So, Thanksgiving has come and gone... almost finished with all my left overs... and I didn't come out too horribly... a couple expected pounds up, but I did also have my period which SUCKED! AND I DID go to the gym on Thanksgiving day and burned 600 calories... *yeah for me*
But now, as I figure out how the hell to get out of my dieting/weight-loss slump, I've decided to try a new product... a friend of mine from high school sells this stuff called "HCG". Apparently it helps with your metabolism. It's an odorless, tasteless liquid that I place 10 drops under my tongue , 15 to 30 minutes before I eat. Well, the actual diet is not much different from the Lindora program so I figured I would try this stuff out along with the Lindora program and see how it goes. My best friend, AKA: the Nazi workout partner, is still on my fat ass about going to the gym and killing my body twice a week, so I'm off to the gym to meet up with her tonight, but I also wanted to apologize to any and all readers that I'm going through a tough time getting motivated and determined.. so the apology is that my blog entries aren't so great and aren't as frequent as I had promised in the beginning... hopefully, when I start losing weight and getting more of that energy back that I've been lacking so badly lately, I will be posting more than just once a week ...
What I KNOW I HAVE TO DO is get my cardio exercise in everyday... which means I HAVE TO WAKE UP EARLY and get to the gym! There's just no getting around that one... That's the tough part for me.. getting my lazy ass up in the morning and going to the gym, or for a walk... and it doesn't help that I go to bed super late ... but I'm totally wide awake at 11pm-2am.. Even if I did lay down in bed at 11pm, I know I'd be just wide awake in bed staring up at the ceiling... I need to get my sleep schedule back on track... so much to do.. and so little motivation to do it.. *ERRRRGGG*
Today, on the Lindora-HCG combo diet, is Gorge day #1.. I get 2 Gorge days to pretty much get all my cravings out of me.. it's mostly mental, the mental idea of being forbidden to eat certain foods; so I had chinese food and left over pumpkin pie with lite cool whip... and, honestly, other than my cup of coffee.. that's all I've had today.. I guess I'm not much of a gorger... anyway, one more gorge day, and then Wednesday is the official start of the 1000-1200 calorie diet..
*fingers crossed*
Monday, November 29, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Drastic Times call for Drastic Measures!!!
Alright, so apparently going to the gym two days ago, and walking for 30 minutes at lunch for two days did absolutely nothing for my weight loss.. the only difference is that my muscles hurt like hell! UGH!!! And tonight is another Nazi gym-partner workout... and I know being sore adds weight because of the liquid (lactic acid) in your muscles to help heal them from being overworked.. but I'm just going to have soreness on top of soreness, which means still no weight loss..
So, as my title for this post states.. drastic times call for drastic measures! I will have to go extreme diet to counter act the workouts until the workouts start "doing what they are supposed to do.. making me thinner, toner and lighter!!" .. I'm going to start my diet with the A.M.P. diet (via Lindora weight loss program).. AMP stands for Alternative meal plan... and it's uber difficult to do.. I've never gone more than three days on the AMP diet and technically a dieter is supposed to be on the AMP for a whole week!
Basically, the AMP diet is a liquid protein diet and instead of having 6 meals, you drink 9-12 meals.. and I say meals but it's really just double portions of the protein drink or protein snack. Lindora has plenty of protein-infused drinks and snacks that are acceptable for the AMP diet. Also, on occasion, a person is allowed a protein bar or a protein snack like protein chips or protein puffs, etc.. but definitely not one every day... yogurt and soup is allowed on the AMP diet (as long as it's not one of those thick and hearty beef stew types of soups.. but chicken soup is allowed). It's really tough to do because you are basically flushing out all the yucky-ness... it's kind of like a detox sort of.. and protein-infused is important because protein in general helps keep you from feeling hungry, while also replenishing your muscles (like my sore ones right now). Coffee and iced tea is allowed, but obviously, diet sodas are okay, but definitely frowned upon!
What the AMP was ideally meant for was to be used in the middle of your weight loss program and to help you break a plateau or a tough set point. However, and yes, it's not the smartest thing to do, but truthfully, I don't know if I can go a whole 7 days, I am using the AMP diet to jump start my program and kick me into full weight loss mode! and yes, I know, I will be MISERABLE the whole darn time!! But, the reason I am choosing to do this is because I realized that I have gained almost all my weight back... I am only a mere 17 pounds from weighing 250 lbs again.. and I told myself I would never let myself weigh that much ever again.. and yes, Thanksgiving is coming up REAL FAST!! but I figure after 5-7 days of the AMP, just the smallest amount of regular food will fill me up and I won't stuff myself so much during the holidays... at least that's what I'm hoping for!!
Wish me luck! *fingers crossed*
So, as my title for this post states.. drastic times call for drastic measures! I will have to go extreme diet to counter act the workouts until the workouts start "doing what they are supposed to do.. making me thinner, toner and lighter!!" .. I'm going to start my diet with the A.M.P. diet (via Lindora weight loss program).. AMP stands for Alternative meal plan... and it's uber difficult to do.. I've never gone more than three days on the AMP diet and technically a dieter is supposed to be on the AMP for a whole week!
Basically, the AMP diet is a liquid protein diet and instead of having 6 meals, you drink 9-12 meals.. and I say meals but it's really just double portions of the protein drink or protein snack. Lindora has plenty of protein-infused drinks and snacks that are acceptable for the AMP diet. Also, on occasion, a person is allowed a protein bar or a protein snack like protein chips or protein puffs, etc.. but definitely not one every day... yogurt and soup is allowed on the AMP diet (as long as it's not one of those thick and hearty beef stew types of soups.. but chicken soup is allowed). It's really tough to do because you are basically flushing out all the yucky-ness... it's kind of like a detox sort of.. and protein-infused is important because protein in general helps keep you from feeling hungry, while also replenishing your muscles (like my sore ones right now). Coffee and iced tea is allowed, but obviously, diet sodas are okay, but definitely frowned upon!
What the AMP was ideally meant for was to be used in the middle of your weight loss program and to help you break a plateau or a tough set point. However, and yes, it's not the smartest thing to do, but truthfully, I don't know if I can go a whole 7 days, I am using the AMP diet to jump start my program and kick me into full weight loss mode! and yes, I know, I will be MISERABLE the whole darn time!! But, the reason I am choosing to do this is because I realized that I have gained almost all my weight back... I am only a mere 17 pounds from weighing 250 lbs again.. and I told myself I would never let myself weigh that much ever again.. and yes, Thanksgiving is coming up REAL FAST!! but I figure after 5-7 days of the AMP, just the smallest amount of regular food will fill me up and I won't stuff myself so much during the holidays... at least that's what I'm hoping for!!
Wish me luck! *fingers crossed*
Monday, November 15, 2010
Revival!
Okay, so I will apologize to everyone (anyone) who follows "me blog".... it has been a long time since I have posted anything and, yes, mostly because I've been slacking on everything.. especially since the Vegas trip... but, I just had my 31st birthday weekend celebration, and literally have turned into the poster child for laziness and gluttony! On the fifth day (Sunday) of my celebration, my father made me Dutch pancakes and my sister made an ENORMOUS feast of a dinner, making pot roast, brussel sprouts (yeah, I know, but I tried them and they were actually pretty good, covered in hollandaise sauce), croissants, ceasar salad, a ridiculous amount of potatoes and carrots with the pot roast, and macaroni and cheese (for the kids, but I ended up eating some of that too!) And for desert, my family and I plowed through not one, but TWO coconut custard pies!! I could literally feel my body expanding to fit all the food... whew! it took a lot of work eating all of that, but it was so good!
However, as a result, I'm feeling pretty Ginormous right now! and most of the yucky feeling is in my belly/gut/midsection.. an area of my body I have never usually have had an issue with.. and, well, now I know why! ...
I decided to get back on track and I'm going back to the gym tonight with my best bud Nikki... aka workout Nazi extraordinare!! So, while packing my gym bag and getting ready for work this morning I decided to jump on the scale and see exactly how much damage I have done this last week (but really the last month in a half)...
It's bad my friends.. REAL BAD! I knew I gained some weight, but I just didn't pay attention to how much and how quickly I was packing it on.. grand big butt total: 232.9 pounds! Yeah.. you got it.. in approximately two months or so, I've gained 15 pounds.. no wonder my mid-section has the diameter of a 9-month pregnant elephant!
Seeing that number was horrifying! And it's all right there looking at me, waiving and jiggling in the mirror! I mean, shit! I weigh more than most men!! The only men heavier than me are either 6'8" and taller and tackle football players for a living!
YIKES!!! So, that definitely pushed and motivated me to start back up at the gym... and let me tell you.. it won't be easy...I am so out of shape!!
There is a PLUS side to this though, well sort of...
On the third day of my birthday celebration, I went to my good 'ol faithful pub that I have oh-so missed since moving to the LBC, and I met my friend and former co-worker D for some drinks and fun... and, boy did we have some fun! Yes, there was alcohol, yes there was a free dessert for my birthday, and yes my gargantuine boobs were on display in an insanely tight dress that, well, that used to fit me a heck-of-a-lot better four years ago! Anyway, I'm talking to some old pub buddies and meeting a few new ones, when this one guy I noticed was talking my friend's ear off all night... even after the pub closed, he suggested and walked us girls downtown to party some more.. I thought it was hilarious because he didn't have a chance in Hades with D, because she's engaged to her BF of 8 years, but man he was into her... or so I thought!
The dude was nice and sweet and a perfect gentleman, paid for everything that wasn't already on the house, and even offered to pay for anything at the Denny's "after party"... he even offered to drive and let us crash at his house for a few hours until we were driving capable... anyway.. to make a long story longer.. I find out the next day that D and pub dude exchanged numbers and he was asking her for MY NUMBER!! I totally didn't see that coming!! He has been texting me non-stop ever since... telling me how beautiful and funny I am and what a great time he had.. he wanted to be friends on facebook, etc...
Well, the moral of the story is, my self-esteem and ego has been raised up again! Even in my heavy, jiggley state, I have been reminded that I am still an amazing and attractive and fun woman.. and weight doesn't hinder me from getting attention and feeling special and beautiful and sexy!! Yeah!!! It's good knowing, especially for a woman, that whether you gain or lose, your weight doesn't define who you are!!
So, now I am reviving my dedication and determination to lose weight.. and I have realized that I'm not going back to the gym and dieting to look better.. but to feel better.. because I already look FABULOUS!!
However, as a result, I'm feeling pretty Ginormous right now! and most of the yucky feeling is in my belly/gut/midsection.. an area of my body I have never usually have had an issue with.. and, well, now I know why! ...
I decided to get back on track and I'm going back to the gym tonight with my best bud Nikki... aka workout Nazi extraordinare!! So, while packing my gym bag and getting ready for work this morning I decided to jump on the scale and see exactly how much damage I have done this last week (but really the last month in a half)...
It's bad my friends.. REAL BAD! I knew I gained some weight, but I just didn't pay attention to how much and how quickly I was packing it on.. grand big butt total: 232.9 pounds! Yeah.. you got it.. in approximately two months or so, I've gained 15 pounds.. no wonder my mid-section has the diameter of a 9-month pregnant elephant!
Seeing that number was horrifying! And it's all right there looking at me, waiving and jiggling in the mirror! I mean, shit! I weigh more than most men!! The only men heavier than me are either 6'8" and taller and tackle football players for a living!
YIKES!!! So, that definitely pushed and motivated me to start back up at the gym... and let me tell you.. it won't be easy...I am so out of shape!!
There is a PLUS side to this though, well sort of...
On the third day of my birthday celebration, I went to my good 'ol faithful pub that I have oh-so missed since moving to the LBC, and I met my friend and former co-worker D for some drinks and fun... and, boy did we have some fun! Yes, there was alcohol, yes there was a free dessert for my birthday, and yes my gargantuine boobs were on display in an insanely tight dress that, well, that used to fit me a heck-of-a-lot better four years ago! Anyway, I'm talking to some old pub buddies and meeting a few new ones, when this one guy I noticed was talking my friend's ear off all night... even after the pub closed, he suggested and walked us girls downtown to party some more.. I thought it was hilarious because he didn't have a chance in Hades with D, because she's engaged to her BF of 8 years, but man he was into her... or so I thought!
The dude was nice and sweet and a perfect gentleman, paid for everything that wasn't already on the house, and even offered to pay for anything at the Denny's "after party"... he even offered to drive and let us crash at his house for a few hours until we were driving capable... anyway.. to make a long story longer.. I find out the next day that D and pub dude exchanged numbers and he was asking her for MY NUMBER!! I totally didn't see that coming!! He has been texting me non-stop ever since... telling me how beautiful and funny I am and what a great time he had.. he wanted to be friends on facebook, etc...
Well, the moral of the story is, my self-esteem and ego has been raised up again! Even in my heavy, jiggley state, I have been reminded that I am still an amazing and attractive and fun woman.. and weight doesn't hinder me from getting attention and feeling special and beautiful and sexy!! Yeah!!! It's good knowing, especially for a woman, that whether you gain or lose, your weight doesn't define who you are!!
So, now I am reviving my dedication and determination to lose weight.. and I have realized that I'm not going back to the gym and dieting to look better.. but to feel better.. because I already look FABULOUS!!
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