Nothing To Loose - That is the goal

Hi, SkinnyKate,

Yes, I do the same too - try to eat lighter the next day after I overeat. That seemed to be working, and my body tends to not be too hungry the next day anyway, so that helps. You pretty much exactly right on how mono feels :
kinda like having a bad case of the flu without the fever and runny nose.
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The good part is I'm on the verge of getting rid of it completely, and I already do feel much better then in summer/fall (those were the hardests months). Just still have a little more to go. It seems that rest is the answer. :)
 
Hi, Skyler! Thanks for checking in. Doing good this morning, feeling better, although mornings aren't my best. I could not wake up today for the life of me.

Well, today is exactly 2 months since I started my weight loss plan, and it is time to tally results. I lost 7.5 lbs in two months(and 4 % fat, if my scale does not lie). Whoo-hoo! This was really way more then I originally expected, so I'm pretty happy about my progress. If I can do the same in the next two month, I'd be totally thrilled! My pants are looser, and I was able to get into jeans I was not able to wear for over a year! Today is my measurement day, I can't wait to get home and measure myself, because I know I got some changes coming. :) I will post results and let everyone know. I'm really looking forward to a skinny new me. :) I'm also psyched that I finally have a power over my weight! I've never been able to loose anything for long, and I've never felt like I could control my size(until now), but that knowledge is really empowering! If I can do this, I can do anything! :)

Ok, I should get off my high horse before it bucked me off. :) Next thing I'll know I'll be in plato for a few months. (keeping my fingers crossed).

I still have quite a few challenges to tackle, such as exercise and stamina building, but I will take this small step at a time.
 
Saw your post in Skyler's Diary

Hey girl,
Just wanted to let you know that I read your post in Skyler's diary this morning. I replied but wanted to make sure you saw the reply so here it is.
I just read your diary though and it looks like you're doing great! Keep up the good work and let me know if I can help with anything. :)

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Originally Posted by NothinToLose (in Skyler's Diary)
I might have to consider Paula's diet also. :) What about exercises? Are they working for you? Obviously, they do as you just lost all this weight! I'm thinking of getting Paula's book. :)

If you really are interested in my diet, here's the link to it: http://weight-loss.fitness.com/showt...?t=2241&page=9
Also, as far as "my book" goes, I haven't written it yet (LOL ;) ) and I'm actually just taking from a book I used in my PT days so... If you are interested in the workout that will work best for your bodytype, PM me or email me and I will get it to you free of charge. My clients had a lot of success with the workouts I gave them from this book. Also, if you just want to buy the book, it's called "Shape Training- The 8-Week Total Body Makeover" by Robert Kennedy and Maggie Greenwood-Robinson but, I would be more than happy to just send you the info that pertains to you. :D
 
hey! your attitude is great & congrats on your successes. 7.4 lbs and 4% loss in 2 months is AWESOME. eager to hear about the inches lost! keep that attitude...it will get you wherever you want to be.
 
Skyler and all - thanks for support. It is 100 times easier to do this weight loss thing when you're able to share your challenges, frustrations and successes with such a supportive group of people! I think part of my success is definitely due to the forum. Will post measurements tonight...

Paula - thanks for the info! I'll definitely check it out.
 
2 month result - inches lost!

Ok, here go the inches. Note that I've eaten a lot today, and measured my tummy right after dinner, so I feel that maybe i lost slightly more in the waist then the tape measure shows...

...............Original
...............Measur. .. Today ....inches lost
Neck .....12.75 .....12.50 ...0.25
Bicep ....11.25 .....10.50 ...0.75
Forearm ..10.00 ..... 9.25 ...0.75
Chest ....36.50 .....35.75 ...0.75
Waist ....30.50 .....29.50 ...1.0
Hips .....43.00 .....42.00 ...1.0
Thigh ....26.00 .....25.00 ...1.0
Calf .....14.25 .....14.50 ...-0.25(gained)
Total inches lost since 12/23/2005 (if add it all up) - 5.25!

Interesting to note that I lost 3/4 of an inch from bicep, forarm and chest each! I'm typical "pear" shape, and I did not think that I had that much to loose up there. I am also pleasantly surprized at loosing weight from thigh. I have those "thunder thighs" and reducing those in size would be awesome! I've just always assumed that I'm "stuck" with them no matter what. I have to say, measurements are so cool! They give me truth instead of false perception.
 
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paulab_5 said:
Hey girl,
Just wanted to let you know that I read your post in Skyler's diary this morning. I replied but wanted to make sure you saw the reply so here it is.
I just read your diary though and it looks like you're doing great! Keep up the good work and let me know if I can help with anything. :) ]
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Hi, Paula,

I took a look at the diet. Looks like the point is to eat more lean protein. I also noticed that the dinner is very light. I don’t know if this will be feasible for me, b/c hubby and I do dinner together, and its hard to eat separate meals(or a very small one for me). We do try to cook healthy – don’t use a lot of oil, use lean meats (chicken breast, fish, turkey or ham chunks), frozen veggies and some starches (mashed potatoes, rice, pasta), but not in large quantities. I seem to always need some carbs, and if I eat only veggies with meat, I don’t feel satisfied. My lunches are usually leftovers from previous day’s meal, so lunch and dinner are equivalent in calories (ranging between 300-450). For breakfast I eat instant oatmeal(180 cals), for snack – lowfat cottage cheese with a teaspoon of sugar(can’t eat it otherwise) – 100 cals. I could try substituting some of the starches with more protein, and having that protein powder stuff instead of cottage cheese for a snack. What do you think?

As far as your book - I meant the "Shape Training" one, LOL - I think I may invest in it later, but meanwhile, would love your advice on what types of exercises are best for "pear" shape. I have to say that due to my recent illness, I'm not able to exercise full throttle, but at least I can know in which "direction" I should take baby steps. I don't belong to any gym, and prefer to exercise at home. I Like bike riding(have both stationary and outdoor), LOVE horse back riding, LOVE skiing, like ice scating, although have not done it in years. I have a set of light weights (from 2 to 10 lbs) and I did some strength exercises in january with and without them (situps, squats, pushups, few variations of leg/butt exercises and arm exercises, I don't even know what they are called). Basically, I started exercising in January, very slowly, and built up strength training (not very intense) to about 15 min/day, 5 days/wk and cardio on stationary bike to 30 min/3 days/wk. It felt really good to be able to do this, but then I had relapse of mono, and had to quit all the exercise. I also ride horse 1 hr/week, even during mono. That's the only thing that kept me sane, even if it took 3 days to recover from it. I'm improving from my relapse now and I'm hoping that next week I will be ready to slowly start exercising.

Sorry this is so long, and I don't even know if it is any helpful to you at all. Thank you very much in advance for your help!
 
NTL- I completely understand the dinner part (I have a fiance and three kids that always get to eat the good stuff LOL!) but if you could even convince yourself to eat what the hubby eats EXCEPT for the starchy carbs, I think you would see a big difference. I swear this works so well for me and when I get on the scale in the morning and I'm a little lighter, it makes giving up the carbs the night before all the more worth it.

However, the key thing to remember with this diet is to ALWAYS have protein with your carbs. This means for breakfast, you really want to add something to the oatmeal like eggs or protein powder, etc. Again, I suggest no starchy carbs for the last two meals but do what works best for you. :)

As far as the workout goes (I knew which book you meant ;) ), I'm attaching a body type chart. Please take a look at it and let me know which one most resembles you and we can go from there. :)

Looking forward to hearing from you...
 
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Hi, Paula! Thanks!
I think "A" Shape is what can describe me most closely. I have medium bone structure (I think), hips are wider then shoulders. I do have small waist(relative to hips). Majority of my fat lies below waist, however, last time I gained weight it was not only hips/thighs, but also middle and upper body.

I'll have to think what I can do to adjust my current diet to your recommended one. "No starchy carbs for last two meals" - Does that mean lunch and dinner, or can afternoon snack be counted as a meal?
How much protein is considered to be "enough" to make the meal balanced according to your plan? For example, oatmeal has 4g of protein per serving, and oat bran (which i eat interchangibly with oatmeal) has 7 g of protein. Another cereal that I eat has 13 g of protein. At which point do I need to stop adding protein to my breadfast? Is there a guideline?

Thanks again!
 
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Ok, yesterday I did not do so well. I hit about 1400 calories, although I do have an exuse - I went out for lunch with people from work.

Today I am not doing so good either. In addition to my regular breakfast, I could not resist a bottle of starbucks frappucino, mostly because my brain was still deeply asleep at 10 am. I did this all to myself - I did not go to bed on time even 1nce this week, and it all caught up to me today. I should know better, but there are just so many things that I want to do at home(so many websites to browse, so much to learn, so many books to read), that my "one more thing" ends up keeping me up longer. It did not help that I had 2 horse magazines come in this week, and I can never resist reading almost all of their articles at once!

All I have to say is TGIF and I cannot wait to go to bed tonight and sleep in tomorrow!
 
Good for you on sleeping in! And just take this as your "day off".. as for the Starbucks Frap. Yeah I can NOT resist those myself. So I don't allow my self to hit Starbucks often.. their scones or muffins whisper my name when I am in there too. Its just....calories galore waiting to strike..

So upward and onward from here for you!
 
too funny as we have a starbucks in our office building :)O) and it is rough to avoid!! i hear ya on the not getting enough sleep and staying up too late, i've done the same this week. paula truly is the 'guiding light'...i'm sure she'll help you tons.

MORE IMPORTANTLY - CONGRATS ON THE INCHES LOST!!! THAT IS AWESOME!!! and you are right, a much better way to tell that what you are doing is working!!

Great job.
 
NothinToLose said:
"No starchy carbs for last two meals" - Does that mean lunch and dinner, or can afternoon snack be counted as a meal?
How much protein is considered to be "enough" to make the meal balanced according to your plan? For example, oatmeal has 4g of protein per serving, and oat bran (which i eat interchangibly with oatmeal) has 7 g of protein. Another cereal that I eat has 13 g of protein. At which point do I need to stop adding protein to my breadfast? Is there a guideline?

Thanks again!
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The last two meals means the snack and dinner. I would personally try to get close to 15 grams of protein per meal. Anything over that is fine (although your body can only use about 20-25 grams at a time so anything over that is a waste). That cereal you have would probably be a good protein source but how many carbs are in it?
A general rule of thumb is that whatever the food has most of, that's what "source" it is for you. For example, yogurt has both carbs and protein but it has more carbs so it is a carb source.

Your workout is on the way (via email)... I know you said you prefer to exercise at home so let me know what exercises (from the list) you can do at home and what ones you can't and we'll modify it from there. :D
 
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Thanks A LOT, Paula, you're the BEST!

The cereal has 30g of carbs, including 10g of fiber.
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My pleasure! Okay so the cereal is a carb source. I would have a couple hard boiled eggs with it and then between the eggs and the cereal, you'll get enough protein. :):)
 
Cool. I do like eggs, but all that hype about cholesterol in them, and how you're supposed to minimize them really conditioned me to stay away from them. I still eat them, but like once a month. One thing about eggs is that I LOVE the yoke (which is the bad part of it, from what I heard). Anyway, I think I'll be eating eggs for breakfast now. :)

I think this protein diet will make me feel good, because I get really sudden sugar drops if I eat sweets, especially without complex carbs and protein. Even after today's Starbucks coffee (30g of sugar, yuck) I felt completely full and fine for several hours, and then in a matter of minutes I was starving like crazy. Hate that sugar drop, so all this protein should really help!

Thanks, Paula! Hope you have a great weekend. Paining is hard work, you can loose pounds doing that, so good luck!
 
Hi, isnt that cholesterol the ok kind? not sure cant quite rember, but I know that eggs are really good for you, they have just about every vitiamin you need in them. I have trouble geting my daughter to eat and the doctor was raving about eggs and if I can get her to have a egg every day then all her nutrients would be taken care off. So they have got to be good for you. Sounds like your going well and on the right track. Late night are a hard one when your in the habbit of them, its just managing to break the cycle. Hope you have a good week.
 
It all depends on the egg, they suggest for people that are trying to lose weight and obtain a healthy heart ( including watching cholesterol ) to go for the omega-3 eggs ( they're eggs that come from hens that were fed with mainly alfafa and things of that nature )
 
Interesting info, Zoila and Tigny, Thanks!

Ok, I made an "attempt" at Paula's diet today:
Breakfast: 1 egg, 1 mini whole wheat bagel with butter, 1 coffee with 2tsp sugar
Snack: 1 serving package of chips, 200 cal
Lunch: Hamburger helper leftover (mostly hamburger meat with some cheesy sauce and noodles)
Dinner: flounder with veggies.
Snack: cottage cheese w/1tsp of sugar.

Ok, I know that chips was not a good choice of snack, but I completely forgot about cottage cheese in the refrigirator, and I got a sudden drop of sugar around 12pm, so had to eat some quick-absorbing carbs. I followed up with lunch an hour later. I'm beginning to get irritated with the sugar drop. I had my blood sugar tested(the fasting test), and the doc said that it is completely normal. My breakfast was big (300 cals), and no sugar, except for coffee. Why did I still get a sugar drop?

My exercise was good today. I went horse riding, it was a great day for it. Tomorrow hubby and I are thinking of going skiing. Would be great if we did, as it would give me another good workout, but I have to see how I feel tomorrow. Even walking out to the pasture to get a horse was really hard, was exhausted after that, but I seemed to feel better after a ride.
 
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