Joh: So I cheated a bit. I'm down to 208.8, though, which is 4.8 lbs down, and 2.4 lbs this week. I drank a lot, especially Christmas where I stuck to vodka and club soda with a splash of lime. Sadly, since I am far more of a lightweight, the evening ended with me laying on the floor of a dirty, dirty bar playing with a friendly bull mastiff and waking up with bruises on my chin, hands and legs. It really sounded like a good idea at the time. I ate cookies. I had creamy potato, macaroni, cheese stuff made with real sour cream and lots of other bad DC's. I think my savior was that I only did those things one day, at a party. Every other day I stuck to the plan. I can't wait until New Year's day when the parties end and I can crawl into the hole of my apartment where nothing unhealthy enters and control myself. On a side note, Rebekah's plan had to be reworked last week because she felt like she was denying herself things like avocado and nuts. They are good fats, and she should be able to eat them, so we made a deal that if she sticks to low-fat/no-fat dairy for the day (as opposed to cheese), than she could incorporate in a fat. We also combined all of her protein and grains, to make protein-grains, since she eats a lot of beans and rice, quinoa, and such. That is how she gets most of her protein anyway, so it makes the cooking easier.
Rebekah: I'd like to yell at Joh for cheating, but it would be a pot-kettle-black situation. I started off well enough, eating tons of veggies, pounding water like a thirsty camel, laying off the cheese, but as the holidays approached, delicious started popping up everywhere. For example, someone brought a bag of candy bar miniatures into work. I dove in face first. Someone else brought in doughnut holes. I ate enough to make a doughnut. I don't even like doughnuts. But I ate them. Like a doughnut hole eating champ. Nonetheless, I'm learning from Joh's meal plan. I'm learning that I didn't eat as well as I thought I did. I was trying to rely on cheese as my protein (since I don't eat meat), but now I rely on healthier sources. I'm working in healthier grains, and, although I ate a good deal of vegetables before, I'm eating far more now. I feel better. My body is working differently, and it feels good. I'm also learning that this dietary change is making me a lightweight. I could once drink a stout sailor under the table. Now, give me two glasses of wine, and I'm done. So another thing I'm learning is how to moderate my beverages so that I don't wake up to text messages from my friends that say, "What in the hell were you doing last night?!?!" or "How do you get a goat on the roof?!" I'm at 136.6, so I'm down 3.2 lbs overall. Not too, shabby, Joh. And we'll beat these holidays yet.
Rebekah: I'd like to yell at Joh for cheating, but it would be a pot-kettle-black situation. I started off well enough, eating tons of veggies, pounding water like a thirsty camel, laying off the cheese, but as the holidays approached, delicious started popping up everywhere. For example, someone brought a bag of candy bar miniatures into work. I dove in face first. Someone else brought in doughnut holes. I ate enough to make a doughnut. I don't even like doughnuts. But I ate them. Like a doughnut hole eating champ. Nonetheless, I'm learning from Joh's meal plan. I'm learning that I didn't eat as well as I thought I did. I was trying to rely on cheese as my protein (since I don't eat meat), but now I rely on healthier sources. I'm working in healthier grains, and, although I ate a good deal of vegetables before, I'm eating far more now. I feel better. My body is working differently, and it feels good. I'm also learning that this dietary change is making me a lightweight. I could once drink a stout sailor under the table. Now, give me two glasses of wine, and I'm done. So another thing I'm learning is how to moderate my beverages so that I don't wake up to text messages from my friends that say, "What in the hell were you doing last night?!?!" or "How do you get a goat on the roof?!" I'm at 136.6, so I'm down 3.2 lbs overall. Not too, shabby, Joh. And we'll beat these holidays yet.
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