Day 11

Isn't it funny... you can tell yourself a million times that it's not about the weight... but as soon as you hop on the scale and you have gained two pounds, you get super bummed. I have been sticking to it I should be dropping every day just like last week, but I am still not itchy.

Breakfast - 3 -4 oz. of Salmon and 2 cups of Asparagus.

Lunch - lg spinach salad with Salmon on it.

Supper - Large salad and 2 chicken thigh

Day 10

Tuesday.... not sure what to say my tummy didn't feel well this morning...did sleep great last night.I would love to stay home every day if I could afford it. Otherwise my pain level is a 3 - 4 and glad I slept well.

Breakfast - Salmon and 2 cups of Coffee.

Lunch - Protein bar and large salad, small amount of dressing.

Snack - 1 cup of raw carrots

Supper - 2 chicken thigh, large salad 2 glasses of wine

Snack - 7 small bites prunes.

Day 9

Monday, Monday....I never did like Mondays. how do I feel...well not only have I been feeling less itchy...but the last 2 nights i have slept better...by that i mean I have been waking up less...interesting, maybe because i am not as itchy...i don't know but i like it.

Breakfast - 7 small bites prunes, 3 - 4 oz of Salmon and 2 cups of asparagus

Lunch - cups beef vegetable soup, diet coke and 32oz of water.

Supper - 2 chicken thigh , large salad.

Day 8

It's Sunday....slept too long this morning got up at 7:30. Feeling kinda groggy and having Sciatica problems today. Ice is my friend.

Breakfast - Baked Salmon (my staple) and a large green veggie salad w/a small amount of dressing. Coffee, glorious coffee:)

Midday snack - 1 serving Sunsweet small bites prunes.

Supper - big bowl of Vegetable beef soup...used stewing beef, lg. red onion, garlic, brussel sprouts, mushrooms, Broccolini, carrots and celery.

Report Day

Weight - 246 Wow, I have lost 7 lb. I can't believe it. It wasn't that difficult to stay on this diet...most difficult not using much (not suppose to use any) vinegar or salt. Vinegar is something I have always used plenty of especially when i am dieting. So far the lack of milk/cheese has not been an issue and whenever I have done the low carb thing I have gone without grains. That never seems to bother me...except for Hamburgers or fresh baked goods.

Pain - Feet were really bad on Friday but not too bad all weekend. I am having trouble with my Sciatica today, my right leg and knee have been hurting since I got up this morning. I have been putting ice on my lower back.

Interesting development - About two days ago I stopped feeling itchy. I have no other explanation for it, other than the diet change, so we will see where it goes.

mood - Good/ happy...very happy really that I have managed to lose 7 pounds and have been eating until full.

Day 7

Good Morning, Paleo followers. Had trouble sleeping last night...feet hurt so much the first half of the night. Mood is great today. of course it is Saturday. Pain wise...same as it has been all week a 3 - 4.

Breakfast - 2 eggs (but I am thinking of cutting out those too) 2 pieces of sausage ( I know too much salt)

Mid day snack - about 1 1/2 cups of frozen Blueberries and 1 serving of Sunsweet small bites prunes.

Supper - 2 cups of cabbage salad ( chopped cabbage and an onion, miracle whip and a tablespoon of horseradish) and warmed up ( 5 - 6 oz.) Salmon from last night.

Day 6

It's Friday and I'm glad...pretty tired but the pain isn't bad still about a 3 - 4. Mood is good but feeling tired.

Breakfast 2 hard boiled eggs and 2 cups of asparagus. coffee

Lunch cheater - Atkins bar/ diet coke

Supper - Salmon 6oz and 2 cups mashed cauliflower.

Bedtime 5 plum bites

Day 5

Today feel pretty good about the same 3/4 on the scale ...mood is good too have to be almost have all the audit stuff sent.

Breakfast - 2 eggs and salad coffee

Lunch - 3- 4 oz salmon and a salad

Supper - Pork roast and Swiss Chard

Still felt good at the end of the day...had two glasses of red wine.

Watched Survivor///all in all it was a good day.

Day 4

Good morning still under the stress gun, with the audit....so the mood w1s not great. But still feeling physically better at a 3-4 pain level.

Breakfast - 2 hard boiled eggs and 1 1/2 cups of broccoli.

Lunch - Canned Tuna (not really what I should have but...) 7 dried plum bites 1 cup frozen Bluberries.

Dinner - 4-5 oz. Salmon and 1 1/2 cups Swiss chard

Day 3

Audit Time at work!!!! Stressful!!!!!! Yikes!!!!! that's my emotional level. Pain...I am in less pain today...probably about a 3/4 which is good and even with the stress of the audit....i did pretty good today.

Breakfast - 1/2 chicken breast and about 1 1/2 cups of cooked spinach. Coffee

Lunch - the other half of the chicken breast (chicken is gone) and 2 cups of raw spinach and 3 small bites prunes. water & 1 diet coke

Supper - Pork roast (4-5oz.) and 1 1/2 cups canned green beans.

Bedtime - 3 small bites Prunes

So far so good...haven't really had any uncontrollable cravings...even today with all the stress...i was looking for something though when I saw the diet coke. i feel good that I am being proactive.

Day 2

Hmmm...How am I feeling this morning...it's Monday....not sure I need to say more. Mood is good, woke up about 5:05 am, so before the alarm went off. Pain wise, about the same 5/6 (on a scale of 1-10). I think it actually is a bit less than yesterday, but it was a very relaxing weekend and not hard on my body.
Breakfast - Baked about 4oz. of Salmon and microwaved 1 1/2 cups of asparagus (thank goodness I didn't have to build a fire first) and coffee of course...i don't believe at this point I can give that up.
Lunch - spinach salad with chicken from last night. Water...water...water
Best plans of mice and "wo" men, oft times go a rye...what a day it was...ran out of time in the morning...didn't have a chance to make the spinach salad....ended up with just plain chicken for lunch. Then to add stress to an already, stressful morning...my car for the first time in the last five years didn't want to start...took an extra 15 minutes...made me late for my first group. Yikes!!!! it really set my day off.....i also had 2 appointments with kids after school so my work day was really looooong. ended up having an atkins bar late afternoon (I'm sure the fat cave woman back in the day found these at her local Walmart)
Anyway after getting home at 7:00 pm I had a hamburger patty and 2 cups of mashed cauliflower...it was yummy:o)

Day 1

Here we are at the beginning. This morning for breakfast I had what the ordinary cave woman would have had for breakfast(8:00 am)...leftovers from supper last night - Salmon (about 5oz.) a cup of Broccoli and a cup of frozen Blueberries. All of these are Super Foods by the way.
I wasn't hungry for lunch.....but felt very hungry as I started to prepare dinner, so i ate a carrot while the chicken was cooking. for dinner (3:30)I had a large spinach (another super food) salad about 3 cups of spinach, 1 cucumber and some green onion....then i very sparingly put some salad dressing on(vinegar is one of the items to stay away from, that will be difficult for me.) the protein i decided on was a recipe in the Paleo book, although I had to switch it up a bit as I didn't have all the ingredients. the chicken breast was stuffed with onions, walnuts, dates and garlic, then cooked in an orange & wine sauce. it was yummy:o) and I have 2 pieces left one will be for lunch tomorrow.

The beginning.....pain not point in addressing that. Today is the first day. Weight - 253 lb. that's alot...not the most I have ever weighed, but weigh/way too much. My plan is to check in daily with how I am feeling physically and emotionally and weigh myself every Sunday. Mood relatively happy.

I am following the Level III plan. That allows me one open meal a week.....that means I can have anything I want for that one meal....but it doesn't mean to go crazy, like a half cup of Ben & Jerry's not a quart. It also means i am to restrict or eliminate all the transitional foods, except during the open meal. This is the highest level...I choose this because it will maximize the health benefits, for weight loss and autoimmune illness.

I am 57 years young...at least in my head i feel young. Unfortunately my body feels old ...very old. I have always struggled with my weight....and have probably been on at least 20 different diets over the last 4o years...Weight watchers, Low fat, Grapefruit, Rotation diet, Atkins, Airforce diet, Protein Power, Cabbage soup, 3 day diet...I could go on and on. Many of these I have been on more than once, I can think of three different times I was on the Rotation Diet and Weight Watchers...Yikes. When I spend time thinking about it I really feel angry and frustrated.

I have also encountered an autoimmune diseases first Psoriasis and eczema that went absolutely wild about 5 years ago, then Polymyositis about 4 years ago now, and in the last 2 years increasing rapidly has been arthritic pain. For the most part the medications the Dr. has me on is controlling the Polymyositis, but even though I was on Methotrexate and Predisone I started itching in Dec. (2009) and getting spots of Psoriasis. It's not just about my weight any more, I just want to feel better.
This blog is to follow my progress....weight loss, pain and general health.