Sept. 8, 2011 - The scale moved!

Even though it is a gray, rainy day here again, I'm in a pretty good mood.  I told you I'm weighing myself everyday now and the scale has been alternating between 176lbs and 174lbs, well yesterday it said 175lbs.  It's never fallen there before.  My scale is like one of those game show things where the numbers jump back and forth before settling on a number.  Today the scale settled on 172lbs!  What!!  It did settle there but I still got off real quick before it could change it's mind, lol!  We'll see over the next few days whether that is going to be a new number or not.  It's not really the number that makes me happy but the fact that the scale moved downward at all.  Maybe, just maybe, I'm unstuck!  This week I've been trying to go back to basics, by following the handwritten journal I made way back in April.  My days have been going something like this:

Breakfast-2 cups of Coffee with heavy cream and two tsp. Benefiber.  Just yesterday and today I added a tsp. of coconut oil  to one of the cups.
About two hours later I have 3/4C (measured) Uncle Sams with 1/2C(measured) almond milk & a little stevia.

The Stevia I use

Snack:  about 1/2 cup of Pecans and water, water, water (I stopped drinking my ice tea w/ stevia and switched to only water and the coffee all day)

Lunch: 3 wasa fiber crackers w/ one slice divided up smoked turkey, garden tomatos (they are almost gone), slices of fresh mozzerella, spinach, fresh garden Basil, and little olive oil & salt & pepper.

Wasa Lunch

Snack:  Cup of decaff with stevia and cream

Dinner: One small piece homemade eggplant lasagna (remember my eggplant!), diced cucumbers with oil & vinegar.

After Dinner:  One decaff coffee with cream & stevia one piece of Lindt 85% or one chocolate coconut cookie.

Cookies, recipe here: http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/cookies/r/choclatecoconut.htm

 The only thing I've been changing up is the dinner. I usually have a protein and a green veggie every night, but had to use the eggplant from my garden last night.  I've also been drinking a ton of water.  My cup is about a 12oz serving and I must have about six of them a day.  I've decided to lay off the coconut bread for awhile even though I know it's Belly Good (and great tasting)  I think it may have been too much for me.  When I get down further I'll put stuff like that back in.

After Amber's post I did some research on the coconut oil, and it's supposed to have umpteen health benefits for us,so I decided to try to incorporate it into my families and my diet and much as possible. 

Was trying to show that coconut oil is solid unless heated up, like shortening

So I took a picture finally so you can see where I'm at right now.  Excuse the pre-shower look here, but I had to set up the camera to take a self-timed picture and do it before everyone got up!   I don't like pictures of myself that much especially with no make up or shower but...,here you go.   Still have at least 22lbs to go!

Me at 22 weeks

Hopefully the "rainathon" will stop soon.  Four straight days is enough!  I want to get back outside before the cold weather comes!   Hope everyone is having a great day!