weigh-in: loss!

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229lbs

total loss.... 5 lbs.

what am i doing you ask? i am barely eating. i do have breakfast, lunch, and dinner. a snack or two in the middle of the day, but i am eating tiny little portions. my favorite part... i am not counting calories, and i am eating what i want. i am not stuffing myself. no more obsessing about food. when will i eat again, what will i eat. nope, just having meals. i am going to keep this up because i don't feel like crap so much anymore.

i went to the gym 2 times this week.
monday: met with the personal trainer.
thursday: 60 mins of cardio

next week will be more days of exercise.

training:

today i had my first personal training session with nicole. i really liked her. the plan she put me on is doable... and that is what i need right now.

i scheduled another session with her for 3 weeks from now so that i can stay on schedule...

exciting news:
she weighed me, i was 231.4 lbs, down 2 lbs. i haven't been eating much of anything which has a lot to do with it.

weigh-in:

233.5
46%

i am more excited about the percentage than the 1/2 lb. i have been eating poorly these days, but i do not have a choice right now. no need to share.

checking in...

i have not made it to the gym, work has been busy and our after school activities have been taking up our evenings.

as far as eating, i am doing okay. portions is what i am mostly watching. i want to see what results i get from... 'it isn't what you eat, it is how much'.

we will see.

food journal

breakfast
1 slice whole grain white bread
2 tsp butter
i felt a little acidy/sour

1 peanutbutter chocolate cookie

lunch
1/2 chipotle carnitas burrito
1/2 bag of chips with mild salsa
water
indigestion

1 pinapple freezie

dinner (baby shower)
spaghetti & tortellini with tomato and alfredo sauce
garlic bread
salad with cucumbers, croutons and ranch
blue motorcycle
3 bottles of water

small piece of cake
at the end of the night i was bloated

food journal

breakfast
toasted mini bagel, with plain cream cheese
sweet tea

lunch
bowl shrimp bisque
didn't really make my tummy feel so good
mac and cheese
water (about 16 oz)


evening snack??
sierra nevada
corona
ranch chips

dinner
grilled cheese
acid reflux/heart burn

note: i do not consider this to be a good day, but i do want to get into the habit of logging.

revised: to include how i felt after eating it... i need to keep track of this so that i can figure out the trigger foods that make me feel like crap. some are obvious, but it is taking me a while to get it.

weigh-in:

234 lbs

stayed the same, and based on the week that i have had, i am very happy with this. i am going to start journaling my food with fit not skinny. hopefully we will see some changes next week.

cookbooks: heidi swanson

although, i haven't bought heidi swanson's cookbook, super natural foods, i can't wait to go out and get it. if you can't wait, you should check out her blogs that i just found today!!

mighty foods and 101 cookbooks

not so bad

exercise
60 mins - pilates class
12 mins - stationary bike
(they were showing the movies spaceballs, i had to leave)

calories
279

food
i skipped breakfast because i slept in late and went right to the class, i would have been able to tolerate the movie if i wasn't so hungry.

lunch: pesto pasta with feta cheese and a beer (Miller Chill) yum.

not sure what is for dinner but i will be cooking tonight.

2 for 2

i don't really want to talk about it. i have no excuse.

day one: food not so good. exercise good.

food
my plans to go to the grocery store yesterday were ruined so we got there really late with my daughter in her prime wine time. i made a list but the fruit and veggies were lacking in there yumminess... and selection for that matter. i had hoped to go to the grocery store for lunch today but then thought a chef salad would work out better at comfort, but they were closed for lunch too. so we headed to tarrants, and ended up having the she-crab soup and a mini-and-a-half crab cake. i was very full. the bad thing is i munched on the giant mickey mouse rice krispie treat that i brought for the office.

exercise
25 mins - arc trainer
35 mins - eliptical machine

i forgot my heart rate monitor, so no calories today

weigh-in: beginning

234 lbs
46% fat (my scale is off by 6%, but will show change)

i wanted to add real before pics but this is what i have for now. this was taken last week at disney world.

p.s. this is my highest weight EVER.

getting ready...

calling all friends...

i am seriously starting tomorrow. i will be taking photos this evening and weighing myself in the morning for an official starting weight... however, i still want to have a friday weigh-in. i am going to post the program that my doctor gave me for any discussion. i just have to find it!!

today, i need to plan what we will eat this week, i am going to cook at home and bring my lunches. so today is grocery day!!

coincidently, this week apartment therapy is starting another 8-week cure. i am going to declutter and get healthy. if you haven't checked out their website you definitely should. it talks about having a healthy home. and i believe that will help in a healthy lifestyle which will ultimately lead to weight loss. check out my cure on my other blog.

let me know if you are in... i am looking for some support!