My Journey...

Day 8

Food:
Breakfast- blueberry almond coffeecake
Snack- Mello Mango smoothie from Keva Juice, one shot of wheat grass
Lunch- salad
Snach- graham crackers w/lowfat peanut butter
Dinner- potstickers (I didn't make these... they are from Costco, but so YUMMY!:drool5:), also had sugar snap peas, bean sprouts, onions & cauliflower that I stir fried w/a little soy sauce

Fitness:
Walked Ace 1.5 miles
Gym- (We're going at about 8pm, so I'll update after then)

Fun:
Well, this is a little weird... I did a coffee enema. This is one of the treatments that I learned about in the 21 day detox thing. It is supposed to help release some fat-emulsifying bile from the liver. Yea, I know... basically I gave my butt a shot of espresso!!! :eek2: LOL

Feelings:
Still another good day. Paul & I went grocery shopping this morning and stocked up on lots of good, healthy food. I sat down with a couple cookbooks yesterday and made a meal plan for the coming week, with a grocery list to go with it. It's amazing how much time, money, and energy it saves to go shopping with a list. I am going to try to make at least one new recipe every week.

Here's some inspiring lyrics from the new Jason Mraz song, "I'm Yours". Not that the song necessarily applies to our weight loss, but I thought these particular lyrics did...

"... I'll be given it my best test. And nothin's gonna stop me but devine intervention. I reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn some. But I won't hesitate no more, no more, it cannot wait ..."

We have all waited for so long, for some reason or other to start getting healthy. I am proud of everyone that I have met on this forum. Thank you all for your support, and for letting me try to give a little back. YOU ALL ROCK!!! :grouphug:
 
minus86 said:
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Well, this is a little weird... I did a coffee enema. This is one of the treatments that I learned about in the 21 day detox thing. It is supposed to help release some fat-emulsifying bile from the liver. Yea, I know... basically I gave my butt a shot of espresso!!! :eek2: LOL
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The only weird part about it is that you have it in your "Fun" catagory......Sounds like a BLAST! :biggrinjester:
 
Update:

Fitness:
Paul and I took Ace to the park and played frisbee for about an hour. Man, did I run around like crazy. I think I was panting worse than Ace.

Gym- 30 minutes on treadmill, 1.78 miles
 
Obstacle:

Well, tomorrow is my first weigh in day. I have had more energy and felt great all week, but now I am getting scared. My worst fear is that the numbers don't work in my favor, that the scale says I've either lost nothing, or worse... gained weight.

Hopefully, I can just make it through this day.
 
minus86 said:
Well, tomorrow is my first weigh in day. I have had more energy and felt great all week, but now I am getting scared. My worst fear is that the numbers don't work in my favor, that the scale says I've either lost nothing, or worse... gained weight.

Hopefully, I can just make it through this day.
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I'm sure you will do great in weigh in.
Even if you haven't lost much be still motivated, we are still so fresh in this change that I bet our bodies are still trying to figure out what in the heck is going on. I haven't been seeing GREAT results either and yes it does make me a tad sad but I do have to keep going or else the results will work against me and go the other direction if i give up now.

Keep ur head high and be proud of urself for comming this far.
:cheers2:
 
:troll:Thanks Alisa,

(and I was reading back over my entries and don't think I ever really introduced myself. My name is Stacy...)

I have been on the fence about the tape measure, but after reading your diary today, I am definitely going to take my measurements. You are so right, we just have to keep our heads high!

That's the thing about today... I feel like I have been having a pity party for myself, and for no good reason. I have been eating healthier, and have been working out. I have had so much more energy and have felt great all week! So, who cares what the scale says tomorrow morning. My body is already screaming, "THANK YOU!" to me.

Also, (sorry for those guys out there) but today has officially started "that time of month", so no wonder I am cranky and out of sorts. When I realized that, I realized I will probably weigh 5 or so more pounds than I normally would anyway.

So, here's to another day...
 
LOL @ Stacy!!!

Well finally nice to meet you :)

And thank you also very much knocking some sense into me with my own words hehe :hurray:

It's funny how the scale brought both of us down lol but hey girl at least we know what we're doing is working coz we're feeling great and more energized and PLUS I think we both can admit that we've hardly been bored this week.

I like riding my bike or doing something active better then sitting on my couch watching boring TV channels for hours and then whining about how there is nothing to do. Now there is plenty to do lol.

I have measured myself today and I figure maybe that should bring some happiness into my new life lol, so yay for us.


ps: That time of the month is just horrible, I just ended mine lasted for like freakin 8 days :nopity::nopity:. That was a first.
So if you get down or stressed due to (IT) then dont get too hard on urself like I did. I know when im on my monthly ride I get major food cravings so I fought a war for 8 days. Hope u have better luck sweetie.

:):):)
 
Hee... hee! I will try to post my measurements tonight after I get home from the gym. I am at work right now, just sitting on my butt!!!
 
Day 9

Food:
Breakfast- bowl of Cheerios w/ fat free milk
Lunch- taco salad... w/fat free refried beans, ground turkey meat (w/fresh cilantro, jalapeno & garlic), lots of lettuce, lowfat cheese, sour cream, and pico de gallo (fresh tomato, onion, jalapeno, garlic & cilantro), for the shell I used whole wheat tortillas, molded into a "bowl" and baked until crisp (no oil used!!!)
Snack- Kashi peanut butter granola bar
Dinner- back to juicing... red cabbage, green cabbage, kale, cucumber & carrots (this one was VERY GOOD! Highly recommended cuz the carrots & cucumber add such a sweet, refreshing flavor)

Fitness:
Gym- 30 minutes on treadmill, 1.89 miles (YEA!!! My mileage is definitely increasing.)

Fun:
Had a sauna & steam room treatment. Gotta admit, this was definitely more fun than yesterdays coffee enema. :willy_nilly:

Feelings:
Well, I was cranky most of the day. Scared of tomorrows weigh in. But I finally stopped having a pity party for myself and ended up having a great work out.
 
pastelroses said:
The only weird part about it is that you have it in your "Fun" catagory......Sounds like a BLAST! :biggrinjester:
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LOL!!! I just saw this, musta missed it yesterday. Yea, it goes definitely fits more into the "treatment" category than the "fun" category. Just trying to get the nerve to actually try a colonic...:willy_nilly: :willy_nilly: :willy_nilly:
 
Sorry it took so long for me to respond to your diary, Stacy!

It looks like you're off to a wonderful start. The plan you have is manageable and easily is fit into a change of lifestyle. :)

I must say... I really commend your strength while Paul's gone. I would find it too tempting to be alone - with the fridge - especially when those old habits try to sneak back up. lol Anyway, keep up the great work and I can't wait to read more about your journey!

Oh yeah... my name's Kasey. :waving:
 
Week 1

Today was my first official weigh in. I have only lost .5 pounds. But, a loss is a loss, right? Since I started my diet last Monday I have lost a total of 2 pounds, so that is definitely good.

After psyching myself completely out yesterday and having a minor freak out attack, I had finally come to terms with whatever was going to happen. (Which was probably a good thing or I might have been VERY disappointed this morning...)

I still wish I could have lost more, but the whole point of this change for me is to get healthy for life, so I gotta take it slow and steady. I know you all understand how very frustrating that can be, though. :rant:

This has been a good week. I have eaten WAY more fruits & veggies than I had been. I'm trying to be very concsious of the meals I plan and make sure to add lots of goodies to whatever it is I am making. Paul & I have not eaten out once since our pizza gorging last Tuesday. That is a miracle, cuz as much as I love to cook, I had gotten into the habit of not cooking and just going out. We have not only eaten healthier, but we have also saved a lot of money.

A couple of things I haven't really mentioned... I am a MAJOR coffee drinker, and am not going to even try to give this up. However, I have been putting FULL OF FAT cream in my coffee so I will work on switching to something different. One good thing is that I have also been drinking a lot of green tea & other herbal teas w/ no caffeine, so I am trying to just limit my coffee to one or two cups in the morning.

Also, I have been keeping pitchers of water in the fridge with fruit. This week I had lemon, lime & orange slices with fresh mint in one. In the other, I cut up fresh pineapple. It is so fun to drink these, plus helps add vitamins from the fruit to my daily intake, and helps increase my water. I have definitely increased my water as well. I always have a bottle of water with me no matter what.

Ok, well I have gone on and on long enough. Here's to continued success during this coming week... :cheers2: off the scale again till next Wednesday.
 
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Hey Stacy!!!

Hey girl, a loss is a loss, better .5 down, then .5 up right? lol
I think both mine and your body are taking it slow.
I won't argue that yes to lose 5lbs weekly would be AWESOME, but it's not the case in our situation. I'm very proud of you for keeping positive in this.

Keep it up girlfriend!!!!!
We have a lot of time to lose this weight, we are in no hurry!!!!!!!!
And when I think about how I used to eat before, all unhealthy and what not, it was obvious that with how I was living back then, a lot of time wasn't left for me to live if I continued, so yay for more life!!!
 
From one Stacy to another, Howdy and Great Job! ;)

Thanks for popping in on me sweetie. :)

Hey,

You're off to a great start! :hurray:

Have A Goal Reachin' Day.
 
Thanks Alisa & Stacy for the words of support!!!

So, I am having my first official craving attack. I did the very thing I have tried so hard to avoid, and I came to work without bringing a snack. I don't know how I forgot, it was just the last thing on my mind.

What I want right now more than anything in the world are some Cheetos Hot Fries. I am dying!!! Instead of running to the gift shop and buying some, I decided to look at the nutrition content online. One little 'ol bag contains 600 calories and 32 grams of fat. Now, regardless of how bad I want them, I do not want all those cals & fat grams. No way, no thank you!!!

I called my husband and he suggested that when I get home I slice up a sweet potato, through some cayenne pepper on the slices and bake them, making my own hot fries. HE IS SO AWESOME!!! I would have never thought of something like that. WOW!

Well, there is a Subway here at the hospital, so I think I am going to run over there and get a bag of apple slices and a Coke Zero.

I'll come back and check on everyone in just a little bit! :banghead:
 
Day 10

Food:
Breakfast- 2 slices whole wheat toast (yes, w/some butter), 2 hard boiled eggs w/pico de gallo
Lunch- 1 whole wheat pita w/turkey, tomatoes & sour cream (blended with fresh dill & cucumbers)
Snack- I resisted the hot fries :hurray: and had sliced apples and a lowfat strawberry yogurt
Dinner- taco salad w/whole wheat tortilla, fat free refried beans, ground turkey, lots of lettuce, lowfat cheese, lowfat sour cream & pico de gallo; also had a peach that I baked w/a little brown sugar & cinnamon

Fitness:
Ha ha ha :smilielol5:

Fun:
Had my hair cut & highlighted.

Feelings:
I feel like I have been starving all day, but also that I have eaten more food than normal. I didn't go to the gym after work cuz I was so hungry and didn't want to go crazy & eat something really, really bad for me. So, I came home to make leftover taco salad. I still ate way to much, and now feel really full and gross.... BUT it could have been so much worse. Therefore, I refuse to have a pity party for myself for not doing as well today as I wanted. :nopity: I was also craving Ben & Jerry's peach cobler ice cream but instead, baked a peach with just a tiny bit of brown sugar & cinnamon!

Paul left for a two day tour this morning, and I felt myself wanting to go back to my old habits for the first time since I've started my journey. It was a hard day, but I have made it through, and will continue to remain positive!!!
 
Kudos to you for making it thru another day without Paul by your side!!!!
I too have been craving things though I think mine has more to do with this depression thing I am currently battling. As well as my allergies kicked in AGAIN!!! And when that happens I just reach for anything and stuff it into my face! UGH! :banghead:
Sometimes when I am really craving something I will figure out how many calories that it is, then go workout.
When I am done I will figure up how many calories I burned.
From there I try to decide if it is worth eating the calories I just burned off.
Like 1/2 a cup of Ben and Jerry's can easily be 220 cals.
So if I actually burned off 200 cals I would think long and hard about if it would be worth eating less than a 1/2 cup.
Usually it is not worth it.
But on the other hand if I know that that is what I am working towards it is nice to know that the exercise will negate the cals later on.
Hope this helps.
 
heyyy!! You're doing good.

At least you had enough sense to stop before you went all crazy like I did.
I'm really angry at myself but seeing as how you kept going is really motivating me now to continue this and just try it again.
 
Day 11

Food:
Breakfast- 1 cup(cooked) oatmeal, 1/2 cup watermelon
Lunch- black beans & brown rice w/pico de gallo(I still have so much left...), & lowfat sour cream
Snack- 1 peach, 1 Kashi Trail Mix bar, celery w/lowfat cream cheese
Dinner- 2 whole wheat pitas w/olive oil, lowfat monterey jack cheese, oregano & tomatoes(man was this tasty... I just warmed it in the microwave) Now I know what to do to get my pizza fix

Fitness:
Walked Ace 3 miles
Gym- 30 minutes on treadmill, 2.07 miles

Fun:
Paul surprised me and came home a day early so we uh... ummmmm... burned some extra calories... hee hee :blush5:

Feelings:
Don't have a lot of time, but at least wanted to write a little about my day. I am feeling great. My workouts have been great, and I have officially planned my first 5k. (I'll write more about this later...) I don't think I have been eating enough calories, though (or maybe it's just because it's "that time of month") but I have felt very hungry the last couple of days. Today I didn't have any horrible cravings, just knew I needed to eat dinner instead of juicing. I am going to try to eat an extra snack between breakfast & lunch to see how that works. I still don't think I ate that bad today, though. I'll check on everyone tomorrow to see how you are all doing.

GOOD LUCK! Tomorrow is another exciting day!!!
 
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