Not a bad weigh-in!
I was only on plan for 2 days and had been on vacation for a week but was only up 4 ounces from my last weigh-in before vacation.
It's my 30 year class reunion this weekend. Not that I'm going or anything! I will be getting together with the people I am still in touch with outside of the reunion, though, so will probably have a couple drinks.
I need anyone reading this to think positive thoughts for me-I had to have some tests done today and won't get the results for a week and want everything to be fine. It probably is anyway. But I do think the more people you have praying or thinking positively about a thing the better.
So, thanks!
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
back on Ideal Protein today!
Hey folks! I'm baaaaack!
Summer is over...vacation is over...eating and drinking too much is over!
Time to knuckle down and get back with the program.
I am hungry today! Sucks to start over but maybe I'll have that great first week weigh-in all over again!
Of course, I gained last week while we were on vacation so I might get down where I was the day I left which will be anti-climactic!
But you know what they-when you play, you gotta get your big ass back on ideal protein! What?-That isn't what they say?? really?!
We went down to Cocoa Beach, Florida for a week. We had fun, went swimming, went to a wild-life refuge,took a boat ride and saw manatees...bought a house! So exciting!
We are moving down there in two months and will start fixing up the house. It needs lots of paint, needs new windows, needs total landscaping overhaul, needs a pool but we can't afford one yet!
Once we get it all fixed up over the winter, we are moving to England and will rent it out for vacations to family and friends...and friends of friends...and acquaintances of friends....we want to have the house pay for itself.
We'll have a home base here in the states for when we visit and when we're old(ok,older) we can be in Florida for winters and England for summers.
So, I will keep you all posted about how I do on the diet. It's time to reach goal!
Especially with moving to Florida!People don't wear much down there so I want to be able to not wear much too!
Summer is over...vacation is over...eating and drinking too much is over!
Time to knuckle down and get back with the program.
I am hungry today! Sucks to start over but maybe I'll have that great first week weigh-in all over again!
Of course, I gained last week while we were on vacation so I might get down where I was the day I left which will be anti-climactic!
But you know what they-when you play, you gotta get your big ass back on ideal protein! What?-That isn't what they say?? really?!
We went down to Cocoa Beach, Florida for a week. We had fun, went swimming, went to a wild-life refuge,took a boat ride and saw manatees...bought a house! So exciting!
We are moving down there in two months and will start fixing up the house. It needs lots of paint, needs new windows, needs total landscaping overhaul, needs a pool but we can't afford one yet!
Once we get it all fixed up over the winter, we are moving to England and will rent it out for vacations to family and friends...and friends of friends...and acquaintances of friends....we want to have the house pay for itself.
We'll have a home base here in the states for when we visit and when we're old(ok,older) we can be in Florida for winters and England for summers.
So, I will keep you all posted about how I do on the diet. It's time to reach goal!
Especially with moving to Florida!People don't wear much down there so I want to be able to not wear much too!
Sunday, September 5, 2010
almost freaking fall
hey all!
I know, I know, I never call, I never write....
I am still 157-159ish back and forth, up and down.
Now that fall is arriving(dammit!) I will get going again and actually make goal and learn to maintain properly. I have been maintaining all summer thank God.
This week, I want to get back on track because we are going away next Sunday for a week and I don't want to have to worry all week that I should be dieting. I figure if I lose a little before, I won't worry about gaining a little during and will restart after.
We are heading down to Cocoa Beach, FL to look at buying a house that we can rent out as a vacation home. This way we'll have a home base here in the states for when we move to England. Hopefully it'll get rented enough to pay for itself.
We can spend time there when we come back to visit and it'll be in a place with things to do so friends and family may visit us there. We can also bring my in-laws there for visits which I know they'd enjoy. They had so much fun coming to the US for our wedding and would enjoy going to the beach and wildlife preserves near where we are house hunting.
Back on the subject I am supposed to be blogging about-One of the things that has been helping me to maintain my current weight, even though I am not sticking to the diet completely, I have been eating the Ideal protein breakfast cereal so one meal a day is low calorie. I also usually have the BBQ or Garlic & Onion Soy Nuts as a night-time snack.
I know, I know, I never call, I never write....
I am still 157-159ish back and forth, up and down.
Now that fall is arriving(dammit!) I will get going again and actually make goal and learn to maintain properly. I have been maintaining all summer thank God.
This week, I want to get back on track because we are going away next Sunday for a week and I don't want to have to worry all week that I should be dieting. I figure if I lose a little before, I won't worry about gaining a little during and will restart after.
We are heading down to Cocoa Beach, FL to look at buying a house that we can rent out as a vacation home. This way we'll have a home base here in the states for when we move to England. Hopefully it'll get rented enough to pay for itself.
We can spend time there when we come back to visit and it'll be in a place with things to do so friends and family may visit us there. We can also bring my in-laws there for visits which I know they'd enjoy. They had so much fun coming to the US for our wedding and would enjoy going to the beach and wildlife preserves near where we are house hunting.
Back on the subject I am supposed to be blogging about-One of the things that has been helping me to maintain my current weight, even though I am not sticking to the diet completely, I have been eating the Ideal protein breakfast cereal so one meal a day is low calorie. I also usually have the BBQ or Garlic & Onion Soy Nuts as a night-time snack.
Friday, August 13, 2010
yes, I'm still alive!
Contrary to popular belief I am still among the living and have not fallen off the face of the planet!
I have been on and off the diet and have been very busy -It's summer and I have stuff to do!
I am finding it impossible to be motivated to stick to the Ideal Protein diet plan! I am hovering at about 157-160 so still not at my goal of 150.
This seems to be how I do dieting: I start, I am excited, I do well, I lose weight, I don't get to goal, I start to get lazy, I put weight back on and the next thing I know I am fat again!
This is only the 2nd time I have lost 40 pounds but that's what I did the last time when I lost it via Weight Watchers and I worry I am heading in the same direction.
I have been enjoying beer, wine, summer fruit and even some cheese, bread and some pasta here and there. I think it's just too hard to be on a low carb diet at this time of year!
I will get back in the swing at some point soon(maybe Sept. or Oct.!)and I will get there.
Hey-if you are a follower and are still doing the diet, drop me a line to let me know how you are doing.
I am still a big believer in this plan, just not in the mood to be good right now!
I have been on and off the diet and have been very busy -It's summer and I have stuff to do!
I am finding it impossible to be motivated to stick to the Ideal Protein diet plan! I am hovering at about 157-160 so still not at my goal of 150.
This seems to be how I do dieting: I start, I am excited, I do well, I lose weight, I don't get to goal, I start to get lazy, I put weight back on and the next thing I know I am fat again!
This is only the 2nd time I have lost 40 pounds but that's what I did the last time when I lost it via Weight Watchers and I worry I am heading in the same direction.
I have been enjoying beer, wine, summer fruit and even some cheese, bread and some pasta here and there. I think it's just too hard to be on a low carb diet at this time of year!
I will get back in the swing at some point soon(maybe Sept. or Oct.!)and I will get there.
Hey-if you are a follower and are still doing the diet, drop me a line to let me know how you are doing.
I am still a big believer in this plan, just not in the mood to be good right now!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Weigh-In 7/21/10
I was down 3 pounds! yay!
I was on plan from Monday to Friday, went off a bit over the weekend and then back on Monday.
I was 157.5 on my scale this morning and was 160.4 on theirs at weigh-in. There is usually a 3 pound difference being I weigh in at home 1st thing in the morning and am either naked or in a nightgown and I weigh-in there dressed at 5 pm.
I am so close to goal now! I still feel(and look!)rather flabby. I am really bad about exercising. I'll go walking here and there but it's been in the 90s for weeks (except for when there has been torrential rain!)and I am just not into it as it is, let alone when it's a million degrees out!
I just went out and bought a pair of shorts and a pair of capris in a 10 and two tank tops in medium. That felt good!
The pants are actually tight but I am hoping they stretch out a bit with wear. Twelves are definitely too big and bag right out. Maybe I should be trying junior size 11? I am so big in the hips and butt that I hadn't thought to try that.
I hate trying to find shorts! They just do not flatter my shape at all! I own 3 pair and don't like how I look in any of them. I like this new pair but haven't worn them yet, so may hate them soon, as well!
Really, it's my big ass and thighs I hate, not the shorts....but I'll blame the damn shorts!
I will be off program on Saturday because some friends are having a barbecue and they are fantastic hosts and put out a big spread and it's hard not to try things.
Some old friends I don't see often and one I haven't seen in probably 10 years will be there so I am very much looking forward to it and so is my husband. He likes this couple a lot who are hosting. I'll bet some of the kids will want him to play/coach a bit of soccer with them as he did the last time. He has played since he's 4 and is a very high ranked coach so the kids can learn cool stuff from him. Plus he looks so damn cute playing I love it!
I was on plan from Monday to Friday, went off a bit over the weekend and then back on Monday.
I was 157.5 on my scale this morning and was 160.4 on theirs at weigh-in. There is usually a 3 pound difference being I weigh in at home 1st thing in the morning and am either naked or in a nightgown and I weigh-in there dressed at 5 pm.
I am so close to goal now! I still feel(and look!)rather flabby. I am really bad about exercising. I'll go walking here and there but it's been in the 90s for weeks (except for when there has been torrential rain!)and I am just not into it as it is, let alone when it's a million degrees out!
I just went out and bought a pair of shorts and a pair of capris in a 10 and two tank tops in medium. That felt good!
The pants are actually tight but I am hoping they stretch out a bit with wear. Twelves are definitely too big and bag right out. Maybe I should be trying junior size 11? I am so big in the hips and butt that I hadn't thought to try that.
I hate trying to find shorts! They just do not flatter my shape at all! I own 3 pair and don't like how I look in any of them. I like this new pair but haven't worn them yet, so may hate them soon, as well!
Really, it's my big ass and thighs I hate, not the shorts....but I'll blame the damn shorts!
I will be off program on Saturday because some friends are having a barbecue and they are fantastic hosts and put out a big spread and it's hard not to try things.
Some old friends I don't see often and one I haven't seen in probably 10 years will be there so I am very much looking forward to it and so is my husband. He likes this couple a lot who are hosting. I'll bet some of the kids will want him to play/coach a bit of soccer with them as he did the last time. He has played since he's 4 and is a very high ranked coach so the kids can learn cool stuff from him. Plus he looks so damn cute playing I love it!
Thursday, July 15, 2010
another weigh-in
Ok, so I'm sick of counting them!
I was finally down a little!I really just started back on the Ideal Protein plan on Monday so I wasn't expecting much! I was down a half pound.
I have to start somewhere!
I still have less than 10 pounds to lose so that is great.
The nurse practitioner did my measurements and I was down on my waist and arms and since last time so things are still going in the right direction anyway. I'd like to know when my bust will go down a bit more! I want to be back to a 36 B or so.I don't know why I am still a C cup and still stuck between a 36 and 38. At this weight,I was always a 36.
She also brought new pictures of her baby! So freaking cute! He had a big smile in a couple of the pics and I just want to squeeze those chubby little cheeks!
I went through more of my closet yesterday and have another big bag of clothes to get rid of, as well. I have way too many clothes! I used to like to shop! Thank God I am over it because it is too expensive and I had from 10s through 16s in there. Now it's just 10s and 12s because it depends on make, etc. as to which one fits me.
I still need to go through my jackets and blazers because it just got way too hot yesterday morning.
I should do it right away because it is supposed to be hotter today and even hotter tomorrow.
I need to see if I can get my sewing machine to work because I have a few things I'd love to alter. I am not much of a seamstress but think I could do some basic stuff.
Gotta get cracking so bye for now!
I was finally down a little!I really just started back on the Ideal Protein plan on Monday so I wasn't expecting much! I was down a half pound.
I have to start somewhere!
I still have less than 10 pounds to lose so that is great.
The nurse practitioner did my measurements and I was down on my waist and arms and since last time so things are still going in the right direction anyway. I'd like to know when my bust will go down a bit more! I want to be back to a 36 B or so.I don't know why I am still a C cup and still stuck between a 36 and 38. At this weight,I was always a 36.
She also brought new pictures of her baby! So freaking cute! He had a big smile in a couple of the pics and I just want to squeeze those chubby little cheeks!
I went through more of my closet yesterday and have another big bag of clothes to get rid of, as well. I have way too many clothes! I used to like to shop! Thank God I am over it because it is too expensive and I had from 10s through 16s in there. Now it's just 10s and 12s because it depends on make, etc. as to which one fits me.
I still need to go through my jackets and blazers because it just got way too hot yesterday morning.
I should do it right away because it is supposed to be hotter today and even hotter tomorrow.
I need to see if I can get my sewing machine to work because I have a few things I'd love to alter. I am not much of a seamstress but think I could do some basic stuff.
Gotta get cracking so bye for now!
Saturday, July 10, 2010
July 10th-my birthday
Hi all!
Today I am 49 years old! ack! How the hell did that happen!?! I swear I didn't pay attention for a minute and then I look back and I'm this old!
One nice thing today was receiving my first "to my wife" card from my husband! It made me all teary eyed!
For the last 2 weeks I have stayed the same because I am just not doing the diet anymore. I am just so tired of it!
Maybe after this birthday celebration weekend is over, I can get back to being good and get into ketosis mode again and lose that last nine pounds. I know if I do, it'll probably come off fast as it'll be like week one again, I imagine.
I feel I am being a bad influence on my followers who are working the diet properly and I'm sorry of I am. I really just had enough of it all.
At least I have been staying the same and not gaining, so I am not being a total idiot.
Although I have not weighed myself in 3 days so I may be up a couple.I do tend to fluctuate quite a bit from day to day so I really try not to worry.
I haven't posted in ages because I don't want to keep writing about not doing the diet.
Ok, so don't do what I am doing folks! Try and be good!
Today I am 49 years old! ack! How the hell did that happen!?! I swear I didn't pay attention for a minute and then I look back and I'm this old!
One nice thing today was receiving my first "to my wife" card from my husband! It made me all teary eyed!
For the last 2 weeks I have stayed the same because I am just not doing the diet anymore. I am just so tired of it!
Maybe after this birthday celebration weekend is over, I can get back to being good and get into ketosis mode again and lose that last nine pounds. I know if I do, it'll probably come off fast as it'll be like week one again, I imagine.
I feel I am being a bad influence on my followers who are working the diet properly and I'm sorry of I am. I really just had enough of it all.
At least I have been staying the same and not gaining, so I am not being a total idiot.
Although I have not weighed myself in 3 days so I may be up a couple.I do tend to fluctuate quite a bit from day to day so I really try not to worry.
I haven't posted in ages because I don't want to keep writing about not doing the diet.
Ok, so don't do what I am doing folks! Try and be good!
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Wednesday weigh-in
Sick of counting them because there have been too freaking many!
I should be at goal already weeks ago and am still about 10 pounds away!
I did not lose any weight this week but my body fat did go down and so did my metabolic age which is good.
I know I have not really been following the diet lately. I am just all out of willpower at this point.
Now there are holiday weekends and birthdays coming up and I will have to do my best all week b/c I know I will not stick to things w/ parties happening.
Of course this morning I weigh a pound less than I did yesterday morning...isn't that always the way?!?
I have been hovering between 159 and 161 for awhile.
The weather was so gorgeous yesterday and looks to be the same today. Sunny and low humidity. God, I love summer!
I should be at goal already weeks ago and am still about 10 pounds away!
I did not lose any weight this week but my body fat did go down and so did my metabolic age which is good.
I know I have not really been following the diet lately. I am just all out of willpower at this point.
Now there are holiday weekends and birthdays coming up and I will have to do my best all week b/c I know I will not stick to things w/ parties happening.
Of course this morning I weigh a pound less than I did yesterday morning...isn't that always the way?!?
I have been hovering between 159 and 161 for awhile.
The weather was so gorgeous yesterday and looks to be the same today. Sunny and low humidity. God, I love summer!
Friday, June 25, 2010
Ideal Protein Snacks!
I am loving the Barbecue Soy Nuts! They take time to eat so end up being quite satisfying! That is; they take time to eat if you eat one or two at a time, not if you toss a handful down your throat!
Salt & Vinegar Chips are okay, as well, but not as good as the soy nuts.
My husband is a huuuuge fan of regular salt & vinegar potato chips (or "crisps," as he so adorably calls them!)so I have snacked on many a brand and these do not hold a candle to real salt & vinegar chips.
Buuuut, hey, we are on a freaking diet so we really can't expect them to be like real potato chips! Eating too much crap like potato chips is what put us here in the first place!
As snacks for a diet go, these will certainly do! The chips get a little aftertaste-ish as you get through the bag but it isn't that bad.
I will definitely get more of the soy nuts next week...like maybe a whole box! Which means doing a "clean" lunch like one of the drinks. I could use a break from the vegetarian chili, even though I enjoy it.
So, we went to a bunch of estate sales this morning and got some way cool stuff to sell on eBay! Some groovy 1960s luggage, some 1950s Florida souvenir scarves, some vintage melmac and an adorable little metal kitchen shelf thingie for potatoes and onions and stuff. It's probably from the 1930s and has an original decorative decal on it and is about 24" high or so and maybe 14" wide. That one's for us and looks so fabulous in our vintage/retro red & white kitchen! I stuck our vitamins on the top shelf and potatoes and onions on the middle shelf and I haven't decided what will go on the bottom shelf yet, other than my cute antique red handled wooden rolling pin.
And by the way...you know how I had recommended using seltzer with some of the drinks for a change of pace? Be careful!!!! I was shaking a Cappuccino drink in the Ideal Protein Shaker and KABOOOOM!
I certainly do not recommend doing that in your living room standing near your vintage mid-century modern cream colored sofa(or your poor husband who may have been sitting on said sofa wearing his very favorite white Umbro training pants!)....nope...I do NOT recommend that at all!
I spent so much time with a toothbrush, Resolve, a cup of warm water and soaking paper towels than I want to even think about! It's still a little damp but I think it might turn out okay-Thank God! I still have to take down my 1960s psychedelic black & white draperies although I am not worried about those. I bought those from an estate where I swear the people must have been chain smokers and I managed to get them back to black & white(instead of the black & tar they had been!)
Now that it's "Bathing Costume" Season(another of my husband's phrases)- I was invited to a friend's condos pool last Sunday...you know the day it was sunny until we actually got to the pool and then all of a sudden rained torrentially until it was time to drive home? Yeah, that day! So, I was getting ready and I put on my bathing suit and looked in the mirror. I had decided I was not going to buy a new one until I reached goal. Well, that went right out the window because I looked like a little girl playing dress-up in mommy's suit!
I often wear a size up in a one-piece bathing suit or just get a size larger for the bottom if I wear a tankini. I have such a long torso and big butt, if I want to keep it all covered, which I do, I need to go a little bigger than my regular size. So there I was in a size 18... I probably could have fit 4 of my current size boobs in one cup and it was so long it was halfway down my thighs!
So I ran to Target and tried on about a hundred bathing suits...okay, I might be exaggerating, it may have only been 20. I found the cutest suit! It's sort of retro pin-up looking in black & white polka-dots with a v-neck, halter straps and it does the coolest thing! It has ruching at the sides and you can pull it all the way down and it's like a little dress or ruch it up wherever you want and make it shorter and make the ruching cover a not perfectly flat yet belly. Super cute and only $40.
Keep up the good work everyone and have a great weekend!
Salt & Vinegar Chips are okay, as well, but not as good as the soy nuts.
My husband is a huuuuge fan of regular salt & vinegar potato chips (or "crisps," as he so adorably calls them!)so I have snacked on many a brand and these do not hold a candle to real salt & vinegar chips.
Buuuut, hey, we are on a freaking diet so we really can't expect them to be like real potato chips! Eating too much crap like potato chips is what put us here in the first place!
As snacks for a diet go, these will certainly do! The chips get a little aftertaste-ish as you get through the bag but it isn't that bad.
I will definitely get more of the soy nuts next week...like maybe a whole box! Which means doing a "clean" lunch like one of the drinks. I could use a break from the vegetarian chili, even though I enjoy it.
So, we went to a bunch of estate sales this morning and got some way cool stuff to sell on eBay! Some groovy 1960s luggage, some 1950s Florida souvenir scarves, some vintage melmac and an adorable little metal kitchen shelf thingie for potatoes and onions and stuff. It's probably from the 1930s and has an original decorative decal on it and is about 24" high or so and maybe 14" wide. That one's for us and looks so fabulous in our vintage/retro red & white kitchen! I stuck our vitamins on the top shelf and potatoes and onions on the middle shelf and I haven't decided what will go on the bottom shelf yet, other than my cute antique red handled wooden rolling pin.
And by the way...you know how I had recommended using seltzer with some of the drinks for a change of pace? Be careful!!!! I was shaking a Cappuccino drink in the Ideal Protein Shaker and KABOOOOM!
I certainly do not recommend doing that in your living room standing near your vintage mid-century modern cream colored sofa(or your poor husband who may have been sitting on said sofa wearing his very favorite white Umbro training pants!)....nope...I do NOT recommend that at all!
I spent so much time with a toothbrush, Resolve, a cup of warm water and soaking paper towels than I want to even think about! It's still a little damp but I think it might turn out okay-Thank God! I still have to take down my 1960s psychedelic black & white draperies although I am not worried about those. I bought those from an estate where I swear the people must have been chain smokers and I managed to get them back to black & white(instead of the black & tar they had been!)
Now that it's "Bathing Costume" Season(another of my husband's phrases)- I was invited to a friend's condos pool last Sunday...you know the day it was sunny until we actually got to the pool and then all of a sudden rained torrentially until it was time to drive home? Yeah, that day! So, I was getting ready and I put on my bathing suit and looked in the mirror. I had decided I was not going to buy a new one until I reached goal. Well, that went right out the window because I looked like a little girl playing dress-up in mommy's suit!
I often wear a size up in a one-piece bathing suit or just get a size larger for the bottom if I wear a tankini. I have such a long torso and big butt, if I want to keep it all covered, which I do, I need to go a little bigger than my regular size. So there I was in a size 18... I probably could have fit 4 of my current size boobs in one cup and it was so long it was halfway down my thighs!
So I ran to Target and tried on about a hundred bathing suits...okay, I might be exaggerating, it may have only been 20. I found the cutest suit! It's sort of retro pin-up looking in black & white polka-dots with a v-neck, halter straps and it does the coolest thing! It has ruching at the sides and you can pull it all the way down and it's like a little dress or ruch it up wherever you want and make it shorter and make the ruching cover a not perfectly flat yet belly. Super cute and only $40.
Keep up the good work everyone and have a great weekend!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Weigh-In #17
I was down another pound. I am still not really back on the diet.
Summer is just not conducive to dieting for me.
I keep getting invited places and eat whatever they put in front of me(within reason of course)and an evening or two a week, I have a one or two glasses of wine.
Okay, and I may have had as all DQ Blizzard for lunch a few days ago when it was 90 degrees! Ack!
It was so hot and we were in my husband's car with the freaking broken air conditioning and he said he wanted to go to DQ and I didn't say no... What I actually said was, "It's not even close to being on my diet but okay, let's!"
So, as you can see he totally had to twist my arm and almost force me to go!
I am not even sure how I am still losing weight every week!
My size 12 pants are all getting too big, although 10s still seem too tight. Maybe if I just wore them anyway, they'd stretch out and fit alright. And if they didn't, I might stick to my diet that day b/c of not wanting them to feel any tighter!
On another subject...
We had no power yesterday from 11:55 am until 10:10 pm! Argh! Every summer since I moved to this apartment we have lost power at some point, once for almost 2 days!
The cul-de-sac we live on was built in around 1960 and the wiring under the street is just giving out but the powers that be are too cheap to okay the workers replace them all at once. So, every year they dig up the road in one or more places and re-wire just that area!
This had made the road a big mess so the town paved it a month or so ago....and now the power company is coming back to dig it up again and replace just another small portion of the old wiring. Effing stupid bureaucrats!
Okay, enough for my rantabout the inequity oflife in general!
I got some of the Ideal protein Salt & Vinegar Chips and the BBQ Soy Nuts this time around so I will let you know how they are. This is the first time I have tried a new food in ages! I really like the chili for lunch, so then have to have the other two foods be unrestricted or "clean" as they say.
The Nurse Practitioner and the other women who work at the Wellness Center gave us a lovely wedding gift, too! I was so surprised! They gave me very cute art glass wine bottle stoppers and Lenox wine glasses-that they said I can't use until I reach goal!
I love the ladies there! They are so nice! I will miss them when I am done dieting!
I will have Roy take a new picture of me for the blog soon being I haven't added one since the wedding.
Summer is just not conducive to dieting for me.
I keep getting invited places and eat whatever they put in front of me(within reason of course)and an evening or two a week, I have a one or two glasses of wine.
Okay, and I may have had as all DQ Blizzard for lunch a few days ago when it was 90 degrees! Ack!
It was so hot and we were in my husband's car with the freaking broken air conditioning and he said he wanted to go to DQ and I didn't say no... What I actually said was, "It's not even close to being on my diet but okay, let's!"
So, as you can see he totally had to twist my arm and almost force me to go!
I am not even sure how I am still losing weight every week!
My size 12 pants are all getting too big, although 10s still seem too tight. Maybe if I just wore them anyway, they'd stretch out and fit alright. And if they didn't, I might stick to my diet that day b/c of not wanting them to feel any tighter!
On another subject...
We had no power yesterday from 11:55 am until 10:10 pm! Argh! Every summer since I moved to this apartment we have lost power at some point, once for almost 2 days!
The cul-de-sac we live on was built in around 1960 and the wiring under the street is just giving out but the powers that be are too cheap to okay the workers replace them all at once. So, every year they dig up the road in one or more places and re-wire just that area!
This had made the road a big mess so the town paved it a month or so ago....and now the power company is coming back to dig it up again and replace just another small portion of the old wiring. Effing stupid bureaucrats!
Okay, enough for my rantabout the inequity oflife in general!
I got some of the Ideal protein Salt & Vinegar Chips and the BBQ Soy Nuts this time around so I will let you know how they are. This is the first time I have tried a new food in ages! I really like the chili for lunch, so then have to have the other two foods be unrestricted or "clean" as they say.
The Nurse Practitioner and the other women who work at the Wellness Center gave us a lovely wedding gift, too! I was so surprised! They gave me very cute art glass wine bottle stoppers and Lenox wine glasses-that they said I can't use until I reach goal!
I love the ladies there! They are so nice! I will miss them when I am done dieting!
I will have Roy take a new picture of me for the blog soon being I haven't added one since the wedding.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
weigh-in #16
So, I was down but not sure how much.
The nurse practitioner didn't say and then we took my measurements and I meant to ask afterwards but forgot.
When I went out to pay for my food, the admin said I was down 27 but I know it's more. It was 30 last week and I lost so it's definitely not 27!
My measurements were down in all catagories, as well.
I will weigh myself in the morning and we'll go w/ that weight!
Yup...that's the ticket!
The nurse practitioner didn't say and then we took my measurements and I meant to ask afterwards but forgot.
When I went out to pay for my food, the admin said I was down 27 but I know it's more. It was 30 last week and I lost so it's definitely not 27!
My measurements were down in all catagories, as well.
I will weigh myself in the morning and we'll go w/ that weight!
Yup...that's the ticket!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Tuesday 6/15
Hey there everyone!
I have been rather absent lately.
I am not sticking to the diet as closely as I should so I think I feel sorta guilty.
Summer is a difficult time to diet...I want fruit! And I have been eating it....yum....nomnomnom! I just can't seem to help myself!
I want to be done w/dieting and be on maintenance!
Problem is I have about 12 more pounds to lose! If I could just knuckle down and get back on track completely, I would be there in no time.
I will get to my goal in the next month or so, I just have to get re-motivated. Now that the wedding happened I don't feel like I need to be that good anymore.
If I was better at sticking to the diet, I would already be at my goal and already be learning to maintain that goal weight so I only have myself to blame.
Ok, enough complaining, time to get serious again!
150 here I come!
I have been rather absent lately.
I am not sticking to the diet as closely as I should so I think I feel sorta guilty.
Summer is a difficult time to diet...I want fruit! And I have been eating it....yum....nomnomnom! I just can't seem to help myself!
I want to be done w/dieting and be on maintenance!
Problem is I have about 12 more pounds to lose! If I could just knuckle down and get back on track completely, I would be there in no time.
I will get to my goal in the next month or so, I just have to get re-motivated. Now that the wedding happened I don't feel like I need to be that good anymore.
If I was better at sticking to the diet, I would already be at my goal and already be learning to maintain that goal weight so I only have myself to blame.
Ok, enough complaining, time to get serious again!
150 here I come!
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
15 Week Weigh-In
I am down lower than I was before the wedding(prior to gaining that 4 lbs right before & not being on the diet for 9 days) so I am happy with that. I am right at the 30 pound mark which I was close to but never actually there until now.
Yay!
I have a healthy meatloaf in the oven-93% lean beef with green pepper & scallions & spices. It's a good day for comfort food being it's been raining all day. The weatherman said it would start at noon and go until midnight and he was right on because it started at 11:45am while I was on my way out to meet a friend for lunch. I had salad bar only and mostly stuck to the right things, although I did throw in 3 grape tomatoes, even though I had a few yesterday, and a tiny spoon of 3 bean salad(literally 5 or 6 beans!).
It was nice to be back after 2 weeks of no weigh-ins and see the nurse practitioner because we both had big events since last time we saw one another. (I know you are all probably sick of wedding stuff so I am barely mentioning it!) She gave birth to her 1st child- a beautiful little boy with lots of dark hair.
I am super tired so it's good to be back on track with the diet because I need the energy the protein gives me. I was sleeping so poorly before the wedding and had almost a week of decent sleep afterwards but now it's been 3 nights of taking forever to fall asleep and waking up often and then waking up for good super early.
The last 2 nights I have had the craziest dreams!
The night before last I dreamt that my new hubs & I were on vacation w/ some other people, one of whom was Brad Pitt and the others I don't know but they were our friends in the dream(as if I actually know Brad Pitt-lol!) I was mad at my husband(which is still so weird to type or say!) because he kept disappearing and Brad totally had a thing for me(must be the weight loss!)and we kept making out or almost making out(thank God he had gotten rid of that icky beard in my dream!)but either people would come in the room or I would stop him from kissing and holding me because I may have been mad at Roy for disappearing, but I knew we had just married and it was wrong. Ha ha-I am definitely too much of a nice girl if I can't even do Brad Pitt in a freaking dream! And thank God Angelina wasn't there because she could totally kick my ass!
And in last night's dream, we were also on vacation (which means I totally need one!) and I kept having to battle flesh eating zombies! Very scary and for some reason I prefer dreaming about making out with Brad Pitt, even if we don't get to 2nd base!
I do need a vacation(or a honeymoon dammit!)but we are waiting until we move to England in the fall(we changed it from July to November.) We will probably go to Spain or Portugal as soon as we get settled, get new jobs, and can get time off...so probably not until 2011! That's ok, weddings are expen$ive!...and so is moving to England!
Yay!
I have a healthy meatloaf in the oven-93% lean beef with green pepper & scallions & spices. It's a good day for comfort food being it's been raining all day. The weatherman said it would start at noon and go until midnight and he was right on because it started at 11:45am while I was on my way out to meet a friend for lunch. I had salad bar only and mostly stuck to the right things, although I did throw in 3 grape tomatoes, even though I had a few yesterday, and a tiny spoon of 3 bean salad(literally 5 or 6 beans!).
It was nice to be back after 2 weeks of no weigh-ins and see the nurse practitioner because we both had big events since last time we saw one another. (I know you are all probably sick of wedding stuff so I am barely mentioning it!) She gave birth to her 1st child- a beautiful little boy with lots of dark hair.
I am super tired so it's good to be back on track with the diet because I need the energy the protein gives me. I was sleeping so poorly before the wedding and had almost a week of decent sleep afterwards but now it's been 3 nights of taking forever to fall asleep and waking up often and then waking up for good super early.
The last 2 nights I have had the craziest dreams!
The night before last I dreamt that my new hubs & I were on vacation w/ some other people, one of whom was Brad Pitt and the others I don't know but they were our friends in the dream(as if I actually know Brad Pitt-lol!) I was mad at my husband(which is still so weird to type or say!) because he kept disappearing and Brad totally had a thing for me(must be the weight loss!)and we kept making out or almost making out(thank God he had gotten rid of that icky beard in my dream!)but either people would come in the room or I would stop him from kissing and holding me because I may have been mad at Roy for disappearing, but I knew we had just married and it was wrong. Ha ha-I am definitely too much of a nice girl if I can't even do Brad Pitt in a freaking dream! And thank God Angelina wasn't there because she could totally kick my ass!
And in last night's dream, we were also on vacation (which means I totally need one!) and I kept having to battle flesh eating zombies! Very scary and for some reason I prefer dreaming about making out with Brad Pitt, even if we don't get to 2nd base!
I do need a vacation(or a honeymoon dammit!)but we are waiting until we move to England in the fall(we changed it from July to November.) We will probably go to Spain or Portugal as soon as we get settled, get new jobs, and can get time off...so probably not until 2011! That's ok, weddings are expen$ive!...and so is moving to England!
Monday, June 7, 2010
Monday 6/7
Happy b-day to one of my very best friends, Sally!! Love ya, Sal!
I am doing ok so far back on IP. I have already lost what I had gained over the week of going to hell in a hand-basket plus 2 more pounds! Not sure how that happened so fast!
I have enough IP food packs to last until Wednesday so I can go back for my regular weigh-in. I much prefer Wednesday weigh-ins because if gives me enough time to recuperate from the weekend in case I had a glass of wine or something not approved!
Maybe by Wednesday I will have lost another pound!
I am doing ok so far back on IP. I have already lost what I had gained over the week of going to hell in a hand-basket plus 2 more pounds! Not sure how that happened so fast!
I have enough IP food packs to last until Wednesday so I can go back for my regular weigh-in. I much prefer Wednesday weigh-ins because if gives me enough time to recuperate from the weekend in case I had a glass of wine or something not approved!
Maybe by Wednesday I will have lost another pound!
Friday, June 4, 2010
back on IP
Ok, this is my first day back on IP after a 9 day lay-off. And I have the worst headache!
I don't know if it's the diet or the heat. I have had my salt and about 40 ounces of water so far.
We had 8 people from my new husband's family here from England and there was a lot of going out, quite a bit of drinking, barbecues, the wedding and wedding cake, more barbecues.
I ate what I wanted but didn't go bat-shit crazy, really. I have probably put on about 5 pounds or so, but now it'll be like the first week again maybe and I'll take it off right away....I hope! And then on to the last 15 and maintenance.
Congrats to my follower Melissa, who is down 30 pounds now, and another follower, Tina, who just recently started and is down 16 already. Way to go ladies!
And thank you for the lovely comments about our wedding pictures. I really did feel beautiful! And my husband looked gorgeous in his tux and long blond hair. His hair went all messy from the humidity because he wouldn't listen about using a little hairspray(do they ever listen?!)He is pretty damn adorable, though! All that and he has a British accent!
I had a loooong wait being we didn't meet until I was 45 (he was 42)but he was worth it!
I am thinking this is a migraine because I am sitting in the dark and am nauseous so maybe it has nothing to do with going back on the diet.
I will need to stop at the wellness center to pick up more food on Monday but want to wait until Wednesday to weigh in so I have more dieting days under my belt. I need to call and see if the nurse practitioner had a boy or girl and get all the deets, too!
What woman doesn't love to hear about weddings and babies!?....or food and dieting for that matter!
I don't know if it's the diet or the heat. I have had my salt and about 40 ounces of water so far.
We had 8 people from my new husband's family here from England and there was a lot of going out, quite a bit of drinking, barbecues, the wedding and wedding cake, more barbecues.
I ate what I wanted but didn't go bat-shit crazy, really. I have probably put on about 5 pounds or so, but now it'll be like the first week again maybe and I'll take it off right away....I hope! And then on to the last 15 and maintenance.
Congrats to my follower Melissa, who is down 30 pounds now, and another follower, Tina, who just recently started and is down 16 already. Way to go ladies!
And thank you for the lovely comments about our wedding pictures. I really did feel beautiful! And my husband looked gorgeous in his tux and long blond hair. His hair went all messy from the humidity because he wouldn't listen about using a little hairspray(do they ever listen?!)He is pretty damn adorable, though! All that and he has a British accent!
I had a loooong wait being we didn't meet until I was 45 (he was 42)but he was worth it!
I am thinking this is a migraine because I am sitting in the dark and am nauseous so maybe it has nothing to do with going back on the diet.
I will need to stop at the wellness center to pick up more food on Monday but want to wait until Wednesday to weigh in so I have more dieting days under my belt. I need to call and see if the nurse practitioner had a boy or girl and get all the deets, too!
What woman doesn't love to hear about weddings and babies!?....or food and dieting for that matter!
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
ack...so much to do!
Ok, I know I have been among the missing lately. Apparently weddings are a lot of work with many many things to do!
And you have to do it all on no sleep!
I am doing well on the diet, altho I know the next week will be difficult with a lot of going out to eat with my sweetheart's family.
Going to pick up his parents & sister today and then the rest of his family tomorrow night.
I'm having them all here for a BBQ Friday night(IF we don' get the freaking hail storm they are forecasting...that I am convinced was forecast because I just brought all my house plants outdoors this morning at 5 AM....yeah five-freaking-AM! I woke up at 4:30, kept hoping to fall back to sleep and when I had so much whirling around in my brain, I thought my head would explode, I gave up, made coffee and did housework.
And brought the silly plants outdoors to decorate the patio!
Ok, gotta run, way too much to take care of!
For all the followers who are on the Ideal Protein plan, I wish you all fabulous luck this coming week.
And please everyone pray that I get everything done and have a perfect wedding day/night for me and my love!
And thanks!
And you have to do it all on no sleep!
I am doing well on the diet, altho I know the next week will be difficult with a lot of going out to eat with my sweetheart's family.
Going to pick up his parents & sister today and then the rest of his family tomorrow night.
I'm having them all here for a BBQ Friday night(IF we don' get the freaking hail storm they are forecasting...that I am convinced was forecast because I just brought all my house plants outdoors this morning at 5 AM....yeah five-freaking-AM! I woke up at 4:30, kept hoping to fall back to sleep and when I had so much whirling around in my brain, I thought my head would explode, I gave up, made coffee and did housework.
And brought the silly plants outdoors to decorate the patio!
Ok, gotta run, way too much to take care of!
For all the followers who are on the Ideal Protein plan, I wish you all fabulous luck this coming week.
And please everyone pray that I get everything done and have a perfect wedding day/night for me and my love!
And thanks!
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Weigh-In #12
For the bad news-I was right about being up this week. I was way off for 3 whole days so it is not a surprise.
For the good news- my measurements over the last 12 weeks: my chest measurement is down 4", my waist is down 4", hips are down 4", arms down 2", and my freaking thighs are only down 1/2"!
My visceral fat has dropped from a 10 to a 7, my body fat has gone from 44.3 to 36.7 and my body mass index has gone from 30.3 to 26.
So, I am back on track today,no cheating and will drop the couple I gained over the next week and maybe lose a little more.
10 days until our wedding, one week until my fiance's family arrive from England.
My sweetheart just graduated with his bachelor's degree in history today. He received the Outstanding Senior award and another from the history dept and is suma cum laude. I am so proud of him! I love how smart he is! He isn't hard to look at either!
For the good news- my measurements over the last 12 weeks: my chest measurement is down 4", my waist is down 4", hips are down 4", arms down 2", and my freaking thighs are only down 1/2"!
My visceral fat has dropped from a 10 to a 7, my body fat has gone from 44.3 to 36.7 and my body mass index has gone from 30.3 to 26.
So, I am back on track today,no cheating and will drop the couple I gained over the next week and maybe lose a little more.
10 days until our wedding, one week until my fiance's family arrive from England.
My sweetheart just graduated with his bachelor's degree in history today. He received the Outstanding Senior award and another from the history dept and is suma cum laude. I am so proud of him! I love how smart he is! He isn't hard to look at either!
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Before and After(not done dieting yet!)
So, we went to buy a new dress this morning and I did get lucky again! I liked my 1st dress a lot, but I love this new dress and I look so much better as a 12 than I did as a 16W! The only thing I am not crazy about is how straight across the neckline is. The 1st was the same but I had it made into a sweetheart style when I had it altered. It would be impossible with this new one as it's a corset style. I took the removable caplet/straps off the first dress and am having them put on the new dress. They match perfectly and enable me to wear a regular clear strap bra and not a strapless bra(which we all know do nothing for our shape, especially for 48 year old boobies!) And being the 1st dress was originally strapless, it looks good that way.
So, the only alterations this one needs is the straps being sewn on and the button and hooks for the bustle.
This dress was only $50 more than my other one and the woman gave me a $50 restaurants.com gift card to make up for it.
I hate that I had to spend more money but feel like I can't put a price on looking and feeling better and being a size 12!
I really have been eating all wrong for days but now that I have a skin tight dress, I am back on the wagon starting tomorrow. It will be an ugly weigh-in but it's my own fault for turning to food because of stress instead of something smart like exercise! I have made great changes but that is something that will need to be worked on for the rest of my life. Food is not my friend in time of need and I have to keep that in mind and also in practice.
After the wedding I'll worry about the last 15-17 pounds I want to lose.
So, you know anyone who wants to buy a beautiful wedding dress that was a 16W but altered to a 14 & has the bustle done already and it's only been worn for this picture and tried on for alterations? I'll sell it to you cheap! Seriously! Any takers?!?
Monday, May 17, 2010
OMG!!!!!!!
My wedding dress no longer fits!
I have been told that you can't turn a 16W into a 12!
I think I need to have a consignment shop try and sell it for me. I would try eBay but there are just way too many on there to get mine noticed.
I have been freaking out for 2 days and eating way too much, too. I am so stressed right now. My wedding is in 13 days and I have nothing to wear.
I actually showed my fiance and he said it's a beautiful gown but looks so big on you I don't think you can wear it.
We're going shopping 1st thing in the morning to look. I want him to understand the cost and not get mad at me for spending the money.
Pray I find one off the rack for a price I can afford that looks fabulous on me!
The dress I have is quite fancy w/ beading, etc. and I actually got it on clearance for a great price so hopefully will be that lucky again, but I am thinking a plain dress that fits and is flattering is better than a fancy dress that looks like it is going to fall off.
A big congratulations to Tina for her fantastic 1st week on Ideal Protein! 7 pounds! Yay! Way to go!
I will not worry about the diet for the next 2 weeks and will only try to maintain because I need the dress I WILL find tomorrow to fit!
Oh, yeah,and my friend's dog bit my hand (while I was trying to help her break up a fight between 2 of her crazy dogs)and I had to get a tetanus shot and go on antibiotics because the doctor thought it looked infected. So now not only does my hand hurt, my other arm hurts like hell where I got the shot!
WTF else can happen...I guess I shouldn't ask that question because I don't want to find out! Unless it's me winning the lottery!
I have been told that you can't turn a 16W into a 12!
I think I need to have a consignment shop try and sell it for me. I would try eBay but there are just way too many on there to get mine noticed.
I have been freaking out for 2 days and eating way too much, too. I am so stressed right now. My wedding is in 13 days and I have nothing to wear.
I actually showed my fiance and he said it's a beautiful gown but looks so big on you I don't think you can wear it.
We're going shopping 1st thing in the morning to look. I want him to understand the cost and not get mad at me for spending the money.
Pray I find one off the rack for a price I can afford that looks fabulous on me!
The dress I have is quite fancy w/ beading, etc. and I actually got it on clearance for a great price so hopefully will be that lucky again, but I am thinking a plain dress that fits and is flattering is better than a fancy dress that looks like it is going to fall off.
A big congratulations to Tina for her fantastic 1st week on Ideal Protein! 7 pounds! Yay! Way to go!
I will not worry about the diet for the next 2 weeks and will only try to maintain because I need the dress I WILL find tomorrow to fit!
Oh, yeah,and my friend's dog bit my hand (while I was trying to help her break up a fight between 2 of her crazy dogs)and I had to get a tetanus shot and go on antibiotics because the doctor thought it looked infected. So now not only does my hand hurt, my other arm hurts like hell where I got the shot!
WTF else can happen...I guess I shouldn't ask that question because I don't want to find out! Unless it's me winning the lottery!
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Bachelorette Dinner
I am off to the dinner with my girlfriends and my sister.
I posted a picture of me in the dress I am wearing. It's the 11.5 weeks pic.
I bought that dress 3 years ago in California. I liked it but it was a little snug. At that point I had maybe put on 10-15 pounds from where I was when I quit Weight Watchers(I weighed 163 when I quit.) I figured it would give me a push to lose the weight but no, it hung in my closet waiting for me while I was gaining weight instead of losing.
I tried it on 2-3 weeks ago and it was just right although I felt I needed to wear shape wear underneath.
I went to wear it today and it's a little big now. I had to tighten up the straps and it's a bit baggy under the arms in the bodice. I am not wearing shape wear either. I'd probably look more smooth but didn't feel like squeezing myself into it for a dress that is a bit big!
The shoes I am wearing are my wedding shoes. I'm trying to get used to them. And the bows tied in with the bow on the dress.
I'm also wearing a fab vintage 1950s chunky bracelet and using my vintage 1950s brown crocodile purse. I am also bringing a little brown cardigan because it'll probably get chilly later on-it's 70 degrees right now.
I am not worrying about the diet tonight. I am having a couple drinks and eating whatever is served as I believe the girls who made the plan have pre-ordered for us.
I don't know who is coming other than 5 of the girls, I am guessing a couple others have been invited.
Have a great weekend everyone!
I posted a picture of me in the dress I am wearing. It's the 11.5 weeks pic.
I bought that dress 3 years ago in California. I liked it but it was a little snug. At that point I had maybe put on 10-15 pounds from where I was when I quit Weight Watchers(I weighed 163 when I quit.) I figured it would give me a push to lose the weight but no, it hung in my closet waiting for me while I was gaining weight instead of losing.
I tried it on 2-3 weeks ago and it was just right although I felt I needed to wear shape wear underneath.
I went to wear it today and it's a little big now. I had to tighten up the straps and it's a bit baggy under the arms in the bodice. I am not wearing shape wear either. I'd probably look more smooth but didn't feel like squeezing myself into it for a dress that is a bit big!
The shoes I am wearing are my wedding shoes. I'm trying to get used to them. And the bows tied in with the bow on the dress.
I'm also wearing a fab vintage 1950s chunky bracelet and using my vintage 1950s brown crocodile purse. I am also bringing a little brown cardigan because it'll probably get chilly later on-it's 70 degrees right now.
I am not worrying about the diet tonight. I am having a couple drinks and eating whatever is served as I believe the girls who made the plan have pre-ordered for us.
I don't know who is coming other than 5 of the girls, I am guessing a couple others have been invited.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Weigh-In #11
I think I am down another 3 pounds. The nurse said 2.something and I think she said I was 167.2.
My brain is scattered right now and as soon as I walked out the door I was distracted and completely lost the actual number. Maybe she actually said I was 167.4, b/c then I would be down 2.8(which is 2.something and not 3) So maybe it isn't quite 3 but 2.8.
Whichever it is I'll take it! It means I am down about 29.5 pounds now! It's less on my scale in total for some reason so I'll go with the official count for total loss and the weight my scale says tomorrow morning being I am confused about the official numbers this week.
I'll try and pay more attention next week although that may not happen being next Wednesday will be only 10 days until the wedding! ack!
I just have so much on my mind right now! My fiance was waiting in the car so we could go to the bank to make another withdrawal and then to the venue where our wedding will be to make what we thought was the final payment but there was a charge I wasn't aware of so we still owe $144 to the venue and any tab that may be run after the open bar hours are over, in case anyone stays there after the reception is over. We have made payments every time we've gone over there for planning so when the day comes, we won't have to worry about large sums of money and can enjoy the day more and not think about what we've actually spent!
I have lost almost 6 pounds since the alterations so I doubt that would make a big diff in how the dress fits. When you're 5'7", 6 pounds barely shows! I will need to try it on again, maybe this weekend.
My sister will be down from the frozen tundra of Vermont for my "surprise" bachelorette party this coming Saturday night and has to come here at some point. Maybe I can try it on when she is here so she will get to see it and I will get to see how it fits. I'd kind of like more pictures of me in the dress so I can look at it against those scary ones that started me on this weight-loss journey with Ideal Protein.
I am wondering how my first follower Melissa is doing. I think she is back from her cruise, where I hope she didn't worry about her diet but just had a fabulous time!
And best of luck to my latest follower Tina for her 1st week. Everyone send out positive happy thoughts for a great week for all of us on the diet...and for the rest of the world too, we all need happy thoughts and positive energy! Not sure if any of you have noticed but there's bad stuff happening all over and humans and animals are suffering needlessly so the more positivity we feel and send out into the universe, the better off the world will be! Believing equals receiving.
I heard a great quote on Oprah today from either Oprah or the author of "Women, Food & God"
Do not try to feed yourself with that which cannot fill you.
Love that!
My brain is scattered right now and as soon as I walked out the door I was distracted and completely lost the actual number. Maybe she actually said I was 167.4, b/c then I would be down 2.8(which is 2.something and not 3) So maybe it isn't quite 3 but 2.8.
Whichever it is I'll take it! It means I am down about 29.5 pounds now! It's less on my scale in total for some reason so I'll go with the official count for total loss and the weight my scale says tomorrow morning being I am confused about the official numbers this week.
I'll try and pay more attention next week although that may not happen being next Wednesday will be only 10 days until the wedding! ack!
I just have so much on my mind right now! My fiance was waiting in the car so we could go to the bank to make another withdrawal and then to the venue where our wedding will be to make what we thought was the final payment but there was a charge I wasn't aware of so we still owe $144 to the venue and any tab that may be run after the open bar hours are over, in case anyone stays there after the reception is over. We have made payments every time we've gone over there for planning so when the day comes, we won't have to worry about large sums of money and can enjoy the day more and not think about what we've actually spent!
I have lost almost 6 pounds since the alterations so I doubt that would make a big diff in how the dress fits. When you're 5'7", 6 pounds barely shows! I will need to try it on again, maybe this weekend.
My sister will be down from the frozen tundra of Vermont for my "surprise" bachelorette party this coming Saturday night and has to come here at some point. Maybe I can try it on when she is here so she will get to see it and I will get to see how it fits. I'd kind of like more pictures of me in the dress so I can look at it against those scary ones that started me on this weight-loss journey with Ideal Protein.
I am wondering how my first follower Melissa is doing. I think she is back from her cruise, where I hope she didn't worry about her diet but just had a fabulous time!
And best of luck to my latest follower Tina for her 1st week. Everyone send out positive happy thoughts for a great week for all of us on the diet...and for the rest of the world too, we all need happy thoughts and positive energy! Not sure if any of you have noticed but there's bad stuff happening all over and humans and animals are suffering needlessly so the more positivity we feel and send out into the universe, the better off the world will be! Believing equals receiving.
I heard a great quote on Oprah today from either Oprah or the author of "Women, Food & God"
Do not try to feed yourself with that which cannot fill you.
Love that!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Shopping In My Own Closet
I used to love to go shopping, at least the times I was thin. Then as I gained weight, shopping was only something I did when I had to. Like when you realize you will have to buy new jeans in a larger size if you plan to breathe while wearing them! Or you have to go to a special event and stuffing yourself into a dress you own just won't work, because the flab is sticking out places where it shouldn't. Like around your bra and splooshing out from the under arm area of the dress....or the dread back-fat! Ew!
Being shaped like a pear(a rather large overripe pear!) I could often still get a size smaller in dresses than in pants and somehow this made me feel a little better about myself. I'd find something w/ a V-neck and an Empire waist(thank you Stacy & Clinton for your great advice every week!)so people's eyes would be drawn to the one thing a fat girl has(other than her sparkling personality!) to distract from the rest of her body-the boobs! I would say to myself, yes, I may be fat, but I have fabulous cleavage!
I'd put that new dress on and take care to make sure my hair and make-up were perfect and I'd look in the mirror and think I looked pretty damn good....never really taking in the whole picture, just the cleavage,face and hair. When I was naked, getting into our out of the shower or dressing and I'd pass that mirror, I would manage to avert my eyes...if I avert my eyes from the whole vision of myself I can pretend I don't look so bad.
I'd go to that event and have fun and then later I'd see pictures and be absolutely shocked to see myself-all of me-the me other people see.
I have now gotten rid of 2 big garbage bags and 5 grocery sized bags of clothes that are too big, gone are the 16s, gone are most of the 14s(some of which I am still wearing although they are too big so soon, they too will go)gone are the extra larges and some of the larges. Banished from my closet and my life!
I have gone through the bins I had in the back of my closet where I had all those 10s and 12s and mediums. I have tried on all my thin clothes and so many fit now. I still can't wear a 10 but soon I will! I am wearing clothes I haven't worn in 3 years. I am wearing clothes I didn't even remember because I haven't seen them in 3 years!
And shopping in my own closet was fun because it didn't cost me anything! Plus, I got to de-clutter, getting rid of all those big sizes. I will have less to pack and move to England come Summer.
And I have stood in front of that mirror and looked right at my naked self. While it isn't fabulous and Playboy won't be calling me anytime soon being I am 48 and don't exercise much, it also wasn't terrible. My legs and butt are still pretty big and jiggly and will take lots of working out to fix(which I know I need to get off my fat ass and actually do!) But I am looking pretty good and getting better all the time.
And I am starting think I will be gorgeous in that white dress in 18 days! Even though white is not at all slimming!
Being shaped like a pear(a rather large overripe pear!) I could often still get a size smaller in dresses than in pants and somehow this made me feel a little better about myself. I'd find something w/ a V-neck and an Empire waist(thank you Stacy & Clinton for your great advice every week!)so people's eyes would be drawn to the one thing a fat girl has(other than her sparkling personality!) to distract from the rest of her body-the boobs! I would say to myself, yes, I may be fat, but I have fabulous cleavage!
I'd put that new dress on and take care to make sure my hair and make-up were perfect and I'd look in the mirror and think I looked pretty damn good....never really taking in the whole picture, just the cleavage,face and hair. When I was naked, getting into our out of the shower or dressing and I'd pass that mirror, I would manage to avert my eyes...if I avert my eyes from the whole vision of myself I can pretend I don't look so bad.
I'd go to that event and have fun and then later I'd see pictures and be absolutely shocked to see myself-all of me-the me other people see.
I have now gotten rid of 2 big garbage bags and 5 grocery sized bags of clothes that are too big, gone are the 16s, gone are most of the 14s(some of which I am still wearing although they are too big so soon, they too will go)gone are the extra larges and some of the larges. Banished from my closet and my life!
I have gone through the bins I had in the back of my closet where I had all those 10s and 12s and mediums. I have tried on all my thin clothes and so many fit now. I still can't wear a 10 but soon I will! I am wearing clothes I haven't worn in 3 years. I am wearing clothes I didn't even remember because I haven't seen them in 3 years!
And shopping in my own closet was fun because it didn't cost me anything! Plus, I got to de-clutter, getting rid of all those big sizes. I will have less to pack and move to England come Summer.
And I have stood in front of that mirror and looked right at my naked self. While it isn't fabulous and Playboy won't be calling me anytime soon being I am 48 and don't exercise much, it also wasn't terrible. My legs and butt are still pretty big and jiggly and will take lots of working out to fix(which I know I need to get off my fat ass and actually do!) But I am looking pretty good and getting better all the time.
And I am starting think I will be gorgeous in that white dress in 18 days! Even though white is not at all slimming!
Monday, May 10, 2010
Monday May 10
Happy birthday to my fabulous niece Jessica who turns 28 today!
I have not been writing much lately. I am getting so busy with wedding stuff and working my eBay business as much as I can.
With us moving to the UK at the end of July, I have so much to sell off of our own stuff and stock we've bought at estate sales. I sell mostly cool vintage items-a lot of mid-century mod and kitchen items, such as old Pyrex patterns, vintage table linens, accessories, all sorts of things. If you are interested in that sort of thing my screen name on eBay is linbot1.
Plus, my in-laws will be coming soon and our apartment is small and so full of our eBay stock that it really looks like a stockroom for an antique shop! I need to try and get rid of all the larger stuff that takes up space.
I want to be able to host a couple meals here so really need to de-clutter as much as possible.
As for my diet, I still can't seem to get on track. I do think I am stressed and just don't want to think about dieting. I weigh 167.5 so am about the same as I was last week. I am sure I will lose a little bit by Wednesday weigh-in, though.
I have not been writing much lately. I am getting so busy with wedding stuff and working my eBay business as much as I can.
With us moving to the UK at the end of July, I have so much to sell off of our own stuff and stock we've bought at estate sales. I sell mostly cool vintage items-a lot of mid-century mod and kitchen items, such as old Pyrex patterns, vintage table linens, accessories, all sorts of things. If you are interested in that sort of thing my screen name on eBay is linbot1.
Plus, my in-laws will be coming soon and our apartment is small and so full of our eBay stock that it really looks like a stockroom for an antique shop! I need to try and get rid of all the larger stuff that takes up space.
I want to be able to host a couple meals here so really need to de-clutter as much as possible.
As for my diet, I still can't seem to get on track. I do think I am stressed and just don't want to think about dieting. I weigh 167.5 so am about the same as I was last week. I am sure I will lose a little bit by Wednesday weigh-in, though.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Week 10 Weigh-in...Woot!
So, I thought this was going to be a bad week and I ended up losing 2.8 pounds! Not bad at all! And I was wearing jean capris instead of the usual lightweight sweats I wear to weigh-ins....so I'd like to think I lost 3!
I am now 26.4 pounds down in total on the official scale! I think this might mean I am officially a size 12! I am, little by little going, through my clothes and weeding out. I have gotten rid of 2 garbage bags full so far and have a grocery bag full and more to try on.
I should sell it all on eBay, which I did the last time I lost weight...then I had to go buy bigger and bigger sizes again as I gained of course! Dammit!
I did keep my thin clothes, though, as I felt like I didn't get enough chance to wear them the last time I was this size!
The plan this time is to get all the way to goal and learn how to stay there! For once stay a healthy weight!
I am so happy the scale keeps going in the right direction. It is still under 3 lbs. per week which I am not thrilled with being the diet claims 3-4 per week for women but that's for people who don't cheat!...which we know I do...regularly!
I decorated candles for my wedding today. I am not particularly crafty(like at all!)so am pretty pleased they came out ok. Fancy candles cost a lot! I did all 3 for about $20 I think.
I am now 26.4 pounds down in total on the official scale! I think this might mean I am officially a size 12! I am, little by little going, through my clothes and weeding out. I have gotten rid of 2 garbage bags full so far and have a grocery bag full and more to try on.
I should sell it all on eBay, which I did the last time I lost weight...then I had to go buy bigger and bigger sizes again as I gained of course! Dammit!
I did keep my thin clothes, though, as I felt like I didn't get enough chance to wear them the last time I was this size!
The plan this time is to get all the way to goal and learn how to stay there! For once stay a healthy weight!
I am so happy the scale keeps going in the right direction. It is still under 3 lbs. per week which I am not thrilled with being the diet claims 3-4 per week for women but that's for people who don't cheat!...which we know I do...regularly!
I decorated candles for my wedding today. I am not particularly crafty(like at all!)so am pretty pleased they came out ok. Fancy candles cost a lot! I did all 3 for about $20 I think.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
stupid advertisements!
I started to have the ads on the blog and they keep using ads for diet crap!
It is aggravating me but I can't seem to get them to change them to something more appropriate. They seem to think because my blog is diet related that diet products are a good fit which they most certainly are not.
This blog is about my journey with the Ideal Protein plan which I highly recommend being I have had some fabulous results.
It was not my intention to promote other plans and silly things that are often scams.
On the diet front, I didn't have a good weekend. We keep getting invited places and I can't seem to make good choices. I think doing this diet for all these weeks has me a bit burnt out and my willpower has fallen by the wayside. I need to get it back for the last little push until May 29th....which is right around the freaking corner!
I am not looking forward to my weigh-in tomorrow as I fear a gain or a stay the same. You are what you cheat!
On the wedding front, we went and got our marriage license today!
I am soooo tired! I keep waking up in the middle of the night and my brain starts swirling with things I have to do and then I am wide awake and toss and turn the rest of the night until it's time to get up! Ack! I need rest! This is stressing me out big time!
Hopefully tonight I will sleep better.
I'm so exhausted I don't even want to cook dinner. Maybe I'll talk my fiance into Chinese food-he isn't keen on take out other than pizza(which of course, I cannot have.)With Chinese I can make safe choices. I could go for shrimp and string beans w/ their oil free sauce on the side or some beef or chicken satay and string beans-yeah, that is safer being I don't know all what is in that sauce.
Talk to you all soon...when I am more awake!
It is aggravating me but I can't seem to get them to change them to something more appropriate. They seem to think because my blog is diet related that diet products are a good fit which they most certainly are not.
This blog is about my journey with the Ideal Protein plan which I highly recommend being I have had some fabulous results.
It was not my intention to promote other plans and silly things that are often scams.
On the diet front, I didn't have a good weekend. We keep getting invited places and I can't seem to make good choices. I think doing this diet for all these weeks has me a bit burnt out and my willpower has fallen by the wayside. I need to get it back for the last little push until May 29th....which is right around the freaking corner!
I am not looking forward to my weigh-in tomorrow as I fear a gain or a stay the same. You are what you cheat!
On the wedding front, we went and got our marriage license today!
I am soooo tired! I keep waking up in the middle of the night and my brain starts swirling with things I have to do and then I am wide awake and toss and turn the rest of the night until it's time to get up! Ack! I need rest! This is stressing me out big time!
Hopefully tonight I will sleep better.
I'm so exhausted I don't even want to cook dinner. Maybe I'll talk my fiance into Chinese food-he isn't keen on take out other than pizza(which of course, I cannot have.)With Chinese I can make safe choices. I could go for shrimp and string beans w/ their oil free sauce on the side or some beef or chicken satay and string beans-yeah, that is safer being I don't know all what is in that sauce.
Talk to you all soon...when I am more awake!
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Saturday 5/1
4 weeks until our wedding day!!!
I can't believe it!
My dress is altered so I have to try and lose no more than 5-8 pounds this next month. The seamstress was so fast! As I said, she is a feisty little Greek lady who does things her way. She did a fab job and it looks gorgeous on me! She really knows her stuff-love her! Although I wish she worked a bit slower so I could have lost more before the wedding!
I don't think I have ever had to be careful not to lose too much weight before in my life!
I am getting so excited about the wedding now!
I met my sweetheart through eHarmony 3 and a half years ago-September 2006. I bought myself a membership for my 45th birthday. I figured I had been trying to find a good match for years with crap results so why not let someone else do it for me! We got to the the open communication phase and emailed and then spoke on the phone-I melted listening to his English accent. Then we met half-way between where we lived for a drink(we lived 50 miles apart) and I remember sitting there thinking how cute he was and hoping he thought I was pretty and liked me.
Neither of us were interested in meeting anyone else within a few weeks(he was my 2nd date through eHarmony and I was his first.) About 6 weeks after we met he asked me to fly to England with him for Christmas to meet his family and I knew things were getting serious! He had dated a girl for 2 years before me and never brought her home!
By February we moved in together. It did take a long time and several heated discussions where I ended up crying because I wanted to take the next step and he was scared-so was I but I knew I wanted to marry him! He kept saying eventually we'd marry-does he know how long "eventually" is in girl-years?!?
We finally got engaged Christmas-time 2008 and decided to wait until 2010 to marry as my older sister was getting remarried last summer and we didn't want to step on any toes or steal any thunder because I really wanted to get married in Spring-time. I love summer a lot but didn't want to be sweaty on my wedding day! Spring is the time of rebirth-everything fresh and new.
Ok, that was so not diet related but a little background on me and my sweetheart!
I can't believe it!
My dress is altered so I have to try and lose no more than 5-8 pounds this next month. The seamstress was so fast! As I said, she is a feisty little Greek lady who does things her way. She did a fab job and it looks gorgeous on me! She really knows her stuff-love her! Although I wish she worked a bit slower so I could have lost more before the wedding!
I don't think I have ever had to be careful not to lose too much weight before in my life!
I am getting so excited about the wedding now!
I met my sweetheart through eHarmony 3 and a half years ago-September 2006. I bought myself a membership for my 45th birthday. I figured I had been trying to find a good match for years with crap results so why not let someone else do it for me! We got to the the open communication phase and emailed and then spoke on the phone-I melted listening to his English accent. Then we met half-way between where we lived for a drink(we lived 50 miles apart) and I remember sitting there thinking how cute he was and hoping he thought I was pretty and liked me.
Neither of us were interested in meeting anyone else within a few weeks(he was my 2nd date through eHarmony and I was his first.) About 6 weeks after we met he asked me to fly to England with him for Christmas to meet his family and I knew things were getting serious! He had dated a girl for 2 years before me and never brought her home!
By February we moved in together. It did take a long time and several heated discussions where I ended up crying because I wanted to take the next step and he was scared-so was I but I knew I wanted to marry him! He kept saying eventually we'd marry-does he know how long "eventually" is in girl-years?!?
We finally got engaged Christmas-time 2008 and decided to wait until 2010 to marry as my older sister was getting remarried last summer and we didn't want to step on any toes or steal any thunder because I really wanted to get married in Spring-time. I love summer a lot but didn't want to be sweaty on my wedding day! Spring is the time of rebirth-everything fresh and new.
Ok, that was so not diet related but a little background on me and my sweetheart!
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Weigh-In #9
I was down 2.2 on their scale which brings me to 23.6 in total. My body fat keeps going down, as well, which is great!
I am so happy I lost. I know it could have been more had I not cheated at that party with wine and a piece of bread and a little dessert.
I want to lose ten more before the wedding(20 really but that isn't possible without lopping off a limb!)but will have to talk to the seamstress about alterations. If I can lose 3 a week for the next 3 weeks, that's fine, if she can wait until the last week for the alterations!
American Idol is on and I can't believe the bottom 3 are Casey, Michael and Siobhan! If they send that hottie, Casey home, I won't want to watch anymore! And Siobhan can sing like crazy-what a voice! Why don't they send that dweeby little boy home dammit!?
I am so happy I lost. I know it could have been more had I not cheated at that party with wine and a piece of bread and a little dessert.
I want to lose ten more before the wedding(20 really but that isn't possible without lopping off a limb!)but will have to talk to the seamstress about alterations. If I can lose 3 a week for the next 3 weeks, that's fine, if she can wait until the last week for the alterations!
American Idol is on and I can't believe the bottom 3 are Casey, Michael and Siobhan! If they send that hottie, Casey home, I won't want to watch anymore! And Siobhan can sing like crazy-what a voice! Why don't they send that dweeby little boy home dammit!?
My Scale Weigh-In 4/28
I broke the 170 pound mark!!
I was 169.4 this morning on my scale. My official weigh-in is 5pm this evening so I'll let you know how that goes.
I had that vegetarian chili and some roasted kale for lunch today. I really like the chili, it's satisfying like regular food....but yeah, still makes me feel gassy and bloated afterwards.
I need to have my sweetheart take another picture of me soon so I can post it and you can compare.
I am dressed crappy today and and he is all stressed out writing a paper that's due tomorrow morning.
Tonight I am making tilapia-probably with lemon and garlic. Not sure what vegetables I'll make because the cupboard is pretty bare right now. We need to grocery shop but I doubt I can drag him away from his laptop today. I might run to ShopRite on my way home to get a few things...which will turn into getting everything...we all know how that works! You grab a hand-held basket because you are only grabbing a couple things and the next thing you know it's pulling your arm right out of the socket!
Okay, I got my fiance to take another picture. I know I am wearing yoga pants that leaving NOTHING at all to the imagination and yes, my butt and hips are that big even after loosing over 20 pounds! But I definitely look much better than I did. Look, I just have the ONE chin now! yay!
I was 169.4 this morning on my scale. My official weigh-in is 5pm this evening so I'll let you know how that goes.
I had that vegetarian chili and some roasted kale for lunch today. I really like the chili, it's satisfying like regular food....but yeah, still makes me feel gassy and bloated afterwards.
I need to have my sweetheart take another picture of me soon so I can post it and you can compare.
I am dressed crappy today and and he is all stressed out writing a paper that's due tomorrow morning.
Tonight I am making tilapia-probably with lemon and garlic. Not sure what vegetables I'll make because the cupboard is pretty bare right now. We need to grocery shop but I doubt I can drag him away from his laptop today. I might run to ShopRite on my way home to get a few things...which will turn into getting everything...we all know how that works! You grab a hand-held basket because you are only grabbing a couple things and the next thing you know it's pulling your arm right out of the socket!
Okay, I got my fiance to take another picture. I know I am wearing yoga pants that leaving NOTHING at all to the imagination and yes, my butt and hips are that big even after loosing over 20 pounds! But I definitely look much better than I did. Look, I just have the ONE chin now! yay!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
tuesday 4/27
Well, tomorrow is another weigh-in and I think I did better than last week. I really have been off my game lately and my willpower seems non-existent. This is the 9th week on this diet and I miss bread! I also miss fruit a lot!
It has been difficult sticking to it lately, I think I have had enough mentally and it may be because I am under a lot of stress with the wedding coming so soon. I always turned to food when stressed...or sad..or happy...or angry...or bored...argh!
I did say no to Girl Scout cookies today which was not easy-they were somoas, which are pretty delish, although too sweet...had they been thin mints there would really have been a problem! Who the hell can say no to thin mints?!? I am merely human and thin mints are like the nectar of the gods! So thank God , they were only somoas! Whew!
I went for my first fitting yesterday and the seamstress's words were, "Oh, why did you buy such a big dress, honey, this is a disaster!" Oops! She wants me back with a good supportive bra on Thursday, which I bought(36C-no longer a 38!) I told her I plan to lose more weight and maybe she could wait and do the other stuff like the bustle and the change to the neckline. She said she'd start the deconstruction part,which she said was completely taking the sides apart and that I shouldn't be disappointed if I lose some beading. I am not disappointed if I lose beading at my sides being I don't think anyone would notice and the loss is because of weight loss!
She said if she does start sewing she will make it too tight for me, so I can lose more. She is older and has been doing this all her life and is a feisty little Greek lady and I think she will do as she pleases! She showed me pictures of some things she has made and they were gorgeous! She's worked for Harper's Bazaar and has made dresses and gowns for the rich and famous over the years.
I know I keep talking about the wedding and not just about the Ideal Protein Diet, but the wedding is consuming me right now! So, sorry!
It has been difficult sticking to it lately, I think I have had enough mentally and it may be because I am under a lot of stress with the wedding coming so soon. I always turned to food when stressed...or sad..or happy...or angry...or bored...argh!
I did say no to Girl Scout cookies today which was not easy-they were somoas, which are pretty delish, although too sweet...had they been thin mints there would really have been a problem! Who the hell can say no to thin mints?!? I am merely human and thin mints are like the nectar of the gods! So thank God , they were only somoas! Whew!
I went for my first fitting yesterday and the seamstress's words were, "Oh, why did you buy such a big dress, honey, this is a disaster!" Oops! She wants me back with a good supportive bra on Thursday, which I bought(36C-no longer a 38!) I told her I plan to lose more weight and maybe she could wait and do the other stuff like the bustle and the change to the neckline. She said she'd start the deconstruction part,which she said was completely taking the sides apart and that I shouldn't be disappointed if I lose some beading. I am not disappointed if I lose beading at my sides being I don't think anyone would notice and the loss is because of weight loss!
She said if she does start sewing she will make it too tight for me, so I can lose more. She is older and has been doing this all her life and is a feisty little Greek lady and I think she will do as she pleases! She showed me pictures of some things she has made and they were gorgeous! She's worked for Harper's Bazaar and has made dresses and gowns for the rich and famous over the years.
I know I keep talking about the wedding and not just about the Ideal Protein Diet, but the wedding is consuming me right now! So, sorry!
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Sunday 4/25
Just a quick post today as I am very busy and very tired!
We went to a party last night and I had 3 glasses of wine and I am just not used to drinking lately so it kicked my butt! I also did not stick to the diet. It is really hard to diet when there are parties and things....and you don't have much willpower!
I was invited out tonight with a girlfriend but said no because I have to be good the other 7 days of the week!
Yesterday marked 5 weeks to the wedding and tomorrow morning I have my first meeting with the seamstress.
Things are really gearing up now!
By the way, the Ideal Protein vegetarian chili is pretty good and has a nice amount of spice to it. It can make you crampy and gassy, though, so be warned!(or at least warn your loved ones!)
Talk to you all soon!
We went to a party last night and I had 3 glasses of wine and I am just not used to drinking lately so it kicked my butt! I also did not stick to the diet. It is really hard to diet when there are parties and things....and you don't have much willpower!
I was invited out tonight with a girlfriend but said no because I have to be good the other 7 days of the week!
Yesterday marked 5 weeks to the wedding and tomorrow morning I have my first meeting with the seamstress.
Things are really gearing up now!
By the way, the Ideal Protein vegetarian chili is pretty good and has a nice amount of spice to it. It can make you crampy and gassy, though, so be warned!(or at least warn your loved ones!)
Talk to you all soon!
Thursday, April 22, 2010
blood-work update
I had blood-work in January and just had more done 2 weeks ago at six and a half weeks into my Ideal Protein diet.
My cholesterol went from 236 to 212. I tend to always be over 200 and am of half Italian descent and we Mediterraneans do tend to be high. My LDL went from 159 down to 139 so that is a nice change. My HDL is 52 now but I don't know what it was previously. 50-60 HDL is normal for a woman but over 60 is optimal.
My triglycerides went from 108 to 103 and my sugar went from 105 to 99 so is now in the normal range(still at the top of the normal range.) Anything under 150 is good, on the triglycerides. The nurse said the sugar level probably has to do with how my body turns things into sugar and again, I realize my body is working against me and I have to work very hard to override its natural chemistry!
My doctor's office faxed my test results over to the Wellness Center where I am doing the diet with a note telling them to call me and tell me she wants me to continue the diet because of the positive changes in my blood-work....now if I could get her to just pay for it that would be great! It isn't cheap but it's worth it because I am looking pretty fab! My energy levels are also good which I probably haven't mentioned. I am not a good sleeper but I used to drag through my day if I hadn't slept well, but I seem to be okay even if I have not had enough sleep.
I am going out to lunch today with an ex-coworker and we will go somewhere with a good salad bar!
My cholesterol went from 236 to 212. I tend to always be over 200 and am of half Italian descent and we Mediterraneans do tend to be high. My LDL went from 159 down to 139 so that is a nice change. My HDL is 52 now but I don't know what it was previously. 50-60 HDL is normal for a woman but over 60 is optimal.
My triglycerides went from 108 to 103 and my sugar went from 105 to 99 so is now in the normal range(still at the top of the normal range.) Anything under 150 is good, on the triglycerides. The nurse said the sugar level probably has to do with how my body turns things into sugar and again, I realize my body is working against me and I have to work very hard to override its natural chemistry!
My doctor's office faxed my test results over to the Wellness Center where I am doing the diet with a note telling them to call me and tell me she wants me to continue the diet because of the positive changes in my blood-work....now if I could get her to just pay for it that would be great! It isn't cheap but it's worth it because I am looking pretty fab! My energy levels are also good which I probably haven't mentioned. I am not a good sleeper but I used to drag through my day if I hadn't slept well, but I seem to be okay even if I have not had enough sleep.
I am going out to lunch today with an ex-coworker and we will go somewhere with a good salad bar!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Weigh-In #8...the bad weigh-in
So, I knew I did not have a good week. I was up .2 of a pound this time.
I cheated, I enjoyed it and I gained 3.2 ounces(yup, I did the math!)I can live with it but do not plan to do that again!
On to the good news portion of our program....I still lost fat and gained muscle!
The nurse practitioner, Ellen,(who is such a doll and is due to have her first baby the weekend of my wedding)did my measurements and I have lost more inches, as well. I already forget how many or I'd tell you! I am trying the Ideal Protein vegetarian chili this week so I will let you know how that is.
On the wedding front, we went to our venue last night and figured out how the tables will be situated and where exactly the ceremony will be so that was exciting. Our friend who is performing our ceremony met us there and took some pictures so she could send to her partner's daughter who is the photographer and helping me with decorations. Just standing there where the ceremony will be and looking at my sweetheart made me tear up! What the heck will I be like during the actual ceremony if I tear up just standing there!? Ack!
I googled some wedding vows yesterday and my eyes just brimmed with tears reading them-what a mush I am, it's ridiculous! Maybe I should make my fiance figure out our vows! He's getting off easy with the planning and decorating! I could get him to find a couple he likes and I'll pick a fave...hmm...we'll see how that goes!
Okay, back to the diet: Tonight I am making meatloaf, baby spinach, baked potato(only for the fiance!)I did put a little red onion in the meat loaf, though, maybe 1/3 of a medium sized one. So with the loaf being 4 portions I will be getting very little. I also put a half of a green bell pepper in it, along with the spices-garlic, salt and pepper, chili powder & crushed red pepper. The baby spinach I will saute very fast so it doesn't get mushy in a little olive oil and crushed red pepper...and yes, I put crushed red pepper in almost everything!
And on to a better week and being back in ketosis by Saturday!
I cheated, I enjoyed it and I gained 3.2 ounces(yup, I did the math!)I can live with it but do not plan to do that again!
On to the good news portion of our program....I still lost fat and gained muscle!
The nurse practitioner, Ellen,(who is such a doll and is due to have her first baby the weekend of my wedding)did my measurements and I have lost more inches, as well. I already forget how many or I'd tell you! I am trying the Ideal Protein vegetarian chili this week so I will let you know how that is.
On the wedding front, we went to our venue last night and figured out how the tables will be situated and where exactly the ceremony will be so that was exciting. Our friend who is performing our ceremony met us there and took some pictures so she could send to her partner's daughter who is the photographer and helping me with decorations. Just standing there where the ceremony will be and looking at my sweetheart made me tear up! What the heck will I be like during the actual ceremony if I tear up just standing there!? Ack!
I googled some wedding vows yesterday and my eyes just brimmed with tears reading them-what a mush I am, it's ridiculous! Maybe I should make my fiance figure out our vows! He's getting off easy with the planning and decorating! I could get him to find a couple he likes and I'll pick a fave...hmm...we'll see how that goes!
Okay, back to the diet: Tonight I am making meatloaf, baby spinach, baked potato(only for the fiance!)I did put a little red onion in the meat loaf, though, maybe 1/3 of a medium sized one. So with the loaf being 4 portions I will be getting very little. I also put a half of a green bell pepper in it, along with the spices-garlic, salt and pepper, chili powder & crushed red pepper. The baby spinach I will saute very fast so it doesn't get mushy in a little olive oil and crushed red pepper...and yes, I put crushed red pepper in almost everything!
And on to a better week and being back in ketosis by Saturday!
Monday, April 19, 2010
April 19
This past Saturday marked 6 weeks to my wedding...aaahhhhhhhhhhh!
It's getting a bit scary and nerve-wracking. When I think about how fast it is all coming, I start to panic and feel like my heart is beating too fast. I am also having odd dreams. I am excited but nervous.
That being said, this has not been a good week for my diet. I felt renewed willpower, especially when my first follower told me her results. She is doing so well! I want to do that well, too!
Then it just sort of went out the window. My sweetheart keeps bringing goodies in the house and for six weeks I was able to say no thank you. What the heck was so different about this weekend?! Also, a dear friend sent baked goods to us, as well.
I have had this problem on other diets. Sometimes when I am doing really well, I will start sabotaging myself. I guess it's that self-fulfilling prophecy of thinking that I am fat and that my lot in life is to have to lose weight. Thinking I have had to do it before and will always have to diet. Do I somehow think I don't deserve to look fabulous and be beautiful?(because I do!)
These are things I have learned about and understand and know what is right inside my head-thank you Oprah-but somehow putting them into practice isn't so easy.
All I can do is try to be better the rest of the week until Wednesday weigh-in and whatever it says on that scale is just the result of this one bad week. Just this one, and nothing more.
Next week will be better and so will the weeks after that. And I am not this diet and I am not my weight and I am not my fears or my insecurities. I am all that and so much more...and soon to be all that and more in a smaller package!
It's getting a bit scary and nerve-wracking. When I think about how fast it is all coming, I start to panic and feel like my heart is beating too fast. I am also having odd dreams. I am excited but nervous.
That being said, this has not been a good week for my diet. I felt renewed willpower, especially when my first follower told me her results. She is doing so well! I want to do that well, too!
Then it just sort of went out the window. My sweetheart keeps bringing goodies in the house and for six weeks I was able to say no thank you. What the heck was so different about this weekend?! Also, a dear friend sent baked goods to us, as well.
I have had this problem on other diets. Sometimes when I am doing really well, I will start sabotaging myself. I guess it's that self-fulfilling prophecy of thinking that I am fat and that my lot in life is to have to lose weight. Thinking I have had to do it before and will always have to diet. Do I somehow think I don't deserve to look fabulous and be beautiful?(because I do!)
These are things I have learned about and understand and know what is right inside my head-thank you Oprah-but somehow putting them into practice isn't so easy.
All I can do is try to be better the rest of the week until Wednesday weigh-in and whatever it says on that scale is just the result of this one bad week. Just this one, and nothing more.
Next week will be better and so will the weeks after that. And I am not this diet and I am not my weight and I am not my fears or my insecurities. I am all that and so much more...and soon to be all that and more in a smaller package!
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Weigh-In #7
Well, I didn't hit the official 20 pound mark.....I hit the official 21.6 pound mark!!
That means I am losing 3 pounds a week, which is at the low end of the amount promised by Ideal Protein of 3-4 lbs. for women.
I am not fanatical as anyone who reads regularly knows so I guess 3 is good considering my imperfection! And with Weight Watchers I was only losing about .2-.4 of one pound per week, I can't complain about 3 pounds!
Soon(like by next week!) I will be under 170 pounds which I have not seen in over 3 years. The pants I am wearing today are so big, I can take them off without unzipping! I also had to toss a bra this morning. I put it on and when I raised my arms to put on a tank top, the bra jumped right up over my boobs! Well, that's not going to work, now is it?!
Next week, I want to have the nurse practitioner take my measurements again being I was at the 12 pound mark the last time we checked them.
I walked about 2 1/2 miles today, as well, which I don't do often enough. I don't seem to find the time which is nonsense because I do have time for it, if I try. I tend to make excuses. I have a cross-country ski machine which is uncomfortable to do right now because my neck has been bothering me for the last week and a half and the arm movements put stress on it.
I need to just get in the car and go to the park and walk but somehow I don't. I have to make it a habit. At least today it was my idea and I asked my fiance to come with me. If he said no, I was going anyway, which I never do alone. I have to get over not liking to walk alone! Once I try something a couple times I am ok, but have a hard time getting started.
Gotta go, I am missing Jeopardy! We love calling out the answers and we tend to know different things so it makes it fun. My sweetheart rocks the history and I am better with science and pop culture.
That means I am losing 3 pounds a week, which is at the low end of the amount promised by Ideal Protein of 3-4 lbs. for women.
I am not fanatical as anyone who reads regularly knows so I guess 3 is good considering my imperfection! And with Weight Watchers I was only losing about .2-.4 of one pound per week, I can't complain about 3 pounds!
Soon(like by next week!) I will be under 170 pounds which I have not seen in over 3 years. The pants I am wearing today are so big, I can take them off without unzipping! I also had to toss a bra this morning. I put it on and when I raised my arms to put on a tank top, the bra jumped right up over my boobs! Well, that's not going to work, now is it?!
Next week, I want to have the nurse practitioner take my measurements again being I was at the 12 pound mark the last time we checked them.
I walked about 2 1/2 miles today, as well, which I don't do often enough. I don't seem to find the time which is nonsense because I do have time for it, if I try. I tend to make excuses. I have a cross-country ski machine which is uncomfortable to do right now because my neck has been bothering me for the last week and a half and the arm movements put stress on it.
I need to just get in the car and go to the park and walk but somehow I don't. I have to make it a habit. At least today it was my idea and I asked my fiance to come with me. If he said no, I was going anyway, which I never do alone. I have to get over not liking to walk alone! Once I try something a couple times I am ok, but have a hard time getting started.
Gotta go, I am missing Jeopardy! We love calling out the answers and we tend to know different things so it makes it fun. My sweetheart rocks the history and I am better with science and pop culture.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Unofficial 20 lb.Mark
TaDah!!!
As of this morning I am down 20.6 pounds on my scale! yay!
When I mentioned it yesterday I certainly didn't think I'd hit it today! Especially after that dinner party when I was not at my best at resisting temptation!
Some days I can be so strong and others I just right cave in. Well, this is why I was fat-crappy willpower! I would be good to a point and get close to a weight goal and then just fall right off the weight loss wagon! Never quite getting to a goal and never learning how to maintain my weight. Then I would, little by little, go back to my old ways and end up grazing through the fridge when bored, grazing my way right back up to a 16.
I plan to stick with Ideal Protein until I get to my goal and learn what to do to maintain. If I am not yet to my goal on my wedding day, I plan to eat whatever the hell I want at my wedding and also at the brunch the next morning. I will drink champagne, I will eat hors devours, I will eat cake, I may even eat a waffle and some bacon at the brunch! And I will enjoy it...and then get right back on the diet Sunday afternoon!
I just read back over what I wrote and realize I wrote "was" fat. I think I must be thinking thin thoughts and no longer think of myself as fat. That must be some sort of breakthrough!
As of this morning I am down 20.6 pounds on my scale! yay!
When I mentioned it yesterday I certainly didn't think I'd hit it today! Especially after that dinner party when I was not at my best at resisting temptation!
Some days I can be so strong and others I just right cave in. Well, this is why I was fat-crappy willpower! I would be good to a point and get close to a weight goal and then just fall right off the weight loss wagon! Never quite getting to a goal and never learning how to maintain my weight. Then I would, little by little, go back to my old ways and end up grazing through the fridge when bored, grazing my way right back up to a 16.
I plan to stick with Ideal Protein until I get to my goal and learn what to do to maintain. If I am not yet to my goal on my wedding day, I plan to eat whatever the hell I want at my wedding and also at the brunch the next morning. I will drink champagne, I will eat hors devours, I will eat cake, I may even eat a waffle and some bacon at the brunch! And I will enjoy it...and then get right back on the diet Sunday afternoon!
I just read back over what I wrote and realize I wrote "was" fat. I think I must be thinking thin thoughts and no longer think of myself as fat. That must be some sort of breakthrough!
Monday, April 12, 2010
7 weeks on Ideal Protein Diet
Hi all!
I posted a new picture today. I will try and post one every couple of weeks. I think the picture is sort of shrinking me a bit which is making me look a little dumpier than I do in person. My sweetheart is not great at taking pictures-he's so tall, it's hard to get the right angle. I made him sit in a chair finally b/c they were coming out with me looking all squashed and spread out! God forbid!
I think I am down over 19 pounds now. I cannot wait to hit the 20 pound mark! The capris I am wearing have not fit for 2 years,nor has the fitted tee-shirt.
I will admit I was not great at the dinner party on Saturday. I had 2 glasses of wine and a little dessert...I know..I know....I'm a big fat cheater!
I just can't be perfect all the time. I like to eat and drink and can't change my personality entirely. At least I am only doing it once in a while and not every day anymore.
I don't feel like I need to change 48 years of behaviors all at once. I used to have little cheats almost every day and had a glass or two of wine every night. Doing it once a week or once every couple of weeks is a good change in my mind. Before last weekend I went almost a month without wine. I don't plan to have any every weekend either, but if I really feel like a glass, I may have it. We aren't keeping any in the house so there is no temptation at home...other than all the goodies my fiance brings in which I manage to say no to.
...and yes, I know to stay in ketosis I can't cheat...I will pay for any cheats and am ok with that.
I'm off the the dentist for my 6month cleaning so bye for now!
I posted a new picture today. I will try and post one every couple of weeks. I think the picture is sort of shrinking me a bit which is making me look a little dumpier than I do in person. My sweetheart is not great at taking pictures-he's so tall, it's hard to get the right angle. I made him sit in a chair finally b/c they were coming out with me looking all squashed and spread out! God forbid!
I think I am down over 19 pounds now. I cannot wait to hit the 20 pound mark! The capris I am wearing have not fit for 2 years,nor has the fitted tee-shirt.
I will admit I was not great at the dinner party on Saturday. I had 2 glasses of wine and a little dessert...I know..I know....I'm a big fat cheater!
I just can't be perfect all the time. I like to eat and drink and can't change my personality entirely. At least I am only doing it once in a while and not every day anymore.
I don't feel like I need to change 48 years of behaviors all at once. I used to have little cheats almost every day and had a glass or two of wine every night. Doing it once a week or once every couple of weeks is a good change in my mind. Before last weekend I went almost a month without wine. I don't plan to have any every weekend either, but if I really feel like a glass, I may have it. We aren't keeping any in the house so there is no temptation at home...other than all the goodies my fiance brings in which I manage to say no to.
...and yes, I know to stay in ketosis I can't cheat...I will pay for any cheats and am ok with that.
I'm off the the dentist for my 6month cleaning so bye for now!
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Sat 4/10
I am still right at the 18 pound loss so am a little disappointed that since Wednesday weigh-in, I have stayed the same. My only cheat was 4 plain M&Ms. Damn, if 4 freaking M&Ms can make you not lose anything for 3 days, I am pissed off!
I have to be careful today because for dinner we are going over to a friend's house and she's a good cook. She said she would just make some beef on the grill and some vegetables, so hopefully there will be little in the way of temptation. I will bring her some Chardonnay. I am not much of a fan and it's what she drinks so that won't really tempt me! There will also be beer but I am not a big beer drinker so no worries there. Too filling for me usually. If I want to feel all full and bloated, I'd rather get that way from good food!
Hey, at least yesterday and today I wore two different pairs of jeans that have not fit in more than a year and a half! The ones I wore yesterday look good on me and I was so bummed when I couldn't wear them anymore because they were pretty new. They are actually a little big in the waist now! I kept having to hike them up...although I am not complaining!
I am also wearing more fitted shirts and not relying on empire waists and loose fitting things to hide my body. I actually had two men holler out to me the other day...something along the lines of-"oh, yeah, mama...mmmm mmm" and later that day a man made a kissy smooching noise at me! I was in a large town where that sort of thing can happen because there are a lot of people walking around and it was hot and I was wearing Bermuda length shorts and a tank top. I felt invisible for so long that even though they were being rude, I was flattered!...now if my fiance would do that, I would really be thrilled because he's the one who needs to think I am hot(I need to think so too because that makes you much hotter-you have to believe it to be true!) I still have a long way to go to hotness but I am well on my way. I will be back to MILF status(even though I have no kids) soon enough...or maybe Cougar status(though I am not looking to pounce on anyone but but my sweetheart!)
I have to be careful today because for dinner we are going over to a friend's house and she's a good cook. She said she would just make some beef on the grill and some vegetables, so hopefully there will be little in the way of temptation. I will bring her some Chardonnay. I am not much of a fan and it's what she drinks so that won't really tempt me! There will also be beer but I am not a big beer drinker so no worries there. Too filling for me usually. If I want to feel all full and bloated, I'd rather get that way from good food!
Hey, at least yesterday and today I wore two different pairs of jeans that have not fit in more than a year and a half! The ones I wore yesterday look good on me and I was so bummed when I couldn't wear them anymore because they were pretty new. They are actually a little big in the waist now! I kept having to hike them up...although I am not complaining!
I am also wearing more fitted shirts and not relying on empire waists and loose fitting things to hide my body. I actually had two men holler out to me the other day...something along the lines of-"oh, yeah, mama...mmmm mmm" and later that day a man made a kissy smooching noise at me! I was in a large town where that sort of thing can happen because there are a lot of people walking around and it was hot and I was wearing Bermuda length shorts and a tank top. I felt invisible for so long that even though they were being rude, I was flattered!...now if my fiance would do that, I would really be thrilled because he's the one who needs to think I am hot(I need to think so too because that makes you much hotter-you have to believe it to be true!) I still have a long way to go to hotness but I am well on my way. I will be back to MILF status(even though I have no kids) soon enough...or maybe Cougar status(though I am not looking to pounce on anyone but but my sweetheart!)
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Official weigh-in 4/7
I was down another 2.4 pounds for a total of 18.2! Woohoo!
Having the off weekend didn't help but it was great to know I did still lose! Not as much as I would have being I have been averaging 3.3 so this brings it down to 3 per week average....which means I could lose another 21 by the wedding!
And 3 per week is way better than I was doing on Weight Watchers!
Not sure what to do about the alterations to my wedding dress! I will have to call the seamstress and bring the dress to her to get an idea of what she'll need to do and hopefully she will not need too much time to do the work and we can do it at the last minute! I don't want to buy a bra yet either and you need to have the right bra for your fittings.
Right now my 38C bras are on their tightest hook and still too big but my 36Cs are still a little small, although I haven't tried them all on yet, just two so far.
I am wondering if I will no longer be a C soon...which is fine! I was a small B until I was 35 so I am fine with getting smaller.
Hey, when you are a woman, gravity is not your friend, especially as you age. If you have mass...you have sag! Less mass = less sagging! I don't want to be a 36 long dammit! The smaller, the perkier!
I am now about 10 pounds away from what I weighed when I met my sweetheart in 2006....when I was still 10-15 pounds away from my goal! This time I am getting there and learning how to stay there!
I walked 2 miles today. It got into the upper 80s so I had enough at that point. My sweetheart wanted to go once more around the park but I told him being I am somewhat new to exercise, he can't expect me to run a marathon right away and that he should be patient with me and be more supportive. He really doesn't get it, though. He is naturally skinny, very active and just doesn't understand what those of us with food or weight issues are up against...bless his skinny little heart!
Having the off weekend didn't help but it was great to know I did still lose! Not as much as I would have being I have been averaging 3.3 so this brings it down to 3 per week average....which means I could lose another 21 by the wedding!
And 3 per week is way better than I was doing on Weight Watchers!
Not sure what to do about the alterations to my wedding dress! I will have to call the seamstress and bring the dress to her to get an idea of what she'll need to do and hopefully she will not need too much time to do the work and we can do it at the last minute! I don't want to buy a bra yet either and you need to have the right bra for your fittings.
Right now my 38C bras are on their tightest hook and still too big but my 36Cs are still a little small, although I haven't tried them all on yet, just two so far.
I am wondering if I will no longer be a C soon...which is fine! I was a small B until I was 35 so I am fine with getting smaller.
Hey, when you are a woman, gravity is not your friend, especially as you age. If you have mass...you have sag! Less mass = less sagging! I don't want to be a 36 long dammit! The smaller, the perkier!
I am now about 10 pounds away from what I weighed when I met my sweetheart in 2006....when I was still 10-15 pounds away from my goal! This time I am getting there and learning how to stay there!
I walked 2 miles today. It got into the upper 80s so I had enough at that point. My sweetheart wanted to go once more around the park but I told him being I am somewhat new to exercise, he can't expect me to run a marathon right away and that he should be patient with me and be more supportive. He really doesn't get it, though. He is naturally skinny, very active and just doesn't understand what those of us with food or weight issues are up against...bless his skinny little heart!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
"my scale" weigh-in
I weighed myself this morning and was happily surprised to find that I have lost about 18 pounds in total.
I didn't think there would be a loss after the Easter weekend of traveling and not sticking to the plan. I was worried there might actually be a gain! I was super good last week up until we went away and really wasn't terrible while in Vermont, although Sunday evening was definitely off the program.
So, I apparently did something right even with the lapse on Sunday. Yay!
Last week, I took out my summer clothes and any pants I wore last summer, I could take off without unzipping. I haven't tried on all the tops but am guessing they will all be too big. Of course they are all pretty stretchy...the fat girl's wardrobe staple-cotton knit! I will still be able to wear some due to the stretchiness but will also be able to wear some of the smaller sizes that I was unable to wear last season...yes, I have multiple sizes in bins-10s, 12s, 14s, 16s...ack!
Extra Large and 16W and 16 have been vanquished from my closets and drawers and 2 big bags full went into the charity bins.
I still need to go through my career clothes and make another bag. Those I will probably put on Freecycle.org as a "lot" and give to someone who could use them.
If you aren't familiar with Freecycle.org sign up for it through Yahoo Groups! It is a great organization that is in every county(and in other countries, as well) where you can post items you no longer need that someone may be able to use(& they will email you and come and get them.) This helps to keep things out of the landfills and in use by someone who needs it. You can also post a "want" for something you are looking for that may be collecting dust and going to waste in someone's home, such as a book you want to read or a piece of exercise equipment that someone may be using as a clothes hanger or plant stand! I have gotten rid of all sorts of things via Freecycle and have also gotten great stuff, as well.
I have an ebay business where I sell vintage items and often get boxes & packing material from people and also give away items that didn't sell. So, sign up and do a little something to save our planet!
I didn't think there would be a loss after the Easter weekend of traveling and not sticking to the plan. I was worried there might actually be a gain! I was super good last week up until we went away and really wasn't terrible while in Vermont, although Sunday evening was definitely off the program.
So, I apparently did something right even with the lapse on Sunday. Yay!
Last week, I took out my summer clothes and any pants I wore last summer, I could take off without unzipping. I haven't tried on all the tops but am guessing they will all be too big. Of course they are all pretty stretchy...the fat girl's wardrobe staple-cotton knit! I will still be able to wear some due to the stretchiness but will also be able to wear some of the smaller sizes that I was unable to wear last season...yes, I have multiple sizes in bins-10s, 12s, 14s, 16s...ack!
Extra Large and 16W and 16 have been vanquished from my closets and drawers and 2 big bags full went into the charity bins.
I still need to go through my career clothes and make another bag. Those I will probably put on Freecycle.org as a "lot" and give to someone who could use them.
If you aren't familiar with Freecycle.org sign up for it through Yahoo Groups! It is a great organization that is in every county(and in other countries, as well) where you can post items you no longer need that someone may be able to use(& they will email you and come and get them.) This helps to keep things out of the landfills and in use by someone who needs it. You can also post a "want" for something you are looking for that may be collecting dust and going to waste in someone's home, such as a book you want to read or a piece of exercise equipment that someone may be using as a clothes hanger or plant stand! I have gotten rid of all sorts of things via Freecycle and have also gotten great stuff, as well.
I have an ebay business where I sell vintage items and often get boxes & packing material from people and also give away items that didn't sell. So, sign up and do a little something to save our planet!
Monday, April 5, 2010
Monday-No weigh-in
The doctor's office was closed today so I will go on Wednesday.
While away, I didn't get to eat all my protein packs so have enough to last until Wednesday and I think that is a better day than Monday for weighing-in anyway!
I was pretty good while in Vermont, not perfect, but good. I ate a couple bites of things that weren't on the program and had 2 small glasses of wine.
I have a hard time sleeping in normal circumstances and really had trouble at my sister's as the bed is too small for us(it's a Full and we're 5'7" and 6'3")so after 2 somewhat sleepless nights, I was absolutely exhausted on the 5 hour ride home!
We went to a friend's for another Easter dinner when we got back and I admit I was not very good there at all! There wasn't much I was allowed to eat and I was starving at that point being we never got to eat lunch on the ride and between that and being so tired I just ate a little of everything.
So, that Wednesday weigh-in is a God-send actually! It'll take me until then to get back into ketosis!I am hungry today which is what happens when you don't follow the plan and your body isn't in ketosis.
I'll make a good dinner tonight-boneless chicken breast and broccoli. I think I will do chili-lime chicken-that's been a fave of mine lately. I love spicy food! I may also make some roasted kale.
I hope everyone had a great Easter(or whatever you celebrate) and stayed away from those yummy little Peeps!
While away, I didn't get to eat all my protein packs so have enough to last until Wednesday and I think that is a better day than Monday for weighing-in anyway!
I was pretty good while in Vermont, not perfect, but good. I ate a couple bites of things that weren't on the program and had 2 small glasses of wine.
I have a hard time sleeping in normal circumstances and really had trouble at my sister's as the bed is too small for us(it's a Full and we're 5'7" and 6'3")so after 2 somewhat sleepless nights, I was absolutely exhausted on the 5 hour ride home!
We went to a friend's for another Easter dinner when we got back and I admit I was not very good there at all! There wasn't much I was allowed to eat and I was starving at that point being we never got to eat lunch on the ride and between that and being so tired I just ate a little of everything.
So, that Wednesday weigh-in is a God-send actually! It'll take me until then to get back into ketosis!I am hungry today which is what happens when you don't follow the plan and your body isn't in ketosis.
I'll make a good dinner tonight-boneless chicken breast and broccoli. I think I will do chili-lime chicken-that's been a fave of mine lately. I love spicy food! I may also make some roasted kale.
I hope everyone had a great Easter(or whatever you celebrate) and stayed away from those yummy little Peeps!
Friday, April 2, 2010
we're off to VT
We are off to VT for the Easter weekend to see my family. As of this morning, I am down 17.5 pounds so I am hoping to not be too far from that when we get back....for the second Easter dinner on Sunday at a friend's here at home.
I have packed up my vitamins, sea salt and protein packs. Not sure what I will eat on the ride other than a protein drink because we drive straight through and only stop for bathroom breaks and at a favorite antique shop along the way. Salad or veggies don't lend themselves well to driving snacks, the way Twizzlers or pretzels used to!
We bought some beef jerky which my sweetheart loves, so I will probably have a little of that. Protein with almost no fat is not too bad and it's easy. Not as good as veggies and lettuce but easier to eat while in motion. It's not that long a ride (5-6 hours) so I will manage and pick up some salad or something when we get there to bring to my sister's. We need to pick up beer and whatever vegetable I will be making for tomorrow anyway when we arrive.
Happy Easter, happy Passover, happy weekend!
I have packed up my vitamins, sea salt and protein packs. Not sure what I will eat on the ride other than a protein drink because we drive straight through and only stop for bathroom breaks and at a favorite antique shop along the way. Salad or veggies don't lend themselves well to driving snacks, the way Twizzlers or pretzels used to!
We bought some beef jerky which my sweetheart loves, so I will probably have a little of that. Protein with almost no fat is not too bad and it's easy. Not as good as veggies and lettuce but easier to eat while in motion. It's not that long a ride (5-6 hours) so I will manage and pick up some salad or something when we get there to bring to my sister's. We need to pick up beer and whatever vegetable I will be making for tomorrow anyway when we arrive.
Happy Easter, happy Passover, happy weekend!
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Wednesday-sun! finally!
OMG, thank God the rain has finally stopped! It was ridiculous! There is so much flooding around here it is nuts!
I have been doing quite well on the diet...except last night I broke down and had 3 teaspoons of coffee ice cream! ack!
I haven't had dairy or anything since starting Ideal Protein and my sweetheart bought my fave ice cream. I figured a small amount like that would not be terrible and really, it was so delish! I am not sure if that much will really mess me up or not.
It's very different doing a diet where you have to be in ketosis than doing something like Weight Watchers where you can have a little cheat now and again so you feel like you aren't depriving yourself. Although my stomach was very rumbly after that-I think it was saying "what the heck is that and what am I supposed to do with it?!? Mmmm, I think I will mull it over awhile so you feel icky, so there!"
This will be a difficult week as it is because of Easter(so I know I should not have had that last night because there will a lot of temptation on the weekend!) We are having 2 Easter dinners because we are visiting my family up in Vermont and will be driving there Friday and driving back Sunday so we're doing Easter dinner on Saturday with my family. Then when we get back Sunday, we are going over a friend's house to have Easter with her family.
When you see all the delicious holiday food it is hard to always make the right decisions. I am bringing a vegetable dish to my family being I know people are making veggies I can't have. If I stick to ham and non-restricted vegetables I will be ok. The hard parts will be saying no to wine, bread and dessert....because these are a few of my favorite things! Bread being my #1!
I grew up in an Italian restaurant and there was always good crusty bread and good crusty bread made into garlic bread, as well. I can say no to cake and cookies but bread is a tough one!
I have been feeling much better the last few days now that I am measuring out my half teaspoon of sea salt every morning. Way less dizziness! My first mistake was not measuring out the salt before, my second mistake was thinking it was only 1/4 teaspoon I was supposed to have because I forgot the correct amount and hadn't read the information in awhile. Mistake #3 was thinking a sprinkle on lunch and a sprinkle on dinner was enough!
I don't use nearly enough so the last couple of days, after dinner, I take what sea salt is left and add it to a cup of cold water and drink it. It's kinda yucky but less headache and less dizziness is way more important than getting through a small amount of yuckiness!
Ok, I just went outside and I think those bastards lied about any sun shining today! Damn!
I have been doing quite well on the diet...except last night I broke down and had 3 teaspoons of coffee ice cream! ack!
I haven't had dairy or anything since starting Ideal Protein and my sweetheart bought my fave ice cream. I figured a small amount like that would not be terrible and really, it was so delish! I am not sure if that much will really mess me up or not.
It's very different doing a diet where you have to be in ketosis than doing something like Weight Watchers where you can have a little cheat now and again so you feel like you aren't depriving yourself. Although my stomach was very rumbly after that-I think it was saying "what the heck is that and what am I supposed to do with it?!? Mmmm, I think I will mull it over awhile so you feel icky, so there!"
This will be a difficult week as it is because of Easter(so I know I should not have had that last night because there will a lot of temptation on the weekend!) We are having 2 Easter dinners because we are visiting my family up in Vermont and will be driving there Friday and driving back Sunday so we're doing Easter dinner on Saturday with my family. Then when we get back Sunday, we are going over a friend's house to have Easter with her family.
When you see all the delicious holiday food it is hard to always make the right decisions. I am bringing a vegetable dish to my family being I know people are making veggies I can't have. If I stick to ham and non-restricted vegetables I will be ok. The hard parts will be saying no to wine, bread and dessert....because these are a few of my favorite things! Bread being my #1!
I grew up in an Italian restaurant and there was always good crusty bread and good crusty bread made into garlic bread, as well. I can say no to cake and cookies but bread is a tough one!
I have been feeling much better the last few days now that I am measuring out my half teaspoon of sea salt every morning. Way less dizziness! My first mistake was not measuring out the salt before, my second mistake was thinking it was only 1/4 teaspoon I was supposed to have because I forgot the correct amount and hadn't read the information in awhile. Mistake #3 was thinking a sprinkle on lunch and a sprinkle on dinner was enough!
I don't use nearly enough so the last couple of days, after dinner, I take what sea salt is left and add it to a cup of cold water and drink it. It's kinda yucky but less headache and less dizziness is way more important than getting through a small amount of yuckiness!
Ok, I just went outside and I think those bastards lied about any sun shining today! Damn!
Monday, March 29, 2010
Weigh-In #5
I was down another 3.2 pounds this week! Yay!
I spoke with the nurse practitioner about the issue of my fainting last Tuesday and all the dizziness; being at least once day for the past week, I have thought I might faint again-usually upon standing from being bent over.
She thinks I probably have not been drinking enough water or using enough of the sea salt as the lack of those two could cause a sudden drop in my blood pressure upon standing up fast.
I do think she is probably correct because I am not usually a big salt user and while I do sprinkle it on both lunch and dinner, I am sure I am not using one half teaspoon. I also do not think I drink the full 64 ounces I am supposed to every single day.
Follow this diet to a "T" and it will work as it should and you will feel fine.
Back to the important matter of my ever decreasing weight...with this 3.2, I am officially down 15.8 pounds and a little over 16 on my scale(which I like better for obvious reasons!)
I want to give a big shout-out to my 1st and faithful follower Melissa, who lost 6.5 pounds her first week on Ideal Protein which is great! Her daughter lost 9! Oh, to be 20 again when the weigh loss goes faster! I am so proud of both of them! What a great start!
I am cooking dinner-baked chicken pieces with garlic and rosemary and sauteed zucchini and yellow squash, cut into strips and seasoned with garlic, basil, seasoned salt and black pepper...and a baked potato for my fiance with sour cream but none for me!
Then I am jumping on the cross-country ski machine while catching up on a show or two on the dvr. Then it's time to watch week 2 on Dancing With The Stars! Go hot British guy whose name I forget!
I spoke with the nurse practitioner about the issue of my fainting last Tuesday and all the dizziness; being at least once day for the past week, I have thought I might faint again-usually upon standing from being bent over.
She thinks I probably have not been drinking enough water or using enough of the sea salt as the lack of those two could cause a sudden drop in my blood pressure upon standing up fast.
I do think she is probably correct because I am not usually a big salt user and while I do sprinkle it on both lunch and dinner, I am sure I am not using one half teaspoon. I also do not think I drink the full 64 ounces I am supposed to every single day.
Follow this diet to a "T" and it will work as it should and you will feel fine.
Back to the important matter of my ever decreasing weight...with this 3.2, I am officially down 15.8 pounds and a little over 16 on my scale(which I like better for obvious reasons!)
I want to give a big shout-out to my 1st and faithful follower Melissa, who lost 6.5 pounds her first week on Ideal Protein which is great! Her daughter lost 9! Oh, to be 20 again when the weigh loss goes faster! I am so proud of both of them! What a great start!
I am cooking dinner-baked chicken pieces with garlic and rosemary and sauteed zucchini and yellow squash, cut into strips and seasoned with garlic, basil, seasoned salt and black pepper...and a baked potato for my fiance with sour cream but none for me!
Then I am jumping on the cross-country ski machine while catching up on a show or two on the dvr. Then it's time to watch week 2 on Dancing With The Stars! Go hot British guy whose name I forget!
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Sunday 3/28
Hi all!
I just posted a before and a current photo after 5 weeks on the Ideal Protein Diet. I am a little disappointed there isn't a bigger difference but I have to remember this is just a step on the journey and I have many more steps to take. 16 pounds is very good so far and I have to be happy with that.
I did not gain 40 pounds in 5 weeks so I certainly should not expect to lose it in 5 weeks!
I have my weigh-in tomorrow so will let you know how I did "officially."
ttyl!
I just posted a before and a current photo after 5 weeks on the Ideal Protein Diet. I am a little disappointed there isn't a bigger difference but I have to remember this is just a step on the journey and I have many more steps to take. 16 pounds is very good so far and I have to be happy with that.
I did not gain 40 pounds in 5 weeks so I certainly should not expect to lose it in 5 weeks!
I have my weigh-in tomorrow so will let you know how I did "officially."
ttyl!
Saturday, March 27, 2010
come saturday morning.......
I'm going away with my friends.....OK, so I am showing my age with that 1970 Sandpiper's lyric but it just came to mind.
This is just a quick post but I was sorta excited when I weighed myself this morning because on my scale I have lost 16 pounds now!
I have passed the 190 pound mark...the 180 pound mark..now to get past the 170 mark! yay!
In like another pound or two I will weigh the same as my skinny-ass...I mean FIT fiance!
Whoofreakinhoo!!!!!!
This is just a quick post but I was sorta excited when I weighed myself this morning because on my scale I have lost 16 pounds now!
I have passed the 190 pound mark...the 180 pound mark..now to get past the 170 mark! yay!
In like another pound or two I will weigh the same as my skinny-ass...I mean FIT fiance!
Whoofreakinhoo!!!!!!
Friday, March 26, 2010
weekend's here!
Hey there.
It has been a strange week for me. I have been dizzy a lot all week. I will speak to the nurse practitioner on Monday when I have my weigh-in.
I am sticking to the diet. I haven't had a glass of wine for about 2 1/2 weeks. I miss it but I'd rather be thin!
I haven't written much about what I am eating because I hate to be like a broken record.I am eating the same stuff all the time!
I have the cereal for breakfast, for lunch I usually have a big salad and alternate between the soup and the cappuccino drink. For dinner I make something sensible-a lean meat or fish of some sort and vegetables. At 9ish I have a snack-either one of the cran-granata bars or if I had soup for lunch, I'll have the cappuccino drink.
I feel like I am eating too much meat. I usually eat vegetarian some days and typically make pasta once a week or so. I have to have protein on this diet but can't have beans yet so I just bought a vegetarian ground beef substitute. I will try something with it on the weekend.
I really don't want to eat meat every day. I like the taste of meat-I like pork, chicken, beef is ok but not my fave. I do like roast beef and pot roast but am not a big steak eater. I like fish if it isn't fishy and love shrimp. I won't eat lamb or veal-I can't eat babies!
I would like to try being a vegetarian, or really a pescetarian but the fiance is not having it! Telling an Englishman you want to stop cooking meat is like sacrilege!
I just don't want to eat animals anymore I think.I never gave it much thought before but now it bothers me. I love animals and somehow I recently realized I feel bad about eating them.
I did try a new vegetable...new for me,not actually new anyway! I made roasted kale. It was pretty yummy.
I washed it, dried it, tore it into small pieces(off the stems) and tossed it in a bowl with 2 teaspoons of olive oil and a little crushed red pepper. I put it on cookie sheets and into a 375 degree oven. After 5 minutes I turned it over and cooked it for another 8 minutes.I then tossed it with some sea salt and it is crunchy and tasty. Sort of nice to snack on and good for you.
And to my regular reader Melissa-how was your first week on the Ideal Protein Diet? Did you do well? Fill me in!
It has been a strange week for me. I have been dizzy a lot all week. I will speak to the nurse practitioner on Monday when I have my weigh-in.
I am sticking to the diet. I haven't had a glass of wine for about 2 1/2 weeks. I miss it but I'd rather be thin!
I haven't written much about what I am eating because I hate to be like a broken record.I am eating the same stuff all the time!
I have the cereal for breakfast, for lunch I usually have a big salad and alternate between the soup and the cappuccino drink. For dinner I make something sensible-a lean meat or fish of some sort and vegetables. At 9ish I have a snack-either one of the cran-granata bars or if I had soup for lunch, I'll have the cappuccino drink.
I feel like I am eating too much meat. I usually eat vegetarian some days and typically make pasta once a week or so. I have to have protein on this diet but can't have beans yet so I just bought a vegetarian ground beef substitute. I will try something with it on the weekend.
I really don't want to eat meat every day. I like the taste of meat-I like pork, chicken, beef is ok but not my fave. I do like roast beef and pot roast but am not a big steak eater. I like fish if it isn't fishy and love shrimp. I won't eat lamb or veal-I can't eat babies!
I would like to try being a vegetarian, or really a pescetarian but the fiance is not having it! Telling an Englishman you want to stop cooking meat is like sacrilege!
I just don't want to eat animals anymore I think.I never gave it much thought before but now it bothers me. I love animals and somehow I recently realized I feel bad about eating them.
I did try a new vegetable...new for me,not actually new anyway! I made roasted kale. It was pretty yummy.
I washed it, dried it, tore it into small pieces(off the stems) and tossed it in a bowl with 2 teaspoons of olive oil and a little crushed red pepper. I put it on cookie sheets and into a 375 degree oven. After 5 minutes I turned it over and cooked it for another 8 minutes.I then tossed it with some sea salt and it is crunchy and tasty. Sort of nice to snack on and good for you.
And to my regular reader Melissa-how was your first week on the Ideal Protein Diet? Did you do well? Fill me in!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
wednesday
I have no idea if this has anything to do with the diet or something else but yesterday I didn't feel myself-a little dizzy, a little headache.
I had a bunch of things to do in the morning: dye my hair-because purple isn't really my natural color even though I tell people it is :)-shower-clean the bathroom, especially the wall where your purple semi-permanent color splatted. Stretching up high, bending down low....then got up fast and walked into the closet and as I looked at the hangers I got very dizzy so I thought that I leaned back into the shelf behind me and reached to grab the bar in front of me to steady myself but the next thing I knew I hit the floor very hard! Effing concrete floors under the carpet! Oowww!
So, apparently I fainted momentarily and slammed the side of my face and head into the rough carpet and concrete, hurt my neck and my wrist. I was laying there thinking why does everything hurt and why am I sleeping on the floor in the closet doorway?
The rest of the day I still felt crappy and dizzy and sore and my head hurt and wahwahwah!
Today I am even more sore, can't turn my neck and have my wrist in a brace and a headache that radiates from where I impacted the stupid floor...wah!
My blood pressure was lower than normal but not terribly low: 110/70, so well within the normal range.
No idea what was up with that. I figure if it happens again, I'll go to the doctor, so don't worry.
The scale this morning shows the same loss as my official weigh-in from Monday.
I only had 2 protein packs yesterday. I felt so weird after fainting, I just wanted some salad and some tuna so never had the Ideal Protein soup or cappuccino drink at lunch-time. Ate a light normal dinner, had the protein pack snack of one of the cran-granata bars. I really like those-very satisfying.
Today I am eating the normal diet. I was kind of tired of soup so I got more cappuccino drinks this time. For lunch, I had a salad with some cukes, red cabbage, red onion, baby spinach and then one of the cappuccinos for dessert. A nice change of pace. I think my last week's experiment was ok having all the same protein pack foods because I didn't really do any cheating all week. By this week, I was bored with all the sameness, but might try that again because it made it easy.
I also took a 25 minute walk. I wore a pedometer and I did about 3600 steps so it makes me wonder how the heck I will ever get to the recommended 10,000 a day! Damn you, Dr. Oz! I want to listen to you. You're so sincere and so knowledgeable and pretty darn handsome, as well! I want to do what you tell me!
Thank God you lose weight with this plan, exercise or not, though, but I really want not only the help with weight loss you get from exercise, I want the health benefits. I want better sleep(I really need help in this department), more muscle mass, more bone mass, less chance of heart disease and cancer...and probably things that I am not thinking of right now that it's also good for! I want those, too!
I had a bunch of things to do in the morning: dye my hair-because purple isn't really my natural color even though I tell people it is :)-shower-clean the bathroom, especially the wall where your purple semi-permanent color splatted. Stretching up high, bending down low....then got up fast and walked into the closet and as I looked at the hangers I got very dizzy so I thought that I leaned back into the shelf behind me and reached to grab the bar in front of me to steady myself but the next thing I knew I hit the floor very hard! Effing concrete floors under the carpet! Oowww!
So, apparently I fainted momentarily and slammed the side of my face and head into the rough carpet and concrete, hurt my neck and my wrist. I was laying there thinking why does everything hurt and why am I sleeping on the floor in the closet doorway?
The rest of the day I still felt crappy and dizzy and sore and my head hurt and wahwahwah!
Today I am even more sore, can't turn my neck and have my wrist in a brace and a headache that radiates from where I impacted the stupid floor...wah!
My blood pressure was lower than normal but not terribly low: 110/70, so well within the normal range.
No idea what was up with that. I figure if it happens again, I'll go to the doctor, so don't worry.
The scale this morning shows the same loss as my official weigh-in from Monday.
I only had 2 protein packs yesterday. I felt so weird after fainting, I just wanted some salad and some tuna so never had the Ideal Protein soup or cappuccino drink at lunch-time. Ate a light normal dinner, had the protein pack snack of one of the cran-granata bars. I really like those-very satisfying.
Today I am eating the normal diet. I was kind of tired of soup so I got more cappuccino drinks this time. For lunch, I had a salad with some cukes, red cabbage, red onion, baby spinach and then one of the cappuccinos for dessert. A nice change of pace. I think my last week's experiment was ok having all the same protein pack foods because I didn't really do any cheating all week. By this week, I was bored with all the sameness, but might try that again because it made it easy.
I also took a 25 minute walk. I wore a pedometer and I did about 3600 steps so it makes me wonder how the heck I will ever get to the recommended 10,000 a day! Damn you, Dr. Oz! I want to listen to you. You're so sincere and so knowledgeable and pretty darn handsome, as well! I want to do what you tell me!
Thank God you lose weight with this plan, exercise or not, though, but I really want not only the help with weight loss you get from exercise, I want the health benefits. I want better sleep(I really need help in this department), more muscle mass, more bone mass, less chance of heart disease and cancer...and probably things that I am not thinking of right now that it's also good for! I want those, too!
Monday, March 22, 2010
4 Wk Weigh-In
I was down another 1.6 lbs. That makes a total of 13.2 pound lost so far.
I guess that is pretty good although I am disappointed it isn't more. It's in the middle of the 12-15 I assumed I would be losing per month and insisted I would be happy with. Apparently I was thinking that would be the minimum I would lose and was sure I would actually do better than that!
Ha! Can't always get what you want!
Really, I am glad of losing 13.2 in 4 weeks, that's an average of 3.3 per week and the Ideal protein literature says women lose 3-4 a week typically. I wasn't losing that much with Weight Watchers even 4 years ago when I lost 40 pounds.
I am having a similar experience in that every other week I lose more. I get a disappointing week and then a happy week.
At this rate of 3.3 a week I could lose almost 40 lbs by my wedding. Although I will have to be careful once the alterations start. I don't want to be swimming in my dress on my wedding day.
Tonight I am thinking about going to a Bridal Expo because it's right in my town about a mile away. I don't really need any services being I have that all figured out already but people tell me you can win cool stuff like a honeymoon....so I guess I should go! It's really rainy and crappy today so I'd rather put on my jammies and get ready for the season premier of Dancing with the Stars. This year, more than all the others, I am thinking it should be called Dancing with the Who the Hell are These People?!
I mean Buzz Aldrin?! The guy is cool for an old fart because he was on the moon but damn, he is old! I hate Pam Anderson, she embarrasses me as a woman. I don't know that Pussycat Doll girl(because I don't listen to crappy pop music) but I already don't like her. This is the Skankaliscious Season I suppose. Eww!
And Kate Gosslin? WTF? How is this woman any sort of star?
I will looking forward to that hot British guy-no idea who he even is but he looks FINE on the commercials!
Ok, I have covered Ideal protein, my wedding and Dancing With the Stars...the 3 things that are important to me today!
I guess that is pretty good although I am disappointed it isn't more. It's in the middle of the 12-15 I assumed I would be losing per month and insisted I would be happy with. Apparently I was thinking that would be the minimum I would lose and was sure I would actually do better than that!
Ha! Can't always get what you want!
Really, I am glad of losing 13.2 in 4 weeks, that's an average of 3.3 per week and the Ideal protein literature says women lose 3-4 a week typically. I wasn't losing that much with Weight Watchers even 4 years ago when I lost 40 pounds.
I am having a similar experience in that every other week I lose more. I get a disappointing week and then a happy week.
At this rate of 3.3 a week I could lose almost 40 lbs by my wedding. Although I will have to be careful once the alterations start. I don't want to be swimming in my dress on my wedding day.
Tonight I am thinking about going to a Bridal Expo because it's right in my town about a mile away. I don't really need any services being I have that all figured out already but people tell me you can win cool stuff like a honeymoon....so I guess I should go! It's really rainy and crappy today so I'd rather put on my jammies and get ready for the season premier of Dancing with the Stars. This year, more than all the others, I am thinking it should be called Dancing with the Who the Hell are These People?!
I mean Buzz Aldrin?! The guy is cool for an old fart because he was on the moon but damn, he is old! I hate Pam Anderson, she embarrasses me as a woman. I don't know that Pussycat Doll girl(because I don't listen to crappy pop music) but I already don't like her. This is the Skankaliscious Season I suppose. Eww!
And Kate Gosslin? WTF? How is this woman any sort of star?
I will looking forward to that hot British guy-no idea who he even is but he looks FINE on the commercials!
Ok, I have covered Ideal protein, my wedding and Dancing With the Stars...the 3 things that are important to me today!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Sunday
So, weigh-in is tomorrow and I am filled with trepidation. I am only a little over 11 lbs. down on my scale so it doesn't seem like I have lost even 1 lb. this past week. WTF? I have been pretty strict I think, no cheating. I haven't had a glass of wine all week. I had edamame and green beans as my 2 restricted veggies that are allowed.
I exercised 3 times this past week, as well.
I don't want to be disappointed tomorrow. Because that will mean I have only lost 11-12 pounds in a whole damn month! That is not nearly enough! I need to lose more faster because I need to have my dress altered. I did try it on yesterday with a girlfriend to figure out the bustle I want and the dress was big on me. I know what I have lost so far makes a difference but am looking for more of a difference.
I have to think that even if I lost another 12 in the next month, I would still be down 24 pounds in 2 months which is more than I ever lost with Weight Watchers. And I could lose more by May 29th but at some point I run the risk of having my wedding dress not fit me right. I will have to meet with the seamstress in a week or so and ask how long she really needs so maybe we can wait for the taking in and she could do the bustle and figure out of it's possible to change the neckline a little.It's very straight across and I would like more of a sweetheart shape.
Sorry if this is more about my wedding than Ideal Protein. I am getting sort of overwhelmed with wedding stuff and wedding decorations and weddingweddingwedding!
But it's pretty exciting,isn't it?
I exercised 3 times this past week, as well.
I don't want to be disappointed tomorrow. Because that will mean I have only lost 11-12 pounds in a whole damn month! That is not nearly enough! I need to lose more faster because I need to have my dress altered. I did try it on yesterday with a girlfriend to figure out the bustle I want and the dress was big on me. I know what I have lost so far makes a difference but am looking for more of a difference.
I have to think that even if I lost another 12 in the next month, I would still be down 24 pounds in 2 months which is more than I ever lost with Weight Watchers. And I could lose more by May 29th but at some point I run the risk of having my wedding dress not fit me right. I will have to meet with the seamstress in a week or so and ask how long she really needs so maybe we can wait for the taking in and she could do the bustle and figure out of it's possible to change the neckline a little.It's very straight across and I would like more of a sweetheart shape.
Sorry if this is more about my wedding than Ideal Protein. I am getting sort of overwhelmed with wedding stuff and wedding decorations and weddingweddingwedding!
But it's pretty exciting,isn't it?
Friday, March 19, 2010
Friday!!!
It's the weekend...it's the weekend...yay!
Although no wine, or cocktails, or cheating because that Monday weigh-in comes along and I am worried I will be disappointed in myself because I am having trouble sticking to it 24/7. This diet is not for the faint of heart-you must have serious willpower. When I did Weight Watchers I could have little cheats and it was fine. Not with this diet!
You have to keep your body in the ketosis mode so you have to take it seriously. I am not the best at that.
We are going to look at the proof of our wedding invitations tonight. We are lucky enough that we have close friends that are graphic artists and are doing them for us. They are so creative! And the one girl I have known since 3rd grade so she knows me well.
They also like to make snacks and are very good cooks. I have to say no to any snacks that aren't made from unrestricted veggies. I think we'll stop at Trader Joe's and see if we can get a veggie dish of some sort to bring with us. That would help me not to blow it. If the right thing is convenient, I will do it!
Time is getting close so I really have to do this all the way. I did exercise again today for 20 minutes. I have to keep my eyes on the prize!
Although no wine, or cocktails, or cheating because that Monday weigh-in comes along and I am worried I will be disappointed in myself because I am having trouble sticking to it 24/7. This diet is not for the faint of heart-you must have serious willpower. When I did Weight Watchers I could have little cheats and it was fine. Not with this diet!
You have to keep your body in the ketosis mode so you have to take it seriously. I am not the best at that.
We are going to look at the proof of our wedding invitations tonight. We are lucky enough that we have close friends that are graphic artists and are doing them for us. They are so creative! And the one girl I have known since 3rd grade so she knows me well.
They also like to make snacks and are very good cooks. I have to say no to any snacks that aren't made from unrestricted veggies. I think we'll stop at Trader Joe's and see if we can get a veggie dish of some sort to bring with us. That would help me not to blow it. If the right thing is convenient, I will do it!
Time is getting close so I really have to do this all the way. I did exercise again today for 20 minutes. I have to keep my eyes on the prize!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Wed. 3/17
It's like spring out there today! We just went for a 30 minute walk around the park.
Yay-I exercised! And it was so nice out that it just feels good to be outdoors and feel the sun on your skin after all these months of feeling cooped up.
I didn't want to to walk too long because my back is just starting to feel better. I wouldn't want to overdo that pesky exercise and jinx myself! But I know if I could do that every day it would make a difference along with the eating plan.
Damn, where are those scientists with the exercise pill? I am waaaaaiiiiting! I have been waiting for that magic pill for a long time and it seems all the scientists are busy with crap like saving the planet. Don't they know there are people who want to be thin here for whom it does not come natural?!? Help a girl out, can ya?!
Ok, enough ranting about having to exercise. I really do know that once you make it a habit, it actually feels good. Now if I could just force myself to actually do it.
I want to not only look fabulous, but I want to feel fabulous and be healthy. Which is why I am doing a diet plan like Ideal Protein where there is a health care professional monitoring me and I am making healthy choices and being good to my body. This is why I am not on the coffee & cigarettes diet or the vodka & exlax diet or the cocaine & meth diet. While I have heard great things on the weight loss portions of those diets, there are a few side effects I have heard can be rough. There's death, which I hear really sucks,heart failure,incarceration,addiction, seizures....wait, do seizures count as exercise?
Yay-I exercised! And it was so nice out that it just feels good to be outdoors and feel the sun on your skin after all these months of feeling cooped up.
I didn't want to to walk too long because my back is just starting to feel better. I wouldn't want to overdo that pesky exercise and jinx myself! But I know if I could do that every day it would make a difference along with the eating plan.
Damn, where are those scientists with the exercise pill? I am waaaaaiiiiting! I have been waiting for that magic pill for a long time and it seems all the scientists are busy with crap like saving the planet. Don't they know there are people who want to be thin here for whom it does not come natural?!? Help a girl out, can ya?!
Ok, enough ranting about having to exercise. I really do know that once you make it a habit, it actually feels good. Now if I could just force myself to actually do it.
I want to not only look fabulous, but I want to feel fabulous and be healthy. Which is why I am doing a diet plan like Ideal Protein where there is a health care professional monitoring me and I am making healthy choices and being good to my body. This is why I am not on the coffee & cigarettes diet or the vodka & exlax diet or the cocaine & meth diet. While I have heard great things on the weight loss portions of those diets, there are a few side effects I have heard can be rough. There's death, which I hear really sucks,heart failure,incarceration,addiction, seizures....wait, do seizures count as exercise?
Monday, March 15, 2010
Weigh-in #3-Monday
I have lost a total of 11 pounds! Not too shabby for 3 weeks. If I could have hit the 12 lb. mark, it would have been an average of 4 per week. Oh, well, 11 is pretty darn good, so I shouldn't complain.
I also lost 2-3" on my bust, 2" on my waist, 1.5" on my arms. My darn butt & thighs haven't changed...of course! The bane of my existence!
I decided to make it easier and buy a box of cereal, a box of chicken soup and a box of the cran-granata bars. I am trying the Dr. Oz idea of eating the same thing every day. Of course the veggies, salads and dinners will be different, but I will have less chance of messing it up with the 3 protein packs being the same.
My sciatica is still bad after another trip to the chiropractor so I think I have to break down and call my regular doctor tomorrow and she what she thinks.
It is really getting me down. I am not even in the mood to write right now!
And here I was so excited with the 5 lb. loss this week!
I should be excited because 11 lbs.- that is a size! Of course I was sort of stuffing myself into a 16 jeans so I don't know that I'd really be a 14 being I was just kidding myself on being a size 16! The 16s are getting baggy, though. And I am not using the last hook on my bras now, depending on which bra, I am using the tightest or second tightest.
I haven't tried on my wedding dress yet, I want to wait awhile longer!
I also lost 2-3" on my bust, 2" on my waist, 1.5" on my arms. My darn butt & thighs haven't changed...of course! The bane of my existence!
I decided to make it easier and buy a box of cereal, a box of chicken soup and a box of the cran-granata bars. I am trying the Dr. Oz idea of eating the same thing every day. Of course the veggies, salads and dinners will be different, but I will have less chance of messing it up with the 3 protein packs being the same.
My sciatica is still bad after another trip to the chiropractor so I think I have to break down and call my regular doctor tomorrow and she what she thinks.
It is really getting me down. I am not even in the mood to write right now!
And here I was so excited with the 5 lb. loss this week!
I should be excited because 11 lbs.- that is a size! Of course I was sort of stuffing myself into a 16 jeans so I don't know that I'd really be a 14 being I was just kidding myself on being a size 16! The 16s are getting baggy, though. And I am not using the last hook on my bras now, depending on which bra, I am using the tightest or second tightest.
I haven't tried on my wedding dress yet, I want to wait awhile longer!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Saturday- I can say no to cookies!
Yes, I can say no to temptation!
Today I did my usual running around to estate sales for my eBay business with a girlfriend and then we went back to her house and had a couple mutual friends come over for snacks. It was originally just coffee and cookies but being I can't have any, my friend told me to make some things I can eat while she was getting her kids ready to go play w/ friends.
I made a nice salad with cukes, tomatoes and mixed lettuces, I made some sauteed eggplant in olive oil with spices and a few drops of sesame oil and I made oriental green beans, which is a weight watcher recipe.
My friend made some sushi and edamame. Our other two friends came and we noshed and then after, she put out the cookies and coffee and tea.
On this diet, you can only have 2 restricted items per week so the only bad things I had was the green beans and eggplant and tomatoes. Did you happen to count those? It was 3 restricted things not 2.
Hey, I did not eat any cookies! And there were so many that looked so good! While they ate the goodies, I had black tea.
I am pretty proud of myself! I said no to dessert while my friends enjoyed it.
Although....and you knew this was coming, right?!....For dinner I made leftover pot roast and put it in gravy(not fat free!) and put some onions into the mushroom and collard greens because they really needed it. As you can see, I have a hard time sticking to the right vegetables! 3 restricted in one day and one forbidden?!
I figure that is better that eating sugar, yes, but I just can't seem to give up all the vegetables I am not supposed to have! I like cooking with onions!
I made my sweetheart corned beef and cabbage the other night and I am not supposed to have green cabbage either. How bad can cabbage be dammit! It's only 290 calories in a whole head! Buuut, it's 69 grams of carbs and 35 grams of sugar! Ack, now that I looked it up I realize it is worse than I thought!
And we will just try to ignore the gravy, right? I only had about a tablespoon! Let's just pretend it didn't happen!
Today I did my usual running around to estate sales for my eBay business with a girlfriend and then we went back to her house and had a couple mutual friends come over for snacks. It was originally just coffee and cookies but being I can't have any, my friend told me to make some things I can eat while she was getting her kids ready to go play w/ friends.
I made a nice salad with cukes, tomatoes and mixed lettuces, I made some sauteed eggplant in olive oil with spices and a few drops of sesame oil and I made oriental green beans, which is a weight watcher recipe.
My friend made some sushi and edamame. Our other two friends came and we noshed and then after, she put out the cookies and coffee and tea.
On this diet, you can only have 2 restricted items per week so the only bad things I had was the green beans and eggplant and tomatoes. Did you happen to count those? It was 3 restricted things not 2.
Hey, I did not eat any cookies! And there were so many that looked so good! While they ate the goodies, I had black tea.
I am pretty proud of myself! I said no to dessert while my friends enjoyed it.
Although....and you knew this was coming, right?!....For dinner I made leftover pot roast and put it in gravy(not fat free!) and put some onions into the mushroom and collard greens because they really needed it. As you can see, I have a hard time sticking to the right vegetables! 3 restricted in one day and one forbidden?!
I figure that is better that eating sugar, yes, but I just can't seem to give up all the vegetables I am not supposed to have! I like cooking with onions!
I made my sweetheart corned beef and cabbage the other night and I am not supposed to have green cabbage either. How bad can cabbage be dammit! It's only 290 calories in a whole head! Buuut, it's 69 grams of carbs and 35 grams of sugar! Ack, now that I looked it up I realize it is worse than I thought!
And we will just try to ignore the gravy, right? I only had about a tablespoon! Let's just pretend it didn't happen!
Friday, March 12, 2010
Friday-about the Ideal Protein foods
I thought I would write a little about the foods I have tried from Ideal Protein.
First-price-most are $4 each or $27 for a box of 7.
I like the crispy cereal. The Fine Herb & Cheese Omelet sounds much better than it is but it is ok for a change of pace and you can add some veggies to improve it even more.
I like the Chicken and the Mushroom soups. I also tried the Leek and it wasn't bad but the chicken is my fave. I try to use different veggies in it every day and switch off between the Chicken & Mushroom.
As for drinks-STAY AWAY FROM THE BLUEBERRY, CRANBERRY & POMEGRANATE DRINK!!! ewww!
I love the cappuccino drink! It's yummy if you freeze it a little, too. I also like the Wildberry Yogurt drink and that one is also good in the freezer.
I didn't love the Pink Lemonade but it's ok.
There is a vanilla and a chocolate drink that come pre-made in little boxes. I tried the vanilla and it's good but these cost $5, so you will pay a little more for the convenience.
I tried both the chocolate and the banana pudding and don't like either one. The chocolate is better but there is something weird about them. They have an almost mousse-like texture but not in a good way.
I tried the Vanilla Peanut Bar and wasn't crazy about it and also the Cran-Granata Bar which was really good.
I am still in first phase so I can't have a lot of the other foods yet, but I will do an update when I get to try more things. Of course these are only my opinions...which of course are correct! You may want to try other things and you might like them.
About cost-I think the consult & the first week's foods along w/ the vitamins and the $7 shaker cost me $326, the 2nd week I spent $90 on food and the 3rd week I spent $67 on food. I think you will average about $80 a week.
This is not a cheap diet! You will be saving at the supermarket, though, so that's a bit of a consolation.
Well, it's Friday night and we got "Up In the Air" from Netflix so I have to go drool over George Clooney for awhile. I will not have wine..I repeat I will not have wine...no thank you, Sweetheart, no wine for me...you enjoy it...argh!
And if you are reading me-be a follower! I just realized I have 2 and am thrilled!Now I want more!! I appreciate your stopping by!
First-price-most are $4 each or $27 for a box of 7.
I like the crispy cereal. The Fine Herb & Cheese Omelet sounds much better than it is but it is ok for a change of pace and you can add some veggies to improve it even more.
I like the Chicken and the Mushroom soups. I also tried the Leek and it wasn't bad but the chicken is my fave. I try to use different veggies in it every day and switch off between the Chicken & Mushroom.
As for drinks-STAY AWAY FROM THE BLUEBERRY, CRANBERRY & POMEGRANATE DRINK!!! ewww!
I love the cappuccino drink! It's yummy if you freeze it a little, too. I also like the Wildberry Yogurt drink and that one is also good in the freezer.
I didn't love the Pink Lemonade but it's ok.
There is a vanilla and a chocolate drink that come pre-made in little boxes. I tried the vanilla and it's good but these cost $5, so you will pay a little more for the convenience.
I tried both the chocolate and the banana pudding and don't like either one. The chocolate is better but there is something weird about them. They have an almost mousse-like texture but not in a good way.
I tried the Vanilla Peanut Bar and wasn't crazy about it and also the Cran-Granata Bar which was really good.
I am still in first phase so I can't have a lot of the other foods yet, but I will do an update when I get to try more things. Of course these are only my opinions...which of course are correct! You may want to try other things and you might like them.
About cost-I think the consult & the first week's foods along w/ the vitamins and the $7 shaker cost me $326, the 2nd week I spent $90 on food and the 3rd week I spent $67 on food. I think you will average about $80 a week.
This is not a cheap diet! You will be saving at the supermarket, though, so that's a bit of a consolation.
Well, it's Friday night and we got "Up In the Air" from Netflix so I have to go drool over George Clooney for awhile. I will not have wine..I repeat I will not have wine...no thank you, Sweetheart, no wine for me...you enjoy it...argh!
And if you are reading me-be a follower! I just realized I have 2 and am thrilled!Now I want more!! I appreciate your stopping by!
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Thursday
For a girl who is pretty bright, I can be pretty dumb!
Let me explain:
I have been having an issue with sciatica since last Friday. On Monday I went to the chiropractor and as I walked out of that office, I felt so much better! Then I got into my car and drove the half hour home and realized I was in pain again! My damn car is not comfortable. I think I need one of those little pillows for my lower back.
So by Tuesday the pain was worse than ever and I got maybe 2 hours of sleep that night. There was just no comfortable position to be in and any time I moved, the pain just got stabbingly excruciating!(ok, so I know stabbingly isn't really a word but I like it)
I was a miserable bitch all day yesterday and mad at the world.
So last night I get the bright idea of taking a mild percocet I had left from my recent surgery and a 4 oz. glass of Cabernet.
Cabernet?! I freaking just got back into ketosis mode from Sunday's feast! Ack!
Pain apparently makes me stupid because I had been doing very well this week so far.
Ok, so I did sleep much better and feel like a human again, despite the continued pain. I will try and be nicer to my fiance because he didn't really appreciate how lovely I was to be around yesterday.
I have to watch my moodiness really. I used to have almost no temper and be very happy-go-lucky and now I am annoyed all the time and have a short fuse. I know it's partly being 48 and menopausal, but really I need to stop the bitching or at least do it silently!
The dieting doesn't make it easier because it is a constant battle and when I blow it I get mad at myself and who can I take that out on-the fiance apparently.
While I know 4 oz. of wine will not totally blow the diet and I have until Monday's weigh-in to make up for it, I should not have done it anyway.
I am realizing this is a long battle I must wage in my efforts to get thinner.
I should be exercising but right now just getting up and walking is an effort. I am doing all sorts of stretches to alleviate the pain so hopefully it will get better over the next few days.
Pain or not, I have to stick to this diet! Because if I do, I will look fabulous on May 29th!
Let me explain:
I have been having an issue with sciatica since last Friday. On Monday I went to the chiropractor and as I walked out of that office, I felt so much better! Then I got into my car and drove the half hour home and realized I was in pain again! My damn car is not comfortable. I think I need one of those little pillows for my lower back.
So by Tuesday the pain was worse than ever and I got maybe 2 hours of sleep that night. There was just no comfortable position to be in and any time I moved, the pain just got stabbingly excruciating!(ok, so I know stabbingly isn't really a word but I like it)
I was a miserable bitch all day yesterday and mad at the world.
So last night I get the bright idea of taking a mild percocet I had left from my recent surgery and a 4 oz. glass of Cabernet.
Cabernet?! I freaking just got back into ketosis mode from Sunday's feast! Ack!
Pain apparently makes me stupid because I had been doing very well this week so far.
Ok, so I did sleep much better and feel like a human again, despite the continued pain. I will try and be nicer to my fiance because he didn't really appreciate how lovely I was to be around yesterday.
I have to watch my moodiness really. I used to have almost no temper and be very happy-go-lucky and now I am annoyed all the time and have a short fuse. I know it's partly being 48 and menopausal, but really I need to stop the bitching or at least do it silently!
The dieting doesn't make it easier because it is a constant battle and when I blow it I get mad at myself and who can I take that out on-the fiance apparently.
While I know 4 oz. of wine will not totally blow the diet and I have until Monday's weigh-in to make up for it, I should not have done it anyway.
I am realizing this is a long battle I must wage in my efforts to get thinner.
I should be exercising but right now just getting up and walking is an effort. I am doing all sorts of stretches to alleviate the pain so hopefully it will get better over the next few days.
Pain or not, I have to stick to this diet! Because if I do, I will look fabulous on May 29th!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Day 16 Tuesday
I am going to have to stop w/ the Day___ because I never know and have to stop and think...and it's easier to just say what day it is!
I got on the scale this morning and I was down 2.1 from this past week, not the .6 that showed up on the Wellness Center scale. That was a huge relief!
So, it's is a 2 week total of 8.1 which I am happy with.
I hear of some people doing crazy good on Ideal Protein-like 20-30 pounds their 1st month. I could see that happening for a man but I'll bet it's more rare for a woman. We just don't lose weight that fast...our damn bodies like to hold their fat! Scientifically, I think it's something about protecting our bones and organs and helping save us from the lean times when the hunter gatherers are having bad luck with the hunting and gathering....stop trying to protect me and go away, damn fat! The last lean time we had in the US was way before I was born by 40 years or so.
I remember my dad's stories about the Depression and how he and his brothers and sister would walk to school in winter with hot potatoes in their pockets fresh out of the oven. It kept their hands warm because they often didn't have gloves and then it was their breakfast when they got to school and their lunch. Of course, if I ate 2 baked potatoes every day, I'd turn into a fat cow!(ok, so more of a fat cow than I am now!)
Today I bought a high protein, low carb, 0 fat bar at the supermarket as a snack as it's way cheaper than an Ideal Protein snack. I think it was called Think Thin in a brownie flavor. It wasn't great and I tossed the last bit. It wasn't much different than the Ideal Protein bar I tried last night instead of my usual drink as my night-time snack. Both had kind of an odd flavor, but filling. The drinks I like taste better, I like the cappuccino drink, especially if you put it in the freezer for awhile. The wild berry is also good. That one is good in the freezer, as well! Got to change it up a little to keep it interesting!
Comments are welcome if you are reading,folks. Please be nice, though. My blog is no place for nastiness. Ideas, words of encouragement, funny stories, your results on Ideal Protein or other diet,stuff like that. So far I only have one person commenting and she makes my day when she does because I know at least someone is getting something out of my journey.
I got on the scale this morning and I was down 2.1 from this past week, not the .6 that showed up on the Wellness Center scale. That was a huge relief!
So, it's is a 2 week total of 8.1 which I am happy with.
I hear of some people doing crazy good on Ideal Protein-like 20-30 pounds their 1st month. I could see that happening for a man but I'll bet it's more rare for a woman. We just don't lose weight that fast...our damn bodies like to hold their fat! Scientifically, I think it's something about protecting our bones and organs and helping save us from the lean times when the hunter gatherers are having bad luck with the hunting and gathering....stop trying to protect me and go away, damn fat! The last lean time we had in the US was way before I was born by 40 years or so.
I remember my dad's stories about the Depression and how he and his brothers and sister would walk to school in winter with hot potatoes in their pockets fresh out of the oven. It kept their hands warm because they often didn't have gloves and then it was their breakfast when they got to school and their lunch. Of course, if I ate 2 baked potatoes every day, I'd turn into a fat cow!(ok, so more of a fat cow than I am now!)
Today I bought a high protein, low carb, 0 fat bar at the supermarket as a snack as it's way cheaper than an Ideal Protein snack. I think it was called Think Thin in a brownie flavor. It wasn't great and I tossed the last bit. It wasn't much different than the Ideal Protein bar I tried last night instead of my usual drink as my night-time snack. Both had kind of an odd flavor, but filling. The drinks I like taste better, I like the cappuccino drink, especially if you put it in the freezer for awhile. The wild berry is also good. That one is good in the freezer, as well! Got to change it up a little to keep it interesting!
Comments are welcome if you are reading,folks. Please be nice, though. My blog is no place for nastiness. Ideas, words of encouragement, funny stories, your results on Ideal Protein or other diet,stuff like that. So far I only have one person commenting and she makes my day when she does because I know at least someone is getting something out of my journey.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Weigh-in #2
Do not, I repeat, do not cheat on this diet! And if you just can't help being naughty, do not do it the night before your weigh-in!!
So disappointing! I was down .6 of one pound!! Should I be happy because the numbers on the scale are still going in the right direction? I suppose I should, but when I had lost 2 lbs this week on my own scale as of Friday morning and come Monday evening only .6 shows, I am mad at myself for blowing it so badly last night.
This is where I went wrong: 3 glasses of wine, some brown rice, extra protein(because I wanted to try a couple bites of everything my friend made), a few low fat veggie chips, 3 slices of low-fat cheese and 3 crackers, 2 cookies and almost a half of a canoli!
Cookies and canoli? Ack!!! I need to learn to just avert my eyes from the canoli and cookies or any form of dessert! Don't look! Pretend it isn't there...or if it is right in front of your face like this was, pretend you know it tastes bad...that's the ticket, that canoli has gone off...that cookie looks stale...yup, that's the way to go.
Try to remember the big picture, remember your goal, remember how fast May 29th will be here and also that white is not slimming!
If I do this right, I should be able to lose at least 25 pounds between when I started and May 29th. If I stick to it(really stick to it, not half-ass it) and also exercise, I should be able to lose more, possibly even the 40 I want to lose.
Sticking to it all the way is not easy, but I know if I do it, I will be very happy on my wedding day. I will worry about maintaining once I get there and I get the help from the nurse practitioner to learn how to maintain properly with this diet plan.
So disappointing! I was down .6 of one pound!! Should I be happy because the numbers on the scale are still going in the right direction? I suppose I should, but when I had lost 2 lbs this week on my own scale as of Friday morning and come Monday evening only .6 shows, I am mad at myself for blowing it so badly last night.
This is where I went wrong: 3 glasses of wine, some brown rice, extra protein(because I wanted to try a couple bites of everything my friend made), a few low fat veggie chips, 3 slices of low-fat cheese and 3 crackers, 2 cookies and almost a half of a canoli!
Cookies and canoli? Ack!!! I need to learn to just avert my eyes from the canoli and cookies or any form of dessert! Don't look! Pretend it isn't there...or if it is right in front of your face like this was, pretend you know it tastes bad...that's the ticket, that canoli has gone off...that cookie looks stale...yup, that's the way to go.
Try to remember the big picture, remember your goal, remember how fast May 29th will be here and also that white is not slimming!
If I do this right, I should be able to lose at least 25 pounds between when I started and May 29th. If I stick to it(really stick to it, not half-ass it) and also exercise, I should be able to lose more, possibly even the 40 I want to lose.
Sticking to it all the way is not easy, but I know if I do it, I will be very happy on my wedding day. I will worry about maintaining once I get there and I get the help from the nurse practitioner to learn how to maintain properly with this diet plan.
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