Gotta love the Diet Center's old reducing diet!!
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Saturday, February 26, 2022
2/26/2022 Weigh In
OK then. Hi there. It has been awhile.
In 2020, I began the Optavia program and I successfully got down to 168 pounds (yay! That's a "normal" BMI of 24.8 for me!).
I have lapsed again. Thank goodness, I've caught myself before I get back over 200 pounds, but today I'm at 190.25, which is a BMI that is "overweight," but not "obese" (the BMI number is 28.1 ... ugh). So today I start with my old friend the Diet Center's diet as described in my old Diet Center books. Diet Center has changed since I was there in the early 1980s, but the program they had then has always worked to peel the pounds off of me and it will work again ... as long as I remain accountable.
This is my accountability blog. And yes, I will share it with my therapist this time.
Weight gain is brought on by eating too many calories for my metabolism to handle. I know this. I get it. I understand that. I've known this for a lifetime. But oh, those extra calories taste sooooo GOOD going in. I love to eat. It's almost a sexual release I get from putting food down my gullet. I love to eat carbs. I love to have honey in my tea. I love cookies and buttery crackers and cakes and pies and pastries and chocolate. All that (except for cocoa powder, which has 5 calories/tbsp) has to go.
I can figure out how many calories something contains by reading the label. I know this. I get it. I understand that. I've known this since they started putting nutrition labels on food. I even know how to read a nutrition label.
I can add up the calories as compared with the nutrients each and every day. The goal is to maintain a 1000-1200 calorie per day intake of health-promoting foods. The Diet Center diet does that for me automatically and healthfully, which is why it works.
I can peel off the weight. I can avoid eating processed foods. I do not need to order pizza. I can eat protein and veggies. I can not put butter on bread. I can leave the honey jar in its place. I can make the Diet Center bran muffins (that recipe alone is worth all the money I paid to Diet Center back in the day). I can drink sufficient water. I can get a bit more active once my second hip replacement heals (until then I'm pretty much stuck with walking fairly slowly). I belong to the Y (thank goodness for Silver Sneakers), where I can swim and use the treadmill and lift weights to my heart's content. I can get my garden into shape this year (my hips will have healed enough for that by the time spring actually arrives in Upstate New York).
So. I can do all that. I can get myself down to 145 pounds (a BMI of 21.4); if I stick religiously to the program, the weight historically has come off at about 10 lb per month, which puts me at 145 in mid-July 2022. That's easy. Chicken 'n' fish, chicken 'n' fish, chicken 'n' fish. The challenge will, as ever, be maintaining the loss. Therein lies my lifelong downfall. So I need to fix that. That, of course, means I need to heal from all the emotional crap I live with and shedding the baggage. I need to get over the feeling that I'm worthless. I need to heal from the rape. I need to recover from all the bad relationships. I need to grow some self-worth. I can develop self-worth by looking at accomplishments rather than at failures (and yes, I have accomplished a lot over a lot of time, and I'm not done with that list). This year, I can develop self-worth by actually getting my private pilot's license (yes, I am learning to fly a plane ... and spending all my money in the process).
Sadly, some of my baggage can't be just dumped since the people who contributed to my emotional crap are, for the most part, dead or unreachable. But I can work to heal myself even without confronting them in person; I have a very active imagination and I can confront them and tell them of the damage they did and forgive them and release that damage in my own mind.
That's one place where my therapist and this blog can help.
Measurements. Let's get the starting point for this go-round.
| 7/2/2020 Baseline | 10/24/2020 Last Time | 2/26/2022 Today | Difference | TOTAL Difference | Week % Lost | Total % Lost | |
| Weight | 227.75 | 193 | 190.25 | 3 | 37.75 | -1.58% | 15.26% |
| Neck | 16.75 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 1.25 | 0.00% | 7.46% |
| Bust | 47 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 5 | -2.38% | 8.51% |
| Waist | 48 | 42 | 40.5 | 1.5 | 7.5 | -3.70% | 12.50% |
| Hips | 47.125 | 42.125 | 42.5 | -0.375 | 4.625 | 0.88% | 10.61% |
| Upper Arm L | 14 | 12.125 | 12 | 0.125 | 2 | -1.04% | 13.39% |
| Upper Arm R | 14.75 | 12.75 | 12.5 | 0.25 | 2.25 | -2.00% | 13.56% |
| Mid-Thigh L | 21.5 | 19 | 18.5 | 0.5 | 3 | -2.70% | 11.63% |
| Mid-Thigh R | 22.5 | 19.25 | 19 | 0.25 | 3.5 | -1.32% | 14.44% |
| Calf L | 15.25 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1.25 | 0.00% | 8.20% |
| Calf R | 15 | 14.25 | 14 | 0.25 | 1 | -1.79% | 5.00% |
| Total Body Inches | 245.125 | 218.5 | 215 | 3.5 | 230.5 | -1.63% | 10.86% |
| Inches Lost | 0 | 26.625 | 30.125 | 3.5 | 14.625 | 11.62% | |
| BMI | 34 | 28.5 | 28.1 | 0.4 | 5.9 |
Saturday, October 24, 2020
10/24/2020 Weighing In
It's been awhile since I posted here, but I've been busy following the Optavia 5+1 plan. Here are the numbers (numbers don't lie):
So. I seem to have been doing well. All I need to do now is keep it up!!
| Data Point | 7/20/2020 Baseline | 8/8/2020 Last Time | 10/24/2020 Today | Difference | Total Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight (lb.) | 227.75 | 212 | 193 | 19 | 34.75 |
| Neck (in.) | 16.75 | 16 | 15.5 | 0.5 | 1.25 |
| Bust (in.) | 47 | 44.5 | 43 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Waist (in.) | 48 | 44.5 | 42 | 2.5 | 6 |
| Hips (in.) | 47.125 | 44.5 | 42.125 | 2.375 | 5 |
| Upper Arm - L (in.) | 14 | 13 | 12.125 | 0.875 | 1.875 |
| Upper Arm - R (in.) | 14.75 | 13.5 | 12.75 | 0.75 | 2 |
| Mid-Thigh - L (in.) | 21.5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Mid-Thigh - R (in.) | 22.5 | 19.25 | 19.25 | 0 | 3.25 |
| Calf - L (in.) | 15.25 | 14.5 | 14 | 0.5 | 1.25 |
| Calf - R (in.) | 15 | 14.75 | 14.25 | 0.5 | 0.75 |
| Total Body Inches | 245.125 | 227.5 | 218.5 | 9 | 234 |
| Inches Dropped | 0 | 17.625 | 26.625 | 9 | 11.125 |
| BMI | 34 (obese) | 31.3 (obese) | 28.5 (overweight) | 2.8 | 5.5 |
Monday, August 24, 2020
8/24/2020
Ouch! It's been awhile since I posted anything. That does not say I haven't been keeping track of weight, though; I'm down to 206 pounds as of today! BMI is 30.5, which means I have only 0.6 BMI points to go before I am officially classed as "Overweight" rather than "Obese." I am indeed looking forward to that!
I'm cancelling my gym membership, though. I've been keeping fit during the COVID shutdown, and I will continue to do so. I have TRX straps, I have a NordicTrack, I have a garden that needs perpetual weeding, I can do this!
Monday, August 10, 2020
8/10/2020 Weighing In
Well!! On 8/8, I was at 212; today, I'm at 210.25!! I'm loving this!!
I have no idea why this is true; I went totally, completely off the rails yesterday. I pigged out with a whole box of bars (there are seven bars in a box), a pancake, penne, and chicken. The bars, penne and pancake each have 110 calories; the chicken is about 250. That's about 1500 calories. Well, I spent the day being full and indulging my nibbles. I'm back on the straight and narrow today, reinforced by the 1.75-lb loss that will not continue if I keep eating like that.
1.75 pounds gone since Saturday!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday, August 8, 2020
8/8/2020 Weighing In With Measurements (HTML table coded here)
Yesterday was 212.25; today I weigh in at 212 even! Little bit by little bit....
Measurements today (hey; it's Saturday):
| 7/2/2020 | 7/31/2020 | 8/8/2020 | Weekly Difference | Total Difference | ||
| Weight | 227.75 | 213.75 | 212 | 1.75 | 15.75 | |
| Neck | 16.75 | 16 | 16 | 0.00 | 0.75 | |
| Bust | 47 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 0.00 | 2.0 | |
| Waist | 48 | 45.5 | 44.5 | 1.00 | 3.5 | |
| Hips | 47.125 | 45.5 | 44.5 | 1.00 | 2.625 | |
| UpprArm-L | 14 | 12.75 | 13 | -0.25 | 1 | |
| UpprArm-R | 14.75 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 1.25 | |
| MidThigh-L | 21.5 | 20 | 19 | 1.00 | 2.5 | |
| MidThigh-R | 22.5 | 21 | 19.25 | 1.75 | 3.25 | |
| Calf-L | 15.25 | 14.75 | 14.5 | 0.25 | 0.75 | |
| Calf-R | 15 | 14.75 | 14.75 | 0.00 | 0.25 | |
| TotalBody | 245.125 | 231.25 | 227.5 | 3.75 | 17.625 | |
| InchesLost | 0.00 | 13.875 | 17.625 | |||
| BMI | 34 | 31.6 | 31.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
Yeah, I'm happy with that.
Next goal: Get the BMI under 30!! At that point, I will no longer be "Obese Class I"! I will simply be "Overweight." That will happen at 202 pounds. I have 10 pounds to go for that goal. Should be there by the middle of September at the latest.
Thursday, August 6, 2020
8/6/2020 Weighing In
I didn't weigh myself yesterday, but the day before yesterday I was at 213.25. Today, I'm 212.25!!! Another pound gone!!!! Little bit by little bit, the fat is disappearing.
I do eat well on this plan. A pancake on most mornings, a bag of crunchies many days, cookies and brownies and even soft serv ice cream ... peanut butter or chocolate soft serv ice cream ... all part of the Optavia plan. Of course, these things are foods from Optavia (which is a MediFast program), and they are high protein low carb low fat foods. But they taste just like the real thing!
I do get the munchies, though I cannot claim real hunger, between so-called "fuelings." Distraction works wonders at those times. Get busy doing something other than watching TV ... in other words, get my brain off of food ... and I actually forget to eat! I have to time the intervals between fuelings and set an alarm to remember to put food in my body!
So. I'm happy. And I have more energy. My sciatica, while it's still there, is reduced most days. I can get out into my garden and yank weeds easily. I could do housework ... not my favorite chore ... if I choose to do so.
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