Movie Theatre Popcorn

 We went to watch Thor: Love and Thunder last night and I did a bad thing. I ate the popcorn and learned it is absolutely a slider food and that I can eat too much of it and cause my smaller stomach distress. So, no more popcorn for me. I will contrive some form of healthier snack options moving forward, because the popcorn and Peanut M&Ms weren't it. Granted, I am pms'ing right now and that always, or at least typically, causes poorer decisions when it comes to food choices - but this one lesson was enough to change my mind set. 

I would still like to try popcorn made at home...but that should probably wait a bit until my stomach has calmed down.

And the thing is, it wasn't like some amazing popcorn - the stuff we make at home tastes better. But it was just sooooo easy to eat. And I did make sure to chew it really well. I just had too much.

Thankfully my weight didn't get effected too much for the day. '

I have noticed the last couple of days I have been having a bit of a struggle logging every single thing. It's because of the bad choices of foods more than likely. Which has made me realize I need to stay smart and make some better snacks for me to enjoy. 

Atkins Soup Diet

 So this past Friday I started to try the Atkins Soup Diet, to help keep my weight at at particular point during the holidays. You have eggs for breakfast, soup for lunch and soup for dinner. I was able to make the soup on Thursday and get it prepped for the following 5 days of meals. You also can have either a chicken or egg salad for a snack - IN CASE YOU NEED IT. Holy hells, I was so damn hungry this whole weekend. AND I CHEATED ON THE STUPID DIET. 

(Just a note, there is no cheese, nuts or anything else allowed for 5 days while doing this diet)

From Friday to Saturday, lost .6 lbs. cheated with popcorn, diet dr. pepper/zero Gatorade and some cheese

From Saturday to Sunday, lost 2.6 lbs. cheated with the same, but add in a bite of chocolate chip cookie dough and zero Gatorade. Oh, I ate some almonds too.

From Sunday to Monday, no loss/no gain. Gave up and ate cereal (Special K with berries), had Cherry Chipotle wings at BJ's, popcorn AND a standard glass of red table wine.

I have done Egg Fasts, with great and lasting success. And wasn't constantly hungry like I was this weekend.

So.

I think, for me personally, I need to modify this Soup Diet into something that would sustain the weight loss AND not be hungry. The soup itself is really good. I just can't function constantly thinking of food. Other side effects are livable, but seeing anything related to food and being like, why yes I would LOVE TO EAT ALL OF THAT RIGHT NOW, is just not going to work in a practical life.

More than likely I am going to add in egg snacks and modify the dinner to soup and some form of eggs. Like e the egg fettuccini alfredo since that dish is particularly amazing. Egg salad or a simple egg omelet.

Deviled eggs for the snacks or even a hard boiled egg would be good.

Today, today I am having soup and salad for lunch since I was not able to prep for anything else. However, for dinner I am going to give the eggs a side order with my soup and see if that helps keep me from fantasying about food and causing me to inhale anything I can find.

What a week!

This week, wow, has been so incredibly busy and crazy and with so much going on with everyone I care about.

But seriously, I am not sure if it was the new moon this week or what, but whatever was going on affected everyone. Thankfully things are starting to even out and there are more positive outcomes happening, so that's good. Stay focused on the good, on the positive and keep moving forward.

For more good news, I did an egg fast and stuck to it and lost 12 lbs. Holy Fuck. Yes, it's a lot of water weight, but it's also a great way to jump start back into a healthy life style and keep on losing weight and figuring out healthy options. I love that more places offer Keto friendly options, both at places to eat like Chipotle and at grocery stores. It really does make it a lot easier to plan and enjoy what you're eating.

Oh and I finally got my period. After literally 73 days. Yesterday the cramps reminded me of high school where I was nauseous and puke-y and the pain was insane. Whereas today, it's been a non-stop flo. Literally since 3 am, and every 3 hours until 10pm tonight, where it's finally starting to slow down a bit. Now, I use one of those menstrual cups, which holds 32ml or 1.08 oz, so far since 3 am it's basically 208 ml or 7 oz - literally today alone. Now, according to google:

"Most women will lose less than 16 teaspoons of blood (80ml) during their period, with the average being around 6 to 8 teaspoons. Heavy menstrual bleeding is defined as losing 80ml or more in each period, having periods that last longer than 7 days, or both. But it's not usually necessary to measure blood loss."

Thankfully my period lasts about 3 full days, but damn, this is one heavy mf right now. Well, at least today's day is heavy.

I am so exhausted, not just from my period, but also from the politics of the day, Covid-19, and people that just can't help but be stupid. I know with the fast this week, sleep has been difficult. It's also been no alcohol, which has been mostly successful. I had 1 sip (SIP) of whiskey, due to my period pain yesterday. But, I need a vacation. Like a nice, week long vacation with nothing good food, drinks, maybe a pool or something. Maybe 2 weeks. My vacation time is mounting, so hopefully sometime soon I can at least a few days in a row. Without having to clean the house or do laundry, or anything else that is a chore.

In other news, I am working on a new tattoo design that will cover up my partially removed moon. I am pretty excited about it. It's nice to have a symbolic and meaningful artful idea for a piece. I've been using my bf's ipad to use the images and add/remove/combine things to it. The next step is find a good (maybe local, maybe not) artist that can do the cover up.

I think it's time to relax, watch some Netflix and think about the dishes that need to be done tomorrow.