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09 March 2011

Yumm! Drinking my tropical fruit Herbalife shake right now, and HAD to post. I made it today with 1 cup of vanilla almond milk and 1 cup of frozen blueberries. I can't believe how yummy it is...it really tastes just like the blueberry banana smoothies I used to get at the mall, and under 300 calories! I'm so thrilled with this, and can't believe how full I am only halfway through!

I'm so glad I'm doing it right this time, not convincing myself that I'm deprived and finding ways to drink the shake that I enjoy.

Another thing I discovered...doing it the way Herbalife suggests (two shakes a day) just doesn't work for me. I end up feeling deprived, depressed, and on the verge of tears by dinner time. So I'm only taking one a day, which gives me tons of vitamins and good protein, and a quick and easy breakfast, then I just watch my calories the rest of the day. I also LOVE the chocolate peanut protein bars (actually, I have to fight my husband and my daughter every time a box comes in the mail, haha), so those are helping as well!

I'm so excited! I am not doing an "official" weigh in until Sunday, but I weighed myself today, and I'm already down 9 pounds! and my pants are looser! I'm sure that a lot of that is those fickle few pounds that go up and down, and a lot of it is cleansing the nasty stuff out thanks to all the fiber and water I've been taking, so I don't think I'm losing too fast. Next step: increasing my metabolism with a cup of tea a day!

:)

08 March 2011

Day two went well! I'm proud of myself for resisting temptation and making good choices. I haven't been on a scale yet, but I'm going to give my diet a week or so before I do so. Weekly weigh-ins seem like a better plan for me than stressing over the daily ups and downs.

I ate very very low cal today, and discovered that I was starving during class tonight (around 9pm). When I got home, I got to eat a "second" dinner (because, rather than stuffing myself with 2 or 3 servings like I would normally do, I ate slowly and only consumed 1 serving. Also, I ate more veggies than meat), and even got to enjoy one of my favorite desserts: a chocolate frosted, custard filled doughnut! I'm so satisfied that even the idea of the Cadbury Caramel Egg I have crammed in the back of my cabinet can't entice me, and I ate FAR under my RCI (RCI is 2300...I consumed under 1600, although that might be a bit low because I'm not sure that the calorie count on that doughnut is correct...)

I did notice that I got really exhaused earlier than normal. Usually the sleepiness doesn't hit me until midnight or later, but today, I couldn't stop yawning by 8:30. I have decided to completely cut soda out of my diet, so I'm wondering if it's lack of caffeine (although, truthfully, I don't usually drink caffeine every day anyway), or lower sugar/carbs that is making me sleepy. I'm not sure. I'm going to keep an eye on it and see if it continues.

Well, it's nighty night time, since I can barely keep my eyes open anymore! Wish me luck tomorrow (taking this a day at a time!)

07 March 2011

Weigh-in: 250.0 lb lost so far: 0 lb still to go: 70.0 lb Diet followed N/A

06 March 2011

Here we go again, with the diet yo-yo: I start enthusiastic, thrilled, and excited, with a great plan of action in mind. The first few days are a struggle, but the good kind of struggle, the kind where you feel ecstatic at your progress and motivated to keep going. Then, as the days wear on, I lose my motivation. Throw a chocolate into my mouth while thinking "oh, one piece won't matter." Then I throw another. A bag of chips...and I barely remember eating them. Feeling so hungry (because I can't do things halfway), and shaking until I start cramming the closest food in my mouth just to stop the feeling. Sodas and cookies, fried chicken and hamburgers....it just never seems to end. And the exercise....ooh the pressure, oh the pain! It starts the same...so much motivation. Then..."Oh, I just don't feel like it." "Oh, I have a cough, can't work out today!" "Oh, I just have so many other things to do!" (and I mostly end up sitting on Facebook).
Maybe this time will be different. I will hope, but I won't expect it. I'm going to try to do it the right way: eating often, but eating less. Taking time to enjoy what I eat (especially the junk food) so that I don't "need more" to feel satisfied. Learning how to channel my anger, my sadness, and my upset into something that isn't food. And learning how to eat without over-eating and gorging.

My plan at the moment is to utilize Herbalife products (including shakes, protein bars, and vitamins), try to add more fruits and (in particular) vegetables into my diet, make a point to lower my (and my family's) meat consumption, and to view exercise as a stress reliever instead of a dreaded activity.

At the moment, I do not know how many calories I eat, but my recommended calories say it's more than 2300. I was shocked seeing that, feeling that I can't eat that many. But I guess those pieces of chocolate, two cookies, butter and sour cream on my potato....I guess they all add up. I have a gym membership (I told you, it's a cycle) but I haven't been in about a month. Waste of money, yes, but I keep telling myself I'll be better. And excuses...ooooh the excuses. I have a 4 year old, and finding time to go is HELL. My husband works crazy hours, and is hardly ever home, and I need sleep more than I need to work out. AND....see, there I go again. I have some medical issues, many of which are likely caused and/or aggravated by my obesity...acne, chronic lower back pain, knee pain, and neck pain (the neck pain is stress related, I'm pretty sure). I also get headaches that range from daily to weekly.
I am a full-time student and an over-time mommy. I do get moderate exercise daily cleaning, vacuuming, picking up, etc, but not as much as I should considering how overweight I am. And the irony of it all.....my husband sells Herbalife products to help other people lose weight!
For me it's not that I don't have the resources available. It's that I don't have the willpower. I really, truly don't.

So...here goes nothing. Wish me luck.

06 March 2011

Weigh-in: 250.0 lb lost so far: 0 lb still to go: 70.0 lb Diet followed N/A

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