I am back...I had my store's grand opening and my sub's surprise birthday party, all on the same day, so all the planning and work made my intentions so hard to fill. But i wasnt so bad. Seriously. I am actually quite proud of myself for not falling completely off track.

I am heading to the YM in a few minutes to get in the heated pull. I overdid the labor and stamina levels and now I need to find some relief.

i got a juicer and am going to start using it. I plan on doing one meal a day as juice, probably breakfast because I loath eating when i first get up but love to drink and this can replace my coffee intake. I am going to stop at the store on the way home from the pool and grab some veggies and fruits.

I dont weigh myself at all. Its not about my weight. Never want it to be. This is about my health. I am putting too much of the wrong things in my limited stumach and I am feeling the problem. (I also had a serious bulimia problem in my 20s and i am not going to start that up again. Weighing myself could bring up old triggers. And with the surgery I had, even the thought of self induced vomiting could kill me.)

I am back on my vitamins too...and Jo, you reminded me to ask about b12 shots again. I dont care if they are paid by insurance or not. I need my shot.

gosh i am tired and exhausted...see you all tomorrow...

OMG!!!!
 

Good Morning Everyone,

I am loving my little Chihuahua! She loves walking around the apartment complex and she walks fast :) I am still following the orthodontist's eating plan and I've found that I am not eating a lot of meat, chips or candy. I've found frozen yogurt from Publix to be good and filling.

Still no weight loss or weight gain, so I am happy!

Breakfast this morning was a two egg omelette with shredded cheese, black pepper, crushed red pepper and oregano.

Lunch will be tuna fish, shredded cheese, oregano, crushed red pepper, and black pepper.
Snacks will be: Spanish olives and chocolate.

Dinner will be open.


Zimmeh

in the next day or so I should hit my first goal of 10% of my weight lost. Looking forward to being able to put it on the books officially :D

I absolutely love planning my meals out and seeing what kind of exotic food I can prepare for a fraction of the calories you'd get it for at a restaurant.

Tonight I have planned pork loin chops with a sage & rosemary rub sauteed (no oil in nonstick skillet) and then topped with a sauce made from blackberries, honey, and cranberry juice (combined and reduced)... as a side, mashed cauliflower with butter and bacon on top.

About 400 calories total...


My mouth is already watering.

I have been sick for the past few days with a horrid stumach virus. I have not been able to eat. I must be careful now, as I eat over the next few days because I am hungry now and can tend to overeat.

thanks to the support I have been getting...it means alot!

Okay, so this is just weird...

I have finally completely and totally broken the 200 barrier and am never above it anymore....which is great.

I'm doing the new pilot weight loss program for work, working out at Curves, building in more movement whether it's walking on the beach or whatever....and the weight has been slowly creeping down.

In fact, it's been slowing creeping down even when I indulge in things like homemade from scratch blueberry whole wheat pancakes with real butter (a little) and real maple syrup (a little), dinners out at awesome Italian restaurants eating chicken picatta with tons of delicious zucchini and fresh artichokes....all kinds of real food, even when it isn't "diet" food.

Yesterday, I had an insane craving for Doritos (one of my deadly holdovers of previous bad eating habits). I caved, got a bag, and ate some. Not a ton, not the whole bag.....just some.

I got on the scale this morning, and had regained a pound.

A pound.

For a few handfuls of Doritos.

It leaves me wondering what in the heck is in all that processed crap that is so tied in with my weight gain, when even decadent "real" foods don't mess with me.

Bizarre.

my first thought was "aren't those salty?"

I can "gain" 3 pounds if I eat Chinese food for dinner until I flush the sodium out.

I think Tawse is right on the money--salt is the culprit.

If I drink too many diet cokes (sodium), I retain water.

Also, I gain about 1.5-2 pounds of water weight right before my period. It is not uncommon to gain up to five pounds during this time!

I just try to up my water intake and flush out the sodium.

Don't stress about it, Jo!

Diet drinks also increase cravings for sweet things, research shows.

Yeah, I think I read that too!

I'm pretty good about sweets, though.

I've been off sugar for weeks now (except for one scrummy dessert) including all the white stuff (bread, rice, potatoes) and have had hardly any cravings after the first week.

:)

Weight goes up, weight goes down, all throughout the day. I'm sure you already know this - but weighing yourself less frequently will keep your morale up during the process - this way you aren't paying attention to every little fluctuation and it will force you to concentrate on the end result.

Carbs are the enemy when it comes to losing weight - even just a little bit depending on how your body processes them, worse if combined with other carbs throughout the day. As long as you keep working out, you'll burn it off.

Taking a moderate amount of Lecithin while you are working out will help reduce cravings for sugar and carbs. It's also a fat burner.

Thanks for the Lecithin tip, NJ!

Now when we say Carbs.. are we referring to starches only - or veggies as well?

If veggies as well - I have to disagree about them being the enemy - but as long as what you're doing works for you. :) Keep on trucking.

This is such a awsome idea....... am ordering. 1 .. maybe 2 ..ha.
http://www.ezweightplate.com/

Veggie carbs are different than processed carbs. I was referring to things such as doritos, potato chips, etc... The only veggie I find being the enemy is okra - and oh yeah, brussel sprouts. Veggie carbs are processed differently in the body and don't have the same effect as the other carbs. BUT, they are carbs and there should be a daily intake of them as well.

If you're going to eat carbs, stay away from the whites - white bread, white rice, pasta ... yadda yadda. All that goes right to the stomach.

When I lost all that weight I put on many years ago, it was because I limited my bad carb intake. I also made sure that if I did eat bad carbs, I worked out and worked it off.