Slack/On Track

Now that I've stopped this belly blast, I'm entering a vicious cycle. It's this slack and on track I'm struggling with. One day I'll eat complete trash. The next day I try to compensate. Cheat days are not supposed to be every other day! I had fried chicken for lunch Monday AND Tuesday. So last night I forced myself to work out and today I had a mozzarella and tomato salad. I did have some bread with my salad. But I figure that's still healthier than fried chicken!

Tonight I should work out again. If I can just get myself to exercise more, I know I can continue to accomplish my goals. The scale is showing me to be between 2-3 pounds heavier. I'm between 156-157 now. Change has to happen. Clothes still fit well, but I don't want to take any more chances. Of course, it could be water weight since I gained it so quickly. Or maybe I never truly lost 5 pounds in the first place? Guess I'll just have to keep on trying!

The End of the Belly Blast Challenge

So....I pretty much stopped following the meal plan that was given to me for this challenge. That does not mean that I'm not watching what I'm eating. Just not going by the plan I had. Due to lack of exercise I jumped from 154 to 155 last week. Which of course, motivated me to workout on Saturday again.

I'm trying to stick to mostly salads when I do go eat out. And at home, I just nibble on foods. I incorporate a lot of nuts into my diet. I guess I really don't have that much to stay about what I've been eating lately. I am continuing my celery and peanut butter snack at work, because I truly loved it.

Officially since March I've dropped two pant sizes. Which again, shows me where most of my weight loss has been. Today I'm wearing a pair of pants that were so tight on me that I put them "in the back of the closet." Now they are loose and I could probably go down a size. I would say, overall this journey has been successful thus far. There are still 60 days roughly until I go to Germany. Maybe I can lose another 5 pounds in that time. That would be nice:)

Catch-Up

Wednesday night I went to a Chinese buffet but I ordered Hibachi. So basically it was lots and lots of veggies with some chicken grilled and topped with terayaki sauce. Not the healthiest choice, but not the worst, right? Make better bad choices.

Thursday, according to the calendar was supposed to be a type of "detox" day again and Friday was supposed to be a treat day. Well for some reason, be it hormones, or whatever, I was starved yesterday. I had a green smoothie for breakfast, then tried to eat some celery and carrots. I couldn't. I was so hungry. I decided to make yesterday my treat day. Can't stick to the diet if I'm not happy and if it's not realistic. I went to Red Robin with some co-workers and had the Whiskey River BBQ Chicken Wrap. Normally I skip the fries. But yesterday..man I sinned. I even had the fries. I was SO sick afterwards. My body was NOT happy with me. Here are the stats for the wrap:

Calories 771 Sodium 2087 mg
Total Fat 32 g Potassium 0 mg
Saturated 20 g Total Carbs 67 g
Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 4 g
Monounsaturated 0 g Sugars 9 g
Trans 0 g Protein 49 g

Which isn't the best, isn't the worst, again. For dinner, my husband made burgers. How could I say no to burgers? I was starved again. No fries this time:) And I still stuck to water all day, but didn't drink near enough.

This morning I got on the scale and I was 1.5 pounds heavier! So today I'm flushing everything out with water. I had some cottage cheese and knaeckebrot for breakfast and some celery and peanut butter for a snack.

My biggest failure this week has not been my diet slip ups. It's been my utter lack of exercise. I haven't worked out since Saturday. So I shouldn't expect any miracles. Next week is my last official week of the 21 day belly blast challenge. Although I haven't completely stuck to it, I've been using it as a guideline. And my pants are still loose:)

Wish me luck in refueling my desire to lose weight and starting up with exercise again! No pain, no gain!

1-0 Win Against Emotional Eating

I am wearing a button up shirt today that I have not been able to fit in for 3 years. Can you believe it? Neither can I. I started off my day with some "knaeckebrot" and cottage cheese. Around lunchtime I got frustrated and wanted to eat junk food because I KNEW it would make me feel better. But I overcame myself and had a salad from the cafeteria with chicken breast, Greek Olives and pecans. I felt so much better later. Even though McDonalds and all those places were calling my name, I resisted. Had an apple for an afternoon snack. Score 1 for Cindy.

Today I saw someone I hadn't seen in about two weeks and she raved about how much weight I'd lost so quickly. She claimed she saw it in my face. It's weird to hear people complimenting me, because it's still not reality yet. I feel like I need to lose more before it'll really show. Tomorrow is almost like another detox day, so it may be a struggle, but I'm sure I'll do fine.

Because Friday, is TREAT DAY!!!!

Pissed Off, in a Good Way?

So I've been buying all of these new clothes to reward myself for my weight loss. Apparently my weight loss has been all in my stomach, butt and thighs, because none of my new pants fit. They are all too loose. I have some capris that are ok. But all of my super cute pants are now super loose. I'm excited and disappointed. And I'm unsure. Do I buy smaller ones? Do I wait? (sigh)

Yesterday morning I had a protein shake for breakfast, celery and peanut butter as a snack, a salad for lunch, carrots and spicy red hummus for a snack and meat and salad for dinner. That pretty much sums up the day. I didn't workout, nor did I feel like it.

Today I had a slice of the Ezekiel bread with cottage cheese for breakfast, celery and peanut butter as a snack and went to Panera to have my Thai chopped chicken salad for lunch. I had an apple as an afternoon snack and I even sinned a bit. I had a few (like a small handful) salted nuts and pretzels. It was kind of like Chex Mix. I haven't had dinner yet. Still debating on what to eat. It's almost 7 and I'm not supposed to eat too late. I might just have a small snack to tide me over, since again I'm not in a workout kind of mood. Of course that might change. We'll see.

I've been feeling kind of stressed lately and I worry about cortizone seeping into my bloodstream and preventing further weight loss. But I figure as long as I continue to watch what I eat and limit my portions, I should be ok. I'm also trying to get enough sleep. That should all help.

Kidding, Of Course

Feeling pretty good and energetic this weekend. Finally got to eat Papa Gyros yesterday afternoon. I was soooo stuffed afterwards, I ALMOST regretted it. But after a few hours I felt good. Later I went for a walk with my dog too.

This morning I strayed from the prescribed diet, only because I hate omelets. So I just had scrambled eggs. I also had some Ezekiel bread (first time) with some cottage cheese. I gotta say, the Ezekiel bread wasn't that bad. It's just different. It was kind of dry. Even though I had cottage cheese on it. Oh well.

We never did go canoeing yesterday. Slept in too late. Maybe today. Then again, it's already noon now. I'm trying to think of some outdoor activities that won't burn me to death. If I had a pool I would go swimming. Guess I'll finish cleaning the house for now.

Early Weigh In

Although usually I don't do this, today I will make an exception. I'm posting my official weigh in one day early because I'm so excited! I've weighed this since Wednesday, after my 3 day starvation. Today is Saturday and I still weigh the same!! So I don't believe it's water weight at this point anymore. One important note to add. When I weighed myself last Sunday I weighed in at 158.2, but I think I was a bit dehydrated, because Monday morning I was back at 160. So if you want to be technical, I lost 5 pounds this week. If I thought it was that easy, I was starve myself 3 days a week every week! I'd have my goal weight in no time!

Last night I went to Earth Fare to buy some organic veggies and they were out of celery! Can you believe it? It's become my favorite new snack and they were out. This morning I'm going to run to Publix to grab some more for our trip today and for next week.

I woke up hungry this morning, which is normal, considering I now eat every 3-4 hours. I debated on what to eat on my "treat day" and decided to go with a strawberry banana shake sans spinach. You know what? It was a bit on the sweet side! That's ok, I'm sure it was healthier than my usual cereal.

I've started doing some housework and I've got some more to do before I run over to Publix. So I hope everyone has a good day. I'll try to continue writing tonight!

Almost noon update:)

I started doing some laundry and then mowed the backyard. I was so gross and sweaty, I figured "Well I might as well workout now." So I did my workout, showered, had two slices of bread, a big glass of water and now I'm sleepy:)

Something I wanted to mention, but forgot. Last year when I did the Huntsville Adventure Boot Camp for Women, I got measured at the beginning and at the end of camp. My waist measurement was 38 at the beginning and 36 at the end. Last night for fun I measured and it's only 33 now! That's 5 inches since last year. Amazing, isn't it? Also my hips went down too. They went from 43 to 41.5 last year and now they are 38. Yah!