happens. Pix/stats later. So much work, so little time.

Despite work pressures, I made it 45-minutes on the treadmill for 2-days straight! Reading a book doesn’t hurt (won it on a Joel Comm telecon) and it keeps me focused and not thinking about losing weight. I must continue to honor my commitment — to ME! Thanks for listening. D

I purchased one of those internet diets that promise large and deliver small — in this case a small .pdf file. In it were interesting theories of caloric intake and ‘tricking’ the body. I got a lot out of it. The biggest thing was, “keep moving!” The plan recommended a 45-minute walk every day. That was back in 2005 or 2006. I never made it over 30-minutes and certainly not every day. Here I am, still carrying the same weight I was pondering then. My resolve continues. I WILL NOT REMAIN ON ANY MEDICATION FOR ANY DISORDER I CAN HAVE CONTROL OVER so…I will walk every day this week for 45-minutes. I’ll let you know if I keep that resolve. There is no reason not to — except mind frick. Harv, you give me so much to think about. I owe you a story still…