Today's Starting Weight: 252.4
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End of Phase 1: Technically still 5 since we are at the beginning of the day.
Notice the decrease in weight... just overnight??? I told you! A little fiber goes a long way. I can't wait to see what happens when I have officially taken my diuretic prescription.
I laugh at your feeble attempts to bring me down, Body!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
***TMI Disclaimer***
Today's Weight: 253.6
Spanx Size: E
End of Phase 1: 5
Tonight I had my book club meeting at Cheddars. I knew it was going to be hard finding something that fit my diet restrictions. I had grilled salmon, steamed broccoli, and a salad with balsamic vinaigrette. Sounds on track, right? Um... I started the meal with a mojito. And it was minty-limey yummy. And not at all on my diet. Strike one. And being that I had not had anything to eat in several hours, I started feeling very tipsy very early into the drink. So I ate the rice that comes with the salmon. So that made two strikes.
Then I ate some of the carrots in my salad. Strike three. Then afterwards, since the rice did such a great job of normalizing me, I had a rum chaser. And it was yummy. Strike 4 (obviously, with four strikes, I shouldn't be using the baseball analogy). And a rum chaser is made with three types of fruit juice, so strike 5. Oops. But tonight was the first time I've made any slips in my diet. Back on track and far away from baseball starting tomorrow.
I think I have figured out why I've slowly been increasing in weight. First of all, I have pitting edema, a condition which causes my body to retain water in large amounts, specifically in my hands and legs. I ran out of my daily prescription last week and haven't refilled. My legs and hands are a bit swollen, accounting for some of the weight.
Additionally, I have IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome (told you; TMI). My intestines are not my friends. They don't regulate food through my body the way they should. It's a horrible experience and a condition I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. I realized the other day, that since starting my diet, my intestines have just about stopped working altogether. So today I went to Walmart to take care of my situations. I put in a refill request for my prescription; it will be ready in the a.m. I also made a few purchases. I've been out of acidophilus for a month or two, so I bought more of that (I'm supposed to take it daily). I also bought Citrucelle and a fiber supplement to... let's just say, move things along. I think in a couple days' time, I'll begin to see results again.
On a happier note, I'm not craving many of the foods I used to crave. I actually looked at a sundae tonight and didn't find it appealing at all. And I am loving my veggies and lean meats. I was craving Mexican the other night, so I made a fajita bake that didn't involve anything I wasn't allowed to eat. It was super yummy, and Matt was able to easily convert it into actual fajitas for his meal.
I feel better all around. I haven't had heart burn or indigestion since I began this diet - two things I used to have every day. In fact, I used to have to take medicine for these, but haven't since I began SBD. I began some weight lifting for my arms this week, and am getting geared up for starting next week at the University gym. I just feel good. And I know it is only going to get better.
Spanx Size: E
End of Phase 1: 5
Tonight I had my book club meeting at Cheddars. I knew it was going to be hard finding something that fit my diet restrictions. I had grilled salmon, steamed broccoli, and a salad with balsamic vinaigrette. Sounds on track, right? Um... I started the meal with a mojito. And it was minty-limey yummy. And not at all on my diet. Strike one. And being that I had not had anything to eat in several hours, I started feeling very tipsy very early into the drink. So I ate the rice that comes with the salmon. So that made two strikes.
Then I ate some of the carrots in my salad. Strike three. Then afterwards, since the rice did such a great job of normalizing me, I had a rum chaser. And it was yummy. Strike 4 (obviously, with four strikes, I shouldn't be using the baseball analogy). And a rum chaser is made with three types of fruit juice, so strike 5. Oops. But tonight was the first time I've made any slips in my diet. Back on track and far away from baseball starting tomorrow.
I think I have figured out why I've slowly been increasing in weight. First of all, I have pitting edema, a condition which causes my body to retain water in large amounts, specifically in my hands and legs. I ran out of my daily prescription last week and haven't refilled. My legs and hands are a bit swollen, accounting for some of the weight.
Additionally, I have IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome (told you; TMI). My intestines are not my friends. They don't regulate food through my body the way they should. It's a horrible experience and a condition I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. I realized the other day, that since starting my diet, my intestines have just about stopped working altogether. So today I went to Walmart to take care of my situations. I put in a refill request for my prescription; it will be ready in the a.m. I also made a few purchases. I've been out of acidophilus for a month or two, so I bought more of that (I'm supposed to take it daily). I also bought Citrucelle and a fiber supplement to... let's just say, move things along. I think in a couple days' time, I'll begin to see results again.
On a happier note, I'm not craving many of the foods I used to crave. I actually looked at a sundae tonight and didn't find it appealing at all. And I am loving my veggies and lean meats. I was craving Mexican the other night, so I made a fajita bake that didn't involve anything I wasn't allowed to eat. It was super yummy, and Matt was able to easily convert it into actual fajitas for his meal.
I feel better all around. I haven't had heart burn or indigestion since I began this diet - two things I used to have every day. In fact, I used to have to take medicine for these, but haven't since I began SBD. I began some weight lifting for my arms this week, and am getting geared up for starting next week at the University gym. I just feel good. And I know it is only going to get better.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Head Above Water
Today's Weight: 253.1
Spanx Size: E
End of Phase 1: 8 days
"Water is the only drink for a wise man." - Henry David Thoreau
I didn't drink enough water today. I didn't eat all of my meals. I didn't exercise. I'm retaining water. Bad diet day.
But I had freaking fabulous salmon. OMG good salmon. I made a salad tonight of romaine lettuce, chopped onions, cucumbers, grilled red bell pepper & asparagus, and Parmesan cheese topped with salmon grilled with rosemary seasoning. So good I could have had it twice.
Tomorrow begins the last week of winter break. Then I begin the rush that is university life. I have to get this diet pinned down this week. No more flaking out on meals and water and exercise. If I'm going to be able to stick with this diet once my crazy schedule begins, I have to train myself to be responsible when life is easy. One more week. I can make this work. And - drum roll please - last week of Phase 1. I'm so excited. I think my celebratory first Phase 2 meal will include a glorious serving of blueberries and raspberries. I've never looked so forward to a meal in my entire life.
Spanx Size: E
End of Phase 1: 8 days
"Water is the only drink for a wise man." - Henry David Thoreau
I didn't drink enough water today. I didn't eat all of my meals. I didn't exercise. I'm retaining water. Bad diet day.
But I had freaking fabulous salmon. OMG good salmon. I made a salad tonight of romaine lettuce, chopped onions, cucumbers, grilled red bell pepper & asparagus, and Parmesan cheese topped with salmon grilled with rosemary seasoning. So good I could have had it twice.
Tomorrow begins the last week of winter break. Then I begin the rush that is university life. I have to get this diet pinned down this week. No more flaking out on meals and water and exercise. If I'm going to be able to stick with this diet once my crazy schedule begins, I have to train myself to be responsible when life is easy. One more week. I can make this work. And - drum roll please - last week of Phase 1. I'm so excited. I think my celebratory first Phase 2 meal will include a glorious serving of blueberries and raspberries. I've never looked so forward to a meal in my entire life.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Bad Mood
Today's Weight: 252.4
Spanx Size: E
End of Phase 1: 9 days
Maybe the raise in my weight from yesterday was a sign; a bad omen from the digital world of scales: Today is going to suck. That's a bit melodramatic. It didn't suck all the way around. I watched 500 Days of Summer, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I had some really yummy veggies at dinner. I got a couple loads of laundry done and almost all of the dishes are clean. So, yea for productivity.
But I was supposed to help someone with something tomorrow night. I was really looking forward to it and was really excited about it. I was supposed to help last weekend, but got sick. I told them I was off tomorrow night from work, so they told me to plan on helping and they would email me the plan. I never got the plan. So I called today and they didn't remember last week's conversation and said they'd use me again in a couple of weeks. For some reason, this really upset me. I mean, my attitude went from really chipper to really bummed.
And my weight went up. So that sucks. Granted it wasn't by a huge amount, but, all the same. I'd like for it to just stay down, please. I have realized there is no reason for me to pay for my SBD website subscription when I have all of the info in my books at home. I tried to cancel my subscription tonight since my free trial ends Sunday and I get charged for the next 13 weeks Monday. Apparently, the SBD web people are only in office Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. EST, so they had left when I started trying to cancel my membership. The best part, they won't be back until after my bank account has been charged. Freaking fantastic.
And I got my library work schedule and it conflicts with my class schedule so I have to get that all figured out (which really only sucks because I hate having to make my supervisor do any more work on the schedule; I adore her and the library and hate to complicate things there). Then I got my volunteer schedule for MLK Day and it conflicts with work and class so that sucks. And my phone won't charge and turn on, so people think I am just being rude and inconsiderate and that's not the case at all. And now I am just in this funk. And I dislike it.
For the diet portion of my day, though, everything went lovely. I ate only what I was supposed to eat. Drank eight glasses of water and a can of V8 today. I was more active around the house today, but I still didn't exercise. I'll work on improving that tomorrow, though. My new open schedule will allow for it. **hmph.**
Spanx Size: E
End of Phase 1: 9 days
Maybe the raise in my weight from yesterday was a sign; a bad omen from the digital world of scales: Today is going to suck. That's a bit melodramatic. It didn't suck all the way around. I watched 500 Days of Summer, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I had some really yummy veggies at dinner. I got a couple loads of laundry done and almost all of the dishes are clean. So, yea for productivity.
But I was supposed to help someone with something tomorrow night. I was really looking forward to it and was really excited about it. I was supposed to help last weekend, but got sick. I told them I was off tomorrow night from work, so they told me to plan on helping and they would email me the plan. I never got the plan. So I called today and they didn't remember last week's conversation and said they'd use me again in a couple of weeks. For some reason, this really upset me. I mean, my attitude went from really chipper to really bummed.
And my weight went up. So that sucks. Granted it wasn't by a huge amount, but, all the same. I'd like for it to just stay down, please. I have realized there is no reason for me to pay for my SBD website subscription when I have all of the info in my books at home. I tried to cancel my subscription tonight since my free trial ends Sunday and I get charged for the next 13 weeks Monday. Apparently, the SBD web people are only in office Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. EST, so they had left when I started trying to cancel my membership. The best part, they won't be back until after my bank account has been charged. Freaking fantastic.
And I got my library work schedule and it conflicts with my class schedule so I have to get that all figured out (which really only sucks because I hate having to make my supervisor do any more work on the schedule; I adore her and the library and hate to complicate things there). Then I got my volunteer schedule for MLK Day and it conflicts with work and class so that sucks. And my phone won't charge and turn on, so people think I am just being rude and inconsiderate and that's not the case at all. And now I am just in this funk. And I dislike it.
For the diet portion of my day, though, everything went lovely. I ate only what I was supposed to eat. Drank eight glasses of water and a can of V8 today. I was more active around the house today, but I still didn't exercise. I'll work on improving that tomorrow, though. My new open schedule will allow for it. **hmph.**
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Long December... Uh, January
Today's Starting Weight: 251.8
Spanx Size: E
End of Phase 1: 10 days
It's so cold! Four degrees? Really. I am freezing. And what do I love when it is this cold? Hot chocolate with marshmallows. What can I not have? Hot chocolate with marshmallows. Suck.
Another problem I have with the cold is the limitations it has placed on me in regards to activity. I do not want to take my kids out in this crap. The roads aren't bad, but it's just cold enough that our crappy car would probably break down somewhere. I refuse to take that chance with my kids. I mean, right now it is 4 degrees with a windchill of -15! What the heck??? That means we have spent a lot of time this week snuggling under blankets, watching movies. Great moments with the kids; however, diet fall backs.
I have not been active. I have not been exercising. Mostly, I've been laying around under massive blankets trying to get warm. So I kinda feel like I am only doing half of my diet. I'm eating all the right things, just not doing anything to work off those good calories. Good calories can be bad if they're not used properly.
And I also realized I am not drinking enough water. Before bed last night I realized I was really thirsty. Thinking back over my day, I counted only two glasses of water and a 6 oz. can of V8. So I need to increase my water intake. Today I managed a glass of low-fat milk and three glasses of water. That's a little bit better, but not anywhere near what I should be drinking per day.
Today's diet meltdown was over Velveeta shells & cheese. I made some for the kids and I thought I was totally going to cave. When I started squeezing the cheese into the pan, some of it landed on my finger. I stood there, staring at it like I was a model trying to walk away from a free line of coke. Finally, I ran, literally, to the sink and washed my hands.
The problem with this diet is not that it is making me eat crap I don't like. It's simply walking away from the things I do. Like blueberries and raspberries in the produce aisle at Dillon's yesterday. OMG they looked so good. Blueberries and raspberries are possibly my favorite foods in the entire food world, which makes it difficult to abstain from them when they are at their prettiest right now.
An unexpected bonus, though, **TMI disclaimer** has been the extra boost in my sex drive. It's been pretty low for some time, well, since around the same time I started gaining the weight. Not that the act of has happened more than usual, just that I am a little bit more interested in it than ten pounds ago. I don't even know if Matt has noticed, but I have. And I guess right now that is all that matters.
Pressing forward to tomorrow...
Spanx Size: E
End of Phase 1: 10 days
It's so cold! Four degrees? Really. I am freezing. And what do I love when it is this cold? Hot chocolate with marshmallows. What can I not have? Hot chocolate with marshmallows. Suck.
Another problem I have with the cold is the limitations it has placed on me in regards to activity. I do not want to take my kids out in this crap. The roads aren't bad, but it's just cold enough that our crappy car would probably break down somewhere. I refuse to take that chance with my kids. I mean, right now it is 4 degrees with a windchill of -15! What the heck??? That means we have spent a lot of time this week snuggling under blankets, watching movies. Great moments with the kids; however, diet fall backs.
I have not been active. I have not been exercising. Mostly, I've been laying around under massive blankets trying to get warm. So I kinda feel like I am only doing half of my diet. I'm eating all the right things, just not doing anything to work off those good calories. Good calories can be bad if they're not used properly.
And I also realized I am not drinking enough water. Before bed last night I realized I was really thirsty. Thinking back over my day, I counted only two glasses of water and a 6 oz. can of V8. So I need to increase my water intake. Today I managed a glass of low-fat milk and three glasses of water. That's a little bit better, but not anywhere near what I should be drinking per day.
Today's diet meltdown was over Velveeta shells & cheese. I made some for the kids and I thought I was totally going to cave. When I started squeezing the cheese into the pan, some of it landed on my finger. I stood there, staring at it like I was a model trying to walk away from a free line of coke. Finally, I ran, literally, to the sink and washed my hands.
The problem with this diet is not that it is making me eat crap I don't like. It's simply walking away from the things I do. Like blueberries and raspberries in the produce aisle at Dillon's yesterday. OMG they looked so good. Blueberries and raspberries are possibly my favorite foods in the entire food world, which makes it difficult to abstain from them when they are at their prettiest right now.
An unexpected bonus, though, **TMI disclaimer** has been the extra boost in my sex drive. It's been pretty low for some time, well, since around the same time I started gaining the weight. Not that the act of has happened more than usual, just that I am a little bit more interested in it than ten pounds ago. I don't even know if Matt has noticed, but I have. And I guess right now that is all that matters.
Pressing forward to tomorrow...
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