Highs:

The Starch Solution is working! Overall, I felt amazing this week. Most days I struggle with back pain from a broken tailbone during my college days. (What happened in college stays there.) This week I experienced no back pain. I’m curious if this will last. I’ll keep you posted.

Mentally, I’m beginning to find my rhythm. This week I set a goal to focus on mastering my breakfast menu. I believe if I can identify a few “go-to” meals, then I will have mastered a huge part of the plan.

The first meal of the morning tends to be my favorite, and I needed to figure out what breakfast would look like on this plan.

Breakfast

I started the week eating oatmeal for the first two days. Then I had a reckoning. I HATE oatmeal. Yep! As blasphemous as that sounds, I truly hate oatmeal. I know hate is a strong word and rest assured I’ve given this statement careful consideration. I absolutely detest this much-acclaimed breakfast food. I dislike its slimy palette feel, and wet, soggy texture. And before you counsel me on how to bring the water to boiling, before adding the oats, just know that I have tried a multitude of tricks and techniques for cooking the perfect bowl of oats. I still hate them. I made a promise to myself to stop gagging my through breakfast and find healthy Starch Solution alternatives.

1.  Buckwheat pancakes with blueberry compote are my jam. I eat this almost every day. It’s my #1 go-to.
2. Leftovers are my friend. I make enough veggies for 2-days and eat those with an approved starch.
3. Steamed potatoes are a miracle food. I steamed half of a 5lb bag and used them in multiple ways. For breakfast, I turned them into oven-baked hash browns, fries, or potato cakes. All of which I prefer over the dish that shall not be named!
4. Sweet potatoes are my current love. I bake them slowly until they release their sugars, then mash them with my favorite fall spices. I add vanilla, a small amount of almond milk, and Monk Fruit sugar and “Walaaa!” A most delicious breakfast bake. I personally love sliced banana on top but feel free to do you boo.

Lows:

Last week’s weight gain rattled me. Even though I started my public journey a week ago, my undocumented trial run resulted in a 1.6-pound weight gain. This threw my confidence into a tailspin. I did not want to come back here and report another weight gain.

This made me nervous all week. I felt stressed about eating normally. I had to fight the urge to restrict. I stayed true to the plan and ate until I was fully satisfied, but it wasn’t easy.

Since I committed to focusing on my breakfast “go to’s”, this left lunch and dinner up in the air most days. I mostly ate underwhelming rice or potatoes. I like good food and some days I settled for a bland dinner.  I often went to bed full, but disappointed.

Let’s see how this week fairs in the dinner department.  I’m up for the challenge.

Weigh-In Results 

November 1st, 2020

Current Weight: 164.8

Exercise: 3 two-mile walks and 1 thirty-minute cardio session

Last Weigh-In

Date: October 25th

Weight: 167

Exercise: 3, two-mile walks, and 1 lightweight upper body session (15 min.)