Everyday Systems

2007-01-08 SUCCESS

2007-01-07 SUCCESS

(Fri.) Day 24 - Failure!
(Sat) Day 25 S-day
(Sun) Day 26 S-day
(Mon) Day 27 S-day
(Tues) Day 28 Success!
(Wed) Day 29 Failure!

Today, I'm going to reset my count.

(Sat) Day 18 - S-day
(Sun) Day 19 - S-day
(Mon) Day 20 - Failure!
(Tues) Day 21 - Success!
(Wed.) Day 22 - Success!
(Thur.) Day 23 - Failure!

Thanks, Reinhard! I'm going to keep logging until I get three weeks of consecutive successes!

(Wed) Day 16:
No-S: Success!
Shovelglove: Success!
(Thur) Day 17: S-day. Went to the premiere of Serenity in Charlotte (3 hours away) with friends.
(Fri) Day 17:
No-S: Success!
Shovelglove: Success!

Clickbeetle, I eat whatever I have left over from the night before.

Day 15: Success!

breakfast: mixed vegetables and rice
lunch: peanut butter sandwich, cucumber, green pepper
dinner: 12 inch turkey sub, bag of salt and vinegar chips

Shovelglove: Success!
Urban Ranger: walked 20 min.

Thanks Jan-Tz

Thanks for the checkup, Reinhard! Yes, I was out of town over the weekend.

(Sat) Day 12: S-day!
(Sun) Day 13: S-day!
(Mon) Day 14:

No-S: Success!
Shovelglove: Success!
UrbanRanger: Walked 1.5 hours

Thanks Clickbeetle! When I said "the beach" I meant "the beach" at Jordan Lake.

Day 11:

No-S: Success!

Breakfast: potato salad
Lunch: Chicken sandwich, salad, fries, bread
Dinner: Fries, salad, bread

Shovelglove: Success!
Urban Ranger: Walked home from work, (~45 min.)

I'm going to start recording my exercise as well, I've been doing Shovelglove religiously since I started the diet, so this is day 10 of Shovelglove as well.

Shovelglove: 14 min., 16 lb
Urban Ranger: Walked to and from work, about 45 min. each way.

Thanks for the encouragement, ClickBeetle. I don't plan to give up! It will just extend my first strict three weeks by another week. We went to Jordan Lake. It was a blast! Day 9: Success! breakfast: potato salad lunch: ? dinner: burger and fries Day 10: Succes! breakfast; potato salad lunch: peanut...

Thanks, Jan-Tz and Kevin! However, I'm sad to report... Day 8: Failure! Argh! Breakfast: Quorn nuggets (~6/7). Lunch: Lentil soup, green pepper, orange, two bananas Dinner: Chicken sandwich, strawberries, root beer, two oatmeal cookies. This evening I went to the beach with some friends. We went swi...

Day 7: Success! My first full week!

Breakfast: Lentil soup, banana.
Lunch: Peanut butter sandwich, banana, V-8, bag of spinach
Dinner: Orange, Bag of stir-fry vegatables, Quorn nuggest (6-8)

Today was harder than last week -- my boss brought in a bunch of cookies, chips, and candy.

Clickbeetle -- I tried a slightly modified version of your recipe. Delicious! Thanks.

Day 5: Success! My first S-day. I had a chocolate chip cookie (store sample) and Ben and Jerry's waffle cone (single scoop vanilla + heath bar, hot fudge and nuts). Day 6: Success! Second S-day. Two sugar cookies (store sample), plus banana split (1 banana, two scoops non-fat frozen yogurt, 3/4 cup ...

Day 4: Success!

breakfast: banana, peanut butter sandwich, V8, strawberries (about 10 oz)
lunch: banana, peanut butter sandwich, V8, green bell pepper
dinner: Ma Muang (chicken, bell pepper, carrots, onions) on rice, spring roll, breaded fried fish thingies.

Thanks, ClickBeetle! I'll try it this weekend.

Day 3: SUCCESS!

breakfast: banana, peanut butter sandwich, 8 oz of strawberries
lunch: Taco Bell Fiesta bowl, spicy chicken soft taco
dinner: nan, chicken saab, rice, lentil balls

Day 2: SUCCESS!

Breakfast: Bowel of raisin bran with milk. Banana and orange.
Lunch: Turkey sub on parmesan oregano, 12 inch. Bag of jalapeno chips
Dinner: Wendy's single burger, side salad, 8 oz milk.

clickbeetle -- Thanks! Lentils are great. I'd love to see your recipe.

reinhard -- Thanks! Yes, I agree, most people don't find two meals/day sustainable. And I don't plan to make a habit of it. In this case, both meals were quite large and filling so I didn't feel particularly hungry.

Thanks, Kevin and Jan-Tz!

day 1: SUCCESS. I had two meals. For lunch: A giant bowel of delicious lentil soup with a banana and V8 (all foods I like). For dinner, I had a naked chicken burrito from Baja fresh and a chicken taco.

20050606 : Haven't started yet. Tomorrow will be first day.