February 18 - Bob's Birthday

Today is Bob's birthday. He's in New York for work today, but he'll be home this weekend. Wherever you are, have a little something sweet in his honor. Bob loves his sweets.

Breakfast - 2 cups of coffee. 1/2 cup kibble.

Lunch - Spinach Salad.

Dinner - Lean Cuisine. Not shown: Small handful of almonds before dinner.

February 14 - Valentine's Day

Keep the chocolates away, please. I'm still rolling from last night's dinner. The scale says I packed on more than 3 lbs in a single day. I can feel it. I feel like Octo-Mom.

Tonight we are going to Zak & Dan's to celebrate Dan's birthday. First going to the Loco Leprechaun, a Mexican-Irish place (????) and then back to their place for a chocolate fest.

Follow Up - Yesterday was a fatty-fat day. Oh, well. :)

Breakfast - 2 cups of coffee.

Lunch - Spinach Salad.

Snack - 1/2 of this Green & Black's Organic Toffee Milk Chocolate bar

Dinner/Party - 4 pieces of shrimp. A piece of bacon dipped in chocolate and rolled in peanuts. (As nasty as it sounds). Blue Cheese/Bacon Potato chips. A little Chicken Paprikash. Not shown: piece of pumpkin birthday cake.

February 13 - Friday the 13th Edition

Ch-ch-ch-ha-ha-ha...

The first real horror film I ever saw. (OK, my parents took me to see "Rosemary's Baby", but I was 5 and really didn't understand it.) Friday the 13th scared the bejeebus out of me and thus began my affinity towards horror/slasher films.

What does this have to do with weight loss? Absolutely nothing.

Today was a scary day, food-wise. I ate like Godzilla taking New York. By the end of the evening, I was bloated and feeling nasty.

Breakfast - 1 cups of coffee. Fiber One Cereal.

Lunch - Longhorn Steakhouse to celebrate Dan's birthday. Slice of Bread, Firecracker Chicken Rollups. I got these because when I looked online, I read that it was only 160 calories. Now, looking at it again, I realize that was for 2 pieces. I ate 5 of 'em. Still not too bad.

Snack -During our afternoon meeting, I ate 2 chocolate covered strawberries and a cookie.

Dinner - Went to Stir Crazy at Legacy Village. Not pictured: 1/2 a Green Dragon martini. Shown: 1.5 duck won ton rollups. LARGE bowl of do-it-yourself stir fry with tofu, shrimp, veggies, peanut sauce. OMG. It was delicious, but I should have eaten 1/4 of it.

February 12 - Everyone Knows it's Windy...

Grrr.

Barely slept last night. The high winds whistle through my house causing loose windows to rattle and doors to slam shut. I was jolted several times and finally moved to sleep on the couch.

Yesterday's food binging was delightful. It was still constrained compared to previous eating habits, but it was not my normal day-to-day routine. I actually missed eating my spinach salad.

Breakfast - 2 cups of coffee. Flax Oil Gel Tab.

Lunch - Made 3 popovers (1 egg, 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of milk)

Dinner - Spinach Salad

February 11 - Brad & I are at goal for the month

Talked to Brad last night who said he's just about at goal for the month. Way to go, baby! I also hit my goal for the month. Now, we just need to maintain it. (Or, shatter it and go for the three grilled cheesees.)

Meanwhile, I've had several great days of losses. I'm going to force more food today to jump start the metabolism again.

Breakfast - The usual 2 cups of coffee. Flax Oil Gel Tab. Cup of Quaker Instant Oatmeal. (Yes, I ran out of the house and had to fend for myself at work.)

Snack - I eated a M&M Sugar Cookie that Zak made.

Lunch - a Turkey & Cheese on bagel. Thanks again, Zak!

Snack - 3 mini candy bars and a couple pretzels.

Dinner - 2 slices of this fabulous thin crust pizza Russ made.

February 10 - Raining.

It's going to be in the mid-50's today which sounds awesome, but we're due for rain for the next 48 hours. At least the residual snow will be gone soon. I'm looking forward to the Spring mornings of 50 degrees so that I can go walking instead of spending so much time online.

I hear that exercise can replace coffee as a stimulant, but I don't know if I trust that theory completely. :)

Breakfast - 2 cups of coffee. Flax Oil gel tab. Kibble (Dry Fiber One Cereal.)

Lunch - Spinach Salad.

Snack - 100 calorie pack Cocoa Almonds (thanks, Jan!)

Dinner - Friend came over and we got to chatting. When she left after 9pm, I just wasn't hungry. Yes, I know I ate too little today.

February 8 - zzzzzzzzz

Last night, Bob & I went to the Laurie Anderson concert. Totally brilliant show. However, I took a Unisom when I got home to help me sleep and now this morn, I can't wake up. Ugh.

Breakfast - 1 cup of coffee. Greek Omelet (feta, spinach, tomatoes). Hash browns. Toast. Yummy.

Dinner - 1/2 cup of kibble (Fiber One Cereal.)

February 6 - Holding Still.

The metabolism is slowing down. Holding steady at 208 for the third day in a row. I'm going to eat more today - and even though I'll end up gaining weight tomorrow, it'll move my metabolism back.

Breakfast - 2 cups of coffee. Yogurt, granola. Slice of Pineapple.

Lunch - this ENTIRE sweet and sour chicken. Delicious, but way too much.

Snack - 4/5ths of this dark chocolate bar. It was so bitter and delicious. And it's good for the heart. Yeah, right.

Dinner. About 1/3 of the Lamb Korma and rice shown. All of the garlic na'an (bread.)