Debbie Cousins's Journal, 20 August 2022

Hmm. Up 4/10 of a pound this morning and not backed up. Don't know what's up with that. I did have an extra slice of my DKB Good Seed toast with butter last night, but was still below my 2,000 RDI at 1,816. Guess I can't toe the line like that.

Still getting in my fruits and veggies, drinking water, limiting Diet Coke, getting in my fiber. Already started planning next week's menu to reduce calories back down in the 1,400's and 1,500's.

Today, I made a Taco Casserole to have for lunch. 1/8th of a 9"x13" casserole dish is only 280 calories, but I will be topping it with sour cream (mixed with a packet of taco seasoning) and diced Roma tomatoes and a couple of crushed up tortilla chips for a total meal of 445. Hope it's good. I adapted my Chinese Casserole recipe to come up with this concoction.

Knee was hurting so badly yesterday that I had to take a pain pill twice. Bummer! I hadn't even had to put Diclofenac cream on it this whole time I've been dieting (on week #8 now). Still hurts today, but not enough to have to do anything about it.

Pool is STILL green, after shocking it every day for at least a week. Don't know if we might need to "just" drain it and start all over. It's a 10,000 gallon pool, so it's not an easy task. My husband has been faithfully checking the chemicals and adjusting them every day. Feels like we're fighting a losing battle, but he doesn't want to "waste" all that we've already put in it trying to get it stabilized. Wish he had found this replacement hose sooner, so we wouldn't have had to leave it sitting dormant for over a month without the pump on!

Have a good day everyone!
244.4 lb Lost so far: 14.6 lb.    Still to go: 94.4 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

Diet Calendar Entry for 20 August 2022:
1821 kcal Fat: 98.32g | Prot: 57.47g | Carb: 188.47g.   Breakfast: Butter, Dave's Killer Bread Good Seed Bread. Lunch: McCormick Original Taco Seasoning Mix, Kraft Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Daisy Sour Cream, Roma Tomatoes, Taco Casserole. Dinner: Cooked Immature Lima Beans (from Fresh, Fat Added in Cooking), Dave's Killer Bread Good Seed Bread, Butter (Salted). Snacks/Other: Domex Superfresh Growers Dark Sweet Cherries, Honeydew Melons. more...
gaining 2.8 lb a week

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Patience Debbie, that drop will come. You're doing great! 
20 Aug 22 by member: shirfleur 1
I go up and down a pound or so every day. still losing but you'll fluctuate. good luck!  
20 Aug 22 by member: Dee Dee Fen2
Reading your journal I felt some strong connections with you. I'm also currently battling an algae bloom in my pool too after my husband forgot to put the chemicals in to balance it while i was gone for 4 days. -_- Currently we're going through a cycle of backwashing and shocking to kill off the bloom and using some algaecide that was recommended by our pool place. I also take diclofenac for my back. As for weight not wanting to come off. It took me 23 days to hit a new low on my scale, I was starting to feel the pressure and disappointment that comes with not seeing progress on the scale, and have an official weighin at my doc's next Friday. So don't loose hope, it'll happen. You can do it and you got this. Just take it one day at a time and make the best choices that you can! 
20 Aug 22 by member: Keidrake
You also, have a good day! 
21 Aug 22 by member: sugarplum_

     
 

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