One persons weight loss doing Calorie Restriction with Optimal Nutrition

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.

I am still happily losing a few pounds. I am so darn close to 133 right now. I should be there tomorrow. I went camping with family last weekend and really gained some water weight. I say water weight because it came off in less than a week. A whopping 7 pounds. I wonder if it was sitting in the hot sun and not drinking the tea all day long like I do at home. I am not much of a plain water drinker, I rely on my excellent food choices and tea for most of my daily water supply. I did take 2 large containers of tea with me but it just didn’t taste the same away from home. Weird, I know. I have no good excuses for not drinking more water. I did get some on the drive home. To little to late.

I am thrilled to be back to losing again. I really want to be 127 by the time I leave for my vacation. I will be gone for only one week but want to get this 100 pound loss on the record before then. What I am doing to lose the final few pounds is reducing my carbs. I want to eat only 2.5 servings of fruit a day and amp up the green veggies and 2 protein servings a day. My calories are around 1000 a day. A perfect amount for a women my age and size to lose weight. I try to increase them for some days and reduce even more on a few. I have recently been having cottage cheese, flax seed oil, ground  flax seed and some fruit for breakfast. It just doesn’t taste great and doesn’t make me happy, so today I am back to drinking the ground flax in .5 cup of juice. The flax oil will be used in a salad dressing with honey. Very tasty and does make me happy.

Lunch, if I have any, can be .5 cup of cottage cheese. It used to be an apple but way to many carbs for me. If I am hungry I will have one anyway around 3pm. I always have one with me sliced and ready. Dinner is my protein, a big serving of lean meat, a huge salad usually of raw spinach and then what I have been waiting for all day, 2 cups of blueberries mixed with a few raspberries. My addiction. So there it is, my day and way to many carbs in it. The darn apple is easy to give up, those blueberries are not, in fact I just plain won’t.

Skin Care

I had some laser work done on my hands and arms. I sure hope the result is worth the pain and time it is taking the heal. It is approaching the 2 week mark and I still have lots of scabs on my arms. Looks like I have a serious disease. Ugly for sure. I put some flax oil on them today. It has made them look a tad better, hope it can get them healed up faster.  I doubt I will have this procedure done again. I need to learn more about skin care and what I can do  myself.  I am going to have some microdermabrasion done Wednesday. Sure hope there is no down time with it.

Food, calories and nutrition for a typical day

Seeds, flax seed    2    tbsp, whole    110.0
Orange juice, raw    0.5    cup    55.8
Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 2% milkfat    1    4 oz    97.2
Blueberries, frozen, unsweetened    2    cup, unthawed    158.1
Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted    2    1/2 breast, bone and skin removed    283.8
Spinach, raw    3    cup    20.7
Flaxseed oil    1    tbsp    120.2
Honey    1    tbsp    63.8
Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average    1    large whole (3″ dia)    32.8

• Total carb: 88 not bad but still high.
• Total calories 942, if I am very careful weighing. Most likely a bit more.
• Protein a very good 76g.
• Vitamins and minerals at 77%. I always take the vitamins I am missing from my food. Usually calcium, vitamin D and this day a bit of Vitamin B complex.  I am low in Omega 6 an easy fix. I might have to add a Vitamin E also, this food day is only at 50%. But not a bad nutritional day for such few calories. If I had other greens in the fridge it would help but I don’t. My bad!.

I finally was 135.2 this am. That is the weight that has been on my drivers liscense for more years than I can remember. I couldn’t force myself to change it to 227. Glad I didn’t.

I was 135 most of my adult life. I started gaining weight in my early  50’s and didn’t stop. I always told myself I carried my weight well. I even thought I could eat what I wanted and not gain weight.

My actual goal I have imprinted in my brain is 127. Only because that is a 100 pound loss that and I think I will be healthier weighing less. Calorie Restriction guidelines say I should weigh 100 pounds for my 5 ft then 5 pounds for each inch. That makes it 130 pounds, then minus 10% for optimal health. That makes it 117. That might be a bit low for me. I will most likely stay around the 127 pounds for a year or so. After all it has taken me 7 months to lose 4 pounds. But, I am really trying. I want it gone by Sept. my 2 year anniversary.

I am trying to eat less fruit, I know that is what is keeping me from losing. So far so good. Today I had 1 apple and 2 cups of blueberries. That is 3 servings and I really should have only 2. Tomorrow I will cut back on the blueberries if I can. I enjoy them more than any food I eat. Darn carbs anyway.