Another Good Day.

Well I started off eating a few small powdered doughnuts, but all was not lost. I took my vitamins,drank my water and stuck to my plan.
I have 1 hour left to do my eating so I plan to drink another bottle of water then have 2 sugar free cookies and candies as a treat. After 8pm, it's just water for me.
Tonight I also got signed up at the gym. So after I attend the Ladies Expo, I'm going to hit the gym and shock my body but good.

Checking In

Just had a boiled egg and a yogurt. When I was getting it together, I was thinking, what else? Well I thought about it and realized I don't need anything else. Remember the rule that says no more then 8oz, but ideally 6oz. I don't need a lot of food. I just need a little more often.
Will soon be working on my next bottle of water. (After my 30 mins.)

I like what I see.

Down 5.5 lbs with only 19.5 to go. I weighed in at 184.5.
I'm not letting myself think " well you were lower then that not long ago". I could easily go there and get discouraged, but I'm choosing to stay focused on losing the 25 lbs. it's a small enough number but a difficult enough goal to reach.

Why Following The Rules Pays Off.

It's not a diet, it's just following the rules of surgery.
So I did well with my rules today. Not perfect, but pretty close.
I ate most of a 5.5oz can of tuna salad. I probably ate 4oz and tossed the rest. The if-y part was I was hungry again within an hour so I had a cheese stick. A little while later I was hungry one again so I had my half burger left over from the night before. There was ketchup and relish on it, which both contain sugar. Not perfect, but close.
For dinner I had a tortilla with grilled chicken breast, fried mushrooms and onions, a little shredded cheese and lettuce.
A few hours later I was hungry again so I had a slice of meat pie.
So, not much sugar happening.
Later on, I went shopping and bought myself sugar free cookies and chocolates. At the same time, I bought the family lots of junk food. They have some really yummy looking muffins that look like coffee cakes. So good I can almost taste them.
After shopping, I took the kids for ice-cream. I asked if the had anything sugar free. Since they didn't, I didn't have any.
Later in the evening.... well after 8pm, I was tempted to have one of those yummy looking muffins. I decided to look at the product info and decided the nearly 500 calories weren't worth it.
As I got ready for bed tonight, I hopped on the scale which is completely unofficial, but I was down to 185.5. So I'm hoping for good news tomorrow.
I'll be honest, I'm really hungry right now, but I know the rules and I also know I won't starve.
Reaching my goal will taste much better then any sugary food ever could.

Got To Start Somewhere.

So my goal is to lose 25 lbs. starting at 190 lbs. Today I'm down 2, leaving me 23 lbs to go. I'm weighing in at 188 lbs.
Going to follow my rules of surgery.
Last night I didn't eat anything after 8pm and this morning I have taken my vitamins. I'm also starting my day with a cup of green tea.

Enough!

Okay, I've been eating like a pig and it's got to stop! I'm weighing in at 190 lbs. I now have 25 lbs to lose and I'm going to do it by following the basic rules that were given to me after surgery.
No more then 3g of added sugar. No drinking 30 mins after eating. Chew chew chew. Eat no more the 1C or 8oz at a meal. Three meals and 3 snacks. Eight glasses of water. Stay away from bread. Take my vitamins. NO EATING AFTER 8PM!!!! Breakfast is no earlier then 6am unless the day's schedule dictates it to be earlier. And lastly, as soon as Dan is done hooking up the gym, join and go regularly. Till then P90X 10 minute trainer daily.

April Yo-yo Continues.

Food has been so bad. Lots of bread and portions way out of control.
I started taking Raspberry Keytones recommended by Dr. Oz. It's suppose to trick your cells into thinking their thin. The results were amazing on TV. I guess we'll see.
Today's weight was 189.