Well...it's Friday!

No sewing again yesterday. Well that is not entirely true. I patched my little boy's jeans. Any quilt making is on a hiatus. We are working on the house getting ready for a small reception for after the wedding.

This protocol is getting easier. The cravings have almost disappeared and I really feel like I have some self control. I didn't even have any coconut M&Ms. It is going to be quite some time before I can have the ice cream that only I will eat. I guess I should use the "suck and seal" (Food Saver) and protect it from freezer burn.

Maybe I should mention the supplements I am taking along with the food. In the morning I take 200 mg of Alpha Lipoic Acid and 500 mg L-Carnitine. Then in the afternoon I take GTF Chromium (I need to get more). The evening time is when I take my vitamins. I take a good quality multi-vitamin. Then I take additional 500 mg of vitamin C, B-50 Hi-Energy Complex (contains all the various B vitamins), 600 mg of Calcium, and 400 I.U. of vitamin E.

I was extremely good yesterday. It was easy cuz the cravings weren't there. Now let's talk about some of the other things you can have. We will start with the protein, make it lean. White meat skinless chicken or turkey. We are looking for the leaner types of beef. Flank steak, sirloin, Porterhouse steak (make sure you trim it), Filet Mignon, Round steak, London broil, 85-93% ground beef, tenderloin, Rib roast, Rump roast, Chuck roast. Seafood (yum, yum!) is a wonderful choice. Cod, tuna (fresh or packed in water), trout, snapper, flounder, herring 9not creamed), tilapia, whiting, haddock, sardines sea bass, pollock, halibut, swordfish, mahimahi, clams, crab, oysters (yuck >p!), lobster, shrimp, scallops, and surimi (imitation shellfish). Then there is pork, the other white meat. Pork tenderloin, Canadian bacon, canned ham, trimmed pork chops, fresh ham, deli ham, center-cut pork chops. All of these meats you need to have lean cuts, avoid regular bacon and sausage because of the added fat (you want your body to burn your fat, not the fat you eat. Trim excess fat, no breading, coating, or sauces that contain more than 5 grams of carbs.

Yesterday was spent on cleaning off horizontal surfaces. I have noticed through the years, that we have a problem keeping elevated horizontal surfaces clear of "stuff". We really need to get into the habit of putting stuff away instead of setting it down. I like a living room, or front room, or parlor that is separate from the rest of the house. I can usually keep that one room clean for unexpected, heck, even expected company. So slowly, but surely, we are getting the house clean. We have until Saturday. I want to be done by Saturday the 13th. Here's hoping!