Tune Up

At the beginning of last week, I called my friend and said, "I don't know why I haven't lost any weight in three weeks. I'm still eating healthy."
"Tell me what you are eating and how much," she said.

So I did, and when I got to my granola/chocolate whey protein combo, she said, "How much granola are you eating? There's a lot of fat in granola. Are you eating one half cup"?
"Yes," I said, so obviously lying that I meant to get caught.

She asked me about wheat wraps, and I told her that the wheat bread has the exact same amount of fat as the wraps do, but then she says, "Yea, but what about the carbs?" Crap! I forgot about those.

So, after that phone call ended, I got a one-half measuring cup, scooped out some granola, and starred at it. I was picturing how much I actually have, and whispered "Oh... shit..."

It's not like I have an enormous bowl of the stuff, but do you have any idea how little 1/2 cup is? So, I stop eating that, I put the cheese back into the freezer, as well as the wheat bread.

Last week, I lost about six pounds. It seems that while you can eat some stuff to maintain your weight, you cannot eat that food to lose weight. I owe a big thanks to my friend, Anitra for opening my eyes to a needed tune-up to my diet. What worked in January now needed to be updated for my new weight.

I do not know what weight would be good to go clothes shopping, but I promised that I would take Anitra with me. That's fine. Whenever I get compliments on my clothing, it's something that a woman picked out.

Three Dammit Salute

You have not heard from me, because I have heard nothing from my scale. I have been in a holding pattern, despite upping my workout routine. I think what I am going to have to do is go over my diet, and see how I can cut out something or partition my meals into more snacks. For example, I reduced my breakfast sandwich from two pieces of cheese to one. *sniff*

April 26th is the official weigh-in day. I am concerned that Bill's scale will be different from mine. [re: A FRICKIN' LIAR]. Also, I have discovered that my clothing weighs 5 lbs. I discovered this, because I almost went into shock the one night I didn't weigh myself in my underwear. (Boxer briefs. Hmmm... I wonder if tighty whities weigh less.)

SO, I am going to HAVE to strip down at the party.

Maybe if I eat wheat pasta with garlic powder.

Fat 1g
Sat. Fat 0g
Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 0mg
Carbs 42g
Fiber 6g (24% of daily req.)
PROTEIN 6g

Iron 10%
Riboflavin 15%
Thiamin 35%
Niacin 20%
Folic Acid 30%


THAT is wheat pasta. While it does not everything, it is, in my book, a complete and healthy meal all in itself. It really is great stuff.

More to come.