Well.. in the case of alcoholics and dieters- no new is bad news.
I did not gorge by any means but there were 3 or 4 days where things were a bit out of control. My weight is all over the place. It is up and down from 284-289 day to day almost. I may actually find myself in a spot where I am same weight when I got for monthly visit to Canadian Bariatric clinic next week.
I have come to dread the scale. I really thought I would be at 275 by New Years and I have barely budged in the last month. I am going to have to add more exercise to my routine.
I really want to see a 2-7 number of some kind!! This will mar my lowest weight in 7 years. If I can get below 268 will be a 10 year low for me. I was at 273 for almost 5 years so that will be a milestone. Will not change my ticker or take new photos until I hit consistently below 285. I cannot believe i was at 284 for a day almost 2 months ago… then stuck at 289 for weeks. ARGH.

I have been doing very well with eating last few days- realy making an effort to get in water, protein and avoid sugar. Should pay off by end of week. I am predicting I will be at or below 285 by Sunday.

I had an awful sore throat the past week. I was DESPERATE and found some relief with some Riccola brand cough drops. It said no sugar added so felt okay having them. I didn’t care so much about calories as my teeth- I can;t stand eating hard candy and the way it makes my teeth feel and the though of all that sugar water sitting there.. yuk. I am a bit OCD about my teeth… Anyway!

I was sucking on these throat lozenges throughout the day and then picked up a bag of no sugar added Werther’s candy for a change of pace. They were pretty good. I must have has about 10 lozenges/candies over the day. My throat was killing me. Later in the day my stomach was cramping and gurgling, etc. it was really weird. I suddenly had memory of when I hate the Russell Stover sugar free caramel chocolate things once- and I went and checked label of the cough drops. YIKES!!! They contained Isomalt ( a sugar substitute) which ” can have a laxative effect” . They are right. More than that was awful cramping.

This was a really bad experience. I will never eat again. Beware! I am not sure if it was the quantity or if I am just sensitive. Heed these warnings however.