Don't you hate it when you have a nice long blog post already typed out and you accidetally hit the red X instead of the minimize button?
Anyways- Atkins is doing really well. I have lost 5 pounds since the beginning of the month. When I started I was at 190- I had lost some pounds before Atkins started and then gained them back. Which was the story of my life pre-atkins. Lose some pounds, then gain them back. Back and forth. Exhausting and disappointing!
I feel awesome on Atkins and am learning ways to "treat" myself without breaking the rules. We went shopping last night and we got lots of protein. Today's breakfast will be cheesy eggs with mushrooms.... (the kind would call it an omlette, but I have never been good with those!) and a couple of links of breakfast sausage! :) Last night's dinner was pan cooked chicken breast, a small green salad with grape tomatoes, and a creamed shave ice. Wow- what an amazing treat! We bought an ice shaver which does a pretty decent job for only being 20 dollars. Then I got some sugar free syrups (coffee, cream soda and now shave ice ready!) I put some on and the flavor was good but actually a bit too much, so I drizzled some cream on my shave ice... WOW! It was AMAZING! I love the fact that I can have cream and such even on the induction phase of Atkins.
I also bought some flavored water. It is sweetened with Splenda so that is good. Another brand had aspertame in it which is not alowed on Atkins. I wonder why Aspertame is not allowed. So frustrating since so much has aspertame- like Crystal Lite etc. Anyway the flavored water was a bit of a let down- tasted to much like club soda to me... until I put a tiny bit of cream in it- That really helped mediate the "bite" of the club soda. Also the flavor was orange so it tasted like a very muted creamsicle! Yummy! Now I just wish I could find a water that had more flavor, less club soda taste.
Doug has noticed that my energy is going way up. I make it through the day without the afternoon slump. My mood is elevated from what was my "normal" and I think I would be sleeping better if we had a decent mattress. I am really looking forward to getting back down to the 170's which I haven't seen for a while. Then from there on I am just going to keep shedding pounds until I get to my goal. This WILL happen. I am determined!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Atkins is starting to get easier-
Yesterday I bought some shakes and "endulge" treats that are Atkins brand. That did make it quite a bit easier. I had a shake for breakfast, a peanut butter endulge treat as a snack, a salad with two hard boiled eggs for lunch and a bunch of pork for dinner. We need to work on sides at home but it is almost time for a shopping trip so that will be fixed soon....
The good news? I dropped exactly one pound since yesterday! Wow! Now I need to start adding in my exercise to keep up the good work! My goal is to reach 15 pounds of weightloss this month alone. I am just a few ounces away from the five pound mark already- so I have 20 days to lose 10lbs!
I am really excited to see such good results already. It makes the sacrifices totally worth it to see the pounds coming off. I would really like to see another 15 pounds come off in may. That would put me down to 162 which is pretty close to where I was when Nora was concieved. My goal is to get down to 130-125. I would love to run a 5k- actually run it by the end of the year. So some of my weight loss is going to be training for an event like that.
Well I better get off blogging and go do some exercise! Here's hoping tomorrow I have two pounds off to report!
The good news? I dropped exactly one pound since yesterday! Wow! Now I need to start adding in my exercise to keep up the good work! My goal is to reach 15 pounds of weightloss this month alone. I am just a few ounces away from the five pound mark already- so I have 20 days to lose 10lbs!
I am really excited to see such good results already. It makes the sacrifices totally worth it to see the pounds coming off. I would really like to see another 15 pounds come off in may. That would put me down to 162 which is pretty close to where I was when Nora was concieved. My goal is to get down to 130-125. I would love to run a 5k- actually run it by the end of the year. So some of my weight loss is going to be training for an event like that.
Well I better get off blogging and go do some exercise! Here's hoping tomorrow I have two pounds off to report!
Monday, April 9, 2012
Made it through the Weekend
The Atkins Journey:
I had a doctor tell me more than a year ago that Atkins would be good for me. I have put off trying it for so long because it seems like a hard diet to stick to. But Friday I decided that it was about time and Saturday was Day One of Induction.
At work it was hard because I had not adequatly prepared for induction. I need to cook a couple days worth of protein and have it read to go to work. I need to have hard boiled eggs on hand and some cheese sticks as well. I did buy some frozen pre-cooked hamburgers and the just disposed of the buns. That got me through Saturday. The we went to Wyoming for Easter weekend. I didn't think much of the car trip but I was hungry half way through. The only thing I could find was some jerky but it had a sugar glaze :( I ate it anyway because it was under my net carbs for the day. I am not sure how bad that was but at the time I couldn't find any alternatives.
Then we got to my parent's house and things got a bit easier. Eggs and bacon, ham and a small salad. And on the way home I ate some cheese. Today should be the day that my body realizes that I am not feeding it carbs anymore. I am anticipating some withdrawal symptoms and have a feeling that I am going to be really wiped out by the end of the day.
Wish me luck! Hopefully we will see my weightloss ticker sliding down the scale. My dream loss for April is 15 pounds so we'll see!!
I had a doctor tell me more than a year ago that Atkins would be good for me. I have put off trying it for so long because it seems like a hard diet to stick to. But Friday I decided that it was about time and Saturday was Day One of Induction.
At work it was hard because I had not adequatly prepared for induction. I need to cook a couple days worth of protein and have it read to go to work. I need to have hard boiled eggs on hand and some cheese sticks as well. I did buy some frozen pre-cooked hamburgers and the just disposed of the buns. That got me through Saturday. The we went to Wyoming for Easter weekend. I didn't think much of the car trip but I was hungry half way through. The only thing I could find was some jerky but it had a sugar glaze :( I ate it anyway because it was under my net carbs for the day. I am not sure how bad that was but at the time I couldn't find any alternatives.
Then we got to my parent's house and things got a bit easier. Eggs and bacon, ham and a small salad. And on the way home I ate some cheese. Today should be the day that my body realizes that I am not feeding it carbs anymore. I am anticipating some withdrawal symptoms and have a feeling that I am going to be really wiped out by the end of the day.
Wish me luck! Hopefully we will see my weightloss ticker sliding down the scale. My dream loss for April is 15 pounds so we'll see!!
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Am I a terrible mom if...
I say I am glad that the birthday rush for Nora is finally over. We have one more thing that we promised- we promised a kid's party when it gets warm enough to host at a park- but that should be pretty easy. We'll do the cake and ice cream- the kids will run around like maniacs.
Last night we used the money that Aunt Heather and Grandma Dee gave her to buy a microscope and telescope set. We got them home only to find out how terrible they were. The microscope would not focus and the provided slid was terrible. It was so disappointing for Nora.
So I took the set back and got her a pretend kitchen which she is loving- so all turned out well. I just wish the first set had been even halfway decent.
Yesterday, Nora was my buddy running errands after school was out for both of us. She is so funy and imaginative. I feel so blessed to have my daughter. After we got done at the post office she decided we were hungry. So I thought we would pop into a local Mexican place to get some Sopapillas. Instead we ended up having an early dinner- just Nora and mom. I decided we need to do that more often- just have a random treat where we get to spend some one on one time together.
Last night we used the money that Aunt Heather and Grandma Dee gave her to buy a microscope and telescope set. We got them home only to find out how terrible they were. The microscope would not focus and the provided slid was terrible. It was so disappointing for Nora.
So I took the set back and got her a pretend kitchen which she is loving- so all turned out well. I just wish the first set had been even halfway decent.
Yesterday, Nora was my buddy running errands after school was out for both of us. She is so funy and imaginative. I feel so blessed to have my daughter. After we got done at the post office she decided we were hungry. So I thought we would pop into a local Mexican place to get some Sopapillas. Instead we ended up having an early dinner- just Nora and mom. I decided we need to do that more often- just have a random treat where we get to spend some one on one time together.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Exercise
Yesterday was my first trip back to the Couch 2 5k program that I got interested in last year. I had to quite at minute 20 of a 30 minute program because I just couldn't get it done. Today I tried again and even though it was hard, I got it done! Boy were my legs jelly though! I was running/walking a mile or more just a three months ago- I am surprised at how quickly my body has decided it doesn't want to do that any more.
I am taking some supplements that are supposed to help revv your metabolism and cleanse your body at night. I don't know but last night I took some of the "detox" pills which are mostly natural ingredients and they seemed to work!
Even though I had some weight gain yesterday, I think alot of it was water weight which the pills helped me get rid of... As of this morning I am back down to 188.2 and I am going to keep working out all week and see what Sunday brings! I am excited! Do you think I can get down to 185 or lower this week? I really hope so!!
I am taking some supplements that are supposed to help revv your metabolism and cleanse your body at night. I don't know but last night I took some of the "detox" pills which are mostly natural ingredients and they seemed to work!
Even though I had some weight gain yesterday, I think alot of it was water weight which the pills helped me get rid of... As of this morning I am back down to 188.2 and I am going to keep working out all week and see what Sunday brings! I am excited! Do you think I can get down to 185 or lower this week? I really hope so!!
Monday, April 2, 2012
Ugh-
Girl Scout cookie should not be allowed. I should have more self-discipline. And I certainly shouldn't be left alone with Samoas...
Yup- no weight lost this week. Back to square one.
So this moring I woke up at 5:30 and decided to get back to working out on the Eliptical every morning. I made it about half way through week 1 and had to stop. The eliptical kept sliding forward on the wood floors so I am going to have to put gripper mats under the "feet" of the eliptical before I do any more- I don't want to mark up the floors.
I am a bit worried that I am in a prediabetic stage. I was looking into some warning signs yesterday and needless to say I had the wits scared out of me. Diabetes has always been terrifying to me. I really don't want to walk that road. So I am going to be working out for 30 minutes in the mornings, walking on my breaks at work and also going to work out 30 minutes in the evening whenever I can. I would really like to see an hour and a half of activity ever day. I need to lose a minimum of 40 pounds but I would really like to see that closer to 60 or 70. This will happen. I will lose weight. No more wasted time. No more excuses. It starts now!!
Yup- no weight lost this week. Back to square one.
So this moring I woke up at 5:30 and decided to get back to working out on the Eliptical every morning. I made it about half way through week 1 and had to stop. The eliptical kept sliding forward on the wood floors so I am going to have to put gripper mats under the "feet" of the eliptical before I do any more- I don't want to mark up the floors.
I am a bit worried that I am in a prediabetic stage. I was looking into some warning signs yesterday and needless to say I had the wits scared out of me. Diabetes has always been terrifying to me. I really don't want to walk that road. So I am going to be working out for 30 minutes in the mornings, walking on my breaks at work and also going to work out 30 minutes in the evening whenever I can. I would really like to see an hour and a half of activity ever day. I need to lose a minimum of 40 pounds but I would really like to see that closer to 60 or 70. This will happen. I will lose weight. No more wasted time. No more excuses. It starts now!!
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