No Changes So Far

Yesterday, I met my boss for some side by side computer time.  Since the building is still being redone, we meet in any room with outside light that isn't covered in dust or so distracting due to noise.  This room will ultimately be my assistant's office so in a month or two the dry wall should be painted, carpet on the floor and window dressings will improve this.  He/she will also have a real desk and chair.  The progress is nice to see each week and soon I will be back in a people filled environment.  But for now...

Dinner last night was as I mentioned.  Leftover chicken with celery, mushrooms, spinach, some sour cream with the chicken.  Actually pretty tasty.  My DH thought it was better than the night of original chicken.  I just wish I liked chicken and thought it was satisfying.  I eat because it's lower fat and so many people love it and serve it.  I prefer red meat.

This morning I made myself a green smoothie but didn't do it quite right and so basically drank thick ground spinach.  I actually didn't mind it but would have preferred what I have made in past.  I just seem to forget how I did things so will need to write them down.  For lunch I had 4 sections of akMak crackers for 1 carb, with cheese, and two bites of left over hamburger.  The akMak was the only wheat carbs I've had for a couple of days.    I also had seen a recipe for grain free cereal at satisfyingeats.blogspot.com.  I doubled the recipe and so have alot of it.  I should have used more sweetener and it was a little bland so would add salt next time but it is full of nuts and seeds and crunchy.  I hope to have it for dinner tonight with a little more stevia and unsweetened almond milk.

I am not losing any weight, in fact went up .5 lb today.  I know several months ago when I was really good, I never really lost more than 5 lbs in several months.  I think my age effects it and I am not being very careful with portion control. I want very much to lose weight.  As you may have noticed, I am not posting my weight because if I can't get it to drop, I don't want that number out there.

I am trying to look for and make new menu items rather than just eat the basics.  All of you other bloggers invent recipes.  That is so impressive.  I tend to be a throw together type and am very poor at following recipes.  I always tweak something which usually works out well, but recently not so much.  I'm hoping that by trying new recipes, it shakes my metabolism up a bit.  I'm also pushing veggies which is hard for me.  Maybe mentally I need to reset for success.  And remind myself it's a lifestyle AGAIN, not a diet.