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Friday I decided to take more drastic measures. I have been starving, eating a ton of sugary stuff, and had my waking blood sugar 110-120 which is NOT good, under 120 is 'normal' but still not desirable and the effects from the month of steroids should be all out of my system (steroids impairs your body's ability to regulate blood sugar). 90 or under is optimal fasting blood sugar. With my family history of diabetes and trending borderline diabetes since my teens I knew I couldnt afford to let this go.
Sometimes I get into these 'ruts' where my blood sugars get off then I am hungry then I eat more and its a cycle.
To break it I got out my perricone promise book and south beach book. I am doing a quasi south beach perricone mix of all whole foods for at least a week. Low sugar low to no processed carbs. I plan to follow it for a week hopefully two but I know it will be tough.
I started saturday because from midway through the first day through the third I know I will have a horrid headache etc. Kind of 'coming down' off sugar. I know my blood sugars will be back to optimal though and it will give my body a chance to 'reboot' tastebuds blood sugar etc. Plus it will kick my weigh loss off in top gear.
I should catch PMS week soon so that will be extra challenging. I am sure it was a fluke but yesterday I weighed 168.5 which is HIGH compared to past couple weeks but I have bene steadily gaining. Today said 164.5 so who knows. I am going to take the 168.5 since that is whay I saw on teh scale. So basically past 3 monhts or so I have gained enough weight to carry a baby to full term--ugh, cringes.
Sometimes I get into these 'ruts' where my blood sugars get off then I am hungry then I eat more and its a cycle.
To break it I got out my perricone promise book and south beach book. I am doing a quasi south beach perricone mix of all whole foods for at least a week. Low sugar low to no processed carbs. I plan to follow it for a week hopefully two but I know it will be tough.
I started saturday because from midway through the first day through the third I know I will have a horrid headache etc. Kind of 'coming down' off sugar. I know my blood sugars will be back to optimal though and it will give my body a chance to 'reboot' tastebuds blood sugar etc. Plus it will kick my weigh loss off in top gear.
I should catch PMS week soon so that will be extra challenging. I am sure it was a fluke but yesterday I weighed 168.5 which is HIGH compared to past couple weeks but I have bene steadily gaining. Today said 164.5 so who knows. I am going to take the 168.5 since that is whay I saw on teh scale. So basically past 3 monhts or so I have gained enough weight to carry a baby to full term--ugh, cringes.
well today's weight says 162.0 so maybe that large drop in one day wasnt too far off, I had taken the 168.5 two times because I couldnt believe it. I know when you just start a program you can loose alot especially if you have just gained alot and I definately have. Also I am sure alot of it is water weight and some #2 regulation --tmi with the eating more fiber.
Saturday168.5
Sunday 164
Monday 162
but never fear I am taking in plenty of calories and I am not in ketosis as I am eating adequate carbs. Here is basicaly what I am doing.
large egg/egg white mock quiche with spinach green peppers cheese and a veg juice
am snack: cheese celery
large chopped salad topped 1 can tuna: celery onions radish cucumber avacado romaine
oil/lemon pepper garlic for dressing
apple peanut butter snack (by afternoon I am craving something sweet so this is not 'strict' soutbeach)
dinner varies I am having chicken with mixed veggies or steak is on menu 2 nights with cauliflower 'mashed potatoes' and green beans
I havent been hungry for dinner yet but going to try to have one of their ricotta skim milk (cheese) desserts sweetened with vanilla and sweetner or just a regular type snack
My biggest challenge will be the next couple days until my blood sugars level out as I still feel a bit low today, As well as the office candy jar and drawer at work, we are huge candy people at my work so needless to say this is a bad time of year and I lOVE LOVE LOVE my sweets. For me sometimes and all or none approach is easier so we will see.
I am off to the gym, I dont plan to exert myself too much today but I am trying to go each day.
Saturday168.5
Sunday 164
Monday 162
but never fear I am taking in plenty of calories and I am not in ketosis as I am eating adequate carbs. Here is basicaly what I am doing.
large egg/egg white mock quiche with spinach green peppers cheese and a veg juice
am snack: cheese celery
large chopped salad topped 1 can tuna: celery onions radish cucumber avacado romaine
oil/lemon pepper garlic for dressing
apple peanut butter snack (by afternoon I am craving something sweet so this is not 'strict' soutbeach)
dinner varies I am having chicken with mixed veggies or steak is on menu 2 nights with cauliflower 'mashed potatoes' and green beans
I havent been hungry for dinner yet but going to try to have one of their ricotta skim milk (cheese) desserts sweetened with vanilla and sweetner or just a regular type snack
My biggest challenge will be the next couple days until my blood sugars level out as I still feel a bit low today, As well as the office candy jar and drawer at work, we are huge candy people at my work so needless to say this is a bad time of year and I lOVE LOVE LOVE my sweets. For me sometimes and all or none approach is easier so we will see.
I am off to the gym, I dont plan to exert myself too much today but I am trying to go each day.
today the headache etc from the low carb/sugar was pretty much gone still a bit light headed at times and or fatigued but not bad, especially considering I was at work. I had a stressful day but didnt resort to the candy drawer, I did reward myself with my planned afternoon apple which tastes amazingly sweeter already-yeah!
and lest any of you think I am not taking in enough calories I assure you I am, I did spark just to see today and it says almost 1600 calories, the carbs is the low part coming in about 62 range which I think is fairly accurate.
I had a real sweet tooth this evening so I used a sugar free candy and some powerade zero and made it through. I am not hungry for my nighttime snack agian tonight, perhaps I should cut back on dinner.
Tomorrow we will see how adding in gym does as this morning my sick daughter woke up and trumped my trip to the gym.
and lest any of you think I am not taking in enough calories I assure you I am, I did spark just to see today and it says almost 1600 calories, the carbs is the low part coming in about 62 range which I think is fairly accurate.
I had a real sweet tooth this evening so I used a sugar free candy and some powerade zero and made it through. I am not hungry for my nighttime snack agian tonight, perhaps I should cut back on dinner.
Tomorrow we will see how adding in gym does as this morning my sick daughter woke up and trumped my trip to the gym.
ha ha ha this is funny
, I am back after falling off the wagon. I lost control and did the worst weigh gain I have ever done 
except perhaps about tied for the freshman 15+ at college
. I think it was triggerred for two reasons, hgih dose steroids which made me hungry and retain water in conjunction with using that as an excuse and having a TON of family related stress as well as my job becoming stresful just led me down a bad path, I also got behind on my excercise regimen. I am trying to evaluate why/how so that I dont do that again. I think I have gained 13 pounds sincve becoming inactive
! Basically earlier this year there was a day when I saw 144.5 which was so exciting, within 10lbs of my goal and then I ballooned up to 168.5yikes, that is scary to admit. I also thinksince I had just lost all that weight post baby it came back really easy this time!thanks for stopping by.
I did very well today, around 1500 calories and did spin for 45 minutes so spark puts that at 400+ calories. Still around 60 range on carbs, I think I am a bit higher because I had 6 sugar free hard candy's to suck on today.
Better today, still end of the day headache but that is as much sinus related as anything. I didnt feel dizzy or sick at all just a bit of a headache and I was a bit hungry today before lunch but with distraction and taking a bit earlier lunch break I was fine.
This evening I am really wanting a gummy bear (my daughters treat for going pee pee on potty) but I havent had so much as one. I am curious to see what scale says tomorrow morning after 4 days with this and a good workout in. Of course I know in beginning alot of it is water weight but I dont care weight is WEIGHT and I am so amazed somehow when I get on the scale and continue to see the 160 range. HOnestly I started my plan asap because the thought of hitting PMS and tipping into 170's scared the heck outta me, that is where I was a couple months after giving birth!
Tomorrow is hump day!
Better today, still end of the day headache but that is as much sinus related as anything. I didnt feel dizzy or sick at all just a bit of a headache and I was a bit hungry today before lunch but with distraction and taking a bit earlier lunch break I was fine.
This evening I am really wanting a gummy bear (my daughters treat for going pee pee on potty) but I havent had so much as one. I am curious to see what scale says tomorrow morning after 4 days with this and a good workout in. Of course I know in beginning alot of it is water weight but I dont care weight is WEIGHT and I am so amazed somehow when I get on the scale and continue to see the 160 range. HOnestly I started my plan asap because the thought of hitting PMS and tipping into 170's scared the heck outta me, that is where I was a couple months after giving birth!
Tomorrow is hump day!
well good news scale said 160.5 down from 168.5 just on saturday 
and even better news is I went through PMS without even knowing it and succesfully resisted all urges. So I think with in town and being down to 160.5 I can expect to be happily into 150 range by next week !!!!! Of course I would hope to end this journey in the 130's as long as I can maintain it without killing myself, otherwise the low 140's shall be my resting place.
I was actually surprised to see how low carb my eating considering the number of vegetables I am eating, including one juice and one apple a day. I also read up on ketosis. Overall I guess alot reason that you loose so much right away has to do with excessive water retention that you hold onto when your body is running on higher blood sugars, that in combination with the fact that my BS were running higher yet because of pre-diabetes/steroids and PMS would I guess account for my drastic loss of 2lbs a day so far. Otherwise, I would be worried that this was too quick to be healthy.
and even better news is I went through PMS without even knowing it and succesfully resisted all urges. So I think with in town and being down to 160.5 I can expect to be happily into 150 range by next week !!!!! Of course I would hope to end this journey in the 130's as long as I can maintain it without killing myself, otherwise the low 140's shall be my resting place. I was actually surprised to see how low carb my eating considering the number of vegetables I am eating, including one juice and one apple a day. I also read up on ketosis. Overall I guess alot reason that you loose so much right away has to do with excessive water retention that you hold onto when your body is running on higher blood sugars, that in combination with the fact that my BS were running higher yet because of pre-diabetes/steroids and PMS would I guess account for my drastic loss of 2lbs a day so far. Otherwise, I would be worried that this was too quick to be healthy.
still doing well, had a coffee from machine today hwich has sugar despite not picking the with sugar option but overall still excellent, I had alot urges today but I reminded myself that I saw 158.5 today on the scale----that's 10LBS DOWN in 6 days!!!
tomorrow will be my 7th day on plan, very happy about that, I will start adding in some regular dinners next week slowly incorporating whole grains, sweet potatoes etc but try to stick low carb during the day and what carbs I do add back try to keep them whole grain low sugar for another week. One day at a timem
tomorrow will be my 7th day on plan, very happy about that, I will start adding in some regular dinners next week slowly incorporating whole grains, sweet potatoes etc but try to stick low carb during the day and what carbs I do add back try to keep them whole grain low sugar for another week. One day at a timem
Angel-thanks for stopping by! Yes, it felt good to update my signature today. I originally didnt have weight in there just progress but when I logged in after so much time away it showed zero lost and a huge gain and it depressed me so I had to change it!
Well as for the 10lbs loss I dont feel its 'real' weight mostly fluid, eating high sugar diet can cause you to retain alot water as can steroid therapy which I was on so I think the low sugar has done alot of that work right off the top. Dont get me wrong weight is weigh adn I am glad its gone! I hope for 3 more pounds the second week and then to a more realistic pace of someone with 20something to lose.
Today was my 7th day on the plan so I rewarded myself with a small sushi dinner that I grabbed from the deli case after shopping tonight, healhty but not low carb and I had a small bite of my husbands snack size heath candy bar---it tasted soo sweet. I think I will try to excercise this weekend, I havent been oding that lately. I also hope to see a small weight reduction in the next couple days from ending my cycle.
I am actually veyr surprised that I made it a week with few problems and veyr proud too.
Well as for the 10lbs loss I dont feel its 'real' weight mostly fluid, eating high sugar diet can cause you to retain alot water as can steroid therapy which I was on so I think the low sugar has done alot of that work right off the top. Dont get me wrong weight is weigh adn I am glad its gone! I hope for 3 more pounds the second week and then to a more realistic pace of someone with 20something to lose.
Today was my 7th day on the plan so I rewarded myself with a small sushi dinner that I grabbed from the deli case after shopping tonight, healhty but not low carb and I had a small bite of my husbands snack size heath candy bar---it tasted soo sweet. I think I will try to excercise this weekend, I havent been oding that lately. I also hope to see a small weight reduction in the next couple days from ending my cycle.
I am actually veyr surprised that I made it a week with few problems and veyr proud too.
after yesterday's treat (plus I might have eaten a bit too much yesterday overall) this morning was a bit disapointing at +2.5lbs from past two days. I realize now though, after being here a while, that that could also be just a flux and I am not worrying. I also didnt work out very hard yesterday so I will try to get in at least a family walk today if not a jog and stay on track. Although I am making my family dinners a bit more friendly (to my husband he was tired grilled meat and veggies!) I am going to try to eat mostly low carb for dinner as well. Lets see how week 2 goes, I think my body has adjusted to this so maybe I can ramp up gym time this week without feeling tired or weak.
well overall I fared well for the weekend considering I normally dont do well on weekends with my snacking adn sugar consumption. Turns out that the gummy candies were a bad idea, yesterday I had headache and was feelign horrid I eblieve mostly due to the flux in blood sugars. I am finding myself a bit backed up with this plan so may have to get some fiber supplements today; it seems counterintutive sicne I am eating so many vegetables.
Last night I made a meal not really on the eating plan but I blieve it was not too far off, I used leftover steak, sliced it up and mixed it with salsa, 1/2 can corn, 1 can black beans, 1 can olives, and served over a bed of romaine with cheese and green peppers. Even hubby said, "its really good except all the lettuce" LOL.
This week I have eggs with mushrooms and herbs or more egg quiche spinach break with vegetable juice in the morning then turkey roll ups for am snack, for lunch I have gazpacho-sp? and a hamburger patty for 3 days then I will take leftover dinners the other two, followed by an attempt to do a low carb snack instead apple from last week so cottage cheese and diced tomatoes and sliced cucumbers, then dinner will vary between beef and chicken, I had planned beef and shrimp but I'm out of shrimp. I need to make some sugar free jello for bedtime snack. Part of the great part about the 1-2 week 'induction phase' theory is that you really do reset your taste buds and eliminate alot craving for sugar so I definately want to stick to that this week and try to gain that benefit.
off to spark the calories for the day just as a guideline for the week.
ps still at 161 this week so I guess the dip to 158.5 was a temporary flux from loosing all water weight right in the beginning. My hope is to be down to 158.5 for 'real' rock solid by end second week, hey you still cant sneeze at 5lbs a week right?
Last night I made a meal not really on the eating plan but I blieve it was not too far off, I used leftover steak, sliced it up and mixed it with salsa, 1/2 can corn, 1 can black beans, 1 can olives, and served over a bed of romaine with cheese and green peppers. Even hubby said, "its really good except all the lettuce" LOL.
This week I have eggs with mushrooms and herbs or more egg quiche spinach break with vegetable juice in the morning then turkey roll ups for am snack, for lunch I have gazpacho-sp? and a hamburger patty for 3 days then I will take leftover dinners the other two, followed by an attempt to do a low carb snack instead apple from last week so cottage cheese and diced tomatoes and sliced cucumbers, then dinner will vary between beef and chicken, I had planned beef and shrimp but I'm out of shrimp. I need to make some sugar free jello for bedtime snack. Part of the great part about the 1-2 week 'induction phase' theory is that you really do reset your taste buds and eliminate alot craving for sugar so I definately want to stick to that this week and try to gain that benefit.
off to spark the calories for the day just as a guideline for the week.
ps still at 161 this week so I guess the dip to 158.5 was a temporary flux from loosing all water weight right in the beginning. My hope is to be down to 158.5 for 'real' rock solid by end second week, hey you still cant sneeze at 5lbs a week right?
did well today fairly low in calories, spark says around 1250 but I am guessing that is underestimated since I am not weighing etc especially at work, what I actually eat is right on but amounts may be off. I ate 3 gummi bears today but dont see how to add that in, I am just trying to get a ballpark anyway, around 70 carbs.
I did 20 minutes fast walking on treadmill, 10 stairs, 10 rowing
hopefully the scale will budge just a bit tomorrow.
I did 20 minutes fast walking on treadmill, 10 stairs, 10 rowing
hopefully the scale will budge just a bit tomorrow.
well on down side I have a rough weekend and fell off the wagon. On a positive note I feel horrible and I think I am coming around to realizing that my body just doesnt like being fueled with junk. Friday I had a long and stressful day and although I ate my healthy food I also visited office snack and candy drawer, that theme carried through all weekend and of course sweetest day I made lasagna and cake!
Trying to think of what most of my problem is and I just cant nail it down, I know I eat when I get stressed/emotional so definately an emotional eater. I dont think I have always been that way though, kind of like picking up smoking in your 20's how dumb a thing for me to start but I dont think I realized I started it--not even sure when it happened. I also know we never had alot growing up so when you got osmething 'good' you ate it ALL before someone else did and because who knew when you would get it again, only problem now is I can have it all the time and that is what I do! Other problem is growing up my mom would try to compensate by always making a dessert or something so now I always feel like I want dessert after a meal which is a bad habit.
Sunday I had to buy a pair of new jeans because while I have 3 hanging in my closet that fit recently only the largest pair now fits and those are tight, my daughter got paint on those saturday. ONly a couple pairs of my dress pants fit and that is what I have been wearing to work. I bought a nice pair size 10 dress pants a couple weeks ago, I dont want to add that to the list of things I never got to wear and I only have to drop a size to get in them--it shouldnt be this hard.
So anyway I think I am slowly realizing screw teh weight loss mentality I have to make some healthy life changes! After I had my duaghter that is the way I was thinking and the weight was falling off. I also always thought her and how I didnt want to pollute my breastmilk with junk--now I dont have that second check on myself. This mronig my head is pounding and I feel horrible, my blood sugar is already 111 waking up and I can guarantee its because I had some of my husbands jelly beans before bed. I cant allow myself to get allr un down because I cant stop feeding my face.
On other hand I cant do all or nothing like I was doing last week. ALl or nothing is not practicle. I did it to 'break the cycle' so to speak but that obviously failed. I went right back. Now do I start another week all or nthing or do I try to be realistic? The good thing is last week showed me how much I need to eat, my appetite is extremely prone to fluxes in my blood sugar. When my blood sugar was low and even I saw how much less I ate and now I know that is a realistic amount problem being can I stick to that when adding stuff back in that gives me the blood sugar flux?
We shall see I will try to have a realistic week this week and see how it goes. Otherwise next week back to the drawing board.
Trying to think of what most of my problem is and I just cant nail it down, I know I eat when I get stressed/emotional so definately an emotional eater. I dont think I have always been that way though, kind of like picking up smoking in your 20's how dumb a thing for me to start but I dont think I realized I started it--not even sure when it happened. I also know we never had alot growing up so when you got osmething 'good' you ate it ALL before someone else did and because who knew when you would get it again, only problem now is I can have it all the time and that is what I do! Other problem is growing up my mom would try to compensate by always making a dessert or something so now I always feel like I want dessert after a meal which is a bad habit.
Sunday I had to buy a pair of new jeans because while I have 3 hanging in my closet that fit recently only the largest pair now fits and those are tight, my daughter got paint on those saturday. ONly a couple pairs of my dress pants fit and that is what I have been wearing to work. I bought a nice pair size 10 dress pants a couple weeks ago, I dont want to add that to the list of things I never got to wear and I only have to drop a size to get in them--it shouldnt be this hard.
So anyway I think I am slowly realizing screw teh weight loss mentality I have to make some healthy life changes! After I had my duaghter that is the way I was thinking and the weight was falling off. I also always thought her and how I didnt want to pollute my breastmilk with junk--now I dont have that second check on myself. This mronig my head is pounding and I feel horrible, my blood sugar is already 111 waking up and I can guarantee its because I had some of my husbands jelly beans before bed. I cant allow myself to get allr un down because I cant stop feeding my face.
On other hand I cant do all or nothing like I was doing last week. ALl or nothing is not practicle. I did it to 'break the cycle' so to speak but that obviously failed. I went right back. Now do I start another week all or nthing or do I try to be realistic? The good thing is last week showed me how much I need to eat, my appetite is extremely prone to fluxes in my blood sugar. When my blood sugar was low and even I saw how much less I ate and now I know that is a realistic amount problem being can I stick to that when adding stuff back in that gives me the blood sugar flux?
We shall see I will try to have a realistic week this week and see how it goes. Otherwise next week back to the drawing board.
Ok so I am thinking maybe If I keep a running calendar of my weight loss and goal that would be good. By the end of february(--changed to beginning March to make it an even 20 weeks) I would like to be 21.5 pounds lighter=140.
Thats about a pound a week which is very doable but then throw in the holidays, vacation, and the fact that I gain weight when sick and will get a couple bouts this winter and the fact that that would get me to my goal weight and it is a fairly ambitious goal. I have 20 weeks starting this friday.
One thing that complicates things is time I truly have just so many things going on with competing interests there just isnt as much time or energy to go around. I would LOVE to be on anti-inflammatory whole foods diet but it just is too time intensive not to mention the money. I have a very limited food budget and I am trying to make more cuts so I need to do this in a realistic manner without going crazy on a special diet I need to focus on a life change with healthier choices, learning to control my impulses and focusing on excercise for stress relief.
I TRULY want to have a healthy body and balanced life. Next post I will list my top 10 reasons for wanting to loose weight and repeat them as my mantra, I started doing it already but it will help to have them memorized and in order etc. I TRULY want a healthy pregnancy that I can work out through, I want to try and get pregnant in the spring so THAT is why I have my march goal. I would have liked to be at my goal weight for some time before getting pregnant but alas I will do what I can within reality. I would have liked to have lost this weight before my daughters second birthday but in just 2 months thats not realistic so our second year pictures will feature a chubbier me but with two months I should be able to loose enough to make me happy with the pictures.
TRACKER
161.5
10/24
10/31
11/7
11/14
11/21
25% of the way status report
11/28
12/5
12/12
12/19
12/26
50% of the way status report
1/2
1/9
1/16
1/23
1/30
75% of the way status report
2/6
2/13
2/20
2/27
3/6
GOAL REPORT
Thats about a pound a week which is very doable but then throw in the holidays, vacation, and the fact that I gain weight when sick and will get a couple bouts this winter and the fact that that would get me to my goal weight and it is a fairly ambitious goal. I have 20 weeks starting this friday.
One thing that complicates things is time I truly have just so many things going on with competing interests there just isnt as much time or energy to go around. I would LOVE to be on anti-inflammatory whole foods diet but it just is too time intensive not to mention the money. I have a very limited food budget and I am trying to make more cuts so I need to do this in a realistic manner without going crazy on a special diet I need to focus on a life change with healthier choices, learning to control my impulses and focusing on excercise for stress relief.
I TRULY want to have a healthy body and balanced life. Next post I will list my top 10 reasons for wanting to loose weight and repeat them as my mantra, I started doing it already but it will help to have them memorized and in order etc. I TRULY want a healthy pregnancy that I can work out through, I want to try and get pregnant in the spring so THAT is why I have my march goal. I would have liked to be at my goal weight for some time before getting pregnant but alas I will do what I can within reality. I would have liked to have lost this weight before my daughters second birthday but in just 2 months thats not realistic so our second year pictures will feature a chubbier me but with two months I should be able to loose enough to make me happy with the pictures.
TRACKER
161.5
10/24
10/31
11/7
11/14
11/21
25% of the way status report
11/28
12/5
12/12
12/19
12/26
50% of the way status report
1/2
1/9
1/16
1/23
1/30
75% of the way status report
2/6
2/13
2/20
2/27
3/6
GOAL REPORT