Well I've made it 4 weeks. My weigh-in yesterday was to dissapointing to report. Not much better today. 209 even. How did I manage to gain back an entire pound? I guess there could be several contributors. Looking at my food-log I definitely didn't stick with the plan exactly. I tried to keep to 4 - 400 calorie meals, and I am really close to that. I didn't however keep the mono-unsaturated fats in every meal, which is supposed to be the trick to the diet. I guess I under estimated the importance in this. Guess it is time to get serious about this again. I'm still below my starting weight, but I have a ways to go and don't need any set backs.
Throughout this I have been trying to workout. Wii Fit is surprisingly good, but I wasn't seeing the results I was really hoping for. So I picked up EA Active. They have a 30 challenge built into the program. Day 1 - seemed relatively simple. It was a total body workout. Day 2 - focussed on lower body and Day- 3 was a "rest day". They definitely seem to have put some thought into keeping the routines moving and having some variety. There are also instructional videos for every video which can be replayed as needed. Today was Day 4 - focus was on upper body. I'm not "feeling it" but I notice the sweat, heart ect during the workouts.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Week 3 - Weigh in
Well I've been on this eating plan for three weeks now.
This mornings weigh-in 208! That's 3.6 pounds since last week. I've very happy. This gives me a total just over 9 pounds, which I have to say are very nice results. I haven't had to many personal problems, though fitting 4 meals a day in at work is proving to be challenging. Seems that I always have people in my office, making it hard to fit in a second meal there. But I'm doing better. I've let the people I work with know that I am trying loose weight and what the plan is about. They now respect me eating my afternoon snack while we talk. Now what I would prefer, but have to do what works right.
I actually think telling the people at work is one of my motivating factors. They know I am trying to loose. If I fall just give up on this, they are going to know. For prides sake, I don't want to fail now. A support group definitely seems to be essential to success. I'm also finding that the other people who are trying to loose weight are asking how I'm doing. It feels good to share our success stories, regardless of how small they are.
This mornings weigh-in 208! That's 3.6 pounds since last week. I've very happy. This gives me a total just over 9 pounds, which I have to say are very nice results. I haven't had to many personal problems, though fitting 4 meals a day in at work is proving to be challenging. Seems that I always have people in my office, making it hard to fit in a second meal there. But I'm doing better. I've let the people I work with know that I am trying loose weight and what the plan is about. They now respect me eating my afternoon snack while we talk. Now what I would prefer, but have to do what works right.
I actually think telling the people at work is one of my motivating factors. They know I am trying to loose. If I fall just give up on this, they are going to know. For prides sake, I don't want to fail now. A support group definitely seems to be essential to success. I'm also finding that the other people who are trying to loose weight are asking how I'm doing. It feels good to share our success stories, regardless of how small they are.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Picking a PLan
As with all weight loss we each have to pick what plan will work for us. Today, I discovered that there are 4 or 5 other people in my office trying to loose substantial amounts of weight. One is doing weight watchers. The rest say they are "just eating healthier" and trying to work out. Then there is me... the "flat belly dieter". There is also one guy who wants to loose but has no idea how he is going to do it.
This approach doesn't make sense to me. Why try to loose weight without a plan? I'm saying that my choice should be there's, but shouldn't we all go into a weight loss program knowing how we want to achieve that goal? If you don't have a plan you can't possibly discover what causes your successes and your failures. And without that you can't possibly learn from the experience.
We each have our metabolism, work out routine, schedule, eating preferences, etc. If we want to loose weight and live a healthier life style, you have to decide to learn what a health life style is. Then you have to figure out the healthy way of getting there. You can't just jump into a new plan and figure that in a week you are going to be at your goals. Chances are the weight you are trying to loose was put on over many years. It is going to take time to get there. We each need to pick a plan that let's us get there is a happy and healthy manner. We are going to be breaking habits, forming new ones, and establishing new routines. That takes time, commitment, and an understanding of our inner selves. Pick a plan that confirms with your life and what you want that life to be. Remember, in loosing weight we are picking a new diet. A healthy diet. Not just a temporary way of eating until we loose those extra pounds.
This approach doesn't make sense to me. Why try to loose weight without a plan? I'm saying that my choice should be there's, but shouldn't we all go into a weight loss program knowing how we want to achieve that goal? If you don't have a plan you can't possibly discover what causes your successes and your failures. And without that you can't possibly learn from the experience.
We each have our metabolism, work out routine, schedule, eating preferences, etc. If we want to loose weight and live a healthier life style, you have to decide to learn what a health life style is. Then you have to figure out the healthy way of getting there. You can't just jump into a new plan and figure that in a week you are going to be at your goals. Chances are the weight you are trying to loose was put on over many years. It is going to take time to get there. We each need to pick a plan that let's us get there is a happy and healthy manner. We are going to be breaking habits, forming new ones, and establishing new routines. That takes time, commitment, and an understanding of our inner selves. Pick a plan that confirms with your life and what you want that life to be. Remember, in loosing weight we are picking a new diet. A healthy diet. Not just a temporary way of eating until we loose those extra pounds.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Weekly Weigh-In
Well its Tuesday. This morning's weigh in was rather disappointing: 211.6. That's less than a pound this week. That is not encouraging.
So where did I go wrong... I'm thinking the first is to try eating outside the plan. At this early of a stage I need to stick to the requirements of the plan. I'm sure this won't be the case forever, but for now, I don't think going places with "tempting" foods is a good idea. For example, the hubby and I decided to go to KFC Friday night. I was good, I had the grilled chicken. But looking back it was definately more than 3 oz. of meat. 2-3oz is actually a serving of meat according to the USDA. It is amazing how small that portion seems compared to what I am used to eating.
Eating these smaller portions is making me appreciate exactly how super sized the American diet has become. Did you know that an actual serving of pasta, rice, ect. is 1/2 cup cooked? The packaging on all the pastas I've seen puts it at 1 cup cooked! So if you follow the packaging you are actually getting two complete servings. Not that it is horrible, but definitely something that should actually be realized.
I have definitely learned one thing... I need to relearn everything that I know about food, servings, and proper nutrition.
So where did I go wrong... I'm thinking the first is to try eating outside the plan. At this early of a stage I need to stick to the requirements of the plan. I'm sure this won't be the case forever, but for now, I don't think going places with "tempting" foods is a good idea. For example, the hubby and I decided to go to KFC Friday night. I was good, I had the grilled chicken. But looking back it was definately more than 3 oz. of meat. 2-3oz is actually a serving of meat according to the USDA. It is amazing how small that portion seems compared to what I am used to eating.
Eating these smaller portions is making me appreciate exactly how super sized the American diet has become. Did you know that an actual serving of pasta, rice, ect. is 1/2 cup cooked? The packaging on all the pastas I've seen puts it at 1 cup cooked! So if you follow the packaging you are actually getting two complete servings. Not that it is horrible, but definitely something that should actually be realized.
I have definitely learned one thing... I need to relearn everything that I know about food, servings, and proper nutrition.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
My new eating plan
So, I've been off for a while. I had wanted to make this a daily log. Looks like that isn't going to work. I'm going to try to make this an every other day thing instead.
So after much research, I've decided to try a plan called "The Flat Belly Diet". It is basically a 1600 calorie diet that focuses on eating mono-unsaturated fatty acids, one of the "good" fats, split between 4 meals a day. The calorie count is consistent for me to have a healthy weight loss according most of the various calculators and formulas out there. There is a "jumpstart" program which I opted to skip. I'm not sold on the "flat belly" marketing gimmick of this diet, but we'll see what happens.
I officially started on May 26th, with an initial weight of 217.2lbs.
My one week weigh in on June 2nd was 212.2. That's 5lbs in the first week. Can't complain to much there can I? The 9th will be next weigh in. I'm not figuring that 5lbs per week will continue, it wouldn't be healthy for it to.
The goals:
overall: Final weight between 150-160, whatever feels healthy in there
Initial goal: 200lbs by July 4th, that roughly 12 more from my last weigh in.
I'll keep this posted.
So after much research, I've decided to try a plan called "The Flat Belly Diet". It is basically a 1600 calorie diet that focuses on eating mono-unsaturated fatty acids, one of the "good" fats, split between 4 meals a day. The calorie count is consistent for me to have a healthy weight loss according most of the various calculators and formulas out there. There is a "jumpstart" program which I opted to skip. I'm not sold on the "flat belly" marketing gimmick of this diet, but we'll see what happens.
I officially started on May 26th, with an initial weight of 217.2lbs.
My one week weigh in on June 2nd was 212.2. That's 5lbs in the first week. Can't complain to much there can I? The 9th will be next weigh in. I'm not figuring that 5lbs per week will continue, it wouldn't be healthy for it to.
The goals:
overall: Final weight between 150-160, whatever feels healthy in there
Initial goal: 200lbs by July 4th, that roughly 12 more from my last weigh in.
I'll keep this posted.
Monday, May 18, 2009
The term "Diet"
For those of us that have struggled with weight for a long time, the word "diet" stirs a pot of emotions.
Say it to yourself: di-et...
What is the first thing that comes to your mind? For me, it is a picture of when I was 17. That was the last time I was at my ideal weight. Its been 12 years and 60 pounds since then.
The second thing that comes to mind bad memories of feeling hungry and bland, tasteless food that I would never dream of eating in my normal routine. And the last on my top three list... guilt. Guilt for letting myself put on this weight. Guilt for not doing something about it sooner. Guilt for all the "cheating" I've done on various programs. And lastly, guilt for not sticking with any of those diets.
I sense that others that have battled this problem have the same feeling. Well today is the day that I start thinking differently about this word. It no longer is going to be banished to that realm of "four letter word" that should never be spoken. Why? Well, "diet" is by definition what you customarily eat. So if I want to "eat healthy" my "diet" is healthy food that I routinely eat. Not some horrible tasting, pre-boxed or package food that is forced at me. To succeed in my new health life, this has to be the first step. Find out what is healthy for me and re-engineer my way of eating to be healthy.
Tonights task... read the USDA guidelines for women my age.
Say it to yourself: di-et...
What is the first thing that comes to your mind? For me, it is a picture of when I was 17. That was the last time I was at my ideal weight. Its been 12 years and 60 pounds since then.
The second thing that comes to mind bad memories of feeling hungry and bland, tasteless food that I would never dream of eating in my normal routine. And the last on my top three list... guilt. Guilt for letting myself put on this weight. Guilt for not doing something about it sooner. Guilt for all the "cheating" I've done on various programs. And lastly, guilt for not sticking with any of those diets.
I sense that others that have battled this problem have the same feeling. Well today is the day that I start thinking differently about this word. It no longer is going to be banished to that realm of "four letter word" that should never be spoken. Why? Well, "diet" is by definition what you customarily eat. So if I want to "eat healthy" my "diet" is healthy food that I routinely eat. Not some horrible tasting, pre-boxed or package food that is forced at me. To succeed in my new health life, this has to be the first step. Find out what is healthy for me and re-engineer my way of eating to be healthy.
Tonights task... read the USDA guidelines for women my age.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Hello!
Hello and welcome to "Another Dieting Journey". I read in a book someplace that people who journal their dieting are 70% more likely to succeed in the diet. Now, we all know what they say about statistics, but heck, why not give it a shot. I've tried ever diet you can imagine over the years, had some success on almost all of them, but never stuck with the one long enough to reach my goal weight. This time, I want to take everything I have learned from those past diets, both the success and the failure, and try doing things my way. Over the next weeks and months, I'll be researching the actual USDA guidelines and attempting to revamp my entire eating style.
So again, welcome. I look forward to sharing this journey with all of you.
So again, welcome. I look forward to sharing this journey with all of you.
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