Thursday, October 1, 2009
Monthly Weigh In Day October 1, 2009
I'm so bad at this...blogging, I mean. I have been back on plan for the better part of the month of September. I gained back up to 293lbs after "having just a bite" and here we went all over again....sigh...when will I ever learn. July 1st I was 276 lbs. Got comfortable..eating on plan about 50% of the time. Well, 50% is not gonna get me healthy..only 100% will do that so as of September 9th I'm back on lo carb. Weighed in this morning at 280 lbs. So I lost 13 lbs in September. The same lbs I've lost and gained a thousand times. But I'm back in full force. Next goal is 275 lbs which I hope to hit in the next week or so. After that 250 here I come! So that's my update. Feeling so much better physically since I'm back eating lo carb. I swear it's what my body likes. When I eat off plan, I feel yucky! :) So 280 it is. :)
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Monthly Weigh In Day July 1, 2009
Well, here I am...halfway through the year. It's a good time I think to stop and reflect on how far I've come and how far I've still got to go.
Well, first things first...I lost 4 more lbs this month. Yay! That's pretty good considering I've only lost 2 lbs each month for the past couple of months. So I'm down to 276 from a starting point in January of 2008 of 336 lbs. What a minute! That's 60 lbs! Yayyy! (I'm a little slow with the math thing LOL) Sure, I could have probably lost 160 lbs by now but no use looking back. I've enjoyed the ride so far and it hasn't been too hard. I fell completely off the wagon June - Dec 2008 but have done pretty good so far this year. Sure, I see people on the boards that have lost like 60 lbs since March of this year and I think, Wow, if I could just be more diligent. But then I see the ones who've done that and a year later are back saying "I gained it all back". So that leaves me putt putting along at my slow pace but seriously thinking I can do this and never gain it back. I feel so good about how I'm doing it. Stick to plan 90% of the time but do eat a sweet every now and again and had a hot dog on an actual bun at the softball game last week. People were like "Wow, you're eating bread!" LOL And my sweet boy will be turning 5 years old this Saturday, July 4th and I plan on having a nice piece of Pirate birthday cake. :) I can't be like "I'll never let sugar touch my tongue again". Some people can and that's awesome for them. I'm just not one of those people. I only get one shot at this living thing and by God, (how southern is that?) I'm gonna do all I can to enjoy it.
That being said, I know I need to be healthy to stick around for as long as possible so I'm trying to balance it all out. Ok, so 28 lbs lost this year. 6 months in. That's an average of 4.6 lbs per month. If I lose just the same as I have been I'll weigh 248 at the end of the year. If I step it up a bit, with exercise and a little more determination, I could still meet goal of 199 by January 1, 2010. What's that...77 more lbs...give me a minute..I told you I'm not good in the math department...12.8 lbs a month for the rest of the year. Hmmmmm, completely doable but will I do it?? It's doubtful to be completely honest. I'll probably have better months than others and I'll do my very best. But the best part about it is, if January 1st comes around and I step on the scale and it says 230 or some other 2something number..that's ok too. Because I've finally realized (and I've said this before) I'm in a race with no one. I'm learning more and more everyday about who I really am and what I can truly do..not only in the weight loss thing but every thing. So many times in my life I have doubted myself and my abilities and questioned my decisions in so many things. I'm coming to realize in recent happenings that you know what??? I've done a pretty damn good job and I'm a pretty decent human being and I'm gonna get the most out of this thing called life as I can. Okay, I know that was a little random and most of you are like "what???" but some will understand and it's ok if no one does...I do. :)
Anyway, there's the halfway point. 28 lbs down. Goal was 50. Didn't make it. It's okay. Still heading down the correct road. There's a few curves in the road. Potholes here and there...hell, there will probably be another complete roadblock trying to hinder my progess. If so, I'll just take a leisurely walk through the woods on the side of the road and bypass it completely. :) As I age, I've learned that sometimes it's better to work with the things that come your way. Fighting and trying to climb over and bust through is not always the best choice. Chill out. Lay back. Relax. "Let go and Let God" is currently one of my favorite sayings.
I know this is a long post, but heck, if I'm only gonna get around to doing it once a month......:) Love to all!
Well, first things first...I lost 4 more lbs this month. Yay! That's pretty good considering I've only lost 2 lbs each month for the past couple of months. So I'm down to 276 from a starting point in January of 2008 of 336 lbs. What a minute! That's 60 lbs! Yayyy! (I'm a little slow with the math thing LOL) Sure, I could have probably lost 160 lbs by now but no use looking back. I've enjoyed the ride so far and it hasn't been too hard. I fell completely off the wagon June - Dec 2008 but have done pretty good so far this year. Sure, I see people on the boards that have lost like 60 lbs since March of this year and I think, Wow, if I could just be more diligent. But then I see the ones who've done that and a year later are back saying "I gained it all back". So that leaves me putt putting along at my slow pace but seriously thinking I can do this and never gain it back. I feel so good about how I'm doing it. Stick to plan 90% of the time but do eat a sweet every now and again and had a hot dog on an actual bun at the softball game last week. People were like "Wow, you're eating bread!" LOL And my sweet boy will be turning 5 years old this Saturday, July 4th and I plan on having a nice piece of Pirate birthday cake. :) I can't be like "I'll never let sugar touch my tongue again". Some people can and that's awesome for them. I'm just not one of those people. I only get one shot at this living thing and by God, (how southern is that?) I'm gonna do all I can to enjoy it.
That being said, I know I need to be healthy to stick around for as long as possible so I'm trying to balance it all out. Ok, so 28 lbs lost this year. 6 months in. That's an average of 4.6 lbs per month. If I lose just the same as I have been I'll weigh 248 at the end of the year. If I step it up a bit, with exercise and a little more determination, I could still meet goal of 199 by January 1, 2010. What's that...77 more lbs...give me a minute..I told you I'm not good in the math department...12.8 lbs a month for the rest of the year. Hmmmmm, completely doable but will I do it?? It's doubtful to be completely honest. I'll probably have better months than others and I'll do my very best. But the best part about it is, if January 1st comes around and I step on the scale and it says 230 or some other 2something number..that's ok too. Because I've finally realized (and I've said this before) I'm in a race with no one. I'm learning more and more everyday about who I really am and what I can truly do..not only in the weight loss thing but every thing. So many times in my life I have doubted myself and my abilities and questioned my decisions in so many things. I'm coming to realize in recent happenings that you know what??? I've done a pretty damn good job and I'm a pretty decent human being and I'm gonna get the most out of this thing called life as I can. Okay, I know that was a little random and most of you are like "what???" but some will understand and it's ok if no one does...I do. :)
Anyway, there's the halfway point. 28 lbs down. Goal was 50. Didn't make it. It's okay. Still heading down the correct road. There's a few curves in the road. Potholes here and there...hell, there will probably be another complete roadblock trying to hinder my progess. If so, I'll just take a leisurely walk through the woods on the side of the road and bypass it completely. :) As I age, I've learned that sometimes it's better to work with the things that come your way. Fighting and trying to climb over and bust through is not always the best choice. Chill out. Lay back. Relax. "Let go and Let God" is currently one of my favorite sayings.
I know this is a long post, but heck, if I'm only gonna get around to doing it once a month......:) Love to all!
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Monthly Weigh In Day June 1, 2009
280 lbs. 24 lbs lost so far this year. Only halfway to where I wanted to be at this time. Oh well. 2 more lbs lost in May. Better the scale moving down than up I guess. I keep telling myself it's a journey....not a race.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Weigh In Day was last Friday...
Weighed in last Friday...277 lbs!!! Woo hooo!!! TOM has arrived (Saturday) and I had myself a cheat weekend...that's right..not a cheat meal..not a cheat day..but a whole freaking weekend..Kirts bday weekend at the lake...chinese and pizza friday/baked spaghetti/birthday cake Saturday/Mom's home cooked turkey/dressing/macncheese/etc for Mom's day today. There goes the NO Cheat month. Sigh....:) But back to it today. Hopefully, I haven't hurt myself too much and with TOM and the cheat..they'll kinda blend together and if I get right back to it, all will be good! :)
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Update/Catching Up
Wow. I havent' posted since the first of April and now here it is the 5th of May. I so need to be better at this. As time goes on, I'm gonna want to look back on this blog to remember my journey!! Well, as you may or may not remember I began April at 284 lbs. Well, May 1st weigh in was 282 lbs. So a big whopping 2 lb loss for the month of April. But I know exactly what happened so it's no big deal. April was my birthday month so I allowed myself some cheats. ie birthday cake/meals out when we went to Charleston/etc. I ended the month with a loss so I'm happy with it. Well, not exactly happy but content I would say.
Again, I started May at 282 lbs. But a funny thing has happened. I realized that I really haven't been doing Atkins at all. The reason I say this is that I reread the Induction phase portion of the book and I've been eating to many veggies/carbs/sauces, etc. For example..I might get 10 wings at Zaxbys...barbecue..thinking I'm doing a good thing..come to find out they've got like 50 something carbs in them!!! OMG!!!!!! And the Zaxby's salad..too big. Anywho, come to find out I'm only supposed to be having like 3 cups of salad or 2 cups of other veggies per day. So that's why I haven't been seeing the results I wanted. I knew I haven't been scarfing mac and cheese and pasta down my throat so was wondering "What's the problem???"
So saying all that, and understanding that I've allowed myself some cheats here and there, here's what I'm doing. Since May 1st...4 days ago. I have been eating mostly all meat with a small salad w/ Ranch dressing once a day. And I've felt great!!! I mean, it just simplifies things so much. You can have this and this or this and that's your choice. Any kind of meat I want..eggs any way I want em and a small salad or veggies. Drinking water/diet Pepsi/Coffee every day. And I stepped on the scale today (May 4th) when I got up and I was at 277!!!!!! OMG!! That's 5 lbs in 4 days!!! Wow!!! Yesterday (well actually the 3rd) I was at 278. The 2nd I was at 280. so the weight is falling off of me with the new way of eating. And I'm never hungry. So I officially met my first goal for the year to lose 25 lbs on May 3rd. I wanted to have lost 50 by June 1st but that would have me losing 28 lbs this month. Definitely doable but is it probable?? We'll see!! I'm super excited. I will have absolutely NO CHEATS this month in my express journey to reach 254 lbs!! Since my official weigh in is not until Thursday I'm not posting to my ticker the 277 but wow!! I'm finally out of the 280s!!!! And when I began this journey I was wearing a tight size 28 pants. We went to Charleston for my birthday weekend and I bought some new clothes. Size 22!!!!!!!!!!! Woohooo!!! OMG, it's really happening this time!! I'm finally doing it! Slowly, sure, but it's working!! LOL Ok, I'm rambling...got to go. But all is well. Will update at Thursday's official weigh in!! Love to all!
Again, I started May at 282 lbs. But a funny thing has happened. I realized that I really haven't been doing Atkins at all. The reason I say this is that I reread the Induction phase portion of the book and I've been eating to many veggies/carbs/sauces, etc. For example..I might get 10 wings at Zaxbys...barbecue..thinking I'm doing a good thing..come to find out they've got like 50 something carbs in them!!! OMG!!!!!! And the Zaxby's salad..too big. Anywho, come to find out I'm only supposed to be having like 3 cups of salad or 2 cups of other veggies per day. So that's why I haven't been seeing the results I wanted. I knew I haven't been scarfing mac and cheese and pasta down my throat so was wondering "What's the problem???"
So saying all that, and understanding that I've allowed myself some cheats here and there, here's what I'm doing. Since May 1st...4 days ago. I have been eating mostly all meat with a small salad w/ Ranch dressing once a day. And I've felt great!!! I mean, it just simplifies things so much. You can have this and this or this and that's your choice. Any kind of meat I want..eggs any way I want em and a small salad or veggies. Drinking water/diet Pepsi/Coffee every day. And I stepped on the scale today (May 4th) when I got up and I was at 277!!!!!! OMG!! That's 5 lbs in 4 days!!! Wow!!! Yesterday (well actually the 3rd) I was at 278. The 2nd I was at 280. so the weight is falling off of me with the new way of eating. And I'm never hungry. So I officially met my first goal for the year to lose 25 lbs on May 3rd. I wanted to have lost 50 by June 1st but that would have me losing 28 lbs this month. Definitely doable but is it probable?? We'll see!! I'm super excited. I will have absolutely NO CHEATS this month in my express journey to reach 254 lbs!! Since my official weigh in is not until Thursday I'm not posting to my ticker the 277 but wow!! I'm finally out of the 280s!!!! And when I began this journey I was wearing a tight size 28 pants. We went to Charleston for my birthday weekend and I bought some new clothes. Size 22!!!!!!!!!!! Woohooo!!! OMG, it's really happening this time!! I'm finally doing it! Slowly, sure, but it's working!! LOL Ok, I'm rambling...got to go. But all is well. Will update at Thursday's official weigh in!! Love to all!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Weekly Weigh In Day Week 13
1 day after the monthly weigh in. 283 lbs. :) Weight fluctuates on a daily basis so who knows. No cheats lately. Worked out yesterday and will work out again tomorrow morning. Can I please just get out of the 280s! I mean, sheesh!!! :)
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Monthly Weigh In Day April 1, 2009
284 lbs. So that's a 7 lb loss this month. Not bad but not spectacular either. Worked out this morning. 30 min treadmill/10 min elliptical/weights/then went back to treadmill for 5 minutes on high incline. Still looking for that 279 to mark my 1st goal of losing 25 pounds. Seems like I'll never get out of the 280s!!! Anyway, that's it...284...a loss is a loss is a loss I guess.
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