Very Frustrating Week

This has been one interesting week.  Work has been crazy, I have come home every day tired and hurting, and I have not eaten good at all.  Well, that is not entirely true.

I have eaten many good-for-me meals, and several not-so- good-for-me meals.  I have no excuses - it is what it is.  I know that eating good will have to be an every day thing for me.  I have put back on 2-3 pounds, depending on the day.  I will not get discouraged and I will get it back off.  Going to be very good for the next week (except that I'm goin out of town to San Antonio for work).  I will be as good as I can!!!

The next week I am having surgery on my knee to hopefully repair a torn meniscus.  I'm sure I won't feel like over-eating that week.  Maybe I will definitely get back on track then.

Until later.....

My Progress!

Well my progress has been slow this week. It has fluctuated up and down all week. That is mostly my fault.  I have not been as good as I should have this week due to some stresses in my life that were out of my control.  My weight has fluctuated, but when I weighed this morning, I was at 13.7 pounds lost, which is .2 pounds from last week.  That's okay. At least I didn't end the week gaining.

The best part about this week is that people are actually starting to notice. I have lost enough that you can tell, and it feels so good when someone notices.  That is enough to keep me going. 

I am really going to try to add in some exercize this week.  My knee has been so bad this last few weeks that I am doing good to just do the walking I have to do at work and at home.  I really can't tolerate any extra weight on it for exercize.  I have an appointment with my Ortho Doc next week to talk about options again for the tear in my meniscus.  He gave me cortizone in December, but it did not help.  He does not suggest doing arthroscopic surgery due to my arthritis.  He stated that it would not fix the tear and keep it from getting worse, due to the massive arthritis I have in my body.  Replacement will be necessary, but I'm not ready to go there yet.  I had the other knee done 2 summers ago, and my shoulder replaced last summer.  I would sure like a summer without major surgery.  I'm hoping that maybe he could scope it and just clean up what's there now to give me some relief from the inflamation.  Maybe that would buy me some time.

My plan this week is to get back to the Health Club and get in the pool.  I know I can exercize that way.  I see water aerobics in my future.

Super Bowl Time!

It's the start of the Super Bowl.  Wait till you hear what we are going to eat.  No pizza, or hot dogs or any of that good stuff.  I got on the scales this morning and was pleasently surprised to have lost more weight from yesterday.  I know that the way I plateau I may gain back again, but I'm not going to eat anything tonight that will ruin it.  I have lost 13 1/2 pounds.

Here's tonight's menu:

Low-Carb Primavera Delight

Spaghetti Squash is substituted for pasta - you cook a halved spaghetti squash in a shallow baking dish with water in the bottom for about 45 minutes.  Separate the strands of squash with a fork and set aside.

In a medium frying pan, saute 2 cups of broccoli, 1 small diced onion, and 2 diced garlic cloves in 1 TBLS of olive oil until vegetables are crisp tender.  Add the squash and heat thoroughly.  Serve on plates with heated marinara sauce.

Sounds delicious.  Hope it tastes the same.

It's Saturday Again!

Another week has come and gone and so has my weight.  I did go back to eating only fish and chicken with vegetables and fruit.  I even stayed away from the deserts that were brought to school yesterday for Souper Bowl Day.  I really did like what my co-worker had on her plate.  So last week I was at 9 pounds and today I am at an 11.7 pound loss.  Back on track.  Still hoping for at least 5 pounds per month for February, March and April.  I would definitely accept more, but would be happy with 15 more pounds before I go to Ohio to the wedding.  Next week I will post some more meals and maybe even a recipe or two (like the Eggplant Parmesan we had last night).

Have a blessed week-end and stay out of the cold.  Texas has had it's share of cold weather this week and I'm ready for sunshine.