Close to Maintenance...

So I've decided that September 20th is the day I finally go on maintenace.
That would make it exactly 110 days since starting the Dr. Bernstein diet.

I know I won't reach my ideal goal weight of 125 lbs., but if I hit 130 lbs., I think I'll be happy (enough).

I'm having a great time burning through my credit card buying new clothes. I had to donate 95% of my clothing since I've gone down 5 sizes!

But along with this new found happiness, I have to be honest, I'm a bit scared... Now I'm starting to worry about thing like..."Will I start to gain back my weight? Will I be able to keep it off?"

Logically speaking, the next step should be for me to start working out. Gym membership? Yoga? Bootcamp? Kick boxing? Swimming?
So many choices... but will I commit to any one of those?

I guess we shall see in the next several weeks...


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August 30, 2010

Weight 137.0 lbs - down 5.2 (since my last post on August 10)↓

3 days in Disneyland

It was a pleasant surprise when my significant other decided to take me on a trip to Disneyland. I had never been there before, so I was very excited.

I was looking forward to the trip, but at the same time I started to feel extremely stressed. "What was I going to eat? Will I cave into temptation?"
It is a theme park, so it's obviously going to have stores and stands that offer items full of sugary goodies...

So I started to research the Disneyland website, experience/trip blogs, restaurant menus etc., to see if I could hunt down and pre-plan my eating menu. Yes, there were a few options, but not really anything that fit perfectly into the Dr. Bernstein diet regimen.

So, I crossed my fingers and hoped for the best.

Here's what I ate during my 3 days in the magic kingdom.

Day 1
- Munched on 1 Proti Bar, had a cup of water with my vitamins and then had a few sips of caffeinated coffee at the airport before departing
- 2 cups of water on the plane
- No food or water till 3pm - transportation travelling time, etc.
- 1/2 Proti Bar and 1 bottle of water at hotel, plus vitamins
- 1/2 Proti Bar and 1 bottle of water

Day 2
- Breakfast buffet at hotel - 2 egg whites (asked for no oil, but it looked awfully shinny...), strawberries, bacon, ham, cucumber, tomatoes, 1 cup of water, 1/2 cup of coffee, plus vitamins
- 6 oz. fillet mignon (yup I splurged), salad with no dressing, apple slices, plus vitamins
- 3 bottles of water during the park stay

Day 3
- Breakfast buffet at hotel - 4 egg whites scrambled, 3 bacon, cucumber, tomatoes, strawberries, 1 cup of water, 1/2 cup of coffee, plus vitamins
- 1/2 Proti Bar and 1 bottle of water, plus vitamins
- apple slices
- 2 bottles of water during the park stay
- Large salad with tomatoes (no dressing) and 2 cups of water at the airport before boarding for home

Sweet, sugary, oh so lovely carb-temptations were everywhere. So if you are not strong and tend to cave into temptations, then going to Disneyland is not something I would recommend.

Things I would have loved to have taken a bite of...
- popcorn (both buttered and caramel covered)
- ice cream
- regular Coca Cola
- corn dog
- pizza
- freshly made toffee brittle
- Mickey Mouse shaped bread available on the California Adventure park side
- bread
- bread
- more bread
and finally Mickey Mouse cupcakes (see picture above)

Sigh...

Well I'm happy to say, I survived Disneyland!

And on Monday's weigh-in, I found out that I had lost 2 lbs. since Friday. Not too bad considering I had more protein than recommended.

One thing that did notice at the park was the large numbers of obese people, especially very young children. It was very sad to see them struggling to walk and trying to squeeze into the rides. Many of them were eating foods that contain no nutritional value. Disneyland is trying to introduce healthier options like fresh fruit stands, but it's just not enough. Especially when the ice cream stand is right beside the apples and oranges... As a child, which would you really choose?

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July 12, 2010

Weight 150.8 lbs - down 2.0 ↓

Lunch time!

I thought I'd share a pic of my lunch today.
It's worth: 1 Vegetable, 1/2 Protein, 1 Bread Substitute, 1 Miscellaneous

GARDEN SALAD
Spring mix greens
Cucumbers
Tomatoes
Yellow Peppers
Mushrooms
1 tbsp. Kraft Fat Free salad dressing in Italian.
1 piece of Wasa Rye crisp bread
and my fave,
2 pieces of bacon!

Lobster Salad recipe

Last night's dinner was the tastiest and yummiest since starting the Dr. B. diet.

I've never shared a recipe before, but I thought I'd share my not-so difficult, but totally tasty variation of a lobster salad.

It would consist of 1 Protein, 1 Vegetable, 1 Bread Substitute (optional) and 2 Miscellaneous.

DR. B-OBSTER SALAD

Ingredients:
100 g of fresh cooked lobster meat (I used two caner lobster tails)
70 g of green beans
60 g of fresh baby spinach
50 g of baby tomato
30 g of sliced mushroom
15 g of chopped onion
5 g of garlic (optional)
.5 tbsp Hellman's 1/2 Fat Mayonnaise
.5 tbsp French's Dijon Mustard
Lemon
Salt
Pepper

Method:
Chop lobster meat into bite size pieces.
Place into a bowl.
Add mayonnaise and mustard and then mix.
Add salt, pepper and lemon juice to taste.
Place to side.

Heat up non-stick pan
Spray a bit of Pam Original
Sauté the chopped onions and garlic quickly first.
Add the remaining vegetables (minus the spinach), but do not over cook them.
Once done, place to the side.

Plate:
Place spinach in a bowl or dish.
Add stir-fried vegetables on top (should still be warm).
Finally, add tasty lobster mix on top of vegetables.

Optional item is a bread substitute. I usually like to have 1 piece of Wasa Rye crisp bread.

Hope you'll try it or a variation of it.

Today at my Friday check-in, I lost 1 pound since Wednesday.


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June 11, 2010
Weight 162.4 lbs - down 1.0 ↓