One persons weight loss doing Calorie Restriction with Optimal Nutrition

My CR is on going so is the Paleo part of my lifestyle. I intentionally ate my maintaince amount of calories for one month, I found it a bit hard to do at first but of course it does get very easy after a few weeks. Now I am back using the Cron O Meter, weighing and measuring. The only food I added to my daily meals was sprouted wheat bread. It won’t be missed. Much

I didn’t gain any weight, that wasn’t the intention. I want to lose 15 pounds, the same darn 15 pounds I have been wanting to lose for over a year.

I sorta have been testing myself with food. Going to Whole Foods is a huge test. All those Wow looking desserts and breads. I could smell all the sugar. I did great and quite proud of myself for not buying any of it. I headed to the raw food section and bought some chocolate. I didn’t even enjoy that and the dates were weird. Yes, I bought some dates. I was very happy to find that I didn’t enjoy them all that much either.  I must be over the sugar cravings that plagued me last fall.

I am beginning to think that just maybe Stevia is creating some of these sugar cravings. I am cutting back on the teas that I always dump in to much Stevia. Seems like I need more and more of it over time. I use the pure Stevia and need the tiniest bit and I am adding about 3 of those tiny spoons per cup. I also add it to my frozen blueberries. I have to stop doing that, I am thinking it is also making food taste strange. I will take a Stevia break for a few days to find out.

My two kitties are doing pretty good. They are growing and looking great. They love their raw food and hunks of raw turkey leg they get each day. Their fur feels like a pelt. Tomorrow is Bob’s neuter day. Hope it goes well, he hasn’t been in the best of health. Poor boy.

We may have found our kitty, in fact 2, both American Shorthairs. One might be named Gus, a classic silver tabby just like our buddy Tally. The other a white silver named Bob. Both are males about 6 month’s. We can’t wait to get them at the end of January at the San Jose cat show.

Diet

I have decided to give the ultrasimple diet a go. It is for 7 days to remove inflammation and toxins. So far so good at day 2. First thing I noticed was no runny nose this morning, a flat feeling stomach and just plain feeling good. I think I have dropped a few ounces too. I don’t expect much because I eat a reduced amount of calories already. Doing that makes it very hard to lose weight. It will come off in time so I am in no hurry.

The next step is to figure out what food I gave up that was causing the runny nose. I will try giving up the blueberries first then the stevia. I might be overdoing both of them. So far I can’t figure out what is doing it, oh the other thing I gave up for the detox week is beef. Maybe it was that, or ah ha, the 1/2 cup of cottage cheese. I will start to reintroduce them one at a time in a few weeks to see if I get that annoying runny nose again. Right now it is gone. I have had it for years, wow it is great without it.

Exercise

Sad to say, I have not been exercising for about 2 months now. My size 2 skinny jeans no longer fit. They did when I was at 135 while exercising so I really need to get back working out. That is phase 2 of the New Years resolution. I intend to start all over again by Feb. 1.

Kitties in a little over a week, yea

We have decided to get another cat. It would be hard to have another American shorthair silver tabby so we decided to look for a British Shorthair. They come in a variety of colors. I want a red tabby,  of course the Greek wants a blue or gray. We are not even talking about it right now. We can’t agree and he is being stubborn and so am I.

It seems there isn’t  many breeders of British shorthairs in our area. We want to buy local and visit the cattery. So for now we are waiting. I hope it isn’t a long wait. We are missing our big boy something terrible.

I even tried talking the Greek into a Mainecoon. Big mistake, he won’t even listen.  Hopefully we will have a beautiful pet in a month or so.

I am really trying my best to stay away from refined sugar and chocolate, not easy right now.  My meals and snacks are fine it is just this darn M&M kick I have been on since Oct. maybe even Sept. I have gained about 7 pounds. I am not even weighing myself everyday. I will tomorrow since I didn’t splurge tonight. My clothes still fit I am just filling them out more. The size 2 skinny jeans are going to stay in the drawer until I get back to 127. I can do it. I have gotten so used to being this size I don’t want to ever be over 135 again.

I stopped exercising about a month ago. I just have no desire to go there. I am already planning a New Years resolution to go back.  I still have a few weeks of not going. I also plan on getting back to strict CR the first of the year. I sure do remember how great I felt when I was doing it not so long ago.

I miss my kitty.

I have not been doing my best with CR and this blog. It is a good thing a new year is about to start so I can make a resolution. I love making resolutions, writing them down and keeping them.  I already know a few I intend to make.

I have been making Holiday Treats and enjoying them far to much. I made some great cookies with everything organic even the whole wheat flour. They were great of course and gone in a flash. Now I have to work at getting rid of the extra pound or two I added and the other 5 pounds I had already added. Sorta bad when I don’t want to add those two numbers together.  My size 2′s don’t stretch enough to cover the added fat. Hate it. I really need to start my resolutions early, but won’t.

It is a very sad time here in the Comarell house.

Our kitty passed away Dec. 10. He was 15 years old and the best buddy a person could have.

We will miss you Bubba!!

It has taken me two years to reach a 100 pound loss. I couldn’t be more thrilled. Counting calories and eating healthy has gotten me here and it will continue to keep me healthy and thin.

I made a youtube video showing how I feel and look after two years of successful Calorie Restriction. It was very emotional for me to make it. I still can’t believe I did it.

I still have 8 pounds to lose. I know it will be coming off soon. Hopefully by the end of the year.