Cinch

Not feeling good again in my tummy-so eating is a no brainer today-don't feel like eating.  Something has my tum tum all a rumbling!  Can I be real here?  Gas, pain, and no appetite.  This has been going on for a week.  It comes and goes but has been most constant since yesterday.  You know you don't feel good when the words ER come into your brain.  But I will have to be half-dead before I go there, kicking all the way.  Maybe my body needs sugar ha ha.  It is shocked by this new diet and is protesting. 

Birds

Do I have to eat like a bird to lose anymore weight?  What about a flat stomach?  Will I ever have one again?  Speaking of birds,
have you seen the fat robins around lately?  All that rain has given them lots of nice fat worms to eat.  There seems to be an over population of Robin nests.  So I guess eating like a bird is not the answer:) I did have my frozen banana "icecream" with a little chocolate and whipped cream (both have some sugar) in them. Ah well, all in all it was an okay day.

Day Two

Day two of the "no sugar diet" month two. I opted out of swimming today and went to the Northville Farmers Market and got some flowers and a Rose Bush to replace one that died. I had a piece of toast before I left and then I had the "Trader Joe Wheat Cereal" for breakfast when I got home; it was very good with raspberries on it.  Lunch was some pork tenderloin on an Arnold Bun with carrots and peppers and a half an apple with some peanut butter (guess I didn't need the peanut butter but it was good.)Dinner is fish, sweet potatoes and grilled asparagus and grilled pineapple; one of the chef's best meals.  See how I manage to get so much fruit in my diet-it is all so good!

Day One

Today is day one of another month without sugar.  I did add an occasional pancake after I checked the Trader Joe Multi Grain Pancake Mix Box for sugar grams and fiber.  Told the chef I can only have one twice a week.  Poor guy, can't let him keep denying himself his favorite breakfast. The rye crisp with cream cheese and cinnamon with a cut-up strawberry is still my most favorite snack.  I did find another cereal without sugar-Trader Joe's Shredded *Bite Size* Wheats.  The only ingredients are whole wheat and Vitamin E (I thought the Vitamin E was kind of strange.)  I will add some blueberries and some Stevia to it and I will be all set.  My headaches are better; not completely but I have just had another 3 days without a headache.  I must be doing something right!!  PTL!

I DID IT!!!!

One month without sugar!!  Well, I have a little more time left today, but I am not going to blow it now.  I tell you, I was a little tempted with the left-over jello cake last night; it was hard not to take a bite-but that would have been a biiiiig mistake!  Karen did good too.  She has been doing this a little longer than I have.  I have lost 7 lbs. but to honest that is probably lower than it would have been because I have had some tummy troubles this weekend.  Should I continue another month?  I think so. 

Cool Pool

We were back at this morning after taking the weekend off.  We joined the other seniors at 7:30 a.m. who also go swimming.  Funny thing is, the regulars weren't there, just a bunch of people I didn't know.  The hot tub is a hot item ha!  All the seniors with their aches and pains including yours truly.  I ended my swim with a few cozy minutes in the sauna.
I had one blueberry pancake today so Donaldo could have his favorite breakfast.  It was made with Trader Joe's Multi-Grain Pancake Mix.  I had a little sugar free syrup and two pieces of Canadian Bacon.  YU-UM!

I Didn't Eat It!

Last night we had company; so during the day I was making a jello cake.  Karen came by and said, "How come you're making that?  How are you going to resist eating it."  I said "I am just NOT going to eat it."  And I didn't.  My friend who came over last night said "Be careful after we leave, and don't go and have a piece."  And I didn't. Advice well taken.  This is what I think, "How many seconds does it take to eat a dessert?"  Donaldo said 75 seconds.  So do you want to eat dessert (or something else) for just 75 seconds of pleasure and then deal with the guilt and calories later.  This theory sounds easier than it actually is.  Why is this?