Today is a bummer because I’m up a pound. That just sucks. I’ll be incredibly strict today, measuring portion sizes, etc.
My doctor says I shouldn’t go by the scale, but by the way my clothes fit…whatever!! I want that scale number to go down. I’ll also run on the treadmill today so that hopefully whatever is “stuck” will kick start my metabolism again.
Sad :(
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
And....she's back.
Sorry I’m the world’s worst blogger…I just can’t get it together to get a daily entry out. Anyway, thank you for the responses I’ve gotten…they mean a lot and I didn’t want anyone to think I was completely disregarding them.
This past Saturday (2-14-09), I went in for my weekly weigh-in/appt. I was the star patient this week as I lost 6.5 pounds in six days. I turned in a food diary and the only thing they told me was that I couldn’t eat oranges (didn’t know that and I eat them every day!). However, it didn’t seem to make that much of a difference considering I still lost. I wish I could say I did something differently from the other weeks (typically, my average week is 3-4.5 lbs lost), but I haven’t changed anything at all.
My typical day is: breakfast= protein shake / midmorning= egg whites with onions/tomatoes / lunch=hamburger patty w/ Walden Farms dressing / midday= protein shake / dinner- salmon and steamed veggies.
Also, if I’m being honest, I’m not as strict on the weekends as I am during the week. I’ve been known to steal a fry or two from my son’s plate. :) I’m sure I could be losing a lot more and a lot faster…but I’m perfectly happy with the pace and the amount lost (27 lbs since January 5). If I had a time limit, I’d just buckle down and work out daily. I’m sure that would do it. As it stands now, my clothes are all very loose on me and I feel wonderful. I’m happy and my pace is just fine with me.
This past Saturday (2-14-09), I went in for my weekly weigh-in/appt. I was the star patient this week as I lost 6.5 pounds in six days. I turned in a food diary and the only thing they told me was that I couldn’t eat oranges (didn’t know that and I eat them every day!). However, it didn’t seem to make that much of a difference considering I still lost. I wish I could say I did something differently from the other weeks (typically, my average week is 3-4.5 lbs lost), but I haven’t changed anything at all.
My typical day is: breakfast= protein shake / midmorning= egg whites with onions/tomatoes / lunch=hamburger patty w/ Walden Farms dressing / midday= protein shake / dinner- salmon and steamed veggies.
Also, if I’m being honest, I’m not as strict on the weekends as I am during the week. I’ve been known to steal a fry or two from my son’s plate. :) I’m sure I could be losing a lot more and a lot faster…but I’m perfectly happy with the pace and the amount lost (27 lbs since January 5). If I had a time limit, I’d just buckle down and work out daily. I’m sure that would do it. As it stands now, my clothes are all very loose on me and I feel wonderful. I’m happy and my pace is just fine with me.
And....she's back.
Sorry I’m the world’s worst blogger…I just can’t get it together to get a daily entry out. Anyway, thank you for the responses I’ve gotten…they mean a lot and I didn’t want anyone to think I was completely disregarding them.
This past Saturday (2-14-09), I went in for my weekly weigh-in/appt. I was the star patient this week as I lost 6.5 pounds in six days. I turned in a food diary and the only thing they told me was that I couldn’t eat oranges (didn’t know that and I eat them every day!). However, it didn’t seem to make that much of a difference considering I still lost. I wish I could say I did something differently from the other weeks (typically, my average week is 3-4.5 lbs lost), but I haven’t changed anything at all.
My typical day is: breakfast= protein shake / midmorning= egg whites with onions/tomatoes / lunch=hamburger patty w/ Walden Farms dressing / midday= protein shake / dinner- salmon and steamed veggies.
Also, if I’m being honest, I’m not as strict on the weekends as I am during the week. I’ve been known to steal a fry or two from my son’s plate. :) I’m sure I could be losing a lot more and a lot faster…but I’m perfectly happy with the pace and the amount lost (27 lbs since January 5). If I had a time limit, I’d just buckle down and work out daily. I’m sure that would do it. As it stands now, my clothes are all very loose on me and I feel wonderful. I’m happy and my pace is just fine with me.
This past Saturday (2-14-09), I went in for my weekly weigh-in/appt. I was the star patient this week as I lost 6.5 pounds in six days. I turned in a food diary and the only thing they told me was that I couldn’t eat oranges (didn’t know that and I eat them every day!). However, it didn’t seem to make that much of a difference considering I still lost. I wish I could say I did something differently from the other weeks (typically, my average week is 3-4.5 lbs lost), but I haven’t changed anything at all.
My typical day is: breakfast= protein shake / midmorning= egg whites with onions/tomatoes / lunch=hamburger patty w/ Walden Farms dressing / midday= protein shake / dinner- salmon and steamed veggies.
Also, if I’m being honest, I’m not as strict on the weekends as I am during the week. I’ve been known to steal a fry or two from my son’s plate. :) I’m sure I could be losing a lot more and a lot faster…but I’m perfectly happy with the pace and the amount lost (27 lbs since January 5). If I had a time limit, I’d just buckle down and work out daily. I’m sure that would do it. As it stands now, my clothes are all very loose on me and I feel wonderful. I’m happy and my pace is just fine with me.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Speak of the devil! Jan 23rd
Without further adue....Kim's post for today:
Hello! I'm so sorry I've been away for so many days, but my family cameto visit me from last Wednesday than to this past Tuesday and I didn'tblog at all. I was also somewhat "bad" while they were here. Let'sface it...I'm in NYC with my husband and son...I wasn't going to stickto cold broccoli and chicken strips every day. I wasn't horrible thoughand while I didn't lose more than .4 lbs in the 5 days, I didn't gainanything at all.
I kept to my protein shakes and low calorie meals for breakfast/lunchduring the weekdays and then went to dinner with them on the weeknights. While by "normal" standards, I was eating very low calorie meals, the meals may have contained items like nuts or cheese (small amounts).
On Saturday (the day I chose to cheat because I got the day off to spendwith them in the city) I had the following (AND IT WAS GLORIOUS!!)
Breakfast: 1 fried egg, 2 spoonfuls of potatoes and 1 piece oftoast (with butter *gasp*!)
Lunch: 2 mini "Pop" burgers with cheese and 2 onion rings (another*gasp*)
Dinner: 3 goat cheese sliders and salad (no fries)
The next day I did not gain anything, but I did not lose either. It messed with my head a bit, but my wonderful husband kept telling me that I could get right back on the diet after they left. I don't regret 1 minute of it.
I had been on the 500 calories a day for 2 weeks and that food was SO good!!! So, they left Tuesday and I'm back on the 500 calories. My system completely jolted itself and between yesterday and today I've lost 3 pounds. Altogether, I've lost 15 lbs.
We've even been doing test meals here at the hotel and I've been eating only fish (salmon, blackened seabass and tuna tartar) and salad and it's been delicious. I'm actuallyenjoying the diet now. I feel great, people are starting to notice and life is good.
Hello! I'm so sorry I've been away for so many days, but my family cameto visit me from last Wednesday than to this past Tuesday and I didn'tblog at all. I was also somewhat "bad" while they were here. Let'sface it...I'm in NYC with my husband and son...I wasn't going to stickto cold broccoli and chicken strips every day. I wasn't horrible thoughand while I didn't lose more than .4 lbs in the 5 days, I didn't gainanything at all.
I kept to my protein shakes and low calorie meals for breakfast/lunchduring the weekdays and then went to dinner with them on the weeknights. While by "normal" standards, I was eating very low calorie meals, the meals may have contained items like nuts or cheese (small amounts).
On Saturday (the day I chose to cheat because I got the day off to spendwith them in the city) I had the following (AND IT WAS GLORIOUS!!)
Breakfast: 1 fried egg, 2 spoonfuls of potatoes and 1 piece oftoast (with butter *gasp*!)
Lunch: 2 mini "Pop" burgers with cheese and 2 onion rings (another*gasp*)
Dinner: 3 goat cheese sliders and salad (no fries)
The next day I did not gain anything, but I did not lose either. It messed with my head a bit, but my wonderful husband kept telling me that I could get right back on the diet after they left. I don't regret 1 minute of it.
I had been on the 500 calories a day for 2 weeks and that food was SO good!!! So, they left Tuesday and I'm back on the 500 calories. My system completely jolted itself and between yesterday and today I've lost 3 pounds. Altogether, I've lost 15 lbs.
We've even been doing test meals here at the hotel and I've been eating only fish (salmon, blackened seabass and tuna tartar) and salad and it's been delicious. I'm actuallyenjoying the diet now. I feel great, people are starting to notice and life is good.
Just an update
Jeff's comments:
Just a quick update....Kim is still doing very well (loss of 15 lbs in just over 3 weeks). There have been no posts, because Jackson (our 2 1/2 yr old handsome devil) and I were in NJ visiting with Kim all week. This has been her first major test. It's easy to have all your little bagged meals of meat and veggies, all portioned out, and stick to it, but when your husband and munching-machine of a son are visiting you eating 3 meals a day in restaurants, well that is when the trouble starts.
I have to give Kim credit, tho....extremely little cheating went on. Fortunately, she was still working 5 of the 7 days we were there, so while it meant not being able to spend as much time with her, it also meant breakfast and lunch were just me and mini-me out not drooling over yummy food in front of her.
And the meals we did all eat together, Kim did great, always choosing the least of the evils from the menus...salads, fish, no sauces, no carbs, etc. So hats off to my better half for trudging through a week of hearing about her husbands Caribbean Crepes and son's M&M Pancakes for breakfast....or burgers with Applewood smoked bacon for lunch....and still keeping to her diet.
Kudos to my sweets!!
Anyway, she's back on track now that we're back in Phoenix, and the diet continues unabated. Hopefully we'll be back with regular daily updates tomorrow.
Just a quick update....Kim is still doing very well (loss of 15 lbs in just over 3 weeks). There have been no posts, because Jackson (our 2 1/2 yr old handsome devil) and I were in NJ visiting with Kim all week. This has been her first major test. It's easy to have all your little bagged meals of meat and veggies, all portioned out, and stick to it, but when your husband and munching-machine of a son are visiting you eating 3 meals a day in restaurants, well that is when the trouble starts.
I have to give Kim credit, tho....extremely little cheating went on. Fortunately, she was still working 5 of the 7 days we were there, so while it meant not being able to spend as much time with her, it also meant breakfast and lunch were just me and mini-me out not drooling over yummy food in front of her.
And the meals we did all eat together, Kim did great, always choosing the least of the evils from the menus...salads, fish, no sauces, no carbs, etc. So hats off to my better half for trudging through a week of hearing about her husbands Caribbean Crepes and son's M&M Pancakes for breakfast....or burgers with Applewood smoked bacon for lunch....and still keeping to her diet.
Kudos to my sweets!!
Anyway, she's back on track now that we're back in Phoenix, and the diet continues unabated. Hopefully we'll be back with regular daily updates tomorrow.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Tuesday, 1/13/09
Kim's notes:
Sorry I’ve been away for a couple of days but I’m going crazy here at my project site. We’re working close to 15 hours a day and I’m EXHAUSTED. My husband and son are coming to visit me tomorrow and I couldn’t be more excited. They will definitely give me the boost I need to make it through the opening.
Ok, so down to business. As of yesterday, I was down 9.6 lbs. Today…I’m still at 9.6 lbs lost…not a good feeling when I’ve been losing every day. BUT…I won’t let it discourage me. I knew it was impossible to continue to lose that much per day and I seemed to have hit that small plateau. I’m sure there will be many more.
There could be many reasons why I didn’t lose yesterday. I drank about a gazillion gallons of water yesterday, that’s one. I haven’t (sorry to be gross) gone #2 in 2 days (that will definitely keep the weight on) and I ate salmon at a restaurant last night. I’ve found that the past two restaurant meals I’ve had showed less lost on the scale the next day. I’m sure it’s portion size as what I ate had hardly any calories whatsoever.
The cravings at night have gotten a little bad, only because we don’t have TV’s in our rooms yet and I’m boredJ But, I have my laptop and my work and only 2 more days until we have TV so I’ll be fine.
I’m still feeling great, getting lots of exercise and all of that. I’m still excited that I’ve lost 9.6 pounds in 7 days. That’s pretty awesome. I can’t wait to see my family.
Sorry I’ve been away for a couple of days but I’m going crazy here at my project site. We’re working close to 15 hours a day and I’m EXHAUSTED. My husband and son are coming to visit me tomorrow and I couldn’t be more excited. They will definitely give me the boost I need to make it through the opening.
Ok, so down to business. As of yesterday, I was down 9.6 lbs. Today…I’m still at 9.6 lbs lost…not a good feeling when I’ve been losing every day. BUT…I won’t let it discourage me. I knew it was impossible to continue to lose that much per day and I seemed to have hit that small plateau. I’m sure there will be many more.
There could be many reasons why I didn’t lose yesterday. I drank about a gazillion gallons of water yesterday, that’s one. I haven’t (sorry to be gross) gone #2 in 2 days (that will definitely keep the weight on) and I ate salmon at a restaurant last night. I’ve found that the past two restaurant meals I’ve had showed less lost on the scale the next day. I’m sure it’s portion size as what I ate had hardly any calories whatsoever.
The cravings at night have gotten a little bad, only because we don’t have TV’s in our rooms yet and I’m boredJ But, I have my laptop and my work and only 2 more days until we have TV so I’ll be fine.
I’m still feeling great, getting lots of exercise and all of that. I’m still excited that I’ve lost 9.6 pounds in 7 days. That’s pretty awesome. I can’t wait to see my family.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Saturday, 1/10/09
Kim's notes:
So, last night was a huge test. My team wanted to go out to dinner in Hoboken (great place if you’ve never been there!) and I couldn’t really say no. I had a Bok Choy/Cabbage salad with grilled chicken and sesame vinaigrette. I also had (gasp) two small sips of red wine. Of course, after I sipped the wine I immediately regretted it, but whatever. It is what it is. The salad was delicious…it was so nice to have hot food (the chicken was grilled) for the first time in 5 days. I was very satisfied. The portion was small, as the restaurant was a fine-dining establishment, so I didn’t leave feeling horrible over what I ate. I know all of the blogs and message boards see dining out during the first 21 days a huge “sin”, but frankly, my lifestyle and job makes this impossible. I am opening a hotel, living in an UNOPENED hotel for a month with nothing but a mini-fridge. While I can (and will) get by with cold meats and veggies, my job is one where I will be expected to dine out with co-workers once in a while. Needless to say, there was no need for the third protein shake last night…I went to bed satisfied and full.
This morning, the scale reported that I’m down 7.6 lbs. Apparently, the restaurant food did not slow down or stop the process. I guess the responsible thing to say at this point is that my experience is probably unique because I am getting A LOT of exercise right now. I probably climb, on average, about 10 floors per day at least twice per day (sometimes more). This combined with the constant running around the property, lifting heavy equipment, you name it…makes for some serious calorie burning activity. I’m attributing the excess loss of weight (more than 1lb a day) in spite of the restaurant meal, the wine sips and the occasional dreaded pretzel, to all of my activity.
Of course, my co-workers think I’m a crazy person. They all survive on multiple cups of Starbucks and very yummy looking meals as I used to. Being in the upscale hospitality industry turns you into somewhat of a “foodie” and mentally, it has been a little rough being in NYC and not being able to indulge in all of the deliciousness around me. I know it’s for the best though…and that salad last night was a real treat.
Now that I have officially completed a week, I can say that it can only get easier from here. My headaches are gone, the lethargic feelings are gone, I’m getting a lot more sleep and I’m full of energy. I don’t have anything bad to say about the diet, other than mentally, when I’m not running around (like right now), my mind starts to wander into the dangerous “I want to eat” zone. That’s MY problem, though, not the diet’s. I don’t even think I’m “hungry”…I think that I’m just so used to eating bad foods when I’m stressed that my mind is having a hard time with it. I’m a firm believe that most who are overweight have more of a mental problem than a physical one. We’re fat because we eat too much- plain and simple.
So, last night was a huge test. My team wanted to go out to dinner in Hoboken (great place if you’ve never been there!) and I couldn’t really say no. I had a Bok Choy/Cabbage salad with grilled chicken and sesame vinaigrette. I also had (gasp) two small sips of red wine. Of course, after I sipped the wine I immediately regretted it, but whatever. It is what it is. The salad was delicious…it was so nice to have hot food (the chicken was grilled) for the first time in 5 days. I was very satisfied. The portion was small, as the restaurant was a fine-dining establishment, so I didn’t leave feeling horrible over what I ate. I know all of the blogs and message boards see dining out during the first 21 days a huge “sin”, but frankly, my lifestyle and job makes this impossible. I am opening a hotel, living in an UNOPENED hotel for a month with nothing but a mini-fridge. While I can (and will) get by with cold meats and veggies, my job is one where I will be expected to dine out with co-workers once in a while. Needless to say, there was no need for the third protein shake last night…I went to bed satisfied and full.
This morning, the scale reported that I’m down 7.6 lbs. Apparently, the restaurant food did not slow down or stop the process. I guess the responsible thing to say at this point is that my experience is probably unique because I am getting A LOT of exercise right now. I probably climb, on average, about 10 floors per day at least twice per day (sometimes more). This combined with the constant running around the property, lifting heavy equipment, you name it…makes for some serious calorie burning activity. I’m attributing the excess loss of weight (more than 1lb a day) in spite of the restaurant meal, the wine sips and the occasional dreaded pretzel, to all of my activity.
Of course, my co-workers think I’m a crazy person. They all survive on multiple cups of Starbucks and very yummy looking meals as I used to. Being in the upscale hospitality industry turns you into somewhat of a “foodie” and mentally, it has been a little rough being in NYC and not being able to indulge in all of the deliciousness around me. I know it’s for the best though…and that salad last night was a real treat.
Now that I have officially completed a week, I can say that it can only get easier from here. My headaches are gone, the lethargic feelings are gone, I’m getting a lot more sleep and I’m full of energy. I don’t have anything bad to say about the diet, other than mentally, when I’m not running around (like right now), my mind starts to wander into the dangerous “I want to eat” zone. That’s MY problem, though, not the diet’s. I don’t even think I’m “hungry”…I think that I’m just so used to eating bad foods when I’m stressed that my mind is having a hard time with it. I’m a firm believe that most who are overweight have more of a mental problem than a physical one. We’re fat because we eat too much- plain and simple.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
