Going well

I reached 211 today. In no way have I been reaching my 2 pounds a week goal but I'm still headed in the right direction which is all I can really ask for. I have not been really good the last few weeks but eating so much betting then I used to. while I dont think ill reach my goal of 180 by the end of July I might get close. To be honest I would be extatic to get under 200 by the end of the summer.

Well I have managed to keep 25 plus pounds of weight off which is great but I don't really feel particularly accomplished. I think that if I am going to be successful I just have to go all out. I have been way to extravagant with my diet lately. I look at the pictures that I took in Nashville and I can see that the weight loss is significant. My new bra size is 34 G double G. Is there even such a thing. God's sense of humor I guess. Really Lord am fine with a 34 inch back, can you please take some off my gut or butt even? PLEASE Okay I am begging you. I know that I will lose a bunch of weight with my new job as I will b constantly on the move, it's a very physical job. 50lb photo cart, lots of walking moving bending for shots. I'm looking forward to it. I have my childcare all worked out but I haven't started yet so still a bit nervous that for some reason it will not happen. I am a bit of a pessimist that way I guess. If I don't kick it into gear soon, April is going to catch up with me on the weight loss. I am a bit competitive, I have always known that about myself but I really didn't realize how competitive I was until Yang pointed it out to me. I have started drinking Vanilla Silk shakes. Probably not low on the glycemic index but very low cal. I have decided that I am sending L away for college, I will miss her but she really needs to get out on her own. I am a stress eater and she certainly does not make my life any easier. maybe I would have been like her as a teen if I had me as a mother. I am glad she is what she is though. It will get her farther in life than I have gone that is for sure. It's hard to say who or what I would have been under different circumstances. I'm kind of in a funk right now.

Going going keep that motivation going

So far I am down to 212 a new low yay. I think in really starting to get a Handel on my life with food. I started this diet with my friends as always. I assumed we would all last two weeks top and be back to are old ways. Done are still going strong an this time one of them is me. I am very proud of my self. I have never made it this long before. Now having that said have I been good every day 100% of the time no way. But tue important thing is I don't get mad at my self for having a yummy meal and go right back to low carb way that next meal or day. Who knew all I had to do was cut the bread. I have heard it over and over again but I was addicted to it and could not live with out. Now I only get sourdough or low carb wraps. White potatos they are a thing of the past if I'm really craving a cut up two very small red potato or just have a yam. I have been reading alot on the glycemic index and the loads of foods. They said if you can get the Gl low the weight would start to come off with almost no effort and they were soooo right.

I hope to keep up the good work and get to a healthy weight with in the next 12 months.

-2 , +2 = :(

One week I lose two pounds than next week gain two pounds it's really starting to pissing me off grrrr

Bunless Burgers

Today we had burgers with out the bun.
We used a 4oz of 96% fat free ground beef made into a very flat patty
season with pepper, cayenne pepper, and garlic. Melt 1/2oz of fat free
Mozzarella cheese and top with 1.5oz of baby bella mushrooms. On the side
we had 1.7oz of sliced avocado with a pinch of salt. To keep burgers from becoming dry add a little watter when the pan starts to dry. Use the same pan to cook the mushrooms to add flavor and again add water or chicken stock if the pan becomes dry. I also put a dab of mustard for dipping.

This meal came out to
264 Cals
12.6 Grams of fat
7.7 Carbs
3.9 Grams of fiber
30.5 Grams of Protin

Week seven

Tomorrow is week seven. So far I have lost 10 pounds. Which is good always better to lose in 7weeks of trying than gain. I however feel no different and look no different from what I can tell. Clothes are all still tight and the naked body is well no fun to look at. I was hoping for more loss and more of a noticeable change but on the bright side I am 1/4 of the way to my first goal!!! I really want to lose these 40 (now 30) pounds. I am thinking about going to San Diego with my family at the end of July. I know that I'm supposed to lose all the weight by May 1st but there is no way that is going to happen so my new goal for my self is 180 by July 25th. That is 15 weeks away, so I'll need to lose two pounds a week. Great thing is I'm already loosing a little more then 1 pound per week so just a little more exercise and I should be able to make two pounds a weeks. Other good thing is 2 pounds a week is the recommended goal.

To Many Carbs 216

I knew it was going to happen but at least it was only a few ounces. I had a doughnut and 5 dove chocolate squares. O how they were so good. Lunch I had a BBQ Plate. However The BBQ was just nasty so I skipped it, the potato salad had onions so I had about half a cup. The pinto beans I ate all of. For dinner we had green chili (roast with green chilis and tomatos) along with home made red beans. Turns our red beans are better for you then pinto beans and to me they teast the same. Today I had half a cup of coffee (trying to get off the junk AGAIN) and fat free yogurt. For lunch we are having half a slice of sour dough bread. BBQ Roast and half an ounce of cheese. Dinner is chicken stir fry. We have found a stir fry sauce that is zero fat, low cal, and very spicy which really just makes it by far one of our fav healthy meals so far. What has amazed me the most is that some days we eat way less then 1000 cals. When before I was never able to get down to 1200 cals a day now Im adding things to make it get above 500. I am also started to see a change in mike. He was sure i was starving him when i first started weighing our food and only giving him 2-4 ounces of meat and half a plate of vegs with no extra carbs. However it seems he is getting used to it and even when we are being bad he is not so fast to eat a meal made for 7 people.

203

Should have weighed myself on Monday, then I would feel good about my weight loss. As it is I just feel stagnant.

215.4 A new low

Yay a new low for me. Moves me just a little bit closer to my goal. Im not sure that ill lose any more today as we had many more crabs today then any one should have while trying to lose weight. But then again my goal is almost no carbs so who knows.

218.2 and we start again

So I am still down from my start weight of 225 but two pounds more then the 216 I got down to. If I can lose 7 pounds and really keep it off each time we try I might really be getting some where. So here it to my next 7 pounds or maybe even ten. As for my may 1st goal that is a goner 36 pounds and only 26 days to do it there is just no way. I however refuse to call it a loss. While Josh was unwilling to change the end date it would be unfair to be hard on my self for not being able to lose weight durring one of the hardest most sad parts of my life. So my goal of 180 is still on but it's so I can be healthy and make Josh stop smoking. Which in return will help with my dad stoping. So here is to just being healthy.

Back on track

Tomorrow is back to eating right planning meals ahead of time and no more eating out. Now that dad has bought a house I really need to start saving. We have a budget of 250$ for two weeks of food but we always go over and some times by alot. I new to figuer out some way to eat healthy and not pay a small fortune. I also need to get in to Bette shape before we move. I wantto be able to go hiking an swimming and look half way good while doing. I also miss my friend lydia and plan to track her down today.

Diet starts again today

I went to Nashville after a crazy tense 2 weeks. I'm guessing that I gained 5 plus pounds. I'm not even weighing in today. Please see Wisdom blog for full details. Been arguing with husband, and shoved a bunch of crap in my mouth yesterday to try and make myself feel better. Of course I just feel fat today. My head hurts like mad.