Anyhoo, after a looooong delay I decided to begin posting to my blog again. I had joined WW but quit, after I tired of the monthly fee - a bit steep. So I got a rowing machine.
Let's just say, my super sedintary self rebelled against such an effective form of exercise. 1st time on the machine - 5 minutes. Then I had to take a nap. The 2nd time I got on, (during the same day) I was able to go 6 minutes. A bit of improvement. So I decided to try again, and this time I muscled through the aches, the twinges and gasped my way through the 'deep breaths' and managed to row 2 miles. It took 20 minutes. But as a start I am rather proud of myself. Really rather proud . . . So tomorrow morning, I am aiming for 2.5 miles, or 30 minutes.
I am not at the stroke rate where you get the most benefit yet, but I will get there eventually. Seriously? I am not too worried, I have only had the machine for a day - and I have managed more exercise then I have in the previous 6 months.
No, I am not updating my weight. It is higher then the weight listed. But
I find the upward spike very demoralizing, and I use it as an excuse to slack-off. Since I know I have defeatist tendencies, I will simply have to work around them and row, row, row, myself a newer, firmer, tighter physique
This post is dedicated to my friend who is kicking a$$, taking names and becoming a marathon machine. You rock.
Well I had a huge setback and gained about 10 pounds. That was just stress related, and eating my way through a work deadline. After the project was completed, and turned into the city I was able to step back and take a nice long look at my eating habits and get back into gear.
So, while my weight log looks like it has taken 3 months for me to lose 3 pounds – not quite. It has taken 3 months for me to gain 10 pounds, and lose it again. It has taken 1.5 months to undo one month of being completely off the rails and eating like it was about to go out of style.
I am doing really well on the low carb diet now. One thing that made it easier was changing my environment. There is a wonderful little coffee house one block from my office, and I would go there almost every afternoon and get a large latte and a piece of cake. Well I stopped going there altogether, for an entire one month.
I told my friendly barista that for the sake of my diet, I can’t for visit them for a while. Considering the large percentage of my money that they got each week, ‘George’ was incredibly supportive. In fact, the other day when I cracked, he refused to sell me cake at all; which was just the wake up call I needed to not let the stress mess up my eating and send me careening off the rails for the fiftieth time.
Anyhoo . . . I am finally off the Italian sea. In fact, in exactly one week, I will be flying over the Atlantic Ocean heading towards Venice . I am so excited, that I can’t even be too disappointed that I am still so large. I am looking at this entire trip as a way of ‘abstaining from my triggers.’ I will be completely out of my environment, and have a chance to create a lifestyle that will support my weight loss without any negative influences, or stresses.
I still intend to reach my goal weight, and I plan on making huge strides during the 4 months that I am gone.
Perhaps I will update my blog again in a few weeks to let you all know how I am doing. But as of right now, I am really being dedicated about my weight loss, and I am losing weight again, getting catcalls from passing cars, and knowing that I am working everyday, and with every meal toward my ideal weight.
As I said in a previous post, I had to switch to a low carb diet from the high carb diet after the medical procedure that I had done. Anyhow, it is soooo much easier to eat. I guess I will always be a carnivore, even though I was a vegetarian for the first seven years of my life.
So, I am down to 176.4, in spite of TOM (sorry if TMI). I am sticking to the low carb, and my exercise tape should arrive tomorrow (my new tape) and I will be in business.
I did the Slim in 6 tape twice, and managed to throw my back out, and I am not a person that throws her back out all the time. So I sent the entire set back - minus my free gift. *smile* Anyhow, I will try old faithful Callanetics again, and see where that gets me. I am betting that I will be smaller and tighter, just what every girl wants.
Well I am smaller than I have been in the last year . . .
I haven't updated my blog in a while, but here is a brief summary of all that is bright, shiny and new in my life.
The huge project that I have been woking on since January finally went to the printer, and will be delivered tomorrow A.M. Woo-hoo - now I have to hustle to finish the last 4 buildings, and the miscellaneous sheets. Oh, to make the last bit more clear, I am a project manager for a small architectural firm, and we finally finished a huge set of plans with 15 buildings.
As for my wweight, I was up, I was down, I was left and I was right . . . I had to leave the rice diet alone for a few days, since I had a cosmetic/medical procedure done and part of the recovery is eating a high protein diet. So that is what I have been doing for the past couple days.
I also put a deposit on a new sewing machine . . . a Bernina for any of you that love to sew. Talk about excited, I haven't been able to stop trolling through Amazon, book-marking all of the pattern making, heirloom finishing books.
At Border's I pciked up a great book called 'Sew U' by Built by Wendy. It comes with 3 basic patterns and instructions on how to alter them to make different style clothing. It included a basic pattern for bootleg pants, and since that is the style that I wear most often - SCORE!!!!!
Oh, hmmm . . . yeah - about the PCOS, the most incredible thing happened. My doctor put me on some natural progesterone, and a lot of the symptoms that I had been having have seemed to dissapear. For a couple years, my skin has been holding me hostage, expecially on my face. It was partially dry, and had pores that would give the Grand Canyon a run for it's money. Regardless of the facial cleanser, it never seemed to improve. But after 6 days on the progesterone - my pores are lookin normal. The answer wasn't the cleanser, it was much deeper than skin deep.
So all is well, I am sticking to my low carb diet right now, and it is pretty easy, especially since I realized that I can still have juice. Not 8 ounces, but 2 ounces, diluted with sparkling water. Delicous & refreshing.
Last, but not least . . . my Italy trip is seriously coming together. My mother is going to come out to visit me in October, the last month I am there, and my favorite aunt will be coming out as well. I am really happy. My cousin and his wife might some out, and another cousin as well . . . the Italians had better watch out. It is going to be a regular family reunion.
please excuse the spelling . . . I have had about 10 hours sleep in the last three days . . .
I have been eating quite a few beans the past couple weeks. And I just realized a very big thing - I do not like black eyed peas. At least not the way I have to eat them on this diet. I don't really like black beans that much, not unless they are mixed with corn. I like the white beans, and I still have to try the pinto beans, and kidney beans in a salad. Actually I have had Kidney beans in a salad before and I really enjoyed them. Guess that answers that queation.
I was a bit disappointed because my weight shot up and then stayed the same for two days. I went back to the book, measured my food a bit more closely and came to the following conclusions. Even though I am doing a high-carb diet, my body does not love corn right now. My taste buds might love corn, but my weight does not. So I am going to have to let that go for a while. The other thing I realized by re-measuring my food was that I was inadvertently eating too many calories. So yesterday, I made up my bean salad concoction, and I left out all the corn *sigh* And my weight went down a pound *cheer*
This is all about taking the diet, and within the guidelines figuring out what works best for your body. My body really likes this eating plan, my fat cells do not and under no circumstances can I eat corn - even if it is salt free.
So I posted my weight today, and even though I am up 0.2 pounds from a few days ago, I worked to get back to 179, I had puzzles to solve, mysteries to comprehend, and now that I am back on track, I am loving that number '179'
To summarize: still on program, still adjusting to program, gained a bit, lost a bit, relaxed a bit and eased myself more fully into the healthy food lifestyle.
Keep on trucking all - I just wanted to add, that when my weight went up, and I was doing everything right, I made sure that I didn't use it as an excuse to lose my mind. I stayed on program, and resisted all the temptations that sauntered up to me . . . and believe me - there were many.
It has taken about a week of serious web searching, but I finally found a plane ticket direct to Venice, without going through London for under $1,000. You all do not realize how insane the air fare gets going to Italy in the summer, the 'High Season.' But thanks to Orbitz, I saved almost $300.00 - WHEEEEEE!!!!!!
So I really have to get my beach body together! My booty is shrinking, now I get to start it shaking.
I checked my measurements yesterday and I am down about 1 inch at my waist, and an inch at my hips, and over 1 inch around my chest. As of this morning, I am sneaking up on 8 pounds like a thief in the night. I just have to be sure to drink my water. That really seemed to speed up the weight loss. Truthfully I don't really see anything in my face, but I can feel the difference in my bra strap.
Last night I used that new exercise tape that I bought, and maybe I was doing the move wrong but I strained my back. So tomorrow I am going to see about returning the whole kit and caboodle and returning to my old faithful T-Tapp tape.
I went to a fresh pasta demonstration this weekend, and had a bite of everything. But I didn't go crazy, and I passed on the delicious dessert.
While I didn't lose on Sunday, I didn't gain an ounce!! All told I am down 6.2 pounds in seven days. I am loosing inches as well. I plan on starting my exercise regime today, and keep on trucking.
I am still eating the RD way, but I ate a bit of extra beans yesterday since I was a bit hungry. Since I am still eating all low salt foods, I have to be sure to get 300 mg of salt per day.
Actually I am enjoying myself on this eating plan and waiting for the day that my thighs are no longer kissing cousins, but merely passing acquaintances.
Next Monday I am going to start my exercise program. It might work a bit better of I am not only looking at the box everyday.
