Day 29

188 today. Yeah! I really feel good today. I have lost 28 pounds so I figured it's time to take pictures again. The last swimsuit pictures were at the 14 pound loss. I can't see much of a difference but I sure can feel it.

Biolife called me this morning and said that my protein was low and that I couldn't donate until it gets back up so I talked with Dr. Reynolds this morning and he said to increase my protein by two ounces per day and that should help. Tomorrow will be my first day off on any injections and I have also started my monthly so I won't have any injection on Monday either. Marium says I may not lose any weight in the next few days but that it should come off soon. Let's hope so. I have 11 more days to go.
So today I had chicken and swiss chard for lunch and strawberries for dessert and fish and cabbage for dinner with an orange slush for dessert.

Day 28

190 today, okay we’re moving again. I was more active today, I got up got dressed cleaned the kitchen, went and applied for a job at a nursing home and took my grandkids to see a movie and they behaved very well. I felt thin again today. A shirt I had bought last fall was hanging loosely on me and it looked good so I felt good and that’s what’s important, to feel good about yourself.
This morning I had tea and ½ a grapefruit and then I had a late lunch, chicken, broccoli, melba toast and an apple. If I’m hungry later I may have veggies for dessert.
Tomorrow is Marianne’s cooking class and I’ve got to go, her classes are so much fun and you learn some pretty good shortcuts.

Day 27

Still 191 so I did an apple day. I didn’t feel well today, must have stayed up to late last night, spent the whole day in bed. The backs of my calves are sore, probably from walking the last couple of days. I didn’t feel like walking today. I slept most of the day. I wasn’t hungry but I ate apples anyway. I hope I feel better tomorrow.
Happy New Year.

Day 26

Still 191 this morning. I walked again today. It’s dark out there at 6am and no moon for light. There was a big dog that warned us he was in the street and I started telling him that I wasn’t afraid and he better leave us alone (I had my dog with me) and when I got closer I could see that it was a Doberman pincher, it gave me a shutter but I hoped that if it was out in the front that it wasn’t dangerous and he finally left us alone. I’m going to drive my walking path and see how far it actually is. I’ve got to donate plasma this morning too and while I’m over there I’m going to apply at Sportsman’s Warehouse. I want a job that isn’t behind a desk, I need the constant moving or I feel like I’ll gain weight again. The best job I had for activity was in construction, it kept me pretty thin and strong, but I think I’m getting a little old for that now. I feel thin now but when I weighed this much before I felt fat because my weight was going up instead of down. It’s funny the different ways you can look at the same thing.
For lunch I had fish and tomatoes and for dinner I had chicken and cabbage. I sure do love cabbage now. Oh and by the way I looked on the back of the course garlic salt that I have been using and guess what… there’s sugar in it. That’s probably why I haven’t been losing any weight the past few days. Gotta read those labels.

Day 25

I’m still at 191. Boy is this going slow now. I walked this morning to see if that will help any. I was feeling a little hungry at breakfast but I had a funeral to go to this morning so I figured I would be okay till lunch and I was. While I was at the funeral I happened to cross my legs and discovered something I haven’t seen for a while, my calf and foot hung down instead of across. I was so excited to see that. I can’t tell you how good it made me feel.
After lunch I started deep cleaning the living room and putting away the rest of the Christmas stuff that got missed earlier or that has been delivered since Christmas day. I was finding nuts and chocolates and popcorn that hadn’t gotten eaten and my brain started in on me that I needed to eat it, all of it, as much as I could fit into my mouth. I knew I wasn’t hungry so I had to think about what I was feeling and I remembered that I hadn’t taken my pills this morning so I took them and that helped a little bit and then I just had to get out of the house before I did something I’d be sorry for so I told my daughter “let’s go now” She had been wanting me to take her down to her friends house.
I stopped into Green Valley Spa, after dropping her off, for a lecture but the lady didn’t show and I ended up staying and talking with a couple of women who are on their first 500 calorie day. You go girls!
I fixed swiss chard today to go with my fish for lunch. I’ve never had it before and it wasn’t too bad. For dinner I had chicken and broccoli and a baked apple for dessert.
I just read Kenley's posts and laughed and laughed, I know how he feels.

Day 24

Today I weighed 191, hey a pound is a pound right? Know what I discovered this morning? My eyelids have lost fat! They aren’t drooping over my eyelashes anymore. Man o man this is so great, every day there is a new discovery. I went to Marium’s class tonight on body coding. It was pretty interesting, I think I’m mostly warrior but have a little of everything.
Breakfast was the same… tea and water.
Lunch was fish and celery sticks, melba and an apple. Dinner was fish and cabbage.

Day 23

192 still, but that’s okay, I’m working again today and I know the exercise will help.
Chef Dino greeted me with “Hey skinny”, I liked that. My family says I look thinner, my youngest daughter says my boobs are getting smaller. I don’t know if I liked that one or not. I’ve always had large breasts and wanted smaller ones and now to hear that it kind of hurt, just a little. Maybe I’ll just have to work on firming them up.
Today I had tea and water for breakfast and for lunch, which I almost forgot about because I wasn’t hungry and was busy, I had a chicken salad with melba toast. For dinner I had chicken and radish salad, melba and strawberries. Love that part.
I tried taking new pictures but I don’t know how to work the camera so when my daughter gets home I’ll do pictures.