Too Much, Too Little, Not Enough

This is the way I am feeling today.  I have already deleted a written post.  My bathroom scale finally posted a weight loss.  For the "entire" time I have been dieting (this included the "sort of Atkins" I tried early on), I have managed to lose 10 pounds.  Today I had a 2 pound loss for the entire 10 days of Induction (6 pounds for the 14 days is "normal").  I have been reading the Atkins forum comments and I am quite normal here.  Either something is different in today's food or humans have changed molecularly, but Atkins no longer works as it had in the 70's and 80's. I think it's the added vegetables or my age.  I'm no scientist.  I'm staying on it because for the FIRST time in my life, I am not hungry.  I eat.  It's good.  But I don't want more.  No cravings.

I just polished off a protein shake made with unsweetened, unflavored soy milk.  I can have soy products because they are NOT dairy and have few carbs.  It was very good.  With four (forbidden) frozen strawberries it came to 12 net carbs.  I have 6 carbs left for the remainder of the day.  I, obviously, have not been eating enough carbs.  

The picture at the top is the in progress 12 by 12 Chartreuse piece where I missed the deadline.  My concept is the mixture of yellow and black that produces chartreuse.  This is what I came up with in the 15 minutes I had before having to go do something else.  These ideas of mine would be easier to do if I painted them, on paper, but I am intrigued by this piece.  There is good stuff here.

The weather outside is: sunny, cloudy, warm and cold.  Riley & I walked the full 3 miles today. Now that I have the time away from work--I will get back to walking the dog. Riley asked for only 3 treats along the walk (in comparison to 20 before).  G & I think Riley's new holistic/natural food is doing a better job of making him feel "full".  Like me.  Riley is even skipping his lunch because he just isn't hungry.  I don't skip lunch.  I have skipped dinner, though.

I bought marigolds to plant between my tomato plants (but it's too chilly to plant tomatoes) and a new blueberry bush (Elliott) a late season producer which may even self pollinate.  And the compost piles need to be rotated (with the grass clippings and straw added).   I guess I could go get that done.  Riley is chewing on the new marrow bone I gave him after his walk.  I should give him a bowl of water.