Hubby has been mysteriously finding clothes that he purchased me years ago. For the past two days, I've been giving him fashion shows of the various summer dresses that I call "naked" dresses (spaghetti straps, strapless, minis etc...). Some are extra cute and I can remember not being able to even get my arms through, much less put the entire dress on. Many of them are in junior sizes (at the time of purchase, my dear sweet, clueless man). He just picks out what he likes. The amazing thing is that I've gotten into every single dress. My Mother's day dress? I forgot to mention (how could I forget?!) was a size 6, ladies and gentleman. I have never in my life been in a six.

The dresses he purchased for me for my Mother's day gifts were all mediums (from the Juniors area). I was picking out dresses and trying them on from that end before I realized where I was. Completely amazing! Even with the TOM bloat, things look pretty good. I am envisioning what changes will occur after round 2...and I think I'm actually getting excited about it. Crazy, right?

I indulged in just two treats today; a little white wine and a dove chocolate truffle egg hubby purchase for me specifically for P4. We split it and it was divine. My only regret is that it wasn't dark chocolate but hey, no complaints. It was lovely. Here's what I had to day (oh, and there was a .6lb loss from yesterday):

May 12th, 2010

Calorie goal: 1,124; calories consumed: 1,329; calories burned: 0 Net calories: 1,329 Write in your diary: How do you feel today?

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Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Folgers Flavors Cinnamon Swirl	1.00	0	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Meadow Gold Half & Half	1.00	35	3g	15mg	15mg	1g	1g	0g	1g
Bar S Bacon	1.00	80	7g	15mg	280mg	0g	0g	0g	4g
Julian Bakery Smart Carb Bread	1.00	119	1g	0mg	140mg	13g	0g	12g	12g
Butter	1.00	100	11g	30mg	95mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Myown Hard Boiled Egg Whites	2.00	36	0g	0mg	0mg	1g	0g	0g	8g
Just Like Loaded Baked Potatoes/cauliflower (low Carb)	1.00	407	36g	78mg	432mg	9g	3g	3g	14g
Guacamole	1.00	60	2g	0mg	130mg	6g	0g	0g	1g
Fresh And Easy Market Buffalo Style Roasted Chicken Wings	1.20	192	10g	78mg	192mg	0g	0g	0g	24g
Guacamole	1.00	60	2g	0mg	130mg	6g	0g	0g	1g
White Dessert Wine (sweet)	1.00	165	0g	0mg	9mg	14g	8g	0g	0g
Dove Milk Chocolate Truffle Eggs Candy ( 3-0.90 oz Eggs (2.70 oz) 3-25.5g Eggs	0.50	75	5g	3mg	8mg	7g	7g	1g	1g
Totals:		1,329	77g	219mg	1,431mg	57g	18g	15g	66g

I was 161.8 lbs this morning. As my treat for tomorrow? A bit of Thai food from the restaurant around the corner from my office. Don't know when I'll get to visit that place again, since I won't be in the city often anymore.

My coworkers threw me a "brunch" today...a private celebration to say goodbye. It's so weird that, after this week ends, I won't see any of my coworkers again until July. After that, February. I'm sure I'll go into social-shock when this all happens. I'm so used to being around people. I hope I'll be okay and not turn into a hermit.

The brunch was fairly healthy save one delicacy that crossed my lips. These devilish things:


Someone had the nutrition content on Daily Plate for this Kouing Aman, but I don't know how accurate it is. If it's true, my fat content is out the door. If not, I may still be all right. Either way, TOM is here and it makes no difference whatsoever. History shows that my water retention takes days after TOM leaves to vacate. I'm not going to stress over this at all (cortisol, you know). I drank all my water today like a good girl. That always makes a difference, too. Oh, and I enjoyed the salad that was provided more than any other treat. I'm sort of proud about this idea that I can handle sugar in small doses and not gorge.

Here's what I think I may have (at least, it's close):

May 11th, 2010

Calorie goal: 1,128; calories consumed: 1,119; calories burned: 0
Net calories: 1,119

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Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Les Madeleines Kouing-aman	0.75	403	198g	17mg	177mg	54g	30g	1g	3g
Dole Spring Mix Salad	1.00	15	0g	0mg	30mg	4g	2g	2g	1g
California Avocado	0.25	55	5g	0mg	3mg	3g	0g	2g	1g
Kraft Signature Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing	8.00	240	16g	0mg	1,200mg	24g	24g	0g	0g
Just Like Loaded Baked Potatoes/cauliflower (low Carb)	1.00	407	36g	78mg	432mg	9g	3g	3g	14g
Good Earth Sweet And Spicy Herbal Tea	1.00	0	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Totals:		1,119	254g	95mg	1,842mg	94g	59g	8g	19g

The weight was the same 162.4 even though I didn't feel as bloated this morning.

I've had pictures of the meals I've been eating on my camera for a while and finally downloaded them.

Here's the Taco Bake:











The Creamy Cheese Chicken Enchilada Bake:











The Cauliflower "loaded potato" Dish:












Today, I made more cauliflower yumminess and my eldest was able to have some this time. She was very pleased. She wanted more but I reminded her that I needed lunch this week and so forth. She was somewhat understanding.

I wasn't good about my water this weekend, but today I've been very good. I'm nearly done with my 80 ounces and I'm sure that will help with this salt retention. I haven't had dinner yet, but I'm really not that hungry (I know...I still need to eat). I'll probably have some salad. That ought to satisfy me. I will add it to my daily calculations and post it below. So, here we go:

May 10th, 2010

Calorie goal: 1,128; calories consumed: 876; calories burned: 0
Net calories: 876

Mood: Tired

TOM arrived this morning, which accounts for my feeling tired and the salty gain I experienced. We splurged a bit, yesterday so I knew today would be all about protein. It's okay. I just wish I didn't have to deal with the salt retention of TOM. [edit this diary entry]

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Just Like Loaded Baked Potatoes/cauliflower (low Carb)	1.50	611	54g	117mg	648mg	14g	4g	4g	21g
Wishbone Ranch Dressing	1.00	160	13g	5mg	250mg	2g	2g	0g	0g
Dole Spring Mix Salad	1.00	15	0g	0mg	30mg	4g	2g	2g	1g
BUTTERBALL Chicken Breast Strips Southwest Style	1.00	90	2g	60mg	770mg	2g	0g	0g	18g
Totals:		876	68g	182mg	1,698mg	22g	8g	6g	40g

Saturday was so busy! We woke early, packed and headed to my Mother's to drop off my youngest. Then, off to my hubby's show. I helped him stretch and oil up (which I haven't done for a while). It was fun being back-stage with him. He won his weight class, but not the overall (he should have won the overall, but oh well).

The hotel had free wireless, but I did not take my laptop. I feel that I'm attached to this thing and it was nice to be free of it for a couple of days. We splurged and I knew I would pay, but I'm glad it's not too terrible. TOM is here and, honestly, I was expecting much worse. Most of what I'm holding is water from all the salt.

For Mother's day breakfast, I had a waffle, lots of eggs and sausage, and orange juice. I had a salad for lunch and Burger King for dinner with a slice of cheesecake. Man, was I full! It would not have surprised me at all to be five pounds over but, surprisingly, I'm up by about two pounds only.

I did not track over the weekend. I am going to go back and add the information I remember, but I'm sure I'll miss something. Today is going to be a protein day for me to help with the anticipated splurges I had and the salt. I was 162.4 pounds this morning.

I'll post again this evening.

Flooding myself with more water and focusing primarily on protein, yesterday made a big difference today. I'm so glad that these tricks are working. Lessons learned in the earlier phases stay with you through the latter ones. Thank goodness because I'll need to do some correcting tomorrow.

I didn't overdo today because of this morning's weight, more so because I was hungry. I know it's TOM doing a number on me and I spent the day trying to eat good things because of it, but hubby brought home Pa.pa Mur.phy's tonight and boy was it good. The pizza wouldn't be so damaging if not for the salt. Yes! Public enemy number one! My protein and fats were equal, today and my carbs were well under norms (but higher than usual). Still, I know salt will be the devil in the morning. I will make an effort to correct through out the day.

What I'm hoping will help is that for the last hour and a half, I've been cleaning my kitchen and living room. I'm talking scrub, scrub, sweep, mop and scrub some more. Then, I folded laundry. It's 11:00pm, I've showered, and I still feel the tireds from all the cleaning. I hope I burned a calorie or two of that pizza .

Speaking of tomorrow, I don't know if I'll be able to post or not. Hubby has his show and we're staying at a hotel in town. I didn't check to see if they have free wireless or not. I'll take my 'puter with me, regardless but I may have to do a double post on Mother's day. We'll see what happens.

Here's the line up:

May 7th, 2010

Calorie goal: 1,101; calories consumed: 2,225; calories burned: 0 Net calories: 2,225

Mood: Pleased

The salad was eaten without the shell, but I did eat the dressing. [edit this diary entry]

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
3 Scrambled Eggs	0.75	158	10g	0mg	0mg	1g	0g	0g	16g
Bar S Bacon	1.50	120	11g	23mg	420mg	0g	0g	0g	6g
Julian Bakery Smart Carb Bread	1.00	119	1g	0mg	140mg	13g	0g	12g	12g
Butter	0.50	50	6g	15mg	48mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
California Avocado	1.00	218	20g	0mg	10mg	12g	1g	9g	3g
Arctic Circle Grilled Southwest Chicken Salad	1.00	810	43g	116mg	1,806mg	55g	0g	9g	43g
Papa Murphy's Take N Bake Pizza Chicken Bacon Artichoke Delite	1.50	270	14g	53mg	600mg	20g	2g	0g	18g
Papa Murphy's Large Pepperoni Pizza	1.50	480	12g	60mg	1,065mg	47g	9g	1g	23g
Totals:		2,225	116g	266mg	4,089mg	147g	11g	31g	120g

I was 159 this morning.

Yes! The overload of salt from yesterday did a number on my weight today. I know it's the salt because, dang it, I can feel it. It's that "I'm-about-to-show-that-I'm-biologically-capable-of-producing-children kind of salt retention. Fie on you, TOM and fie on your bloody ability to make me hold salt for days on end. Oh, well. I suppose it could be worse.

To counteract the problem, I had a protein day (keeping the carbs fairly low) and I drank 96 ounces of water, rather than my standard 80. I also plan on going to bed early (but that may be an act in futility, since I'll probably be up all night going to the bathroom). You just have to laugh about stuff like this...

Here's what I ate today to thwart my 1.6 pound gain:

May 6th, 2010

Calorie goal: 1,109; calories consumed: 1,010; calories burned: 0 Net calories: 1,010 Write in your diary: How do you feel today?

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Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Michael's Gourmet Coffee Macadamia Nut White Chocolate	1.00	0	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Meadow Gold Half & Half	1.00	35	3g	15mg	15mg	1g	1g	0g	1g
3 Scrambled Eggs	0.75	158	10g	0mg	0mg	1g	0g	0g	16g
Bar S Bacon	1.00	80	7g	15mg	280mg	0g	0g	0g	4g
Low Carb Taco Bake #119732	1.00	469	38g	206mg	502mg	3g	2g	0g	29g
Dole Southwest Salad Kit	0.75	113	8g	8mg	0mg	8g	2g	2g	2g
Szechuan Tofu And Vegetables	1.00	130	6g	0mg	1,020mg	11g	4g	2g	11g
Grapefruit, Half	1.00	26	0g	0mg	0mg	7g	0g	0g	1g
Totals:		1,010	72g	244mg	1,817mg	31g	9g	4g	63g

I was 160 on the nose. "Hello again, 160s. I don't plan on having you over to visit for very long."