Weight Loss

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

8 lbs!

Yay! I've lost eight pounds.

I've also decided to modify my diet a bit. I've added a 90-140 calorie snack to my day. I tried this yesterday, and I actually found myself not starving. So, here's the diet now:

8:00 - Slimfast
Water, water, water, water, water
11:00 - Slimfast or snack
Water, water, water, water, water
2:00 - Snack (if not eaten earlier) or Slimfast
Water, water, water, water, water
4:30ish - Slimfast
Water, water, water, water, water
6:30ish - Healthy dinner
Water, water, water, water, water

Yum!

Monday, June 23, 2008

Feeling Better

I'm feeling better about the diet again. I've lost a little bit more, and that always helps to re-motivate me. I also got some rest this weekend and that helped. Sometimes I think I'm not eating enough calories to allow me to do all the things I do without feeling over-tired and dragged down. So I ate a few more calories this weekend. I think I'm going to continue with that pattern. I'll eat no more than 1200 (and no less), and then on the weekends I'll bump it to 1500.

I hope to get a doctor's appt sometime this week or next to speak with her about the HcG diet or another appetite suppresant. I hope that if I'm not as hungry then I won't have as many mood problems. I'm also going to try to get some Sam-E supplements to help out with my moodiness.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Burn-out

I'm a little down today. I'm burned out on water and work. For my work burn out details, see my personal blog.

I'm SICK SICK SICK! of drinking water. I wish there was something else I could drink that had no calories, but I'm intolerant of all artificial sweetners. You don't want to know the details, but I would be one sick girl if I ingested that stuff. That's part of the reason dieting is so difficult for me and the rest of my family. 'Diet' and 'no sugar' things are not an option. I was super excited when Splenda came out because I thought I'd be able to stand that. Nope. All I taste from it is salt, not sweetness, and if I have more than one serving of whatever it is in (or, depending on the amount, less than one serving) I get sick. I could lose weight that way, true, and it's tempting at times to make myself sick so I lose the weight, but I know that's not a solution. I would just gain the weight back, because that's what my body does: gain weight.

So, in case you couldn't tell, I'm a little frustrated. Mostly it stems from drinking so much water. I know the numbers on the scale are going down, and I think I'm losing inches, but I'm tired of water. I used to love water, and now I have to force myself to drink it. Grrrr.

I know that when I've lost all the weight and I will finally allow myself to have a child that this will all be worth it, and just a memory of how much I can overcome when I put my best effort forth. For now, I'm going to stew in my frustration a bit and hopefully see those numbers go down again tomorrow morning.

Thursday, June 12, 2008

On my way

So, I'm down to 191.5!!!! Yay! I've taken off almost all the weight I put on after the wedding. Michael and I are going to Orlando for my birthday, probably to Wet 'n' Wild, and I don't think I'll feel that fat. In fact, it's a distinct possibility that I will weigh less than I have ever weighed in my adult life by the time we get there. Because I could lose 3 lbs a week on my loverly new diet. And yes, I used the word 'loverly' on purpose, I <3 My Fair Lady.
Anyway, I'm firming up (thank you Curves) and slimming down (thank you Doc for your permission to go on this crazy diet). I'm a little hungry I'm so full I can barely stand it and I'm enjoying every little calorie I don't eat because it's causing me to lose weight, and it's so worth it!

Monday, June 9, 2008

Slow and Steady

Slow and steady wins the race, right? I know I have to stick with it and just power through this plateau. I lost another 1/2 a pound, to make it 192.8. I'll take it, and just keep going.
I am very frustrated with how slow I'm losing weight. I'm finally meeting my exercise goals, but I have been exercising all along. Three or four 1/2-hour sessions a week is what I've been doing, seven 1/2-hour sessions is my goal. I've been eating fewer than 1600 calories a day, as recommended by the Alli program for my weight and activity level. Actually, that's how many calories a day they recommend for the weight level below mine, so I thought if I did that, then I would lose weight faster.
In a desperate attempt to jump-start my weight loss, I'm going to combine Alli and Slim Fast. Will I be full? Probably not, but I'm sick of this. Being overweight is worse for me then consuming only 1200 calories a day. Before you ask, I have doctor approval for this. My doctor said she didn't really like it, but she understands my frustration, and because I'm young and basically healthy, she's willing to let me try eating only 1200 cals a day for a month. Then she wants me to come back for another evaluation. She said I should lose at least 5 lbs in a month eating so little, and if I don't then we'll see if there is a reason that I'm not losing weight like I should. One thing she did remind me of was the slow and steady axiom. I reminded her that if I lose weight any slower, I'll start gaining.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Exercise Goals

I might actually be meeting my exercise goals this week. This also forces me to weigh myself less often, because the day after I exercise I always weigh heavier than the day before or the next day. So, exercising every weekday, as is my goal, forces me to only weigh about once a week. This is probably a good thing, as I tend to get over-excited about or dissapointed over one or two tenths of a pound. But, I am continuing on my way, and doing quite well, I think. :) Like I've said before, this time is it. I'll get healthy and then I can have a little baby!!!! YAY!!!!