Low carb menu

- Four eggs
- Low carb peanut butter cheesecake
- Chicken
- Salad with ham, egg & low carb thousand island

With some low carb thousand island

- Four eggs
- Two smallish beef sticks at the movies
- Four eggs
- Two sausage patties
- Burger patty with lettuce and low carb thousand island

Low carb menu

- Four eggs
- Chicken breast with low carb honey mustard
- No bake peanut butter cheesecake
- Salad with egg, ham & low carb thousand island

Low carb menu

- four eggs
- burger with lettuce
- four eggs

Low carb menu

- Four eggs
- Chicken breast with low carb honey mustard
- Pizza topping casserole
- Four eggs

Low carb menu & disinviting Arthur to dinner

- Four eggs
- Two sausage patties
- Pizza topping casserole
- Two deviled eggs
- No bake peanut butter cheesecake  (with a little bit of Walden's chocolate syrup mixed in it)

I did my bike for almost thirty minutes.  I'm trying to build up my leg muscles, which will help with the knee pain (my surgeon says).  I do believe him and just the activity gets some blood going, which lessens the arthritis.  When my osteoarthritis is flaring up, it seems counter-intuitive to exercise, but it really does work.  I think they say that idle hands are the devil's playground.  I say that idle joints are a personal invitation to that naughty Arthur!

Egg day

- Four eggs
- Three hot dogs
- Three deviled eggs
- Four eggs

Working out for pain relief & the entry where I compare myself to a dog

- Four eggs
- Pizza topping casserole (forgot to add the green peppers this time, which makes for less carbs I suppose; plus, we really didn't miss them too much -- still very flavorful!)
- Four eggs
- Burger patty with lettuce

Yesterday, I went to water aerobics again after at least a couple weeks of missing class. I had way too much fun!  The instructor is a total hoot and keeps us laughing.  She even did a rendition of "Reflections of My Life" with another lady in the class.  They had great voices and it was a total blast.

Working my body in the pool makes me much limber and it really helps with my pain.  I also hit the machines which focus on building up my right-hand-side latissmus dorsi (which is the biggest muscle in the back).  My chiropractor said that once I get the muscles even (which will take hard work and lots of time on the machines), my back pain will diminish. My OA (osteoarthritis) in my left knee and my back pain are really where I experience the most pain, so it's awesome that I've found a way to tackle both of them.

On a mental-health note, I feel so much better after I go work out.  I'm basically of like a dog (or a kid) who hasn't been drained when I don't go.

I really enjoy my gym membership.  It's a gorgeous facility and it's so close that I could walk.

A word on the food... If you enjoy pizza, the pizza casserole is very flavorful and you will not be disappointed!  Besides the chopping and such, it's really quite easy to throw together.

Low carb menu

- Four eggs
- Cheese
- Burger patty
- Four eggs
- A shot of vodka

Low carb menu

- Four eggs
- Two sausage patties
- Four eggs
- Burger patty with lettuce
- A few tastes of the mashed cauliflower and cream of mushroom soup while I was making it (had to season it, right?)

Low carb menu from Fri and Sat

Friday's eats:
- four eggs
- tuna salad with lettuce
- burger
- tuna w/ lettuce

Saturday:
- four eggs
- four eggs
- two sausage patties
- burger

Low carb menu for the past two days

Wednesday's menu:
- one (two halves) deviled eggs
- four eggs
- four hot dogs
- half a piece of jello poke cake

Thursday's menu
- hamburger patty
- four eggs with some smoked Gouda
- three hot dogs
- tuna salad with lettuce

Low carb menu

- Four eggs
- Burger
- Four eggs
- Two deviled eggs
- Half a piece of jello poke cake
- Burger

Low carb menu

- Four eggs
- Deviled eggs
- Chicken
- A little cheese
- Burger

Low carb menu

- Four eggs
- Pizza topping casserole
- Four eggs
- Half an oz. of smoked Gouda 
- Pizza topping casserole

Low carb menu

- Two Oscar Mayer smokey sausages
- Four eggs
- Pizza toppings casserole
- Four eggs

Really low carb menu

- Four eggs
- Tuna salad with lettuce
- Four eggs
- Chicken leg quarter

Low carb menu

- Four eggs
- Taco salad
- Four eggs
- No bake peanut butter cheesecake

31st Birthday Pics - A hundred pounds down

What a difference four years can make!  I've been at this for over four years now and I feel great.  Check out my birthday pics from four years ago here.  I had actually lost about 20 lbs at that point also!

Low carb menu

- Four eggs
- 3/4 of a low carb brownie
- Salad with ham, egg, cheese & low carb thousand island
- Four eggs
- Tuna salad (tuna, egg, relish, mayo & splenda)

Low carb menu

- Four eggs
- Three hot dogs
- Two beef sticks
- Taco salad (taco meat, iceberg lettuce, salsa, sour cream & cheddar)
- Deviled eggs

Low carb menu

- Four eggs
- Cheeseburger quiche
- Three hot dogs