I Gained Weight

Yep, I gained about a pound since my last weigh in at Dr. Lehman's.   And I am delighted!  It wasn't due to more fat, but - gasp! - muscle!  All that walking is paying  off. 

But I have a long way to go, beginning with sticking to the original game plan.  Eating a primarily vegan diet (I refuse, at least for the moment, to get twisted about eating foods with eggs in it) is a start.  No butter, precious little margarine, no cheese.  Pretty simple to know if I am staying on track - if it crosses my lips, I'm not.

And no alcohol or carbonated beverages.  Figure out how to sautee foods without using any oils.  No fried foods, including tortilla chips.  No purchased salads - almost keeled over reading the ingredients label on deli potato salad from GIANT.  Make social spreads using Tofutti cream cheese.  

Don't do any of these things from a gotta mentality, but because they are the right things to do.  Look for more builds!!

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

It's easy to think to myself that it really doesn't matter if I have just a teensy bit of cheese on a vegetarian pizza or butter on grits.  Seriously, such a tiny amount?  Yeah, it does.

It's easy to think to myself that it really doesn't matter if I have a couple beers during the week or a Manhattan or my beloved mango juice with club soda.  I'm just keeping Anne company when she has a cocktail, it's lovely to have a refreshing glass of fizzy juice.  Seriously, just a little alcohol & carbonated drinks won't matter.  Yeah, it does.

It's easy to think that doing three sets of three breathing exercises every day just isn't worth thinking about.  Seriously, it's not worth the bother of being aware enough, care enough to make the time, take the energy.  Yeah, it is.

Yeah - Yeah - Yeah....