2.4 more in 10 days

2.4 more in 10 days

335.6 = 2.4 more pounds off since Monday 10 days ago.

At day 7 I was basically "hollow" as nothing with any consistency had been in me for a week.

These last 10 days have seen me go from just clear liquids (Sugar Free Jell-o and Propel mostly) to 7 days of pureed foods and full liquids (runny mashed potatoes, creamed soups, then some pureed ham salad and tuna salad from the Kroger deli). SF Jell-O pudding with a scoop of protein powder and a scoop of dry milk has become a low calorie, high protein dessert favorite.  I was even able to go out to dinner twice last week and have Potatoe soup at two restaurants with friends, I just made sure to MASH it thoroughly.

As of this Monday I moved to a SOFT FOOD DIET. Dinner is now a scrambled egg with cheese, and a shot or three of my no calorie flavor sprays (see the recipe blog for details). Lunches have included Wendy's Chili and an assortment of deli Turkey Salad, Tuna Salad and Chicken Salad (that has not had to be pureed!)  I am also making my own lunch meat "Salad" items by using my Magic Bullet, 4 ounces of lunch meats and 2 tablespoons of Walden Farms Zero Calorie Bacon Ranch Salad dressing. I had tried making my own lunch salads with mayonnaise and it was OK, but at 90 calories per tablespoon of mayo that seemed to be a bit high. I tried again with fat free low cal "mayonnaise" and just threw that away it tasted so awful. Then I tried with Bubba's advice and Walden Farms comes to the rescue!

Snacks at work are a Light yogurt or a no sugar added tub of applesauce. And my nighttime snack is still the protein added SF Jell-O pudding. Those are solving my "sweets" fix.

But the main difference is that where before I was hollow with nothing in me, I am actually able to "Digest" the foods I am eating, not just drink them, and I WAS STILL ABLE TO LOSE. 

I've only felt hungry two times in the last 10 days.    Once before going to a friend's funeral, and that was due to just being sad at a horrible loss and not eating the day before, and then tonight, as I made sure I had my 6 ounces of meatballs for dinner AFTER getting weighed! ha ha.

My first "FILL" will now be Friday August 11th. I was going to do it on Monday the 7th but my nephews are coming up for a few days and a few Reds games. So, I'll do it a few days later than planned.

Keep wishing me luck and thanks to all, especially BUBBA and Rebecca and the ladies of Deaconess!

JC