Fasting update and mini goals

This morning I weighed in at 161.0 lbs. I'm still fasting. I think I have about two more days left. Not counting today. I have to tell you... cooking for other people while you're fasting is not the easiest thing in the world. It's cruel. Heh.

I'm planning to break my fast with a salad. I usually use lots of leafy greens, cilantro, avocado, cherry tomatoes and olive oil and vinegar. Sometimes I kick it up a notch by adding tiny pieces of Boca 'chicken' nuggets. It's so yummy. I'm totally getting hungry right now just thinking about it. Anyway, then I'll probably only eat raw fruit and vegetables throughout the day. I don't want to over do it.

Here is a list of my mini goals.

1) 159 lbs - I can't wait to be in the 5's.

2) 150 lbs - My half way point.

3) 145 lbs - Almost there.

4) 140 lbs - My goal!

5) 135 lbs - Even better! I'm totally going on a shopping spree when I reach 135 lbs.

Fasting

I have been water fasting for about two days now. I do occasionally eat a piece of fruit. One day I ate a banana and the other day I ate some watermelon. My body could really use a break. Plus I hear that cleansing your body is really good for you and you should do it at least once a year. I did a lot of reading up on it before I started. I'm aiming for at least five days. But if I can do it the full week that would be awesome. From what I've read most people water fast for about ten days. That just seems a little too extreme for me. I think five-seven days is great.

Of course I have been resting. I'm taking it easy and making sure I drink lots of water. The first two days was really hard. But I'm feeling much better today. Much better.

The lowest this year

I weighed in at 163.0 lbs this morning. So far this is the lowest I've been this year. I can't believe it.

I made a few changes in my diet. I'm paying close attention to the amount of sugar I take in. I'm also trying to eliminate all caffeine from my diet. Now I'm drinking organic green tea. I thought I bought caffeine free, but didn't. When I run out I'll get the caffeine free. I haven't touched soda of any kind in a long time. Besides the tea all I drink now is water and orange juice. I feel much better afterward. And the scale had been much nicer to me ever since. I guess I'm doing something right.

The buddy system

Last night my family and I went out to eat at Chili's. I weighed myself this morning and to my surprise I was a few ounces lighter. I knew my nifty little plan would work.

My brother-in-law and I are the only vegetarians in our household. And we're both pretty calorie conscious too. So I told him that we should order the black bean burger with steamed vegetables (which is 650 calories) and share it. And then order a caesar salad and share that too. We didn't order any appetizers or dessert, but did order a margarita. The food was delicious and so was the margarita. And I still managed to lose a few ounces. From now on we're doing the buddy system. It works! It really works.

No loss, no gain

It's been a really hectic week. I didn't lose any weight this week, but I didn't gain any either. Last Monday I had my other wisdom tooth extracted. This time it didn't go so well. It took a while for that sucker to come out. Force was used along with the use of a drill. Yea, definitely not fun. When my dentist asked if I wanted anything for the pain I said no. But she did give me a prescription for antibiotics which I didn't get filled until yesterday. I didn't want to take any medication. I don't like taking medication and honestly felt like I didn't really need it. Until this Monday rolled around and I was still in pain. I went back to the dentist and she checked on the healing process and said it was fine. Then she asked if I took all of the antibiotics and when I told her I never even got it filled she told me I should get it filled and start taking it immediately. I started taking the antibiotics this morning. I'm feeling slightly better. I'm not feeling as much pain. So I'm going to try exercising today. I feel horrible that I haven't exercised all week. I was worried about delaying the healing process. I was told not to do anything too strenuous. I think I'm ok to do a little something today.

Getting there

The exercise room is coming along great. It's almost done. My husband and I cleaned it out the day I blogged about it. Now it's just a matter of setting it up the way I want it. My husband is setting up the bench now. I can't wait to see what it looks like.

I've been experimenting here and there with certain things. I've been eating right, exercising every day and still haven't lost any weight. So for a week I didn't drink coffee. I weighed myself daily to see if maybe that was the problem. Still no weight loss. I stopped drinking beverages with calories (lemonade, soda, juice, etc.) and weighed myself every day. BINGO! I've been losing ounces every day. This morning I weighed in at 163.6 lbs. I couldn't believe it. So now I'm drinking lots of water and iced tea (without sugar). I remember a few years back I stopped drinking soda and all the extra weight I had gained just sort of fell off. Well, with exercise of course. So when people say you can eat or drink whatever you want just as long as you exercise, don't listen to them. I should have known better. Drinking that crap is just as bad as eating an ice cream sundae.

Yesterday I went to the beach with my husband and some friends. Everyone ate pizza, fries, chips and soda. I had some pasta salad which I made the night before and some grapes and iced green tea. And of course lots of water. I didn't eat or drink anything I'd later on regret. And boy did it pay off. I feel amazing. And to think... I felt so horrible sitting there in my bathing suit. I was obviously the largest woman in our group. But I was also the healthiest. Well, at least I will be as soon as I drop about 20 lbs.

I feel great.

Exercise room

I'm about to go do some spring cleaning. I'm aware that it's almost summer, but I haven't had the time to take care of it until now. I'm going to turn the spare room into an exercise room. At the moment we have a treadmill, weights and a bench. I'm planning to get a medicine ball and a punching bag to add to our collection. It's just a small room, but big enough to look the way I have it pictured in my mind. I'm going to put the spare air conditioner in there. I want to mount a flat screen to the wall. We already have a nice rug to lay down on top of the hardwood floor. I'm also going to put a rack in there for water. It's going to look great. I'm going to get started now.

Patting myself on the back

Well, I gained a few ounces, but I expected that. Why am I not freaking out? Because I worked my butt off. I ate right and exercised just like I planned. I started using the weights again. In fact my husband went out today and got a bench. I want to kick the weight training up a notch. I even started doing squats, leg lifts, toe touches, etc. I'm going all out now. Then on the treadmill I walk for .25 mil, run for .25 mil and keep that up for about 2 miles. It's fun. I got into a routine now and it's not as boring and stressful as it was before. I know what I need to do and I do it. And afterward I feel amazing. I've even been drinking way more water than I used to. Oh... I love how this is all working out.

Tomorrow we're going to the beach. I hear swimming burns quite a few calories. It should be fun.

You know what makes me want to pat myself on the back? This was a very hot week. It reached the 100's. My husband asked me if I wanted ice cream and I said no at first. He asked again and I sort of caved and said ok. Then I realized what I was saying ok to and told him no. Ice cream is one of my very few weaknesses. And I turned it down. :pats self on back:

Doing good

I decided to change my weigh in day to Monday instead of Wednesday. I always liked weighing in on a Monday.

Everything is good. My husband's family had a few cook outs and I didn't do anything I would later on regret. I chopped up some veggies and put them on a skewer. My husband grilled them along with some veggie burgers for me to enjoy while everyone else ate hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken. Then while everyone ate cake and chips for dessert I had some fruit. I didn't feel left out or cheated or anything like that. I even left for about an hour to exercise. I'm proud of myself. I have come a long way.

I've been taking the iron and feel a little better. I wouldn't say I'm at 100% yet. But I'm getting there. Hopefully my next weigh in will be better.

No weigh in this week

I didn't log my weight yesterday because I haven't really eaten much the past few days. I had one of my wisdom teeth extracted on Wednesday. I didn't think it would be a fair weigh in. So I'll log my weight next week.

My husband went to the doctor on Wednesday before I went to the dentist. He was told he is over weight. He said he is going to start eating better and exercising with me every day. I hope he sticks to it. Not just so that I have a work out buddy, but because I want him to be healthy. I've been telling him all along that he needs to start eating better, but he never listened to me. He just blew it off. I told him if he wants we can even turn it into a competition. He's pretty competitive.

I'm going to make a chart today. Hopefully that will be enough motivation for the both of us.