Play My Cards Right

600mg calcium tablet (1)
1000mg vitamin c tablet (1)
Red Juice Plus Pills (2)
Green Juice Plus Pills
Shot of Orange/Tangerine Juice (1)
Cup of Coffee (no cream, no sugar) (3)
Glass of Water (8)
1/4 Apple Cranberry Gorgonzola Salad
1/4 Chicken Cannelloni
Fried Chicken Breast (1/2)
Baby Carrots (8)
Birthday Cake (1/2)

For better or worse, I have rejoined the Blood Team. Once I get my spreadsheet set up I’ll be chronicling my eating habits there, rather than annoying everyone on my blog.

600mg calcium tablet (1)
1000mg vitamin c tablet (1)
Red Juice Plus Pills (2)
Green Juice Plus Pills (2)
Shot of Orange/Tangerine Juice (1)
Cup of Coffee (no cream, no sugar) (4)
Glass of Water (8)
3/8 Apple Cranberry Gorgonzola Salad
1/8 Garlic Bread
1/4 Chicken Cannelloni
Glass of Unsweetened Iced Tea (2)
Piece of Hershey’s Chocolate
Birthday cake (1/4)

Bowl of Frosted Wheats with 1 cup milk
Red Juice Plus Pills (2)
600mg calcium tablet (1)
1000mg vitamin c tablet (1)
Shot of Orange/Tangerine Juice (1)
Glass water (8)
Cup of Coffee (unsweetend, no sugar) (4)
Piece of Hoagie Roll
Lunch Meats from said hoagie roll
1/4 piece fried chicken breast
Birthday Cake (1.5) <- too much
Pizza Slice (2) <– too much
Bread stick (1) <– too much
Salad
Too much Saturday, but I’ve lost 19lbs. This is day 16.

600mg calcium tablet (1)
1000mg vitamin c tablet (1)
Red Juice Plus Pills (2)
Green Juice Plus Pills (2)
Shot of Orange/Tangerine Juice (1)
Cup of Coffee (no cream, no sugar) (3)
Glass of Water (8)
Salad w/ tomatoes, carrots, cucumber
1 slice each cheddar, provolone and deli turkey
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie (1)
Boca de Beppo:

• 1/4 Apple Cranberry Gorgonzola Salad
• 1/4 Garlic Bread
• 1/4 Chicken Cannelloni

Starbucks White Mocha (with whip, whole milk- I asked for non-fat, no-whip and they fucked it up as usual, so I cut my portion to 1/2)

600mg calcium tablet (1)
1000mg vitamin c tablet (1)
Red Juice Plus Pills (2)
Green Juice Plus Pills (2)
Shot of Orange/Tangerine Juice (1)
Cup of Coffee (no cream, no sugar) (3)
Glass of Water (6)
Apple/Pear Green Tea (1)
Caesar salad w/ croutons & parmesan cheese (no dressing)
Chicken Tenders (2.5)
Unsweetened Iced Tea (2)
Carrot Muffin (1/2)
1pc Hershey’s Chocolate

Clothes that I haven’t worn in years are now loose fitting.

600mg calcium tablet (1)
1000mg vitamin c tablet (1)
Red Juice Plus Pills (2)
Green Juice Plus Pills (2)
Shot of Orange/Tangerine Juice (1)
Cup of Coffee (no cream, no sugar) (5)
Glass of Water Plate of Golden Showers Chinese Buffet Deliciousness
Caesar salad w/ croutons & parmesan cheese (no dressing)
Unsweetened Iced Tea (2)
Carrot Muffin (1/2)
1pc Hershey’s Chocolate
Extra .5 hr at the gym

600mg calcium tablet (1)
1000mg vitamin c tablet (1)
Red Juice Plus Pills (2)
Green Juice Plus Pills (2)
Shot of Orange/Tangerine Juice (1)
Cup of Coffee (no cream, no sugar) (3)
Baby Carrots (8)
Glass of Water (5)
Chipotle Chicken Burrito with Cheese, Sour Cream, Salsa & Black Beans (1/3)
Pear (1)
Enchilada (1)
Serving Refried beans (1)
Serving Rice (1)
Killian’s Red (1 bottle)

FALLING OFF THE WAGON TONIGHT!
Four pieces of Hershey’s chocolate.
Home-made carrot muffin.
Bowl of Frosted Shredded Wheat.
Stomach pain.

Like any addiction, you gotta take it one day at a time.

600mg calcium tablet (1)
1000mg vitamin c tablet (1)
Red Juice Plus Pills (2)
Green Juice Plus Pills (2)
Shot of Orange/Tangerine Juice (1)
Trader Joe’s Cinnamon Apple Slice (1)
Trader Joe’s Peanut Butter Pretzel Bite (1)
Chipotle Carnitas Burrito with Cheese, Sour Cream, Salsa & Black Beans (1/3)
Salsa-dipped tortilla chip (7)
Cup of Coffee (no cream, no sugar) (3)
Baby Carrots (8)
Glass of Water (5)
Chipotle Chicken Burrito with Cheese, Sour Cream, Salsa & Black Beans (1/3)
Salsa-dipped tortilla chip (7)
Green Peas (1)
Vanilla Mocha Drinking Chocolate (1 cup)

Overdid it a bit today but I’ve been doing pretty well so I don’t mind too much. One of the big problems of this is that sometimes I can not stop thinking about eating. I think it might have been a craving set on by the extra carbs from the Mocha I drank but all night long I was starving and couldn’t stop thinking about diving into the fridge and scarfing down the last bit of burrito and whatever else might be waiting for me. The long dark night of the diet.

This is day 11.

600mg calcium tablet (1)
1000mg vitamin c tablet (1)
Red Juice Plus Pills (2)
Green Juice Plus Pills (2)
Shot Orange/Tangerine Juice
Cup of Coffee (no cream, no sugar) (3)
Chocolate Covered Espresso Bean (1)
Water (8)
Chipotle Carnitas Burrito with Cheese, Sour Cream, Salsa & Black Beans (1/3)
Salsa-dipped tortilla chip (7)
Uhrin Household Mexican Dinner:

600mg calcium tablet (1)
1000mg vitamin c tablet (1)
Red Juice Plus Pills (2)
Green Juice Plus Pills (2)
Shot Orange/Tangerine Juice
Cup of Coffee (no cream, no sugar) (3)
Bite Size Frosted Shredded Wheat (1 serving = 24 biscuits)
3/4 cup Milk
3 “Taiwanese Giant Shrimp”
Serving Broccoli
2pcs General Tso’s Chicken
Unsweetened Iced Tea (3)
Chocolate Covered Espresso Bean (2)
Water (5)
Trader Joe’s Pound Plus Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds (1 cube)
Chipotle Carnitas Burrito with Cheese, Sour Cream, Salsa & Black Beans (1/3)
Salsa-dipped tortilla chip (7)

600mg calcium tablet (1)
1000mg vitamin c tablet (1)
Red Juice Plus Pills (2)
Green Juice Plus Pills (2)
Shot of Orange/Tangerine Juice (1)
Cup of Coffee (no cream, no sugar) (3)
Turkey & Swiss Sandwich (1 slice bread, 1/2 slice swiss)
Water (8)
Twining’s Pear & Apple Green Tea (1)
Baby Carrots (8)
Dole Fruit Cup (Pear, Juice Removed) (1)
Pacific Ring:

• 2.5 “Taiwanese Giant Shrimp”
• Serving Broccoli
• 2pcs General Tso’s Chicken
• 2 Crab Rangoon
• Mint Tea (2)

Trader Joe’s Pound Plus Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds (1 cube)

This is day 8. I’ve lost 12 pounds since december. 2.5 this week.

600mg calcium tablet (1)
1000mg vitamin c tablet (1)
Red Juice Plus Pills (2)
Green Juice Plus Pills (2)
Shot of Orange/Tangerine Juice (1)
1tsp Metamucil (yeah, my body is reacting to this change)
Cup of Coffee (no cream, no sugar) (3)
Baby Carrots (8)
Home-made Pizza Slice (1)
Glass of Water (5)
Unsweetened Iced Tea (2)
Gnocchi (3/4 cup)
Trader Joe’s Meatball (1)
Marinara sauce
Peas (1 cup)
Green Tea (no cream, no sugar) (1)
Trader Joe’s Peanut Butter Filled Pretzel Bite (3)
Trader Joe’s Cinnamon Apple Slice (1)
Tazo “Calm” Tea (1)

600mg calcium tablet (1)
1000mg vitamin c tablet (1)
Red Juice Plus Pills (2)
Shot of Orange/Tangerine Juice (1)
Carrot Cake Cliff Bar (1)
Cup of Coffee (no cream, no sugar) (3)
Baby Carrots (8)
Home-made Pizza Slice (1)
Glass of Water (4)
Green Tea (no cream, no sugar) (1)
Gnocchi (3/4 cup)
Trader Joe’s Meatball (1)
Marinara sauce
Peas (1 cup)
Unsweetened Iced Tea (3)
Trader Joe’s Pound Plus Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds (1 cube)

600mg calcium tablet (1)
1000mg vitamin c tablet (1)
Green Juice Plus Pills (2)
Red Juice Plus Pills (2)
Shot of Orange/Tangerine Juice (1)
Cup of Coffee (no cream, no sugar) (3)
Dole Fruit Cup (Pear, Juice Removed) (1)
Baby Carrots (8)
Home-made Pizza Slice (2)
Glass of Water (3)
Green Tea (no cream, no sugar) (1)
Spinach
Trader Joe’s Pound Plus Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds (1 cube)
Iced Tea (unsweetened) (1)

600mg calcium tablet (1)
1000mg vitamin c tablet (1)
Green Juice Plus Pills (2)
Red Juice Plus Pills (2)
Shot of Root Beer (1)
Cup of Coffee (no cream, no sugar) (3)
Turkey & Swiss sandwich- 1 slice of bread, half slice of cheese.
Cup of English Breakfast Tea
Dole Fruit Cup (Pear, Juice Removed) (1)
Baby Carrots (8)
Home-made Pizza Slice (1)
Cup of Iced Tea (unsweetened) (2)
Trader Joe’s Pound Plus Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds (1 cube)
Glass of Water (3)
Cup of Tazo “Calm” Tea

This is day 4.

Updated: I forgot to add the serving of spinach I had with dinner. Damn fine spinach.

600mg calcium tablet (1)
1000mg vitamin c tablet (1)
Green Juice Plus Pills (2)
Red Juice Plus Pills (2)
Shot of Root Beer (2)
Shot of Orange/Tangerine Juice (1)
Cup of Coffee (no cream, no sugar) (3)
Chocolate covered espresso bean (2)
Glass of Water (7)
1/4 Max & Erma’s Reuben Sandwich
Trader Joe’s Pound Plus Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds (1 cube)
Trader Joe’s Peanut Butter-filled pretzel bite (1)
Trader Joe’s Cinnamon Sliced Apples (3 slices)
Whole Apple (1)
1/4 Panera Turkey Mozzarella Caprese Sandwich
1/2 Pita
Cup of Te Cafe Mango White Tea (no cream, no sugar) (1.5)

That honestly looks like quite a bit, but it’s significantly less than what i usually eat- missing are a bowl of cereal, whole portions and probably a hell of a lot more of those pretzels and the Pound Plus

I’ve decided to try to change my eating habits. Nothing big, just a real emphasis on portion control. Serving size or less of the food I like, 1/4 to 1/2 portion of food when I go out to eat, ask for a to-go container when I get my dinner and put the part I’m not eating away.
Now here’s the big thing:
I inhale food. Everyone in my family eats as quickly as possible. I don’t know if this is learned or if it grew out of our urge to get away from the dinner table as soon as we were finished, but we eat really really fast. And we also clear our plates. And then we clear the plates of whoever hasn’t cleared theirs. It’s disgusting.
So from now on, no more gulping full glasses of liquid refresh, and no more big bites. I’m sipping, taking small bites, and most importantly taking my time. Even if I have to think about nothing but eating slowly while I’m eating, that is what I’m going to try to do. We ate at Panera yesterday and instead of eating my whole sandwich in five minutes I ate half of it and alternated my bites with sips of water. I was completely full for the afternoon and had no urge to snack.
This is day three.