Sunday, December 14, 2008
Proud of myself
This is a beautiful thing!
I have lost 11 pounds since the fifth. 11 pounds in nine days!! It is outstanding and I know it won't last but it makes me feel so much better.
I went shopping for Vegas clothes at Torrid yesterday and I am officially a size 20. All my jeans were getting very baggy on me(they were already baggy, For some reason I always buy them big) but I figured they are just old. I mean I wore them when I weighed less than this and they were okay. I tried on a size 22 at the store and they were too big as well. On with the twenties and they fit! Not too tight, not too baggy. I'm super excited!
Now it's a given that when I get back from Vegas I'll probably have a gain and I won't lose as fast after I start not counting my calories again but I can't express how freaking happy I am right now.
Five more days til Vegas!!!
Friday, December 12, 2008
Just checking inI know I shouldn't weigh myself every morning. I know this and HAVE known this for many many years. I know that the weight fluctuates so much each day that it only sets you up for disappointment and all. I know all of that.
That doesn't stop me from obsessively jumping on the scale every single morning before I shower.
Yesterday the scale stood still and this morning it was down a half a pound.
I was surprised to find that I was spotting last night for my period...it's a week early but that makes me feel kinda good knowing I am still losing even though I'm coming up on that time of the month. :-) But it also makes me aware that I have probably lost all that I am going to before Vegas. I guess I'm cool with that. Hopefully it starts full on next week so the bloat will be gone before we leave on Friday. It would be REALLY nice not to have to deal with Mother Nature while I'm in Vegas. :-)
Today I splurged a little. Paula and I met our friend Jenn for lunch and so instead of my chicken breast and green beans I got a chicken breast topped with Swiss Cheese and a tangy sauce and a side salad. The side salad had some candied walnuts in it and I ate four of them. They were heavenly. I figured that since I wasn't getting the fries a couple of lightly candied walnuts were a lesser kind of a cheat. It was nice but I'll see how it sits on the scale next week. I can't imagine it will make that much of a difference but you never know.
Tonight I'll look up some new recipes. We have a couple of cookbooks that I haven't taken advantage of that I need to.
Okay, that's it for my update. Still trucking along.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
okay...but...I am doing good!! I feel good!!
I had a blog saved but my work doesn't appear to let me download it. Poo.
I've lost almost ten pounds!
I'll update later if I can get it to work.
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Still Going Strong!Okay so I've already lost 8 pounds. Never mind that most of it is what I had gained back when I went on the carbfest after we had Romie put down...the point is that it is gone!
I'd like to say that my latest motivation is good health and blah blah blah but it's not. Paula and I are doing a Girl's weekend in Vegas on the 19th and I want to look good in the pictures. Vain? Absolutely! But that doesn't change the fact that it is true.
I've been doing low carb this week but I've also been making an effort to keep it fairly low cal as well. Spaghetti Squash has been my best friend!! At 20 calories for a 1/2 cup it has been a staple in my diet the past week. Basically I've just been eating chicken, eggs and veggies. I did make the peanut butter cheesecake cupcakes from Rob and I've been having a bite of one here or there when I need something sweet, but it is obviously paying off. I hope I didn't just stick my foot in my mouth. Watch the scale not move for the next week and a half! Heh.
In Vegas I am sure I will gain with the booze and the food but I'm not holding anything back on this trip. Hopefully all the walking we'll be doing will counteract it and I will just maintain.
Then we I get back I'll be probably go back to low carb without watching the calories as close. I tend to get obsessive when I count calories so I won't want to do it for any length of time.
Today I started doing isometric exercises at my desk here at work. We'll see if that pays off. I really need to start working out when I get home at night but I'm always so freaking tired when I get there that I don't want to do anything but snuggle with my dog Pappy and read my book.
If I had a treadmill I could read while walking. I really need to start putting money away for one. They are so freaking expensive though if you want a quality one. Hmph.
Oh well...
Okay so I know it is water weight but I've already shaved off five pounds since the middle of last week. Woot!!
Imagine what I could do if I added exercise!!!
Okay gotta go get food ready for work today...just thought I share(brag)! :-)
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Back and determined..Oh...look is starting her weight loss blog...AGAIN!
Yeah I know. I suck. I suck at dieting, I suck at blogging, I suck at mantaining my website...all of it. I'm aware.
But I'm determined if nothing else, to get back to where I feel good about myself.
I will do it. I have promised myself that time and time again but I have to. Otherwise I will find myself at 300 plus pounds and having to have my husband tie my damn shoes! I won't go there again.
This weekend I have cooked, low carb lasagna, low carb "potato" salad, I am currently hard boiling some eggs and have some Low Carb Ranch Chicken cooking in my oven(first time for this one...it's kind of like a low carb shake and bake recipe...I'll let you know. :-))
I will be prepared for lunches at work. Not only that, but I'm bringing a box of frozen chicken breasts and my mini forman grill with me on monday. I will have NO excuses now!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
I'm backOkay so I got sidetracked for a while. I was doing really good for two weeks and then I kind of stopped keeping such a tight reign on what I was eating...then Paula wanted Chinese food and that started a downward spiral that lasted about five days.
BUT! I'm back! And I have lost the weight I gained over that week. Scale on Saturday said 242 so that is down another pound from the lowest of this time. I took my measurements on Saturday too and they are down in the important places(hips and waist).
I cooked like a fiend on Saturday and Sunday. Cauliflower is my friend. Heh. I also started what I hope to expand into a sort of cooking show on Youtube. It will take some work and I will probably get bored of it but for the time being it will keep me busy on a project of sorts and keep me in the kitchen cooking. It's when I stop cooking that I get bored with the lack of variety and go off the diet.
So, I'm still here. I got distracted but I'm back on track and determined.
I'm also not going to obsess over the scale anymore. It's too discouraging and as long as I know I am keeping my carbs in the range I need to then I know it will all eventually pay off.
Today we are going out to lunch for Jenn's birthday and I am excited to hit one of our old haunts. It's a BBQ place so staying on diet will be a breeze. I plan on a bunless burger(they are huge burgers there) with cheese, bacon, onions and mayo! And of course I'll have a salad instead of fries. Yummers!
Now I just need to get back into the exercising. I know it is imperative to losing weight on this diet but I lack motivation to get back on it. But I will...Damn I need a treadmill.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Day SixI know I'm not supposed to weigh every day but...
243 this morning!!!!!!!
That is 7.5 pounds down from Monday! I can hardly believe it!!!! :D
I am super excited but I do know that it will slow down and I may not ever lose anything next week due to my super weight whoosh this week but damn it makes me feel good!
I've said it before, but nothing is more motivating when you first start a diet than seeing almost instant results!
This morning I had a little exercise with the hubby ;) but I didn't let that deter me from my new exercise goal of doing some sort of cardio every other day and doing strength training on the off days. So I popped in a Walk away the pounds DVD and "walked a mile" in my living room. It was almost too easy so I think I'll go with the "brisk" option next time. Tomorrow I'll go with my 10 min solutions target toning for arms and abs...at ten mins each it will give me 20 mins of exercise. I know I haven't worked my abs since I lived in AZ(two years ago!) so I expect a lot of soreness but it'll be a good kind of hurt.
Last night we made chicken wraps(check my recipe blog) that I found on the forums and they were yum!!!! I love that I can now cook for my husband and have him be impressed. He did all the cooking when we first got together and I just sat on the couch and ate...thus the 300 pounds I weighed eventually.
Okay, gotta go dye my roots before I lost motivation!