In order to improve my health, I have temporarily stopped my diet for the day so I can recover with some good ol' vegetable soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. I had to take off today too because I still had a fever, but I think it's trying to break (for the past couple of hours I've been having those weird cold sweats and hot flashes...) and I just want some comfort food that always makes me feel better when I'm sick.
Three days of being miserable AND keeping the diet up is a bit silly, and after I had my grilled cheese sandwich today at noon, I actually started feeling better.
I'm working on my vegetable soup right now, and am starting to perk back up. I'll probably sleep another 16 hours and we'll be good to go. I hope.
Oh, and if I gain 5 pounds from eating carbs and dairy for one day, I'll be massively surprised. Health over weight loss. Always.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Sick sick sick.
Whew, has it really been ten days? Sorry 'bout that!
I've been on and off sick with what has escalated into a miserable upper-respiratory infection, so I am off work today and tomorrow to recover. Went to the doctor today to get some meds (which I'll admit, I should have done sooner) and informed her about the diet and all... she said my lab work was excellent, so "why are you on a diet?" and I told her how much I weighed in April and that my BMI was 29. I also said, "we were toying with the idea of having a baby in the next couple years, and I didn't want to be overweight BEFORE I got pregnant." She concurred, and said, "Well, you're absolutely right. If you're at a healthy weight when you get pregnant its better for and easier on you and the baby. Plus, you'll be in the habit of eating well and making good food choices, so keep up the good work!"
For the record, no, we're not "in the market" to get pregnant anytime soon, but it's always a good thing to be prepared. God has a funny sense of humor sometimes.
Stats:
I've been on and off sick with what has escalated into a miserable upper-respiratory infection, so I am off work today and tomorrow to recover. Went to the doctor today to get some meds (which I'll admit, I should have done sooner) and informed her about the diet and all... she said my lab work was excellent, so "why are you on a diet?" and I told her how much I weighed in April and that my BMI was 29. I also said, "we were toying with the idea of having a baby in the next couple years, and I didn't want to be overweight BEFORE I got pregnant." She concurred, and said, "Well, you're absolutely right. If you're at a healthy weight when you get pregnant its better for and easier on you and the baby. Plus, you'll be in the habit of eating well and making good food choices, so keep up the good work!"
For the record, no, we're not "in the market" to get pregnant anytime soon, but it's always a good thing to be prepared. God has a funny sense of humor sometimes.
Stats:
- Week: 6 of 11
- Countdown: 38 days to go before the goal date
- Current Weight: 152
- Total lost (since April) : 25 pounds
- Total lost with MediFast: 19 pounds
- Jean size: 12's are pretty baggy, but I'm not quite in those 10's yet...
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Holy crap.
I totally just put on size 12 jeans from my sophomore year of college.....And they're NOT tight!!!
Check this craziness out:
Awesome.
Check this craziness out:
Awesome.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
14 inches!!!!
I am 14 inches smaller than I was a month ago!!!! (No, I'm not 4' tall... I mean smaller width-wise)
Weigh in today was 155...that's 15 pounds off! We're nearly half-way there, and I've got another 50 days to go.
I went in for my measurements today and am quite happy with the results! I lost quite a bit of lean muscle mass, but I'm almost positive it's because I was not allowed to work out for the first 3 weeks. I'll start walking again tomorrow and revisit the gym. Oh, and that 43% of fat I had when I started is down to 38% and my BMI is at 27 now. Yay for progress!
I will admit though, I had a rough week because I hadn't been feeling well. My throat was bugging me for the first few days of the week, and by Thursday I didn't have a voice anymore. I DID buy a frosty from Wendy's, and I did eat like, 4 bites of it. It made my throat feel eons better, but it tasted like paste and I just couldn't bring myself to finish it. Besides, I can't see spending $15 on a box of MediFast shakes when I know I'll only drink one of them. So I fudged a little, but it did what I meant for it to do, and I didn't binge or anything.
It's hard sticking to your diet when you don't feel good...but getting results sure does make you feel great!
Weigh in today was 155...that's 15 pounds off! We're nearly half-way there, and I've got another 50 days to go.
I went in for my measurements today and am quite happy with the results! I lost quite a bit of lean muscle mass, but I'm almost positive it's because I was not allowed to work out for the first 3 weeks. I'll start walking again tomorrow and revisit the gym. Oh, and that 43% of fat I had when I started is down to 38% and my BMI is at 27 now. Yay for progress!
I will admit though, I had a rough week because I hadn't been feeling well. My throat was bugging me for the first few days of the week, and by Thursday I didn't have a voice anymore. I DID buy a frosty from Wendy's, and I did eat like, 4 bites of it. It made my throat feel eons better, but it tasted like paste and I just couldn't bring myself to finish it. Besides, I can't see spending $15 on a box of MediFast shakes when I know I'll only drink one of them. So I fudged a little, but it did what I meant for it to do, and I didn't binge or anything.
It's hard sticking to your diet when you don't feel good...but getting results sure does make you feel great!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
3 weeks down, 8 more to go.
Last week's progress pic:
The diet is going well. I'm down to 159.5 (that's 11.5 pounds off....18.5 if you're going with my heaviest weight) with my school clothes on and my blood pressure is "great" so all is progressing as it should. I haven't really lost a lot of "poundage" this past two weeks, but I sure noticed my clothes being baggy within the past few days. My size 16 jeans (that were tight at the beginning of summer) barely stayed up last Friday... a dangerous thing when one works in an elementary school. I felt like a little kid playing dress up. Check out that extra space:
Oh, and I wore my shorts the other day and nearly flipped out about how they fit---
...or should I say, "DIDN'T fit?!" Those things used to be tight on my thighs AND my hips....the picture doesn't lie. I literally had an extra 3-4 inches to spare on those beloved "only shorts in the world that have fit for the past 3 years."
The ladies at the clinic said they would measure me again on Saturday, so I'll let yall know all the stats after my appointment. They'll do that cool "in-body" thing too, where they use the sensor to find out how much fat I have and lean muscle and all that jazz. I'm kind of excited to see how much it changed just in the past 3 weeks.
Oh, and for the non-picture-taking record, the back fat is officially gone. And those annoying rolls I had when I sat down... history.
21 pounds left to lose!
The diet is going well. I'm down to 159.5 (that's 11.5 pounds off....18.5 if you're going with my heaviest weight) with my school clothes on and my blood pressure is "great" so all is progressing as it should. I haven't really lost a lot of "poundage" this past two weeks, but I sure noticed my clothes being baggy within the past few days. My size 16 jeans (that were tight at the beginning of summer) barely stayed up last Friday... a dangerous thing when one works in an elementary school. I felt like a little kid playing dress up. Check out that extra space:
Oh, and I wore my shorts the other day and nearly flipped out about how they fit---
...or should I say, "DIDN'T fit?!" Those things used to be tight on my thighs AND my hips....the picture doesn't lie. I literally had an extra 3-4 inches to spare on those beloved "only shorts in the world that have fit for the past 3 years."
The ladies at the clinic said they would measure me again on Saturday, so I'll let yall know all the stats after my appointment. They'll do that cool "in-body" thing too, where they use the sensor to find out how much fat I have and lean muscle and all that jazz. I'm kind of excited to see how much it changed just in the past 3 weeks.
Oh, and for the non-picture-taking record, the back fat is officially gone. And those annoying rolls I had when I sat down... history.
21 pounds left to lose!
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