186

Ah, avoid solid carbs at night and the weight comes right off

BREAKFAST
egg and cheese on english muffin
tea
grapefruit juice

LUNCH
brie
bread
minuscule amount of fruit
glass of wine

189 - Weigh-in Day

Okay, 187 by next week even if I have to stop eating all together

BREAKFAST
scrambled egg
veggie bacon (2 slices)
dry toast
tea

LUNCH
I have no willpower
Cafeteria mac and cheese, broccoli, green beans, a cup of homemade soup
water

DINNER
beer
3-4oz tuna
breaded Quorn (it was a protein extravaganza tonight)
rum and Coke

189

The back is slowly recovering. I make a point of getting up periodically throughout the day so I'm not stuck in the same position in my chair.

BREAKFAST
shirred egg with spinach
dry toast
tea

LUNCH
cafeteria salad bar: lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion, roasted veggies, broccoli, potato salad (not much), sesame dressing
water
tea

DINNER
When Spouse went off to UDS he said I'd be having lots of girls nights out while he was gone. Well, no such luck (do I *ever* go out when it's not a show someone I know is playing?), so tonight I had a Girl's Night Out instead and went to Franklin Southie for a cocktail and decided to have dinner there as well since the special sounded good.
Salmon
lentils
carrots
beet relish
Daiquiri thingie made with vodka but somehow didn't suck

Came home to roast the squash for the soup I'd originally planed for tonight. Soup part only takes 20 minutes so I should be able to make it to take to work.

189.5

Yesterday was 189. I'm creeping back up, which is not good. I wish I was able to exercise but my back is still in bad shape.

BREAKFAST
onion soup with less than 1oz cheese
tea with soy milk

LUNCH
salad bar: lettuce, cucumber, roasted veggies, hard boiled eggs, sesame dressing
water

DINNER
Onion soup with cheese and bread
wine
dried apricots

188

Yeah, that was a lot of food last night.

TODAY
tea
mushrooms and spinach in cream on bread
beer
highball
tuna with spinach and a splash of cream, seasoned with garlic and shallots

186.5

No real breakfast to speak of as I didn't get out of bed until after noon. Had lots of orange juice though.

LUNCH
veggie bacon, peas and ricotta on spaghetti

DINNER
We went to Marlaive for in impromptu date night. I started with Lake's Edge cheese, then on to trout (without the shrimp) then finished with tapioca, which was huge and Spouse had to eat half. Also had almost tow Jennie Churchill cocktails (far too full to finish the second one.)

188

See, I knew it was too much pasta and cider!

BREAKFAST
fresh mozzarella
tea

LUNCH
salad with veg, egg, pasta
water

DINNER
cocktails
veggie calzone

185.5 - Weigh-in Day

I'm up far too early this morning in order to get to work by 7:30. It wouldn't be so bad had I been able to get to sleep before midnight instead of tossing and turning. But hey, it's official weigh-in day and I'm down!

BREAKFAST
orange juice
tea
"bacon" sandwich with thinly spread ricotta

LUNCH
Korean barbeque tofu
quinoa
broccoli
water
and just a soupçon of stress

DINNER
too much pasta and cider

187.5

Slow and steady

BREAKFAST
tea
bread with ricotta

LUNCH
Leftover stirfry and wheat berries
water tea

DINNER
"chicken" parmesan
linguine
tomato sauce wih mushroom and zucchini
bread with butter

188.5

BREAKFAST
"bacon" sandwich
tea

LUNCH
went to the farmers' market



Lunch in the raw



Lunch prepared

DINNER
salad
wine
stir-fried veggies and "chicken" on wheat berries (out of brown rice)

188.5

Didn't diet over the weekend. Back on track today.

BREAKFAST
tea
creamy potato leek soup

LUNCH
more soup
water

DINNER
cider
"chicken" sandwich
water

187.5

Up, down, up, down

BREAKFAST
grapefruit half
veggie bacon sandwich on whole wheat toast
tea

LUNCH
"ham" cheese and pickle sandwich
tea

189.5 - Weigh-in Day

Well, that went up fast.

BREAKFAST
tea with milk
scrambled egg with spinach
veggie bacon

LUNCH
"ham" and low fat cheese on whole wheat

DINNER
Quorn naked cutlet
mushroom and brown rice pilaf
asparagus
far too much wine

185

I had gin and tonics for dinner, which apparently are conducive to weight loss.
And I met Neil Gaiman!!!!!!!!!!!

BREAKFAST
egg and cheese on croissant
(2) 12oz Coke with real sugar

LUNCH
Salad with fatty things

DINNER
"meat" loaf
roasted potato and golden beets
salad
gravy

189

The long weekend was spent nursing my bad back, hosting an out of town guest and running off to attend a wedding. I ate and drank lots and didn't weigh myself until this morning. Not bad, considering.

BREAKFAST
tea
egg and cheese on croissant

LUNCH
cheese and pickle on whole wheat
an under-ripe pear
lots more tea

189

Sheesh! Can I just blame the weight gain on my period?

188.5 - Weigh-in Day

No change.

BREAKFAST
shirred egg with mushrooms and veggie bacon
tea with skim milk
water

LUNCH
cheese (reduced fat Irish cheddar) and pickle sandwich with cucumber on whole wheat
water

DINNER
My back had a freakoutt. It took me 30 minutes to walk from the office to the T. When I got home I lay down on the floor and directed Spouse on the making of a Manhattan. Food was leftovers from the night before.

188.5

Need to get back on track.

BREAKFAST
scrambled egg
veggie bacon
toast with butter
water
tea with skim milk

SNACK
orange
tea with soy milk

LUNCH
frozen curry meal
water

DINNER
linguine with mushrooms and leeks
salad
water
wine

187.5

Clearly the whole box of Annie's had an effect.

BREAKFAST
Nyquil
tea with skim milk
hot granola with skim milk

SNACK
brie-wrapped dates

DINNER
packaged foods
Real salad

187

This Lump On The Couch Over A Vaporizer Diet is working wonders!

BREAKFAST
tea with skim milk
orange juice
water
egg and cheese croissant
grapefruit juice

LUNCH
Nyquil
Orange mango juice smoothie

DINNER
Annie's alfredo shells with added peas and garlic
water
Nyquil
lemon fro-yo

Weekend Sickies

I came home early on Friday with a cough. Spouse made tea and went out and got us a veggie calzone to split, which probably bumped my caloric intake up quite a bit.

Saturday - 190.5 - I stayed on the couch drinking tea and orange juice and eating whatever (Quorn nuggets and fig bars). Spouse made black bean soup, which was very yummy.

Sunday - 188 - Who knew lying on the couch with a book and a vaporizer could be so slimming? Food plans for today include ice cream and soup.

190.5

I new the 180s were too good to last.

BREAKFAST
scrambled egg with kale
three veggie bacon slices
water
tea with skim milk