So...
Fell, no, jumped and ran far, far away, off the band wagon last round. My husband and I are going through some REALLY tough stuff at the moment. We probably wont survive the year together but that's beside the point and details I don't need to be writing about here. So for my own sanity, I ended the diet. I didn't do the maintenance phase and I jumped right into fast food, chocolate, sugar and all those, bad for my body/good for my soul, foods. I avoided the scale for a few weeks... When I stepped back on it, I was shocked to see I really hadn't gained weight! I fluctuated up to 5 pounds higher than my lowest diet weight but at my last weigh in I was at 229, that's 17 pounds less than where I started last time! I didn't weight this morning because I was running late so we'll see how much weight I put on loading the last couple days but I'm back. I'm shooting to loose 15-30 more pounds by June so wish me luck and send skinny thoughts my way :)
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Saturday, February 11, 2012
R1D11P2
I passed my mini-goal of 15 pounds lost this morning, I'm down a total of 15.2! I'm going to strive for another 15 pounds in the next two weeks. That's just a tiny bit over a pound a day on average... we'll see. If not, I know I'm doing great anyways!
Another goal was reached today, one I thought would take at least 30 pounds to reach. I fit into my bridesmaids dress! I figured since I was down 15 lbs I'd try it on to see how far up I could zip it. Well, I got the zipper all the way up! It's still a little snug in places but it's totally wear-able. How exiting would it be if I ended up having to take it in?!?! I took pictures of course. I still want to lose a lot more but this is a big relief. I guess now I'll have to go buy a different cute outfit to try and fit into... maybe a swim suit!
Another goal was reached today, one I thought would take at least 30 pounds to reach. I fit into my bridesmaids dress! I figured since I was down 15 lbs I'd try it on to see how far up I could zip it. Well, I got the zipper all the way up! It's still a little snug in places but it's totally wear-able. How exiting would it be if I ended up having to take it in?!?! I took pictures of course. I still want to lose a lot more but this is a big relief. I guess now I'll have to go buy a different cute outfit to try and fit into... maybe a swim suit!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Salisbury Steak and Zucchini
Ok, so zucchini is not technically on Dr. Simeon's protocol but several clinics and other sources say that many people have added it as an option with no negative affects. There are only 20 calories in a zucchini and I really prefer them to cucumbers.
For this meal I weighed out 3.5 oz of lean (93/7) ground beef. I added some 0 calorie seasoning salt and a dash of dried onions. I then divided the meat up into two portions and rolled them into little balls, then flattened. I threw them in the frying pan with no oil or butter. I then chopped up the zucchini and threw it in the same pan. I added some seasoning salt to it. I left it on a little while after the beef and added just a bit of water to get to my preferred done-ness.
Calories= 220
Beef= 180 calories
Zuchini = 20 calories
Onion flakes = 20 calories
Seasoning salt = 0 calories.
For this meal I weighed out 3.5 oz of lean (93/7) ground beef. I added some 0 calorie seasoning salt and a dash of dried onions. I then divided the meat up into two portions and rolled them into little balls, then flattened. I threw them in the frying pan with no oil or butter. I then chopped up the zucchini and threw it in the same pan. I added some seasoning salt to it. I left it on a little while after the beef and added just a bit of water to get to my preferred done-ness.
Calories= 220
Beef= 180 calories
Zuchini = 20 calories
Onion flakes = 20 calories
Seasoning salt = 0 calories.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Discouraging...
Ugh, just got told "out of love" that I'm starving myself and being unhealthy. It's very frustrating. I think I would know if I were "starving" I seriously have not had much hunger at all the past couple days. I KNOW the drops are doing there job. I usually get mild hunger around meal time before taking my drops. Once I take them, the hunger is gone. I also can SEE that the weight is coming off of my tummy, back, neck and arms. Not my face like a lot of people who starve themselves. Also, how healthy can I really be carrying all this excess weight around anyways! Even if this diet is (which I'm firmly believing it is not) detrimental to my health, I know being 100+ pounds overweight is at least as bad. I have to take medication for my blood pressure which is directly correlated to my weight. I messed up my foot (and it didn't get better till Friday) just by walking around Disneyland.... My poor feet aren't made to carry this much all day. That CANNOT be a good sign of my health. I've read all the possible issues. People regularly go on long fasts and survive just fine so how could this really be that much worse? HCG, especially in homeopathic amounts, occurs naturally in, and does not harm, our bodies. I've known enough people who have succeeded on this diet and have met even more since starting the diet. To me, at least, it's worth the POSSIBLE side effects. Sorry for the rant, just had to get that out of my system.
R1D6P2
Well I survived the Superbowl with very little cheating (a little celery and no fat cottage cheese) and I'm down a total of 9.6 today! My first mini goal of 15lbs lost is looking like it will be reached by the end of this week! Sorry for all the exclamation marks... I'm excited! lol.
My hunger continues to drop almost as quickly as my weight. I'm sure I didn't get enough water in this weekend. I can bee a water snob and prefer crisp, filtered, cold, ice water. Our fridge water line has a leak and is disconnected until the hubby gets on with fixing it. That means I've been stuck with tap water at home. Luckily at work we have a water cooler with filtered water, so during the week, I get lots of water in :) I hope that will help up my losses again as this weekend they've dropped to about 1.5 pounds lost per day. I know that's still incredible but I was spoiled with those 2+ pound losses and was hoping to keep that up as long as possible.
Well, I think that's all for my post weekend update. Hope all is well on your end too!
My hunger continues to drop almost as quickly as my weight. I'm sure I didn't get enough water in this weekend. I can bee a water snob and prefer crisp, filtered, cold, ice water. Our fridge water line has a leak and is disconnected until the hubby gets on with fixing it. That means I've been stuck with tap water at home. Luckily at work we have a water cooler with filtered water, so during the week, I get lots of water in :) I hope that will help up my losses again as this weekend they've dropped to about 1.5 pounds lost per day. I know that's still incredible but I was spoiled with those 2+ pound losses and was hoping to keep that up as long as possible.
Well, I think that's all for my post weekend update. Hope all is well on your end too!
Friday, February 3, 2012
R1D3P2
Down another 2.4 lbs today for a total of 4.6 lbs in two days! I'm feeling a little better today than the past two days. I think my drops are starting to kick in. I just realized that Sunday is the Super Bowl. I already agreed to come out to my parents house for dinner... this is gonna be tough. I'm not a football fan and normally only attend Super Bowl parties for the food. I think I will ad some exercise to my routine that day so that I can up my protein portion a bit. I'm also thinking about making some kale/spinach chips. and I will probably allow some slight cheating on celery through out the game but we'll see if I even need it. Hopefully the drops do their job and keep me from being hungry! I'm allowed a TON of leafy greens so I suppose I can always munch on them.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
R1D2P2
Down 2.2 lbs today! It's nice to see the scale go back the other way! I hope I have good losses for a while. I'm a little discouraged still about the fact that I gained 8 lbs loading!!! The entire 8lbs that I somehow lost last week. Maybe I wasn't supposed to have lost them... I guess I should be grateful I lost before starting so I didn't end up even higher after my load days.
Last night we went to Walmart to pick up some things, oh boy, that was hard... at first it wasn't. We were on the non grocery side getting things like a measuring tape (so I can keep track of inches lost) but then we ventured into the food side. I needed more veggies and meat. It was really hard to walk past all the cheese and hostess treats. I'm starting to realize, I have a food addiction. To be fare, I feel it's forced on a lot of us. Not being able to eat anything and everything, I've noticed how much more advertising for foods there is! Every other billboard on the drive home made my stomach growl. I literally couldn't even let myself look at food at the store. But the way I see, for just 40 days, I can do this!
I'm glad I have so much unexpected support. A few of my co-workers have asked what diet I'm on, so I've told them. I was nervous to say anything at first but people have mostly been inquisitive and not judgmental. I'm also glad I've told enough people that I feel like if I give up, they'll all know. My stubbornness will get me through this!
Last night we went to Walmart to pick up some things, oh boy, that was hard... at first it wasn't. We were on the non grocery side getting things like a measuring tape (so I can keep track of inches lost) but then we ventured into the food side. I needed more veggies and meat. It was really hard to walk past all the cheese and hostess treats. I'm starting to realize, I have a food addiction. To be fare, I feel it's forced on a lot of us. Not being able to eat anything and everything, I've noticed how much more advertising for foods there is! Every other billboard on the drive home made my stomach growl. I literally couldn't even let myself look at food at the store. But the way I see, for just 40 days, I can do this!
I'm glad I have so much unexpected support. A few of my co-workers have asked what diet I'm on, so I've told them. I was nervous to say anything at first but people have mostly been inquisitive and not judgmental. I'm also glad I've told enough people that I feel like if I give up, they'll all know. My stubbornness will get me through this!
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