March 9, 2008
Well the scale says 249.8 today. So a tiny loss but until I get back to 246 and stay there, I won't really believe I'm past the stall. I'm not really sure what I'm doing wrong. I'm working out almost every day. Yesterday I did my Fitday and I had 2200 calories and 42 total carbs. This is normal for me. I've eaten more and still lost weight before. I don't want to have to cut my calories down really low to lose, because I don't want to slow my metabolism. Right now I eat when I'm hungry and don't eat when I'm not. I want to keep it that way. The last time I tried to reduce my calories, I obsessed about food and felt hungry ALL DAY! I've also gone down as low as induction level carbs and it doesn't help. I don't know what to do. I'm doing 67% fat which is perfect for EFGT. I really don't want to lower my fat. I've never had a problem losing on 67% fat either. So I dunno. I'm not sure if I should just keep plugging along as I have or make drastic changes. Maybe I will go get some CO today and go back to doing 3-4T of CO and see if that helps. I have some Nutiva, but I don't like the coconut flavor in my tea! So I need to get some Spectrum. One thought I have is that my body likes the weight 250 and maybe it wants to stay there a while. I haven't weighed less than 250 since 2003. The last time I got close (259) I got pregnant again and went back up! I don't know...maybe I will try cycling. I remember I had a good loss in Dec when I had a couple of cheat meals here and there. I don't want to cheat but maybe if I plan out my carbs so that they cycle, maybe it will help?
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Troubling Thoughts
Written March 5, 2008
Here it is 1 am and I can't sleep. Ever since Steve left I'm back to having sleeping troubles. Tonight I'm wide awake and I'm upset because I found my digital camera that was missing. It has been missing for several days. Yet tonight I opened up a drawer in the kitchen and found it in one of the places that I know I looked at least 4-5 times this week and I could have sworn it wasn't in there. So I'm either completely losing my mind, or my sweet little 3 year old took it and lied to me about not knowing where it was. And then put it back in the drawer where I could find it. Because I SWEAR that thing was not in there the last time I checked. Or maybe it was and I'm just going crazy. I really don't know. You would think finding my camera would make me happy. Sadly, it just caused more questions about my own sanity and my child's capacity for lying. In the meantime, the dvd remote is missing. Please shoot me now!
Last night I couldn't sleep because my heart was racing and I couldn't get it to slow down. I felt like I was on the verge of a full blown panic attack. Thankfully it didn't happen and I was eventually able to sleep.The night before I couldn't sleep because I kept thinking...what would happen to my poor kids if I died in my sleep...what would they do? There is no one else to take care of them, and since I don't know many people here, who would even know they needed help? Yes, I know this fear is competely irrational because I'm a healthy 34 year old who is not likely to die at any moment. But unfortunately my fears don't listen to reason sometimes.I would take a sleeping pill in the evening, but I'm afraid to do that when I'm home alone with my kids. What if Jake woke up sick at 3 am and I was too knocked out to wake up and help him? What if he woke up in the morning and he couldn't get me to wake up? I know this isn't likely either...even when I take a sleeping pill, I still wake up int he middle of the night to use the restroom. So it's not likely that one single Nytol is going to cause problems. But that doesn't stop me from worrying about it.
I talked to Steve today. He called and he is safe. I am thankful for that. I just wish I could get MY act together. I want to cry.
Here it is 1 am and I can't sleep. Ever since Steve left I'm back to having sleeping troubles. Tonight I'm wide awake and I'm upset because I found my digital camera that was missing. It has been missing for several days. Yet tonight I opened up a drawer in the kitchen and found it in one of the places that I know I looked at least 4-5 times this week and I could have sworn it wasn't in there. So I'm either completely losing my mind, or my sweet little 3 year old took it and lied to me about not knowing where it was. And then put it back in the drawer where I could find it. Because I SWEAR that thing was not in there the last time I checked. Or maybe it was and I'm just going crazy. I really don't know. You would think finding my camera would make me happy. Sadly, it just caused more questions about my own sanity and my child's capacity for lying. In the meantime, the dvd remote is missing. Please shoot me now!
Last night I couldn't sleep because my heart was racing and I couldn't get it to slow down. I felt like I was on the verge of a full blown panic attack. Thankfully it didn't happen and I was eventually able to sleep.The night before I couldn't sleep because I kept thinking...what would happen to my poor kids if I died in my sleep...what would they do? There is no one else to take care of them, and since I don't know many people here, who would even know they needed help? Yes, I know this fear is competely irrational because I'm a healthy 34 year old who is not likely to die at any moment. But unfortunately my fears don't listen to reason sometimes.I would take a sleeping pill in the evening, but I'm afraid to do that when I'm home alone with my kids. What if Jake woke up sick at 3 am and I was too knocked out to wake up and help him? What if he woke up in the morning and he couldn't get me to wake up? I know this isn't likely either...even when I take a sleeping pill, I still wake up int he middle of the night to use the restroom. So it's not likely that one single Nytol is going to cause problems. But that doesn't stop me from worrying about it.
I talked to Steve today. He called and he is safe. I am thankful for that. I just wish I could get MY act together. I want to cry.
Workout Queen
Written March 5, 2008
I'm proud of myself today! I worked out 2 times!! I did 50 minutes on the elliptical this afternoon while Xander napped. After he woke up, we went to Target and I got some 3 lb hand weights to do with aerobics. So after the kids went to bed I did a 30 minute workout with the hand weights from the Biggest Loser power sculpt DVD. I feel soooooo good right now! AND I didn't cheat today! AND TOM started so hopefully tomorrow or the next day I'll have a nice whoosh!! Let's hope!
I'm proud of myself today! I worked out 2 times!! I did 50 minutes on the elliptical this afternoon while Xander napped. After he woke up, we went to Target and I got some 3 lb hand weights to do with aerobics. So after the kids went to bed I did a 30 minute workout with the hand weights from the Biggest Loser power sculpt DVD. I feel soooooo good right now! AND I didn't cheat today! AND TOM started so hopefully tomorrow or the next day I'll have a nice whoosh!! Let's hope!
Deployment Day
Written February 25, 2008
Well, my dh left today. We took him to the pax terminal at 9:30 this morning and spent a couple of hours with him while he waited to board his plane. They all got a nice pep talk from the wing commander. We left him around 11:30 when he had to go. He will be gone at least 4 months. He's got about a 14 hour flight ahead of him today just for the first part of his trip. Fun. I hope we will be okay while he is gone. I'm used to having him gone 1-2 weeks at a time. 4 months will be a long time. I've already messed up my day today, too. I had a bunch of french fries and 3 cinnamon strusel snack cakes! GRR...after cheating last night, too. I NEED to get back on the wagon though. I don't want to go back up over 250. I want to get down to 200 by the time my dh gets home. I'm not sure if I can do it BUT it might be possible if I work really hard and stop going off plan.
Well, my dh left today. We took him to the pax terminal at 9:30 this morning and spent a couple of hours with him while he waited to board his plane. They all got a nice pep talk from the wing commander. We left him around 11:30 when he had to go. He will be gone at least 4 months. He's got about a 14 hour flight ahead of him today just for the first part of his trip. Fun. I hope we will be okay while he is gone. I'm used to having him gone 1-2 weeks at a time. 4 months will be a long time. I've already messed up my day today, too. I had a bunch of french fries and 3 cinnamon strusel snack cakes! GRR...after cheating last night, too. I NEED to get back on the wagon though. I don't want to go back up over 250. I want to get down to 200 by the time my dh gets home. I'm not sure if I can do it BUT it might be possible if I work really hard and stop going off plan.
Today was a good day
Written February 22, 2008
Today was a good day. My dh had the day off since he's leaving next week. We went out to lunch and then we went to the mall. I wasn't planning on buying anything but I found something to buy of course! I got a tank and shirt at Old Navy for $10! I'm excited I found something at ON I can wear. I also went to Victoria's and got some new underwear! I can actually wear their underwear now!! (my dh had fun with that!). They don't have bras that fit me yet, but maybe soon. Then I went to JCPenney and bought a couple of cute nightgowns.
I stayed on plan today for the most part, but I did eat a hamburger bun and my calories were kind of high. My EFGT ratios were perfect though...67% fat, 15% carb, 18% protein! I hope I do okay on the scale tomorrow. I worked out for 45 minutes tonight!!
My menu:
B: 2 mugs chai tea with half and half, 2 egg omelette with 1 oz onions, 2 oz tomato, and 1 oz cheese, 5 strips of bacon
S: 2 oz almonds
L: hamburger WITH bun
S: 3 oz mixed nuts
D: sausage stir fry (4.5 oz hot italian sausage, 1/8 c tomato sauce, 4.5 oz yellow squash, 3 oz onions, 2.5 oz bell pepper)
s: chai tea with half and half
I ate like 2600 calories today!!!! But my calorie expenditure was 3400 so I still have a deficit.
Today was a good day. My dh had the day off since he's leaving next week. We went out to lunch and then we went to the mall. I wasn't planning on buying anything but I found something to buy of course! I got a tank and shirt at Old Navy for $10! I'm excited I found something at ON I can wear. I also went to Victoria's and got some new underwear! I can actually wear their underwear now!! (my dh had fun with that!). They don't have bras that fit me yet, but maybe soon. Then I went to JCPenney and bought a couple of cute nightgowns.
I stayed on plan today for the most part, but I did eat a hamburger bun and my calories were kind of high. My EFGT ratios were perfect though...67% fat, 15% carb, 18% protein! I hope I do okay on the scale tomorrow. I worked out for 45 minutes tonight!!
My menu:
B: 2 mugs chai tea with half and half, 2 egg omelette with 1 oz onions, 2 oz tomato, and 1 oz cheese, 5 strips of bacon
S: 2 oz almonds
L: hamburger WITH bun
S: 3 oz mixed nuts
D: sausage stir fry (4.5 oz hot italian sausage, 1/8 c tomato sauce, 4.5 oz yellow squash, 3 oz onions, 2.5 oz bell pepper)
s: chai tea with half and half
I ate like 2600 calories today!!!! But my calorie expenditure was 3400 so I still have a deficit.
In a funk
Written Feb 19, 2008
DH is leaving in a week. And I shouldn't say how long he will be gone but it will be more than a couple of months, but less than 6 months. And I can't say where he is going, but he will be in hostile areas occasionally.
I'm in a funk right now. I've been having trouble sleeping for a few weeks now. I'm a night owl so I have a hard time going to bed early. I've been trying to go to sleep by midnight but I toss and turn. Last night I tossed and turned until 3 am. So I got up and played on the computer until 3:30 when I could finally go to sleep. The problem is my kids get up around 8-8:30 and I'm basically comatose then and I can barely function. I feel like a horrible mother because I sit on the couch and rest and doze off while they play and watch cartoons. This happens almost every day. I want to get up in the morning, make breakfast, clean my house, take care of my to do list and do fun stuff with my kids. But I don't have the energy because my sleep schedule is all messed up. And it's gotten me pretty depressed. I think I'm going to get some Unisom and take it at 10 tonight and see if I can get a decent night's sleep. Maybe a couple of good nights sleep and I can get a new routine going.
Another thing that has me down is I'm not losing weight. I started Feb at 252 lbs and I stepped on the scale this morning and it was 253. I'm staying on plan and not cheating. I'm making good choices. The weight just isn't coming off. I'm hoping and this point that if I keep at it, my body will catch up at some point and maybe I'll lose a bunch in one week with a few whooshes. Right now that's the only hope I have. I haven't given up enough to quit my WOE, because I know that's not the answer. I just wish the scale would move more. Another thing that has me down is that I'm not getting my workouts in. I came up with the great idea of working out 1000 minutes this month, but here I sit at 45 minutes still. I want to get on the elliptical everyday and reach my goal, but I don't have the energy! By the time I finally wake up after not sleeping all night, I have too much to do. And with 2 kids and a dh to take care of, I don't get much time for me. And that is only going to get worse in a week when dh leaves.
DH is leaving in a week. And I shouldn't say how long he will be gone but it will be more than a couple of months, but less than 6 months. And I can't say where he is going, but he will be in hostile areas occasionally.
I'm in a funk right now. I've been having trouble sleeping for a few weeks now. I'm a night owl so I have a hard time going to bed early. I've been trying to go to sleep by midnight but I toss and turn. Last night I tossed and turned until 3 am. So I got up and played on the computer until 3:30 when I could finally go to sleep. The problem is my kids get up around 8-8:30 and I'm basically comatose then and I can barely function. I feel like a horrible mother because I sit on the couch and rest and doze off while they play and watch cartoons. This happens almost every day. I want to get up in the morning, make breakfast, clean my house, take care of my to do list and do fun stuff with my kids. But I don't have the energy because my sleep schedule is all messed up. And it's gotten me pretty depressed. I think I'm going to get some Unisom and take it at 10 tonight and see if I can get a decent night's sleep. Maybe a couple of good nights sleep and I can get a new routine going.
Another thing that has me down is I'm not losing weight. I started Feb at 252 lbs and I stepped on the scale this morning and it was 253. I'm staying on plan and not cheating. I'm making good choices. The weight just isn't coming off. I'm hoping and this point that if I keep at it, my body will catch up at some point and maybe I'll lose a bunch in one week with a few whooshes. Right now that's the only hope I have. I haven't given up enough to quit my WOE, because I know that's not the answer. I just wish the scale would move more. Another thing that has me down is that I'm not getting my workouts in. I came up with the great idea of working out 1000 minutes this month, but here I sit at 45 minutes still. I want to get on the elliptical everyday and reach my goal, but I don't have the energy! By the time I finally wake up after not sleeping all night, I have too much to do. And with 2 kids and a dh to take care of, I don't get much time for me. And that is only going to get worse in a week when dh leaves.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Step away from the M and Ms lady!
Today's Weight: 251.6
UGH. I completely lost control last night. It started with a bite of pretzel at Target. Then it progressed to 2 ounces of corn at dinner...I thought to myself...gee I know I shouldn't eat corn, but I can handle a few extra carbs today, right?
Next thing I knew, I was reaching my hand into the giant Costco sized bag of M and Ms that my husband owns. Not once. Or twice or even three times. We're talking 5-6 BIG handfuls. I feel sick just thinking about it. Not just because of the sugar overload, but because I lost control and messed myself up. BIG time.
But I'm going back on plan today. I had about 200 carbs yesterday, I figure. Give or take a handful. Today I will keep my carbs super low and I will cross my fingers that the M and Ms won't decided to linger a few more days as unwanted houseguests on my ass.
This morning I got up and asked my dh..."You DID hide the M and Ms, right???" To which he replied, "What M and Ms???"
Right. That's why I love him.
UGH. I completely lost control last night. It started with a bite of pretzel at Target. Then it progressed to 2 ounces of corn at dinner...I thought to myself...gee I know I shouldn't eat corn, but I can handle a few extra carbs today, right?
Next thing I knew, I was reaching my hand into the giant Costco sized bag of M and Ms that my husband owns. Not once. Or twice or even three times. We're talking 5-6 BIG handfuls. I feel sick just thinking about it. Not just because of the sugar overload, but because I lost control and messed myself up. BIG time.
But I'm going back on plan today. I had about 200 carbs yesterday, I figure. Give or take a handful. Today I will keep my carbs super low and I will cross my fingers that the M and Ms won't decided to linger a few more days as unwanted houseguests on my ass.
This morning I got up and asked my dh..."You DID hide the M and Ms, right???" To which he replied, "What M and Ms???"
Right. That's why I love him.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Awesome workout!
Today's Weight: 252.4 lbs
Whew, what a night! I just completed 4 HOURS of cooking and cleaning. I got up at 6:30 pm to cook dinner and after resting for a few minutes to eat, I proceeded to clean my butt off until 10:30 pm until I finally sat down!
I entered my activity into my Fitday and it said that 4 hours of general cleaning is 3.91 calories per minute. PER MINUTE!!! That's a total of 938 calories for one night of cleaning! Wow.
So who needs a gym when you have a dirty house?? Seriously! I hate having a dirty house, too. So maybe I'm on to something. I can slim down and lose weight while making my world a cleaner place to be!
Whew, what a night! I just completed 4 HOURS of cooking and cleaning. I got up at 6:30 pm to cook dinner and after resting for a few minutes to eat, I proceeded to clean my butt off until 10:30 pm until I finally sat down!
I entered my activity into my Fitday and it said that 4 hours of general cleaning is 3.91 calories per minute. PER MINUTE!!! That's a total of 938 calories for one night of cleaning! Wow.
So who needs a gym when you have a dirty house?? Seriously! I hate having a dirty house, too. So maybe I'm on to something. I can slim down and lose weight while making my world a cleaner place to be!
Friday, January 18, 2008
An update and other ramblings...
Today's Weight: 256.2
I haven't blogged in a few days, so I thought I would check in. Since my last post, I've come back home to California and I've spent the last week trying to get myself and my kids settled in and past this nasty bug we caught. We're still not 100% better but hopefully soon.
I've been quite disappointed this week in my weight, even though I know I shouldn't be. When I left my mom's house, her scale said I weighed 254 lbs. Even though I did have a cheat meal last Sunday, I know it was not nearly as bad to cause me to weigh 259 on my own scale the next day. The problem is that I KNOW my mom's scale weighs me in at 4 pounds less. I KNOW this, and yet I still got my hopes caught up when her scale showed me a 1 pound loss almost every day that I was there. Despite the fact that I was cheating here, there and everywhere. I should have known better. It was just so nice to told what I really wanted to hear, ya know?
Now reality has set it and I am back home, where BOTH of my scales (yes, I have two!) tell me the truth. After working hard to stay on plan all week, I am back down to 256.2 and I am really hoping that soon I can see 254 FOR REAL.
I still need to work out the kinks for what my diet should be. One thing I learned while I was gone is that my diet needs to be more varied. Our bodies get used to eating the same things day in, day out and they get complacent. I don't want my body to get complacent. I want to keep it guessing and keep it burning fat at optimal levels. What that means, I don't know. I'm going to experiment some more with upping my carbs on various days.
Yesterday was an example of a different day, and not by choice. For some reason I was in binge mode yesterday. And yes, I kept track of what I ate anyway. I ate 2,900 calories!! WOW. Double WOW. Interestingly enough, I was down a pound today. Triple WOW.
Things that make you go Hmm.....
I haven't blogged in a few days, so I thought I would check in. Since my last post, I've come back home to California and I've spent the last week trying to get myself and my kids settled in and past this nasty bug we caught. We're still not 100% better but hopefully soon.
I've been quite disappointed this week in my weight, even though I know I shouldn't be. When I left my mom's house, her scale said I weighed 254 lbs. Even though I did have a cheat meal last Sunday, I know it was not nearly as bad to cause me to weigh 259 on my own scale the next day. The problem is that I KNOW my mom's scale weighs me in at 4 pounds less. I KNOW this, and yet I still got my hopes caught up when her scale showed me a 1 pound loss almost every day that I was there. Despite the fact that I was cheating here, there and everywhere. I should have known better. It was just so nice to told what I really wanted to hear, ya know?
Now reality has set it and I am back home, where BOTH of my scales (yes, I have two!) tell me the truth. After working hard to stay on plan all week, I am back down to 256.2 and I am really hoping that soon I can see 254 FOR REAL.
I still need to work out the kinks for what my diet should be. One thing I learned while I was gone is that my diet needs to be more varied. Our bodies get used to eating the same things day in, day out and they get complacent. I don't want my body to get complacent. I want to keep it guessing and keep it burning fat at optimal levels. What that means, I don't know. I'm going to experiment some more with upping my carbs on various days.
Yesterday was an example of a different day, and not by choice. For some reason I was in binge mode yesterday. And yes, I kept track of what I ate anyway. I ate 2,900 calories!! WOW. Double WOW. Interestingly enough, I was down a pound today. Triple WOW.
Things that make you go Hmm.....
Sunday, January 6, 2008
One thing I forgot to mention....
Today's Weight: 256.4
W00t! Down another pound today. Amazing. Like, 5 pounds in a week. I told my mom I'm stealing her scale and taking it home to CA with me. Hers loves me more than mine does!
One thing I forgot to mention....I hit another milestone this week. I hit my pre-pregnancy weight for Alex! I was 259 lbs when I got pregnant with him in January of 2006. Um....let's home there are no suprises for me this month because I plan to keep losing!
My next goals are: 248 lbs by Valentine's day. I'm already getting very close to that! I might have to make my goal bigger! After that, I want to hit 225, which is the weight I was when I got pregnant with Jacob in July of 2003. Of course after that, I would really like to hit 200 lbs by the time Steve gets home from his deployment this summer.
Lots of goals! I better get back to work!
W00t! Down another pound today. Amazing. Like, 5 pounds in a week. I told my mom I'm stealing her scale and taking it home to CA with me. Hers loves me more than mine does!
One thing I forgot to mention....I hit another milestone this week. I hit my pre-pregnancy weight for Alex! I was 259 lbs when I got pregnant with him in January of 2006. Um....let's home there are no suprises for me this month because I plan to keep losing!
My next goals are: 248 lbs by Valentine's day. I'm already getting very close to that! I might have to make my goal bigger! After that, I want to hit 225, which is the weight I was when I got pregnant with Jacob in July of 2003. Of course after that, I would really like to hit 200 lbs by the time Steve gets home from his deployment this summer.
Lots of goals! I better get back to work!
I don't even have time to wear out my clothes!
I love the new Right Fit jeans at Lane Bryant. They fit so nicely and they have just a tiny bit of stretch to go around your curves. I wear the blue label, or "curvy" fit. The sizing is odd. Instead of doing standard sizes...14, 16, 18, etc....they do size 1, 2, 3 all the way up to size 8. Um weird, but whatever! I guess so we all feel good that we wear less than a 10? I dunno. I still realize I have a fat ass regardless of what you call the size but I digress.
Anyway, just before I started Atkins in October I bought a pair of said jeans. Size 5. They fit just fine...not too tight but not too baggy. I did realize that the "tall" was way taller than the regular talls were. These jeans don't seem to shrink like the previous Venezia line. So I had to roll those puppies WAY up in order to walk.
After starting Atkins, I quickly shrunk so much the jeans became too baggy. They were still in great shape however, since I only wore them a handful of times. I found a home for them thankfully...an online buddy who is still a few pounds heavier (for now) than me and 4 inches taller. W00t! Hopefully she will enjoy them in even less time than I did and pass them on!
After passing on the size 5 jeans, I went back in the beginning of December and tried on size 4 and 3. Size 4 fit just fine! Oh but wait.....size 3 fit too!!! Gee...which size do you think I bought?
Fast forward to today. The size 3 jeans I bought only a month ag0 (you didn't REALLY think I would buy the bigger size, right?), is now feeling loose!!! OMG WOW!!!
So I went to Lane Bryant tonight to pay my tab. (Well part of it...um...I owe them a lot...). Of course they always get me...I came out with a bag.
The best part is I tried on size 2 and they fit!! Holy cow! My dh and I were amazed and so happy. Gosh...I wonder how long it will take to get to size 1?? That's the smallest size they have.
Gee...I see a pair of Old Navy jeans in my future!!!
Oh and I also bought a fantastic red printed tee. I'm going to have dh take my pic tomorrow in my new outfit and post it on the blog.
Anyway, just before I started Atkins in October I bought a pair of said jeans. Size 5. They fit just fine...not too tight but not too baggy. I did realize that the "tall" was way taller than the regular talls were. These jeans don't seem to shrink like the previous Venezia line. So I had to roll those puppies WAY up in order to walk.
After starting Atkins, I quickly shrunk so much the jeans became too baggy. They were still in great shape however, since I only wore them a handful of times. I found a home for them thankfully...an online buddy who is still a few pounds heavier (for now) than me and 4 inches taller. W00t! Hopefully she will enjoy them in even less time than I did and pass them on!
After passing on the size 5 jeans, I went back in the beginning of December and tried on size 4 and 3. Size 4 fit just fine! Oh but wait.....size 3 fit too!!! Gee...which size do you think I bought?
Fast forward to today. The size 3 jeans I bought only a month ag0 (you didn't REALLY think I would buy the bigger size, right?), is now feeling loose!!! OMG WOW!!!
So I went to Lane Bryant tonight to pay my tab. (Well part of it...um...I owe them a lot...). Of course they always get me...I came out with a bag.
The best part is I tried on size 2 and they fit!! Holy cow! My dh and I were amazed and so happy. Gosh...I wonder how long it will take to get to size 1?? That's the smallest size they have.
Gee...I see a pair of Old Navy jeans in my future!!!
Oh and I also bought a fantastic red printed tee. I'm going to have dh take my pic tomorrow in my new outfit and post it on the blog.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Wow
Today's Weight: 257.4
Wow.
Just. Wow.
I'm down to 257.4 today and I'm shocked. I stepped on the scale like 4 times just to make sure. But it's true. I've lost 4 pounds this week despite the fact that I've slipped up several times. I've had 4 days of 100+ net carbs, and 3 days of 30-55 net carbs. Varied of course. 2 higher carb days followed by 2 low carb days. The weight is melting off! I think my body might like the variation. I must be keeping my metabolism hopping since every day is so different. Back home I was lucky to lose 1-2 pounds a week, and I was eating the same thing everyday, almost always under 30-40 net carbs per day.
I told my mom this morning, perhaps it's time to consider the idea of eating a sweet potato once or twice a week. Or maybe adding berries back in, or some higher carb winter squash. Yeah. This could get interesting. I don't want to over-do it though and get tons of cravings. I'm going to see what happens the rest of this week before I decide.
Wow.
Just. Wow.
I'm down to 257.4 today and I'm shocked. I stepped on the scale like 4 times just to make sure. But it's true. I've lost 4 pounds this week despite the fact that I've slipped up several times. I've had 4 days of 100+ net carbs, and 3 days of 30-55 net carbs. Varied of course. 2 higher carb days followed by 2 low carb days. The weight is melting off! I think my body might like the variation. I must be keeping my metabolism hopping since every day is so different. Back home I was lucky to lose 1-2 pounds a week, and I was eating the same thing everyday, almost always under 30-40 net carbs per day.
I told my mom this morning, perhaps it's time to consider the idea of eating a sweet potato once or twice a week. Or maybe adding berries back in, or some higher carb winter squash. Yeah. This could get interesting. I don't want to over-do it though and get tons of cravings. I'm going to see what happens the rest of this week before I decide.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Dedicated to my Grandpa
Today's Weight: 259.6
This is a picture of my grandpa and Alex taken 6 months ago. This is how I choose to remember my grandpa. He wasn't always the easiest person to get along with, but he adored his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Just getting a hug or a smile from them would completely make his day.
Grandpa declined quite a bit in the last 6 months. And by the time he joined his parents and siblings in heaven today, he had more than given up and become ready to go. God Bless you, grandpa, and may we meet again on the other side. Rest in Peace.
William Alvis
November 11, 1918-January 3, 2008
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Surprisingly enough...despite the sadness and stress of the day, it was a very good day for me diet wise. I've been struggling to stay on plan despite constant temptations here on vacation. New Years Day I had 3 cookies...OMG 58 carbs in one sitting! YIKES! The night before, Steve and I went to a movie and I caved and had a pretzel. I about choked when I got home, googled it and realized I'd eated 710 calories and 147 carbs!!! Yesterday we went to Casa Grande to eat at Cracker Barrel with Steve's grandparents and I caved and had hash brown casserole! 30 carbs.
GRRR!!! I'm usually really good at home. But for some reason vacation is hard. Being around stuff I wouldn't normally eat makes me lighten up on myself and cave. It's not like people are shoving this crap down my throat! I mean, really.
Well anyway...ironically enough the most stressful day of this week was my best. I had some cashews and diet coke for breakfast. Lunch was a grilled shrimp caesar salad with no croutons. Dinner was some hot wings and broccoli. A very good carb day! I hope I see some results on the scale tomorrow! If I can even maintain, that will be great.
Oh.....and the best news is that as of New Years Eve, I had reached 30 pounds lost!! That's a loss of 10 lbs in October, 8 lbs in November and 12 lbs in December! Go me!!!
My next goal is to reach 248 by Valentine's Day!
This is a picture of my grandpa and Alex taken 6 months ago. This is how I choose to remember my grandpa. He wasn't always the easiest person to get along with, but he adored his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Just getting a hug or a smile from them would completely make his day.
Grandpa declined quite a bit in the last 6 months. And by the time he joined his parents and siblings in heaven today, he had more than given up and become ready to go. God Bless you, grandpa, and may we meet again on the other side. Rest in Peace.
William Alvis
November 11, 1918-January 3, 2008
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Surprisingly enough...despite the sadness and stress of the day, it was a very good day for me diet wise. I've been struggling to stay on plan despite constant temptations here on vacation. New Years Day I had 3 cookies...OMG 58 carbs in one sitting! YIKES! The night before, Steve and I went to a movie and I caved and had a pretzel. I about choked when I got home, googled it and realized I'd eated 710 calories and 147 carbs!!! Yesterday we went to Casa Grande to eat at Cracker Barrel with Steve's grandparents and I caved and had hash brown casserole! 30 carbs.
GRRR!!! I'm usually really good at home. But for some reason vacation is hard. Being around stuff I wouldn't normally eat makes me lighten up on myself and cave. It's not like people are shoving this crap down my throat! I mean, really.
Well anyway...ironically enough the most stressful day of this week was my best. I had some cashews and diet coke for breakfast. Lunch was a grilled shrimp caesar salad with no croutons. Dinner was some hot wings and broccoli. A very good carb day! I hope I see some results on the scale tomorrow! If I can even maintain, that will be great.
Oh.....and the best news is that as of New Years Eve, I had reached 30 pounds lost!! That's a loss of 10 lbs in October, 8 lbs in November and 12 lbs in December! Go me!!!
My next goal is to reach 248 by Valentine's Day!
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