I have crossed into my 8th month on Atkins and I continue to feel terrific every day about the way I eat, what I eat, and my progress going forward. It was a weird week for weight loss. I basically sat still for the whole week until this morning, then stepped on the scale and I'd lost 3 pounds. That seems to be how it goes for me. My weight comes off in whooshes. I've documented the whoosh effect in other posts. You can also google it. I tried a new strategy this week in food preparation. I made a large batch of two of my favorite meals, one was lasagna with zucchini instead of noodles, the other Italian chicken over shredded zucchini. I then portioned it out and froze them for later use. I now have about 20 meals in my freezer for those days when I just don't feel like cooking.
I continue to find wonderful substitutes for my favorite meals and this week was no different. I did a yummy meat loaf with crushed pork rinds as the bread substitute and low carb ketchup. I wasn't as pleased with it hot out of the oven, but when I let it sit a day in the fridge, then cut a slice and crisped it up on my griddle, it was really good. In fact, that's what I'm having for lunch today and I can't wait. I haven't been taking my measurements of late but I will on next week's weigh in. I'm excited to see what my progress is. I have to believe my numbers have improved, considering the weight I've lost.
Weight - 313 lbs, started 367lbs
Chest - 51 Inches, started 60 inches
Stomach - 54.0 inches, started 64 inches
Waist - 48 inches, started 54 inches
Mid Thigh - 24 inches, started 25 inches
Total pounds lost - 54 lbs, Total inches lost - 26 inches
Goal weight - 195, Pounds to go 118 pounds
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