Empyrean Engine

I made the pizza casserole finally! It was very delicious. The holdup was in getting the gumption to mix up the Italian sausage. I made Italian sausage using ground beef and Italian seasonings, then I had to let it sit in the fridge for at least 24 hours to allow all the flavors to blend. It was worth it. This pizza casserole, and it's hard to imagine that it helps you lose weight and is healthy, consists of a bottom layer of ground sausage, then a layer of sauteed mushrooms (I used baby bellos), and then a low-carb sauce on top of that. Then you spread some grated mozzarella over the top and place pepperonis on it.  Wow! That was yum! The pan was four servings in total. I had one. My husband ate two. They were huge servings. I put this in a 13 x 9 pan, and that means a serving was 1/4 of the pan! I put that on top of a bowl full of greens, and I topped it with some sour cream and nutritional yeast. That was my one meal, and it was totally worth the effort. I need to make that ...

Woo! I met with the porcelain fairy today, and we had a nice conversation. I also feel thinner today, in general. That's a nice feeling. I like "skinny days." I lost some weight, which is awesome, but also I think I look amazing in my outfit. The waist I began developing is more pronounced in this outfit. I feel -- dare-I-say -- sexy! My husband is happy with how happy I am, too. He is excited for my progress, too, but he loves me no matter what. I am not in the 366-lb range, but I'm heading that way again. I'm at 367 lbs today. I know I shouldn't trust the scale, and that I should pay attention also to the inches I'm losing as the scale can be a lying liar who lies. I ordered a 120-inch seamstress's measuring tape, and that should get here in a few days. Then I can take measurements and see if I'm losing in size what I'm not losing on the scale. Starting weight:  401 lbs Current weight:  367  lbs   ⇩ Long-term Goal:  145 lbs Short-term ...

I am down a tiny bit today, but I'm not going to do my happy dance just yet. I think I may be at the plateau that can last weeks following the initial loss of water weight. I hope not. I don't want to have to wait for my weight loss! LOL. I want it now! I have to learn to be patient; don't I? Ugh! I don't want to. I really sounds like a spoiled child. It doesn't matter how long it takes, I will not give up on this. I have seen fat too many success stories. I want to be one of them. I will  be one of them! Starting weight:  401 lbs Current weight:  368.2  lbs   ⇩ Long-term Goal:  145 lbs Short-term Goal:  359 lbs For our anniversary, I had my husband buy me a food processor by logging into his Amazon account, finding the one I wanted, and clicking on "Buy." LOL. That's a way to get what I want; right? I want to try making my own mayonnaise at home because everything in the store seems to have the worst kinds of oils in them. I couldn't fi...

My weight is up a pound today from yesterday. I am not sure what my body is doing, but I'm just going to keep pluggin' along and let it do what it's going to do. I don't feel as bloated today as I have felt for the past couple of days. I did manage a couple of visits to the porcelain fairy, but I honesty feel like most of the food I've been consuming lately has simply been getting used by my body. I think that's the reason why I do not frequently visit the fairy anymore. I makes sense. My body is using the protein to repair and build my muscles. It is burning the exogenous fats first, and the burning my bodies own fat stores for fuel later on. What little is left takes a while to make its way out. I think it makes all the sense in the world! Starting weight:  415 lbs Current weight:  368.4  lbs  ⇧   Long-term Goal:  145 lbs Short-term Goal:  359 lb I seem to have hit the first plateau following the initial water-weight loss. I wish it was at 366...

Yay! The climb up has stopped, and I'm coming back down the mountain. I am loathe to breathe easy and let myself think it will continue downward because I don't want to jinx it. I'm at 367.4 lbs today. I'm looking to be back at 366 lbs at some point soon, and then I can start to breathe easier. I was very worried for a good minute, but the worry has given way to hope. I am hopeful that I will see 366 lbs again soon. Starting weight:  401 lbs Current weight:  367.4  lbs   ⇩ Long-term Goal:  145 lbs Short-term Goal:  359 lbs Today I was really very tired, so I didn't make another casserole. This is partly because I was tired, but also partly because I have only one 13 x 9 pan, and I had used it to make the Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole the other day. So I served up two portions for the hubs, and one portion for me, then I put the rest into zippies for the freezer. I may eat that next week and forego shopping. We are getting overrun with leftovers becaus...

And here it is! The bounce-back I knew was coming. I weigh 369 lbs today. That's at least a two-pound up-blip from yesterday. I'm sure this is only temporary. There are two issues: first, I haven't visited the porcelain fairy in a few days, and second, it's shark week  for me. Also, I have a fairly good inkling that that the extra greens I've been consuming lately have had something to do with this. We shall see. I'll just continue to diligently track my weight every day, and hopefully this up-blip will turn downward. Starting weight:  415 lbs Current weight:  367  lbs  ⇧   Long-term Goal:  145 lbs Short-term Goal:  359 lb I also decided to try on my wedding dress. I have no idea how much I weighed when I got married. I wasn't trying to lose weight at that time, but my grandmother did mention that it looked like i had lost some, so maybe I was below 400 lbs then, too. I don't know. What I do know is that the dress was just as tight on me...

May the 4th be with you! Today was a bit of a scramble for me to find something I could eat at meal time. I failed. I'm out of salad, and I had planned on eating a giant salad with a can of chicken and some of my avocado and feta dressing. That was a no-go. Friday is typically shopping day, so Eric and I had to go shopping. He really didn't feel up to it, but I had no options. The scale didn't move much. I'm still the same weight, but it also seems to be what the Facebook group members can "shark week." This is "that time of the month" for the women of the group. I haven't had one of these in a while. I'm wondering what this will do to my weight. Some reported gaining, like, 10 lbs! Ack! it's only temporary, though. Will I have cravings? Will I be extra hungry? These are my concerns. So far, I am the same weight as I was yesterday. Starting weight:  401 lbs Current weight:  366.8  lbs   Long-term Goal:  145 lbs Short-term Goal:...