One Month Down!

It's time for me to check in again! Stevie and I are about a month into your new eating pattern and all is well...even better than well. Stevie has lost a little over 30lbs and is looking and feeling great! He is wearing clothes he has not been able to get into for at least 2 years!! I am very proud of him, he has really stuck to the program and is trying very hard. I have has success, but not to the level of Stevie.....16lbs down!! I am still proud of my accomplishment! I can not really see a difference in my clothes yet.....except I can breath in them....lol.

The hardest thing for me to overcome has been the carb cravings. There are times I would kill for a piece of french bread...lol!!! But it is getting better the longer I stick with it. I am trying to adjust some of our old favorite recipes, cutting out the fat and upping the fiber! Stevie has gone along with everything...except cauliflower! He rebelled(I think he fed the ONE piece I gave him to the dog)

The other thing I am trying to do is eat only when I am hungry....not before...not because it is meal time.....not because I am having cravings. It is hard at times, but is getting easier every week. I also think the fact that I am so busy with sewing work right now really helps. I get busy and forget to obsess about food....lol!!! I have also managed to get off the cokes(and you know I LOVE my coke) I had gotten down to just two or three a week....and now have not had one in about a week. Unsweetened iced tea is my new best friend :)

And for the last portion of our changes....exercise! This is still a tough one for me!! But I did start walking this weekend, and it did kick start my weight loss again. I still have to drag myself out the door....but I have been trying. This is a tough one for me!

So that is our little update on the diet world of Stevie and Dale...so far so good....lots more to go!

A week and a half in.....

So it has been about a week and a half since our new diet plan as been put into place. I am proud to say we are sticking with it and seeing progress. The scale is showing me down a total of 12 lbs....wooohoo!! But I am beginning to crave the old familiar comfort foods we know and love. So I am trying to find ways to adjust my old recipes to make them more low fat/high fiber friendly. For example......I have left over roasted chicken and decided to make some chicken and dumplins. I decided to skip the mess and buy dumplins from the freezer section at Walmart, one of the choices has zero fat....found my dumplins! I striped all the meat off the chicken and boiled the bones to make stock. I skimmed all visible fat and will cook my dumplins in this stock then add in the chicken. I am also trying to cook a much smaller portion....so leftovers do not call my name from the pot....lol!!! No fiber in this, so as a side dish I am making a big green salad :))

Now for dessert....again, craving comfort food. So I got out a box of "Cook and Serve" chocolate pudding and mixed it up using skim evaporated milk and soy milk. It will be a yummy, rich and creamy dessert.....but much better for us than my normal recipe!

My next hurdle to tackle is exercise....I am still struggling to fit this into my day, but have not given up hope! I have taken a couple of afternoon walks and hope to keep it up and lengthen each walk. My old hurting bones are slowing me down and I have a LONG way to go!

Adjusting

We got great news yesterday. As the testing with Stevie continued, the doc ordered an EGD. This showed the source of his chest pain....ulcers! So 2 new medicines and we are off and running! We are so happy than his problem was not his heart.....however this does not change the fact that it is TIME to make some drastic life style changes.

We have not begun any exercise routine, but plan to start walking TODAY! It's been so long, I probably won't make it far....but every step counts! I will see if I can drag Stevie along with me....this part of life style change he is not too excited about.

The scale has had some surprises for me....I am currently down 9lbs since Monday! I really did not believe it when I saw 8lbs down yesterday and expected it to go back up today.....but it was down another pound. I am certain this is simply water weight and things are going to slow down A LOT over the next week. But hey......9 lbs is 9 lbs!!! I'll take it! Stevie's scale is steadily dropping as well.....we are headed in the right direction!

So 2 cups of coffee and one peach, soy milk and greek yogurt smoothie...and a few Advil..... and I am ready to face the day :)