Well, I won't be weighing in for two Saturdays as the clinic is closed through next weekend. It seems strange to be missing out on this. I usually look forward to going and seeing the readout from the scale.
These past 2 weeks have been crazy in terms of the scale NOT budging. Yes, there's been a little bit here and there but overall I have hovered between the 159-160 range for days. It was incredibly frustrating but on Christmas morning I finally broke free and landed at 158 point something. Christmas Day I chose to only 'cheat' in terms of eating the ham. There's a glaze on it made with sugar of course. I said the heck with it. I avoided the mac & cheese and cheesy potatoes made by others (and boy did it look good!). I made the veggies for dinner (green bean casserole) as well as the dessert (creme brulee in individual servings so that I would not be tempted by a large cake or pie) so I also brought plain beans as the kids don't tend to love all those fancy sauces, especially ones with onion and bacon in them. I managed my 2 cups of clean veggies that way and had a pile (about 6 oz) of ham. I was sure I would knock myself out of ketosis but the next morning I was down to 157 point something! Yesterday, I managed to come down a few tenths and then this morning I was down .8 so I was just shy of a pound down and came in at 156.5!!!
The best part of yesterday was I went shopping at Macy's and got into a form fitting size 8 dress (NO back fat or lumps even without my Spanx!) and then even better I got into a pair of size 6 pants for the first time in my life. Yes, I wore size 7 my freshman year of high school but that's the closest I've ever been to a size 6! I also got into a petite medium shirt as the regular medium was too big! What a great accomplishment in 5 months! I have to aim for another 11 lbs minimum and honestly would like to lose 13 so I can weigh in at 145 (clothes add 2 lbs). IF my body resists I may choose to stop at 148-149 which is only 7.5 lbs away. I think going to my weigh in on January 11th will help me to decide what to do.
All in all, a really good week that didn't start out so grand. You never know what your body is going to do!!!!
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Week 20 begins
A day late.... typical of me, right?
IT's the holiday season....that's partly why! I have too much on my plate.
I am trying to get all these old clothes out of here. My closet is going to be cut in half or more after this purge. Luckily, some are going to friends who are on IP or other diet plans so I don't feel like they're going to waste. Some things (new with tags) are going on eBay and the rest to St. Vinnie's since that's a great way to share the wealth.
It's strange.... my appetite is doing okay and I'm not too hungry. I am getting tired of eating a packet with veggies for lunch although I'm not tired of the actual food itself. I actually enjoy making the same things over and over so it's not burn out from the program. I think I just want to be able to eat whatever I want (although my intent is NOT to eat lots of carbs). I want to have bacon, peanut butter, cheese and other fats again.
Other than that, the plan is still going great. I feel that my taste buds and appetite have completely switched out into a healthy program. I have already made cookies and desserts and the sweet smells actually bug me. I don't think sugar/sweets/desserts will ever be my problem again. Thank goodness for that!
I don't miss potatoes, rice or pasta at all. I do miss bread though. I want the spaghetti sauce, meatballs with parm, a little bit of pizza, flour tortillas with some refried beans.... but I'm still okay. I just really want tastes of them. I know I have the control part down now. Oh well...until my body fat comes down another 13 lbs....I'm still battling away!
I started this week at 159-ish.... I'm up and down right now and I am not sure why. I'm also having lower intestinal issues so I think my water and fiber are way off. My weight isn't going to be normal until this settles back down so I can't beat myself up until my system is normal. I'm reading 158.6 now so it's down but I really want to see my weight down to 155 or 156 by Saturday. Prefer that to be sans clothing since my breakfast, water, coffee and clothes add 2 lbs!
IT's the holiday season....that's partly why! I have too much on my plate.
I am trying to get all these old clothes out of here. My closet is going to be cut in half or more after this purge. Luckily, some are going to friends who are on IP or other diet plans so I don't feel like they're going to waste. Some things (new with tags) are going on eBay and the rest to St. Vinnie's since that's a great way to share the wealth.
It's strange.... my appetite is doing okay and I'm not too hungry. I am getting tired of eating a packet with veggies for lunch although I'm not tired of the actual food itself. I actually enjoy making the same things over and over so it's not burn out from the program. I think I just want to be able to eat whatever I want (although my intent is NOT to eat lots of carbs). I want to have bacon, peanut butter, cheese and other fats again.
Other than that, the plan is still going great. I feel that my taste buds and appetite have completely switched out into a healthy program. I have already made cookies and desserts and the sweet smells actually bug me. I don't think sugar/sweets/desserts will ever be my problem again. Thank goodness for that!
I don't miss potatoes, rice or pasta at all. I do miss bread though. I want the spaghetti sauce, meatballs with parm, a little bit of pizza, flour tortillas with some refried beans.... but I'm still okay. I just really want tastes of them. I know I have the control part down now. Oh well...until my body fat comes down another 13 lbs....I'm still battling away!
I started this week at 159-ish.... I'm up and down right now and I am not sure why. I'm also having lower intestinal issues so I think my water and fiber are way off. My weight isn't going to be normal until this settles back down so I can't beat myself up until my system is normal. I'm reading 158.6 now so it's down but I really want to see my weight down to 155 or 156 by Saturday. Prefer that to be sans clothing since my breakfast, water, coffee and clothes add 2 lbs!
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Weigh In #19
Amazing.... almost 5 months in. My 19th weigh in and I was really concerned. I was having the most up and down week in terms of weight and I really wasn't eating & drinking as well as I could have been. I'll admit that I even ate a second protein bar yesterday because I was so damn hungry. I just came off a 3 week period so my 'normal' is so abnormal I don't quite know what the hormones are doing.
Anyway, I figured my weight would be up and it was. BUT.... thanks to the fact that our hormones do make us ladies retain water sometimes it turns out that's all it is....water. I was up .4 from my last weigh in but I lost 3 lbs of FAT! And my measurements this week.... hurray! I lost 1/4" from the chest, 1/4" from the waist (where most jeans waistbands are) and 1" from my hips! A whole inch! That means the fat around my belly is burning off baby! Woo-hoo!
My cool Fitbit scale isn't communicating with my computer these days for some stupid reason and it's been reading my body fat as super high so I couldn't even tell you what it was all week. Well, that was the even better news when I weighed on the fancy clinic scale! I am down to 31.9% which means I'm smack in the middle for acceptable BF for women in my age bracket! Yay, me! I'm still gunning for 25% but I will take 26-27% if that's where I land by the end of January. I have 13-14 lbs left according to my readout to get to 25%. Wherever I land, I am done in 7 weeks. I will not go past January on Phase 1. IF I lose a minimum of 3 lbs a week I will be done within 5 weeks with Phase 1. Hallelujah!
So.... I read at 157.7 this morning at home and 160.8 at the clinic. Since I lost 3 lbs of fat and my previous week I read 160.4 that means I should actually be at 157.4 lbs without the excess water. I just weighed myself again (I know I shouldn't, LOL) and I'm already down to 158 again. The water is almost gone! Woo-hoo!
Gunning for a 3-5 lb week!
Anyway, I figured my weight would be up and it was. BUT.... thanks to the fact that our hormones do make us ladies retain water sometimes it turns out that's all it is....water. I was up .4 from my last weigh in but I lost 3 lbs of FAT! And my measurements this week.... hurray! I lost 1/4" from the chest, 1/4" from the waist (where most jeans waistbands are) and 1" from my hips! A whole inch! That means the fat around my belly is burning off baby! Woo-hoo!
My cool Fitbit scale isn't communicating with my computer these days for some stupid reason and it's been reading my body fat as super high so I couldn't even tell you what it was all week. Well, that was the even better news when I weighed on the fancy clinic scale! I am down to 31.9% which means I'm smack in the middle for acceptable BF for women in my age bracket! Yay, me! I'm still gunning for 25% but I will take 26-27% if that's where I land by the end of January. I have 13-14 lbs left according to my readout to get to 25%. Wherever I land, I am done in 7 weeks. I will not go past January on Phase 1. IF I lose a minimum of 3 lbs a week I will be done within 5 weeks with Phase 1. Hallelujah!
So.... I read at 157.7 this morning at home and 160.8 at the clinic. Since I lost 3 lbs of fat and my previous week I read 160.4 that means I should actually be at 157.4 lbs without the excess water. I just weighed myself again (I know I shouldn't, LOL) and I'm already down to 158 again. The water is almost gone! Woo-hoo!
Gunning for a 3-5 lb week!
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Is this hard work?
Just a quick entry today....
I went to Ross for the first time since starting IP and I was really shopping for Xmas gifts but had a verklempt moment because my mom (the queen of all discount shoppers) always found me the cutest clothes there. Even at my heavier weight, she managed to find me great things. It made me really miss her all over again and I almost walked out. But.... I had a mission and I decided to look at the clearance racks just in case.
Do you know how hard it is for me to walk to the smaller sized clothing racks? I haven't been smaller than a 10 in more than 15 years. And really, I'm saying that's the smallest I have been for ALL my adult life. I had to tell myself to go to the size 8's not believing they would fit. Of course, when you are looking at coats that rule goes out the window (I still need larges more often than not) but skirts and pants - I'm an 8! A freaking size 8!
I found a cute black skirt in clearance for $8.99. I didn't try it on, I just bought it hoping it would work. I tried it on last night and it fits! It's not too tight either. IT FITS!
I still have 10-15 lbs to go...and that's fat. Nothing but fat that I'm trying to lose! That means I may be a size 6 by the end of this.... I'm still in shock.
PS - I just got 2 dresses that I ordered.... size 8. THEY FIT! I could barely fit into their size 16 back in July! OMG!
I went to Ross for the first time since starting IP and I was really shopping for Xmas gifts but had a verklempt moment because my mom (the queen of all discount shoppers) always found me the cutest clothes there. Even at my heavier weight, she managed to find me great things. It made me really miss her all over again and I almost walked out. But.... I had a mission and I decided to look at the clearance racks just in case.
Do you know how hard it is for me to walk to the smaller sized clothing racks? I haven't been smaller than a 10 in more than 15 years. And really, I'm saying that's the smallest I have been for ALL my adult life. I had to tell myself to go to the size 8's not believing they would fit. Of course, when you are looking at coats that rule goes out the window (I still need larges more often than not) but skirts and pants - I'm an 8! A freaking size 8!
I found a cute black skirt in clearance for $8.99. I didn't try it on, I just bought it hoping it would work. I tried it on last night and it fits! It's not too tight either. IT FITS!
I still have 10-15 lbs to go...and that's fat. Nothing but fat that I'm trying to lose! That means I may be a size 6 by the end of this.... I'm still in shock.
PS - I just got 2 dresses that I ordered.... size 8. THEY FIT! I could barely fit into their size 16 back in July! OMG!
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Week 18 Weigh in
A ha! I actually remembered to post my weigh in ON the day!
Week 18 is almost done.... I weighed in this morning at the clinic at 160.4 and 33.7 BF%. At home I always weigh less because of clothing AND I haven't eaten breakfast yet. I weighed 159.5 at home so I'll take that as my current weight.
I also lost the following:
1/4" arm
1 1/4" underarm
1/2" thorax
1/4" waist (lower)
1/4" thigh
Chest and hips stayed the same.
According to the clinic I've lost 42.7 and 35+ inches (not accounting for the other arm or thigh).
I'm getting ready to phase off people! I still need to lose a minimum of 10-12 lbs but once I hit size 6 I am outta phase one!!! I'm hoping my body fat comes down... it's really fighting me with my stupid hormones. I still have my period to contend with (day 17....enough is enough!) so it's messing up my body fat readings. The good thing though, this means I'm burning body fat because that's where are the hormones are stored and that's why my cycle is messed up. Once it's burned up and the hormones are released into the blood stream, they have to work their way back out of the body. It takes time obviously. Too much time....
Oh well, at least they're leaving with that stubborn body fat! I can't get over the fact that I'm losing the fat around my belly, butt and thighs! This is all worth it in the long run. And this is such a short time span to lose 40+ lbs, right? Right.
Week 18 is almost done.... I weighed in this morning at the clinic at 160.4 and 33.7 BF%. At home I always weigh less because of clothing AND I haven't eaten breakfast yet. I weighed 159.5 at home so I'll take that as my current weight.
I also lost the following:
1/4" arm
1 1/4" underarm
1/2" thorax
1/4" waist (lower)
1/4" thigh
Chest and hips stayed the same.
According to the clinic I've lost 42.7 and 35+ inches (not accounting for the other arm or thigh).
I'm getting ready to phase off people! I still need to lose a minimum of 10-12 lbs but once I hit size 6 I am outta phase one!!! I'm hoping my body fat comes down... it's really fighting me with my stupid hormones. I still have my period to contend with (day 17....enough is enough!) so it's messing up my body fat readings. The good thing though, this means I'm burning body fat because that's where are the hormones are stored and that's why my cycle is messed up. Once it's burned up and the hormones are released into the blood stream, they have to work their way back out of the body. It takes time obviously. Too much time....
Oh well, at least they're leaving with that stubborn body fat! I can't get over the fact that I'm losing the fat around my belly, butt and thighs! This is all worth it in the long run. And this is such a short time span to lose 40+ lbs, right? Right.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Week 18 is going and going.....
Ups and downs but now we're back down and I'm making may way to my goal....
Monday I was up to 159.7 but I know I had eaten a lot of beef the night before and I usually hold weight for about 24 hours or so with it. The body takes its time digesting beef (no complaints - I love beef!) so I knew there might be a gain.
Tuesday I ended up back at 159.5 and then today I'm at 158.9! Woo-hoo! A whole half a pound! I am about 15 lbs away from my goal....of course, I have to consider that clothing adds 1-3 lbs of clothes so I may have to go for 17-18 lb goal. I'm okay with it....just want to see 3-5 lb losses like I had in the beginning!
I'm battling my first cold of the winter...and I can't take anything with sugar/alcohol in it so I'm trying to beat this naturally with EO's. So far, I think I'm doing okay. Yes, my nose gets stuffy and I'm coughing and have some body aches but I am doing far better than I expected. I'm really watching how this 'flu & cold buster' EO recipe is working.... I'll write more about that once I'm past this thing.
Okay...back to work....
Monday I was up to 159.7 but I know I had eaten a lot of beef the night before and I usually hold weight for about 24 hours or so with it. The body takes its time digesting beef (no complaints - I love beef!) so I knew there might be a gain.
Tuesday I ended up back at 159.5 and then today I'm at 158.9! Woo-hoo! A whole half a pound! I am about 15 lbs away from my goal....of course, I have to consider that clothing adds 1-3 lbs of clothes so I may have to go for 17-18 lb goal. I'm okay with it....just want to see 3-5 lb losses like I had in the beginning!
I'm battling my first cold of the winter...and I can't take anything with sugar/alcohol in it so I'm trying to beat this naturally with EO's. So far, I think I'm doing okay. Yes, my nose gets stuffy and I'm coughing and have some body aches but I am doing far better than I expected. I'm really watching how this 'flu & cold buster' EO recipe is working.... I'll write more about that once I'm past this thing.
Okay...back to work....
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Week 17 Weigh in/Week 18 begins
Sunday.... last day of Week 17. It's been 4 months and 1 week and I'm down 42.8 lbs. This week's weigh in was 1.8 lost (1.6 was fat) and 3/4" off my chest and 1/4 off my thorax. Go figure..... always the chest! I just bought 2 new bras. Makes me wonder if my losses were actually me wearing a bra that fits, LOL!
Feeling really good except for the fact that I'm so tired! I've been up early everyday this week. Had auditions for my next show so I've been on the go all weekend. Even from weigh in to auditions was literally minutes apart.
As far as the scale at home goes this morning was at 159.3 and then 159.5 so I'm taking the 159.3! I finally broke the 160 barrier so that feels great. I'm hoping I'll have lost a little bit more today but I didn't probably eat as much as I should have so I might retain.
Oh and as for Thanksgiving: my only cheat was the littlest drizzle of gravy on my turkey and about 2 tablespoons of stuffing! Otherwise, I had turkey (white meat) and green beans. I'm sure there was butter on the beans but I just didn't care. I was the only one out of 18 on a restricted diet so I didn't want to cause a fuss. I'm hoping that Christmas will be less worrisome but if I am only losing 1-2 lbs per week (I know, that's still a lot) I'll be on Phase one twice as long as I wanted to be. I need to step it up and get to 3-5 lb per week as I've got 19 lbs of fat left to burn off of me. The one thing I can say that's good is that all my losses are almost 100% fat. That's pretty darn good, especially at my age!
I'll probably post my Week 18 start weight with my next post. Too tired to write much else for now~
Feeling really good except for the fact that I'm so tired! I've been up early everyday this week. Had auditions for my next show so I've been on the go all weekend. Even from weigh in to auditions was literally minutes apart.
As far as the scale at home goes this morning was at 159.3 and then 159.5 so I'm taking the 159.3! I finally broke the 160 barrier so that feels great. I'm hoping I'll have lost a little bit more today but I didn't probably eat as much as I should have so I might retain.
Oh and as for Thanksgiving: my only cheat was the littlest drizzle of gravy on my turkey and about 2 tablespoons of stuffing! Otherwise, I had turkey (white meat) and green beans. I'm sure there was butter on the beans but I just didn't care. I was the only one out of 18 on a restricted diet so I didn't want to cause a fuss. I'm hoping that Christmas will be less worrisome but if I am only losing 1-2 lbs per week (I know, that's still a lot) I'll be on Phase one twice as long as I wanted to be. I need to step it up and get to 3-5 lb per week as I've got 19 lbs of fat left to burn off of me. The one thing I can say that's good is that all my losses are almost 100% fat. That's pretty darn good, especially at my age!
I'll probably post my Week 18 start weight with my next post. Too tired to write much else for now~
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