Wednesday, January 14, 2015

The Big 5-0

So here we go again.... After not blogging for 3 years, I'm ready to try again and blog about weight loss. But wait (yeah see what I did there).... I haven't lost any weight in a long while... like 18 months.  In fact, I've managed to gain 50 pounds since Aug 2013.  2014 was a fat year.  Injuries, stress and mild depression have taken their toll.  Not to mention turning the big 50.  I need to make some big changes to get back to my happy weight.  Anything under 210 puts me back in all my clothes, feeling and looking like myself.

Yeah... so maybe I need to reinvent a few things.  Or at the very least make some big changes to support a more healthy lifestyle.  Diet wise, I'm thinking about doing medifast for 3 weeks again.  That seemed to kick start me back in 2011 and I did manage to get down to 208 and stay at that weight for nearly 2 years pretty easily.  It should help keep my calories low enough that I can lose with limited exercise, as injuries, arthritis and other painful ailments are again keeping me from some kick ass workouts.  I'm pretty much limited to exercise bike and Pilates or yoga.  Most importantly, I need to work on my head.  Negative self talk is way out of control and I know I've got to knock it to the curb.

I still have some fight left in me.  I'm not ready to throw in the towel and accept where I'm at weight wise as good enough.  I've got to make an appointment with my surgeon to see if I can get more fill in my band and I need to order medifast shakes.  Two steps in the right direction.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Reinvention in Progress

So I nearly made it 3 full weeks on 750 cals a day.  Week 3 was harder than I thought scale wise.  I wasn't hungry and I was staying 100% on track, but the damn scale would not budge, not even a smidge.  So that left me with -9 lbs week 1, -2 week 2 and 0 for week 3.  Technically week 3 isn't over until tomorrow, but I'd had enough.  I  made the decision to move on to the 5/1 plan.  Five shakes a day plus a lean and green meal.  That has taken the edge off and the scale is still holding tight.  I tried to add a bit more water over the weekend, so maybe that will help take off a couple pounds this week.

The good news is that I've had no sugar for the past 3 weeks and I've managed to survive 3 days on the 5/1 plan and it seems to be a breeze.  I'm motivated for week 4!

Thursday, July 7, 2011

2 Weeks and 4 days

And the scale is taking a break.  I'm starting to wonder about this darn 6 shakes a day thing.  My doc says it's ok, give it the full 4 weeks and see.  Honestly, I'm thinking I may be better off switching to the Medifast 5/1 plan now.  I'm terrified I've shut down my metabolism and I won't be able to lose weight.  Shouldn't be a problem to lose weight when I weigh 225 and I'm consuming appox 750 cals a day.   Grrr... I was really hoping I'd be able to see 5lbs a week fly away. 

The other thing thats on my mind is set points.  My lowest weight since surgery was 223.  I saw it one day last July and again on a day in September.  Otherwise I was bouncing between 225-227 most of the summer.  Makes me wonder if 225 isn't a set point for me.  Perhaps this weight is just gonna be a challenge to get past.  I guess I gotta keep plugging away for another 3 days and 1 week and see if it makes a difference. 

Monday, July 4, 2011

Week 2 Wrap Up

225.4 today, that's an 11 lb loss in 2 weeks.  It's a little frustrating that I only lost 2 lbs this week.  Especially since I've been on plan exactly and have been consuming about 750 calories a day.  I know the second week on most diets is not generally a big number winner, so I'm hoping week 3 shows some bigger numbers.  I was really hoping for a 20lb loss in 4 weeks, but I think 15 may be more realistic. 

I did manage to survive the holiday weekend without ditching the diet.  It wasn't easy.  Saturday night birthday dinner for a friend at a fantastic seafood restaraunt, Sunday bbq with a bunch of friends (tons of amazing looking and smelling food) and then block party for 4th of July, hot dogs and burgers and all the extras.  Somehow I made due with 2 bars, 3 shakes and a medifast chili.

On to week 3!!

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Week 2 - All about inches?

Well it's been 12 days on medifast and the first week had big numbers on the scale.  9lbs in a week.  Week two and the scale is fighting me.  Saw 226.2 yesterday, putting me at 10.2 lbs gone.  Today was 227.0.  That did not make me happy.  Especially since this week has been considerably  harder to stay on track.  6 shakes a day plus a  non fat latte isn't much and I'm feeling it.  The good news is that my clothes are fitting much better, I can wear most of my clothes from last summer now.  It's a bit hard to focus on inches when the scale is such a bit player in the weight loss game.  I'm thinking it's time to move to a weekly weigh in.  Takes some of the daily aggravation out of it.

My mind is fighting the fasting too. Playing the game of "Is this really worth it?" "Why do something so drastic when everyone knows slow weight loss is better?" "Is the low level of calories killing my metabolism?"  "What would it hurt to switch to 5/1 plan now?"  Geeze... I'm really torturing myself!  I really thought I could hang with this for 4 weeks, so we'll see.  I would be so excited to see a number lower than 223 and hopefully lower than 220 before moving to 5/1. 

Next weigh in on Monday?  We'll have to see.  I may not be able to resit the scale tomorrow am.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

1 week done!

I survived my first week of medifast!  It was mostly easy and a little bit challenging.  I'm really excited to post a 9lb weight loss in one week.  I wish that could continue for the next few weeks, but hoping for a more realistic 3-5 lbs this week. 

I've been feeling pretty worn out this week.  Lot's of things going on at work and home and I know the first week or so on this diet can wear you out a bit.  I'm looking forward to my energy perking up a bit.

Week two should be a good one, I'm betting I see a number close to my lowest post-surgery weight this week! 

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Making it through the weekend

Weekends are full of food!  I managed to make it through a steak dinner Friday, movie popcorn and hot dogs on Saturday and fry up breakfast today.  It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be.  I seem to be getting hungry late in the evening, around 10 or 11.  I'm not sure why that's happening, maybe cause it's about 3 or more hours after my last shake.  Thankfully I'm not feeling very hungry at normal meal times, otherwise hanging out with people who are eating real food could be a lot tougher.

I'm super excited to see the scale everyday.  No weight loss on Saturday morning, but it was looking good this am, 228.2.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed for 226.4 tomorrow so I'll have lost 10lbs in 1 week!  That would be a pleasant start to a Monday.