— A PERSONAL JOURNAL · KATHLEEN ALFORD · SINCE 2004
We’re going to have to put our 21-day “Diet Within a Diet” on hold for a few days. My grandson, John Daniel, has been born! My daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Neil, invited me to be in the delivery room with them for the miracle of John’s birth, and what a joyous miracle it was! […]
Day #12 of the “Diet Within a Diet” – Goal: To lose 5 pounds in 21 days while continuing to build bone! I weighed in at 114.8, down almost a pound from yesterday even though I enjoyed a healthy dessert last night! Here’s what I ate today: Breakfast: Scrambled egg, slice of bacon, tomato, 2 […]
Day #11 of the “Diet Within a Diet” – Goal: To lose 5 pounds in 21 days while continuing to build bone! This morning I weighed in at 115.6, same as yesterday. Here’s what I ate today: Breakfast: Bowl of Organic Kamut Flakes (Arrowhead Mills) with almonds, sliced bananas, and almond milk (unsweetened vanilla), supplements, […]
Day #10 of the “Diet Within a Diet” – Goal: To lose 5 pounds in 21 days while continuing to build bone! This morning I weighed in at 115.6, slightly up from yesterday. Here’s what I ate today: Breakfast: Water, Fruity Protein Shake, raspberry tea with Beyond C powder, supplements Morning Snack: Greens+ Energy bar, […]
Day #9 of the “Diet Within a Diet” – Goal: To lose 5 pounds in 21 days while continuing to build bone! This morning I weighed in at 115.0, so we’re getting somewhere. Here’s what I ate today: Breakfast: Water, Fruity Protein Shake, raspberry tea with Beyond C powder, supplements Morning Snack: Greens+ Energy bar, […]
Day #8 of the “Diet Within a Diet” – Goal: To lose 5 pounds in 21 days while continuing to build bone! This I weighed in at 116.0, slightly down from yesterday. Perhaps today will be the turning point in the tug-of-war between losing weight and building muscle and bone. For every pound of muscle […]
Day #7 of the “Diet Within a Diet” – Goal: To lose 5 pounds in 21 days while continuing to build bone! Today I weighed in at 116.2, down one pound from our starting point of 117.2, but up more than a pound from yesterday. Why? Such is the tug-of-war between losing weight -and- building […]
Day #6 of the “Diet Within a Diet” – Goal: To lose 5 pounds in 21 days while continuing to build bone! I weighed in at 114.6 today…another small gain of .2 pound. Here’s what I ate today: Breakfast: Glass of water, Fruity Protein Shake* Morning snack: Small Tossed Salad*, supplements Lunch: Banana, 2 tbsp. […]
Day #5 of the “Diet Within a Diet” – Goal: To lose 5 pounds in 21 days while continuing to build bone! I weighed in at 114.4 today…a small gain of .2 pound. Here’s what I ate today: Breakfast: Banana + 16 raw almonds Early Lunch: My aunt and I went out to China Buffet […]
Here are two interesting, informative articles from WebMD sent to me by my friend, Rose. The first article, written by Dr. Joseph Pizzorno, discusses the dangers of bisphosphonate drugs, which are commonly being prescribed by many doctors to fight osteoporosis. In the middle of his article, Dr. Pizzorno, states, “Not surprisingly, hundreds of lawsuits have […]
Day #4 of the “Diet Within a Diet” – Goal: To lose 5 pounds in 21 days! I weighed in at 114.2 today! Three pounds down, a little more than two to go… Here’s what I ate today: Upon rising: 8 oz. water Breakfast: Fruity Protein Shake, blueberry tea with Beyond C powder, supplements Morning […]
Day #2 of the “Diet Within a Diet” – Goal: To lose 5 pounds in 21 days! I weighed in at 115.6, which sounds like a big loss from 117.2, BUT the loss might be due to inadequate hydration yesterday. We’ll see what the scale says tomorrow, after adequate hydration, before we celebrate the first […]