I didn't feel yesterday and unfortunately, I was weak and ended up ordering dinner delivered. We got Chinese food which is not the greatest choice (but I suppose it could have been worse).
I know we aren't supposed to talk badly to ourselves, but geesh. I feel disappointed in myself.
I still don't feel well and I have court today. Luckily, I've planned a dinner from the freezer, so there should be no need to order out.
I just don't understand how I can do something so dumb after doing so well. It's frustrating. Apparently I have no willpower at all.
Today is a new day and I will focus on that rather than being upset about yesterday. Well, I will TRY to focus on that rather than being upset. Clearly I'm upset, but I will try and move on.
One day at a time!
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Distraction
I am down to 191.8!
Distraction seems to be the key to my success. I am doing art at night while watching TV and I haven't snacked after dinner all week!
I ate fruit for breakfast and snacks and then an Oscar Meyer P3 protein pack for lunch and more fruit for afternoon snacks. For dinner, hubby had smoked some chicken quarters, we had baked fries in the oven and I made a watermelon salad with tomatoes, strawberries and some balsamic vinegar - yum! I had 3 helpings of that, but it was low calorie, so it was okay!
Tonight I plan on beef rib fillets, grilled. I will make some grits and some cabbage to go with it, and maybe some more of that watermelon salad.
It's pretty cool that I'm almost the same weight as when I finished that 7 day diet. I really had expected to put it all back on, but I'm still just a little over a pound up.
This weekend will be a bit challenging. Weekends always seem to be. We have football on Saturday, so I will have football food and then Sunday we will be going to the Fair. I will attempt to make decent choices and not eat just to eat. We will see come Monday how well that goes ...
Getting closer to the 180s!!
Distraction seems to be the key to my success. I am doing art at night while watching TV and I haven't snacked after dinner all week!
I ate fruit for breakfast and snacks and then an Oscar Meyer P3 protein pack for lunch and more fruit for afternoon snacks. For dinner, hubby had smoked some chicken quarters, we had baked fries in the oven and I made a watermelon salad with tomatoes, strawberries and some balsamic vinegar - yum! I had 3 helpings of that, but it was low calorie, so it was okay!
Tonight I plan on beef rib fillets, grilled. I will make some grits and some cabbage to go with it, and maybe some more of that watermelon salad.
It's pretty cool that I'm almost the same weight as when I finished that 7 day diet. I really had expected to put it all back on, but I'm still just a little over a pound up.
This weekend will be a bit challenging. Weekends always seem to be. We have football on Saturday, so I will have football food and then Sunday we will be going to the Fair. I will attempt to make decent choices and not eat just to eat. We will see come Monday how well that goes ...
Getting closer to the 180s!!
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Consistency
I'm trying to keep up the journaling because it makes me acknowledge my progress and keeps me consistent.
I am down to 192.8 this morning. So up 2.2 lbs from the 7 day diet from Hell (oh, did I say that out loud?), but not too shabby considering all they talk about the diet on the internet which said it wasn't real weight loss.
I've been eating fruit as my snacks and have been eating dinner and stopping there. My using art while watching TV seems to be working at keeping me out of the snacks after dinner. Doodling keeps my hands busy so I don't think about food.
Last night for dinner we had boneless pork ribs (grilled - the weather is perfect for grilling as it is finally cooling down!), lima beans and baked okra. I did end up eating 3 ribs rather than 1, but I felt satisfied after dinner and didn't eat snacks. I even had some wine while I cooked and I still dropped some pounds.
Edging closer to those 180s!
I did not get to the bowflex yesterday. I have GOT to get back into the habit again. I'll work on that.
Meanwhile, I feel pretty good! Being consistent with my food intake is doing the trick!
I am down to 192.8 this morning. So up 2.2 lbs from the 7 day diet from Hell (oh, did I say that out loud?), but not too shabby considering all they talk about the diet on the internet which said it wasn't real weight loss.
I've been eating fruit as my snacks and have been eating dinner and stopping there. My using art while watching TV seems to be working at keeping me out of the snacks after dinner. Doodling keeps my hands busy so I don't think about food.
Last night for dinner we had boneless pork ribs (grilled - the weather is perfect for grilling as it is finally cooling down!), lima beans and baked okra. I did end up eating 3 ribs rather than 1, but I felt satisfied after dinner and didn't eat snacks. I even had some wine while I cooked and I still dropped some pounds.
Edging closer to those 180s!
I did not get to the bowflex yesterday. I have GOT to get back into the habit again. I'll work on that.
Meanwhile, I feel pretty good! Being consistent with my food intake is doing the trick!
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Anniversary Weekend Results
Well, I knew I was going to put on some weight over the weekend and I did.
I am up to 194.2 lbs today. Up 3 lbs from the 7 day diet.
I may still be holding a bit of water weight from the weekend, so hopefully that will drop a bit. Plus, I ate well yesterday and I rode the bike this morning for 25 minutes at a fairly moderate pace. I wanted to do the bowflex yesterday but it didn't quite happen - too many things happening after a weekend off. Will work on doing that today.
My jeans are fitting better after that 7 day diet, so I guess it did some good AND it jump started me to get motivated again. I REALLY want to see the 180s.
I've learned that fruit is a really good thing to eat since so many of the water based fruits take more energy to eat than you put in. I know I'll be craving more protein as I start working out more, so I will have to keep that in mind as well.
All in all, I'm feeling pretty good!
I am up to 194.2 lbs today. Up 3 lbs from the 7 day diet.
I may still be holding a bit of water weight from the weekend, so hopefully that will drop a bit. Plus, I ate well yesterday and I rode the bike this morning for 25 minutes at a fairly moderate pace. I wanted to do the bowflex yesterday but it didn't quite happen - too many things happening after a weekend off. Will work on doing that today.
My jeans are fitting better after that 7 day diet, so I guess it did some good AND it jump started me to get motivated again. I REALLY want to see the 180s.
I've learned that fruit is a really good thing to eat since so many of the water based fruits take more energy to eat than you put in. I know I'll be craving more protein as I start working out more, so I will have to keep that in mind as well.
All in all, I'm feeling pretty good!
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Holding Steady
I had expected to gain a bunch of weight back by now, but I'm holding steady! I'm 190.8 this morning, so up about .4 lbs, which I can live with.
I even went crazy on the first day and went out and ate Mexican food on Tuesday night. I lost .2 lbs that night. I'm up a little today, but I'm still pretty pleased. I've been careful about what I eat (with the exception of Tuesday night).
Hubby is also holding steady, so I'm thinking this might have been "real" weight loss as opposed to just temporary water weight. What a wonderful jump start!
Now I have to get through this weekend for our anniversary trip and then really hit the healthy eating and exercise. I am really, really wanting to hit the 180's again.
Hubby says he would do the 7 day diet again, so apparently it wasn't as torturous for him as it was for me. I won't say I won't do it again, just not any time soon!
I even went crazy on the first day and went out and ate Mexican food on Tuesday night. I lost .2 lbs that night. I'm up a little today, but I'm still pretty pleased. I've been careful about what I eat (with the exception of Tuesday night).
Hubby is also holding steady, so I'm thinking this might have been "real" weight loss as opposed to just temporary water weight. What a wonderful jump start!
Now I have to get through this weekend for our anniversary trip and then really hit the healthy eating and exercise. I am really, really wanting to hit the 180's again.
Hubby says he would do the 7 day diet again, so apparently it wasn't as torturous for him as it was for me. I won't say I won't do it again, just not any time soon!
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Summary - 7 Day Diet
Thank God it's over.
I didn't lose any pounds yesterday, which is surprising as I think I only ate about 200 calories for the whole day. If that.
It was brutal.
If I do this again, it will only be because I've reached a plateau or something. If my husband hadnt' been doing it with me, I don't think I would have made it through.
Still, 8.6 lbs lost is a pretty nice jump start.
The worst day was the banana day. The 2nd worst day was yesterday - the soup day. That soup just really bothered me. I don't know what it was - it tasted okay, but by the end of the day, just the smell of it made me want to throw up.
The diet made me very weak and very tired.
So now I have to integrate myself back into eating "real" food. I must say the diet has made me very thoughtful about what I'm putting into my mouth. After all that torture, I don't want to just go eat a bunch of donuts or something and waste all the pain I want through! Lol!
Today I am really craving carbs since that was pretty much denied me for the last 7 days. But rather than eating biscuits or processed breads (which REALLY sound wonderful right now), I think I will try a small bowl of mueslix cereal for breakfast. Carbs, but complex ones and with minimal added sugar. I do want to try and stay away from the sugars. Tonight I'm going to eat a Lean Cuisine, just to have something controlled so that I don't go hog-wild. I'm going to eat a lot of fruits today. I found that I really do like them and I really don't eat enough of them.
I'm still not into the 180's again, which is disappointing. But considering I started this diet at 199, that's not surprising.
Now I'm going to take it slow and try and be careful about what I eat. I know this coming weekend (anniversary trip) will cause some weight gain, but I'm not going to deprive myself when I'm celebrating 29 wonderful years with my soul mate. I am sure I'll consider the choices and if possible make "better" ones, but when you are drinking cosmopolitans, it's not really going to matter whether I eat the fried mushroom or broiled asparagus, though I will try and keep it in mind!
Do I recommend this diet? I'm not sure. It was very hard and I felt weak and grumpy. If I had had to do anything remotely strenuous (other than the court, which was pretty rough), I might have passed out and that just can't be a good thing.
Still, if someone is frustrated and stuck on their healthy journey, I must say it's a morale booster to to watch those pounds drop off. I do feel excited and hopeful about the future and it's made me very, very aware of what I'm eating. So, yes. I think I would recommend it for someone who needs the jump start.
I'm just so very glad it's over!
I didn't lose any pounds yesterday, which is surprising as I think I only ate about 200 calories for the whole day. If that.
It was brutal.
If I do this again, it will only be because I've reached a plateau or something. If my husband hadnt' been doing it with me, I don't think I would have made it through.
Still, 8.6 lbs lost is a pretty nice jump start.
The worst day was the banana day. The 2nd worst day was yesterday - the soup day. That soup just really bothered me. I don't know what it was - it tasted okay, but by the end of the day, just the smell of it made me want to throw up.
The diet made me very weak and very tired.
So now I have to integrate myself back into eating "real" food. I must say the diet has made me very thoughtful about what I'm putting into my mouth. After all that torture, I don't want to just go eat a bunch of donuts or something and waste all the pain I want through! Lol!
Today I am really craving carbs since that was pretty much denied me for the last 7 days. But rather than eating biscuits or processed breads (which REALLY sound wonderful right now), I think I will try a small bowl of mueslix cereal for breakfast. Carbs, but complex ones and with minimal added sugar. I do want to try and stay away from the sugars. Tonight I'm going to eat a Lean Cuisine, just to have something controlled so that I don't go hog-wild. I'm going to eat a lot of fruits today. I found that I really do like them and I really don't eat enough of them.
I'm still not into the 180's again, which is disappointing. But considering I started this diet at 199, that's not surprising.
Now I'm going to take it slow and try and be careful about what I eat. I know this coming weekend (anniversary trip) will cause some weight gain, but I'm not going to deprive myself when I'm celebrating 29 wonderful years with my soul mate. I am sure I'll consider the choices and if possible make "better" ones, but when you are drinking cosmopolitans, it's not really going to matter whether I eat the fried mushroom or broiled asparagus, though I will try and keep it in mind!
Do I recommend this diet? I'm not sure. It was very hard and I felt weak and grumpy. If I had had to do anything remotely strenuous (other than the court, which was pretty rough), I might have passed out and that just can't be a good thing.
Still, if someone is frustrated and stuck on their healthy journey, I must say it's a morale booster to to watch those pounds drop off. I do feel excited and hopeful about the future and it's made me very, very aware of what I'm eating. So, yes. I think I would recommend it for someone who needs the jump start.
I'm just so very glad it's over!
Monday, September 8, 2014
Last Day !!!! 7 Day Diet
Today is the last day of this diet! Hooray!
I am down to 190.6 which is 8.4 lbs lost. Hubby is actually up a pound today, which is weird, but we did eat a lot of salt with the turkey yesterday.
We had our left over chicken for most of the day and then I made a turkey (with mashed potatoes and gravy for the kids) and a side of mushrooms and zucchini for Hubby and myself.
I still felt hungrier yesterday than I expected. And I don't feel well today. I feel kind of shaky - like my blood sugar is going wonky or something. Then again, I'm not 100% sure I remembered to take my blood pressure medicine yesterday, so that might be it, too. I think I did, though.
Today is the soup day. I've actually made 2. I think the point of the "miracle" soup is that it's just full of veggies so there is little calories in it. Given that, I made one with a chicken base and added carrots, celery and onions to it. I prefer the flavor of chicken broth to the beef broth and the chicken base is 10 calories per cup - less than the beef soup base. So I've got both soups up there simmering and I've had a cup of the beef one so far. I don't feel as shaky, so it might be blood sugar that I was feeling ... not good.
It would be wonderful to dip down into the 180's. That was the lowest I got when I had lost all the weight during my "Year of Me." So it would be great to even see the scale hit that number.
I'm worried about today because I have court. It takes a lot of energy to get through a court day and if I don't have enough calories I'm afraid I might pass out in the courtroom. So, depending on how I feel, I may have to eat something more substantial before I go.
We shall see! I'll report in tomorrow for the total lost.
I am down to 190.6 which is 8.4 lbs lost. Hubby is actually up a pound today, which is weird, but we did eat a lot of salt with the turkey yesterday.
We had our left over chicken for most of the day and then I made a turkey (with mashed potatoes and gravy for the kids) and a side of mushrooms and zucchini for Hubby and myself.
I still felt hungrier yesterday than I expected. And I don't feel well today. I feel kind of shaky - like my blood sugar is going wonky or something. Then again, I'm not 100% sure I remembered to take my blood pressure medicine yesterday, so that might be it, too. I think I did, though.
Today is the soup day. I've actually made 2. I think the point of the "miracle" soup is that it's just full of veggies so there is little calories in it. Given that, I made one with a chicken base and added carrots, celery and onions to it. I prefer the flavor of chicken broth to the beef broth and the chicken base is 10 calories per cup - less than the beef soup base. So I've got both soups up there simmering and I've had a cup of the beef one so far. I don't feel as shaky, so it might be blood sugar that I was feeling ... not good.
It would be wonderful to dip down into the 180's. That was the lowest I got when I had lost all the weight during my "Year of Me." So it would be great to even see the scale hit that number.
I'm worried about today because I have court. It takes a lot of energy to get through a court day and if I don't have enough calories I'm afraid I might pass out in the courtroom. So, depending on how I feel, I may have to eat something more substantial before I go.
We shall see! I'll report in tomorrow for the total lost.
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Starting Day 6: 7 Day Diet
Yesterday was wonderful. I woke up early and baked a bunch of chicken. I baked it with the skin on for the flavor and made some pieces spicy and some just salt and pepper. OMG, it was so wonderful to eat the chicken! I actually only ate 1 tomato even though we could have 6. Hubby ate more tomatoes than chicken, but also enjoyed eating chicken.
I am down to 191.2 which is 7.8 lbs lost. Hubby is down about 8 lbs.
Today is chicken/turkey and veggies. So I've got left over chicken from yesterday (I only ate 1 breast over the course of the day and then baked a whole chicken so the kids would have a decent dinner as well). Today I'm making a turkey for dinner - with mashed potatoes, gravy and peas for the kids. Hubby and I will eat the turkey and have our veggies - green beans, zucchini, mushrooms and whatever else I end up making today.
This experiment has been interesting. I have gotten more in tune with my body. Yesterday showed me just how conditioned I am. It was football all day and I really, really wanted to eat football food and have a drink. Amazing at how many habits we have that affect our eating and therefore our weight. Something to think about.
This has also reminded me what it feels like to be hungry. I think we all eat for the pleasure of eating rather than when we are hungry. Not that eating for pleasure is necessarily a bad thing - it's actually one of my favorite things to do (but then again I'm way overweight, so maybe it is a bad thing - at least in excess).
I'm posting the diet again since some people may be coming in in the middle of my experiment. Here is what we've been following:
I will check in tomorrow!
I am down to 191.2 which is 7.8 lbs lost. Hubby is down about 8 lbs.
Today is chicken/turkey and veggies. So I've got left over chicken from yesterday (I only ate 1 breast over the course of the day and then baked a whole chicken so the kids would have a decent dinner as well). Today I'm making a turkey for dinner - with mashed potatoes, gravy and peas for the kids. Hubby and I will eat the turkey and have our veggies - green beans, zucchini, mushrooms and whatever else I end up making today.
This experiment has been interesting. I have gotten more in tune with my body. Yesterday showed me just how conditioned I am. It was football all day and I really, really wanted to eat football food and have a drink. Amazing at how many habits we have that affect our eating and therefore our weight. Something to think about.
This has also reminded me what it feels like to be hungry. I think we all eat for the pleasure of eating rather than when we are hungry. Not that eating for pleasure is necessarily a bad thing - it's actually one of my favorite things to do (but then again I'm way overweight, so maybe it is a bad thing - at least in excess).
I'm posting the diet again since some people may be coming in in the middle of my experiment. Here is what we've been following:
I will check in tomorrow!
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Worst Day Ever - 7 Day Diet
Yesterday was terrible. I knew it would be. I managed to get 6 bananas down and 3 glasses of milk. I went to bed early because I was hungry and grumpy and so tired.
I'm still hungry this morning, but I have chicken cooking as we speak!
I am down to 192.4 this morning. That is 6.6 lbs lost so far.
And I can actually feel it. My stomach feels trimmer, flatter. I feel better (weight-wise) than I have for a long time. You know that feeling where you just feel ... skinnier? I can feel it.
But I didn't sleep well last night. I don't know if it was because I'm hungry or if it's because of all the stress I've got going on (court Monday and Wednesday that I'm not ready for, hubby going out of town, etc) or because of this diet in general ...
I don't know hubby's weight yet - he is still sleeping. Hopefully he has lost some last night.
So today is Day 5. Chicken and tomatoes. I think I will survive today much better than yesterday. I like chicken. I like tomatoes. I don't think I'll ever eat another banana ever again.
I'm thinking this is a pretty good "diet" to kick-start things. I'm not missing the sugar, which I couldn't seem to do without before starting this thing.
I am worried about how I'm going to lose weight today with chicken and tomatoes. I guess I'll just keep on with the plan and see what happens! I'm wondering how much I'll gain back once I go back to my healthy diet.
I will report in tomorrow.
I'm still hungry this morning, but I have chicken cooking as we speak!
I am down to 192.4 this morning. That is 6.6 lbs lost so far.
And I can actually feel it. My stomach feels trimmer, flatter. I feel better (weight-wise) than I have for a long time. You know that feeling where you just feel ... skinnier? I can feel it.
But I didn't sleep well last night. I don't know if it was because I'm hungry or if it's because of all the stress I've got going on (court Monday and Wednesday that I'm not ready for, hubby going out of town, etc) or because of this diet in general ...
I don't know hubby's weight yet - he is still sleeping. Hopefully he has lost some last night.
So today is Day 5. Chicken and tomatoes. I think I will survive today much better than yesterday. I like chicken. I like tomatoes. I don't think I'll ever eat another banana ever again.
I'm thinking this is a pretty good "diet" to kick-start things. I'm not missing the sugar, which I couldn't seem to do without before starting this thing.
I am worried about how I'm going to lose weight today with chicken and tomatoes. I guess I'll just keep on with the plan and see what happens! I'm wondering how much I'll gain back once I go back to my healthy diet.
I will report in tomorrow.
Friday, September 5, 2014
Starting Day 4 of the 7 Day Diet
Here we are beginning Day 4 ... this is the day I have been worried about. Bananas and milk. Scary.
Day 3 wasn't bad at all - it was veggies and fruits. I was pretty satisfied all day long, though I must admit I was hungry quickly after eating, but that just meant I ate more. The grapes were probably my favorite thing yesterday, but the green beans and asparagus were tasty too.
I am down to 193.2 - that's 5.8 lbs lost so far. Hubby didn't lose yesterday, which is really odd given how little calories we ate.
So on to bananas and milk today! I've had one banana so far and 1/2 cup milk. I'm comfortable right this minute and for some reason I'm in a really good mood. I don't know if there is a correlation or not, but given that I have a long court calendar to deal with, I SHOULDN'T be in a good mood. Then again, seeing that number on the scale, which I haven't seen in a very long time, IS pretty sweet.
Luckily I'll be in court for most of the afternoon, so I'll be distracted for most of the day! Tonight will be difficult. It would normally be a date night for us, but with the diet, we aren't going to do the Mexican food and alcohol, but will probably watch movies or something. Watching movies is HARD to do without food! Am I right?
I'll check in again tomorrow!
Day 3 wasn't bad at all - it was veggies and fruits. I was pretty satisfied all day long, though I must admit I was hungry quickly after eating, but that just meant I ate more. The grapes were probably my favorite thing yesterday, but the green beans and asparagus were tasty too.
I am down to 193.2 - that's 5.8 lbs lost so far. Hubby didn't lose yesterday, which is really odd given how little calories we ate.
So on to bananas and milk today! I've had one banana so far and 1/2 cup milk. I'm comfortable right this minute and for some reason I'm in a really good mood. I don't know if there is a correlation or not, but given that I have a long court calendar to deal with, I SHOULDN'T be in a good mood. Then again, seeing that number on the scale, which I haven't seen in a very long time, IS pretty sweet.
Luckily I'll be in court for most of the afternoon, so I'll be distracted for most of the day! Tonight will be difficult. It would normally be a date night for us, but with the diet, we aren't going to do the Mexican food and alcohol, but will probably watch movies or something. Watching movies is HARD to do without food! Am I right?
I'll check in again tomorrow!
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Starting Day 3
Yesterday (Day 2) was much easier than Day 1. I was actually worried that I might gain weight because I felt so full all day.
The baked potato was heaven, to be sure. We ate: cabbage, squash, baked broccoli, green beans and our baked potato for dinner. Honestly, I was full and comfortable all day. Whenever I got hungry, I went and got more squash. Tasty. Hubby also said it was an easy day for him.
I'm down to 194.4 this morning. Having started at 199, that's 4.6 lbs lost so far. Hubby is down a total of 5.6 lbs (!!??).
I know it's water weight, but it sure is nice to see a number on the scale that I haven't seen for a while. It's a great way to kick off getting back to my healthy eating. And a cold turkey on the sugar really helps. I have found that when I eat sugar, I eat everything. Somehow sugar kicks me over the edge.
So today is veggies and fruits. I still have mushrooms and artichoke hearts to cook. I also have some turnips, though I usually cook those with bacon and butter, so I'm not sure how to cook them for this diet. We also have baby carrots to munch on and we can eat fruit again - we still have the cantaloupe, watermelon, grapes and peaches.
Tomorrow is the day I'm dreading. 8 bananas? 8 glasses of milk? Okay, I like milk, but I'm not the biggest fan of bananas. Especially over ripe ones. We haven't gone shopping for those yet since I wanted to have fairly green ones.
This is an interesting crash diet, to be sure. So far I'm not missing the sugar or starchy carbs. But let's be real, it's only the beginning of Day 3.
I've seen some other variations of this diet on the internet. Some say you can eat the Day 7 soup every day. Some say you can have beef rather than chicken. Beef sounds pretty heavy right now, so I think we'll stick to chicken.
I'm wondering how much I'll gain back after this ends and I go back to my healthy eating. I'm hoping I won't gain any back because I plan on getting back into the weight lifting and bike riding as well as staying away from the sweets.
My only issue (and one of the reasons I'm doing this crash thing) is that our anniversary is next weekend. That means I will imbibe in alcohol and lots of food, but I will have had 3 days of normal healthy eating prior to that weekend, so maybe I'll be okay.
I will continue updating!
The baked potato was heaven, to be sure. We ate: cabbage, squash, baked broccoli, green beans and our baked potato for dinner. Honestly, I was full and comfortable all day. Whenever I got hungry, I went and got more squash. Tasty. Hubby also said it was an easy day for him.
I'm down to 194.4 this morning. Having started at 199, that's 4.6 lbs lost so far. Hubby is down a total of 5.6 lbs (!!??).
I know it's water weight, but it sure is nice to see a number on the scale that I haven't seen for a while. It's a great way to kick off getting back to my healthy eating. And a cold turkey on the sugar really helps. I have found that when I eat sugar, I eat everything. Somehow sugar kicks me over the edge.
So today is veggies and fruits. I still have mushrooms and artichoke hearts to cook. I also have some turnips, though I usually cook those with bacon and butter, so I'm not sure how to cook them for this diet. We also have baby carrots to munch on and we can eat fruit again - we still have the cantaloupe, watermelon, grapes and peaches.
Tomorrow is the day I'm dreading. 8 bananas? 8 glasses of milk? Okay, I like milk, but I'm not the biggest fan of bananas. Especially over ripe ones. We haven't gone shopping for those yet since I wanted to have fairly green ones.
This is an interesting crash diet, to be sure. So far I'm not missing the sugar or starchy carbs. But let's be real, it's only the beginning of Day 3.
I've seen some other variations of this diet on the internet. Some say you can eat the Day 7 soup every day. Some say you can have beef rather than chicken. Beef sounds pretty heavy right now, so I think we'll stick to chicken.
I'm wondering how much I'll gain back after this ends and I go back to my healthy eating. I'm hoping I won't gain any back because I plan on getting back into the weight lifting and bike riding as well as staying away from the sweets.
My only issue (and one of the reasons I'm doing this crash thing) is that our anniversary is next weekend. That means I will imbibe in alcohol and lots of food, but I will have had 3 days of normal healthy eating prior to that weekend, so maybe I'll be okay.
I will continue updating!
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Day 2
So, yesterday (all fruit) was harder than I expected.
I ate a lot of fruit, but still felt hungry. I ate cuties (the little oranges), apples, cantaloupe, watermelon, and grapes. I really thought those things would be plenty to make me feel full. Then again, it could have all been in my head! These fad diet things make me hungry just thinking about them.
So I lost 3 lbs last night. I'm sure it was all water weight from the horrible choices I made up in Virginia during my mother's open heart surgery. At any rate, I'm down to 166.0. Hubby is down 4 lbs this morning (why do guys always lose more weight doing the same things as we do?!).
Today is all vegetables. I made cabbage and squash this morning. So far I've only eaten cabbage, which actually is filling. I had to steam it and I did add a mall amount of fat free chicken broth - don't know if that will kill this diet thing or not; it says we can cook our veggies, but not how we can cook them. I know we can deep fry them or anything like that, but I'm not sure where the line is.
I have mushrooms and artichoke hearts to grill. I have fresh broccoli that I'm going to bake crispy for snacking. I'm allowed to have a baked potato with butter so that will be saved for dinner.
We shall see! I'm getting nervous about the banana day. Luckily I have court that afternoon, and it is a big calendar, so I'll be distracted for that time period.
I will keep you guys posted!!
I ate a lot of fruit, but still felt hungry. I ate cuties (the little oranges), apples, cantaloupe, watermelon, and grapes. I really thought those things would be plenty to make me feel full. Then again, it could have all been in my head! These fad diet things make me hungry just thinking about them.
So I lost 3 lbs last night. I'm sure it was all water weight from the horrible choices I made up in Virginia during my mother's open heart surgery. At any rate, I'm down to 166.0. Hubby is down 4 lbs this morning (why do guys always lose more weight doing the same things as we do?!).
Today is all vegetables. I made cabbage and squash this morning. So far I've only eaten cabbage, which actually is filling. I had to steam it and I did add a mall amount of fat free chicken broth - don't know if that will kill this diet thing or not; it says we can cook our veggies, but not how we can cook them. I know we can deep fry them or anything like that, but I'm not sure where the line is.
I have mushrooms and artichoke hearts to grill. I have fresh broccoli that I'm going to bake crispy for snacking. I'm allowed to have a baked potato with butter so that will be saved for dinner.
We shall see! I'm getting nervous about the banana day. Luckily I have court that afternoon, and it is a big calendar, so I'll be distracted for that time period.
I will keep you guys posted!!
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Jump Start
I'm trying something a little different to get myself going again.
My mother's heart surgery went well, but it was very stressful and there weren't a lot of great food choices to be had for that week. So I'm up in weight and I don't feel all that well. Of course, I got a nasty cold while up there and it's lingering on ....
So I'm trying a 7 day diet just to get started on my path again. Here it is:
My mother's heart surgery went well, but it was very stressful and there weren't a lot of great food choices to be had for that week. So I'm up in weight and I don't feel all that well. Of course, I got a nasty cold while up there and it's lingering on ....
So I'm trying a 7 day diet just to get started on my path again. Here it is:
I know it's probably not the healthiest way to go about things, but it doesn't look horrible, and I think I can do it and it's only short term ... plus my hubby is on board with me so I'll have a partner while doing it!
I'm hoping it will get me back on track and help get all the icky out of my body from the last few weeks.
I am 199 today (I know - almost back at that big 200!!) though I know a lot of that is from the junk I've eaten and will drop back off. I was 196.8 on Saturday, so a bunch has got to be just water weight. That might give a false reading on the weight loss I may get from the "diet" so I will have to keep that in mind.
I will report in as we go. I imagine it's not going to be pleasant, but since I can eat as much as I want of things on their day (mostly) maybe it won't be so bad. Looking at it, the banana day is probably going to be the hardest day.
I will keep you posted!
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