Diet Update: 10/19/13 The Comeback Monster Bounce

Well, I edited my last (mid-week) post after the unprecedented 5-plus pound gap down to note that I didn't continue to extend the big whoosh with an additional pound or two as I had hoped, but experienced a hard bounce. To be fair, using my financial analyst analogy, I did predict a bounce to fill the gap.

I didn't realize just how true that was. After my gap down, on each of the next 4 days I went up roughly a pound a day. Then over the next 4-5 days I seemed to oscillate within a pound range up to 5 pounds on the bounce yesterday (a couple of minor zig-zags during that period); it looks as if I've finally broken through the bounce plateau overnight,with a 2-pound drop. Hopefully this is a sustainable drop over the weekend, and I won't go through a series of stair bounces. But my hope of dropping another 4-5 pounds this month is questionable at this point with less than 2 weeks to go.  I should know by mid-week. For that loss to be achievable, my whoosh needs to take out the resistance point of the gap down. But it has been demoralizing seeing week-over-week gains over the last few days.

Nothing much different on the dietary front. I did buy a big jar of dill pickles at Sam's Club; one of my pet peeves is how they constantly shift merchandise around. I hadn't found their fresh broccoli bags my last couple of trips; they normally stocked the bags in an open display case, but I discovered them in a closed display case next to salads. I also bought a big carton of plain Greek yogurt. My doctor won't be happy, because yogurt has carbs--but in this case only 9 carb grams a serving (and I'll probably consume it in half-servings). I guess Greek yogurt has become a fad, but I like the texture and flavor. Another interesting newer fad I'm just noticing: coconut milk. On my last trip to Safeway, I bought a couple of cartons of almond/coconut milk. Only 45 calories a serving, 1 net carb, plus MCFA's; back in my earlier low-carb days, I used to purchase virgin coconut oil. I often put almond milk in my coffee.