I have been having some problems with my PC, so blogging is not going as well as I'd like; however, the diet is continuing to work. I'm down three (3) pounds this week.
I was able to pick up my activity level, after my foot injury last week. Although the foot remains a little tender, I have been able to walk and get out to play with my hounds a little each day.
My Jenny Craig consultant is always so cheerful and upbeat. She tells me how great I'm doing and won't it be great to maybe be in the 180's in two weeks? Truthfully, I didn't know how F-A-T I'd gotten when I started the programme and thought, two months ago, I was about 180. You can imagine how stunned and depressed I was to find out it was really 210. So does the idea of being 180 thrill me? Hell no. I'm also disgusted that I've now lost 18 lbs and am STILL wearing the same size clothes. They ARE definitely looser-fitting, and that's a good thing, but come on already! 18 lbs isn't a clothing size? I can squeeze into the next size down but only if I want to stand up all day and be really uncomfortable or risk catching flesh in a zipper. I know I will eventually get there but it's just crazy to me. It also cheeses me off when I hear these little skinny chicks say they want to lose 5 lbs to get into their jeans. Something is seriously wrong with that. 5 lbs is a clothing size for skinny gals but almost 20 isn't for me? I've been at this for almost two straight months now and NO ONE notices.
The diet is working; the inches are coming off and I do feel better but it
sure would be nice to have some tangible evidence ... like some "fat pants" to have in my closet for a change. I figure I will look and feel a whole lot better when I get down to around 160, which is still WAY too big and above what is healthy for my height and frame and even that is STILL 22 lbs away.
I'm 52 lbs from my goal weight ... about the weight of my 2nd grader.
I'm not unhappy with the diet and the plan definitely works ... but I want a clothing change! <sigh>
Next month I will see a friend that I have not seen since April. I'm hoping I will have lost another 10 lbs by then. I'm wondering if she will notice I'll have
lost 30 lbs at that point. My guess is, if things keep going like they are, she won't.
Does anyone else have this happen to them?
This week I have not been blogging much or much of anything else. On the weekend, I stepped on a cow hoof (yes, a real cow's hoof) and actually put it through the bottom of my right foot. So, my activity level has been low and I've been sort of hobbling around. The good news is that it seems to be getting better each day and I didn't need stitches. The bad news is the lack of activity was not so good for my weight loss goal; this week I lost one pound. I knew my activity level was killing my plan so I backed off my calories for the last 3 days ... only eating about 1,000 calories or so. Hopefully I will get back up on both feet this week and get back into some much-needed activity.
Well, I have survived another week without cheating on my diet and I am feeling good. I have times when I think I might still be hungry after a meal but I am able to just get through by having a glass of ice water or flavoured water. I lost 2 lbs this week and am down 14 pounds for the 5 weeks. I am definitely making progress towards my goal! I also decided to compare my inches to those that I logged the first week of last month and I have lost 7 1/2 total inches.
I have not yet lost a clothing size. I also don't think anyone can tell, when they look at me, that I've lost an ounce. That part of this journey is SO depressing. When you get to be my size you can lose more weight than a sack of potatoes and people can't even tell ... it hasn't made a dent. The 7 1/2 inches lost is total all over. Only the 1/2 inch has come off my waist. While I realize it is progress and MUCH better for my health, it just isn't noticable.
So, I'm wondering how much weight and inches I do have to lose for my clothing size to go down? I have an event to go to over Labour Day and I'd love to be down a size for my two months (by then) effort. It's my goal. What do you think? Do able?
I know this post maybe sounds negative. I don't mean for it to have that connotation. I'm actually REALLY happy that I've lost this much and that I'm progressing towards my goal. I know my heart and my knees have to be SO much better for it and I'm striving towards better yet!
I am happy to report a 3 lb weight loss this week and that I have entered "onederland" (that means I'm below 200 lbs) ... a milestone and threshold I am happy to pass and, hopefully leave behind!
The food remains satisfying in flavor, although at times lacking in volume, but I'm making it work. I think I've just decided I want to lose this weight MORE than I want more food.
I'm trying to distract myself with back-to-school shopping and focusing on my new puppies when I start thinking about wanting to eat anything. I also took the girls out to the Farmer's Market this week to buy fresh fruits and vegetables, which we all enjoyed.
I know I'm not suppose to do the scale hopping thing between weigh-in days, but I just can't seem to help myself. I've been having problems with retained water and bloating this past week, thanks to TOM, so I feel like a ton of bricks. I am, however, excited to note that a couple of times I've actually seen readings below 200! Weigh-in Day is Wednesday for me. So, with any kind of luck, I'm hoping to be entering "Onederland" officially this week. We'll see.
I'm both excited but disgusted. You know? Excited to be headed in the right direction and to get below that 200 mark ... but disgusted that I could possibly ever have gotten to be this ridiculously overweight. I seriously had NO IDEA that I was over 200 lbs until just before I started JC. I just didn't weigh myself. Truthfully, I thought I was about 180. Turns out I was 30 lbs heavier! How could I be off by 30 pounds?
Sadly, losing 10 lbs has made NO difference in how I look in the mirror. No one has noticed that I've lost an ounce yet. When you get to be this far over your ideal weight, you just look HUGE. I suspect I will have to lose about 40 lbs before anyone will notice. How depressing is that?
I'm doing it though! I will get this weight off. It's just going to be a LONG long process. I'm NOT a patient person. I want everything YESTERDAY but I am a loyal and reliable person ... which will help facilitate things in order for me to reach my goal.
I sure wish a Fairy Godmother would pop out and make me thin and healthy in an instant though ... it would be SO much more convenient. I hate being frustrated. My body and my health keep me frustrated a lot. There always seems to be some issue going on. Hopefully, when the weight comes off, this will improve!
My husband is a closet "Tim" type from the television show with Tim Allen, you know, the kind that likes to soup up every gadget so that it has the most power and performs the fastest.
We have a 1200 watt microwave. It can boil a cup of water well under a minute. The last thing he wants to do is wait a second longer for something to heat or thaw ... the faster the better.
Well, Jenny Craig's cuisine is designed with cook times for tradtional microwaves and for people who follow the directions on packaging. Most microwaveable things are. SOME times (rarely) we will find directions for commercial grade microwaves, like ours, usually on items that may be sold in convenience stores ... which, of course, does not apply to Jenny food. I've been having to reduce the power of the microwave by 20% in order to cook my meals and follow the packaging directions. Usually this works but I have had some entrees come out a little over-cooked or dry.
This morning, I neglected to set the power back 20%. I cooked my JC entree (the silver dollar pancakes and sausage) for the minimum time. It was BURNED to CHARCOAL. I'm not kidding. The sausage patty would easily have passed for a brickette. The little pancakes were all clumped together and charred ... impossible to separate.
SO, I got to have a fruit and a milk serving for breakfast and no entree.
I'm on the 1200 calorie plan. So I will be missing about 1/6 of my total
calories for the day because I burned them to a crisp in our hum-dinger
of a super-charged microwave. I've been mad all day and HUNGRY thanks
to this stupid thing.
How much you wanna bet my weight won't go down either ...
Well, I thought I had a good week and I did lose weight ... 2 more pounds down. So, for three weeks of dieting, I am down a total of 9 lbs.
I am glad to be down 9 lbs from three weeks ago and I know that I am healthier for it but I'd be lying if I said I was thrilled. I was REALLY hoping to get at least to the 200 mark this week. Hopefully I will get there next weigh in day.
The food has been good (tasty). I know this program works as I am getting results but I still have days where I am hungry and I already know that I am probably doomed to a life of just tasting food, in the future (rather than eating it) in order to keep the weight from coming back. It's REALLY depressing. I think a lot of thin people just don't eat or they workout crazy amounts of time that I just don't have and can't make time for with the life choices I have made.
I'm also really bummed to see the progress drop off. I've stuck to the plan to the letter. The first week I lost 4 lbs. The second week I lost 3 lbs. This week 2 lbs. So next week probably only 1 lb. ... then what, 8 oz? then 4 oz? Great,
I'll maybe make my goal weight in about 3 years! That totally stinks. I have a goal with a deadline in February 2009 ... the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show (called "the Garden" by dog show enthusiasts). I just HAVE to do better than ounces or even 1 lb per week or I won't make my goal ... or even get CLOSE to it. I know I can gain more than a pound, maybe even more than 2 pounds, simply by ordering ONE fast food combo meal! It's SO grossly unfair. WHY does it have to be twice as hard to lose it as it is to gain it?
I'm not giving up but I am really unhappy tonight. I'm living on 1200 to 1300 calories a day. It's very difficult. I'm not starving but I am hungry some times and I'm depressed that I have to do such a drastic plan for my stupid body to lose weight. EVERYthing about me has to be so freak'n odd or complicated ... allergies, health issues, my kids, my lifestyle ... EVERYthing. I just feel like I've been given the short straw tonight. Hopefully, tomorrow I will wake up with a brighter outlook ...
Tomorrow is weigh-in day for me. I have been true to my diet
and been diligent in keeping up my food diary. Measuring my
vegetable portions even ... trying to keep myself near the 1200
calorie total allowance. (I have had some days close to 1300
a couple of times.)
I am still having some of the bloated feeling that is very uncomfortable.
I'm drinking LOTS of water, at least for me (8 to 10, and some days
even 12, 8-oz glasses per day) so I don't think I should be retaining
water? I also don't salt my food. EVER. I'm seriously thinking about
trying a diuretic to get some relief! This is not something I typically
experience and I really REALLY don't like it at all! The only thing really
keeping me from doing it is the fear that I could be spending any more
time in the bathroom. OMG drinking so much water makes it seem as
if I live in there!
I will be SICK if I get on that scale tomorrow and I haven't lost anything
or, worse, find I gained weight. The food on Jenny Craig is really good
but I find I want more to eat some times ... not that I need more, that I
WANT more. I'm not hungry, I just want more. I'm not sure why. I tell
myself that going without more is what is going to get me to the results
that I want. As long as the weight comes down, I'm good. If it doesn't,
I am going to be so disappointed and discouraged. I'm wondering if
I'm not a food addict?
Today I am taking my daughters to the local Farmer's Market. I'm thinking
it will be a nice outting and it could encourage them to consider some
fruits and vegetables that they maybe haven't tried before. My youngest
daughter has Autism and is really particular about the textures of food
but she surprises us from time to time by suddenly trying and really
enjoying something new and unexpected. For the longest time, she did
not eat anything that didn't crunch. Now she eats peanut butter and also
cottage cheese ... go figure!
My puppies are a week old now. Each of them is now over 2 lbs ... that's
pretty big for 8 days old. They are SO cute! I will see if I can post a picture
tomorrow. I'm hopeful that they will open their eyes by next weekend for
the first time. They are SO much fun to hold and cuddle.
Well, I am two and a half weeks into my Jenny Craig Diet. I am on the 1200 calorie plan. So far, I have lost now 8 lbs! This is a Good thing and I am pleased.
Last week I had a really good week without much hunger. Today, for some reason, I have felt hungry again. I'm not sure why. I got through it by eating a Soupitizer (for those of you not on JC, it is a 50 calorie soup you eat before one of your main meals) and an extra half helping of steamed cauliflower at dinner.
I also think I'm retaining water, for some reason, all of a sudden. I drink between 8 and 10 eight-ounce classes of water EVERY day. I should be well hydrated and I don't add salt to anything. It's driving me crazy. I actually feel bloated, which is unusual for me. Today I drank a V-Fusion Light as a fruit serving and also had two glasses of home-brewed tea (no sugar or sweetner) in addition to my 10 glasses of water ... and I still feel this way. I hope it is temporary and goes away soon!
Someone asked me about my Weight Chart here on my Blog. Well, novice blogger that I am, I had a type-O in my original data. My start weight should have been ten (10) pounds heavier than it says and the system will not let me re-set my start weight ... so it's staying it where it is until I get down the ten pounds. I will be glad to see it start moving though, when the time comes! I am happy that my inches lost columns are accurate. It's crazy to me that I could be losing weight off my neck ... but the whole me needs to slim down; I wish it would start with my waist first rather than my neck but whatever gets me to the end result, right?
I have missed blogging the last few days as we have a brand new litter of puppies. I stayed with our girl from the moment labor began and then have been watching over she and her babies carefully these first few days. All is
well.
Through all the excitement, I managed to stay on my diet. Now at the
completion of week 2, I have lost another 3 lbs. ... giving me a total of
7 lbs down for two weeks and a total loss of Four (4) inches off my body.
I feel better but, truthfully, I am still so fat that no one would notice that I've lost any weight looking at me. I'm still the same clothing size and I just don't really look any different.
The good news is that I am motivated to stay with it and keep plugging.
I would love it if 10 lbs would fall off every week but that just isn't going to happen, no matter what I do.
