155.5 this morning.
Abstain a couple of days and the first couple of pounds, water weight, goes away.
bizi

hi biz,
now i should be the one to talk. i'm better at giving advice than taking my own.

but...what if you looked at things from a portion control aspect, instead of cutting things out you can cut down. that way you're not deprived.

doing a food journal is a great way to hold yourself accountable.
i know how hard it all is. but, don't give up. be gentle with yourself.

hi nancy,
thank you for reading and for your support.
I already follow a lowerish carb diet, mostly it is the alcohol that i need to keep in check.
((((HUGS))))
bizi

Wednesday: I ate at a BBQ place for lunch. Had spinach stuffed beef brisket, a large portion, there was a large amount of fat on it...just could not bring myself to eat it! so I cut Some of it off.
I also had a salad with italian dressing. For dinner: Indian food. curried collards, turkey beef meatball and spicy chicken salad. all had sauces which were delicious.
I was full for the rest of the day. This dinner was off the whole foods food bar and I looked at the ingredient list for everything looked harmless. I did not snack in the evening so that was good. I chew gum with xyletol thru out the day.

I weigh 156.5 pounds this morning
with an abdominal measurement of 37.25 inches.
Anything over 35 inches for a woman is considered at risk for heart disease.
have a good day yall!
bizi

I will try to stay good on my diet until august 12th when we go to the beach, for a couple of nights. Pensecola is so much fun. One week from tomorrow!
I have been good even picked out potatoes from the veggie mousaka that I ate today for lunch which was delicious! It has egg plant in it.
I ate my whole foods dinner tonight in the bar and was not even tempted to have a beer. I will be going there as usual on friday nights for trivia. I won't drink because I am dieting and abstaining from alcohol. Plus I don't drink and drive any more and hubby is still away.
Spent some time with a girl friend. Listened to some music and talked, walked around a bit. It was hot but got cooler as the sun went down. Fortunately the mosquitos were not out.
bizi

158 this morning so that is one pound loss in 5 days. 4 sticks of butter.
I have been eating pretty salty foods so maybe that is why I have not lost the water weight like I thought, since I am not drinking.
Tonight is trivia night and I am not going to drink like usual.
will have the hamburger with out the bun and a side of salad.
Have a good day!
bizi

I think I will have to diet for the rest of my life, I keep yo yoing which is very bad from what I understand.
Jeff gets back on tuesday...I have been on the computer for hours! I bought some ready made food from sandras health food store: chicken salad, veggie soup, quinoa soup, tabouli salad, lentil rice which is a high carb food though that I love!
I survived trivia drinking only water. and eating fairly healthy too. so that was good. Fun but we were horrible!
One of my 88 year old clients who lives on the street behind us. Had all four tires and rims stolen off her car on last sunday. The car was on blocks when I saw her yesterday. Can't believed that happened. She has a malibu with fancy rims(why I don't know), $2,200 for them to be replaced. They are looking for replacements. My husband has fancy rims and now I worry that I will come out to the same thing on his car. Maybe we should convert our car port to a garage???? Our neighbor hood is one of the safest neighborhoods (from what police told me months ago when our neighbors moved because their cars kept getting broken into them, they left their doors unlocked though. same thing happened to my car several years ago. I just make sure my car door is locked every night now.
Obviously there is crime everywhere.
I work today so that is good.
Am going to meet a friend at planet fitness tonight, show her around, hoping that she joins so that I can have a walk buddy.
She too has sleep issues and can't seem to find the right medication to help her sleep.
I feel so sorry for people who can't get enough sleep.
I need to do laundry tomorrow and maybe I will clean a little.
The house is full of cat hair and my bath room floor is sticky again.
I hope yall have a good weekend.
bizi

Had a client cancel this afternoon because she is sick, she will call me to reschedule when she is feeling better. She was to be a new client.
So that means I have a 2 hour window of time to do my laundry.
Get that out of the way today instead of tomorrow.
Other than brunch at the diner that jeff and I frequent, tomorrow I don't have any plans. I will have to face cleaning my house or working on the yard....there is no excuse to keep me from doing some work around the house even though I avoid it like the plague.
I have a client at 3 and then 4;30 for a friend of mine.
My friend has been being treated for cancer for a year now I think....Her cancer has had a turn of events. She is on a feeding tube now.
Today is her birthday and her husband contacted me to come to the hospital to give her a pedicure. So I will go around 4:30 since her feedings are continuous and meal time is not an issue.
AT 2pm He has arranged to have some other friends of hers to play flute for her...That is her instrument...she will have time to rest before I get there. They are well respected in the community and are lovely people have a wonderfully full family who have been so supportive. She has been hospitalized since july 19th which I was unaware of until today.
There are many happy birthday wishes on facebook today for her.
I am not going to charge them for my services because she is a friend and because I believe it is time for hospice and I volunteer for hospice patients.
I will have plenty of time to comfort and pamper her before running home for a bite to eat and then meeting stephanie at 7pm at planet fitness.
It will be hard because she is a friend.....

The cats are doing ok on their new food and limited amounts. Hazel finished her bowl last night early before I went to bed so I added some more to her dish but not to hatties. Hattie is the one on the diet not hazel who is very petite and thin, I have not given them any treats and they don't seem to mind...hattie only cried a couple of times. Jeff feeds hattie too many treats and I am not sure if he can get away with not giving in when he gets home. They are such creatures of routine. Treat time was twice a day, hattie would cry and wake us up early in the morning begging for treats. They have been silent for the most part since jeff has been away.
They are really his cats.
Our regular pet sitter will be on vacation next weekend so will be unable to take care of the cats so I asked my friend stephanie if she would be able to do that and she said yes. I insisted that I pay her...it is a lot to ask some one to come twice a day.
One load in the washer, one load drying. one hour left before my next appointment...think I timed it right. All I have to do is hang my scrubs up and not iron them! Have saved alot on dry cleaning bills since last november...that is when I bought these new scrubs at my lowest weight.
So now they are all too tight. Sigh
I will properly fit into them in time.
bizi
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I just got back from planet fitness and walked on the tred mill for
5K(3.1 miles) first time in a while. I was jogging a year ago and injured my thigh so I stopped. I actually jogged a 10k in november that about killed me I was not prepared for it, I hurt for days afterward.
I met my girl friend and we talked and walked, it was great. She is thinking about joining. Though she has another place to check out which offers more things for her like classes, yoga and has a pool to swim. But costs more....
I hope she joins Planet fitness but that is being selfish of me.
I WANT A WALKING BUDDY!http://forums.psychcentral.com/image...es/biggrin.gif
bizi

Just to be real I measured my self.
I will put down measurements from october of last year and then this morning

Body part measured:.........
Oct 2015.......August 2016
right upper arm..................
11.................12.5
butt........................
............
38.25............41.25
calf........................
............
14.25............14.5
2" above belly button.........
27.5..............30.75
hips........................
............
36.5..............39.75
breasts.....................
..........
35.5..............37
weight......................
..........
140...............156.5
upper thigh........................
22.5..............25
2" below belly button..........
31.5..............37.5 (6 inch gain!)

time to get to work!
bizi
I tried real hard to make columns but alas it comes out like this.
You get the drift though, inches gained in all areas!