Current weight 149.5
Yesterday I was so excited that I had finally gotten to the 150 mark without the aid of laxatives. Today I am excited that I now below the 150 mark without the aid of laxatives!!!!! WOOHOO. I use to be disappointed when I only lost a 1/2 pound. Then I reread some Q&A on the HCG and found that the average was .5 to 3 pounds a day. So I am not on the higher loss range, but then again I do not have that much to lose.
Yesterday for lunch I was not real close on following the diet. I had a Cobb Salad, but I only ate 2 cups and it was a mix of different lettuces. I also ate the turkey, not the ham, but I had the egg. I also had dressing, which is a no-no. Went I got home from work I made a mini nachos and that is definitely not permitted on the diet. So afterwards I went out and walked a mile. Then for dinner I made tacos for the family and I ate a little more meat than I am allowed along with some cheese. After dinner I did my floor toning exercises and some crunches, so I guess I burned most of the calories off. I wonder if I had been strictly foloowing the diet if I would have lost atleast 1.5 pounds???? No worries.
This weekend is a Holiday weekend and my 2nd daughter and her son are here to visit. I am going to try to follow the diet as closely as possible, I am not sure how well I will do, but I am not going to beat myself up if I slip a little. I know that if I ate something not on the diet I will need to work out to burn those extra calories, but this part of life and what I need to do to maintain the loss anyway.
Maintain a healthy weight is a lot of work, you have to have some idea of how many calories are in something so that if you eat it, you can work it off. You certainly cannot sit down and eat an entire package of Swedish Fish without getting up and exercising, even if the Swedish Fish are a fatfree food. Eating an entire package of hotdogs with the works is not good for you whether you exercise or not, just saying.
Ok, well I most likely will not blog this weekend as I want to enjoy my family.
Go out, enjoy all the great stuff the Memorial weekend brings, the BBQ's, sun, swimming, family and friends.
Be safe, if you drink, do it in moderation (do not be a Jane), do not drive after drinking, watch your kids around water and use sunblock, the sun damages skin.
Peace out people!
Friday, May 27, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Status Update - 5/26/2011
Current Weight: 150.0
So happy, happy, happy!!!! I have finally broken that barrier. The first time I did this diet I got down to 149(?) but it was only after I had used a laxative. I know that I can't use a laxative everyday. This time I did not use a laxative, just watching my food!!!!
I do get frustrated because I have IBS with constipation, sorry if that is TMI, but that is part of my blogging, I tried to start a probiotics program to help regulate my digestive track, but it didn't make a difference for me even after 3 weeks. I read articles that says the average person should have atleast 1 BM a day, I am lucky if I have 1 BM every 3 days. Then I read an article that said "unwanted waste" is up to 5 pounds. Imagine if I was having regular BM's then I could be at 145 now and only have 3 silly little pounds to lose. The problem with that is making sure that you have the BM everyday otherwise you are right back up in the weight. I want to know that my weight loss is due to eating right and not forcing myself to poop, when my body doesn't normally poop everyday. Besides the fact that using a laxative too much could cause damage to your colon. I suppose I could add in a daily fiber such as Metamucil, which has been suggested by my gastroenterologist. Once I am off the HCG diet, I will do that. I have to be off the diet, because that stuff does not taste good, even the stuff that they say is colorless, odorless and tasteless and you can mix it in water, I need to have juice to add it too.
6.5 pounds to my goal weight and I still have 2 weeks or 5 weeks, depending. I can be on the HCG for 6 weeks at a time. Before my load days I was at 153.2, so for the week I have lost 3.2 pounds. Imagine where I would be if I hadn't throw the diet out the window last weekend? If I continue the diet for 2 more weeks and continue to lose 3.2 a week then I will be close enough to my goal to stop the diet and just work on maintaining. Then again it is possible that I may be happy with where I am now at 150.
I hadn't really realized how much I had lost until I took a picture yesterday and compared it to the Christmas 2010 picture. Wow! At Christmas I had not weighed myself so I really have no idea how much I weigh, but I think it was pretty close to 180 or more. I do know that my size 14 pants where all to tight and I was actually wearing some size 16. Now I am into a size 10 comfortably and in some instances I am wearing a size 8.
Back when I was going through my "freedom" stage at age 36, I bought some jean shorts that I really liked. They are a size 10, but are made small. I have held on to them, because I liked them so much and they have been sitting in the bottom drawer of my dresser. I tried them on a couple of weeks ago and they FIT! A little snug, but imagine how they will fit now. When I get home I will pull them out and try them on again. Maybe I can comfortably wear them this summer!
It's a great feeling to meet little "mental" goals. Good luck on your weight loss and remember to exercise, even if it just a walk around the park.
So happy, happy, happy!!!! I have finally broken that barrier. The first time I did this diet I got down to 149(?) but it was only after I had used a laxative. I know that I can't use a laxative everyday. This time I did not use a laxative, just watching my food!!!!
I do get frustrated because I have IBS with constipation, sorry if that is TMI, but that is part of my blogging, I tried to start a probiotics program to help regulate my digestive track, but it didn't make a difference for me even after 3 weeks. I read articles that says the average person should have atleast 1 BM a day, I am lucky if I have 1 BM every 3 days. Then I read an article that said "unwanted waste" is up to 5 pounds. Imagine if I was having regular BM's then I could be at 145 now and only have 3 silly little pounds to lose. The problem with that is making sure that you have the BM everyday otherwise you are right back up in the weight. I want to know that my weight loss is due to eating right and not forcing myself to poop, when my body doesn't normally poop everyday. Besides the fact that using a laxative too much could cause damage to your colon. I suppose I could add in a daily fiber such as Metamucil, which has been suggested by my gastroenterologist. Once I am off the HCG diet, I will do that. I have to be off the diet, because that stuff does not taste good, even the stuff that they say is colorless, odorless and tasteless and you can mix it in water, I need to have juice to add it too.
6.5 pounds to my goal weight and I still have 2 weeks or 5 weeks, depending. I can be on the HCG for 6 weeks at a time. Before my load days I was at 153.2, so for the week I have lost 3.2 pounds. Imagine where I would be if I hadn't throw the diet out the window last weekend? If I continue the diet for 2 more weeks and continue to lose 3.2 a week then I will be close enough to my goal to stop the diet and just work on maintaining. Then again it is possible that I may be happy with where I am now at 150.
I hadn't really realized how much I had lost until I took a picture yesterday and compared it to the Christmas 2010 picture. Wow! At Christmas I had not weighed myself so I really have no idea how much I weigh, but I think it was pretty close to 180 or more. I do know that my size 14 pants where all to tight and I was actually wearing some size 16. Now I am into a size 10 comfortably and in some instances I am wearing a size 8.
Back when I was going through my "freedom" stage at age 36, I bought some jean shorts that I really liked. They are a size 10, but are made small. I have held on to them, because I liked them so much and they have been sitting in the bottom drawer of my dresser. I tried them on a couple of weeks ago and they FIT! A little snug, but imagine how they will fit now. When I get home I will pull them out and try them on again. Maybe I can comfortably wear them this summer!
It's a great feeling to meet little "mental" goals. Good luck on your weight loss and remember to exercise, even if it just a walk around the park.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Status Update - 5/25/2011
Current Weight 151.2
So I thought I did pretty well yesterday with my lunch choices and I probably would have been fine had I not gotten home at 7pm and eaten 3 small fish sticks and a sliced tomato and then 1/2 a cup of Magic Stars cereal and 1/2 an icecream sandwich. I weighed in this morning having lost just under half a pound. I just keep hoping that I would see an average of 1.5 pounds a day, it gets me so frustrated as I feel that I should be doing better, but I find myself lacking in self-control. When I want something I have a hard time not thinking about it, if it's in the house I eventually give in and eat it. I can't ask everyone else to go without just because I am trying to lose weight and can't control myself. Ugh!
So today I will have the lunch I brought with me yesterday that follows the protocol. As long as I am losing something everyday then I am fine and I will just keep plugging away at it until I have dropped the 7.7 lbs I have left to lose. I have determined that my ideal weight should be 143.5, it is not easy to determine because I am between 5' 6" and 5' 7", there is not one place that will give a decent ideal weight and all of the sites are so different in the ranges. Right now my BMI is 24 and that is good. I just have to decide how I look and at what point do I feel comfortable in my loss. I might just hit 150 or 145 and find that I am happy there, then my goal will be to just tone up.
Yesterday I didn't walk or even do my floor exercises, I need to get on track with that and make it an everyday event. If I do it for 30 days it will be come a habit. I should go and walk the park twice every evening. I know that the grandson would love that when he is with me.
So today my company is doing a lunch and learn on Nutrition, lets see what the lunch is...probably pizza. I am not attending as I find it a contradiction that they offer a lunch and learn on nutrition while they fill the kitchen with junk food or supply bagels or donuts for special events or appreciations. I would love it if they provided some healthy alternatives, such as fresh fruit or salad's with low cal dressings. Oh well as they say I shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Well off to have my lunch.
Tomorrow is another day.
So I thought I did pretty well yesterday with my lunch choices and I probably would have been fine had I not gotten home at 7pm and eaten 3 small fish sticks and a sliced tomato and then 1/2 a cup of Magic Stars cereal and 1/2 an icecream sandwich. I weighed in this morning having lost just under half a pound. I just keep hoping that I would see an average of 1.5 pounds a day, it gets me so frustrated as I feel that I should be doing better, but I find myself lacking in self-control. When I want something I have a hard time not thinking about it, if it's in the house I eventually give in and eat it. I can't ask everyone else to go without just because I am trying to lose weight and can't control myself. Ugh!
So today I will have the lunch I brought with me yesterday that follows the protocol. As long as I am losing something everyday then I am fine and I will just keep plugging away at it until I have dropped the 7.7 lbs I have left to lose. I have determined that my ideal weight should be 143.5, it is not easy to determine because I am between 5' 6" and 5' 7", there is not one place that will give a decent ideal weight and all of the sites are so different in the ranges. Right now my BMI is 24 and that is good. I just have to decide how I look and at what point do I feel comfortable in my loss. I might just hit 150 or 145 and find that I am happy there, then my goal will be to just tone up.
Yesterday I didn't walk or even do my floor exercises, I need to get on track with that and make it an everyday event. If I do it for 30 days it will be come a habit. I should go and walk the park twice every evening. I know that the grandson would love that when he is with me.
So today my company is doing a lunch and learn on Nutrition, lets see what the lunch is...probably pizza. I am not attending as I find it a contradiction that they offer a lunch and learn on nutrition while they fill the kitchen with junk food or supply bagels or donuts for special events or appreciations. I would love it if they provided some healthy alternatives, such as fresh fruit or salad's with low cal dressings. Oh well as they say I shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Well off to have my lunch.
Tomorrow is another day.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Status Update - 5/24/2011
Current Weight 151.6
I lost 1.5 pounds since 5/23/2011 and I am delighted with the results. I stuck very close to the diet. I might have strayed just a little as I had to taste my daughters meatloaf after everyone raved about, so I had 2 very small bites. Otherwise I drank a lot of water, green tea and coffee. After dinner I was really wanting to eat an ice cream snadwich, but instead I made myself so bubbly lemonade. I used lemon juice, 2 sweet-N-Low and club soda, it was delicious.
Yesterday I walked a total of 2 miles, 1.2 of them at lunch and then I picked up the grandson and we walked from his daycare which is just about a mile from home.
Today I packed my lunch, but was invited to lunch with a co-worker and I went to Qdoba, mexican food. I tried to follow the diet protocol and I had shredded beef, black beans (should have had the lettuce) and Pico. Then when I returned from lunch I googled Qdoba's nutritional information and found that I did pretty good. it was 4 oz of lean beef, 6 oz of beans and only 2 oz of Pico totaling 340 calories. I did ok. Of course the real results will be seen tomorrow when I step on the scale. I know I will not be having dinner tonight, mainly because I have a graduation to attend and by then time I get home it is way too late to eat. If I am a little hungry I still have a fruit I can eat.
So that is my update for now.
I lost 1.5 pounds since 5/23/2011 and I am delighted with the results. I stuck very close to the diet. I might have strayed just a little as I had to taste my daughters meatloaf after everyone raved about, so I had 2 very small bites. Otherwise I drank a lot of water, green tea and coffee. After dinner I was really wanting to eat an ice cream snadwich, but instead I made myself so bubbly lemonade. I used lemon juice, 2 sweet-N-Low and club soda, it was delicious.
Yesterday I walked a total of 2 miles, 1.2 of them at lunch and then I picked up the grandson and we walked from his daycare which is just about a mile from home.
Today I packed my lunch, but was invited to lunch with a co-worker and I went to Qdoba, mexican food. I tried to follow the diet protocol and I had shredded beef, black beans (should have had the lettuce) and Pico. Then when I returned from lunch I googled Qdoba's nutritional information and found that I did pretty good. it was 4 oz of lean beef, 6 oz of beans and only 2 oz of Pico totaling 340 calories. I did ok. Of course the real results will be seen tomorrow when I step on the scale. I know I will not be having dinner tonight, mainly because I have a graduation to attend and by then time I get home it is way too late to eat. If I am a little hungry I still have a fruit I can eat.
So that is my update for now.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Status Update - 5/23/2011
Current weight 153.2
I know, I know, you are saying .."WTF", well it's like this, I totally blew off my diet this past weekend. It wasn't what I had planned on doing, however when I woke up on Saturday morning my grandson really wanted grandma to eat Magic Star cereal with him, so she did. Then I worked on removal of our porch, that was rotting away. I didn't even think about eating until 3:30 when we took a break. By then I realized that I was starving and I just grabbed something and heated it up. When dinner time rolled around I had already realized that my diet was blown. So I ate fish tacos without the worry, I just decided that I would jump back on the diet today.
I did not take the time to do my measurements either. I really was a bit lazy for the weekend. On Friday I downloaded an app for my phone that tracks my exercises as well as my food intake and helps me to track my weightloss. It's pretty cool and I did walk at lunch on Friday as well as a walk around the park on Friday night. 1 trip around the park is a 1/2 mile, so tonight I will walk around twice. During lunch today I walked just over a mile and burned 110 calories, equal to the consumption of 5 tomatoes. But I will do my toning exercises when I get home also. I am just taking it one day at a time.
Saturday we went out to the bar and I didn't drink, so that was good. There was a woman there that looked to be around my age and she was wearing a stretchy halter top with a regular bra, now I am not sure when it became the style to let your bra straps show, but not me I would have worn a strapless bra, the shirt was atleast 2 sizes to small and she has the poochy stomach. I am not trying to judge her, but I have to say that it was not attractive to see the shirt riding up and exposing her stomach. She was also wearing a pair of jeans that had lace up the leg. What I found interesting about this is that our friend who is atleast 10 years younger said that she had sex appeal (??????) maybe he just likes women a little heavier. I was stumped and so was Sherman.
Well I really do not have much to report since I fell off the diet. Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to report a 1 pound weight loss, we shall see...
I know, I know, you are saying .."WTF", well it's like this, I totally blew off my diet this past weekend. It wasn't what I had planned on doing, however when I woke up on Saturday morning my grandson really wanted grandma to eat Magic Star cereal with him, so she did. Then I worked on removal of our porch, that was rotting away. I didn't even think about eating until 3:30 when we took a break. By then I realized that I was starving and I just grabbed something and heated it up. When dinner time rolled around I had already realized that my diet was blown. So I ate fish tacos without the worry, I just decided that I would jump back on the diet today.
I did not take the time to do my measurements either. I really was a bit lazy for the weekend. On Friday I downloaded an app for my phone that tracks my exercises as well as my food intake and helps me to track my weightloss. It's pretty cool and I did walk at lunch on Friday as well as a walk around the park on Friday night. 1 trip around the park is a 1/2 mile, so tonight I will walk around twice. During lunch today I walked just over a mile and burned 110 calories, equal to the consumption of 5 tomatoes. But I will do my toning exercises when I get home also. I am just taking it one day at a time.
Saturday we went out to the bar and I didn't drink, so that was good. There was a woman there that looked to be around my age and she was wearing a stretchy halter top with a regular bra, now I am not sure when it became the style to let your bra straps show, but not me I would have worn a strapless bra, the shirt was atleast 2 sizes to small and she has the poochy stomach. I am not trying to judge her, but I have to say that it was not attractive to see the shirt riding up and exposing her stomach. She was also wearing a pair of jeans that had lace up the leg. What I found interesting about this is that our friend who is atleast 10 years younger said that she had sex appeal (??????) maybe he just likes women a little heavier. I was stumped and so was Sherman.
Well I really do not have much to report since I fell off the diet. Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to report a 1 pound weight loss, we shall see...
Friday, May 20, 2011
Status Update 3
Current Weight: 151.4
Well I lost a pound, 1 freakin' pound, that's typical for me. I really shouldn't be all upset about, becuase I already know how hard it is to lose a pound a week, let alone a pound a day. I have 6.4 pounds to lose to reach my goal weight of 145.
I was thinking that if I got down to 145 I would be in the healthy/ideal weight, but it so hard to tell, because all height measurements do not work for someone who is not an even 5' 6". I am 5' 6 3/4" so do I go with the height of 5'7"? If that is the case then I would be in the healthy range at 140 - 143. Right now my BMI is between 23.7 to 24.4 and considered in the normal range.
Mainly I just want to be happy with the way I look. I have a picture of Sherman and I on my bookcase at work from this past Christmas and I had no idea that I was so heavy. I told Sherman last night that once I hit my goal weight I wanted us to put on the same outfits and get our pictures taken again, minus the Christmas tree. Of course we both may not even fit in those clothes. He is losing weight also. He is not trying to lose any, but the physical aspect of his training is doing it for him, so he is toning as well as losing. He looks great and only getting better.
This morning I put on a pair of pants that were given to me, Chico's and they size clothing differently from any other clothing. So these pants are a size 1.5 and at first they were a little tight, but this morning they fit great. I still have a stomach pooch and I like to keep that covered, so I try to pick shirts that are meant to be untucked and come mid-way past the waist. Yesterday I wore a black skirt with a white sleeveless top and a black jacket. I spent the entire having to turn the skirt back around as the zipper area was twisting. I thought that I looked really good in it, I am sure I didn't look bad, but it was obvious that the skirt was too big and just like wearing clothing that is too small can make you look bigger, so does wearing clothes that are too big. Everyone tells me I look great and that is a good feeling.
Yesterday I did not have as much trouble sticking to the diet as I did the day before. When I got home last night, it was later than usual as I had some after hours work to do. I had hoped that the family would have eaten already, just so that I would not have to smell the wonderful smell of pasta. Unfortunately they hadn't and Barbara had a pepperoni pizza and Sherman was making a pasta dish with a red sauce. It smelled delicious. I went ahead and cooked my chicken breast with spinach. It was good and after I had my Melba's and an orange for desert I was set for the night. I did my floor exercises and got a full 8 hours of sleep.
I have a lot of people that ask if I am following the 500 calorie diet and then I have to explain to them that if I were to put the information into caloriecounter.com my daily intake is around 800 to 1000 calories a day. Sure this is still lower than what my doctor has recommended, she suggested a 1200 calorie diet and that is what I follow when I am maintaining and will go back to once I have reached my goal weight. A lot of weight gain comes not just from how much you eat, but the lack of exercise. When I was in the food service industry I did not have to watch my weight as much because I was constantly moving. Now that I work behind a desk for 8 hours a day I have to be sure that I do some sort of moving and actual exercising. When I get home I tend to just sit on the sofa, because I do not have small children to clean up after. For awhile there I was getting more exercise letting my dogs out in the morning than I was getting all day. Now I get up and move at least an hour a day. I know that I need to be taking advantage of this wonderful weather we have been having here in Phoenix and get during lunch to walk. At first I was walking with someone else from work, but that didn't last long at all. Today I believe that I will just go on my own, I have my music and headphones, I do not need company. Next week it could be hot and then there is no walking during lunch.
I have been considering taking some type of exercise class and I was thinking about kick-boxing, I think it would be fun and also a good way to realize frustration and get a good workout. I just have to wait for a little more money to be coming in as right now there is no extra for these non-essential wants.
Well everyone, get out of the chair, off the couch and out from behind the desk, put on some tennis shoes, grab a bottle (reuseable) and be active. It will aid in the loss of weight, tone your body and hopefully not leave you with saggy skin.
Well I lost a pound, 1 freakin' pound, that's typical for me. I really shouldn't be all upset about, becuase I already know how hard it is to lose a pound a week, let alone a pound a day. I have 6.4 pounds to lose to reach my goal weight of 145.
I was thinking that if I got down to 145 I would be in the healthy/ideal weight, but it so hard to tell, because all height measurements do not work for someone who is not an even 5' 6". I am 5' 6 3/4" so do I go with the height of 5'7"? If that is the case then I would be in the healthy range at 140 - 143. Right now my BMI is between 23.7 to 24.4 and considered in the normal range.
Mainly I just want to be happy with the way I look. I have a picture of Sherman and I on my bookcase at work from this past Christmas and I had no idea that I was so heavy. I told Sherman last night that once I hit my goal weight I wanted us to put on the same outfits and get our pictures taken again, minus the Christmas tree. Of course we both may not even fit in those clothes. He is losing weight also. He is not trying to lose any, but the physical aspect of his training is doing it for him, so he is toning as well as losing. He looks great and only getting better.
This morning I put on a pair of pants that were given to me, Chico's and they size clothing differently from any other clothing. So these pants are a size 1.5 and at first they were a little tight, but this morning they fit great. I still have a stomach pooch and I like to keep that covered, so I try to pick shirts that are meant to be untucked and come mid-way past the waist. Yesterday I wore a black skirt with a white sleeveless top and a black jacket. I spent the entire having to turn the skirt back around as the zipper area was twisting. I thought that I looked really good in it, I am sure I didn't look bad, but it was obvious that the skirt was too big and just like wearing clothing that is too small can make you look bigger, so does wearing clothes that are too big. Everyone tells me I look great and that is a good feeling.
Yesterday I did not have as much trouble sticking to the diet as I did the day before. When I got home last night, it was later than usual as I had some after hours work to do. I had hoped that the family would have eaten already, just so that I would not have to smell the wonderful smell of pasta. Unfortunately they hadn't and Barbara had a pepperoni pizza and Sherman was making a pasta dish with a red sauce. It smelled delicious. I went ahead and cooked my chicken breast with spinach. It was good and after I had my Melba's and an orange for desert I was set for the night. I did my floor exercises and got a full 8 hours of sleep.
I have a lot of people that ask if I am following the 500 calorie diet and then I have to explain to them that if I were to put the information into caloriecounter.com my daily intake is around 800 to 1000 calories a day. Sure this is still lower than what my doctor has recommended, she suggested a 1200 calorie diet and that is what I follow when I am maintaining and will go back to once I have reached my goal weight. A lot of weight gain comes not just from how much you eat, but the lack of exercise. When I was in the food service industry I did not have to watch my weight as much because I was constantly moving. Now that I work behind a desk for 8 hours a day I have to be sure that I do some sort of moving and actual exercising. When I get home I tend to just sit on the sofa, because I do not have small children to clean up after. For awhile there I was getting more exercise letting my dogs out in the morning than I was getting all day. Now I get up and move at least an hour a day. I know that I need to be taking advantage of this wonderful weather we have been having here in Phoenix and get during lunch to walk. At first I was walking with someone else from work, but that didn't last long at all. Today I believe that I will just go on my own, I have my music and headphones, I do not need company. Next week it could be hot and then there is no walking during lunch.
I have been considering taking some type of exercise class and I was thinking about kick-boxing, I think it would be fun and also a good way to realize frustration and get a good workout. I just have to wait for a little more money to be coming in as right now there is no extra for these non-essential wants.
Well everyone, get out of the chair, off the couch and out from behind the desk, put on some tennis shoes, grab a bottle (reuseable) and be active. It will aid in the loss of weight, tone your body and hopefully not leave you with saggy skin.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Status Update 2
Current weight 152.4
As you can see from my weight I did not do very well on my diet yesterday. I was doing a great job in the morning, didn't seem to be hungry at all. I did really well right after lunch also, but then 3pm rolled around and I felt like my stomach was eating itself..so what did I do, eat an extra fruit serving? No, I ate cheese crackers! Then when I got home from work, did I exercise instead of eat? No, I ate a piece of meat while I was cooking, which would have been fine, except that I also ate a piece of meat at dinner. Then after dinner I ate about 3 pretzel M&M's and then I ate a blueberry Pop-Tart, what the hell?
Mainly, it was because my food pantry was not prepared for me to jump on the low cal diet, which one would think would be easy with an empty pantry, but it is for when your pantry is near empty, you will turn to the processed foods. So I did go to the store last night and get everything I would need to follow this diet. I did lose weight and I am only.2 oz off from the lowest weight I hit in the previous round. Tomorrow, we will see the difference on the scale.
Today for lunch I have prepared a lettuce salad, an apple, vinegar dressing with salad seasoning, 1 serving of Melba Toast and for my protein I have chosen tuna 100 grams, and a Club Soda with a twist of lime (found that I really like that, I would be happy drinking this at the bar, even when I am not on the diet, so I can be the DD). I am drinking coffee with a Sweet-N-Low (I do not like Stevia, you can use either of these 2 sweetners, but none of the others). I will drink plenty of water, which I do anyway. I usually will prepare a jug of green tea to also drink throughout the day. I am a gum chewer and I can only chew Freedent, comfortably. Gum is allowed, but should be sweetened with Xylin...(something), but that sticks to my teeth. You can find this type of gum at The Vitamin Shoppe.
I believe that the trick to keeping from feeling so hungry is to drink plenty of fluids. Also when you are hungry it is better to eat an extra fruit or veg serving, then to stuff your face with 190 calorie cheese crackers and blueberry Pop-Tarts, just saying.
Good Luck to everyone out there working on being healthier and watching what they eat.
Feel free to post to comments on things that are working for you or not working for you.
As you can see from my weight I did not do very well on my diet yesterday. I was doing a great job in the morning, didn't seem to be hungry at all. I did really well right after lunch also, but then 3pm rolled around and I felt like my stomach was eating itself..so what did I do, eat an extra fruit serving? No, I ate cheese crackers! Then when I got home from work, did I exercise instead of eat? No, I ate a piece of meat while I was cooking, which would have been fine, except that I also ate a piece of meat at dinner. Then after dinner I ate about 3 pretzel M&M's and then I ate a blueberry Pop-Tart, what the hell?
Mainly, it was because my food pantry was not prepared for me to jump on the low cal diet, which one would think would be easy with an empty pantry, but it is for when your pantry is near empty, you will turn to the processed foods. So I did go to the store last night and get everything I would need to follow this diet. I did lose weight and I am only.2 oz off from the lowest weight I hit in the previous round. Tomorrow, we will see the difference on the scale.
Today for lunch I have prepared a lettuce salad, an apple, vinegar dressing with salad seasoning, 1 serving of Melba Toast and for my protein I have chosen tuna 100 grams, and a Club Soda with a twist of lime (found that I really like that, I would be happy drinking this at the bar, even when I am not on the diet, so I can be the DD). I am drinking coffee with a Sweet-N-Low (I do not like Stevia, you can use either of these 2 sweetners, but none of the others). I will drink plenty of water, which I do anyway. I usually will prepare a jug of green tea to also drink throughout the day. I am a gum chewer and I can only chew Freedent, comfortably. Gum is allowed, but should be sweetened with Xylin...(something), but that sticks to my teeth. You can find this type of gum at The Vitamin Shoppe.
I believe that the trick to keeping from feeling so hungry is to drink plenty of fluids. Also when you are hungry it is better to eat an extra fruit or veg serving, then to stuff your face with 190 calorie cheese crackers and blueberry Pop-Tarts, just saying.
Good Luck to everyone out there working on being healthier and watching what they eat.
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