243.5, down from 243.75 yesterday.
And this is with yesterday's weird eating. I was totally off schedule (thank you, PT...). Breakfast was okay (a bran pancake and lemon water), but lunch didn't happen until 4:30 or 5 (I had a smoothie with a pear, a handful of baby spinach, protein powder and cocoa powder), and dinner was a restaurant dinner (the Schenectady County Bar Association had its annual do with the doctors and dentists last night) and consisted of salad sans dressing, salmon ... very tasty salmon ... and green beans that were probably cooked in butter; they had mashed potato on the plate too but I ate only about a half a teaspoon of that; I ate that at about 6:30. They had bread and butter on the table, and cookies for dessert; I didn't touch either of those at all (that's a win!). I didn't finish my water quota; that's a first, and I'm paying for it by waking up with a dryer mouth than usual.
Back to the program today. Chicken 'n' fish. Salad. Wasa. Fruit. Water with lemon. It sounds boring, but I feel so good on this program. Feeling good is never boring.
Friday, March 31, 2017
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Weighing In 3/30/2017
243.75, up from 243.25 yesterday.
I ate that lunch yesterday. It was a cobb salad (a very good cobb salad) with chicken and avocados and bacon and bleu cheese (the latter two of which are definitely stuff I should NOT have eaten). And then I didn't exercise beyond walking into the venue and out again.
And tonight I have the annual bar/medical/dental association dinner. I ordered the wild salmon, which won't, I hope, be too bad. Then I get to eat for myself again.
Am I beating myself up over gaining half a pound? Not a chance. I'm doing magnificently. A friend yesterday even commented that I'm looking thinner! So it's starting to show!
PT today; that always helps (ow...). And I think I'll take a short walk; my sore hips should let me go to the mailbox and back!
I ate that lunch yesterday. It was a cobb salad (a very good cobb salad) with chicken and avocados and bacon and bleu cheese (the latter two of which are definitely stuff I should NOT have eaten). And then I didn't exercise beyond walking into the venue and out again.
And tonight I have the annual bar/medical/dental association dinner. I ordered the wild salmon, which won't, I hope, be too bad. Then I get to eat for myself again.
Am I beating myself up over gaining half a pound? Not a chance. I'm doing magnificently. A friend yesterday even commented that I'm looking thinner! So it's starting to show!
PT today; that always helps (ow...). And I think I'll take a short walk; my sore hips should let me go to the mailbox and back!
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Weighing In 3/29/2017
243.25, down from 245.5 yesterday.
That's the result of the egg-grapefruit day. It does work to get things moving again in the right direction!
Today is the first day of this sojourn when I do not control my own fate. I'm going to a stock-food luncheon whose contents I know not. I will handle this by drinking a smoothie that I can eat in the car and not eat the food there. And it is likely not to be food I should be eating, especially after an egg-grapefruit day; white bread is very likely to be served rather than Wasa crackers, the salad is likely to be drenched with dressing, and the entree will probably have potatoes with it. That won't do at all. So ... bring my own.
3.25 lb. from now, I will publish my next set of measurements and next body shots.
That's the result of the egg-grapefruit day. It does work to get things moving again in the right direction!
Today is the first day of this sojourn when I do not control my own fate. I'm going to a stock-food luncheon whose contents I know not. I will handle this by drinking a smoothie that I can eat in the car and not eat the food there. And it is likely not to be food I should be eating, especially after an egg-grapefruit day; white bread is very likely to be served rather than Wasa crackers, the salad is likely to be drenched with dressing, and the entree will probably have potatoes with it. That won't do at all. So ... bring my own.
3.25 lb. from now, I will publish my next set of measurements and next body shots.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Weighing In 3/28/2017
245.5, up from 245 yesterday.
That's the wrong direction.
That means I'm doing an Egg and Grapefruit Day today. Eight hard-boiled eggs, eight grapefruit halves, eight glasses of water, and that's it. Too bad; I have chicken thawed and was going to cook it up for dinner. Well, that's tomorrow.
I'm two weeks into this program today. I started out at 256, so I've lost a total of 10.5 lb. over these two weeks. That's extraordinary! It will slow down; 10 lb per month is the goal rate. That's 2 lb per week, which is a healthy and sustainable rate. But oh, I am enjoying the fast peeling off of excess adipose tissue!
That's the wrong direction.
That means I'm doing an Egg and Grapefruit Day today. Eight hard-boiled eggs, eight grapefruit halves, eight glasses of water, and that's it. Too bad; I have chicken thawed and was going to cook it up for dinner. Well, that's tomorrow.
I'm two weeks into this program today. I started out at 256, so I've lost a total of 10.5 lb. over these two weeks. That's extraordinary! It will slow down; 10 lb per month is the goal rate. That's 2 lb per week, which is a healthy and sustainable rate. But oh, I am enjoying the fast peeling off of excess adipose tissue!
Monday, March 27, 2017
Weighing In 3/27/2017
245 today, 245 yesterday. Nothing lost, nothing gained.
That happens. I drop a bunch of tonnage, then nothing. It's like a car stuck in the snow; you hit the gas and spin the wheels and rock the car and go nowhere for awhile, then you get traction again and get it out of the snowbank and back on your way. At least, though, it doesn't go backwards.
If the stall happens for a week, there's a kickstarter built into this system I'm using. I'll get to that when (not "if"; I'll be on this reducing diet long enough that I WILL need it) I need to do it.
That happens. I drop a bunch of tonnage, then nothing. It's like a car stuck in the snow; you hit the gas and spin the wheels and rock the car and go nowhere for awhile, then you get traction again and get it out of the snowbank and back on your way. At least, though, it doesn't go backwards.
If the stall happens for a week, there's a kickstarter built into this system I'm using. I'll get to that when (not "if"; I'll be on this reducing diet long enough that I WILL need it) I need to do it.
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Weighing In 3/26/2017
245, down from 245.75 yesterday.
I'm following the program pretty well; yesterday I ate an extra piece of fruit and an extra Wasa bread (so sue me) to help get this sticky little pill I take down my gullet. But I manage to down 8 glasses of water per day, and I feel full on this system. I even went grocery shopping last night and stuck to my list (and got out of the grocery store for less than $100 ... always an accomplishment).
So by now, since I'm down 11 lb since 16 March, you might be wondering what I eat. Well, here's the menu for today:
1-egg spinach-mushroom omelette
chicken/asparagus/onion soup that I made yesterday with the stems of the asparagus tips I had for dinner last night; the chicken is back/thigh/leg meat because I actually loathe chicken breast. I might add some kale and red Swiss chard to this mix.
salmon cooked with olive oil
salad (romaine with a little ranch or honey-mustard salad dressing)
Wasa bread
fruit (apple and pear)
bran muffins
water with lemon
vitamins
Cholest-Off®
I eat in this healthy way every day. And the weight keeps rolling off. This is encouraging, as are the facts that my skin is soft and my blood work is normalizing nicely.
I'm following the program pretty well; yesterday I ate an extra piece of fruit and an extra Wasa bread (so sue me) to help get this sticky little pill I take down my gullet. But I manage to down 8 glasses of water per day, and I feel full on this system. I even went grocery shopping last night and stuck to my list (and got out of the grocery store for less than $100 ... always an accomplishment).
So by now, since I'm down 11 lb since 16 March, you might be wondering what I eat. Well, here's the menu for today:
1-egg spinach-mushroom omelette
chicken/asparagus/onion soup that I made yesterday with the stems of the asparagus tips I had for dinner last night; the chicken is back/thigh/leg meat because I actually loathe chicken breast. I might add some kale and red Swiss chard to this mix.
salmon cooked with olive oil
salad (romaine with a little ranch or honey-mustard salad dressing)
Wasa bread
fruit (apple and pear)
bran muffins
water with lemon
vitamins
Cholest-Off®
I eat in this healthy way every day. And the weight keeps rolling off. This is encouraging, as are the facts that my skin is soft and my blood work is normalizing nicely.
Saturday, March 25, 2017
Weighing in 3/25/2017
245.75, down from 246 yesterday.
It's coming off. And, although my habit of grazing late at night is not met, I'm not hungry. At all. In fact, I more often feel full than I do empty on this.
I looked through the Diet Center cookbook (the one Sybil Ferguson came out with years ago, not the little pamphlet thing that they give you for free but the one you had to buy; that book is currently out of print, which is really too bad) yesterday and discovered that smoothies are an acceptable variant of this weight loss regime!! That pleases me no end; I actually thought ahead and made one to take with me to PT and work for lunch since I had no way to get home for lunch yesterday ... and they contain 8 oz of water!
I've had no trouble keeping up with the water intake requirements. 8 glasses of water per day taste much, MUCH better when I squeeze 1/8 lemon into the glass.
It's coming off. And, although my habit of grazing late at night is not met, I'm not hungry. At all. In fact, I more often feel full than I do empty on this.
I looked through the Diet Center cookbook (the one Sybil Ferguson came out with years ago, not the little pamphlet thing that they give you for free but the one you had to buy; that book is currently out of print, which is really too bad) yesterday and discovered that smoothies are an acceptable variant of this weight loss regime!! That pleases me no end; I actually thought ahead and made one to take with me to PT and work for lunch since I had no way to get home for lunch yesterday ... and they contain 8 oz of water!
I've had no trouble keeping up with the water intake requirements. 8 glasses of water per day taste much, MUCH better when I squeeze 1/8 lemon into the glass.
Friday, March 24, 2017
Weighing In 3/24/2017
246, down from 247.25 yesterday.
That's a total of 10 pounds lost! I started the reducing diet at 256. I won't reward myself now (except for Feeling Really Good); I'll wait until the scales dip below 240, which is my next stated goal. But I have to decide what to reward myself with ... hmmm. It can't be food-related, so dinner and a movie is not an option. I'm keeping my rewards to under $50 until I reach my goal. That means no massage as reward and no overnight in the Glen Suite at Glen Sanders Mansion ... yet.
I think we're talking about a day trip to Smith College for a reward to walk down memory lane (Smith is my alma mater) and see the botanical gardens begin to spring forth. Smith is lovely in the spring. It'll be April by the time I lose those next 6.1 pounds and spring will be much more in the air than it is now.
Got my labs back yesterday from the bloodwork for my physical. My lipid panel is going down pretty dramatically WITHOUT statins, thank you, but my A1C is 5.9, up from 5.7 last year. Well, with any luck the weight loss will help that go down, too. I am NOT interested in getting diabetes; no thank you. Anything below 5.7 is okay, but 5.9 is creeping up in the pre-diabetes range. I'm not happy about that.
Before I reward myself at all, though, I have a small construction project to finish up. I'm putting ceiling tile up on my office ceiling. That means I must find a way to take down the ceiling fan (with its stripped screws ... maybe Mick will help with that?) and I must chalk the lines (I can do that without taking down the ceiling fan, but I have to move furniture) to do it. I must also do the needed wall repair (fill cracks and properly fill the two holes in the wall that I dug in an attempt to fill cracks) and take down the frame for the dropped ceiling I took out (in October) and paint in here before I will put up a new ceiling. That MUST be done before I give myself any more rewards. There's my weekend project for the next couple of weeks....
That's a total of 10 pounds lost! I started the reducing diet at 256. I won't reward myself now (except for Feeling Really Good); I'll wait until the scales dip below 240, which is my next stated goal. But I have to decide what to reward myself with ... hmmm. It can't be food-related, so dinner and a movie is not an option. I'm keeping my rewards to under $50 until I reach my goal. That means no massage as reward and no overnight in the Glen Suite at Glen Sanders Mansion ... yet.
I think we're talking about a day trip to Smith College for a reward to walk down memory lane (Smith is my alma mater) and see the botanical gardens begin to spring forth. Smith is lovely in the spring. It'll be April by the time I lose those next 6.1 pounds and spring will be much more in the air than it is now.
Got my labs back yesterday from the bloodwork for my physical. My lipid panel is going down pretty dramatically WITHOUT statins, thank you, but my A1C is 5.9, up from 5.7 last year. Well, with any luck the weight loss will help that go down, too. I am NOT interested in getting diabetes; no thank you. Anything below 5.7 is okay, but 5.9 is creeping up in the pre-diabetes range. I'm not happy about that.
Before I reward myself at all, though, I have a small construction project to finish up. I'm putting ceiling tile up on my office ceiling. That means I must find a way to take down the ceiling fan (with its stripped screws ... maybe Mick will help with that?) and I must chalk the lines (I can do that without taking down the ceiling fan, but I have to move furniture) to do it. I must also do the needed wall repair (fill cracks and properly fill the two holes in the wall that I dug in an attempt to fill cracks) and take down the frame for the dropped ceiling I took out (in October) and paint in here before I will put up a new ceiling. That MUST be done before I give myself any more rewards. There's my weekend project for the next couple of weeks....
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Weighing In 3/23/2017
247.25, down from yesterday's 247.75.
That's better. I'm heading again in the right direction.
I ate chicken salad and a bran pancake yesterday, along with the requisite 8 glasses of water (each of which with 1/8 lemon squeezed therein), 1 apple, 1 pear, 2 bread servings, and 3 bran muffins. That was quite satisfying.
I take out a chicken salad and add a salmon serving today. Otherwise, today will be very similar to yesterday. Chicken 'n' fish, chicken 'n' fish....
That's better. I'm heading again in the right direction.
I ate chicken salad and a bran pancake yesterday, along with the requisite 8 glasses of water (each of which with 1/8 lemon squeezed therein), 1 apple, 1 pear, 2 bread servings, and 3 bran muffins. That was quite satisfying.
I take out a chicken salad and add a salmon serving today. Otherwise, today will be very similar to yesterday. Chicken 'n' fish, chicken 'n' fish....
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Weighing In 3/22/2017
248.75. I'm up 0.75 lb from yesterday.
Hmmm. That midnight snack of Melba toast didn't work well. Next time I eat more than I should later than I should, I'll eat an orange instead of a bread serving. Also, I ate more at lunch than normal; I had a good-sized chicken quarter (thigh and drumstick) and veggies. Guess I need to separate out the thigh, back and drumstick and not eat them together. Well, live and learn....
Hmmm. That midnight snack of Melba toast didn't work well. Next time I eat more than I should later than I should, I'll eat an orange instead of a bread serving. Also, I ate more at lunch than normal; I had a good-sized chicken quarter (thigh and drumstick) and veggies. Guess I need to separate out the thigh, back and drumstick and not eat them together. Well, live and learn....
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Weighing In 3/21/2017
247 this morning, down from 248.25 yesterday.
That's a jump — a whole pound and a quarter! Okay then. I'll take it.
I will fit into the roller coaster seats this summer!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!
That's a jump — a whole pound and a quarter! Okay then. I'll take it.
I will fit into the roller coaster seats this summer!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, March 20, 2017
Weighing In 3/20/2017
248.75 down from 249.25 yesterday.
It's coming off. More slowly now, but it's coming off.
Even when I cheat a little, it comes off, though probably at a slightly slower rate. Yesterday, I ate an extra bread serving late at night. My stomach was growling and sleep was therefore escaping me. After I ate one slice of Wasa Multigrain, my stomach stopped growling and I got to sleep.
Well, if I have to cheat like that, it's still an improvement over the fatty diet I was eating up until 3/14. I've been eating this way for just about a week. I feel good (I always feel good on this program). My energy is up (my house hasn't been this clean for awhile now), I'm waking up around 7:30 - 8 and going to bed around 11 (regular hours help with insomnia), and I'm not puffy at all. My ankles are slim. No congestive heart failure for me, thank you!! And that A1C that was at 5.7 last year (slightly elevated; a normal A1C is "below 5.7," according to the Mayo Clinic) can go down, too. I won't see that decrease in this blood work upcoming (I have a scrip for blood work that I must fulfill soon) since A1C measures the blood glucose trend over a couple of months, but it will show up next year.
It's coming off. More slowly now, but it's coming off.
Even when I cheat a little, it comes off, though probably at a slightly slower rate. Yesterday, I ate an extra bread serving late at night. My stomach was growling and sleep was therefore escaping me. After I ate one slice of Wasa Multigrain, my stomach stopped growling and I got to sleep.
Well, if I have to cheat like that, it's still an improvement over the fatty diet I was eating up until 3/14. I've been eating this way for just about a week. I feel good (I always feel good on this program). My energy is up (my house hasn't been this clean for awhile now), I'm waking up around 7:30 - 8 and going to bed around 11 (regular hours help with insomnia), and I'm not puffy at all. My ankles are slim. No congestive heart failure for me, thank you!! And that A1C that was at 5.7 last year (slightly elevated; a normal A1C is "below 5.7," according to the Mayo Clinic) can go down, too. I won't see that decrease in this blood work upcoming (I have a scrip for blood work that I must fulfill soon) since A1C measures the blood glucose trend over a couple of months, but it will show up next year.
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Weighing In 3/19/2017
249.25, down from 249.5 yesterday. Next goal: dip the scales below 240.
And now the work begins. The euphoric multi-pound water weight loss is evidently done; now I start to lose the fat, and that comes off oh so much more slowly than does water. But that's what I need to lose, so the fits and starts will frustrate me but they will not deter me.
For pre-breakfast this morning, I will have a lemon water (cut a lemon into 1/8 sections and squeeze one section into a glass of water eight times per day) and vitamins. For breakfast, I'll have pan-seared salmon on a bed of baby spinach, a Wasa bread, half a pear, and lemon water. For midmorning snack, I'll have a Wasa bread and lemon water. For lunch, I'll finish off last night's chicken soup (chicken, veggies, cilantro, fresh-ground black pepper, a little pink salt) and lemon water. For mid afternoon snack, I'll have half a pear and lemon water. I'll drink another lemon water at about 4:30. For dinner, I'll have vitamins, a bran pancake (1 egg, 2 tbsp unprocessed bran, a dash of cinnamon, scramble it all together and cook like a pancake on a hot griddle) and lemon water. And to top it off for the day, I'll have an apple and lemon water before 8 pm.
Exercise. I'm going to physical therapy to loosen up my hips and that counts as exercise. But it's time to haul out the Nordic Track and start moving on that, at least while there are two feet of snow on the ground (thank you, Winter...). I dropped my Y membership (it will end on either 31 March — if they do the right thing — or on 30 April). I'm not going back there, at least not for a few years; they upped their membership fee and informed their members of the raise in such a way that the members were forced to pay at least one month of the increased fee. Not nice. It's not the extra $2 that's my problem; it's the timing of telling the members.
I thought yesterday evening that I should post measurements again, but I'm not going to do that yet; I haven't lost enough to make any real difference there. Measurements will get posted with each loss of 10 lb., starting at 239 lb. I can say, though, that clothes are starting to fit better.
Speaking of clothes, I'm not looking forward to the expense of a new wardrobe. The wardrobe I have now is the one that Jim bought for me, it has lots (and lots...) of lovely suits and clothes in it, and he spent $thousands on it before we were even married. He wanted his lady to dress well! Well, the clothes are all in good shape; they will get donated when I shrink entirely out of them. That will deter me from ballooning back up.
And now the work begins. The euphoric multi-pound water weight loss is evidently done; now I start to lose the fat, and that comes off oh so much more slowly than does water. But that's what I need to lose, so the fits and starts will frustrate me but they will not deter me.
For pre-breakfast this morning, I will have a lemon water (cut a lemon into 1/8 sections and squeeze one section into a glass of water eight times per day) and vitamins. For breakfast, I'll have pan-seared salmon on a bed of baby spinach, a Wasa bread, half a pear, and lemon water. For midmorning snack, I'll have a Wasa bread and lemon water. For lunch, I'll finish off last night's chicken soup (chicken, veggies, cilantro, fresh-ground black pepper, a little pink salt) and lemon water. For mid afternoon snack, I'll have half a pear and lemon water. I'll drink another lemon water at about 4:30. For dinner, I'll have vitamins, a bran pancake (1 egg, 2 tbsp unprocessed bran, a dash of cinnamon, scramble it all together and cook like a pancake on a hot griddle) and lemon water. And to top it off for the day, I'll have an apple and lemon water before 8 pm.
Exercise. I'm going to physical therapy to loosen up my hips and that counts as exercise. But it's time to haul out the Nordic Track and start moving on that, at least while there are two feet of snow on the ground (thank you, Winter...). I dropped my Y membership (it will end on either 31 March — if they do the right thing — or on 30 April). I'm not going back there, at least not for a few years; they upped their membership fee and informed their members of the raise in such a way that the members were forced to pay at least one month of the increased fee. Not nice. It's not the extra $2 that's my problem; it's the timing of telling the members.
I thought yesterday evening that I should post measurements again, but I'm not going to do that yet; I haven't lost enough to make any real difference there. Measurements will get posted with each loss of 10 lb., starting at 239 lb. I can say, though, that clothes are starting to fit better.
Speaking of clothes, I'm not looking forward to the expense of a new wardrobe. The wardrobe I have now is the one that Jim bought for me, it has lots (and lots...) of lovely suits and clothes in it, and he spent $thousands on it before we were even married. He wanted his lady to dress well! Well, the clothes are all in good shape; they will get donated when I shrink entirely out of them. That will deter me from ballooning back up.
Saturday, March 18, 2017
Weighing In 3/18/2017 - First Minigoal Reached!!
249.5. Below 250!!!!!!!!!!! YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Down from 251.75 yesterday.
I immediately went to smile.amazon.com and ordered "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them." That's my reward for breaking the 250 mark. It's not yet released; amazon thinks I'll get it on/about 3/28, which is fine.
Weight does not come off at this rate forever; that would not be healthy. Yes, I understand that this is mostly water weight (boy, do I ever understand that; this diet diureses the body, cleans the toxins right out). It will go from 1.5-2 lb/day to 1.5-2 lb/week soon enough. Meanwhile, I enjoy the euphoria.
I should post pictures of myself along the way. Here's the first set. Not the best photos, but quite the gut, huh? Well, blow me; it's 6.5 lb less than it was when I started on 3/14.
Pictures will be forthcoming the first day of every month.
I immediately went to smile.amazon.com and ordered "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them." That's my reward for breaking the 250 mark. It's not yet released; amazon thinks I'll get it on/about 3/28, which is fine.
Weight does not come off at this rate forever; that would not be healthy. Yes, I understand that this is mostly water weight (boy, do I ever understand that; this diet diureses the body, cleans the toxins right out). It will go from 1.5-2 lb/day to 1.5-2 lb/week soon enough. Meanwhile, I enjoy the euphoria.
I should post pictures of myself along the way. Here's the first set. Not the best photos, but quite the gut, huh? Well, blow me; it's 6.5 lb less than it was when I started on 3/14.
Pictures will be forthcoming the first day of every month.
Friday, March 17, 2017
Weighing In 3/17/2016
251.75 today, down from 252.75 yesterday.
My urine smells of ketones. That tells me that the pound lost is a pound of flesh, not of water. At this rate, I should reach my first mini-goal next week. My reward will be a blu-ray of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them."
There will be stops and starts, whole weeks without the number changing, but this lifestyle plan does give one a phenomenal boost at the beginning!
My urine smells of ketones. That tells me that the pound lost is a pound of flesh, not of water. At this rate, I should reach my first mini-goal next week. My reward will be a blu-ray of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them."
There will be stops and starts, whole weeks without the number changing, but this lifestyle plan does give one a phenomenal boost at the beginning!
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Weighing In - 3/16/2017 and Happy Birthday to My Husband
252.75 this morning. Yesterday was 254.25. And, despite shoveling far too much snow yesterday, I feel good.
The consistent 1.5-2 lb/day thing will end fairly soon; this diet pulls fluids through the kidneys. Once that normalizes, fat will come off, and that leaves far more slowly than does water.
Today begins the Reducing Diet. 950-1200 cals daily. I have in the past regularly broken that and still lost weight like a bandit. I break it with fruit. I eat more fruit than the DC diet allows. Well, sue me; it still works at the rate of 10 lb/month.
I celebrate my husband's 73rd birthday (the third birthday since his death in December 2014) by commencing on the path to get healthy. I think he'd like that.
The consistent 1.5-2 lb/day thing will end fairly soon; this diet pulls fluids through the kidneys. Once that normalizes, fat will come off, and that leaves far more slowly than does water.
Today begins the Reducing Diet. 950-1200 cals daily. I have in the past regularly broken that and still lost weight like a bandit. I break it with fruit. I eat more fruit than the DC diet allows. Well, sue me; it still works at the rate of 10 lb/month.
I celebrate my husband's 73rd birthday (the third birthday since his death in December 2014) by commencing on the path to get healthy. I think he'd like that.
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Weighing In 3/15/2017
254.25 this morning. Yesterday was 256. That's water gone (I pee a LOT during the first two days of this weight-loss lifestyle)
The first day went well; I didn't even manage to down all that I was supposed to eat, and I was STUFFED when I went to bed last night.
The first day went well; I didn't even manage to down all that I was supposed to eat, and I was STUFFED when I went to bed last night.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Starting Again 3/14/2017
Another start. I have regained about 15 of those 35 lbs I lost in 2015. I was depressed over Jim's passing in December 2014 and hit the highest point I've ever hit on the scale then. I'm still sad that Jim's gone, but I'm not going there again.
Today I start on the Diet Center's two-day conditioning diet. For a food addict like me, this is an easy diet to follow; I get to eat — A LOT — over these two days. And I will spend the next two days on the toilet; these two days squeeze water out of the tissues and into the urinary bladder. After the two days, the real work begins and the kidneys settle down somewhat.
I've done the Diet Center's diet before (I lost weight with them when I was in my 20s and I kept the three books that guide the diet) and I always feel good when I do it. It's good food — lots of fresh veggies, fewer fresh fruits (that's a pity; I like fruits better than veggies), good proteins, and it's a study in portion control. If I fill up a dinner plate, it's with raw green leafy veggies; those I can eat in unlimited quantities, but I have to be sparse with dressing.
I've generally lost about 10 lbs/month on this diet. I'm starting at 258 lb. So ... at 10 lbs/month, in a year I'll have lost about 100 lbs. That would be a healthy thing to do. And I need to do it. Not "want" this time; "need."
Current weight: 256 lb
Current bust: 49.5
Current waist: 51
Current hips: 48
Current upper arm: L: 15 R: 15
Current mid-thigh: L: 23.5 R:25
Current calf: L: 16 R: 16
Gah. I am a candied apple on two sticks. Goal shape: hourglass.
Goal weight: 150, but we'll do that in 10-lb chunks. I expect each chunk to take about a month. I'll celebrate the loss of each 10 pounds with a non-food-related kicking up of the heels.
First Mini-Goal Weight: Get the scale below 250. That'll be huge.
I can lose the weight; I've done it before and I can do it again. The trick is keeping it off. Aye, there's the rub. I did find an online version of Overeaters Anonymous for support. Maybe I just haven't given it a chance, but it hasn't yet worked for me. They all sound to me like they're whining and I don't like that.
Gotta go cook those two eggs and slice the grapefruit for breakfast!
Today I start on the Diet Center's two-day conditioning diet. For a food addict like me, this is an easy diet to follow; I get to eat — A LOT — over these two days. And I will spend the next two days on the toilet; these two days squeeze water out of the tissues and into the urinary bladder. After the two days, the real work begins and the kidneys settle down somewhat.
I've done the Diet Center's diet before (I lost weight with them when I was in my 20s and I kept the three books that guide the diet) and I always feel good when I do it. It's good food — lots of fresh veggies, fewer fresh fruits (that's a pity; I like fruits better than veggies), good proteins, and it's a study in portion control. If I fill up a dinner plate, it's with raw green leafy veggies; those I can eat in unlimited quantities, but I have to be sparse with dressing.
I've generally lost about 10 lbs/month on this diet. I'm starting at 258 lb. So ... at 10 lbs/month, in a year I'll have lost about 100 lbs. That would be a healthy thing to do. And I need to do it. Not "want" this time; "need."
Current weight: 256 lb
Current bust: 49.5
Current waist: 51
Current hips: 48
Current upper arm: L: 15 R: 15
Current mid-thigh: L: 23.5 R:25
Current calf: L: 16 R: 16
Gah. I am a candied apple on two sticks. Goal shape: hourglass.
Goal weight: 150, but we'll do that in 10-lb chunks. I expect each chunk to take about a month. I'll celebrate the loss of each 10 pounds with a non-food-related kicking up of the heels.
First Mini-Goal Weight: Get the scale below 250. That'll be huge.
I can lose the weight; I've done it before and I can do it again. The trick is keeping it off. Aye, there's the rub. I did find an online version of Overeaters Anonymous for support. Maybe I just haven't given it a chance, but it hasn't yet worked for me. They all sound to me like they're whining and I don't like that.
Gotta go cook those two eggs and slice the grapefruit for breakfast!
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