I’m a little over a week into this tracking of calories thing. I’m not eating any simple carbs or refined sugar. It is working well enough that I am doing it again this week.

Here is a typical breakfast. As a matter of fact I am eating it right now.

Coffee with full fat half and half and stevia
Dr. Praeger’s Tex Mex Patty
Avocado slices
Eggs with salsa

Pretty good right? I would have typically been having same coffee, eating sourdough toast with butter, and a Morning Star breakfast patty or the Tex Mex. So, this doesn’t feel like a huge change.

I am satisfied and I feel good. The food lasts a long time and I don’t crash. For someone with pretty severe anemia I have energy and I have been feeling like working out.

All good right?

Well the BEST part is that I’ve lost 5 lbs. Not so bad for 7 days? My original test was to find out if I could lose 20 lbs. in 30 days eating this way. There are several challenges and claims out there that say you can. So, I thought I’d try it. I’m not sure if I can lose the 20 lbs. If I continue to lose 5lbs. a week I could lose it. Sometimes the initial first week is a high weight loss and then it tapers off. We will see what happens with me.

I wasn’t sure if I could considering that my diet isn’t terrible. I have metabolism issues (yeah right that is everyone’s excuse isn’t it?). I pretty much eat low carb anyway. I was thinking - sure if you eat fast food everyday and drink 9 zillion sodas then you could lose 20 lbs. if you changed your diet.

I may have an unfair advantage as hysterectomy is next week. I may lose another 5lbs. of girl stuff. Or I may lose some weight from feeling low and not eating much.

We’ll see!

ps…I mentioned that I had the day off on Saturday and ate way too much. Note to self - do not eat donuts as your first meal after having a clean diet all week. Blech. I ate donuts, chips and salsa, tacos, pizza, chocolate and wine that day. I was ready to go back to lighter eating the next day.