Weigh in: 216.3 pounds
Total loss: 29 pounds
I was actually expecting a gain. Hmmm. A loss is much better than a gain. Between adding vegetables (yum!) back into the diet and it being "that time", I didn't think I would lose any weight this week. The good news is that next week should be a big loss.
So I was walking down the hall at work earlier today. I'm wearing a pair of white cargo capris and a pink t-shirt. I put my hands in the pockets of my pants... and they nearly fell off my body. They slipped right past my hipbones and would have kept going if I hadn't pulled them back up with my hands still stuck in the pockets. I'm thinking two things: 1- I'm definately thinner than last summer when I wore these pants to Lollapalooza and 2 - it might be time for some new pants.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Random Babble
* I changed hair color brands and unintentionally managed to give myself maroon highlights. It looks kind of cool though.
* Edamame is awesome!
* Vegetables make you gassy.
* I'm looking really good today.
* Paying bills sucks.
* The weather lately in central Illinois has been perfect.
* Time to take a walk
Sorry, folks, I just don't have anything to say today.
* Edamame is awesome!
* Vegetables make you gassy.
* I'm looking really good today.
* Paying bills sucks.
* The weather lately in central Illinois has been perfect.
* Time to take a walk
Sorry, folks, I just don't have anything to say today.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Week 8 - 1.4 pounds
Weigh in: 216.7 pounds
Total loss: 28.6 pounds
It didn't get any easier. I fought the cravings for about four days. I didn't get in enough exercise this weekend. I could either fight the cravings or fight the laziness, but not both. So I gave up the exercise for the weekend, but stayed on the diet plan and didn't cheat.
I called my weight loss counselor on Monday and told her about the near constant cravings that I was having. She suggested that I start to transition to the next step of the diet. I may not lose weight as quickly, but I will get to eat some real food.
This week I get to add two vegetable portions and two HMR Entrees to my daily plan. I cut back my shakes to three a day. This seems like an absolutely huge amount of food to me. But it still comes in at around 900 calories a day.
They did counsel me to only eat cooked vegetables this week. My digestive system isn't ready to handle raw vegetables yet. Next week I get to add in raw vegetables in 1/2 cup portions and a fruit serving. But no citrus fruit or pineapple at first. By the fourth week I will be up to 5 fruit and vegetable servings each day, plus the two entrees, and three shakes. A huge volume of food, still under 1200 calories a day.
Once I get past the four weeks of transition, I will get to choose whether I want to stay on this plan for awhile. They call it the Healthy Solutions diet. What I was on before is called the Decision Free diet. My other option is to continue transitioning by adding grains and lean proteins to my diet and eliminating the entrees. I would be considered on the Maintenance portion of the program. I would still have meetings and would most likely continue to lose weight.
I made it through 8 weeks of the Decision Free diet with only one bite out of the box. I would like to do at least 8 weeks of the Healthy Solutions diet. That would still give me plenty of time to transition to Mainetenance before our trip to Disney World in September.
That is the plan. Everyone ready to help me stick to it?
Total loss: 28.6 pounds
It didn't get any easier. I fought the cravings for about four days. I didn't get in enough exercise this weekend. I could either fight the cravings or fight the laziness, but not both. So I gave up the exercise for the weekend, but stayed on the diet plan and didn't cheat.
I called my weight loss counselor on Monday and told her about the near constant cravings that I was having. She suggested that I start to transition to the next step of the diet. I may not lose weight as quickly, but I will get to eat some real food.
This week I get to add two vegetable portions and two HMR Entrees to my daily plan. I cut back my shakes to three a day. This seems like an absolutely huge amount of food to me. But it still comes in at around 900 calories a day.
They did counsel me to only eat cooked vegetables this week. My digestive system isn't ready to handle raw vegetables yet. Next week I get to add in raw vegetables in 1/2 cup portions and a fruit serving. But no citrus fruit or pineapple at first. By the fourth week I will be up to 5 fruit and vegetable servings each day, plus the two entrees, and three shakes. A huge volume of food, still under 1200 calories a day.
Once I get past the four weeks of transition, I will get to choose whether I want to stay on this plan for awhile. They call it the Healthy Solutions diet. What I was on before is called the Decision Free diet. My other option is to continue transitioning by adding grains and lean proteins to my diet and eliminating the entrees. I would be considered on the Maintenance portion of the program. I would still have meetings and would most likely continue to lose weight.
I made it through 8 weeks of the Decision Free diet with only one bite out of the box. I would like to do at least 8 weeks of the Healthy Solutions diet. That would still give me plenty of time to transition to Mainetenance before our trip to Disney World in September.
That is the plan. Everyone ready to help me stick to it?
Friday, June 13, 2008
Today is hard
I want to eat. Food. Real food.
I've had three shakes. I'm not really hungry. And yet I want to eat.
Here is a list of the foods that I want:
Chinese Food (specifically General Tso's Chicken or Cashew Chicken)
A Burrito (either from La Bamba or Chipotle)
Pizza
A Cheeseburger
French Fries
A Gyro
I'm not going to eat any of these things today. Probably I'm not going to eat any of these things in the next two months. But right now, I'll just say that I'm not going to eat them today and worry about tomorrow when it happens. Maybe I won't want them tomorrow. Maybe tomorrow will be one of the easy days. But today is hard.
I've had three shakes. I'm not really hungry. And yet I want to eat.
Here is a list of the foods that I want:
Chinese Food (specifically General Tso's Chicken or Cashew Chicken)
A Burrito (either from La Bamba or Chipotle)
Pizza
A Cheeseburger
French Fries
A Gyro
I'm not going to eat any of these things today. Probably I'm not going to eat any of these things in the next two months. But right now, I'll just say that I'm not going to eat them today and worry about tomorrow when it happens. Maybe I won't want them tomorrow. Maybe tomorrow will be one of the easy days. But today is hard.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Week 7 - 2.4 pounds
Weigh in: 218.1 pounds
Total loss: 27.2 pounds
Keep going. Keep going. Keep going.
I have five more weeks of this before I will start the transition back to real food. We are studying different foods and ways to estimate their calories in class. We are also looking at ways that we can eat high volumes of food to feel satisfied without loading up on the calories. It is, of course, all about the types of foods that you choose to eat. You can eat a lot more fruit and vegetables than muffins or pizza. But memorizing the math is still helpful.
I need to make the next five weeks really count. I should continue to lose weight through the transition too, but it won't be as easy as it is right now. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going.
Total loss: 27.2 pounds
Keep going. Keep going. Keep going.
I have five more weeks of this before I will start the transition back to real food. We are studying different foods and ways to estimate their calories in class. We are also looking at ways that we can eat high volumes of food to feel satisfied without loading up on the calories. It is, of course, all about the types of foods that you choose to eat. You can eat a lot more fruit and vegetables than muffins or pizza. But memorizing the math is still helpful.
I need to make the next five weeks really count. I should continue to lose weight through the transition too, but it won't be as easy as it is right now. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
History
I wasn't always overweight. A brief timeline of my weight fluctuations, based on my own somewhat faulty memory:
As a kid: Normal, didn't ever think about it
Jr. High: Size 6 when all my friends were size 4 (I was also 3-4 inches taller than most of them)
At 16: I weighed 135. (I lied on my driver's license and put 125 - the issues start early, people!)
At 18: I still weighed 135.
At 20: I got down to 120 on the ever popular "break up + stomach flu diet"
At 21: Gained it back plus an extra 10 to graduate college around 145. (This is also when my doctor first started testing my thyroid. It was failing, but not enough yet to medicate.)
22-23: Drank a lot, forgot most of that time. Don't think I gained anything.
24: Started dating Drew. He says I was a hottie. I've got pictures. I was a hottie! 145 still.
25-26: Slowly. Very slowly. Gained about 40 pounds. Happy=Fat
27: Lost most of that before the wedding. I'm guessing I was 165.
28-29: Gained another 20 pounds. And then got pregnant with my daughter.
30: Had the baby. Can't remember what my pregnancy high was, but I know it was over 200. Finally went on thyroid medication.
31: Lost most of the pregnancy weight, but not all of the weight before that.
32: I was at about 190 when I got pregnant with my son. Gained even more pregnancy weight.
33: Had the baby. Didn't lose all of the weight as easily this time. Stayed over 210.
34: Started running. Lost weight and got in shape. Ran a 5K at around 195.
35-36: Slowly gained again. This time to top off around 230.
37: Lost about 25 pounds, running again. Had breast reduction (another 3 pounds).
38: Had to stop running due to plantar faciitis. Gained again.
39: This brings us to now. Topped at 249.5 and decided to do the HMR Diet.
So really, I can totally blame my weight on my husband and kids. It doesn't have anything to do with my own poor food choices or lack of discipline. Right?
As a kid: Normal, didn't ever think about it
Jr. High: Size 6 when all my friends were size 4 (I was also 3-4 inches taller than most of them)
At 16: I weighed 135. (I lied on my driver's license and put 125 - the issues start early, people!)
At 18: I still weighed 135.
At 20: I got down to 120 on the ever popular "break up + stomach flu diet"
At 21: Gained it back plus an extra 10 to graduate college around 145. (This is also when my doctor first started testing my thyroid. It was failing, but not enough yet to medicate.)
22-23: Drank a lot, forgot most of that time. Don't think I gained anything.
24: Started dating Drew. He says I was a hottie. I've got pictures. I was a hottie! 145 still.
25-26: Slowly. Very slowly. Gained about 40 pounds. Happy=Fat
27: Lost most of that before the wedding. I'm guessing I was 165.
28-29: Gained another 20 pounds. And then got pregnant with my daughter.
30: Had the baby. Can't remember what my pregnancy high was, but I know it was over 200. Finally went on thyroid medication.
31: Lost most of the pregnancy weight, but not all of the weight before that.
32: I was at about 190 when I got pregnant with my son. Gained even more pregnancy weight.
33: Had the baby. Didn't lose all of the weight as easily this time. Stayed over 210.
34: Started running. Lost weight and got in shape. Ran a 5K at around 195.
35-36: Slowly gained again. This time to top off around 230.
37: Lost about 25 pounds, running again. Had breast reduction (another 3 pounds).
38: Had to stop running due to plantar faciitis. Gained again.
39: This brings us to now. Topped at 249.5 and decided to do the HMR Diet.
So really, I can totally blame my weight on my husband and kids. It doesn't have anything to do with my own poor food choices or lack of discipline. Right?
Friday, June 6, 2008
Stats Update #3
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 220.5
BMI: 33.4 (Still officially obese)
Upper Arm: 14.5" (lost 1/2 an inch this month, 1.5 total)
Chest: 44.5" (lost 2 inches this month, 3.5 total)
Waist: 41" (lost 3 inches this month, 4 total)
Hips: 43" (lost 1.5 inches this month, 3 total)
Thigh: 25.5" (lost 1.5 inches this month, 1.5 total)
Calf: 15.5 (lost 1 inch this month, 1.5 total)
Total lost inches this month: 9.5 (Um...wow!)
Total lost since the start: 15
My little guy was right. I have gotten skinnier. Or at least, less fat.
I'm down from size 18 pants to size 16. My shirts are looser. People have started to notice and comment on my weight loss. So far, everyone that has commented has known that I am dieting. I'm waiting for someone who doesn't know to notice. Most people are probably too polite to mention it anyway.
I've lost this same thirty pounds or so a few times before. I've been close to 200 pounds in 2002 and 2006 that I can remember. I think the last time that I was under that was around the time that my daughter was born. And she's ten. So while this first chunk has been nice to lose, the next 25 pounds are more significant to me.
I'm still trying to avoid guessing what my final weight will be, but I would like to start celebrating some milestones. So I will set myself a mini-goal. I want to see 199.5. This is the first of a few goals, not the final magic number. At 199.5, I will have lost 50 pounds from my highest weight and will be lower than any time in the last 10 years. I think that is a good starting place for the rest of the diet.
Weight: 220.5
BMI: 33.4 (Still officially obese)
Upper Arm: 14.5" (lost 1/2 an inch this month, 1.5 total)
Chest: 44.5" (lost 2 inches this month, 3.5 total)
Waist: 41" (lost 3 inches this month, 4 total)
Hips: 43" (lost 1.5 inches this month, 3 total)
Thigh: 25.5" (lost 1.5 inches this month, 1.5 total)
Calf: 15.5 (lost 1 inch this month, 1.5 total)
Total lost inches this month: 9.5 (Um...wow!)
Total lost since the start: 15
My little guy was right. I have gotten skinnier. Or at least, less fat.
I'm down from size 18 pants to size 16. My shirts are looser. People have started to notice and comment on my weight loss. So far, everyone that has commented has known that I am dieting. I'm waiting for someone who doesn't know to notice. Most people are probably too polite to mention it anyway.
I've lost this same thirty pounds or so a few times before. I've been close to 200 pounds in 2002 and 2006 that I can remember. I think the last time that I was under that was around the time that my daughter was born. And she's ten. So while this first chunk has been nice to lose, the next 25 pounds are more significant to me.
I'm still trying to avoid guessing what my final weight will be, but I would like to start celebrating some milestones. So I will set myself a mini-goal. I want to see 199.5. This is the first of a few goals, not the final magic number. At 199.5, I will have lost 50 pounds from my highest weight and will be lower than any time in the last 10 years. I think that is a good starting place for the rest of the diet.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Tomorrow
Or maybe, you'll have to wait an extra day for the measurements update. I forgot to do them last night.
Sorry to disappoint the readers... all two of them..
Sorry to disappoint the readers... all two of them..
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Week 6 - 6.6 pounds (Evil?)
Weigh in: 220.5 pounds
Total loss: 24.8 pounds
That is almost a pound a day! Crazy and impossible, but fun to see on the scale. It only happened because I didn't lose much last week.
I'll be taking my measurements tonight for an update tomorrow. From the comments I'm getting, I'll guess that I lost a lot around my chest and waist this month.
In the meantime, some other numbers that are impressive:
My blood pressure is down from 150/94 at the beginning of the program to 118/74 yesterday.
My overall cholesterol number is down from 189 to 136 in only six weeks of the diet.
Those numbers are just as important as the ones above showing the weight loss. :)
Total loss: 24.8 pounds
That is almost a pound a day! Crazy and impossible, but fun to see on the scale. It only happened because I didn't lose much last week.
I'll be taking my measurements tonight for an update tomorrow. From the comments I'm getting, I'll guess that I lost a lot around my chest and waist this month.
In the meantime, some other numbers that are impressive:
My blood pressure is down from 150/94 at the beginning of the program to 118/74 yesterday.
My overall cholesterol number is down from 189 to 136 in only six weeks of the diet.
Those numbers are just as important as the ones above showing the weight loss. :)
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Stuck in the Middle
In the begining, there is the diet. And everything you do or think involves the diet. You are obsessed. You read everything you can. You think about it constantly. You talk about it to anyone who will listen.
Then a few weeks go by and there is nothing left to say. Yeah, I'm still on it. Yes, it is still working. Um...
Especially with the HMR diet. It isn't even like I can describe an amazing meal that I have made:
"Made another shake. It was vanilla. Wooo!"
I'm doing fine. I'm not even really bored of the shakes yet. This is just the middle part. There isn't much to do except make a shake, drink the shake, exercise, repeat.
Then a few weeks go by and there is nothing left to say. Yeah, I'm still on it. Yes, it is still working. Um...
Especially with the HMR diet. It isn't even like I can describe an amazing meal that I have made:
"Made another shake. It was vanilla. Wooo!"
I'm doing fine. I'm not even really bored of the shakes yet. This is just the middle part. There isn't much to do except make a shake, drink the shake, exercise, repeat.
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