Well I got through the weekend without doing to much damage :) I hate the weekends because there are times when I just find myself wanting to eat but this weekend I was sooo busy that I didn't even think about food (only when I needed too). When I first started this lifestyle change I couldn't get used to eating so many "mini" meals but now my body has seemed to adjusted to it pretty well and I get hungry every three hours like clockwork!
I love my high protein/low carb lifestyle change , and with me eating every three hours I don't ever feel deprived, my mood swings are basically gone, and my sugar levels are balanced which helps my hypoglycemia so all in all I think it's a good healthy change that I am eating this way! The one thing that I noticed when first starting it again last week was I seemed to feel very hungry but I think that is because I was so used to putting so many bad carbs into my body and it actually felt deprived when I stopped doing that and starting putting the good carbs, and protein in!
I just feel soooo good eating the right way again :)
I weighed in today because Saturday is have always been my official weigh in day and I decided to keep it like that because it's just easier to weigh in on a weekend instead of trying to remember during the week when I am working. Today the first thing I did was weigh myself upon waking up and I lost a total of 7 lbs so I was happy to see that I had maintained that loss (I cheated yesterday and weighed early lol). I know that usually it's water weight that comes off in the first week but it's good to know that I lost something and maintained it :)
Mini Goal:
I have decided to give myself mini goals to accomplish within a certain time frame. I find that this is easier than to say "Oh god I got 175 more pounds to go" I get discouraged when I have to look at the whole picture like that. So if I set a mini goal for myself then I will just concentrate on that specific goal.
First mini goal is:
Lose 10 % of my body weight (34 lbs) by 4/1/08. This is a good first mini goal that I can strive to work for. Who knows I might make my mini goal before the set date , but I know that if I don't that is ok , as long as I make it by the date set. This will help me to stay on track, and look forward to getting to that goal!
I just couldn't help it LOL ....I had to get on the scale and see how much I have lost so far and I was sooooo happy when I did get on it :) I have lost 7 lbs. in two days :) Boy was I excited!! I am what they call a scale addict which isn't a good thing! I try to tell myself that I am only going to weigh myself once a week and I even have a set day to do that, Saturdays are my weigh in days but I just couldn't help myself!!
But I am going to really crack down on myself and only weigh myself on my weigh in day which will be every Saturday!! My boyfriend is very supportive and I weigh in in front of him , that way I am held accountable to him. If I don't hold myself accountable to someone then I find myself slipping up and backsliding.....there is just something about being accountable to someone that loves you and cares about you and your health , you just don't want to disappoint that person or yourself.
I have noticed that I lose tremendous weight rather quickly when I cut out the bad carbs ....which I like but I also don't want to lose the weight to quickly because they say that is very dangerous. I know that my body is losing water weight in the first week or so and that is why I am not to worried about losing this 7 lbs in two days!! I am so physched about getting this weight off once and for all and that is why I have told myself that this is MY YEAR ....No drama, and No excuses is my new motto :)
So far things are going good although this is only the second day that have been "good" lol. I know what my body needs and I know what my body doesn't need. Carbohydrates are bad for my body, I have discoverd this in the last 18 months of losing and gaining weight. Any "bad" carb makes me gain weight very quickly and it even effects my moods so I have decided to leave the "bad" carbs alone for good!
I have chosen to give the 6 week body makeover a try because I know it works. I have been on "lifestyle" changes similar to this one and I have lost weight at a good pace and I feel so much better than when I put all those "bad" carbs and sugar in my body. I have read many "diet" books and some agree that carbs are bad for you and others say no that you need the carbs.
Well I have decided to listen to my body , to me that is the best thing I can do for me. When I listen to my body it works. When I use portion control along with eating healthy proteins, and "good" carbs I feel wonderful and the pounds start to melt off of me :) This time things are different , I want this so badly that I will do what it takes to lose this weight , and I will do it!!
Well here I am and I am on my way! In the spirit of this New Year I have decided once and for all that I am going to get this weight off and keep it off. No more drama, no more excuses, and no more going up and down on the scale. The one thing that I want very badly is to lose this 100 plus pounds and get back to the "Old" me!
I have been on several diets in the past year and the one mistake that I made in the year 2007 was I didn't stick to what was working for me. This year (2008) I am going to stick to the lifestyle change that works for me and that gives me results. I know it's going to take alot of hard work, and dedication in order to get this weight off but I am more than determined to make it happen for me and I am starting TODAY!!
