Sybil’s Menu

I’ve made the decision to stop posting my menu’s – at least for now. I’ve posted my menus consistently now for about 2 months and I feel the exercise has been successful but I don’t see the benefit to continuing it. My food intake doesn’t change that much and I truly am not convinced that it is pertinent to others. At this point, it seems more like a time-wasting task to be completed.

I must say it has been interesting watching/reviewing the other 10-15 people who have willingly posted their food intake over the last couple months. Some people have struggled to find a way of eating that works for them. Others have ignored what they know works for them in lieu of their cravings. Still others have followed the straight and narrow path and a few have branched out into more obscure methods of controlling their weight – searching for something/anything that works.

I have found it educational (and sometimes very frustrating) to ‘experience’ through the eyes of another the search for freedom from fat and food obsession. My heart is with each of them, as I’ve been there and I AM there, and I hope each of them finds what works for them.

Although I won’t be updating this particular blog, I will continue to post to my main blog of www.sybilizedliving.wordpress.com and welcome you there!

On a totally unrelated note, I am pursuing a home-based business of proof editing and copy editing. If you have any information about doing this type of work, I would love to hear from you. One of the specific areas I’m working on during the month of February is to gain experience. So, if you have an e-book, web site copy or document that you are working on and would like to have 10-15 pages of it reviewed with a critical eye (for f.r.e.e.), please shoot me off an email at sybilizedliving at gmail dot com and we can chat about it. All I ask in return is to list you on my resume.

Cheers to all!

5:30AM: baybell mini-cheese round
6:30AM: mocha
8:30AM: protein shake (1 scoop PP, 2 1/2 oz coconut milk, 2 Splenda, coconut essence, water & ice)
11AM: cappo
1PM: 4 oz chicken, tea w/ 2 splenda drops
4:30PM: 3 oz tuna
7:30PM: roast pumpkin & lamb chops

Average for January:
1450 calories per day, 16 Net carbs

Feel free to check out my January update on my regular blog site of www.sybilizedliving.wordpress.com

It was a lovely day yesterday. Swim at the beach was gorgeous until the wind came up and we got sandblasted.

Had a long sleep last night – 7 hours. Nirvana for me! Today will be spent regrouping and planning for February.

Juice was good, Harry! It’s my every two month ’splurge’ when I get my hair done…..LOVE that juice bar but carbs are too high for regular consumption. Usually I get one with beetroot, carrot and apple but decided to mix it up a bit and really think this new one is lower in carbs.

5:30AM: coconut bark, tea
7:30AM: chicken (approx 3 oz) w/ 1/2 T mayo, cappo
12PM: Salad plate at local restaurant, cappo
3PM: coconut bark
5PM: raw red capsicum
7:30PM: grilled steak (approx 6 oz), iceberg lettuce w/ blue cheese, bacon & tomato

7:30AM: Protein Shake (1 scoop powder, water & Ice, 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa, 2 Splenda, 1 capful coconut flavoring)
8:30AM: cappo
11AM: 2 fried eggs, peppermint tea
1PM: Chicken breast
5PM: 2 oz cream cheese w/ unsweetened cocoa & 1 Splenda
7:30PM: 2 pork sasusages, salad

Calories: 1600
Carbs: Net 16

7AM: 2 oz chicken, 1 Tbsp mayo
10AM: coconut bark
11AM: fresh celery, ginger & beetroot juice
2PM: 3 oz chicken, baybell cheese
5:30PM: chili tuna (instant heartburn…..I think I’ve found my source of heartburn, Harry & Erika!)
7:30PM: steak, salad of lettuce, tomato, basil, dressing

Calories: 1400
Carbs: 21 Net

7:30AM; protein Shake
8:30AM: cappo, 2 oz chicken, 1 Tbsp mayo
11:30AM: lemon tea, coconut bark
1PM: large salad w/ olive oil & vinegar, 3 oz pork
3:30PM: coconut bark
7:30PM: 3 small lamb chops, roasted pumpkin

Calories: 1400
Carbs: 16 Net

Had a Pepsi Max this afternoon and I am so surprised at how foul it tastes. Having been off sweets, except for a Splenda drop in my tea a couple times a day has changed my taste buds considerably. How strange is that? Mr. W will be finishing off this bottle and I won’t be buying it again for myself. This from a gal that 5 years or more ago was drinking Diet Coke in massive quantities daily. My how times change.

It has been a beautiful and cool day today. Spent time reading and doing a meditation. I love my life. I am grateful.

5:00AM: coconut bark
7:30AM: 2 oz pork, cappo
11AM: Protein Shake (1 scoop protein powder, 1 T cocoa, 2 Splenda, water & ice – wish I had some coconut milk or cream to add into this!) Very hungry post Slow Burn workout.
1PM: 3 oz chicken, 1/2 T mayo, rocket & spinach
3PM: coconut bark
7:30PM: grilled steak (6 oz), salad w/ lettuce, tomato & dressing, 1 glass white wine

Calories: 1500
Carbs: 16 Net

Last nights dinner turned out well. I had 1/2 glass of champagne pre-dinner and then switched to water for the evening, using the designated driver card. Ordered a salad as my starter (which turned out to have a sweet fig dressing on it that was WAY too sweet for my tastebuds) and grilled snapper with fennel salad as my main (the potatoes were left on the plate). The group decided to forgo desserts and had cheese plates brought to the table so after a couple bites of gorgeous cheese, a fairly low carb meal was done and dusted! It was a late night though – we didn’t arrive home until midnight (oh my!).

6AM: Protein Shake (2.5 oz coconut milk, 1 scoop protein powder, 1 T cocoa, 2 Splenda, water & ice)
8AM: 5 oz chicken, 1/2 T mayo, 1 celery stalk
9AM: green tea w/ 2 splenda
12PM: coconut bark
1:30PM: Pork sausage (3 oz) & 1 raw red capsicum
4:30PM coconut bark

Dinner tonight is at a local restaurant and probably not until 8pm or later. I have no clue what will be served so will just make the best of the situation. Depending upon what time we leave, I may have 2-3 oz of chicken before we leave or another coconut bark drop just so that I’m not starving by the time the food is served. Today will be an UP day as far as calories are concerned but I’m planning to keep my carbs below 20-25 ECC.

We have several people missing in action on this menu challenge…….I miss you guys! If you’re lurking, come on back into the fray, would you?

Seems like a lot of people are experiencing the doldrums of winter in the Northern Hemisphere lately. Even though I’m not dealing with the cold of winter, I feel a bit off the last couple days. Just having a hard time finding my smile I think. I let worry get the best of me and that isn’t a good place to be. My worry is always the same….my health. And it always rears it’s ugly head after I’ve had a doctors appointment. It’s tempting to stop going to the doctor. He’s a bit of a pessimist.

It seems I have been working so hard toward becoming fit and healthy, finally, but it just doesn’t seem to be happening as fast as I think it should or at least I don’t believe truly and deeply that I am healthier (but I’m SURE I am even if I’m still struggling with HBP issues). Wish I could just let go and trust. Some days I can and those are the best days. I don’t want to be a worrier. I want to just live each moment and be grateful and not worry about what might happen tomorrow or in the future. We only have THIS very moment. Why do I waste time in the ‘what-if’ zone? Or, even a better question, how do I STOP wasting time in the ‘what-if’ zone and just keep my feet firmly planted in this moment? Any advice?

Dr. Eades of Protein Power has a great blog post today if you haven’t seen it yet… http://www.proteinpower.com
Two quotes that resonated with me:

“I have 100 percent control of what goes in my mouth.”

“Start worrying less over those things you can’t control and accept that you have no control over them. And take back control of the things you can. If you do so, you will be a much happier person. And a much thinner person.”

6:30AM: protein shake (1 scoop protein powder, 1/4 C coconut milk, 2 Splenda, coconut extract, ice, water). I like this much better than the chocolate ones I’ve been making!
8:30AM: cappo
10:30AM: 2 oz chicken, 1 Tbsp mayo
2PM: 2 oz chicken, 1/2 Tbsp mayo, 1 small cuke (feeling very shaky and weak so although not hungry, felt it important to eat something)
4PM: 1/2 serving cottage cheese
8PM: grilled steak (approx 6 oz), sauted mushrooms, fresh strawberries & blueberries, 1 1/2 glasses white wine

calories: 1400
Carbs: ECC 27 (a little higher than I’d like but the strawberries/blueberries were worth the extra 5 carbs!)

My favorite pants need to be retired after I wash them…..they are falling off of me. Whoo hoo! Sweet!

Remains hot and humid. My sister offered to send me a snowball as she spent the evening shoveling snow in the Midwest. I don’t want snow – but this heat really zaps my strength and energy.

Tomorrow I paint. And I write. And I spend time in quiet reflection. And I get back to EFT. Tomorrow is a day of solitude as Mr. W will be gone from early morning until late afternoon. Solo days – although I enjoy them – can be difficult for me food-wise. I’m not sure why….perhaps loneliness? Then again, it reminds me of times when I was a child and was left home alone….and could raid the cupboards without notice. I used to do that when babysitting for others also….raid their cupboards. I don’t need to raid my own cupboards tomorrow. I don’t need to sneak eat anymore. I wonder why I needed to in the past? What drove me to eat – especially when no one was watching?

I always find it interesting where my mind goes when I give it free rein…..

6AM: Protein Shake
8AM: cappo
10AM: 3 oz chicken, lemon tea w/1Splenda
11:30AM: coconut oil bark
1?30PM: 3 oz chicken, 1 Tbsp mayo, 1 raw red capsicum
4PM: small can tuna
7:30PM: 4 oz pork chop, lettuce & tomato salad, strawberries & blueberries

Calories: 1400
Carbs: ECC 27

It’s a hot, humid, miserable day today. Can’t hardly move without being exhausted. I don’t feel like doing anything and I haven’t done much. Oh, except watch TV and the inauguration. What a great day for America!