Nearing a Year Post-Op
It’s only early June, so it is not quite 11 months since my gastric bypass. It’s been a hard year, but it has also been a good year. The hard part is the ongoing battle against deeply ingrained habits related to food. They’re much harder to change than I’d ever imagined. It’s a daily struggle…
The Highs and Lows of Losing Weight
I’ve had a lot of highs and lows in the past six months. I’ve lost a little over 57 pounds, which is incredible! With the weight loss, I’ve gone down several sizes in my clothes. I have gotten rid of most of my clothes and replaced them with smaller sizes. I wore a size 10…
Updated Reality
Here it is December 2022. So much has changed since I last posted in Living Real With Carol. First, in August 2021, my mother died as I held her hand. In August 2022, my sister Beth died. Both of them died as a result of strokes. My life has changed forever. Beth was my youngest…
Seven-Month Assessment
When I made a pledge last July that I was committed to doing this for the rest of my life, I think God decided to test my determination. Despite logging every bite and staying within my calories and points the majority of days, I have gone up and down the same 2-3 pounds for FOUR…
2020 Progress Report
2020 is at an end, and for me (physically speaking), it has been pretty good. I am actually looking forward to what 2021’s final graphic (like the one above) will be. Pluses for the year: weight loss, walking 2+ miles regularly, ups and downs for emotional health because of Covid, but overall, I’m in a…
Natural and Whole foods – Looking ahead to lifelong habits
One of my challenges in losing weight is battling my tendencies to get more food for each point in the Weight Watchers food plan. Those zero-point foods become more attractive, and that’s the way WW intended it to be. If we focus on lean proteins and fresh fruits and vegetables, we will become healthier and…
Weekly Weigh-In – November 20, 2020
And there you have it – a whopping 2/10 of a pound. LOL! At least it was minus and not plus.
Making Sophie’s Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sophie, my 17-year old granddaughter, came over last week and showed me how to make her Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies. Here’s our video about them. And it is truly NO exaggeration when I say that those cookies are AMAZING! Please “like” the video – and then subscribe to the Living Real With Carol YouTube channel.…
Weekly Weigh-In – 11/13/2020
It’s Friday which means it is weigh-in day. When I suddenly gained approximately 5 pounds a little under two weeks ago, I assumed (incorrectly) that it was just a temporary water gain. However, I still have another pound to lose to get to my low weight of exactly two weeks ago. However, I am committed…
Review: Lakanto Drinking Chocolate
I saw an ad online for Lakanto Drinking Chocolate. Since I like the Lakanto Monkfruit sweetener, I decided to give it a try. I found it on Amazon and ordered a package. It was delivered this morning. Instead of brewing a cup of herbal tea, I decided to try the drinking chocolate. I made it…
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