Day 21/111 Measurement Day, Free Day

GOALS

• Goal date:                    April 30, 2011
• Weight goal:                203.8 pounds
• Total Inches goal:        114.5

 Today's Weight:        205.6 

 Yesterday's Weight:    208.4 

 Gain/Loss:             - 0.4 

Here are the numbers for this week's official weigh-in and measure-up:

            Last Week      Today       Difference

Weight        205.6         205.6       -0.0 lbs

Chest          40.0         40.0        -0.0"

Waist          39.0         39.0        -0.0"   

Hips           38.0         38.0        -0.0"   

Total "       117.0        117.0        -0.0"

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So how's that for the perfect picture of a plateau? Nothing changed in a week of perfect participation in the Slow Carb Diet. Nothing. Not an ounce, not an fraction of an inch.

I am frustrated, to say the least.

This chart of my weight since the beginning of the year when I started the slow-carb diet shows what I'm talking about:

Notice how, from the low of March 26, the weight has been in the 205-212 pound range.

I do like this chart, though, because at least it documents that the program did work well for me for the first 12 weeks.

I have to change something up. I am going to add the approximate amount of water and liquids I drink daily, and try to increase protein consumption.

Monday to Friday I have to be out of town for work. I am taking my scale, so will be able to keep up with the measurements, but I am not certain if I can eat 3 on-plan meals every day for all 5 days - my main concern is lunch - I can make some kind of breakfast happen for sure and dinner will probably be at Chipotle or similar all 5 days. 

Here are the new charts:

I am at goal weight this week - but that is the same weight as last week, when I was under  my goal weight.

The reason this looks like I am above goal weight is that daily goals don't exactly synch up with weekly goals. Daily goals are based on shorter-term 4- or 5-week goals, and are the average weight required to reach those goals.

Free day food

Breakfast

An omelette made with 2 whole eggs and 3 egg whites, filled with a spiced spinach/cottage/cheese/red bean mixture (too much to all fit in the omelette, that's the extra on the side) and a side of natural pork sausage. 

Lunch

Before lunch, 14 oz of Simply Grapefruit juice.

I played at a benefit today, and was given lunch: a salad with ranch dressing, baked ziti, and sausage with a meatball.



Dinner
     Before and after dinner, I had this 2-ounce chocolate bar:

A bar made from raw chocolate nibs, some healthy raw fruit and a healthy dose of cayenne!

Dinner was a variety of slices from 'Tomato Pie' with extra cheese and crushed red pepper.

Late Night Snack
      I did some emotional eating at around midnight. I had celery with ricotta cheese, celery with almond butter, and a 'dessert' of stevia-sweetened cottage cheese with cinnamon.


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