Weigh later

My breakfast today: This eggwhite scramble looks bigger than usual, doesn't it? That's because I threw in some zucchini and tomatos. All vegies are cool.

Sauteeing the shallots, waiting for mini bell peppers, tomatos and zucchini

My steak started out at almost 4 ounces. By the time it was cooked 3 1/4 ounces. FitzGerald helped with the excess.

I weighed myself when I got up at 5:45am and I'd lost a pound. I've been in bed all morning instead of popping up to Start Eating(!) and I had to get up to pee. So I hopped on the scale one more time and another pound--Gone.

Here is where I should admit my starting weight was 206, which was my starting weight Last time I started the MT eating plan. And since the 16th of August, my start date, I've lost 11 pounds. Yippee. btw 11 lbs in 12 days is pretty average for this thing.

If I stop the eating plan I will gain it back.

That's the thing with 'diets'. You do great, lose weight then you go back to old ways and gain it all back plus a few. This eating plan will be different because if you do it with me, keep in mind I AM NOT QUITTING. Ever.

The MT plan is something that will stay with me for the rest of my life. I don't have to keep eating 5 meals a day but I do have to keep track of the scale. When it shows one or two pounds up, back on the plan!

It's going to be OK some day to have cake at a birthday party or go on a cruise. By the way, last time I was on a cruise I gained 2 lbs. My husband gained 12. I would order whatever looked good. 3 desserts? Fine, I just had a bite of each. Rhett doesn't believe in wasting food so he finished my desserts. Uhoh.

This eating plan is a Commitment and I am committed.

Afternoon:

I was out running around to Costco and the body shop where my car will be repaired all morning so I missed Morning Snack. That happens sometimes, no big deal. Yesterday, I had all meals and snacks and lost 2 lbs. Maybe that's what it takes. I'm out of practice so I'm not sure.

Lunch was a chicken salad and I used a small sweet potato instead of rice because I didn't get home till about 1:30pm.

2 3/4 ounces chicken breast. Yesterday for my snack I heated up 6 or 7 chicken wings and pulled the skin off.

A huge handful of Power Greens from Costco. It looks a lot less after it's chopped up.

I decided on one of my favorite salad dressings, about 2 Tablespoons.

I couldn't finish. It was just too much. FitzGerald was perfectly happy to clean out my bowl (that's what dogs are for). But he's the only dog I know that will eat lettuce with no dressing on it.

Afternoon snack wasn't until 5 pm and I had steak and a small potato that I'd previously microwaved. I sliced it about 1/4" thick and browned the slices in 1 Tablespoon avocado oil which spreads better in the pan if you also give the pan a good squirt of Pam.

And just a bit less than 2 teaspoons of Heinz 57 sauce.

I'm going to have my toenails painted at 7 pm so I'll have some dinner when I get home.

I've polished my toenails 3 times since the pandemic started, it just isn't the same. ANd I can't do gel nails at home.

Steak and greens for dinner tonight meant Romaine and apples. Rhett picked the first apple from the tree in our front yard. He asked if I'd split it with him? I was attempting to get him to try Larrupins mustard with his half, he picked Nutella. Larrupins went on my steak & apple salad, yumm.