Sunday, January 31, 2016
Nada
This week wasn't so hard, not like last week's was but it's still trying. Especially since I am PMS'ing haha. Disappointingly I didn't lose any weight :( Bummer! I'm super bloated though since my period is due so I'm trying to not get too upset about it. Onward and upward! Tomorrow starts my 4th week of doing 5:2 and I hope I lose at least another pound. At this point I'd be happy with even a half pound though since I don't have much to lose...
Saturday, January 23, 2016
A quote I read this week
I titled my blog Here goes nothing last week. I didn't think too deeply into it, but I came across a quote about it yesterday that made me smile. It went "Thinking 'here goes nothing' could be the start of everything." ~ Drew Wagner. It really hit home for me. I'm an all or nothing type of girl. I'm either in it to win it or I don't give a shit. There is no in between, and I've always been that way. That quote meant a lot to me and I hold it close to my heart through this weight loss journey.
Thursdays fast went well. I'll admit it was a difficult week but I think I made it hard on myself by what I chose to eat for lunch on my fast days (extremely low calorie soups). They just weren't filling at all and there wasn't enough protein in them. I am better equipped now for the coming week with heftier soups, still low calorie but more protein.
My weigh in yesterday did not disappoint. I did a little victory dance in my undies haha. I lost another pound. So 2.5 down in the last 2 weeks. It is slow going but to be expected since I truly would be happy with a 15 to 20 pound loss. My favorite pants are already feeling loose. I had to keep pulling them up this week (time to dig out a belt). And I swear my face is looking slimmer. Tom was laughing at me and joked that an almost 3 pound loss on my 5'3 frame is like 20 pounds on a very overweight person. I agreed because essentially it is. I have a medium frame and am petite so I carry the extra weight in a not so flattering way. I'm not bashing myself, just stating the obvious- that I should have always watched what I put into my mouth.
Anyway, winding down now. I'm extremely happy with my progress thus far. I am getting fuller on less now and oddly enough I seem to really savor food more than I did before. Funny how that works.
Thursdays fast went well. I'll admit it was a difficult week but I think I made it hard on myself by what I chose to eat for lunch on my fast days (extremely low calorie soups). They just weren't filling at all and there wasn't enough protein in them. I am better equipped now for the coming week with heftier soups, still low calorie but more protein.
My weigh in yesterday did not disappoint. I did a little victory dance in my undies haha. I lost another pound. So 2.5 down in the last 2 weeks. It is slow going but to be expected since I truly would be happy with a 15 to 20 pound loss. My favorite pants are already feeling loose. I had to keep pulling them up this week (time to dig out a belt). And I swear my face is looking slimmer. Tom was laughing at me and joked that an almost 3 pound loss on my 5'3 frame is like 20 pounds on a very overweight person. I agreed because essentially it is. I have a medium frame and am petite so I carry the extra weight in a not so flattering way. I'm not bashing myself, just stating the obvious- that I should have always watched what I put into my mouth.
Anyway, winding down now. I'm extremely happy with my progress thus far. I am getting fuller on less now and oddly enough I seem to really savor food more than I did before. Funny how that works.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Yesterday
Man, yesterday was hard. Probably my most difficult day fasting. I think it had a lot to do with me ovulating and craving everything under the sun. Tom had a great suggestion- he told me to write everything I was craving down so i could look at it in the morning and see if it still sounded good. Here is my list that I made last night while lying in bed: Mcdouble with fries, fish tacos from Rubio's, Sushi from Big Tuna, baguette from Panera, pancakes, and cupcakes from Nadia cakes.
Oddly enough I woke up thinking all of the above sounded absolutely disgusting haha. With the exception of the baguette cause YUM carbs! Anyway I wanted to give myself a little pat on the back for not caving in and sticking to it. I managed to clock in at 450 calories on day 3 of my fast. Today I am trying to do low carb. Thursday is my next fast day. It's funny how I look forward to a fast day after eating normally for a few days. My body is definitely speaking volumes. Ok back to work now!
Oddly enough I woke up thinking all of the above sounded absolutely disgusting haha. With the exception of the baguette cause YUM carbs! Anyway I wanted to give myself a little pat on the back for not caving in and sticking to it. I managed to clock in at 450 calories on day 3 of my fast. Today I am trying to do low carb. Thursday is my next fast day. It's funny how I look forward to a fast day after eating normally for a few days. My body is definitely speaking volumes. Ok back to work now!
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Here goes nothing
I love the feeling that I get when I am brand new to something. The complete newness and openness of the learning process. I wanted to document some things and see how far I go in my little 'self' project. So here goes nothing.
I grew up a skinny kid. My parents took care of what I was allowed to eat. They fed me well with the occasional treat. Of course as time goes on, good genes aren't always so great. I got a desk job at 22 and it went down hill from there. Now here I am, many years later, trying to lose the weight. It isn't a lot but its enough for me to feel concerned at this point. My sleep is erratic, I am tired all the time and I obsess over food. Not in a healthy way. I eat too much and when I'm not eating, I am thinking of it. It is disgusting. I disgust myself. I don't feel attractive anymore, especially out of clothes. I want the old me back. I've also tried countless things to lose weight- Nutrisystem, Weight Watchers, Atkins, 3 day diet, etc. Nothing would let me lose more than a pound or 2. My body is stubborn. And tired. And still, the insomnia is relentless- I cannot handle it anymore. This body is trying to tell me something.
Quite a few weeks ago, I started watching a documentary on intermittent fasting by Dr Michael Mosley. For the 1st time in a long time, something in me clicked. It made sense. My body is trying to tell me I need a break from food. Food has been making me ill, and fat. I started researching intermittent fasting religiously. I bought his book, The Fast Diet, which is incredibly rich with knowledge, studies and facts on fasting. I am about mid way through it.
I embarked on my 5:2 diet this week. It is where you pick 2 days, non consecutive, to eat less than 500 calories and eat as normal the remaining 5 days . I knew I could do it because I hadn't been eating breakfast for about a month to cut back on calories and my appetite. I'm not hungry in the morning anyway. Week 1 weigh in went great! I lost 1.5 lbs which for me is awesome. I have an extremely hard time losing weight any way I try it. I have to say I have already been feeling more energetic. I can tell when I am truly hungry versus just wanting to shove my face. I drink a shit ton more water now (adding lemon or orange slices!). And my appetite has been so much smaller! I am stuffed after about half of what I normally would eat.
Anyway this is my first blog, after my 1st week of fasting and I am going to try to remember to do these updates weekly. I am looking forward to wearing a bathing suit for the 1st time, without a cover up, in a LONG time. And taking my daughter to the water park and seeing the happiness radiate off her sweet face. That girl loves being in water. I know this is a plan I can stick to because I am dedicated and when I get set on something, I am tenacious about it. And the results I am already seeing/feeling led me to believe my body was really trying to talk me into fasting to renew my cells.
I grew up a skinny kid. My parents took care of what I was allowed to eat. They fed me well with the occasional treat. Of course as time goes on, good genes aren't always so great. I got a desk job at 22 and it went down hill from there. Now here I am, many years later, trying to lose the weight. It isn't a lot but its enough for me to feel concerned at this point. My sleep is erratic, I am tired all the time and I obsess over food. Not in a healthy way. I eat too much and when I'm not eating, I am thinking of it. It is disgusting. I disgust myself. I don't feel attractive anymore, especially out of clothes. I want the old me back. I've also tried countless things to lose weight- Nutrisystem, Weight Watchers, Atkins, 3 day diet, etc. Nothing would let me lose more than a pound or 2. My body is stubborn. And tired. And still, the insomnia is relentless- I cannot handle it anymore. This body is trying to tell me something.
Quite a few weeks ago, I started watching a documentary on intermittent fasting by Dr Michael Mosley. For the 1st time in a long time, something in me clicked. It made sense. My body is trying to tell me I need a break from food. Food has been making me ill, and fat. I started researching intermittent fasting religiously. I bought his book, The Fast Diet, which is incredibly rich with knowledge, studies and facts on fasting. I am about mid way through it.
I embarked on my 5:2 diet this week. It is where you pick 2 days, non consecutive, to eat less than 500 calories and eat as normal the remaining 5 days . I knew I could do it because I hadn't been eating breakfast for about a month to cut back on calories and my appetite. I'm not hungry in the morning anyway. Week 1 weigh in went great! I lost 1.5 lbs which for me is awesome. I have an extremely hard time losing weight any way I try it. I have to say I have already been feeling more energetic. I can tell when I am truly hungry versus just wanting to shove my face. I drink a shit ton more water now (adding lemon or orange slices!). And my appetite has been so much smaller! I am stuffed after about half of what I normally would eat.
Anyway this is my first blog, after my 1st week of fasting and I am going to try to remember to do these updates weekly. I am looking forward to wearing a bathing suit for the 1st time, without a cover up, in a LONG time. And taking my daughter to the water park and seeing the happiness radiate off her sweet face. That girl loves being in water. I know this is a plan I can stick to because I am dedicated and when I get set on something, I am tenacious about it. And the results I am already seeing/feeling led me to believe my body was really trying to talk me into fasting to renew my cells.
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