So, my appt with the GI doc in Anchorage went well. I got to visit with a good friend of mine from Ft Lewis, I got to shop (I ended up with TWO suitcases and a small carry-on bag of Christmas gifts for the kids... Aside from stocking stuffers, I'm DONE for my family! WOOT)
Anyway, I was chastised because I have not had my liver enzymes checked in several months. He needs them ever 3 along with a CBC. He was no concerned that my PCM found my bilirubin was high. He seems to think that it's very common in white folk to have Gilbert's syndrome, and even he has the issue once in a while. I go back in 6 months to get a scope done. I doubt it will happen because he is in Anchorage. He is a military doctor, and he is in a military hospital. My husband will most likely be out of the military then. But at least I can get notes and start with another doc... hopefully here in Fairbanks.
I had to go see my PCM today because she wanted to discuss my B-12. So, because I have Crohn's, I don't absorb vitamins well. And I have a B-12 deficiency. I "get" to start next week on B-12 injections for a week, and while she's not sure of the next step, she did say that I will be having a B-12 injection once a month for.... ever. Nice. And since my B-12 was low, it *could have raised my bilirubin as well.
So, while my good Grok friend told me to not add a bunch of grain-ridden stuff to replace the gluten I'm trying to quit (and believe me when I say I have NOT done well this month), I did the opposite. I got gluten free pancake mix. I think I can use that to make some gravy when I do the roast this weekend. I bought some rice cakes for a snack because I'm a fatty and like to stuff my face. And I got Kix cereal. I found that even CHEERIOS has wheat, so I read the label on the Kix twice. Cereal is ingrained in my brain from growing up. It takes time to re-learn how to eat.
Apparently there is only one way to truly say if someone has Celiac's disease. The blood test helps because if you have the markers, you most likely have it, but even if you don't have the markers in your blood, you can still have it and they determine this by doing an upper GI scope and taking a biopsy. I have not had the biopsy done, so he can't label me with Celiacs because my blood work was good. However, given my past with my attempt at grain free, he believes I may have, if not Celiac's, at least a sensitivity to it. He just wanted to know if I was going to continue because patients like me who play with diet can help other Crohn's patients in the long run. Of course, I'd like to see the Federal Gov't get their heads out of the sand and realize that grains, especially wheat, are bad mojo for folks.
I start a new job (YAY!) next week, when the background check comes back clear. Um, I haven't even had a speeding ticket, and have been pulled over only twice. So that's a no-brainer. I'm hoping that since I will be packing my own lunch and at a desk WORKING, I won't be stuffing my face out of boredom. I can also pack a healthy lunch. Meats, eggs, salads, fruits, carrots. I'm looking forward to a lunch meat "sandwich" with Romaine lettuce as the "bread".
I know this is long, but just another thought. PCM today said she lost 10 lbs by cutting out the Pepsi Throwback and drinking Pepsi Max. While I respect that she lost 10 lbs, and if I cut out the Throwbacks, I'm sure I'd lose weight, too, I refuse to drink the aspartame-filled junk that comes in the form of "diet" pop. So, I'll keep drinking my Throwbacks and adjust my caloric intake accordingly. Most likely by eating more meat.
28 October 2011
02 October 2011
Struggling
Did you know that trying to go gluten free is damn near impossible when you like foods that aren't good for human consumption? I have the hardest time finding things I like.
I'm still trying to go grain free, yes, but I thought going off gluten to start would be best. So I've tried to cut out all I could. I did stop eating morning "candy" (AKA, cereal). The reason being is that even Cheerios (supposed to be oats) has wheat flour. I've tried to stay away from breads as a whole. But, I did have some cake at birthday boy 1's party yesterday, and today birthday boy 2 had cheese cake. I could have eaten just the cheesy portion but I figured I had cake yesterday so a few graham crackers (yup, wheat in them) isn't going to kill me. I'll have to start over, again, tomorrow.
I'm a bit disillusioned at our foods in our country. High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) in light yogurt (or even corn starch in some weird Greek yogurt my kids had today). HFCS in marshmallows. Wheat or some form of it in nearly everything. Even fruit snacks have HFCS. Corn fed cows are FAT cows, and I don't want the FAT.
So, I'm trying. I've never been much of a foodie. I like pasta, I like pizza, but these things are made with grain. And as I sit here typing, my gut is crying at me again. I give it another 5 minutes and I'll be on the potty again, for the 4th time in the last hour.
I'm not going to lie, though. When I go to Anchorage this month to see my doctor, I'm going to be stopping at Arby's. It's kind of counter productive, but I just love me some of that roast beef and cheddar. Maybe I can eat it without a bun. Though I'd have to do that in the terminal of the airport because it's kind of messy otherwise.
So, anyway. There it is. In black and white. I know what I need to do. But getting there on a ramen noodle budget is hard. It burns me that a bag of chips is cheaper than a bag of apples. Or that a bag of candy is cheaper than a bag of grapes. Processed crap is cheaper than buying fresh. It bugs me. And the US needs to stop. Otherwise our children are going to grow up fat with a plethora of gut problems.
End rant.
I'm still trying to go grain free, yes, but I thought going off gluten to start would be best. So I've tried to cut out all I could. I did stop eating morning "candy" (AKA, cereal). The reason being is that even Cheerios (supposed to be oats) has wheat flour. I've tried to stay away from breads as a whole. But, I did have some cake at birthday boy 1's party yesterday, and today birthday boy 2 had cheese cake. I could have eaten just the cheesy portion but I figured I had cake yesterday so a few graham crackers (yup, wheat in them) isn't going to kill me. I'll have to start over, again, tomorrow.
I'm a bit disillusioned at our foods in our country. High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) in light yogurt (or even corn starch in some weird Greek yogurt my kids had today). HFCS in marshmallows. Wheat or some form of it in nearly everything. Even fruit snacks have HFCS. Corn fed cows are FAT cows, and I don't want the FAT.
So, I'm trying. I've never been much of a foodie. I like pasta, I like pizza, but these things are made with grain. And as I sit here typing, my gut is crying at me again. I give it another 5 minutes and I'll be on the potty again, for the 4th time in the last hour.
I'm not going to lie, though. When I go to Anchorage this month to see my doctor, I'm going to be stopping at Arby's. It's kind of counter productive, but I just love me some of that roast beef and cheddar. Maybe I can eat it without a bun. Though I'd have to do that in the terminal of the airport because it's kind of messy otherwise.
So, anyway. There it is. In black and white. I know what I need to do. But getting there on a ramen noodle budget is hard. It burns me that a bag of chips is cheaper than a bag of apples. Or that a bag of candy is cheaper than a bag of grapes. Processed crap is cheaper than buying fresh. It bugs me. And the US needs to stop. Otherwise our children are going to grow up fat with a plethora of gut problems.
End rant.
25 September 2011
Baby steps
I have decided that the best way for me to fail is to completely go off grains and go Primal again. Grains are addictive, and my body craves them. You wouldn't tell a smoker to go cold turkey. Well, you might, but then they're dealing with the cravings.
So, I'm going to start with wheat. I think it's probably the biggest factor in my issues, so it would be best to cut out the biggest culprit. Corn will come after. I already stay away as much as possible from HFCS, so that's a big help. I'll try the oatmeal we have for breakfast, though I'm sure I won't eat it, it will go in the garbage and I'll make myself a cheese omelet. I should probably just skip the oatmeal altogether because I just have never liked it.
I do like rice, though. But I don't seem to have issues with rice as much as I do with wheat. So maybe I'll just make a rice pudding for the breakfasts when I'm tired of eggs.
But, instead of delving into it, I'm taking baby steps. Better to start slow than try to go at a marathon pace.
So, I'm going to start with wheat. I think it's probably the biggest factor in my issues, so it would be best to cut out the biggest culprit. Corn will come after. I already stay away as much as possible from HFCS, so that's a big help. I'll try the oatmeal we have for breakfast, though I'm sure I won't eat it, it will go in the garbage and I'll make myself a cheese omelet. I should probably just skip the oatmeal altogether because I just have never liked it.
I do like rice, though. But I don't seem to have issues with rice as much as I do with wheat. So maybe I'll just make a rice pudding for the breakfasts when I'm tired of eggs.
But, instead of delving into it, I'm taking baby steps. Better to start slow than try to go at a marathon pace.
13 September 2011
Let's talk poop.
No really. I'm going to talk poop. No, I'm not going to say what shade it was, or what was floating in the toilet. But I am going to talk about my bowels and what happens when I eat what I shouldn't be eating.
I have Crohn's disease. For those of you who don't know what it is, it's an inflammatory condition of the bowels. It can be anywhere in your digestive tract (seriously, from your mouth to your anus). Mine presents in the terminal ilium. When your food digests, your small intestine liquifies the food. As it passes through the ilium and into the colon (the large intestine), the moisture is then taken out and you get solidified waste. Since my ilium is inflamed I don't get solid poo.
I was diagnosed with this about 3 months after I had Robert. It will be 10 years in October since my diagnosis. I have been on medley after medley of different inflammatory medicines as well as steroids to get my bowels under control. My current cocktail is helping, but I still go often. Sometimes 4 or 5 times a day, depending on the time of month.
There is no cure for Crohn's Disease. Even if I were to have the inflamed part of my bowel removed, the disease would go into remission, but no one knows for how long. And it always comes back. Eventually I could end up on a colostomy bag. Who wants to carry around poo on the outside? YUCK!
Last winter I started eating Primal. That combined with my current cocktail of medicine worked well. I was down to one or two bowel movements, and solid ones at that, a day. I haven't had a solid BM in 10 years!!!!
I fell off the wagon, though. I was feeling so well. I was down in weight. But then things got hectic. We decided to buy a house. Papa Korg is still having issues with the military. And I had a sugar cookie from Walmart. You know the kind. The big, fluffy ones with frosting? And then I had more sugar cookies. And more. Soon I was eating a whole container to myself. Two or three times a week. But my weight was ok, so that's fine, right? Wrong. It started taking it's toll in a slow manner; so slow that I didn't notice at first.
Summer came and popsicles came out. Banana, cherry, grape, orange. Yummy goodness. Made with corn syrup. Fast forward and I gained back all that I lost... the year before I started eating Primal, and the month in which I was eating. 50 pounds have come back. And my Crohn's has too.
I've been doing OK Crohn's wise. After all, I have a good cocktail of meds. But, once a month, Mother Nature hits and my bowels mess up. My gut starts to hurt. I've been eating white bread lately. Many people gasp at the white bread, but I tried eating whole wheat yesterday and found that I'm more tore up today than if I had white bread. White bread is processed more than wheat, which is why I think I can handle it better. Whole wheat just bounces around in your system. It's going to take a week, at least, to get things back under control. I know better. I should do better.
Why am I preaching to something I am not doing? Well, I'm no expert, that's for sure. But I am an expert when it comes to my bowel functions. And I can tell you, from a Crohn's Disease patient, eating Primal helps. I won't tell anyone it's a miracle cure. But I can tell you my anecdotal evidence is there. I had formed poop, only one time a day, when I was eating Primal. That's all I've wanted in the last 10 years. Not having to worry about going to a store and having to find out where the nearest bathroom is. Or knowing that your gut is tore up, so instead you skip the store altogether because you know you'll have to sit on the pot. There's nothing I hate more than public restrooms. Not because they are dirty, but because it's embarrassing to me to have others smell my smell, or hear me pass gas.
So, this is it. I'm going to start over. I'm going to start eating Primal again, very soon. I cannot promise when. The 15th or the 1st of October, but it has to be soon. My gut cannot take much more abuse than it already has.
So, read up on Mark's Daily Apple (I believe the link is on my blog). Find out why wheat, and grains in particular are so bad. Take the 30 day challenge yourself.
Or, if you're in the Fairbanks area, join my good friends and I on a Primal Picnic. Hear their stories, too. And see if maybe giving up grains is in your future as well!
I have Crohn's disease. For those of you who don't know what it is, it's an inflammatory condition of the bowels. It can be anywhere in your digestive tract (seriously, from your mouth to your anus). Mine presents in the terminal ilium. When your food digests, your small intestine liquifies the food. As it passes through the ilium and into the colon (the large intestine), the moisture is then taken out and you get solidified waste. Since my ilium is inflamed I don't get solid poo.
I was diagnosed with this about 3 months after I had Robert. It will be 10 years in October since my diagnosis. I have been on medley after medley of different inflammatory medicines as well as steroids to get my bowels under control. My current cocktail is helping, but I still go often. Sometimes 4 or 5 times a day, depending on the time of month.
There is no cure for Crohn's Disease. Even if I were to have the inflamed part of my bowel removed, the disease would go into remission, but no one knows for how long. And it always comes back. Eventually I could end up on a colostomy bag. Who wants to carry around poo on the outside? YUCK!
Last winter I started eating Primal. That combined with my current cocktail of medicine worked well. I was down to one or two bowel movements, and solid ones at that, a day. I haven't had a solid BM in 10 years!!!!
I fell off the wagon, though. I was feeling so well. I was down in weight. But then things got hectic. We decided to buy a house. Papa Korg is still having issues with the military. And I had a sugar cookie from Walmart. You know the kind. The big, fluffy ones with frosting? And then I had more sugar cookies. And more. Soon I was eating a whole container to myself. Two or three times a week. But my weight was ok, so that's fine, right? Wrong. It started taking it's toll in a slow manner; so slow that I didn't notice at first.
Summer came and popsicles came out. Banana, cherry, grape, orange. Yummy goodness. Made with corn syrup. Fast forward and I gained back all that I lost... the year before I started eating Primal, and the month in which I was eating. 50 pounds have come back. And my Crohn's has too.
I've been doing OK Crohn's wise. After all, I have a good cocktail of meds. But, once a month, Mother Nature hits and my bowels mess up. My gut starts to hurt. I've been eating white bread lately. Many people gasp at the white bread, but I tried eating whole wheat yesterday and found that I'm more tore up today than if I had white bread. White bread is processed more than wheat, which is why I think I can handle it better. Whole wheat just bounces around in your system. It's going to take a week, at least, to get things back under control. I know better. I should do better.
Why am I preaching to something I am not doing? Well, I'm no expert, that's for sure. But I am an expert when it comes to my bowel functions. And I can tell you, from a Crohn's Disease patient, eating Primal helps. I won't tell anyone it's a miracle cure. But I can tell you my anecdotal evidence is there. I had formed poop, only one time a day, when I was eating Primal. That's all I've wanted in the last 10 years. Not having to worry about going to a store and having to find out where the nearest bathroom is. Or knowing that your gut is tore up, so instead you skip the store altogether because you know you'll have to sit on the pot. There's nothing I hate more than public restrooms. Not because they are dirty, but because it's embarrassing to me to have others smell my smell, or hear me pass gas.
So, this is it. I'm going to start over. I'm going to start eating Primal again, very soon. I cannot promise when. The 15th or the 1st of October, but it has to be soon. My gut cannot take much more abuse than it already has.
So, read up on Mark's Daily Apple (I believe the link is on my blog). Find out why wheat, and grains in particular are so bad. Take the 30 day challenge yourself.
Or, if you're in the Fairbanks area, join my good friends and I on a Primal Picnic. Hear their stories, too. And see if maybe giving up grains is in your future as well!
03 September 2011
Should re-name this
I should rename my blog to fatty Korg. Cheap foods are Korg foods. I've gained... way too many pounds. My Wii-Mii will probably balloon up if I step on my fit board.
I feel like Bridget Jones, only I haven't lost any weight from coitus. LOL I know it's excuses, and I know I can get stuff at the store, but until next summer, I may have to wait to journey may way to Grok'ing again. I hopefully will grow a good garden so I can grow my own plants. Hopefully. Until then, I'm going to have to TRY my best to lose weight with what I've got. Which, at the moment, isn't much. Oh well. Two house payments (well a house payment and rent) makes for a short paycheck. At least the kids are fed. And fed well. I'll worry about myself later.
I feel like Bridget Jones, only I haven't lost any weight from coitus. LOL I know it's excuses, and I know I can get stuff at the store, but until next summer, I may have to wait to journey may way to Grok'ing again. I hopefully will grow a good garden so I can grow my own plants. Hopefully. Until then, I'm going to have to TRY my best to lose weight with what I've got. Which, at the moment, isn't much. Oh well. Two house payments (well a house payment and rent) makes for a short paycheck. At least the kids are fed. And fed well. I'll worry about myself later.
22 February 2011
Another quickie
Not much Groking, but then, last week was a humdinger. Kids were sick, then I was sick. Didn't eat much of anything at all. Didn't feel like it. Papa Korg was Korging away though. So we had a chat about the pop, and the chocolate, and the candy. I should not have had him buy me the licorice... Yes, I wanted something "comforting" but he did buy a bit too much in the candy aisle. Maybe this week now that things are getting back to "normal" things will go back to Primal eating. (though I haven't swayed from it much at all, some candy... that's about it.) I lost a bunch, though I expect to see some of it come back on now that I'm feeling better.
16 February 2011
Korg day? Try Korg WEEK!
Yeah, it wasn't so great. The pot luck, taking my son out to Pizza Hut. Anthony's pizza because the girls were getting sick and Sunday was a busy day.
As you can see from the numbers, I did lose. Papa did not. However, he did a LOT of cheating. Not just with chocolate (my candy) but with candy filled with corn syrup. And he's not understanding that even with sugar in the pop, it's still a bunch of calories. So while it's a better sugar since it's not corn syrup, it's still not something he should drink a bunch of.
It's good though. I did make a primal dinner last night... Stuffed green peppers. And instead of using rice with the meat, I used cauliflower. It was ok. I should have added a bit more of the pepper insides to the meat to give it just a bit more zing, but all and all it wasn't bad.
Dinner tonight was eggs and bacon since I dealt with sick kids all day. Tomorrow, dinner will be something with chicken, cauliflower and broccoli and I might see what I can make for dessert that's more primal than not. Red Korg ain't gonna like dessert. It'll probably be cantaloupe and honey dew so that they don't get rotten.
Grapefruit for breakfast. That's one of my new favorites. And an apple. And probably a banana. I dunno though. The last banana is still good so I might make a strawberry/banana smoothie with the frozen strawberries and the last banana.
Anyway, off to bed. Hurricane Korg and Princess Korg has gotten me sick.
(this was written in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, but was intended for Tuesday night.)
As you can see from the numbers, I did lose. Papa did not. However, he did a LOT of cheating. Not just with chocolate (my candy) but with candy filled with corn syrup. And he's not understanding that even with sugar in the pop, it's still a bunch of calories. So while it's a better sugar since it's not corn syrup, it's still not something he should drink a bunch of.
It's good though. I did make a primal dinner last night... Stuffed green peppers. And instead of using rice with the meat, I used cauliflower. It was ok. I should have added a bit more of the pepper insides to the meat to give it just a bit more zing, but all and all it wasn't bad.
Dinner tonight was eggs and bacon since I dealt with sick kids all day. Tomorrow, dinner will be something with chicken, cauliflower and broccoli and I might see what I can make for dessert that's more primal than not. Red Korg ain't gonna like dessert. It'll probably be cantaloupe and honey dew so that they don't get rotten.
Grapefruit for breakfast. That's one of my new favorites. And an apple. And probably a banana. I dunno though. The last banana is still good so I might make a strawberry/banana smoothie with the frozen strawberries and the last banana.
Anyway, off to bed. Hurricane Korg and Princess Korg has gotten me sick.
(this was written in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, but was intended for Tuesday night.)
10 February 2011
Keeping it real.
Well, today wasn't such a good Primal day. I kept it as Primal as possible, but we had a pot-luck at Craig's company. I admit, I ate two biscuits. I skipped the chips and dip, the various breads, bagels and muffins. The only fruit was strawberries, so I had those, and did have one that was covered in dark chocolate. And some bacon. I stayed away from the corn bread and the "breakfast casserole" since I didn't know what all was in it. And I did eat one of my deviled eggs... didn't try the other because I'm not sure how they're made.
Papa didn't do as well. He had some of the various breads. LOL But then, I found out that he's cheated a bit more trying to knock out his ALC before today. Almost killing himself in the process. Up till 4am today and then up at 7 to get to work. So yeah, I've forgiven him for eating the gummies. Tonight, he had grapefruit, so that made up for it a bit.
He's just not getting the whole "corn syrup is made from... CORN!" It's ok. Eventually he'll get there. As for me, aside from a bowel episode or two, my Crohn's seems to have calmed down more than normal. I'm going to stay the course and see how it goes. I'm sure that with all the inflammation in there that there has been some damage. I like it to a cut... it will take a bit to heal.
Well, that's about it. Night all!
Papa didn't do as well. He had some of the various breads. LOL But then, I found out that he's cheated a bit more trying to knock out his ALC before today. Almost killing himself in the process. Up till 4am today and then up at 7 to get to work. So yeah, I've forgiven him for eating the gummies. Tonight, he had grapefruit, so that made up for it a bit.
He's just not getting the whole "corn syrup is made from... CORN!" It's ok. Eventually he'll get there. As for me, aside from a bowel episode or two, my Crohn's seems to have calmed down more than normal. I'm going to stay the course and see how it goes. I'm sure that with all the inflammation in there that there has been some damage. I like it to a cut... it will take a bit to heal.
Well, that's about it. Night all!
09 February 2011
Keeping it short
Tonight's dinner was spaghetti made with spaghetti squash. It was good.
Last night was weigh ins. Both Papa and I lost 2.9 lbs. (funny that we lost the same amount) Otherwise, it's an early bed time for me.
Papa does need to learn to read labels... he bought some ice cream treats for us to have... made with corn syrup. I allowed it for tonight, but told him when they're gone (and thankfully there's only a few in the box) that that's it. No more.
Red Krog had a hard time with dinner. He ate the meat sauce and left the squash. Oh well.
Last night was weigh ins. Both Papa and I lost 2.9 lbs. (funny that we lost the same amount) Otherwise, it's an early bed time for me.
Papa does need to learn to read labels... he bought some ice cream treats for us to have... made with corn syrup. I allowed it for tonight, but told him when they're gone (and thankfully there's only a few in the box) that that's it. No more.
Red Krog had a hard time with dinner. He ate the meat sauce and left the squash. Oh well.
07 February 2011
Hard day
I won't lie. Today was hard. Harder than when I started a week ago.
It started off by getting woke up at 6:30 and because of the hurricane, I am not able to snooze with her around. She gets into way too much trouble. So I had only about 5 hours of sleep. I will say, I do not feel overly tired though I'm a crabby abby tonight. I attribute that to a healthier way of eating. Most times I'd be so tired my head would hurt and my eyes would burn. Today I don't feel that at all.
However.... As for a food day, even though I had success of staying away from grains, I did have a hard time with the dark chocolate M&Ms. I should not have purchased them. I should have left them at the misery. But I thought... Dark Chocolate.. I can eat a few. Today I had a few more than a few.
The hardest part though... I went to an expo put on by the Housing people... and they had yummy looking sub sandwiches. I did well though, and didn't have any. As I went around to the meager tables (it was a really sad expo...) I came across a cup cake lady, who had samples! And I didn't grab one. The Tupperware lady had chips and salsa. Those that know me know I love tortilla chips (or corn chips, or corn anything!) I stayed away from that and even had a bit of a convo with them telling them about my Primal eating. Tonight... because I didn't care for the stew (just not enough flavor for me...) I reallllly wanted a piece of bread with syrup. I didn't eat it. So while I didn't eat the grains, I did eat some bad M&Ms, didn't drink enough water and basically sucked all day. Wait... I did have two eggs, on the go, and did have a romaine sandwich. So I guess today wasn't a total loss.
I am going to go to bed earlier than normal... but it's hard to do when the hurricane has been Daddy's girl and Daddy is working on fixing the 'burban. So, I hope it's not too much longer and we can go to bed.
I do wish today wasn't the hard day and Wednesday would be since tomorrow is official weight day... and after eating the M&Ms and the tiny can of sliced olives (I don't think that's Primal... hmmm, crap), I may have too much sodium, which makes me retain water. Ah, oh well. I can't complain. I *have lost weight and I *do feel better. Like I said, I've been up since 6:30am and am not just plain exhausted. Normally by now, I'd have crashed on the couch.
It started off by getting woke up at 6:30 and because of the hurricane, I am not able to snooze with her around. She gets into way too much trouble. So I had only about 5 hours of sleep. I will say, I do not feel overly tired though I'm a crabby abby tonight. I attribute that to a healthier way of eating. Most times I'd be so tired my head would hurt and my eyes would burn. Today I don't feel that at all.
However.... As for a food day, even though I had success of staying away from grains, I did have a hard time with the dark chocolate M&Ms. I should not have purchased them. I should have left them at the misery. But I thought... Dark Chocolate.. I can eat a few. Today I had a few more than a few.
The hardest part though... I went to an expo put on by the Housing people... and they had yummy looking sub sandwiches. I did well though, and didn't have any. As I went around to the meager tables (it was a really sad expo...) I came across a cup cake lady, who had samples! And I didn't grab one. The Tupperware lady had chips and salsa. Those that know me know I love tortilla chips (or corn chips, or corn anything!) I stayed away from that and even had a bit of a convo with them telling them about my Primal eating. Tonight... because I didn't care for the stew (just not enough flavor for me...) I reallllly wanted a piece of bread with syrup. I didn't eat it. So while I didn't eat the grains, I did eat some bad M&Ms, didn't drink enough water and basically sucked all day. Wait... I did have two eggs, on the go, and did have a romaine sandwich. So I guess today wasn't a total loss.
I am going to go to bed earlier than normal... but it's hard to do when the hurricane has been Daddy's girl and Daddy is working on fixing the 'burban. So, I hope it's not too much longer and we can go to bed.
I do wish today wasn't the hard day and Wednesday would be since tomorrow is official weight day... and after eating the M&Ms and the tiny can of sliced olives (I don't think that's Primal... hmmm, crap), I may have too much sodium, which makes me retain water. Ah, oh well. I can't complain. I *have lost weight and I *do feel better. Like I said, I've been up since 6:30am and am not just plain exhausted. Normally by now, I'd have crashed on the couch.
06 February 2011
Shopping day
Whew, who knew that eating healthy was so damned expensive!!?!? Seriously!?! I spent $322 for a basket of food that.. if it was junk would have cost me $225-250. I bought fresh fruits and veggies. Some frozen non-breaded fish for the Papa Korg. Yogurts, orange juice. I stayed on the perimeter of the misery with just a few things from the middle.
So tonight's dinner is stew. I bought some stew meat, and used a left over steak. Added 2 or 3 parsnips. Added a rutabaga (I hope, could have been a turnip... I'll have to google it). A few leaves of cabbage, some onion (not much cause it's an uber strong onion). and some carrots. Then a bit of pepper and salt and some beef broth.
I can't shop without eating though. I got very weak doing it. so when I came home I ate an apple, a banana, a cheese stick and drank some water. I'm going to have to go forage for something else here in a bit.
I bought a spaghetti squash. I am determined to try it for spaghetti dinner. I also bought some zucchini so I can try the lasagna recipe. I'm going to have fun juicing in the next couple of days, too since I got a pineapple and a couple different melons. I also bought an avocado to try. I don't like guacamole dip, but I'll TRY the avocado. If I don't like it or if Papa doesn't like it I'll know not to buy it again.
And the meat. Oh our freezer loves me again. A bunch of steak, a bunch of chicken, two whole chickens and some ribs for Papa. I'm thinking I'm going to love my crock pot for the rest of this winter!!
I asked Papa today how he's feeling with no grains. He forgets sometimes that there's certain foods he can't have, but he said he feels great. And he's full. He doesn't feel hungry during the day. And his jeans with the hole in the butt seem to fit him better. So that's a plus.
Well, I'll update later on how the stew tastes. And my unofficial weight was 211.5 That was on the scale upstairs and not the Wii Fit board. I'll get an official weight on Tuesday night. WOOT!
UPDATE: no stew for dinner. Didn't cook it in time so that's tomorrow's dinner. I'll have to think of something else... bacon and eggs probably! LOL
So tonight's dinner is stew. I bought some stew meat, and used a left over steak. Added 2 or 3 parsnips. Added a rutabaga (I hope, could have been a turnip... I'll have to google it). A few leaves of cabbage, some onion (not much cause it's an uber strong onion). and some carrots. Then a bit of pepper and salt and some beef broth.
I can't shop without eating though. I got very weak doing it. so when I came home I ate an apple, a banana, a cheese stick and drank some water. I'm going to have to go forage for something else here in a bit.
I bought a spaghetti squash. I am determined to try it for spaghetti dinner. I also bought some zucchini so I can try the lasagna recipe. I'm going to have fun juicing in the next couple of days, too since I got a pineapple and a couple different melons. I also bought an avocado to try. I don't like guacamole dip, but I'll TRY the avocado. If I don't like it or if Papa doesn't like it I'll know not to buy it again.
And the meat. Oh our freezer loves me again. A bunch of steak, a bunch of chicken, two whole chickens and some ribs for Papa. I'm thinking I'm going to love my crock pot for the rest of this winter!!
I asked Papa today how he's feeling with no grains. He forgets sometimes that there's certain foods he can't have, but he said he feels great. And he's full. He doesn't feel hungry during the day. And his jeans with the hole in the butt seem to fit him better. So that's a plus.
Well, I'll update later on how the stew tastes. And my unofficial weight was 211.5 That was on the scale upstairs and not the Wii Fit board. I'll get an official weight on Tuesday night. WOOT!
UPDATE: no stew for dinner. Didn't cook it in time so that's tomorrow's dinner. I'll have to think of something else... bacon and eggs probably! LOL
04 February 2011
Challenging
Craig found some crackers in the suburban. Yummy buttery goodness. And as much as I wanted them, as my stomach growled at me, I didn't eat them. I also stopped him from eating a Fig Newton by pointing out the wheat flour and corn syrup in it. WOOT!
So today I didn't do so hot with eating again. But, I had about 5 slices of bacon (really thin slices--walmart brand, they shrunk down a LOT) and some pepperoni slices.
Since I have left over chicken in the fridge, I'm going to make a salad with shredded carrots and cheese, some cukes and throw some chicken in with it. YUM. I didn't buy more fruits because we were at FM and their crap is expensive, so I'll hit the misery tomorrow and get more fruit. I still have some clementines I can eat since the childrens have eaten all the grapes, apples and bananas.
I found some Pepsi Throwback at FM. While it's not Primal, I feel I can still have some. it's made with sugar, not corn syrup, so I'm not getting the corn grains. That's a good thing. It's 150 calories, so I'll have to be sure to include that. I do need more fuel, I can feel it. So I need to eat more fruits for the sugars and some more veggies for the carbs. I bought some green peppers to make stuffed green peppers. Hubby was against it at 1st, but once I explained that you gut out the peppers and just stuff some beef in it (I'll add cauliflower instead of rice) and it just gets a bit of pepper taste, he was ok with it.
Not sure what to have for dessert today since I have no more berries for the frozen fruit we had last night (which was YUMMY). I still need to write a list of things I need, though.
So, we're on day 3 of this, and I have avoided eating things that I consider comfort food. I didn't order pizza and I didn't eat those crackers, or give in and go to Subway (even though Craig was like... Jared lost a bunch of weight eating Subway). So, it was a challenging day, but I think I made it through it!
So today I didn't do so hot with eating again. But, I had about 5 slices of bacon (really thin slices--walmart brand, they shrunk down a LOT) and some pepperoni slices.
Since I have left over chicken in the fridge, I'm going to make a salad with shredded carrots and cheese, some cukes and throw some chicken in with it. YUM. I didn't buy more fruits because we were at FM and their crap is expensive, so I'll hit the misery tomorrow and get more fruit. I still have some clementines I can eat since the childrens have eaten all the grapes, apples and bananas.
I found some Pepsi Throwback at FM. While it's not Primal, I feel I can still have some. it's made with sugar, not corn syrup, so I'm not getting the corn grains. That's a good thing. It's 150 calories, so I'll have to be sure to include that. I do need more fuel, I can feel it. So I need to eat more fruits for the sugars and some more veggies for the carbs. I bought some green peppers to make stuffed green peppers. Hubby was against it at 1st, but once I explained that you gut out the peppers and just stuff some beef in it (I'll add cauliflower instead of rice) and it just gets a bit of pepper taste, he was ok with it.
Not sure what to have for dessert today since I have no more berries for the frozen fruit we had last night (which was YUMMY). I still need to write a list of things I need, though.
So, we're on day 3 of this, and I have avoided eating things that I consider comfort food. I didn't order pizza and I didn't eat those crackers, or give in and go to Subway (even though Craig was like... Jared lost a bunch of weight eating Subway). So, it was a challenging day, but I think I made it through it!
03 February 2011
Eh, just a quick update
Today was a day from H E double hockey sticks, and I came this close >< to ordering Dominoes cause I saw a commercial for it. After all, pizza is a weakness for me.
So, for Miss Swan, here's a couple of pictures of Craig's sandwich.
So, for Miss Swan, here's a couple of pictures of Craig's sandwich.
Three pieces of lettuce, ham and cheese and mustard
Then the 3rd piece of lettuce acts as a 3rd slice of bread... and he added light mayo, onions and tomatoes
Put it all together and you have yourself a sandwich! :)
Anyway, today I had chicken breast from last night, some Pepsi Max... no corn anything in it, but it does have Aspartame. I do wish that I could find the Pepsi Throwback when it was made with Sugar.
Dinner was roast in the crock pot (I like it better in the roaster in the oven...) and carrots and parsnips. It was my 1st time eating parsnips, and they weren't too bad. I can have them again, and if I boil them longer, I bet they'll be good in chicken soup, too. Dessert tonight will be a mango/raspberry frozen thing I made with the juicer last night. I'll also have a Hershey's Kiss or two, with almonds. And I'm going to try to get to bed realllly early tonight since it seems I can't ever fall asleep on time, then sleep in and all hell breaks loose in the house.
02 February 2011
Score!
Today the man wanted something for lunch but he wasn't sure what. I told him to make a sandwich using the romaine lettuce as bread. You know what, he LIKED it. He really LIKED it. When I said "what's for dinner" he said, I'll just take another one of those sandwiches. Really? Score!
Though, tonight will be a combo of steak, chicken and ribs because of the freezer door being left open. Chicken will probably be used for tomorrow's sandwiches.
I know I need to eat more. I had Grapefruit with a sprinkle of sugar this morning. well, around noon. I'm getting hungry and this is my snacking hour. There's some defrosted bacon, I could always make me some bacon and eggs. I drank some water instead of grabbing a Pepsi. So that's good. :)
I keep editing. I drank more water, ate some summer sausage and scrambled two eggs... I ate about 1.5 and the hurricane ate the rest. A friend gave me a site with a TON of paleo recipes. Can't wait to try some!!
Ok, so totals for the day:
One Grapefruit. A handful of grapes. A slice of a clementine. LOTS of water (about 3 tall glasses, so roughly 50oz of water). Two eggs. Three slices of summer sausage. About 4-6 oz of sirloin steak, grilled and grilled broccoli and cauliflower, about 2 servings worth. I'm ready to pull out the juicer to show the kids and make them some apple juice. :) Definitely not enough to sustain a bird, however, I do feel full. But, I'll have to work on eating a bit more throughout the day. Tomorrow... who knows! And I got the pineapple corer thingamabob from a friend (um, thingamabob did not come up as misspelled! LOL!!) so I won't fear the pineapple! WOOT!
Though, tonight will be a combo of steak, chicken and ribs because of the freezer door being left open. Chicken will probably be used for tomorrow's sandwiches.
I know I need to eat more. I had Grapefruit with a sprinkle of sugar this morning. well, around noon. I'm getting hungry and this is my snacking hour. There's some defrosted bacon, I could always make me some bacon and eggs. I drank some water instead of grabbing a Pepsi. So that's good. :)
I keep editing. I drank more water, ate some summer sausage and scrambled two eggs... I ate about 1.5 and the hurricane ate the rest. A friend gave me a site with a TON of paleo recipes. Can't wait to try some!!
Ok, so totals for the day:
One Grapefruit. A handful of grapes. A slice of a clementine. LOTS of water (about 3 tall glasses, so roughly 50oz of water). Two eggs. Three slices of summer sausage. About 4-6 oz of sirloin steak, grilled and grilled broccoli and cauliflower, about 2 servings worth. I'm ready to pull out the juicer to show the kids and make them some apple juice. :) Definitely not enough to sustain a bird, however, I do feel full. But, I'll have to work on eating a bit more throughout the day. Tomorrow... who knows! And I got the pineapple corer thingamabob from a friend (um, thingamabob did not come up as misspelled! LOL!!) so I won't fear the pineapple! WOOT!
01 February 2011
Ok, somewhat starting
Well, we went shopping. Papa Korg bought a new scroll saw. That will make Papa Grok happy. They can talk about their tools. haha! I bought a Jack LaLanne Juicer. It really does make a lot of juice. The apple I used might have been a bit softer than it should have been but such is life in the Great North. I think with the pulp, unless I find a flour I can use for muffins (I'll have to look up the recipe again for something someone had done... a you tube vid... anyway...) I can roll out the pulp and stick it on the dehydrator. Then I'll have fruit leather as well. YUM
So, tonight I bought.... cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, parsnips, Romaine lettuce (for making sandwiches), light mayo (still Best Foods because let's face it, if it ain't Best Foods, it ain't mayo!), clementines for the kids, apples, oranges for Red cause he wants to use the citrus juicer I bought a while ago, and some grape fruit. I can't wait to get a few more fruits to try the "breakfast" drink the juicer came with. Pineapple is going to be one of them. Damn, I wish I had the foresight to buy the pineapple cutter than Pampered Chef had. Maybe they'll have it in their spring/summer line. Hmm... Might have to hold a PC party soon. We didn't buy the meat because it was too expensive at the wally world, so we'll try it at the misery.
Ok, so I'm going to step on the Wii Fit and weigh myself. Remember, last winter, my unofficial weight topped off at *gasp* 257. Ouch. For someone that is 6'0 with small bone frame (had that measured one time, I'm not big boned, just tall), I should be at 165--though a few years ago I was at 180 and pretty happy with that. I was nearly 100lbs over weight just one year ago. Now, I've lost a bunch on my own, just by eating less, and trying to cut out the Pepsi. Oh bubbles, how I love you.
So... wait for it... wait for it... and my Wii Fit weight is: Wow, that took a lot longer than planned. Had to find batteries that worked and reset the board to the system. Anyway, it's: 215.2 Overall I'm pretty OK with that, only because I know I've lost 40lbs. Papa Korg is 257.3 He's not so happy with that. So, there it is. Next weigh in will be... oh whenever unless it's next week.
So, tonight I bought.... cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, parsnips, Romaine lettuce (for making sandwiches), light mayo (still Best Foods because let's face it, if it ain't Best Foods, it ain't mayo!), clementines for the kids, apples, oranges for Red cause he wants to use the citrus juicer I bought a while ago, and some grape fruit. I can't wait to get a few more fruits to try the "breakfast" drink the juicer came with. Pineapple is going to be one of them. Damn, I wish I had the foresight to buy the pineapple cutter than Pampered Chef had. Maybe they'll have it in their spring/summer line. Hmm... Might have to hold a PC party soon. We didn't buy the meat because it was too expensive at the wally world, so we'll try it at the misery.
Ok, so I'm going to step on the Wii Fit and weigh myself. Remember, last winter, my unofficial weight topped off at *gasp* 257. Ouch. For someone that is 6'0 with small bone frame (had that measured one time, I'm not big boned, just tall), I should be at 165--though a few years ago I was at 180 and pretty happy with that. I was nearly 100lbs over weight just one year ago. Now, I've lost a bunch on my own, just by eating less, and trying to cut out the Pepsi. Oh bubbles, how I love you.
So... wait for it... wait for it... and my Wii Fit weight is: Wow, that took a lot longer than planned. Had to find batteries that worked and reset the board to the system. Anyway, it's: 215.2 Overall I'm pretty OK with that, only because I know I've lost 40lbs. Papa Korg is 257.3 He's not so happy with that. So, there it is. Next weigh in will be... oh whenever unless it's next week.
Payday
Ok, it's payday. However, because it's a week day, I don't think we're going to be turning Grok this week. I've got to pay bills, and it's been HELL the last couple of nights with lack of sleep in this household. So, I think I'm going to wait until the tax return... should be in on the 4th. I know we'll go shopping this weekend. So I'll get all my yummy goodness of fruits and the ok goodness of veggies (I really hate veggies, I do, unless it's broccoli and cauliflower). So, that's the plan. I think, for the kids, they're going to keep the status quo. They love cereal way too much right now to take that away. And the main reason I'm doing this is because Craig is overweight and well... of course I am, too. Although..... I think if I made CheyAnne a bacon and eggs breakfast I wouldn't hear "I'm hungry" a million times a day. I think she's going through a growth spurt.
So, I'm not trying to put this off, but I am going to wait for the tax return. After all... we do need to get the shelf built so the Hurricane doesn't ruin another cable box.
So, I'm not trying to put this off, but I am going to wait for the tax return. After all... we do need to get the shelf built so the Hurricane doesn't ruin another cable box.
27 January 2011
A work in progress
Ok, so it's a new blog. I'm trying to get Craig on board as well. He's still leery (so am I!) of turning Grok. But, I believe it's going to be for the best, for all of us. So, bare with me. We don't officially start until 1 Feb, or maybe 4 Feb, depending on when we can hit the commissary. So stay tuned to our journey into a healthier way of eating, weight loss and feeling great !
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