Everyday Systems

End of day


B- protein smoothie

L- Atkins frozen meal
Honeycrisp apple

D - split pea soup and grilled cheese, Ezekiel bread

Other - coconut water, half and half in coffee

I am back for a really focused October. I joined the October challenge thread and I have an alarm set on my phone to check-in here every evening. It doesn't seem like it will be a stressful day, so perhaps a good day 1. My son is home with a cold, I have some errands and desk work to get through, bu...

October is so hard for me and it tends to be the doorway into the winter/ holidays slide of diet doom. So, I have my birthday and wedding anniversary as well as my husband's birthday this month and 3 weekends out of town at our kid's sporting events. My goal is to only take the 10th and the 18th as ...

So, one week down. Thoughts - I was sick all week and the inhaler I use is basically a stimulant and kills my appetite, so it may have seemed easier than it will be in the future. I lost 6 pounds, no one is more surprised than I am. I screwed up once, I had a third slice of pizza on Thursday night. ...

Lpearlmom - I spent several weeks coming here in the evenings and reading for a bit, before I decided to give it a go. I am a total researcher, become an expert first, kind of gal. The muffins were just too eggy for me, odd texture, even if the taste was nice. I have a good almond flour recipe, but ...

End of Day 2 - so far so good. I am rather sick with a summer cold, my appetite is not good, so that may be helping. Food today Crazy coconut flour microwave muffin experiment (I will not be repeating) Leftover onion cheeseburger on a sandwich thin homemade subs - I had a 1/4 size and some potato sa...

OK, so I read every message and thread on this board 8 times, as is my nature, and now I feel ready to start. My history is similar to most, weight gain after having children, diet obsession ever since. I was 270 pounds at my highest and sit at 225 today. Despite months of only eating 500 calories a...