Established 2005

Weight Loss Diary 3

by David McCarthy

Today is Tuesday February 7 2006, the third day of my weight
loss program. Today I am nominating dairy products as the food
item that I will not touch. This means that I give up dairy
products for today only and will leave a space on my plate
where dairy products would go. You may recall that yesterday I
decided not to eat any bread.

Overnight the first problem was detected and it concerned my
arthritic left ankle becoming extremely painful. So painful
that even after taking a fairly strong pain killer I slept for
only two to three hours. While I lay awake my mind went over
the previous day and I think the problem was self-inflicted.
Because I have zero sideways movement on that ankle I have been
advised not to walk on uneven surfaces. Where I live, in the
Blue Mountains National Park west of Sydney, there are few
sidewalks and the ground is very uneven. I think I created the
problem by walking on uneven surfaces. But that is no reason to
give up, the exercise program requires amending to suit
conditions.

- Today started with a much slower walk to pick up my daily
paper. I added around and extra quarter mile by walking only
where there are sidewalks.

- Breakfast is a glass of orange juice, a toasted bacon
sandwich using whole grain bread. Yes, you read correctly, I
had a bacon sandwich followed by a banana and a cup of lemon
green tea. The great thing about this diet is that you only
give up the food that you love one day at a time.

- I didn't feel hungry during the morning and managed to get
through to lunch, at 1pm, without thought of food.

- For lunch I had a sandwich of chili chicken, fresh beet
(beetroot) and lettuce. Beside it I had about six cherry
tomatoes halved and sprinkled with olive oil and chopped basil.
A glass of water with a Tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
followed because I could feel indigestion starting.

- 3.30pm A cup of lemon green tea and a piece of cake.

- 5pm I started my amended exercise program as follows: First
check pulse rate before starting. 2 minutes of stretching
exercises until I can comfortably touch the floor with my
fingertips without straining hamstrings. 2 minutes of sit-ups.
20 push ups done in groups of five with stretching between.
Jogging on the spot on the flat surface of my patio until my
pulse increased by 50% from normal.

- 6pm. Dinner is pasta (Penne) in a tomato and vegetable sauce
with chunky cut bell peppers (capsicum), zucchini (courgettes),
mushrooms and broccoli, with a glass of red wine and a glass of
water. Followed by grapes and peach (fresh) for dessert.

- 7pm. About 4 ounces (110 grams) of peanuts because I'm
greedy.

- 8.30pm another walk. It has cooled down now and I take a
steady ten-minute walk.

Today has been a very easy day, but for those that are doing
this with me be aware of serving sizes. Serving too much is the
biggest enemy of any weight loss or control program.

This article is copyright © David McCarthy 2006.


About The Author: David McCarthy presents the third day of his
weight loss diary and invites any interested persons to join
with him in this proven, easy to follow program that has worked
for him for many years. You can find all of his blogs at
http://www.recipesmania.com a site dedicated to freely sharing
knowledge of all things food.

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