Gotta Start Someplace

YAY ME

I fit into a smaller pants size! WOOHOO! Talk about continued motivation to keep going.

This weekend isn’t the best - well this whole week hasn’t been, been traveling on business and now i’m spending the weekend with my mom…..my mom cooks quite well.

Progress

I haven’t posted for a while, but I am making progress!!  I’m currently at the lowest weight I’ve been in FLA. And I’ve started to get comments that people can SEE the difference.

Since the beginning of the year, I’ve lost 25lbs - half of what I wanted to lose this year. Unfortunately we’re 3/4 of the way through the year, so I don’t think I’ll make my 50lb goal, but that’s okay, 25 is good!

I found that following the South Beach Diet really works for me. I feel better and obviously my weight is coming down. I’m also working out with my training 3x a week. My sessions with her run out this week. I don’t think I’m going to buy more right now, but I will continue on my own.

I think I can see a difference as well. I feel better, but right now I’m fatigued in the morning. I’m getting a little sleepy right now, which is strange.

For the last quarter of the year I think I’ll start with a new set of goals. Now I need to figure out what those goals are.

I hate it when they are right!

I’ve tried just about every diet in the world. A few people told me I needed to cut out carbs, others told me to remove white bread, sugar, etc.  South Beach came out - I lumped this in the same group at Atkins and blew it off. I lost weight on Atkins, but felt like crap.

On the recommendation of my doctor, I tried South Beach and son of a gun, its working! Still working! I’m on a bit of a plateau right now, but that’s due to me not being completely faithful to the guidelines. I’m now back on the wagon, and hope to see some results this week. I’m still at the lowest weight I’ve been in a couple of years, so YAY ME! I want to bust through the 250’s - that’s my short term goal and I have 3lbs to go!

I’ve also got back into more exercising. Since I’ve been working with my trainer, I stopped working out on my own, which was silly. I meet with her 2x a week, and while we work hard, that’s really not enough to keep my weight going down. This week I’ve made some changes, I went to the gym monday, walked this morning. I’ll meet with Tara tomorrow & Friday. Thursday I’ll either go to the gym or walk and that will make 5x this week. YAY ME!

I’m now on the hunt for a new gym in South Carolina. I think I’ll see what I can find Sunday and get a free pass or workout. I’ve been a member of Bally’s for 12 years, I’m sure things have changed in the fitness world since I purchased that membership! More on that this weekend.

I’m still here

Life has been CRAZY - but I’m still here and maintaining, which given the level of swirl going on, I’m pretty pleased with that.

I’m still following South Beach and enjoying it. I guess I should say I’ve incorporated that into my life. My husband is amazed at my willpower. It isn’t hard if you don’t deny yourself and enjoy what you get. One of my comfort foods is mashed potatoes. Well, white potatoes are not good. They are one of those starches that I have to stay away from, along with white flour and processed rice.

We went to a wedding recently and they had the standard wedding buffet food, turkey, beef, corn, beans, mashed spuds, etc, etc. I had the beef, turkey, corn and beans - no spuds. DH complimented me on holding back. Well, you do what ya gotta do. I did have some cookies and punch before the reception, and I had a couple of screwdrivers and then a piece of wedding cake, so it wasn’t like I was so very noble in passing on all of the ‘bad’ stuff. I did acknowledge what I chose to eat and that is how I maintain control. (YAY ME)

I’m still working with my trainer and I love it. I have about 12 sessions left - I may buy more b/c I enjoy the workout she gives me twice a week. I’m still sore from the last one.

It feels good to post again. I like to get stuff out, rather than keeping it all bottled up.

Another 2lbs gone! YIPPEE

Amazing - I lost another 2lbs this week - YIPPEE!!

I am just in love with this lifestyle. It is not hard to ‘follow’ I didn’t have to change my life radically. I gave up sugar and flour and the foods that are associated with them, but I’m able to find suitable substitutes. I’m getting my sweet tooth satisfied now that I can eat fruit again. Other than that, I really haven’t changed my lifestyle much at all, which is amazing my husband. He tells me you’re always eating! Yeah, I pretty much am. And this doesn’t suck.

I’m enjoying my workouts with my trainer - me, enjoy exercise. what a hoot.  I need to find a good recipe for whole grain bread that I can make in my bread maker and dip in olive oil. I’m enjoying cooking again. I’m down 11lbs for the month.

Week 3 and still going strong.

I’m starting my 4th week of South Beach - my second in phase 2. I lost another pound, bringing me to a grand total of 9lbs in 3 weeks. I’ve also lost inches, which is something I didn’t do on 6 months of WW. Of course, that may be courtesy of my trainer and the resistance training.

She’s working me hard, but not over what I can do. A couple of days I actually got nauseated! I think that means I’m working hard, which is good. The funny thing is I’m not sore. I’m not getting that muscle soreness that I used to get in the past. don’t know what’s up with that, but I’m not going to bitch. I’m working out with her 2x a week and starting this week, I’m going to add a day of my own.

my trainer is trying to kill me….

Usually have some type of knowledge or experience at something is a good idea, right? Maybe not so much when it comes to my workouts. Apparently I showed a little too much knowledge at the machines in the gym, and the diets and nutrition I have tried in the passed. T is pushing me, which is good, but she’s made comments about since i’m so experienced, she’s going to really have to shake things up. I’m thinking, HUH? What are you talking about, but I guess it’s true.

I’ve been actively fighting the battle for years. I’ve had good days and bad, but I’ve never been the type to sit around and just whine about it. I’ve read books, I’ve tried different diets, I’ve tried different exercise programs. This is my third round with personal trainers, I guess after all of these years, yeah, I do know my stuff. And if I read her face correctly, she’s probably wondering if I know all this, why the hell am I still fat. You know what, T, I’m wondering the same thing.

Mathematically it just doesn’t make sense, unless my metabolism is slow, like snail slow. I think that will be my next research topic, how to learn what your metabolism is and how slow can it be.

But back to the topic at hand - seriously, kill me. Today we worked out in the cage. We did ball squats with weights, and without, we did pulls on the exercise band. We lifted the medicine ball on the bosu ball. I hate that thing. I hate trying to balance. Yeah, work my core, whatever. It’s evil and I don’t like it. Then we did crunches. We did the ones I really don’t like which is raise them straight over my head. It hurts my back. The abs get a work out (which I’m already feeling) but it hurts my back. It’s really surprising how quickly an hour can go in that small room with just a few pieces of stuff. I will have to look at doing some of that in my home. That is, if I make it to tomorrow.

Week 1 Check In (just 2 days late)

I didn’t do measurements this week. I’ll save those for next, but….the scale told me I was down 5lbs. My tummy told me I was full. Those are two very good things. I’m working with my trainer, and while I take it to muscle failure, I’m not sore - which is another amazing thing.

I’m going to walk tonight, I didn’t go out this morning because I just plain couldn’t get out of bed. I’m still sleepy, but WILL go out tonight to walk. Tomorrow I get to play with the trainer again. She wants to see what cardio i’m doing - great - I really hate doing cardio with a trainer, but I’m going to do what she says. At least she’s good at listening to me when I’m telling her my knees hurt. That’s more than I got from my last trainer. I don’t need to have a sore knee.

WOW, I really am tired. I keep yawning.

My snack this afternoon is going to be zuchiini and hummus. YUM. I am certainly eating non-traditional items. So that’s about where we are for week 1

Where have you been all my life???!?!?!

I’m finishing my first week on South Beach. I will weigh in on Sunday, so I don’t want to speculate on success yet, but from just the food standpoint, I am doing OK. I’m not missing the bread, sugar and carbs, but I’m not getting enough veggies in my diet.  I don’t know about you, but I just have a hard time seeing myself eating lettuce or cucumbers first thing in the morning. I wish I liked V8, I’d be getting what I need with no problems, but I don’t.

I have found some creative ways to get veggies in for my snacks - raw zucchini, yellow squash and  balsamic vinegar - YUMMY. Today I’m going to have some cucumbers, vinegar and salt.   The thing that is just  amazing to me is the deserts I can make! YES , I said desert!  In the South Beach Diet book they call it a Ricotta Creme - basically, ricotta cheese, vanilla extract, and then a flavoring of your choice - cocoa powder and cinnamon are two of my favorites. I can’t believe how tasty  it is. It could replace ice cream for me. Absolutely amazing.

My goal for next week is to work more veggies in - even in the morning and work out more. Hopefully Sunday will show that I’ve made some progress on this diet.

So Far So Good

I finished Day 1 with no issues - even went out to eat!!  Starting day 2.  I need to get more veggies in, especially at breakfast. My dietitian gave me some ideas - need to get more veggies tonight.

I do well, when I followed atkins, but it didn’t make sense that it could be healthy, though i loved eating a pound of bacon and it was OK

I don’t think this will be too tough to follow, except for getting in all of the veggies!! Phase two will be even easier since I’ll be allowed to introduce fruit back into the diet. I’ve already been reading labels. I wish it wouldn’t have taken me this long to get it all together, but better late than never.

I think I’ll be walking or doing some yoga or something tonight. Didn’t go out this morning, though I woke up at 5am.

More Later