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Well, after almost three years of dodging the bullet of Covid, my husband and I both tested positive this morning! Here is what that has to do with food: whenever I was sick as a kid, my Mom would always go out and buy me an Almond Joy, a pouch of sunflower seeds and a bag of crispy Cheetos. I associate illness with "treat foods." and that makes me want to jump into that Pecan Pie on the counter (you know - the one I swore off yesterday and said I'm not going to have any more of). So far today (11:25am), I haven't eaten anything I'm "not supposed to" eat.
My husband is pretty sick (headache, sinus problems, coughing, sneezing, and feels drained). I wouldn't have even tested myself if it had not been that he tested positive. All I had this morning was a bit of burning at the back of my nose/throat. Since I was feeling ok, I rushed around and did all the dishes, cooked a roast, sautéed onions and mushrooms to go with it, and cooked a pot of butter beans. Then I did all the cooking dishes. I'm starting to get a bit of a headache, and my throat is hurting worse, and I've been coughing a little. Thankfully, it's not a LOT of coughing, as my weak bladder doesn't do well with coughing at all!
After gaining a pound in this morning's weigh-in, and setting an unwanted record of my highest ever Average Daily Calories of 1,999, I've decided that this week has to be a very strict one. My goal is to stay below 1,400 calories a day, which will set a new LOW record. I'm praying that having Covid won't weaken my resolve to stay on target, even though it gives me a "good excuse" not to. God was good to give me the resolve to put five pieces of 622-calorie Lasagna into the freezer yesterday, instead of eating them this week.
Lunches today through Wednesday will be 5 oz. of Pot Roast (including gravy), 1/3 cup of Mashed Potatoes, 1/4 cup sautéed onions, 1/4 cup sautéed mushrooms, and 50g of fresh-cooked green beans (total 364 calories). From Thursday through Sunday, it will be Chinese Casserole, which is a complete meal in itself (356 calories). Breakfasts are Dave's Killer Good Seed bread with 23g Butter (284 calories). Dinners are 225g of Butter Beans (310 calories). Snacks/Desserts are fresh fruit (cherries, pineapple & cantaloupe this week) and a couple "breaks" of KitKat bar (52 calories each) - trying to limit it to 1/2 of a bar a day. If I stick closely to that plan, I will have less than 1,300 calories a day and will easily make my goal (and probably lose a couple of pounds).
I'm venturing into uncharted territory here! Wish me luck (or prayers)!
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95.4 kg
Lost so far: 22.0 kg.
Still to go: 27.4 kg.
Diet followed: Reasonably Well.
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View Diet Calendar, 13 February 2023:
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1232 kcal
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Fat: 51.08g | Prot: 50.58g | Carbs: 155.10g.
Breakfast: Dave's Killer Bread Good Seed Bread, Land O'Lakes Salted Butter. Lunch: Cooked Green String Beans (from Fresh, Fat Added in Cooking), Cooked Mature Onions (Fat Not Added in Cooking), Cooked Mushrooms (Fat Added in Cooking), Bob Evans Original Mashed Potatoes, Tyson Foods Beef Pot Roast in Gravy. Dinner: Cooked Immature Lima Beans (from Fresh, Fat Added in Cooking). Snacks/Other: Sweet Cherries (Queen Anne, Bing), Hershey's Kit Kat, European Type Grapes. more...
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Gaining 0.6 kg a Week
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