Starting weight (7/15/08):  279.8
Yesterday:  272.8    Today:  271.6

It’s kinda cool, starting over.  Especially since I don’t actually feel like a “failure” this time.  I did the diet, I stuck to it, I lost a little weight, just not enough, not quick enough.  So starting over with a new plan in hand, that’s not failure, that’s just strategic!

I’m feeling good so far.  I don’t feel all shaky and bubbleheaded anymore and yay, that’s a plus.  I’m just today starting to not feel such intense craves for carbs.  At least compared to yesterday!!  OMG yesterday I would have sold my grandmother for a candy bar or a big old slab of freshly-baked bread!  Today I’m not so edgy, not feeling like I need to be eating something constantly.

I do have one small gripe today, and my son Kevin (who is doing this low-carb-Atkins-kinda-thing with me) is having the exact same gripe… constipation.  Lovely!  He can’t blame it on all the cheese he’s been eating (since he doesn’t like cheese) so I’m not sure why he’s experiencing it too.  So I did a little research on fiber and have added ground flax seed to my grocery list. 

Speaking of my grocery list, I’ve been doing some research on low-carb menus and I’ve made a list of stuff I absolutely need to have on hand.  Most of it is weird stuff that I would never normally buy.  But just like I did on the calorie-counting diet, I want to make the MOST out of the carbs I’m allowed to have!  So some low-carb yummies is a must!  Right now, Kevin and I are surviving on sugar-free jello as our ONLY sweet thing every day.

 Okay, here’s my list so far:

unsalted butter, natural peanut butter, cream cheese, granular & liquid Splenda, whey protein powder (vanilla flavor), Davinci sugar-free syrup, salted peanuts, pork rinds, low-carb ketchup (if my store sells it), celery, and the flax seed stuff.

Yummy, huh?  Now here’s the thing:  I hate to cook.  I hate to bake.  I absolutely loathe the process of preparing food and then cleaning up after.  BUT - we tried to go out to lunch yesterday, and it was a nightmare, getting something to eat while on this induction phase.  So I’ve been cooking every meal.  And not only cooking, but making stuff from scratch.  OMG I NEVER do that!!!

My husband is loving all the meat-type-food that’s coming out of the kitchen!  I’ve also been making him stuff that I can’t have - what torture that was!  Until today, anyway.  I made him a couple grilled cheese sandwiches at lunchtime and it didn’t really bother me at all.  I made an egg/sausage omelet for Kevin and me and threw in a couple bacon slices and so hubby got some sausage and bacon with his sandwiches, boy he was liking that!

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