Ok, I am soo jazzed that I actually weigh 2.5 pounds less today than I did yesterday that I had to record what I did to achieve those results! AND…a huge side bonus is…this puts me at exactly 50% of the way to my weight-loss goal!!! This is since December 2008, so I am really excited about that!
Since I lost 2.5 pounds and didn’t even feel like I was restricting myself, I want to document my actions so that I can duplicate that behavior in the future. Here is what I consumed and did:
Got up and drank a big mug of green tea.
Had a substantial breakfast of my famous “banana, apple, almond cereal” but used walnuts instead of almonds.
Drank lots of water throughout the day.
When I got hungry in the afternoon I ate 2 heaping tablespoons full of homemade hummus with several mini dill pickles.
Had a big mug of yerba mate tea.
Walked to Borders and rewarded myself with a large, iced-decaf Americano. Black.
Walked to WinCo and bought two bags of groceries (3 pack romaine, raw spinach leaves, big bunch of bananas, head of fresh garlic, 2 dark chocolate bars & 1 large bottle of red wine)
Walked home with the groceries.
Sipped a glass of wine while doing a live reading for a client.
Had a salad of romaine, red bell pepper strips, fresh minced garlic topped with several tablespoons of home-made dressing made from what was left of the hummus plus the left-over heirloom tomato/balsamic vinegar, olive oil & garlic dressing from the salad I had the other day.
Nibbled 4 squares of dark chocolate (two of the orange variety and 2 of the 85% Cacao variety – both Lindt brand) and had another glass of red wine!
I felt sooo satisfied and full. Oh! And I even tasted the raw cashew “sour cream” I made late last night!
WOW! I’m really astonished I had so much success…it was the walking and toting the groceries, for sure, LOL!
I’m DEFINITELY repeating THIS day again!!!
Tanisha Marshall said
Congratulations on your weight loss. I have to try putting garlic on my salad. I have never put it directly on the salad most times I have it mixed in a dressing or pate… I’ll have to try that.
tracyjprez said
Hi Tanisha,
Thanks for your comment! Yes, do try the fresh, minced garlic on your salads! It adds SO much flavor and “zing” you will be astonished! You really don’t need much else to add flavor, but I love to add a drizzle of olive oil whisked with some nice balsamic vinegar and a few grinds of rock sea salt and whole black pepper. DELUX!!!
Are you following a Raw Foods diet?
Blessings,
~tracy
Tanisha said
Yes I do follow a raw food diet.. Congrats again. I haven’t tried the fresh garlic yet but will do so… sometime soon.
Tanisha