Thanks for the confirmation Buns! I hope your journey is going well. I really need to exercise but I don't want to jump on my tiny trampoline with people in the house.
I really should do yoga like you, maybe I'll try tai chi soon.
I made it all the way to today with no sugar or bread since 9/10. I feel like even though I messed up, I will be ok getting back on track. It has been 3 days of houseguests, a wedding, and a big cheesecake in the fridge for no reason, plus avoiding cupcakes, then having leftover cupcakes brought to the house. I made it 2 1/2 days before snapping. The cupcakes followed me.
Since 9/10, I lost about 15 lbs. I'm 1 lb away from normal BMI, probably more lbs away now. I'm pretty happy making it to this weight and have been enjoying cooking, I even got my husband to eat some food. He ate a modified lentils/basmati/walnuts recipe I got from Joy of Cooking, and a modified pigeon peas and rice recipe. He doesn't notice no oil. In the past, he ate potato fajitas and even ate them with no cheese. I'm too lazy to make those. I saw on another journal mezze which sounds good, maybe people will eat some of it for thanksgiving? I really want to make lentil loaf this thanksgiving although no one but me will probably eat and the guests will get to say "there was lentil loaf" at their thanksgiving. I'm definitely making the vegan mashed potatoes I made last year along with the regular that someone else will make. Maybe a veggie. There will be other food.
I found that I actually like olives if small amounts are chopped into dishes. I wouldn't eat them alone. I found that the vinegar, briny, lemon tasting foods make me want to have fruit for dessert. Also, greens are filling.
I read an article about ozempic and how it makes you actually feel fuller for a long time and some foods will do that. I have felt that way the past few months, where I eat 3 meals and don't crave in between. 3 meals plus I've been eating a small plate of potatoes or extra grain dish at night if I'm still hungry. I always feel like the weight loss will stop but it seems to keep going. I also have felt way different being off of sugar. When I was eating sugar, my appetite would spike and I would eat between meals and crave my favorite bakery foods and my life would revolve around getting them. I really enjoyed it but it made me sick too. I was taking gaviscon many nights a week and i knew it was the high fat sweets I was eating but didn't care.
I can't wait to get my blood tested in late Feb. I've never had cholesterol below 180, my LDL is usually 125. I remember when I first got tested at 20 it was 220 eating SAD food, and I was thin then. My A1C was right at the limit last year too so I hope that has improved.