Back to the grind

I managed to get back to  following the rules again, which definitely showed on the scale this week.

When I started this diet journey I thought a year sounded so very, very long but now that I'm on the last stretch it doesn't feel like it's been that long at all. The weeks seem to just have flown by. I do worry about stabilization and how I'll be able to keep my weight then. Supposedly the one protein day per week will keep it that way but I worry about my sugar addiction. Will it get out of hand again? Will I start making excuses for my eating behaviour again? So much unknown ahead. I hope that my willpower will continue to stay strong though.

Here's the weekly weight recap:

January 4:   139.0 lbs (celebration meal. had fast food for the first time since august)
January 5:   139.0 lbs (half cheated with whole wheat pizza in place of my bread)
January 6:   138.8 lbs (whole wheat pasta)
January 7:   139.0 lbs
January 8:   didn't weigh myself
January 9:   139.0 lbs  (protein Thursday)
January 10: 137.6 lbs

Holiday madness

Slowly getting back on track after the holidays. There was a lot of home made candy, cookies and fatty foods for a while but most of it is gone now and I'll be getting back to the rules again. Yesterday was the first protein day in a while where I didn't have a little cheat (a bite of sandwich.. a cookie.. a piece of fruit etc.) and I can really feel it this time. Yay ketosis!


Here's my weekly weight recap:

December 27 138.6 lbs
December 28 139.2 lbs Giant cheat day. Family gathering with lots of treats
December 29 was out of town and didn't weigh myself. Ate chips.
December 30 139.4 lbs 6 cookies
December 31 140.2 lbs more cookies, lost count
January 1 140.2 lbs ate a few fat reduced chips
January 2 140.2 lbs (protein Thursday)
January 3 138.8 lbs

Cookies and toffee

Holiday baking has started, this is when I get to really see what my character is made of ;)

So far I've baked spritz cookies and 'Lussekatter' (a swedish traditional pastry with saffron) and on the agenda for today is gingerbread cookies. So far I've managed to keep my raging cookie addiction in check... we'll see how it fares as December goes on. I also made some chocolate toffee yesterday and I may or may not have tasted a piece even though it was protein Thursday though I can't confirm nor deny this ;)

I worry about the holidays quite a bit. I'm worried that I'll go off the rails and eat way too much. I'm trying to keep the food I make here as Dukan friendly as possible, but we will also be going to other dinners and I don't want to seem rude and not eat what's offered. I know it's normal to gain a few pounds over the holidays but I would really like it if I could avoid doing that.

Here's the obligatory weekly weight recap:

11/30/2013  137.2 lbs Celebration meal: home made cheese/bacon burger, fries, icecream.
12/01/2013  138.6 lbs (was sick, barely ate anything)
12/02/2013  137.8 lbs Ate extra bread instead of whole wheat pasta
12/03/2013  138.4 lbs Cheated with 5 cookies *shame*
12/04/2013  139.0 lbs Homemade wholewheat pizza with light cheese (sort of a CM but healthy.)
12/05/2013  138.6 lbs Protein Thursday
12/06/2013  136.4 lbs

Uneventful week

Had a visit from the red plague and as a result there was some weight gained this week. Most of it was water weight though and has since come off again. I'm definitely starting to see a pattern now where I gain 3-4 pounds in the first days of the period and then it just sheds right off again once it's over.

This was my first week in part two of consolidation. I've struggled a little bit with the transition, it feels like I don't have the TIME to eat all the new things. I know it's just a matter of getting used to things, but I don't do well with change.. it'll likely take me a few weeks to get a hang of things.

Weekly weight recap:

November 23:     137.2 lbs ( day after my second protein day from last week )
November 24:     140.0 lbs ( the red plague visit and also celebration meal: meatballs at Ikea)
November 25:     140.6 lbs (ate 5 cookies *shame* )
November 26:     139.2 lbs ( whole wheat pasta lunch. home made pizza supper, 2nd celebration meal)
November 27:     138.2 lbs
November 28:     138.4 lbs ( protein Thursday)
November 29:     136.6 lbs

Protein... birthday?

Yesterday was my birthday and also protein Thursday. I though about it for a while and decided to honour the protein days and do my celebrations on the weekend instead. I was doing so well the whole day.. up until the evening where (to my surprise) the men in my life had planned a birthday supper at a restaurant. Usually I'm always aware of what goes on so this really took me by surprise.
 I was attempting to stick to the protein rules but as soon as the menu came out that went out the window. I ate 1 piece of garlic bread with cheese, filet mignon (rare) with pepper sauce, caesar salad and some rice and potatoes. I did show some restraint with the rice and potatoes and only ate one bite of each.
 I was expecting to have gained or at least stayed the same weight as the day before but I did end up losing a little bit. Not as much as I usually do on a pure protein day but enough. I am right now contemplating if I should make today a protein day as well to make up for the birthday cheats or if I should continue as normal but as of this moment I haven't quite made up my mind.

Weight recap for the week:

November 16: 137.0 lbs (celebration meal: cheese/bacon burger, fries, ice cream sandwich, chips)
November 17: 138.4 lbs
November 18: 139.4 lbs
November 19: 138.3 lbs (whole wheat pasta day)
November 20: 138.6 lbs (I baked cookies... I should know better)
November 21: 139.8 lbs (cookie shame weight gain along with the botched protein day)
November 22: 138.4 lbs

Another week down

Time is moving surprisingly fast these days. One more week and I will enter part two of the consolidation phase. I'm hoping I'll be able to continue showing the same restraint as I've managed up until now with the added carb intake that part two brings with it. It scares me a little bit just like going from cruise to consolidation did but I hope that fear is unfounded and things will continue to go well.

Next week my protein day might be on a different day than normal, depending on what plans are made. Would be the first time I deviate from that rule.

Here's the past weeks weight recap:

November 9:   137.4 lbs (Celebration meal: Home made pizza, ice cream sandwich, some chips.)
November 10: 139.4 lbs (Bingefest 2013: Candy edition *much shame*)
November 11: 139.8 lbs (Whole wheat pasta meal with leftover steak)
November 12: 139.2 lbs
November 13: 138.6 lbs
November 14: 137.6 lbs (Protein Thursday)
November 15: 136.0 lbs

Bingefest 2013: Candy edition

This weekend was bad. Bad bad bad bad. I received a care package from my mom, she sends one every year and it's awesome. Got some candy from home. Candy from home is much tastier than candy from here. I ate WAAAYYY too much. While it tasted good eating it I'm not feeling great now. Not about the little weight gain, I knew that was coming, but just not good in general.
 I think that having been detoxed from the sugar back in March has made my body less happy about receiving it now. I'm feeling sluggish and my head hurts a lot. Also got a zit, my first in months. My skin has been incredibly clear and radiant on this diet.  Today I'm going to stick to the rules and try to drink more water than usual to flush the bad out as fast as possible.