Low carb menu

- Two sausage patties
- Two sausage patties with a cheese omelet
- Taco salad with lettuce, taco meat, salsa, cheese and sour cream
- Three low carb pancakes with Mrs. Butterworth's sugar free syrup

Menu, Movie and Lumina

- Three scramble eggs with cheddar cheese and salsa
- Two and a half tuna patties
- Popcorn and m&ms

Maybe it was because I slept for part of it and never read the book or maybe I just have too high of movie expectations, but I really wasn't that into the "Hunger Games" movie. It was okay, but nothing like what the hype made it sound like it was going to be. Am I becoming a movie snob?

My car is being taken away today and I'm kind of sad about it. However, it was a good car for me for 11 years and now it's time for it to be a good car for someone else!

Low carb menu

- Two hot dogs fried up with diced green peppers and three eggs with one~carb ketchup
- A piece and a half of mock rice pudding
- Half a piece of zucchini lasagna with a buttered sesame seed bun
- A piece and a half of mock rice pudding
- Zucchini lasagna with a buttered sesame seed bun
- Pepperoni slices

Tomorrow is my little sister's eighteenth birthday. I called the local flower shoppe and arranged for them to deliver flowers and a balloon to the high school. I think it's fun for girls to get flowers at school to show them off to all of their friends. I told them that her favorite color is purple, so they are going to include some gorgeous purples in her bouquet. It makes me feel old, her growing up! I was 12 when my dad met my stepmom and 12 when she was born.

Tonight, we are going to see Hunger Games. I haven't read it, but Angie has and is looking forward to it.

Also, I decided to donate my old car to the wounded veterans through Purple Hearts. I'm kind of sad to see it go, but excited to see it going to a good cause. If you have a vehicle you are wanting to get rid of, you should check it out because it looks like a promising organization. My gf has donated a car to them also and that is how out I found about it.

Low carb menu

- Low carb brownie with peanut butter frosting
- Two sausage patties with mashed cauliflower
- Cheese omelet
- Taco meat
- Zucchini lasagna with a buttered sesame seed bun

Weigh~in: 198.4.

I found this video fascinating.... Let me know if you enjoy it as well!

Low carb menu

- Two sausage patties
- Egg salad
- Cheese omelet
- Zucchini lasagna
- Low carb brownie with peanut butter frosting
- Two sausage patties and mashed cauliflower with butter

Low carb menu

- Two sausage patties with three scrambled eggs with one~carb ketchup
- Salad with egg salad, chicken pieces, cheese and low carb honey mustard
- Low carb brownie with peanut butter frosting
- Un~potato salad

Low carb menu

- Egg salad on a sesame seed bun
- Unpotato salad
- Three chicken strips, breaded with parm on a sesame seed bun with low carb honey mustard
- Pepperoni
- Seven meatballs on a sesame seed bun with one~carb ketchup and mayo
- A few bites of unpotato salad

Low carb menu and smaller shorts!

- Two chicken strips with low carb honey mustard with unpotato salad
- Egg salad on a sesame seed bun
- Two tuna patties on half a sesame seed bun with mayo and low carb ketchup with cheese
- Pepperoni dipped in ranch
- Un-potato salad

I went Goodwill today and got four pairs of shorts and four summer shirts. They were all size 12's and one size 10! The shirts were all size Large and one Medium!!!

My body is definitely changing and I'm loving it.

Low carb menu

- Two tuna patties with mayo and low carb ketchup
- Egg salad on a low carb sesame bun with pork rinds
- Four chicken strips with low carb honey mustard
- Unpotato salad
- Two tuna patties with mayo and ketchup

Weigh~in: 198.4

Low carb menu

- Egg salad with pork rinds
- Two tuna patties with mayo and one~carb ketchup
- BBQ pork steak with unpotato salad
- Egg salad with pork rinds
- Sesame seed bun

The sandwich bun was pretty impressive and way better than the traditional oopsie roll.

Low carb menu

- Tuna patty with mayo and one~carb ketchup
- Pork steak with low carb bbq sauce
- Celery sticks with ranch
- Egg salad with pork rinds
- A few bites of un~potato salad (tried some while making it)

Low carb menu

- Two sausage patties
- Parmesan-breaded chicken breast with low carb honey mustard
- Two tuna patties with mayo and one-carb ketchup
- BBQ pork steak with deviled eggs

Low carb menu

- Turkey, tomato and cheese panini on an oopsie roll
- Pulled pork with low carb ketchup with mashed cauliflower and butter
- Chicken breast, breaded with Parmesan cheese dipped in ranch dressing with mashed cauliflower on the side
- Three tuna patties with mayo

Weigh~in: 198.8.

I had some non-scale victories this past week. I found a couple dresses at the local Goodwill, one was a size large and the other was a medium! I even ordered a size medium for my free t-shirt with my last Netrition order, so it's safe to say that I'm getting smaller. I mean, a medium is small, right? Well, I guess a medium is a medium, but you know what I'm saying ;)

Low carb menu

- Two sausage patties with scrambled eggs and low carb ketchup
- Pumpkin bake
- Parmesan-breaded chicken breast with low carb honey mustard
- Pork roast with low carb ketchup

Low carb menu

- Half of a pork chop, breaded with parm with low carb honey mustard
- Zucchini flax muffin with butter
- Chicken breast, breaded with parm with honey mustard with buttered broccoli
- Another chicken breast
- Seven meatballs with mashed cauliflower
- Pumpkin bake

Low carb menu

- Two sausage patties
- Pork chop breaded with parmesan and low carb honey mustard with buttered broccoli
- Two sausage patties with a cheese omelet
- 1/3 of a zucchini flax muffin

Low carb menu

- Parm~breaded pork chop dipped in low carb honey mustard
- Three tuna patties with mayo and low carb ketchup with some buttered broccoli
- Half of a pork chop with honey mustard
- A little over one sausage patty, cut up and scrambled with three eggs and low carb ketchup

Low carb menu, weigh-in and reactions to weight loss

- Two sausage patties with a cheese omelet
- Parmesan-breaded pork chop with low carb honey mustard
- Two tuna patties with mayo and low carb ketchup

I weighed in at 197.6. Yay! I'm on the right track. Last Wednesday, I was up to 203 point-something, so I'm definitely moving in the right direction. Eating mostly meat really does well for my body. Also, my daily walks with the dogs make me feel so good, especially this week with the weather being in the 60's.

This weekend, I'm going to see a lot of my relatives that I haven't seen in at least a year, so it will be interesting to say the least. I hope they don't make too big of a deal about my weight loss. If I'm good enough now, that I've lost over 100 lbs, then what about before? sort of a deal. It's my mom's side of the family and weight is always a hot button issue. Did you see so-and-so? kind of thing... Oh, well... Don't get me wrong, it's FUN when people notice and acknowledge my hard work, but there is kind of a fine line. But it really doesn't matter... I'm doing what I'm doing to be happier and healthier and the nicer body is just a side effect to that. I just hate how our society puts skinnier as better.

It's my body and I get to decide how I will respond to the situation. It will actually be fun, I'm thinking. I'm excited to show off my wonderful girlfriend to the family. She is just so lovable and everybody eats her up, so that is actually the least of my worries. I have SUCH a huge family... My mom is one of nine kids and my dad is one of eight kids, and most of them had kids, so I have a slew of aunts, uncles and cousins. I want to do some thrifting on Friday to get some cute clothes to wear, because most of my summer tops are size XL and I'm into a Large now, plus I need new shorts. Especially when I'm still losing weight, I can't see going to a high-end store for my clothes when the thrift store has so many great options.

Low carb menu

- Two sausage patties
- Two tuna patties with mayo and low carb ketchup
- Un-potato salad
- Pork chop, breaded with parmesan cheese dipped in low carb honey mustard
- Two tuna patties

Exercise: Just under 40 min walk

Low carb menu

- Chicken breast, breaded with Parm, dipped in low carb honey mustard
- Two tuna patties with mayo and low carb ketchup with un~potato salad
- Another chicken breast with honey mustard and some deviled eggs
- Un~potato salad

Took a nice thirty-minute walk with the dogs and my gf. We had a nice walk at the college across the street from us.

Low carb menu

- Two sausage patties with three eggs and low carb ketchup
- Half an oz of cheese
- Deviled eggs
- 1.5 chicken breasts, breaded with parm, dipped in low carb honey mustard with mashed cauliflower
- Two tuna patties with mayo and low carb ketchup

Low carb menu, weigh-in and engagement rings

- Two tuna patties with mayo and low carb ketchup
- Cheese omelet with two sausage patties
- Unpotato salad
- Chicken breast, breaded with parm, dipped in low carb honey mustard
- Two tuna patties with mayo and low carb ketchup

I weighed in this morning at 199.4! Wahooooo! Just a couple days ago, I was up to 203, so that was a welcome number on the scale.

I walked the dogs yesterday, once for about 30 mins and one tiny walk. They loved it and I did too. I also did the ab roller and worked out my abs in a major way. I feel great when I work out. The gf and I have been doing some engagement ring shopping... Now we just need to find a state that will legally marry us! I'm thinking white gold and just a simple type ring.... It's infuriating that most states do not allow it, but eventually that will be the case. My state is just behind the times, I guess. My ring size went from a 10.25 to a size 7.5, so that is huge! Does anybody know any good online resources for rings?

Headed to the chiro today and also headed to the vet for a suspicoius bump on Daisy's eye. It grew now it's looking kind of crusty, so she needs to be seen. Afterward, we are taking the dogs to see my mom and we are taking her dinner. Mashed cauliflower, zucchini flax muffins and parm-breaded chicken breasts are on the menu... Deviled eggs, too.

What is on your agenda for the weekend??

Hope you are all doing well out there in blogger-land... I'm having a pretty good day so far! Scheduled my yearly pap smear for next Friday along with my lab work. We try to make all appointments on Fridays because that is my girlfriend's day off work.

Low carb menu

- Two sausage patties with three scrambled eggs and low carb ketchup
- Two more sausage patties with three scrambled eggs and ketchup

- Zucchini flax muffin (if you like zucchini bread, you will enjoy this a lot)

Exercise: 37 min walk with the pups - no cane!

Low carb menu and weigh in

- Unpotato salad
- Two sausage patties
- Cheese omelet with half an oopsie roll with mayo
- Ham
- Ham/broccoli/ground beef/cauliflower/red pepper cheesy casserole

Weekly weigh~in: 203.6. Seriously, that is seven pounds in two weeks! I'm going to transition back into eating more meat and less of the casserole stuff. I'm just so frustrated. I did eat a ton of popcorn last week. I'm just so... over it. I can't keep gaining.

What I don't get is that yesterday, my jeans (size 12) felt bigger than they have been EVER, so maybe I *am* gaining muscle. I feel like that is an excuse, though.

We cleaned out my car last night and I'm going to put it up for sale. It's an older car that doesn't even run very well, so I'm not quite sure what to do with it.

I'm kind of down today, but I'm going to focus more on living my life and worry less about what is going on on the scale. I feel like the less I stress over it, the more I'm okay with whatever it is. I realize it makes no sense, but it's how I feel.

Took the dogs for a thirty minute walk yesterday. I feel like I have just let carb creep set in in a big way and the buck stops here, baby! I do better when I eat things like chicken breast, pork chops, etc, so that is what I'm moving back to.

Low carb menu

- Cheese omelet
- Some ham
- Cheese omelet with half an oopsie roll with mayo and low carb ketchup

Low carb menu

- Cheese omelet
- Chicken cauliflower broccoli mushroom dish
- Three pieces of deep dish pizza with ranch and parmesan and hot and spicy pork rinds
- Two sausage patties
- Drumstick treat

Low carb menu

- Two pieces of low carb lemon pound cake with lemon flavored whipped cream
- Home made pulled pork with home made bbq sauce
- A bite of cheddar cheese and some smoked swiss cheese
- Hot and spicy pork rinds
- Broccoli and chicken cauliflower "rice" with Dottie's cream of mushroom soup as a base

We went to my mom's house for my nephew's third birthday party. We took him to the store to pick out a little present and he chose this cute little guitar. I avoided all the processed carbs, which is pretty easy once you set your mind to it. For me, it's the "Will I or won't I go off plan" that really can mess with me... or it used to. Now, with my plan of losing eight pounds per month, it's easier to stay on-track.

My mom got sent up north for some elective overtime and she happily took it. She works for the power company and when there is a wire down, she jumps on it so to speak. I sent her with some low carb goodies (pound cake and pizza) for her trip since it can be a little tricky to stick to plan when you are stuck in a car, especially when you are just getting started.

Hope you are all having a great weekend!

Low carb menu

- Cheese omelet
- Chicken broccoli cauliflower "rice" thing
- Three pieces of low carb pizza
- Pork bbq with low carb bbq sauce

Low carb menu and dermatologist appointment

- Cheese omelet
- Broccoli/chicken cauliflower "rice" mushroom dish
- Cheese omelet
- Turkey/ham/cheese/tomato grilled oopsie sandwich with low carb honey mustard

Off to the dermatologist today to get the results of the mole that they took. I'm sure it will be
a-okay. Will check in later......

Edited to add: The mole was benign. Wahoo!

Low carb menu, going for walks, and I love water

- Chicken/broccoli (cauliflower) "rice" with Dottie's cream of mushroom soup as a base for the sauce
- Cheese omelet
- Movie theatre popcorn

So, my walk yesterday was phenomenal. I also went for ANOTHER walk with the dogs just because I could. I would say that it was amazingly phenomenal, but that would be the understatement of the century. It was soooo awesome. I'm proud of where I've come and excited about where I'm going. I've lost over 100 pounds and overcome so much with undergoing knee surgery. It was hands-down the most difficult thing that I've ever accomplished and I'm a stronger and healthier person because of it. I never even suspected that another knee surgery could make me better, but it so did.

We went and saw Chronicle yesterday. It was okay... Not my favorite. I wanted to go off plan a little bit and I need to remember that I feel sick after going off plan, which is not fun. Today, I feel dehydrated even though I drank SO MUCH water yesterday. I just woke up less than an hour ago and I feel so dehydrated, which makes no sense. I've already drank several glasses of water, like two big glasses that are probably two cups each.

It's going to be a great month!! I plan to get down to 192 by April 1. If I lose eight pounds per month for four months, I will be at an ideal weight by the time I turn thirty! I actually only need to lose around 23 pounds to be considered "normal" weight.

Does anybody have big goals for this month? It's a brand new month, baby... We have a clean slate!