This final day came with a new challenge. This was the first time I was unable to bring my own […]

I’m on the road for two weeks, including the final two days of my detox, so I spent the majority […]

The lentil soup, which I was sure would taste SO bland, was actually delicious!  Who knew? Maybe my tastes are […]

This was an exercise day I set for myself. Unfortunately, additional expenditure of calories means more hunger. Got so hungry […]

I was hungry the first part of the day, but that was my fault.  Tax preparation kept me busy all […]

I felt better than I thought I would this morning considering the night I had. But my stomach was crying […]

This was the most challenging day of all.  I had to finish my quart of green smoothie and a quart […]

Today was pretty much a carbon copy of yesterday, which was required by the protocol: two quarts of green smoothie […]

A mile marker today:  I am down ten pounds!  How much of that is water weight remains to be seen. […]

I was in bed by 8:30 this evening, so wiped out.  This was my second day of the kidney flush […]

A restful day.  I couldn’t believe how little I ate and had absolutely no food cravings. This was kidney flush […]

Challenges continued:  We had breakfast with old friends we hadn’t seen in years.  The menu looked delicious, and I knew […]

This was a challenging day being away from home, but I prepared all my meals in advance. I found I […]

I’m finding juice in the morning is finally satisfying. But since I am on Day 12 I did expect my […]

Down another half-pound, 7 1/4 total for my work.  Honestly, it isn’t as hard as I thought it would be.  […]

I am on day ten and weighed myself this morning. 6 3/4 pounds released.  On Phase Two- days 5-7 I […]

Yesterday was my hungriest day yet, so I am continuing to make my own modifications to the detox plan I […]

What a mistake not going to the grocery store and doing my prep on Sunday, so  I was out early […]

I had been following a program that is starting to use fruit too heavily.  Don’t get me wrong; i love […]

I had a slipup today, but not a really big one. It’s still within the realm of appropriateness.  I sneaked […]

I was surprised I was hungrier today, but not hungry enough to break my forward progress. Today I started a […]

I relished my final potato today. Tomorrow I’ll move on to all smoothies and juices. That’s fine with me. I […]

Feeling better every day; a little cleaner, a little more energy, a little more desire to exercise, which is by […]

Well, I made it through Day One a little out-of-sorts.  Day two was better, mostly due to better energy, and […]

I started the day sluggishly, with no energy and serious brain fog. I had trouble concentrating all day. The reason […]

My self-challenge is complete. The goal was to write down what I ate, no matter what. I accomplished that goal. […]

I lost nine pounds over 27 days. Of course, that was before yesterday’s debacle of eating junk and/or fatty foods […]

Here’s a good question:  Is an emotional eater and a nervous eater one and the same?  I’ve been thinking that […]

Today I faced a challenge I failed at earlier this month.  Back to the hotel I went, with its exclusive […]

It seems I have turned a corner.  The foods I’m choosing seem to satisfy me for the longer times between […]

It took me this long to get back down to my lowest mark on this 30-day journey…8 days of frogging […]

If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been trying intermittent fasting, by waiting to have my first meal between 11:00 and noon […]

On Day 19 I reached my lowest weight loss since the beginning. However, I have gained a pound and a […]

I was REALLY hungry today, possibly because of the alcohol two days ago and the scone catching up with me. […]

Tried to make up for unfortunate eating yesterday by being good today: BREAKFAST:  12:00 Chicken breast cubed on greens and […]

Today I ate out and was a little bit naughty…not as naughty as I could have been, but I didn’t […]

Well, I guess I should have seen that coming.  It was bound to catch up with me.  I had been […]

Looking at my previous posts, I hope no-one reading these gets the idea that I think these meals are well-balanced […]

I thought so.  I was up 1/2 pound, even though I was relatively good yesterday.  Ok- yes I had those […]

I was hoping it would last forever, but hunger came to call for the first time on this, the 16th […]

This was a big challenge today, but I passed the test. It was a bit of a risk since I […]

Up a pound yesterday, back down today.  The metabolism does not adjust steadily. It’s important to remind myself not to […]

I was feeling punk all day, and not just because I was up an entire pound from yesterday.  I was […]

This is the day the devil was sitting on my shoulder.   I had the rest of a salad I […]

Last night’s foray into the world of dining out with my new meal plan went fairly well.  I didn’t lose […]

I hope my luck stays with me.  So far I haven’t had any cravings, especially for the dreaded sugar.  I […]

BREAKFAST:  10:45 Made the tea mentioned in yesterday’s post. It was warm and satisfying, probably from the healthy fats included […]

Now I know these results are not normal, and I won’t be able to sustain this kind of weight loss […]

BREAKFAST/LUNCH (see preceding pages for creating hormesis): Ate remaining salad from last night. 3.5 oz chicken with garlic sauce SNACK: […]

I’m on a roll, so I can’t be discouraged if I don’t drop at least a little weight every day. […]

Well, I guess some progress is being made:  I was down a quarter pound from yesterday, even though I ate […]

Well, my “fasting window” (see Day 3 post) was 14 hours, two hours shorter than I’d like it to be, […]

I’ve been reading about Hormesis, the exposure to low-level stressors to improve cell health and increase mitochondria.  I think expanding […]

So far, so good. No hunger. Still working off that holiday food fest: BREAKFAST: Ate at lunchtime. Think I’m on […]

Here I go again, but this time I think I know what I’ve been doing wrong. I’ve been viewing this […]

I have said several times that this is not a blog about losing weight.  That said, it is important to […]

Excuses.  I kept giving myself excuses.  Just a half a donut.  Just a taste of this or that.  Not only […]

Back home and motivated to quickly get off the 1 1/2 pounds I gained this weekend. BREAKFAST:  Coffee smoothie. Decaf […]

BREAKFAST:  Started the morning off with fruit, which is best. Morning is the ideal time to eat fruit alone for […]

I knew this day could be trouble, so I started off being a good doobie. BREAKFAST:  We were on the […]

There are those who would say that when you are on a roll, when you have a project that is […]

I’ve actually lost a pound from yesterday.  Will it stay off?  How much of that is water weight?  This is […]

Readers might be wondering, since I consider the plant-based diet to be healthiest, why am I eating meat at almost […]

I should always listen to my own advice.  I’ve written a blog on whether you should weigh yourself every day, […]

I’m actually getting a sense of equibrium today. I feel comfortable with my food choices; they satisfy me and I’m […]

Things are getting increasingly easier, almost routine.  I’m aware that the standard school of thought is that it takes at […]

Hey!  I’m over what I consider Hump Day.  Seems for me when I have dieted in the past my hardest […]

Some of you are going to get on me for this… BREAKFAST:  3 oz. chicken breast with garlic sauce.  I […]

I needed to face facts; I have all the symptoms of the sugar-holic. I’m sure you can tell this by […]

Well I’m down a pound, which is gratifying but let’s face it; pounds quickly added can be lost more easily […]

Well, I had to pay the piper for my indulgences, and I certainly did. My nose has been stuffy for […]

Breakfast:  Breakfast at the hotel wasn’t stellar, with runny eggs and Italian sausage. Loose eggs, I am told, is the […]

Breakfast:  The pancake house across the street was just too convenient, and I did a little better this morning with […]

Breakfast:   Right across from our hotel was an Original Pancake House. While I refrained from having pancakes, I did have a […]

Breakfast:  I got my money’s worth out of Morning Star yesterday as I saved half my omelet for today. I […]

Brunch:  The same B&B breakfast awaited us this morning as yesterday, so we went to our old favorite breakfast hangout, […]

Well, our B&B gave us a breakfast so meager I could find nothing to eat:  banana bread and sugary fruit […]

An interesting note:  I colored my hair this morning and I started sneezing multiple times and getting a runny nose. […]

It’s the start of my husband’s summer vacation week, and I slipped a little bit…Just how little? You can determine […]

I am happy to report I didn’t have a weight gain today, which I thought might happen with the potatoes […]

It is my delight to tell you that I’m not having the sugar cravings I used to have. That’s because […]

I got on the scales and was down another half-pound, and had to remind myself that this kind of fast […]

The first day of a diet clean-up is usually productive, and it was for me.  I am down 1 1/2 […]

Put this in the “good to know” column.  I worked so hard gardening and landscaping around the house this spring […]

I was influenced from a very young age by the ubiquitous Barbie Doll. She isn’t as popular today, and that […]