Weight change +/- in lbs:
+ .8 lbs
171.2
1. Start each meal with a soup and/or salad and/or fruit. 50/50
2. Follow the 50/50 plate method for your meals, filling half your plate (by visual volume) with non-starchy vegetables and 50% (by visual volume) with minimally processed starches. Choose fruit for dessert. 50/50
3. Greatly reduce or eliminate added sugars and added salts. This includes gourmet sugars and salts, too. If either is troublesome for you, you can eliminate them. YES
4. Eliminate all animal foods (dairy, meat, eggs, fish, seafood). YES
5. Eliminate all higher fat plant foods (i.e., nuts, seeds, avocados, tofu, soy). NO
6. Eliminate any added oil. MOSTLY
7. Eliminate all higher calorie-dense foods including flour products (i.e., bread, bagels, muffins, crackers, dry cereals, cookies, cakes), puffed cereals, air-popped popcorn and dried fruit. MOSTLY
8. Don't drink your calories (especially from juices & sugar-sweetened beverages). ONE FRUIT SMOOTHIE
9. Follow these principles, eating whenever you are hungry until you are comfortably full. Don't starve yourself and don't stuff yourself. YES
10. Avoid being sedentary and aim for at least 30 minutes or more of moderate exercise daily (i.e., brisk walking). WALKED SOOOOO MUCH THIS WEEK
Victories, comments, concerns, questions: First, I want to apologize for missing last week's check-in, I weighed in at 170.4 but with all of the hustle and bustle in my house last week.. I absolutely forgot to post! We were getting my daughter ready to head off to college, after two pandemic related failed attempts, we were finally able to take her. A very exciting time indeed
She moved to a big urban center where we could walk everywhere and where there was so much good vegan food to be had
I did indulge at dinners but kept it mostly in check for all other meals. I'm convinced that the several hours per day of walking kept the weight off for the most part.
I'm back home this week, with no kids or furry animals in the house (they are with family so that I can quarantine) and I am floored about how much easier it is to eat on plan. I honestly didn't realize how much I was cooking for them. So far, no avocado and no tofu which both are usually my weakness. Let's see what next week brings, I'm excited to see if this streak continues. Hope everyone is doing well!