Fantastic Friday

Spent Day #8 on a boat at Collins Lake with good friends. AND in the lake keeping cool too!

After a breakfast of (2) eggs/veggies/peach/coffee, I juiced, which gave me enough for four medium mason jars & cut up some cucumber and carrots to pack along in our little cooler. Got me through the day :)

Our friends invited us to eat dinner with them at their place. I enjoyed a very small piece of bbq'd chicken and salad no dressing. It was very good. I passed on the Mac & cheese & baked potato. See? I can do this!

Pain Relief Naturally

Rheumatoid this, & inflamed that. I can't imagine anyone COULD be sick and in a state of inflammation after existing on nutrient dense food most of the time. Worth a try, right?

While at the store loading up on MASS amounts of produce this evening, I told husband Dave that he needs to shop *like a bachelor*. *hehee* I told him that from now on, he's the only one who will be eating normal everyday food in our house. If we buy milk, or a loaf of bread, it's ONLY him that will consume it. *Weird* and different for us! I think he was having fun shopping for himself. I got him a small pack of ground beef for his grilled cheeseburgers tomorrow night. He will have to share an 8-pack of burger buns with himself.

Tonight's supper for myself was a large salad with canned crab meat/NO dressing/Lemon Zinger Tea. I don't think I'll do the canned crab again, but the salad was great!

Salad mix
Green onions
Cucumbers
Grape tomatoes
Avocado
Pickled beets

Planning to have a large peach for my evening snack :)

Still On Track

Down another #1.5 lbs today! Still a little weak, but no headache. Been out runn'in around with camp friends today. We took a drive to Lake Francis. Now we're going swimming here at Lake Of The Springs for a couple hours, then home for a big salad. Taking a cup of juice with me so I don't get shaky & I'm good to go!

I Know! My Posts Are All Out Of Order!

As of Day #4, I've lost #8 lbs. Yes, I know it's water weight...but YAY! Here's me today (06/22/2015) at #230 lbs. 

Day #2 Breakfast

Here's breakfast on Day #2, 

Zucchini, bell pepper, grated carrot, grape tomatoes, spinach, two (2) eggs, feta cheese, & strawberries on the side. *Everything was sweet, flavorful, delicious, & filling*

Day #2 Dinner

Here's dinner on Day #2

Squash Fritters & nectarine. Yum! Here's the recipe (except I left out the flour). Enjoy! 

http://www.kristinnicolellis.com/2014/11/spaghetti-squash-quinoa-and-parmesan.html

Food Journaling

Weight Loss Attitude

I think I should journal this process that's beginning to happen. Accountability, you know? It will keep me on track, & when I've succeeded...maybe, just maybe it will inspire someone else to make a change for themselves. Stick around. This should be interesting!

I haven't been right for a long time. Like a lot of people, I'm sick. Lots of symptoms making me miserable. I'm a smart girl. I know this extra weight on my body is dragging me down, & making me sick.

I'm hypoglycemic, I'm tired, I ache, I have fibromyalgia, & I 'm in a 24 hour brain fog the last couple of months. I don't feel good! ALL THE TIME! I used to have some good days. Not so much anymore.

You want to know how I show love & caring? I cook for people and feed them. I've done it all my life. I love food, & just want others to be well fed. It pleases me.  But I also EAT all that yummy food too. I love to bake!

Well, it's all caught up with me! At the beginning of this year, we sold our house in a subdivision of a town in Northern California. We bought a truck & fifth wheel to experience a new, uplifting outdoor life. WE LOVE THIS LIFESTYLE! It's good for us! Now we walk, swim, & breathe fresh air all the time. It's great.

Great, except for the fact that I don't feel well, almost all the time. I'm fed up and want my energy back! There's no doctor in the world who can help me. I already know the facts myself. So...I've made up my mind to get rid of my excess weight to feel better, look better, have increased energy, mobility, & to heal myself of any possible sickness/conditions that may be occurring.

I'm a determined girl. Always have been. Of course I've dieted a million times before, but I'm sure I was going about it all wrong. Since I'm not one to ever *give up* I will begin again :)

My particular eating plan, is my own. There is no right  or wrong way about this. I feel it's the right way for me...so here I go! Both of the documentaries  Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead AND Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead 2 by Joe Cross are my inspirations. Joe is my hero! *Excellent, and worth checking out*.

In my particular eating plan I have decided not to endure a 100% juice fast. Since I know myself best, and I don't want to fail, I will be kind to myself & ease into eating differently until it becomes habit. I'll be more likely to stick with it for the long haul. Taking weight off isn't good enough for me. It has to stay off!

Morning eggs/veggies with fruit on the side
Juice, juice, juice
Water, tea, coffee
Salad with a little protein/no dressing
No sugar in the beginning months
Tiny bit of sugar later on
No bread
Tiny amount of bread later on
A little quinoa
No alcohol right now
Small amount of alcohol later on
Meat...tiny amount of fish, shrimp, etc on salad
Small amounts of steak/chicken later on
No dairy now *except* Feta cheese on my morning eggs/veggies

Honestly, thats about it for right now. It's plenty. AND I'M NOT STARVING! If I were living on a juice fast, I would be starving. *Haha* This I know. AND I'd quit when I got hungry enough, right? Yep, yep.

So here's the deal. I started this new way of eating nothing BUT nutritious food to heal myself, only three (3) days ago. Today is the fourth day. I weighed myself that first morning, & I was exactly #238 lbs of Donna. Yes, I know my people love me just the way I am. Thank you people! But I don't feel unloved at all. I just want to feel good again. So wish me well please. I've had amazing family support already :):):)

I began a food journal on day one & will share it with you here, along with a couple photos of my meals. I'm really not good at food journaling, (I always forget), so I may not continue in the long run, but we'll see.

Please follow along if you want to see how it goes! Thank you!