— A PERSONAL JOURNAL · KATHLEEN ALFORD · SINCE 2004
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 […]
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 #3 of the “Diet Within a Diet” – Goal: To lose 5 pounds in 21 days! I weighed in at 115.0 today! I had plenty of water yesterday, so now I can be sure that it’s an authentic weight loss. It’s time to celebrate! Two pounds down; three to go… Here’s what I ate […]
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 […]
Well, folks, I tipped the scale Sunday at 117.2 pounds. That may not seem like a lot, but it represents a five-pound gain since the beginning of last summer. My jeans, which fit nicely when I weighed 112, are getting tight. It’s time to go on a diet within the OsteoDiet. Where to begin? With […]
Day #1 of the “Diet Within a Diet” – Goal: To lose 5 pounds in 21 days! Here’s what I ate today: Breakfast: Fruity Protein Shake, blueberry tea with Beyond C powder, supplements Morning snack: Apple slices Lunch: 2 cups of celery and carrots chunks with 2 tbsp. of almond butter, 2 cups water Afternoon […]