Since I have been home, it's been more of the same. Eating is becoming easier and easier, and I am feeling really well.... lots of energy, well-being, and even a more positive attitude towards everything. I even lost another pound, making it a grand total of 23 pounds now since November 1st. Pretty good for someone who wasn't able to lose anything for almost two years!
I still haven't conquered my block about exercise, though. I don't really understand it, to be honest. Every time in my life that I got into the habit of exercising, I loved it, so why the reluctance? There is a gym literally a half mile from my house, and I am already a member! This should be a no-brainer.
I have been walking, but not nearly enough. I really need to make this a priority and build it into my day. In the past, I was able to exercise regularly when I conveniently scheduled it into my life. Trouble right now is that I don't have a regular schedule. It varies from day to day, and always changes. At some point, I need to just make the decision to put this first, and not let anything else intervene with my exercise time. It really is necessary for me to regain optimal health.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
The ease of travel
I was away from Thursday morning through Tuesday morning. I brought a lot of the food I was to eat for the weekend, and honestly, it was really nice to have it! It wasn't too much work to prepare meals for the day and take them with me, and it was very handy to have food available when I was hungry. AND it was a lot less expensive!
I did get creative. I cooked things overnight in a crockpot so they would be ready for the day ahead. I already had a lot of things prepared, so it was just a matter of throwing them into a salad or putting something in a plastic bag to bring. Mostly, though, I lived on almonds as my in between meal snacks, and they did a great job of assuaging hunger.
The biggest challenge is that my days were very long. We usually left for the event by 9 am, which meant arising around 7 am, and we often didn't get home after the day until between 2-3 am. Needless to say, I didn't get much sleep, and had to adjust and eat 7 small meals per day, rather than 6.
I did NOT succumb to the snack food and alcoholic beverages all around me at this event, and believe me, there was plenty. Well, except for a shot of scotch one night and the absinthe tasting on the final night. How could I resist the absinthe tasting? I walked more than usual, took stairs more than usual, and all in all, did a great job of making up for it.
I still managed to lose another pound while away. Yay!
I did get creative. I cooked things overnight in a crockpot so they would be ready for the day ahead. I already had a lot of things prepared, so it was just a matter of throwing them into a salad or putting something in a plastic bag to bring. Mostly, though, I lived on almonds as my in between meal snacks, and they did a great job of assuaging hunger.
The biggest challenge is that my days were very long. We usually left for the event by 9 am, which meant arising around 7 am, and we often didn't get home after the day until between 2-3 am. Needless to say, I didn't get much sleep, and had to adjust and eat 7 small meals per day, rather than 6.
I did NOT succumb to the snack food and alcoholic beverages all around me at this event, and believe me, there was plenty. Well, except for a shot of scotch one night and the absinthe tasting on the final night. How could I resist the absinthe tasting? I walked more than usual, took stairs more than usual, and all in all, did a great job of making up for it.
I still managed to lose another pound while away. Yay!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Revisions
I met with Debbie, and yes, for the next week, I am not to have any carbs at all - no rice, no potato, no sweet potato, no winter squash, no fruit. Hm, I guess that means no blueberries in my morning protein shake either. We're going to see how it goes.
No carbs and I am traveling! Yikes! But I can do it. I know I can. In a way, it's easier to just say no to anything that isn't salad, vegetables, or protein. I can still have my protein shake with coconut milk that fills me up so well. I can still have egg. I can still have all the salad I want. I can still have my two ounces of protein with lunch and three to four with dinner, and that leaves a variety of options; free range chicken, fish, organic beef, egg, almonds, yogurt.
She explained to me that it has to do with an insulin resistance in my body, and this is what will break it - or at least it should. So, if I can break through this resistance, I am well on my way. I am naturally stubborn, so I would imagine my body tends to be too!
Heh, and that has to do with mindset. We talked about that today too. She told me I am doing great on the diet and she is really proud of me. I've done everything perfectly (well, except exercise). So, she wants me to add a few affirmations that I say a lot every day.
One is: Every day in every way, I am getting better and better. (One I learned over 35 years ago from Silva Mind Control)
Another is: I am in the process of lowering my blood sugar to be 110 every day.
And the third one is from Louise Hay: This moment is filled with joy. I choose to experience the sweetness of today. All is well!
I really do need to get better control of my mindset. I know that when I am thinking right, all things are possible.
Speaking of thinking right, I have been visualizing my weight to be under 200 pounds, and today, I achieved it! 199.2 for a total of 20.8 pounds lost since the beginning of November. Woo hoo!
No carbs and I am traveling! Yikes! But I can do it. I know I can. In a way, it's easier to just say no to anything that isn't salad, vegetables, or protein. I can still have my protein shake with coconut milk that fills me up so well. I can still have egg. I can still have all the salad I want. I can still have my two ounces of protein with lunch and three to four with dinner, and that leaves a variety of options; free range chicken, fish, organic beef, egg, almonds, yogurt.
She explained to me that it has to do with an insulin resistance in my body, and this is what will break it - or at least it should. So, if I can break through this resistance, I am well on my way. I am naturally stubborn, so I would imagine my body tends to be too!
Heh, and that has to do with mindset. We talked about that today too. She told me I am doing great on the diet and she is really proud of me. I've done everything perfectly (well, except exercise). So, she wants me to add a few affirmations that I say a lot every day.
One is: Every day in every way, I am getting better and better. (One I learned over 35 years ago from Silva Mind Control)
Another is: I am in the process of lowering my blood sugar to be 110 every day.
And the third one is from Louise Hay: This moment is filled with joy. I choose to experience the sweetness of today. All is well!
I really do need to get better control of my mindset. I know that when I am thinking right, all things are possible.
Speaking of thinking right, I have been visualizing my weight to be under 200 pounds, and today, I achieved it! 199.2 for a total of 20.8 pounds lost since the beginning of November. Woo hoo!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Missed meeting
I was supposed to be meeting with Debbie today to discuss next steps - and to get a different diet, or at least a few food items added to the one I am on now.
But alas, life had other ideas and I didn't get to meet with her.
We talked on the phone for a bit and she is going to send me a new meal plan and hopefully we can find some time to meet face to face tomorrow to discuss it.
She told me that, since my blood sugar is still high, we may have to cut out all fruit. Gosh, it's not like I eat a lot of fruit at all, but *shrug* what do I know? She also said she may need to cut out all carbs. As it is, I eat brown rice maybe once a week and a small potato once or twice a week, and that's it. It's a little frightening to think of eating even less than that!
She also said I should be doing at least a half hour of rigorous exercise each day. I've at least been exercising every day, but not rigorously, and not for a half hour. *sigh*
Maybe when I get back from my trip this week, I will start going to the gym again or something. Notice my enthusiasm.
But alas, life had other ideas and I didn't get to meet with her.
We talked on the phone for a bit and she is going to send me a new meal plan and hopefully we can find some time to meet face to face tomorrow to discuss it.
She told me that, since my blood sugar is still high, we may have to cut out all fruit. Gosh, it's not like I eat a lot of fruit at all, but *shrug* what do I know? She also said she may need to cut out all carbs. As it is, I eat brown rice maybe once a week and a small potato once or twice a week, and that's it. It's a little frightening to think of eating even less than that!
She also said I should be doing at least a half hour of rigorous exercise each day. I've at least been exercising every day, but not rigorously, and not for a half hour. *sigh*
Maybe when I get back from my trip this week, I will start going to the gym again or something. Notice my enthusiasm.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Party
Last night I went to a Valentine's Day party. I was a bit concerned that I wouldn't have good food to eat, so I made sure to bring a very large green salad with almonds in it as my contribution to the potluck. Well, it was a hit. Every plate I saw had salad on it, and it was completely gone in less than an hour! Now I know that I will always bring such a salad to potlucks!
We also brought oranges which I periodically throughout the night cut up into slices. They were also a big hit.
I must say the red velvet chocolate cake and the cheesecake that someone else brought were also hits, but I didn't have any!
I'm proud to say that I made mostly good healthy choices all night. I stayed away from the pasta dishes, the rice, any of the really delicious-looking sandwich rolls, anything with mayonnaise on it, and all of the desserts except for a handful of blueberries. I allowed myself a few little treats: one piece of sushi, 2 gluten free crackers with hummus, more hummus with carrots, some guacamole on 4 flax-seed and veggie tortilla chips, and I had one piece of mint chocolate and 2 glasses of wine. Other than that, it was salad, vegetables with no sauce, and about 2-3 ounces of chicken. So, even my "treats" were pretty healthy.
The wine, however, affected me adversely. I noticed when I awoke this morning that my lower back and right knee were hurting again, and I felt dehydrated (even though I drank water all night long except for the wine!). I will be omitting it in the future, except for small tastes now and then, at least until I get my health back on track.
All in all, I felt pretty proud of myself for making good choices for me, and taking care of myself.
We also brought oranges which I periodically throughout the night cut up into slices. They were also a big hit.
I must say the red velvet chocolate cake and the cheesecake that someone else brought were also hits, but I didn't have any!
I'm proud to say that I made mostly good healthy choices all night. I stayed away from the pasta dishes, the rice, any of the really delicious-looking sandwich rolls, anything with mayonnaise on it, and all of the desserts except for a handful of blueberries. I allowed myself a few little treats: one piece of sushi, 2 gluten free crackers with hummus, more hummus with carrots, some guacamole on 4 flax-seed and veggie tortilla chips, and I had one piece of mint chocolate and 2 glasses of wine. Other than that, it was salad, vegetables with no sauce, and about 2-3 ounces of chicken. So, even my "treats" were pretty healthy.
The wine, however, affected me adversely. I noticed when I awoke this morning that my lower back and right knee were hurting again, and I felt dehydrated (even though I drank water all night long except for the wine!). I will be omitting it in the future, except for small tastes now and then, at least until I get my health back on track.
All in all, I felt pretty proud of myself for making good choices for me, and taking care of myself.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
New motivation
This morning I realized that my fasting blood sugar has been about 30 points lower for the past 5 days or so than it has been for a few months. This is GOOD news. It's still higher than I would like, but something is starting to kick in. How very exciting.
There's nothing like seeing results from your efforts to keep you motivated, is there?
I have had days where it's lower, just for the day, but then shoots right back up the next day. This is actually a TREND now. I think I can consider 5 days in a row a trend. ;)
It is especially good for me to increase my motivation now because I will be going away for five days next week, and this gives me the impetus to work really hard to stay on the plan while I am traveling.
It is especially good for me to increase my motivation now because I will be going away for five days next week, and this gives me the impetus to work really hard to stay on the plan while I am traveling.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Another new recipe
I created this Chicken-Cabbage Soup the other night - basically because I had some leftover chicken that I had to do something with. I checked in with Debbie today and she said it sounded fine. It tastes fine too!
I had the bone left from one of those store-bought roasted chickens with a fair amount of meat still on. I peeled off all of the skin and put the whole thing in a large pot with about a gallon of water. I boiled it for a few hours, making a really nice chicken broth. I let it cool and then took out the bone, getting as much of the meat off of it as I could, and discarding the rest.
I cut up an onion, a couple of stalks of celery, a few carrots, and threw them in the pot. I let them boil with the meat for awhile.
Then I added some leftover brown rice (less than a cup) and a 1 pound package of sauerkraut I had bought. I put in my usual spices - Celtic sea salt, turmeric, garlic, and a bit of freshly ground pepper.
I let it all simmer for about an hour or so.
I have lots of leftovers, but honestly, it's so good, I have had it for three meals now - supper tonight, lunch yesterday, and supper the day before.
In other news, my weight is holding steady right now (a bit disappointing), but my body is getting stronger. Today I walked almost two miles, pretty much pain-free.
I had the bone left from one of those store-bought roasted chickens with a fair amount of meat still on. I peeled off all of the skin and put the whole thing in a large pot with about a gallon of water. I boiled it for a few hours, making a really nice chicken broth. I let it cool and then took out the bone, getting as much of the meat off of it as I could, and discarding the rest.
I cut up an onion, a couple of stalks of celery, a few carrots, and threw them in the pot. I let them boil with the meat for awhile.
Then I added some leftover brown rice (less than a cup) and a 1 pound package of sauerkraut I had bought. I put in my usual spices - Celtic sea salt, turmeric, garlic, and a bit of freshly ground pepper.
I let it all simmer for about an hour or so.
I have lots of leftovers, but honestly, it's so good, I have had it for three meals now - supper tonight, lunch yesterday, and supper the day before.
In other news, my weight is holding steady right now (a bit disappointing), but my body is getting stronger. Today I walked almost two miles, pretty much pain-free.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
I am noticing
Debbie wants me to stay on the cleansing diet for another 7 days. I am okay with that. I am finding that I like how I feel so much that I am okay with sticking to this. Even better, yesterday I was only 0.2 pounds away from 20 pounds released since the beginning of November. That's amazing and makes this all worthwhile.
As for exercise, I've been walking about every other day - but only 1/2 mile, and I am usually feeling hip pain by the time I get done. That's one of the reasons she is keeping me on the cleansing diet. I still have some stuff to clean out. If I didn't, I wouldn't be in pain.
Today, I actually bounced on the rebounder for about 2 minutes and my knees are not sore. True, I took it easy, and just bounced gently, but it's a start. I am going to work on increasing my bouncing until I can get up to 15-20 minutes again. If this goes well, I can start doing it every day again.
Tonight, I noticed for the first time that my stomach is feeling smaller when I touch it. That is VERY exciting!
As for exercise, I've been walking about every other day - but only 1/2 mile, and I am usually feeling hip pain by the time I get done. That's one of the reasons she is keeping me on the cleansing diet. I still have some stuff to clean out. If I didn't, I wouldn't be in pain.
Today, I actually bounced on the rebounder for about 2 minutes and my knees are not sore. True, I took it easy, and just bounced gently, but it's a start. I am going to work on increasing my bouncing until I can get up to 15-20 minutes again. If this goes well, I can start doing it every day again.
Tonight, I noticed for the first time that my stomach is feeling smaller when I touch it. That is VERY exciting!
Monday, February 7, 2011
Turkey burger Supreme
Another great recipe. I made this one up.
I used about 1/2 pound of free range, hormone free turkey burger, sauteed with chopped onion and garlic in a bit of olive oil. To that, I added about 1.5 cups of leftover steamed vegetables, and 1 cup of steamed brown rice. I put in about 1/4 c. of organic chicken broth, some Celtic Sea Salt and turmeric and let it heat up thoroughly. It was SO delicious, and so easy. I had about a third of it. Avery had the rest.
Today was the last day of my 7 days of cleansing. I think that means my recipes will vary a little as of tomorrow. I really haven't minded eating like this, though. I feel great and I love that I am losing weight.
I used about 1/2 pound of free range, hormone free turkey burger, sauteed with chopped onion and garlic in a bit of olive oil. To that, I added about 1.5 cups of leftover steamed vegetables, and 1 cup of steamed brown rice. I put in about 1/4 c. of organic chicken broth, some Celtic Sea Salt and turmeric and let it heat up thoroughly. It was SO delicious, and so easy. I had about a third of it. Avery had the rest.
Today was the last day of my 7 days of cleansing. I think that means my recipes will vary a little as of tomorrow. I really haven't minded eating like this, though. I feel great and I love that I am losing weight.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Raintree Nutritionals
I got my Amazon Pancreas Support today! I am so excited! I just know that this supplement is going to make a great difference in my blood sugar levels. It is a proprietary blend of six herbs from the Amazon Rainforest, all known for lowering/balancing blood sugar levels.
In fact, I have been given warnings that I have to watch my blood sugar levels carefully, as I could easily go hypoglycemic very easily on these herbs. Believe me, although, I know it's not healthy to go TOO low, it would be a welcome relief to see a healthy drop!
I'll let you know how things go in the next few days.
In fact, I have been given warnings that I have to watch my blood sugar levels carefully, as I could easily go hypoglycemic very easily on these herbs. Believe me, although, I know it's not healthy to go TOO low, it would be a welcome relief to see a healthy drop!
I'll let you know how things go in the next few days.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Hamburger Soup
I had no idea what to expect when I made this soup. I just knew I wanted something different from the foods I have been eating for dinner each night - usually steamed vegetables and some sort of protein; chicken, turkey burger, salmon.
I followed the recipe exactly. The pound of ground beef was grass-fed, organic, free range 85/15 beef - more fat than I usually eat, but I felt that the organic, grass-fed part was more important than the fat content.
I let the soup simmer for an hour, enjoying all of the wonderful aromas wafting around my kitchen. When it was done, I filled my bowl, and upon first taste, I was in love - the soup was hardy, flavorful, and filling. Yum, yum, yum!
Here is the recipe from Debbie:
1 pound free range hamburger
1/3 cup olive oil
5 cloves garlic
1 cup cauliflower florets
1 cup chopped onions
1 cup chopped yellow squash
3 cups free range chicken broth
1 T paprika
2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp Celtic or mineral salt
1/2 cup Thai Coconut Milk (canned)
1 T finely chopped parsley (fresh)
In large pot, stir-fry the hamburger, olive oil, onions, squash, and cauliflower on low heat to slowly cook the beef. Add rest of ingredients and simmer over low heat for 1 hour. You can also make this in a crock pot and simmer on low for several hours. Can also double this recipe and add other vegetables that are tolerated.
I followed the recipe exactly. The pound of ground beef was grass-fed, organic, free range 85/15 beef - more fat than I usually eat, but I felt that the organic, grass-fed part was more important than the fat content.
I let the soup simmer for an hour, enjoying all of the wonderful aromas wafting around my kitchen. When it was done, I filled my bowl, and upon first taste, I was in love - the soup was hardy, flavorful, and filling. Yum, yum, yum!
Here is the recipe from Debbie:
1 pound free range hamburger
1/3 cup olive oil
5 cloves garlic
1 cup cauliflower florets
1 cup chopped onions
1 cup chopped yellow squash
3 cups free range chicken broth
1 T paprika
2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp Celtic or mineral salt
1/2 cup Thai Coconut Milk (canned)
1 T finely chopped parsley (fresh)
In large pot, stir-fry the hamburger, olive oil, onions, squash, and cauliflower on low heat to slowly cook the beef. Add rest of ingredients and simmer over low heat for 1 hour. You can also make this in a crock pot and simmer on low for several hours. Can also double this recipe and add other vegetables that are tolerated.
Thank you, Debbie. This was SOOO delicious and enjoyable!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
History
In 1994, I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. I had gone in for my annual woman's wellness exam, and they found sugar in my urine. My blood sugar at the time was over 300. Everyone in the office was in a panic, but I just felt like I always felt and didn't really know what the fuss was about.
I was pretty anti-drug at the time, and asked the doctor to work with me with diet and exercise to get my blood sugar down. I was very diligent in my eating and I took a walk every day. I got my blood sugar down to about 170. At the time, I wasn't taking it very seriously, but I did watch what I ate.
I moved to Arizona in 1996, and my first visit to a doctor came in 1997 when I was on public access insurance. At that time, the doctor put me on a mild drug - I believe it was Glyburide - which I took, but again didn't make too many major changes.
It was at my job in 1999 where one of our clients came in and told me about her father who had diabetes, and how he had to have a leg amputated, and how important it is to really take care of yourself - that the damage is being done INSIDE even if you don't feel it on the outside. For some reason, her warnings stuck, and I found a doctor who specialized in diabetes.
I went to Sobel Family Medicine for 10 years. My primary doctor was a physician's assistant, Diana Saylor. Diana was great! We had a good rapport. She did what she could to control my blood sugar with the necessary drugs, and also seemed able to motivate me to take the right actions for myself. For most of that time, my sugar was very controlled, although it did come with a rather high dosage of drugs. For most of the time, I was on 2000 mg Metformin and Avandia, which I got down to 1000 mg Metformin with some help from Weight Watchers and Curves.
Diana left Sobel Family Medicine in 2007, and the three physician assistants I had after that were not as effective, at least not with me. They changed my drugs to get me off the Avandia which had highly publicized negative side effects. One of them tried to convince me every time I was in to go on injectibles. Another one kept telling me to go off one drug or another, each time with disastrous results. After three years of not-as-controlled blood sugar levels, I finally gave up on Sobel in September 2010, and started searching for alternatives.
I had looked into some options and in October, I was able to get a 4 month supply of Eleotin tea which has been wonderful. My weight started coming off after a month of drinking the tea. I had lost over 10 pounds by the end of December. In January, I also started seeing a new doctor who is involved in integrated medicine and open to new ways to do things.
On January 20th, I met with Debbie Cyrel, my nutritionist, to discuss the results of my tests, and I am going forward with confidence that I am doing the best I can for myself at this time.
I was pretty anti-drug at the time, and asked the doctor to work with me with diet and exercise to get my blood sugar down. I was very diligent in my eating and I took a walk every day. I got my blood sugar down to about 170. At the time, I wasn't taking it very seriously, but I did watch what I ate.
I moved to Arizona in 1996, and my first visit to a doctor came in 1997 when I was on public access insurance. At that time, the doctor put me on a mild drug - I believe it was Glyburide - which I took, but again didn't make too many major changes.
It was at my job in 1999 where one of our clients came in and told me about her father who had diabetes, and how he had to have a leg amputated, and how important it is to really take care of yourself - that the damage is being done INSIDE even if you don't feel it on the outside. For some reason, her warnings stuck, and I found a doctor who specialized in diabetes.
I went to Sobel Family Medicine for 10 years. My primary doctor was a physician's assistant, Diana Saylor. Diana was great! We had a good rapport. She did what she could to control my blood sugar with the necessary drugs, and also seemed able to motivate me to take the right actions for myself. For most of that time, my sugar was very controlled, although it did come with a rather high dosage of drugs. For most of the time, I was on 2000 mg Metformin and Avandia, which I got down to 1000 mg Metformin with some help from Weight Watchers and Curves.
Diana left Sobel Family Medicine in 2007, and the three physician assistants I had after that were not as effective, at least not with me. They changed my drugs to get me off the Avandia which had highly publicized negative side effects. One of them tried to convince me every time I was in to go on injectibles. Another one kept telling me to go off one drug or another, each time with disastrous results. After three years of not-as-controlled blood sugar levels, I finally gave up on Sobel in September 2010, and started searching for alternatives.
I had looked into some options and in October, I was able to get a 4 month supply of Eleotin tea which has been wonderful. My weight started coming off after a month of drinking the tea. I had lost over 10 pounds by the end of December. In January, I also started seeing a new doctor who is involved in integrated medicine and open to new ways to do things.
On January 20th, I met with Debbie Cyrel, my nutritionist, to discuss the results of my tests, and I am going forward with confidence that I am doing the best I can for myself at this time.
Releasing more pounds
I am down another pound and a half this morning. I love how the weight is dropping off of me!
My blood sugar is still running high, but I just ordered a new supplement on Tuesday - Raintree Nutrition's Amazon Pancreas Support - and hope to have it by this weekend. I am expecting that it will make a big difference. I wasn't able to order it prior to the cruise, so I am really looking forward to adding this to my repertoire.
On Tuesday night, I also went shopping at Trader Joe's and Sprouts and got some really fresh organic vegetables, and organic, hormone free, free range meats and eggs.
I was noticing this morning that, even on this cleansing diet, I seldom feel hungry. That's a great testament to the value of eating healthy foods. I don't need to eat as much to feel satisfied.
My blood sugar is still running high, but I just ordered a new supplement on Tuesday - Raintree Nutrition's Amazon Pancreas Support - and hope to have it by this weekend. I am expecting that it will make a big difference. I wasn't able to order it prior to the cruise, so I am really looking forward to adding this to my repertoire.
On Tuesday night, I also went shopping at Trader Joe's and Sprouts and got some really fresh organic vegetables, and organic, hormone free, free range meats and eggs.
I was noticing this morning that, even on this cleansing diet, I seldom feel hungry. That's a great testament to the value of eating healthy foods. I don't need to eat as much to feel satisfied.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Cruising
I am home from our cruise and my big news for the day is that I managed to LOSE 2 pounds since I left last week. Isn't that amazing? Most people GAIN 5-10 pounds on a cruise!
And I didn't deprive myself either. I just limited portions.
Truly, though, it was a Royal Caribbean Cruise and I was delighted to see very healthy options for dinner each night. I was able to stay pretty much on track for most of the cruise. I indulged in a few healthy dessert options, and even there, I am happy to say that I only had a few bites each time.
My typical meals on the cruise were to have an omelet with vegetables and salmon for breakfast, accompanied by some plain yogurt and fruit. For lunch I had a green salad each day plus a bit of protein. For dinner, as I mentioned, I chose the healthy heart choice each evening, which usually meant a nice cut of fish and some vegetables. I kept my fish consumption to 3 ounces per meal and gave the rest to my partner.
I snacked on almonds in between meals.
It became apparent that I would have a difficult time doing the protein shake while on the cruise. I am really happy to be back home where I can do the plan in earnest for the next week.
I'll let you know how it goes.
And I didn't deprive myself either. I just limited portions.
Truly, though, it was a Royal Caribbean Cruise and I was delighted to see very healthy options for dinner each night. I was able to stay pretty much on track for most of the cruise. I indulged in a few healthy dessert options, and even there, I am happy to say that I only had a few bites each time.
My typical meals on the cruise were to have an omelet with vegetables and salmon for breakfast, accompanied by some plain yogurt and fruit. For lunch I had a green salad each day plus a bit of protein. For dinner, as I mentioned, I chose the healthy heart choice each evening, which usually meant a nice cut of fish and some vegetables. I kept my fish consumption to 3 ounces per meal and gave the rest to my partner.
I snacked on almonds in between meals.
It became apparent that I would have a difficult time doing the protein shake while on the cruise. I am really happy to be back home where I can do the plan in earnest for the next week.
I'll let you know how it goes.
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