Back on Track

THIS MORNING I WEIGHED MYSELF and was fairly happy with the results.  I was at 215.6.  Let’s just call it 215, shall we?  I am comfortable with that.  I have  been gone a while.  I had a little setback with myself.  I had a standstill for a while.  I gained some weight back.  I went to New York and barely thought about dieting let alone actually choosing well. I returned home from my va-ca and after about a week of  ‘sort of eating right’ I got back on the bandwagon Sunday morning.

I had one obstacle I was working on overcoming and that is getting my weight lower than 217.  I have been at 217 a few times in the past and for whatever reason, I was unable to go past that.  I ended up right back where I started.  I was very afraid I would never get over that hurdle.  But, this morning’s weigh in was happiness for me because I was able to push past that mark.  Hurray for me!

On the down side of things.  I did not prepare any meals for today and subsequently, when the muffins and donuts arrived at work, I was more than obliged to partake.  I had 1.5 donuts and then all day long, I have craved sweets.  It is true what they say…if you start your day off with sweets, that is what you will desire all day long.  I am living proof.

My husband made peanut butter cookies last night and even though I did well and did not take one yesterday, I caved in and had 2 this afternoon.

No worries, I know how to get back on track and keep plugging away.  My next big goal is 200lbs by 3/27.  I get to take my daughter to NC and then on to DC.  I want my mother in law to be impressed and my best  friend to see a different me.  I will stay on track and report my progress.

~j

Cafe Rio and my waist.

CAFE RIO SEEMS TO BE the eatery of choice for my coworkers.  For some strange reason, people like it.  I have issues with Cafe Rio.  They over feed you, put tons of  fattening tortillas all over the meal and it’s expensive. 

I had this food today.  I ordered from this establishment.  I ate it.  It was alright.  I still prefer Costa Vida. 

I worked out this morning.  I woke up at 530 and wanted to go back to bed.  My covers were warm, it was dark outside and I hadn’t slept well.  I didn’t have to be at work until 9 AM.  I contemplated this laziness for about 10 minutes and decided that a workout was what I needed more than a few extra minutes of zzzz’s.

I felt great at the gym.  I think the appetite suppressant helps rev me up in the morning.  I walked for 37 minutes and burned a bunch of pre Cafe Rio calories and came home and had breakfast with my family. 

Tonight I am working late.  I will eat my protein pudding.  That name just doesn’t sound right but it tastes ok.

Tomorrow,  I will get up again and work out!

~J

Patience and long suffering…at work.

TODAY WE ARE HAVING A POT LUCK at work.  Baked potato bar to be specific.  All the toppings you can imaging and none of which I am allowed to eat.  What suffering I must endure! 

Marti, such a kind soul, made a ‘special salad’ for us with chicken and all the good stuff for the ‘others’ removed.  It was very good though and I did like it.  But I almost licked Lisa’s plate of potato and cheese when she wasn’t looking.  I refrained.  Lisa, your plate was safe.  Then she and Teri  allowed me to ‘sniff’ their carrot cakes.  I had a moment of joy.

On the subject of exercise, I missed my workout again today.  The appetite suppressants are causing me to not be able to sleep.  I toss and turn all night without ever really getting into a deep sleep.  I go to bed late because I am still wound up.  That is discouraging.  I have gone from a whole pill to a half and am now only taking 1/4 of the pill each morning.  I am setting my alarm for 4 AM so that I can get it in my system early.  I will report on how that is working tomorrow.

For now, I must work amongst the soda drinking, carb eating, hyper glycemic fiends commonly known as ‘normal people’ .  But to me, they are still…. the OTHERS.

~J

First Week Recap

TODAY MARKS A WEEK for my new eating plan. It has been incredibly hard but after weighing this morning, I feel it has been worth the effort.  Last Sunday, my weight was 233 first thing in the morning.  Today, 223.  That is a 10 lb weight loss and that is more than satisfactory for me.  I know I have a lot of weight left to lose, but it is officially under 100 lbs and that is a milestone for me. My first goal is 150 lbs however my real goal is about 125-135 and fit. You can be skinny and yet be out of shape and that is not my goal.  I wish to be both, with fitness being my priority.

Eating so much protein has been almost sickening.  I remember doing this once before, the Atkins diet to be specific, and I was able to eat cheese and bacon and a few other items which gave me more diversity in my food choices.  I am excited to come off this cleanse I am doing.  I will be adding more fruits and steamed veggies.  I also will be adding a few carbs but not much.  I believe 1 serving of carbs is like 2 rounds of melba toast.  That sounds small.  I will have to figure out what that is.

Exercise was difficult this week.  I was only able to make it to the gym one day and on that day I wasn’t feeling well and walked very little.  I was barely able to make it a mile and couldn’t walk more than 3.2 on the treadmill.  That is unusual for me although it had been 2 weeks since my last workout. Now that I am feeling less hungry I will be adding exercise to my daily routine again.  Here is my weekly plan barring any unforeseen circumstances :

Monday: Treadmill 30 min

Tuesday: Treadmill 45 min and upper torso weights and abs

Wednesday:  Treadmill 30 min and abs

Thursday: Treadmill 30 min

Friday: Treadmill 45 min and lower torso weights and abs

Saturday: Treadmill 45 min and intense abs

This week on Tuesday I will not make it to the gym.  We have a ‘plane crash drill’ at work and I will have to be there by 6:00 AM.  The gym opens at 5:00 so I won’t have time for it.

Overall I am satisfied with MD Diet.  I think I will be successful but to be honest, I don’t understand why we can’t eat more vegetables.  Maybe I just don’t understand how they interact with the body or other foods.  I really want more fresh fruits.  Maybe in the future!

Til tomorrow…

~j

Day 3 and 4. Meat, meat and more meat!

OH THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS and cheese puffs!

Yesterday and today have been fairly uneventful other than extreme hunger.  All in all though, I would say I have been successful.  No cheats and I haven’t quit.  But I am really struggling with not eating my favorites:  cheese puffs, crackers and cheese,  bread/toast and even fruit.  My 6 year old came home from school and asked if she could have cheese puffs  for a snack.  I actually think I began to salivate at just the sound of the words rolling off her tongue…..uh….yeah, I think I really did.

Breakfast:  Both days have been eggs with sauteed onions and either broccoli or steak.  (the steak was way better).

Snack is always an orange and thank goodness I have really good ones this week.

Lunch: Yesterday’s lunch was somethig I don’t remember so I must not have liked it.  Today though, I used up the rest of the top sirloin with sauteed onions, steamed green beans and cabbage.  With a little salt and pepper, it was very tasty. 

One of my major issues is that I think it takes too long to actually cook something good for me  so I grab what is convenient.  Typically that has been a slice of bread and cheese.  Sometimes, just white corn tortillas with cheese and then I fry them.  Today I timed myself.  From start to finish (and that includes clean up) it was 22 minutes to make my meal.  I suppose that isn’t too bad.  I was Speedy Gonzales getting it made though.  Hunger can make a girl move quickly.

Snack yesterday again was another orange.  I got a headache later in the afternoon so I ate  a third orange.  Yes, it’s on the list if you get a headache.  That isn’t too hard for me to accomplish since I tend to get them often.   So, orange # 3 was shoved into my mouth at an exponential rate.

Last night for dinner, I ate a steak salad.  Lots of romaine lettuce and grilled meat.   I had to go out for the salad to get away from the house if I wanted to avoid a serious deviation.  The fumes from the ‘others’ dinner were unbearable.  (That’s a LOST joke if you watch the series).  Before I went to bed, I was once again  hungry (you’d think  I was a new born baby wtih the frequency at which I am rooting for food).  I grilled some more steak.   Why not?  It’s on the list for heaven’s sake.

Got in bed at 8:45 so I could work out today however, I slept like a ‘baby’ and didn’t get up until 6:00.  So much for that work out.  Plus, my partner can’t meet me there until February so I had no push to get up.

Tonight I weigh in at the clinic.  I also get to meet with the practitioner.  I will blog about how that goes.

Until then, I will most likely have some more meat!

~j