1.8 lbs in 9 days? grrrr! Is this going so slow because I'm almost 40? I'm not sad or tempted to give up, but still I'd like to see better numbers. In 2008, I lost 40 lbs in 3 months. At this rate it will take forever to get to 40 lbs!
Monday, December 9, 2013
Sunday, December 1, 2013
256.6 Grrrrr + I survived Thanksgiving!
I'm getting frustrated! When I lost the 80lbs in 2008 the weight came off much faster. Back then I stucked down 2 or 3 Atkins shakes, and probably 2 bars per day. I'm not drinking the shakes any more as I cannot stand the taste. Atkins must have changed their formula! I do still like the bars but don't find myself eating too many of them, maybe 2 a week, if that. I've found so many real low carb foods that I don't have a desire for the Atkins fast food. The bars are great for when I'm running out the door without having had time to eat.
Things that are working against my weight loss could be that I'm not eating enough or what I am eating is simply too many calories. I'm still doing well in that I'm not hungry or craving anything. Not being hungry may not be helping me at this point though.
I survived Turkey day! I took about 6 tiny bites total of the things I love and remained in ketosis. It was rough! With my frustration of not losing much I seriously contemplated throwing in the towel and diving face first into the dirt pudding! But I didn't, and I'm glad because I'm not all bloated and defeated feeling. I may not be losing as fast as before, but I feel much better in my own skin, and that alone is progress.
Things that are working against my weight loss could be that I'm not eating enough or what I am eating is simply too many calories. I'm still doing well in that I'm not hungry or craving anything. Not being hungry may not be helping me at this point though.
I survived Turkey day! I took about 6 tiny bites total of the things I love and remained in ketosis. It was rough! With my frustration of not losing much I seriously contemplated throwing in the towel and diving face first into the dirt pudding! But I didn't, and I'm glad because I'm not all bloated and defeated feeling. I may not be losing as fast as before, but I feel much better in my own skin, and that alone is progress.
Friday, November 22, 2013
Weigh In - 257
I was stuck for a few days, but now I'm back to losing. I didn't get discouraged about the lack of loss, I just kept up with low carb. I feel better so why stop? No cravings, have cut down on portion sizes, may not be eating enough. It's amazing that food no longer consumes my every thought. If Ron brings junk into the house, I don't even feel tempted! Feeling awesome!
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Monday, November 4, 2013
Spinach & Mozzarella
I love spinach. Fresh or from a can, it doesn't matter... I love it!
There is a Chinese place that we eat at that has this awesome spinach and cheese dish. They pile spinach nearly and inch high ab d top it with cheese. Lots of CHEESE! I'm sure there's is more to it, but since I'm not a cook, I have no idea what else makes it so awesome.
In my quest to find as many one to two many cooking options possible, I came up with this idea.
Empty 1/2 can of spinach onto a plate, spread it into an even layer and top it with a think layer of shredded mozzarella cheese. You can add some spray butter if you like (I do). Cover with a paper plate or whatever won't sick to the cheese and put it the microwave for 1 minute. Add salt and or pepper if you like. 2 minutes from start to finish and is super yummy!
Eggs, Spinach, Cheese & More! LCHF
My new concoction doesn't look so pretty but it sure is yummy!
Working with the idea that fat is good and very important to a low carb diet, I came up with this option.
First start with coconut oil, about one tablespoon in a skillet. Then add two handfuls of fresh spinach. Once the spinach cooks down, add 3 eggs and 1 tablespoon or so of zero carb heavy whipping cream. Break up the yolks and mix the cream and eggs up in the pan (with the spinach). When the eggs are about done, add 2 pieces of pepper Jack cheese to the top. When I cook eggs I always put a lid on the pan to keep the heat in, this way the eggs cook all the way and the cheese will melt nicely.
After the cheese has melted, fold the concoction in the pan (like an omelet)and slide on to your plate. Top with 2 tablespoons of salsa and sour cream, salt and pepper to taste.
The only things that have carbs would be the salsa and sour cream, 2g and 1g respectively. This is a very yummy, full flavor meal.
Dr Oz agrees that a low carb, high fat diet is good:
http://www.drperlmutter.com/dr-oz/
http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/do-carbs-cause-alzheimers
Working with the idea that fat is good and very important to a low carb diet, I came up with this option.
First start with coconut oil, about one tablespoon in a skillet. Then add two handfuls of fresh spinach. Once the spinach cooks down, add 3 eggs and 1 tablespoon or so of zero carb heavy whipping cream. Break up the yolks and mix the cream and eggs up in the pan (with the spinach). When the eggs are about done, add 2 pieces of pepper Jack cheese to the top. When I cook eggs I always put a lid on the pan to keep the heat in, this way the eggs cook all the way and the cheese will melt nicely.
After the cheese has melted, fold the concoction in the pan (like an omelet)and slide on to your plate. Top with 2 tablespoons of salsa and sour cream, salt and pepper to taste.
The only things that have carbs would be the salsa and sour cream, 2g and 1g respectively. This is a very yummy, full flavor meal.
Dr Oz agrees that a low carb, high fat diet is good:
http://www.drperlmutter.com/dr-oz/
http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/do-carbs-cause-alzheimers
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Monday, October 28, 2013
Day: it's gonna be good!
265.4 is my weight from just before hitting the sack. Can't wait to see the real number in the morning:)
Feeling good
Feeling good
Day 4: Ketosis Achieved :)
This evening I checked a strip and I am in ketosis! Yeah!
For breakfast today I had the usual spam, spinach and eggs. This is really good. I'm very glad that I put that combo together.
For a snack I had a new kind of Atkins bar, cookies and cream. It was pretty good but not my favorite. 3 net carbs
For dinner I had chicken lettuce wraps. I used rotisserie chicken, one slice total of pepper Jack cheese, mayo, salt & pepper. The "wrap" is the lettuce.
I also are celery dipped in cream cheese with creole seasoning. The cream cheese has 1 carb per 2 table spoons. I probably had 3 carbs worth.
Yesterday, we went to Sam's Club and I got some good food for this diet. So now I am prepared with many choices and won't be disgusted by the taste. I did take the crappy food back to Kroger. They took it back with no questions asked.
Tomorrow, I expect to see a low on the scales. I've done pretty good so far.
For breakfast today I had the usual spam, spinach and eggs. This is really good. I'm very glad that I put that combo together.
For a snack I had a new kind of Atkins bar, cookies and cream. It was pretty good but not my favorite. 3 net carbs
For dinner I had chicken lettuce wraps. I used rotisserie chicken, one slice total of pepper Jack cheese, mayo, salt & pepper. The "wrap" is the lettuce.
I also are celery dipped in cream cheese with creole seasoning. The cream cheese has 1 carb per 2 table spoons. I probably had 3 carbs worth.
Yesterday, we went to Sam's Club and I got some good food for this diet. So now I am prepared with many choices and won't be disgusted by the taste. I did take the crappy food back to Kroger. They took it back with no questions asked.
Tomorrow, I expect to see a low on the scales. I've done pretty good so far.
Day 4: 266.8 Migraine!
Woke up again with a migraine and stiff neck. I'm sure this has nothing to do with the diet, this is just my norm.
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Day 3: 266.8
I Just got up and decided to check a strip today to see if I'm getting into ketosis. Well, not yet. The strip said there was a trace amount. So I will need to be patient to see that dark purple on my strip.
I didn't post what I ate last night but I didn't cheat. Hubby got some rotisserie chicken and I added some of that to a salad. This salad was better as I put Ranch and blue cheese on it. For some reason I didn't love it, maybe my taste bids are off.
Yesterday, I felt pretty crappy all day. Major migraine and my neck hurt worse than it has in a while. I spent most of the day in bed.
It's about time for breakfast.
I didn't post what I ate last night but I didn't cheat. Hubby got some rotisserie chicken and I added some of that to a salad. This salad was better as I put Ranch and blue cheese on it. For some reason I didn't love it, maybe my taste bids are off.
Yesterday, I felt pretty crappy all day. Major migraine and my neck hurt worse than it has in a while. I spent most of the day in bed.
It's about time for breakfast.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Day 2: Lunch.. well kinda. Yuck!
So I first tried Kroger brand turkey sausage. I know Turkey sausage isn't the best but what the heck?! The smell was awful; the worst thing I've ever smelled that is for "human consumption". Although it smelled disgusting I was going to try it since, after all I had purchased it, and I was hungry. ONE bite and I was done! I don't even see why they sell this crap. It is going back to Kroger as I want my$6 back.
My 2nd try was Kroger's frozen, precooked, lemon chicken. Although it was also awful, I choked it down. I tried putting spray butter on it to moisten it up and that helped slightly. Salt also helped to mark the awful taste.
This is not something that I'm likely to try again. I have got to get to Sam's Club so that I can buy the food chicken.
And 3rd was my old faithful, the trusty salad. I love salad so this can't go wrong, right? Wrong. I used this light salad dressing (pictured). We've bought this before but not in the light version. Huge mistake! Completely ruined my salad. I couldn't even eat it. I'm giving up on lunch :(
Recipe for Failure: constantly trying to eat crap that is disappointing and awful.
Day 2: Breakfast
3 eggs, 1/2 can spam, a couple hanfulls of fresh spinach. I used coconut oil to cook with.
I know that this is to much food and that I should of be cutting my portion size. That said, I've got to work on my emotional issues with food; cutting out all of the foods I love, plus the portion size, may be a recipe for failure.
Day 2 -268.2
So its almost 6 am and I'm wide awake. This is pretty amazing. It's this the way I will feel with this new diet? This would be nice because I usually am so very tired.
Time to make breakfast!
Time to make breakfast!
Friday, October 25, 2013
Day 1: Dinner
So this is dinner: spinach and romaine lettuce, mozzarella, salmon, bell pepper, chia seeds, almond slices, salt and pepper, ranch and blue cheese dressing.
This was pretty good and pretty filling.
It was a little after 8pm when we ate and surprisingly I wasn't even very hungry. Evidently what I made for breakfast was VERY filling! I could have waited longer to eat but I know better than to get too hungry... Bad things happen when I get too hungry!
I'm thinking about trying the 30 day trial at snap fitness I hesitate because I don't want to overdo it and end up failing. I tend to get all hyped up and then all of the sudden lose interest; this is a bad trait that I really need to change.
Today I wasn't very active due to a migraine that lasted pretty much all day and a neck ache. Tomorrow I hope to feel better!
Repost from 4.5.2012 -Day 14 - Review & Comments - Don't gain it again!
I'm reposting this because I need it to be at the top of the blog list. This is important and I need to read it often!!!!
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4.5.2012
So today is day 14. I'm pretty pleased with the weight loss and how I feel physically. It's amazing how I feel so much lighter, less bloated and have more energy just after almost 14 lbs. I get a little depressed when I catch my reflection in the mirror and see that I'm much bigger than I think I am. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT REGAIN THE WEIGHT! Let's not go through this again! I'm below 250, I never ever ever want to see that number again! When I was at 211, I thought to myself that I would never let myself gain that weight back. How did I do this to myself? Over indulgence! Isn't that the American way? You want what you want, and you want it now... and to hell with the consequences! Well, "to hell" is right. I've been living in a physical hell again, trapped in a body that I have failed. I choose, what I eat. I choose my fate... I choose my health.. I choose my weight. period. I am the master of my fate.
I'm 38 and to date have no health issues other than being over weight. I am very lucky! By the time my Mom was 35 she had high blood pressure. Soon followed by diabetes and high cholesterol. She's even had a gastric bypass... and today, she spends about $700 a month on medicines. I am lucky! I cannot afford to wait any longer to lose this weight! And I cannot afford to gain it back!
My Grandma (on Dad's side), we are pretty sure, died of a heart attack. She seemed to be sick for all of the time I can remember. She had all kinds of problems like heart disease and diabetes. So I am lucky! Don't waste the luck, eventually it runs out! It always does!
The more I type the more angry I get at myself for having to start this over. I have tears in my eyes now. Please don't do this again! I just need to get to where I am comfortable and stay there. I cannot become a slave to sugar! Sugar, sweets, chocolate, CARBS! Are my enemy! They will take my life if I don't keep them out of my body! (yes, I'm using a lot of these !!!... I'm angry!!!)
I love to eat. Name the food and I probably love it.. in large quantities. Although, my normal weight step kids can out eat me at every meal, I still gain weight and they don't. How is that fair?? Food is my comfort. I celebrate, I eat. I'm sad, I eat. I'm bored, I eat. When not doing low carb, I'm constantly thinking about food, and I'm not the only one. Hubby asks me right after we get done eating, what we will be having for the next meal.
Now, as I type this I am thinking about the "day off" the diet that we have planned for Saturday. It's my b-day, and we are craving pizza! So hubby & I figured that one meal off won't kill us, and will give us a reward, and treat, to hold us over until the next day off. Sounds good, but isn't that still celebrating with food? When does it end? I'm quite imaginative, I could think of something to celebrate every day! I don't know. I guess I've got some thinking to do.
The bottom line is this.. I was happy and felt comfortable and girly at 211 lbs. I could wear cute jeans! I need to be able to be happy in my own skin. I need to be healthy. I finally have the man of my dreams, my soul mate, my true partner for life... I don't want to cut my time short with him, or burden him with health problems prematurely. I've got to get down to at least 215, then re-evaluate my goal. No questions about it, 215! Then, I've got to watch carefully, EVERYDAY, what I'm eating to make sure I'm not slipping back into an unhealthy pattern that will lead to weight gain. EVERYDAY! This is the ONLY body I'm ever going to get! Don't waste it!!!!!!!!!
Do or do not, there is no try!
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4.5.2012
So today is day 14. I'm pretty pleased with the weight loss and how I feel physically. It's amazing how I feel so much lighter, less bloated and have more energy just after almost 14 lbs. I get a little depressed when I catch my reflection in the mirror and see that I'm much bigger than I think I am. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT REGAIN THE WEIGHT! Let's not go through this again! I'm below 250, I never ever ever want to see that number again! When I was at 211, I thought to myself that I would never let myself gain that weight back. How did I do this to myself? Over indulgence! Isn't that the American way? You want what you want, and you want it now... and to hell with the consequences! Well, "to hell" is right. I've been living in a physical hell again, trapped in a body that I have failed. I choose, what I eat. I choose my fate... I choose my health.. I choose my weight. period. I am the master of my fate.
I'm 38 and to date have no health issues other than being over weight. I am very lucky! By the time my Mom was 35 she had high blood pressure. Soon followed by diabetes and high cholesterol. She's even had a gastric bypass... and today, she spends about $700 a month on medicines. I am lucky! I cannot afford to wait any longer to lose this weight! And I cannot afford to gain it back!
My Grandma (on Dad's side), we are pretty sure, died of a heart attack. She seemed to be sick for all of the time I can remember. She had all kinds of problems like heart disease and diabetes. So I am lucky! Don't waste the luck, eventually it runs out! It always does!
The more I type the more angry I get at myself for having to start this over. I have tears in my eyes now. Please don't do this again! I just need to get to where I am comfortable and stay there. I cannot become a slave to sugar! Sugar, sweets, chocolate, CARBS! Are my enemy! They will take my life if I don't keep them out of my body! (yes, I'm using a lot of these !!!... I'm angry!!!)
I love to eat. Name the food and I probably love it.. in large quantities. Although, my normal weight step kids can out eat me at every meal, I still gain weight and they don't. How is that fair?? Food is my comfort. I celebrate, I eat. I'm sad, I eat. I'm bored, I eat. When not doing low carb, I'm constantly thinking about food, and I'm not the only one. Hubby asks me right after we get done eating, what we will be having for the next meal.
Now, as I type this I am thinking about the "day off" the diet that we have planned for Saturday. It's my b-day, and we are craving pizza! So hubby & I figured that one meal off won't kill us, and will give us a reward, and treat, to hold us over until the next day off. Sounds good, but isn't that still celebrating with food? When does it end? I'm quite imaginative, I could think of something to celebrate every day! I don't know. I guess I've got some thinking to do.
The bottom line is this.. I was happy and felt comfortable and girly at 211 lbs. I could wear cute jeans! I need to be able to be happy in my own skin. I need to be healthy. I finally have the man of my dreams, my soul mate, my true partner for life... I don't want to cut my time short with him, or burden him with health problems prematurely. I've got to get down to at least 215, then re-evaluate my goal. No questions about it, 215! Then, I've got to watch carefully, EVERYDAY, what I'm eating to make sure I'm not slipping back into an unhealthy pattern that will lead to weight gain. EVERYDAY! This is the ONLY body I'm ever going to get! Don't waste it!!!!!!!!!
Do or do not, there is no try!
Day 1 - 269.8
It's a bit unbelievable to me that I have let myself get to 269.8 pounds. I am miserable I am so uncomfortable and yesterday I had to put on a new pair of fat girl jeans... New jeans because I couldn't fit into the ones I wore last year. Back in 2009, when I made it into a hot pair of size 16 jeans, I thought that I would never see those kind of jeans again. Simply unbelievable! I can't believe I'm here again.
Low carb day one ... Again!
(Disgusted)
Low carb day one ... Again!
(Disgusted)
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