So yesterday was Week Three weigh in. Before I tell you what happened I want to share a few things.
First off..yesterday was the first day I noticed my pants are starting to look a little baggy on me. I spent alot of time yesterday pulling my pants up because they were starting to fall. One of my coworkers noticed it and made a comment...
So I was asked "How much have you lost"? When I responded and told her how much her response to that was "You big loser you"! Hence the title of this post...
So how much weight have I lost? Well last week I lost another 4.3 lbs for a total of 10.3 lbs. I am still in the 230's but each week I am closer to getting out and can forever close that door.
I am amazed at myself. I can't believe that I am actually doing it...I am LOSING WEIGHT!
WOO HOO! I guess it is time to wear a belt because I am not buying any new clothes just yet. Not at least until 25 lbs has come off.
Instead of giving myself reasons why I can't lose the weight, I give myself reasons why I can.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Loose Pants
Today is weigh in and I am pretty excited. I have noticed that when I put my pants on I don't have to suck it in to button them and they are starting to hang loose on me. Am I out of the 230's? I hope so!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Challenges
Every person dieting experiences challenges along the way. Sometimes those challenges are in the form of a holiday that revolves around food. Sometime those challenges are hormonal when you feel like you need to eat an entire box of ice cream or devour the whole chocolate cake. Sometimes those challenges are called a husband or a wife. Whatever the challenges are you have to make the conscious decision of whether you are going to deal with the challenge or succumb to it.
This past week has been a very challenging one for me personally. I am dealing with some issues at home that are very difficult and my diet has been effected. However, I have to say I am proud of myself for how I dealt with it. I didn't go and get Mr. Ice Cream to help soothe my anguish away and Miss Cake wasn't even thought about. Instead, I went for a couple of walks, had a piece of watermelon, chase my son around the yard. Now I wasn't perfect in my choices, I did eat some things that weren't the best for me, but it could have been worse.
Life certainly has its ups and downs and so does a diet, but in the end you have to stick with it. You have to make choices of what food you put into your mouth. If you mess up, accept the guilt and move forward. Don't beat yourself up because you slipped a little.
When I was a kid growing up I had alot of cousins around who we would hang out with quite often. One of my cousins struggled with weight. While I haven't spoke with this person in many many years...in fact we went to the same high school together and yet never spoke to each other. People didn't even know we were related. Kind of sad when I look back on it, but anyway there was a saying that her Mom put onto her fridge that I think about all the time now.
"A Moment on the Lips, Forever on the Hips"
Think about that the next time you are craving that piece of cake or that box of ice cream. It really does put things into perspective.
Happy Dieting Everyone..tomorrow is weigh in for me.
This past week has been a very challenging one for me personally. I am dealing with some issues at home that are very difficult and my diet has been effected. However, I have to say I am proud of myself for how I dealt with it. I didn't go and get Mr. Ice Cream to help soothe my anguish away and Miss Cake wasn't even thought about. Instead, I went for a couple of walks, had a piece of watermelon, chase my son around the yard. Now I wasn't perfect in my choices, I did eat some things that weren't the best for me, but it could have been worse.
Life certainly has its ups and downs and so does a diet, but in the end you have to stick with it. You have to make choices of what food you put into your mouth. If you mess up, accept the guilt and move forward. Don't beat yourself up because you slipped a little.
When I was a kid growing up I had alot of cousins around who we would hang out with quite often. One of my cousins struggled with weight. While I haven't spoke with this person in many many years...in fact we went to the same high school together and yet never spoke to each other. People didn't even know we were related. Kind of sad when I look back on it, but anyway there was a saying that her Mom put onto her fridge that I think about all the time now.
"A Moment on the Lips, Forever on the Hips"
Think about that the next time you are craving that piece of cake or that box of ice cream. It really does put things into perspective.
Happy Dieting Everyone..tomorrow is weigh in for me.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Eye Opening Meal Information on Salads
Yesterday was my first day since my calorie intake has been reduced by the Dr. For the day I ended up with a total of 1270 eaten, 102.1 grams of protein, and 83 grams of carbs. Not bad, my carb to protein ratio was off a little so I probably should have had a piece of fruit and it woud have been right on target. Fresh rasberries are a great snack. Per 10 berries there is only 10 calories, 1.1 carbs, and .2 protein. They go good with cottage cheese.
I just had my lunch. I opted to walk across the street to our cafeteria and pick up a small salad from the salad bar. I carefully constucted my little salad picking things like fresh spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, beans, beets, peas..and I walked back to my desk. I also bought a fat-free packet of Kraft Ranch Dressing.
I log onto calorieking.com and start computing the calories of my salad breaking it down veggie by veggie. My little salad (and yes it was little because I used the little container versus the big container) came in at 203 calories. The biggest calorie offender was garbanzo beans.
Here is the breakdown of what was in my salad...
Garbanzo Beans 46 calories!!!! That was shocking to me. Next time I am skipping those! But seriously it is amazing how fast calories add up. This meal is actually a really good one. My calories for each mini meal are to be 150-200 and this meal is 203. It is hard to get detailed calorie counts for 1 piece of cauliflower or 2 peppers, so I rounded up. The protein to carb ratio is not even, but that is ok because as long as I end the day with the ratio being as close to even as possible..that is perfect. Right now in looking at everything I have planned to eat today while at work my ratio is 1.04, so right on track.
I love salads and before I started this diet I would load my bowl up with everything and then pile on the dressing. I am sure that my salads of the past were over 600 calories easy.
Well time to get back to work. Lots of stuff to do. Hopefully next time you are at the salad bar because you want something healthy you will think of me and really watch what you are putting on your plate. There are hidden calories everywhere.
Happy Friday!
I just had my lunch. I opted to walk across the street to our cafeteria and pick up a small salad from the salad bar. I carefully constucted my little salad picking things like fresh spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, beans, beets, peas..and I walked back to my desk. I also bought a fat-free packet of Kraft Ranch Dressing.
I log onto calorieking.com and start computing the calories of my salad breaking it down veggie by veggie. My little salad (and yes it was little because I used the little container versus the big container) came in at 203 calories. The biggest calorie offender was garbanzo beans.
Here is the breakdown of what was in my salad...
Veggie
c= Calories
p=Protein
ca=Carbs
- Spinach 20c 2.4p 1.2ca
- Romaine Let. 8c .6p .6ca
- Beets (3 slices) 19c .7p 3.4ca
- Brocolli (1 piece) 5c 1p 1ca
- Cauliflower (1 piece) 3c .3p .4ca
- Onion (1 Slice) 4c 0p .8ca
- Peas (1 spoonful) 11c 1p 1ca
- Bellpepper (1 sliver) 1c 0p .1ca
- Kidney Beans (1 spoonful) 14c .84p 1.4ca
- Garbanzo Beans (1 spoonful) 46c 2.4p 5.4ca
- Pepperocini (2 peppers) 8c 0p .5ca
- Mushrooms 4c .5p .4ca
- Fat Free Kraft Dressing 60c 0p 14ca
Garbanzo Beans 46 calories!!!! That was shocking to me. Next time I am skipping those! But seriously it is amazing how fast calories add up. This meal is actually a really good one. My calories for each mini meal are to be 150-200 and this meal is 203. It is hard to get detailed calorie counts for 1 piece of cauliflower or 2 peppers, so I rounded up. The protein to carb ratio is not even, but that is ok because as long as I end the day with the ratio being as close to even as possible..that is perfect. Right now in looking at everything I have planned to eat today while at work my ratio is 1.04, so right on track.
I love salads and before I started this diet I would load my bowl up with everything and then pile on the dressing. I am sure that my salads of the past were over 600 calories easy.
Well time to get back to work. Lots of stuff to do. Hopefully next time you are at the salad bar because you want something healthy you will think of me and really watch what you are putting on your plate. There are hidden calories everywhere.
Happy Friday!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Comments Left for Me
I can't figure out how to comment back so I just want you to know if you comment and I don't respond, I am not being rude...I don't know how! :)
Week Two Weigh In
Ok, well I went and weighed in yesterday. I didn't have a good feeling about it and I wasn't looking forward to it. I knew that this week was not going to be like last week. I get to the office and I slowly make my way to the scale. (Why does the scale look like the electric chair?) I step up and close my eyes. I hear the nurse say..."Well that is to be expected" and I open my eyes and I had gained 1 lb. WHAT THE F^%$! I knew I had a bad weekend, but after cutting out all soda, all junk food, and cooking 90% of my meals at home I GAINED a pound.
Here is how the conversation went with the nurse
Nurse "I can see it in your face you are upset"
Me "Wouldn't you be?"
Nurse "No, because at any given time of the day our weight fluctuates within a pound or so. You can weigh one thing in the morning and could be a pound lighter or a pound heavier at the end of the day"
Me "So what are you saying?"
Nurse "That you maintained your weight. We don't view this as a weight gain persay, but you maintained your weight for the week. After your initial drop last week which was pretty big it really isn't expected to have that kind of weight loss your second week"
Me "I understand, but I am not here to maintain my weight, I am here to lose. What needs to be done"
So she took my measurements and I have lost 2 inches off my waist and my BMI has gone down almost 2 points. So I started at a 43 BMI but am now almost 41. Still too high but going in the right direction. My calories have been cut even more now. I was doing 1700 calories and now have been bumped down to 1300 and I am taking my meds everyday.
So while I am not proud of what happened, I have put it behind me. Today is a new day, and I am still on track. I have started taking the stairs at work both up and down and I walk those stairs at least several times a day because of my job. I park farther away when I go to the store and stuff and will be walking at night everynight.
Let's hope this week is better
*SIGH*
Here is how the conversation went with the nurse
Nurse "I can see it in your face you are upset"
Me "Wouldn't you be?"
Nurse "No, because at any given time of the day our weight fluctuates within a pound or so. You can weigh one thing in the morning and could be a pound lighter or a pound heavier at the end of the day"
Me "So what are you saying?"
Nurse "That you maintained your weight. We don't view this as a weight gain persay, but you maintained your weight for the week. After your initial drop last week which was pretty big it really isn't expected to have that kind of weight loss your second week"
Me "I understand, but I am not here to maintain my weight, I am here to lose. What needs to be done"
So she took my measurements and I have lost 2 inches off my waist and my BMI has gone down almost 2 points. So I started at a 43 BMI but am now almost 41. Still too high but going in the right direction. My calories have been cut even more now. I was doing 1700 calories and now have been bumped down to 1300 and I am taking my meds everyday.
So while I am not proud of what happened, I have put it behind me. Today is a new day, and I am still on track. I have started taking the stairs at work both up and down and I walk those stairs at least several times a day because of my job. I park farther away when I go to the store and stuff and will be walking at night everynight.
Let's hope this week is better
*SIGH*
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Back on Track
Yesterday I got back on track and it felt so good. No guilt all day! Tomorrow is weigh in...looking forward to it!
Monday, June 13, 2011
Weekend Mouth full
So I have been chuggin' along. Eating every two hours, trying to create meals that are low in calories, high in protein, and filling. I haven't been walking as much this past week as I did last week, but I stay active. Chasing after Robert Jr. keeps me active. This weekend was a little tougher than last. Part of the problem was I didn't take my appetite suppressant. I didn't think I would need it. Note to self..They prescribe them for a reason. Okay, so Saturday went well. I didn't journal like I was supposed to but I did ok. Sunday....ugh. Let's see...Sunday started off good. I had a high protein breakfast, but it was downhill from there. We went to this Berries, Brew, and BBQ festival. We purchased our tickets a couple of weeks ago from Groupon (LOVE GROUPON) and with our purchase we got free beer/wine tickets.
So we get to the farm that is holding the festival and right away I smell BBQ. (Mind you on the way there I ate one of my protein bars thinking that would be enough). My two Roberts are hungry so we make our way to the BBQ stand. They have chicken and sausage. Of course my two guys don't want chicken, they want the sausage sandwhich. No big deal. I see they have a strawberry spinach salad. So $12 later, I walk away with a sausage sandwhich, a salad, and a Pepsi (NOT FOR ME! I am off soda).
So I am eating my salad, first off let me tell ya...GROSS. The little teenager they hired for the even doesn't realize that when you are putting dressing onto a salad especially one that had vinegar and oil in it you have to shake the bottle, so all I got was some nasty oil. BLECH!
They are eating their sausage sandwhich and I am sitting there eating my spinach. I smell BBQ in the air, and I got weak and I couldn't help it. I took several bites of their sandwhich. I didn't eat the bread, just the sausage and it was oh so good, but I knew not good for me.
Next stop was to the beer and wine section. Robert had a beer and I broke down and had a glass of Riesling wine. I am a sucker when it comes to that kind of wine...YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY! GUILT, GUILT, GUILT!
By this time my husband is kind of laughing at me because I am starting to freak out a little. He says it is ok to fall off the wagon as long as I get back on. I give him the look of death and tell him let's go pick strawberries.
Picking strawberries was fun and I got some exercise out of it so I was feeling a little better. We left not long after we finished picking the berries. On the way home Robert tells me he is still hungry, so we hit the Burger Basket and he got a cheeseburger and onion rings. I didn't order anything. I had one onion ring and the guilt was so overwhelming I couldn't handle anymore. So I went home and made one of my wraps with ham and cheese.
Back at home I was doing ok, but I was craving fruit. We had fresh strawberries, cantaloupe and mangos in the house. I had a mango and took some bites of strawberries and cantaloupe. I knew I was heading toward the point of no return. We were spring cleaning this weekend so I was busy, but my mind was on food. This is where had I taken my meds I would have been ok.
Dinnertime rolls around, my tummy is growling and my kitchen is spotless so I am not cooking anything. We end up at a this little cheap mexican restaurant...I ordered a chicken taco salad. I ate the chips and salsa, I had sour cream, and I blew my calories for the day. But I wasn't hungry anymore. LOL
So today I am back on the wagon. I just had my breakfast bar and shake. I am going to take my meds in a little bit and I will shut the door on yesterday and continue forward with today.
Weigh in is in three day....
So we get to the farm that is holding the festival and right away I smell BBQ. (Mind you on the way there I ate one of my protein bars thinking that would be enough). My two Roberts are hungry so we make our way to the BBQ stand. They have chicken and sausage. Of course my two guys don't want chicken, they want the sausage sandwhich. No big deal. I see they have a strawberry spinach salad. So $12 later, I walk away with a sausage sandwhich, a salad, and a Pepsi (NOT FOR ME! I am off soda).
So I am eating my salad, first off let me tell ya...GROSS. The little teenager they hired for the even doesn't realize that when you are putting dressing onto a salad especially one that had vinegar and oil in it you have to shake the bottle, so all I got was some nasty oil. BLECH!
They are eating their sausage sandwhich and I am sitting there eating my spinach. I smell BBQ in the air, and I got weak and I couldn't help it. I took several bites of their sandwhich. I didn't eat the bread, just the sausage and it was oh so good, but I knew not good for me.
Next stop was to the beer and wine section. Robert had a beer and I broke down and had a glass of Riesling wine. I am a sucker when it comes to that kind of wine...YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY! GUILT, GUILT, GUILT!
By this time my husband is kind of laughing at me because I am starting to freak out a little. He says it is ok to fall off the wagon as long as I get back on. I give him the look of death and tell him let's go pick strawberries.
Picking strawberries was fun and I got some exercise out of it so I was feeling a little better. We left not long after we finished picking the berries. On the way home Robert tells me he is still hungry, so we hit the Burger Basket and he got a cheeseburger and onion rings. I didn't order anything. I had one onion ring and the guilt was so overwhelming I couldn't handle anymore. So I went home and made one of my wraps with ham and cheese.
Back at home I was doing ok, but I was craving fruit. We had fresh strawberries, cantaloupe and mangos in the house. I had a mango and took some bites of strawberries and cantaloupe. I knew I was heading toward the point of no return. We were spring cleaning this weekend so I was busy, but my mind was on food. This is where had I taken my meds I would have been ok.
Dinnertime rolls around, my tummy is growling and my kitchen is spotless so I am not cooking anything. We end up at a this little cheap mexican restaurant...I ordered a chicken taco salad. I ate the chips and salsa, I had sour cream, and I blew my calories for the day. But I wasn't hungry anymore. LOL
So today I am back on the wagon. I just had my breakfast bar and shake. I am going to take my meds in a little bit and I will shut the door on yesterday and continue forward with today.
Weigh in is in three day....
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
HOLY MOLY!
So I went in and got weighed today. Today is actually one week since I signed up on the program and since I am having a horrible day due to some personal/relationship issues I thought I would get weighed today. My one week weight loss total was 7.1 lbs! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT? HOLY MOLY! I am so excited. The nurse gave me a hug and a free B-12 shot. I am so excited. Nurse told me that first two weeks you see the biggest numbers drop and then I should level off, but I am officially out of the 240's and almost halfway out of the 230's. My official weigh in was 236.2! YAY!!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Ch Ch Ch Changes.....
So it has been six days since starting my new life. What changes have I made? Well I have cut out ALL soda. Prior to this new life I was drinking at least a can of Pepsi or Moutain Dew a day usually in the afternoon at work. Then I would go home and pour a big ole glass of soda and drink one or two of those while eating dinner. I was just setting myself up for diabetes as all soda is just liquid sugar. No wonder my teeth are so bad too.
Ok, so no soda. What else? Fast Food is another thing I have cut out completly. By the time I drive home from work I pass at least 3 McDonalds, 2 Taco Bells, a Wendy's, and a Jack in the Box. Because of my poor eating habits, I was starving in the afternoons and tired. It was cheap and so easy to just pull into a drive thru, order up some grub (and a Large Soda of course) and chow on it on the way home. UGH...no wonder I am morbidly obese. I was setting such a bad example to my son too as he was also eating that crap because I was always giving him bites. NO MORE.
I graze all day on my high protein, low fat, low carb foods and make it a point to have a snack on hand. I bought these teriyaki sticks from the weight loss clinic and they are really yummy. They are beef and ostrich. Yes you read that right, ostrich. I can't taste the difference and they are high in protein so it gives me a full filling, so that is what I eat right before I leave for work. It keeps me satisfied until dinnertime.
My husband right now doesn't work so he takes me to work and picks me up so there is no stopping anywhere. It is straight home where I put my son in his highchair and give him a nutritious snack. He LOVES blueberries so he eats alot of those. I have also introduced him to celery and cream cheese (the light version) and while he hasn't figured out the celery yet, he loves to eat the cream cheese. Dinner is started by 6 or so whereas before it would be after 7 alot of times before I even comtemplated making dinner. After eating the fast food on the way home I wasn't hungry.
Eating too late is not good for my son, so we are done with dinner now by 7:30 at the latest and he gets a little bit to digest then it is bathtime, cuddle time, then down for the night. Since it stays light for so long now, we are having issues getting him down, but if he can be asleep by 9, I am a happy mom.
After Jr. goes down, my husband and I will sit and talk with each other about things going on or make plans for the next day. 9-10 is our time together. During this time I eat one more little mini meal usually something chocolate. Yes, I still eat chocolate. Last night we share some chocolate pudding with a little bit of cool-whip on it. One more glass of water before bed, and my day is done.
So some small changes have been made but I think these small changes were the biggest problem. I have an easier time getting out of bed in the morning and getting going. I am not ready to say I have more energy yet, but I can say I do FEEL a little better. Thursday afternoon is weigh in...I can hardly wait.
Ok, so no soda. What else? Fast Food is another thing I have cut out completly. By the time I drive home from work I pass at least 3 McDonalds, 2 Taco Bells, a Wendy's, and a Jack in the Box. Because of my poor eating habits, I was starving in the afternoons and tired. It was cheap and so easy to just pull into a drive thru, order up some grub (and a Large Soda of course) and chow on it on the way home. UGH...no wonder I am morbidly obese. I was setting such a bad example to my son too as he was also eating that crap because I was always giving him bites. NO MORE.
I graze all day on my high protein, low fat, low carb foods and make it a point to have a snack on hand. I bought these teriyaki sticks from the weight loss clinic and they are really yummy. They are beef and ostrich. Yes you read that right, ostrich. I can't taste the difference and they are high in protein so it gives me a full filling, so that is what I eat right before I leave for work. It keeps me satisfied until dinnertime.
My husband right now doesn't work so he takes me to work and picks me up so there is no stopping anywhere. It is straight home where I put my son in his highchair and give him a nutritious snack. He LOVES blueberries so he eats alot of those. I have also introduced him to celery and cream cheese (the light version) and while he hasn't figured out the celery yet, he loves to eat the cream cheese. Dinner is started by 6 or so whereas before it would be after 7 alot of times before I even comtemplated making dinner. After eating the fast food on the way home I wasn't hungry.
Eating too late is not good for my son, so we are done with dinner now by 7:30 at the latest and he gets a little bit to digest then it is bathtime, cuddle time, then down for the night. Since it stays light for so long now, we are having issues getting him down, but if he can be asleep by 9, I am a happy mom.
After Jr. goes down, my husband and I will sit and talk with each other about things going on or make plans for the next day. 9-10 is our time together. During this time I eat one more little mini meal usually something chocolate. Yes, I still eat chocolate. Last night we share some chocolate pudding with a little bit of cool-whip on it. One more glass of water before bed, and my day is done.
So some small changes have been made but I think these small changes were the biggest problem. I have an easier time getting out of bed in the morning and getting going. I am not ready to say I have more energy yet, but I can say I do FEEL a little better. Thursday afternoon is weigh in...I can hardly wait.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Weekend Update
On Saturday I woke up and went straight to the weight loss clinic. Both on Thursday and Friday by the time I got home I was starving and I had a headache and I know that feeling like that while trying to take care of Robert Jr. was not going to work. The Dr. at the clinic was so glad I came in. We looked at my food journal and made some adjustments and now things are better. Weather here in Oregon was just amazing this weekend. I had bought this little pool for Robert Jr. when I was still pregnant with him and we finally were able to break it out this weekend and use it. HE LOVED IT! We spent all weekend at home in our backyard just hanging out, taking pictures and we BBQ'd Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I also took out the stroller and Robert Jr. and I went for a walk each night. I couldn't have asked for more.
This morning I had a physical. I need to know where my cholesterol and blood pressure is right now so I can compare next year. My primary Dr. was so happy that I have taken this step, so now they are on board along with the Doctors at the weight clinic and everyone is monitoring me. When I weighed in at the Dr.s office this morning the scale showed 240.6! WOOHOO! That is 2.7 lbs in 4 days. My official weigh in this week is Thursday...so I am hoping to once and for all be out of the 240's and vow to NEVER RETURN!
I also have to have a mammogram this year. I had one when I was 30 because of my family history and now it is time for another. Not looking forward to that, but again they are monitoring me close and if I ever feel anything in my breasts that just feels different they will schedule me for an ultrasound ASAP.
I just posted a bunch of pictures of Robert Jr. on my facebook page and hopefully soon I can start showing my face more and won't be so embarrased. I am staying focused and motivated and hope that soon I will notice a positive change in myself.
This morning I had a physical. I need to know where my cholesterol and blood pressure is right now so I can compare next year. My primary Dr. was so happy that I have taken this step, so now they are on board along with the Doctors at the weight clinic and everyone is monitoring me. When I weighed in at the Dr.s office this morning the scale showed 240.6! WOOHOO! That is 2.7 lbs in 4 days. My official weigh in this week is Thursday...so I am hoping to once and for all be out of the 240's and vow to NEVER RETURN!
I also have to have a mammogram this year. I had one when I was 30 because of my family history and now it is time for another. Not looking forward to that, but again they are monitoring me close and if I ever feel anything in my breasts that just feels different they will schedule me for an ultrasound ASAP.
I just posted a bunch of pictures of Robert Jr. on my facebook page and hopefully soon I can start showing my face more and won't be so embarrased. I am staying focused and motivated and hope that soon I will notice a positive change in myself.
Friday, June 3, 2011
BMI Update
So I was reading my paperwork last night and found that I had posted my BMI wrong. Instead of being almost 50 it is 42. Not better by any means, but if I am going to be honest with you and myself, I have to make sure I give the correct info. In 12 weeks I should be able to get that BMI down by 2 points. Granted having a BMI at 40 is no good, but having it go down shows progress.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
How was Day One?
Day One wasn't so bad really. I stayed focused and stayed on track. I did get a little hungry toward the end of the day and started to get a headache but I grabbed a handful of pistachio nuts and ate those instead of grabbing a soda or a cup of coffee.
Thanks to everyone for the support and words of encouragement. I got teary eyed reading them. Anyway..I really think this is something I can stick with. I even took Robert Jr. out for a walk tonight in between rain storms and it was so nice and relaxing. As I look at him I know that by being a healthy Mom he will learn good eating habits and hopefully not have to ever fight the "battle of the buldge".
Thanks to everyone for the support and words of encouragement. I got teary eyed reading them. Anyway..I really think this is something I can stick with. I even took Robert Jr. out for a walk tonight in between rain storms and it was so nice and relaxing. As I look at him I know that by being a healthy Mom he will learn good eating habits and hopefully not have to ever fight the "battle of the buldge".
Day One....
So I met with the medical team who is going to be helping me as I travel down this journey of weight loss. I am considered morbidly obese. Doesn't that just sound so gross? I mean, I am literally so fat that I am beyond obese. UGH! How disgusting. Oh well...hopefully if all goes well and I have the motivation and will power I can move out of that category. Anyway..here are my stats. I am 5ft 3in and I weigh..243lbs. My BMI is almost 50! HOLY MOLY! That is alot of fat on my small frame and I carry mostly in my tummy. The Dr. said alot of women carry it there. I am on a calorie restricted diet and today is Day 1. I planned my meals out for the day last night and on paper it doesn't look like much food. I have to eat every two hours to keep my body from going into hunger/starvation mode. That is going to a change as I am used to skipping breakfast, eating a huge lunch...and then again a big dinner with lots of soda in between. I have had no coffee this morning (just water) and I think I can easily cut out the soda's. I just took all my vitamins and appetite suppresant I can feel them kind of swirling around in my body. It will take some time to get used to, but my goal is to lose 100 lbs..and at an average of 2 lbs a week..it is going to take some time I know.
The biggest challenge is going to be cooking for my family and maintaining my diet. I can't expect my son and husband to eat less, but they are in for some changes too. No more McDonalds, Jack in the Crack, Taco Hell, or anything fast food.
Hopefully if I can get some followers for my blog I can get some recipes that are high in protein as that is the main focus of this weight loss program..PROTEIN PROTEIN PROTEIN!! I know there are many of us out there...will we find each other? Only time will tell. Until then...I am going to stay focused. One day at a time...
The biggest challenge is going to be cooking for my family and maintaining my diet. I can't expect my son and husband to eat less, but they are in for some changes too. No more McDonalds, Jack in the Crack, Taco Hell, or anything fast food.
Hopefully if I can get some followers for my blog I can get some recipes that are high in protein as that is the main focus of this weight loss program..PROTEIN PROTEIN PROTEIN!! I know there are many of us out there...will we find each other? Only time will tell. Until then...I am going to stay focused. One day at a time...
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