Week 3

Hey ya gang! Whaz up? I had major issues over the weekend. Major as in there was no bathroom activity. With scrapbooking classes, weddings, and other events, I could not partake in shall we say, softeners. Ok, enough gross language.

I CANNOT continue South Beach. I absolutely love the diet. Truthfully, it's so easy. But it does NOT love me :( I was absolutely miserable and in horrible pain most of the weekend. I ate everything in site over the weekend and have drank soda all day yesterday and today. I am retaining this fluid so it's back to the Crystal light tomorrow.

I hate Weight Watchers, you lose weight slower than a snail's pace and I get frustrated with all the counting points, but it's the only thing that has ever worked for me before for any length of time. I refuse to give up.

The good thing is I STILL WEIGH ..............233.0 Can you believe it? I dunno, it's hard to figure. I'd like to have my own personal nutritionist and trainer. Anyone got some laying around?

My Christmas goal of 30 pounds is going to be too much I think. We're looking at just about 13 weeks, so that's putting it at 1.84 pounds per week to lose. I've lost 7 though, 23 more to go by then. If I should find out this week that I won the cruise, guess what girlfriends???? GAME ON ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Check out my other blog for more info on that.

Ok, unless someone has any other ideas, I'm doing the old WW thing again. Man, I just hate that. Losing weight was so easy on SB, but it wasn't enough roughage I guess. I was eating about a 3-4 cup salad every day though. Whatever....

Till next time,
L

Day 12 -0 CW 233.0 TPL 7.0

I should just cut and paste all the week since that scale is not moving. I was contemplating this in the shower this morning and it hit, gross warning coming...







I am not regular shall we say and I have not been all week. I need to try to figure out what fiber I can get without the carbs. Otherwise I'm going to have to move on to another plan. I eat at least 3 cups of veggies per day, but I also eat string cheese when I'm hungry. Maybe I need to pick another choice and let up on the cheese. Yeah, yeah, that's the ticket.



Don't give up fellow dieters, I'm not and have no intentions of quitting. I'd just like to see a change here and there. But maybe after this weekend, I'll drop 2-3 pounds(no pun intended) and that would put me right in the 8-13 pounds South Beach claims you'll lose.

Have a great weekend! Don't know if I'll get to post till Monday. Got a scrapbook class tonight and tomorrow and tomorrow evening have a wedding to go to. Sundays are always catch up time. Good luck! L

Day 10 Day 11 -0 -0 CW 233.0 TPL 7.0

These last few days have been mind boggling to me. I guess my body is trying to figure out what's going on. I have stayed the EXACT same all week long. I guess it's a good thing, I'm not gaining, but man, you'd like to get on the scales one morning and see it going somewhere.

The last three nights I've been on Ethan's WII Fit and exercising. According to the BMI and weight data on there, I've lost a couple of more pounds than what my scales say. So if I get on there in the morning and it's still the same, ignore the shattering glass sound you hear as I'm tossing them out the window ;)

I've been oh so good too this week with the South Beach plan. Only eating what's allowed and having HUGE salads at lunch time. I am not a meat eater per se', but at lunch time I tend to crave not only meat then, but something hot with my salad, so I've been taking pre-cooked turkey bacon or some other kind of allowed meat to re-heat and put that on it too. The other night I made a South Beach Taco Salad sans chips. Yummy it was really good and very filling too. I am finding I'm satisfied with either one egg or one piece of turkey sausage in the morning for breakfast. One thing I'm continuing to do as well is eat every 2-3 hours, never more than 4 hours apart. That contains the hunger to where you hardly think you're dieting.

I really like how I feel on this plan. No brain fog. Lots of energy. Clearer skin. These things happened right away too. This time around, I'm trying hard to focus on what I can accomplish and not what I fail to do. If I eat something not on the plan, so what? Life goes on. It's not CHEATING. It was a choice I made. When you think of it as cheating, you feel like a failure. When you take ownership of your choice and realize it was what you truly wanted at that time, then you knew there were possible consequences to go along with that choice. You can always make better choices the next time. And let's face it, none of us are perfect. Just don't set yourself up for FAILURE. Be happy with the little things that occur.

By the way it is DAY 11 for me WITHOUT SODA/POP. Coming from the girl who used to drink 44-68oz.+ PER DAY of cherry coke. My new favorite drink is Crystal Light Peach Mango, Metabolism +. I get the sweet taste, have my thirst quenched and a little caffeine to keep me boosted I suppose.

I BADLY want to lose 15 pounds this first month. That would put me at 225. That's not far off really. Halfway there. Maybe this will be the first Halloween in a long time I'll actually look forward to walking the neighborhoods with Stephanie Trick or Treating.

Thanks for stopping by, leave me a note and let me know your tips on South Beach and how well you're doing too. Lana

Day 8 and 9 -0 -0 CW 233 TPL 7.0

Sorry guys for not posting the last couple of days. For details see my other blog, Bring it on home.


As for the dieting, I've been doing so well up till today. My problem was I didn't eat breakfast, skipped lunch because I had to take Ethan to the doctor and by the time supper came I was ravenous. I'd had some cheese and sausage bites about 11am, but tonight I ate HINT OF LIME Tostito's. I shouldn't have, but I did. Lots of salt so tomorrow's weigh in might be up. I hope not.

I watched the Biggest Loser tonight and they were saying on there typically week 2 is not really that great, so that's kind of a bummer. But if I stay the same and don't gain, I'll be a happy camper. We have a wedding to go to on Saturday night and it's always hard trying to stay on a diet plan when eating out.

I had a few fatty patty pics taken of me and if I get brave enough I'll post one here. I am so sorry I let myself go from where I was 4-5 years ago, let alone what I was when Greg and I got married. GeeManE!!!!however that word is spelled!

When I had Ethan at the doctor today we checked the BMI charts and they too said for me to be at a good BMI range, I need to be 130-145! Yikes! And in the "You on A Diet" Book, they say in there you should weigh about what you did when you were in your early 20's. And whaddayaknow????? I weighed around 130-135 back then. Go figure.

I didn't get here overnight and I normally detest that saying, but this time will be my LAST time of dieting and I am taking it one day at a time. I REFUSE to beat myself up because I "cheated" and had chips tonight. I will get back up and try again tomorrow.

I hope you all are inching towards your goals as I am. It's great to know you're not alone on this journey. Until next time, Lana.

Day 7 -0 CW 233.0 TPL 7

Got up this morning and weighed. I did not lose anything so I'm happy with that. We went out for Mexican last night for my birthday and then again with just the 4 of us this afternoon. We went to the Palace here in town and I had grilled pork shis-ka-bobs. They were delicious! I had steamed baby veggies on the side and unsweetened tea to drink. I also partook in a Greek Salad. Not sure what the carb content on it was. But all of it was VERY good and I don't think I ventured off plan too much. I know some of the things I've eaten the last 2-3 days haven't been in the South Beach Book, but I am trying to stay carb free as much as possible when eating out. I feel SO MUCH better on this plan. I know I've already said it before, but I am not hungry for the most part. If I were on Weight Watchers, I'd already been cheating then starving myself prior to weigh in. I do not need to do that with this. I can live with this style of eating and once I get into the next phase, adding back in fruits and other items, I am going to convert my family. It is all good for you and you just need to be careful and watch what kind of fats you take in. This is not Atkins where you can load up on a package of bacon fried in a potful of grease.

My plan this week is the same, you do phase 1 for two weeks, then move on. I am anxious to see how much I lose in week #2. I most likely will convert my titles to weeks at some point which will make it easier on me to figure my average weekly weight loss, but for now will keep it as a Day log.

If you're reading and on South Beach, post and let me know how it's going for you, how many pounds lost, how long you been on it, etc. I'd love to know how others have done and what I have to look forward to. Can't wait to post for the challenge tomorrow. Getting close to the 10 pound mark!!!!

Stay tuned!
Lana

I wanted to post this cute little thing yesterday, but didn't have time. And to think it's really 7 pounds in a week. The book says expect to lose 8-13 pounds the first two weeks. I'm well on my way to that! And really, it does seem like it has melted off.

I haven't weighed yet this morning. I'm almost afraid to since I ate out last night, but it's not all in the numbers/scale. It' how I feel and how my clothes fit which is great! My jeans are getting looser by the day and wow is that nice. I bought two pair in a size smaller this weekend at a re-sale shop. I will do that for a while so that I don't have to spend lots of money on clothes while I'm losing. You just can't beat $6.00 for two pair of jeans! And they look brand new at that.
Come back later for the official weigh in. Oh and by the way.....Happy Birthday to me! It's the big one!

Day 6 -1.5 CW 233 TPL 7.0

Isn't this just the coolest thing? This is the most weight I have ever lost in one week, but then it's also the most I've ever weighed too. I am positive a good lot of this is water weight, but to not be hungry and eating and losing weight, I think I've found a plan that is going to work for me.

Now we'll see come morning. I caved and had beef nachos at La Hacienda tonight, but I did have water instead of soda. I'm anxious to see how that affects it. I'm on such a good roll (no pun intended) that I hate to fall off the wagon now.

I've got the birthday to make it through tomorrow, and right back to plan tomorrow.

Till then,
Lana

Day 5 -2 CW 234.5 TPL 5.5

Ok I know it's Saturday and Day 5 was actually Friday, but I only have a minute to post and wanted to just get the stats on here.

As you can see I'm down 5 1/2 pounds since truly Monday morning.

Yes, I weighed this morning and you'll just have to come back later tonight to see those results and what I've been eating. Come Monday, it will be one full week. But.......tomorrow is my big 0 birthday and I'm eating out tonight. Don't know what the family has planned for tomorrow. I'm just a little nervous about that. Tonight is Mexican, and I'm kinda thinking the veggie fajita's without the tortilla's.

Ok, gotta run, don't forget to come back later for Today's results!

Day 4 -1.5 CW 236.5 TPL 3.5

YIPPEE!! I lost again! This could get addicting! I know, I know, don't weigh every day. You said that the last time. I can't help it. I just gotta know. But hey! my jeans are already feeling less snug in the belly area.

The buzz words in the title are:

CW = Current Weight

TPL = Total Pounds Lost

Day=(insert #) number of days on diet

+ or - that is obvious I assume

I need to remember to change my ticker too each time. Virtual bahama mamma over there will only go down in 2 pound increments unless there's a trick I haven't discovered to do it, so she will be a little off, kind of like her creator :)

I didn't really have too much to eat today. Not on purpose, but life just got in the way, know what I mean? Breakfast 2 eggs in olive oil and I couldn't eat all of them. While I was cooking the rest of the gang's, I threw mine in. They all like hard eggs which I dislike with a passion and I'd already broke the yoke, so I ate what I could stomach. Then lunch time I had the spinach quiche I made last night. It was good, but rather than the hot sauce, I'm going to substitute dill and add turkey bacon the next time. Otherwise it was really filling. I had to run an errand at lunch so that was all I had time for. Then tonight when I got home from work, I just had way too many things on my to do list. I ate a string cheese while ironing and then another while getting Stephanie's outfit ready to wear tomorrow.*Homecoming is tomorrow* The string cheese....I haven't a clue as to how much you can have in a day, but I've been eating one between meals every day.

I have a busy weekend coming up, Homecoming is tomorrow, I get to scrapbook with a friend on Saturday, and we have to count money at church on Sunday. Stephanie has to be taken to a birthday sleepover on Saturday and I really wanted to go in to work for a little while. That ain't gonna happen most likely.

Gotta run, want to catch up on my TIVO before I crash and fall asleep. Can't wait to let you know how I did tomorrow.

L

Day 3 Part 2

Hey ya gang! How'd it go today? I can't believe I've made it three whole days and haven't caved. I am PUMPED! I've been drinking those Crystal Light Peach Tea packets in my water. It is supposed to have a little caffiene in it. I don't know if that's keeping me hopping or the change in what I'm eating. Right away Monday, I noticed I wasn't in a cloud of "funk" anymore. I haven't been draggin' through the day, watching the clock for go home time at work. I am not a person to eat or drink anything with peach flavor, but those darn things taste so good and it quenches my thirst whereas plain water just don't cut it.

Today I had two soft eggs at breakfast and one turkey sausage pattie. Lunch was a 2 cup salad with the reduced fat 3 cheese ranch dressing, jello with the fat free whipped topping, and 2 strips of bacon. Supper tonight was tenderloin and green beans with ICBINB and a little onion seasoning. Of course all three snacks were the part skim mozzarella string cheese. Every 3 hours again today, almost to the minute. I haven't been hungry at all today either.

Tonight I made spinach veggie quiches from a recipe in the South Beach book. It had egg beaters, onions, green peppers, r.f. cheese and spinach. It said they could be frozen and reheated well in the microwave. So now for the next few days, I'll have one of those at breakfast or lunch. I like hot things in the morning or at lunch to eat. I took a small bite out of one and ooh la la baby! I think I'll tweek it a bit the next time and add some dill seasoning or even use my crumbled turkey bacon in it. Yummy for a "diet" recipe.

Ok, I'll post again in the morning how the weight is flucuating. I know you're not supposed to weigh every day, but 1. I can't help it and 2. I'm so anxious to see if this is working or not and 3. I figure as long as there's no plus on the scale, I'm good to go!

Till mornin'
Lana

DAy 3 -0 CW 238

Bummer dudettes. I didn't lose anything today. I think I've put my body into shock. I think it's still waiting on the Cherry Cokes and Little Debbies before it decides what it's going to do.

I'm not disuaded, it's early on and it's only day three. I will adhere to it strictly for the two weeks until I decide if I need to do something other than South Beach. As long as I'm not gaining I'll keep with it.

Last night I took Stephanie shopping and we got home after supper time. I was a little hungry, not bad, so I had jello, meat sticks, and some green olives. I couldn't find anything in the book about the olives(further searching is needed) but by bedtime I was HUNGRY. The only thing I wanted was bread, popcorn or some kind of good feeling starchy stuff. I held off though and went to bed. The last two days I've eaten every 3 hours no matter what. I'm breaking down my daily intake into smaller amounts over a longer period of time. No hunger that way, ok except for last night, but I missed the 3 hour point at supper time.

Have a great and wonderful Wednesday! I'm praying for all the dieters out there that are struggling right now. This isn't the easiest project to tackle, huh?

Good Luck Ladies,
Lana

Day 2 -2 pounds CW 238.0

Good morning fellow dieters. I've weighed this morning and I lost dut dutta duh, corny drumroll, but hey whatever works ;) 2 POUNDS WOO HOO!

I'm sure this first week will be water weight because that's what usually happens and I've been retaining a lot here lately. I'm glad I haven't had to go to the doctor because you can make those indentations on my shinbones that tell Dr. Doom and Gloom I have high blood pressure again. Not any more, that water is going for the last time. Just wish I would have had the willpower, courage, and determination to begin this sooner. ah well such is life.

Have a great day today and whatever plan you're following I hope it's one day easier than the last.

Lana

Day 1

Well, I made it through the first day. My first day in literally YEARS that I have not had any soda/pop AT ALL!I had breezed through the grocery store last night to get some last minute items and I came across some of those cute little drink packets you put in your bottled water. I drank FIVE 16.9oz bottles today. I got the peach tea with the + on metabolism. I didn't even miss my SODA! I still can't believe it. And another bonus - I wasn't hungry at all. That's the truth. Getting down 84 1/2 ounces of water is nothing short of a miracle. I haven't drank water since 6th grade(yuck)maybe since birth. I hate water drinking. I am one of those people who can puke on the spot drinking even the slightest tepid water. I'm not a fan of milk either. I may be up all night but hey, I got me some water in me. Maybe after a while, my alligator scaly skin will freshen up a bit.

Thank you to those who emailed me off blog and sadekat who posted here awesome words of encouragement. It helps to know you're not alone and there are others out there who understand what you're going through.

I can't wait to weigh in the morning. According to the South Beach book, I should expect to lose 8-11 pounds within the first week to 10 days. That would be such a great start.

I used Ethan's WII Fit tonight and Stephanie had me going really good on the hula hoop exercise. I really like the fact it tells you your BMI and weighs you. Even though my wiime is a roly poly olie. Is that show still on? Oh, yeah, back to dieting.

Until tomorrow,
Lana, hopefully and prayerfully less than 240 pounds!

8 MONTHS AND COUNTING!!!!!

I absolutely LOVE watching Ethan play base ball. I love being at the park, the crowds, the food, the games, everything about it and I can't wait until the '09 season starts. Several days ago I added a ticker at the bottom of my other blog so I can keep track of when the season will begin. 8 Months. About as long as a woman is pregnant, almost as long as a school term, and having to live through another winter to get there.

I am going to try to make good use of the next 8 months though and commit to losing weight. The last time I lost considerable weight was in 2000 when Stephanie was almost 1. I lost 50+ pounds then and struggled horribly to even get that far. Over the past year I have blew up! As you can see from my virtual woman, it's not a pretty site to be my size. I can't get into hardly any clothing I own anymore, I'm miserable, my leg aches daily, I have a constant pain in my upper abdomen which by surfing online seems to mimic gallbladder issues. I can't breath at night, I get winded trying to do any exercise. Just can't paint a pretty picture when you're as big as a whopper and I'm not talking BK either.

So putting it all out here and bearing all....I am the heaviest I've ever been in my life. 240 pounds. 5'5" tall. 2X-3X shirts, busting out of my size 22 jeans, actually, the 24's are snug. Just got my driver's license renewed, and truthfully, it made me sick to look at the picture. I wish there was a quick fix. I know it's going to be a long haul, but if I keep the opening day of baseball in site, I'm hoping to have lost at least 60-80 pounds by then. The doctor said I should weigh around 135-140 and the last time I was at Weight Watchers they said I should weigh around 125-130. My goal is going to be 137. I like that # and that was what I weighed when I felt the best. That's a smidgen over 100 pounds. Can you believe it? It just doesn't seem real to me that I've let myself gain this much weight. Drinking 44 oz. Cherry Cokes twice to three times a day probably wasn't the smartest thing I've ever done.

I am going to try South Beach. I checked the book out from the library along with YOU: On a Diet, Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution, Suzanne Sommers book, and bought a Food Guide Counter that gives the counts of everything under the sun. I've known several people who succeeded on South Beach when other diets failed them. I've done weight watchers several times and lost weight every time, but I hate paying the weekly fee and it takes forrrrrrrrrrrevvvvvvvvvverrrrrrr to lose any weight with their program. It might teach you how to eat right losing it slowly, but I give up if I can't see quick results up front.

I start this program tomorrow and still need to read up on it to get it all down pat, but it seems like it's easier than Atkins and not as high in fat. And there's not as much negativity associated with it as Atkins. So tomorrows menu consists of bacon, eggs and flavored water for breakfast, string cheese for morning and afternoon snack, meat sticks, fat free jello and whipped cream and a salad with olives, pepperoni's, and low fat dressing for lunch, and for supper a pork pattie, green beans and cooked cabbage. You're thinking, ughhhh, sounds blah, but until I can get a good idea of what I can and can't eat, I'm choosing from the list in the book and picking what I like to eat. I got some of those tea packets to put in my water that I'm going to choke down. I HATE water!!! But we'll see on that one.

I have my virtual girl and when I start losing weight you'll be able to move the cursor to the middle position which will show my current weight, to either side and it will show starting weight and goal. I am also adding a ticker to the page for my weight loss goal too. Any fun gadget that might keep my eye on the prize. Looking like a normal woman in shorts come May and the opening day of Junior Babe Ruth Baseball. Cheer ME ON!!!