Between a bad back, cold weather and more rain, I spent the last few days in bed. I also stayed away because I have been a bit grumpy. It has been 3 weeks and I wanted to weigh myself.
Officially my scales only go to 340. However it has a dial and has been going around to between 375 and 380 for a few months. I don't want to stress it so I have not been weighing regularly but I tried Fri morning and suddenly it is bouncing between 280 and 380 up and down hopping about with just slight movements by me. Plus there was some nasty clanging and banging when I got off of it. I may have killed it *sigh*.
I did manage to stay under 2500 calories per day so all is not lost but it is getting harder to hang on. I am out of bread and waffles and almost out of eggs and bacon. My money does not go in the bank until next Fri but that is Easter weekend so you couldn't pay me to go near the stores. Between the leftover Easter candy and the crowds I would be heading for trouble either way. I am going to try to hold out until the following week so it will be at least 10 more days.
I still have plenty of good stuff for lunch, dinners and snacks, it is just breakfast that is a problem. However I have learned that a good breakfast with a whole wheat bread product seems to get my day started well and keep me low for the entire day. Without the bread I tend to be hungry all day.
Today's lunch was very good. With all this rain and cold I wanted a warm meal. I wasn't able to make bread yet (it doesn't rise well when the weather is damp) but I found 2 slices in the freezer. I toasted a slice, added some tuna salad made with boiled eggs and a bit of low fat ranch dressing for an open faced sandwich.
I paired it with a bowl of Preggo Hearty Tomato soup. It really hit the spot on this cold day and actually had a fairly good taste. It was a little close to tasting more like spaghetti sauce than soup because, as usual, Preggo mistakes overloading things with too many herbs as gourmet or tasty. However it was borderline enough to get by and be overpowered by the delicious large chunks of tomato. The entire can of soup is only 220 calories so I could have all I wanted. I have a couple more cans I picked up on a sale and then I will try making my own from scratch.
I saved half of everything for tomorrow's lunch. The rain will move out and they are calling for temps in the 70's by Wed so I can start attacking the yogurt.
Happy Dieting
Linda B in TN:)
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