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I'm in week 5 of this diet, the week I'm supposed to add carbs. I have been really cautious. I ate a microwaved white potato Tuesday and tonight with dinner, but really have no desire to try that whole wheat bread in the freezer. I have been realizing that on this diet, I have completely eliminated low fructose corn syrup, which who needs anyway? And I've eliminated wheat, which is a known allergen for some people. I drink rice milk but also skim dairy products, like sour cream for my potato. It was tasty.
In the freezer I found some leftover healthy granola -- oats, nuts, honey -- and I've been defrosting and eating it a chunk at a time. I know I'm still eating less than 1500 calories a day, and at my weight, I would need twice that just to maintain. So I must be losing. It seems to be all coming off my face. Nobody except my family has commented on my weight loss yet. I can still wear the same black shorts I've worn all summer, and they don't fall off. But when I lie flat on my back in bed I can tell my stomach is noticeably flatter.
I was feeling so weak, and I had my hubby take my blood pressure; it was 102 / 65, which is way too low. So I stopped taking my blood pressure meds. This happened before when I dieted; below a certain weight, I guess I don't have high blood pressure. By the time I realize that and stop the meds, I've gone through a few days of feeling week and dead. I feel better today off the meds, but I still have no energy or desire to exercise.
The exercycle sits right there on the porch outside my window, waiting, but I cant' seem to make myself climb on board. This time, controlling my appetite and food intake has been the easy part, but the exercise is not happening. I worked with a woman who lost 75 pounds just by dieting, with no exercise whatever, and she looked great. She is in her 50s. I keep thinking maybe when I'm already slimmer I'll have the courage to go to Curves or some workout place where they make you do it. All you have to do is show up in workout gear and they put you on machines and stuff. There's always the loud disco music to inspire you. I might do well in that kind of environment. Cycling alone on the porch seems so sad and lonely.
I"m pretty sure if I bought a household bathroom scale now, I'd STILL be "off the charts" since they only go up to 250. So I'm not going to do that to myself. In 2002 I lost about 60 pounds, so I have an idea what being 250 feels like, and I think I'll wait until I get below that to actually buy a scale. There's a big free public scale at Publix, but I can't imagine climibing on that thing with people watching. that one goes up to 500 pounds, so at least I'd get an accurate reading.
We've been getting invites for Thanksgving but I don't think I will want to be anywhere there's all that food, and we might just make the smallest turkey I can find, and eat at home with veggies and salad. I saw that Doctor's wife Chocolate too! recipe for pumpkin pie at 112 calories a slice. Maybe I'll try that. I have to buy egg beaters but I think I have everything else. I'll use olive oil instead of the recommended canola. It has mozarella cheese in the pie, which sounds weird, but I like pumpkin pie cheesecake, so it might be like that. The crust is healthy oats and splenda. Or maybe that kind of pumpkin pie would seem too SAD for the holiday. Let me think: I could have turkey, sweet potato (without the marshmallows, thank you), baked white potato (fatfree sour cream instead of gravy), steamed veggies and salad (olive oil/vinaigrette dressing). That feels thanksgivingy.
I do have a lot to be grateful for this year.
Here's that recipe, so I don't lose it:
Pumpkin Pie
Serves 8 at 112 calories per serving, including the crust.
HEALTHY PIE CRUST:
1 cup quick oats
1/4 cup oat or whole wheat flour
1/2 cup Splenda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup Diet soda
1 tbsp olive oil
Spray 9” pie dish with cooking spray.
In small bowl mix the oats, flour, Splenda, & salt. Add diet soda, mix.
Mix oil with 4 tbsp warm water. Fork beat until frothy, then add to crust mix.
Press crust into plate bottom, moistening fingertips if needed.
Set crust in pie plate aside.
PUMPKIN PIE
3/4 cup Splenda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 can pumpkin filling
1/2 cup liquid egg whites
1/2 cup fat free shredded mozzarella…
4 tsp egg replacer
6 tbsp warm water
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Combine the first five ingredients in a small bowl.
Stir pumpkin into skillet & heat slowly.
Add the egg whites and cheese, stirring until cheese starts to melt. (If the eggs start to cook, remove from heat for a bit.)
Stir in the Splenda and spice mix.
Mix egg replacer well with the water, add, stir whole mixture, pour into crust.
Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350, bake 15-20 more minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
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