It occurred to me today that I'm basically doing a no-flour, no-sugar diet -- the one promoted by Dr. Gott of newspaper column fame. Veggies, fruit and a little protein. But no beans. Although I could. Because my approach is juice all day except for one ordinary, but healthy, meal. Preferable at mid-day.
I'm also surprised about not being hungry. Seriously. And I'm usually stuffing my face all day. And all evening. Which is the problem. Along with the flour and the sugar. I had a pretty big lunch today. A chunk of local fresh ling cod from Pier 46, and oven roasted red potatoes and carrots. A salad with the fish would have been better, but I wanted some real food. A couple oven-roasted potatoes and carrots only stretched the definition of vegetable a little bit. I hope. In addition to that, I've only had about 2/3rds of the mostly-fruit juice I made this morning. Now it's 9 p.m. and after a cup of my favorite tea, I'm stuffed.
And I'm peeing. Seriously peeing. I must have gotten up 5 times during last night. Well, it's part of the process.
Although I want to lose weight, that isn't my primary goal. I haven't started weighing or measuring myself yet. My goal is to get healthier and establish better eating habits. The proof will show up in my next periodic blood work. High blood pressure, barely controlled with medication, is my main problem. That and the resulting inflation in my circulatory system. I'm just not ready to kick the bucket yet -- too many things left on the list.
Otherwise, I'm still feeling yucky. I'll be very grateful when these antibiotics kick in and I get rid of this lousy cold or whatever it is. It's really dragging me down. But overall? Another successful day. At least diet-wise.
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