Aspirations of a Loser (Weight Loss that is!)

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I'm getting back to my diet. I don't know why I allowed myself to revert...oh yes, I remember now...Thanksgiving and Christmas goodies. How delectable they were! Now months later, I'm in the closet the other day trying to squeeze into a pair of jeans I know for a fact fit me comfortably back in October. Now I could hold my breath until I faint, jump up and down until I pass out, it won't matter, they aren't budging passed the hip region. It's a wrap - I'm back on my diet. TODAY!
Maybe if I allow the world to watch me track my weight loss, it will keep me motivated. Gym, twice a week, here I come! Low-carb diet, here I come! Let's see if that will scare these 199 lbs away. I'm hoping to get down to 165 by July.
If anybody would like to join me, we can do this together and see how far we get.
Current weight: 199
Height: 5'3"
Waist: 32"
Hips: 47 1/2"
I've got a lot of work to do!

Before - I weighed 199 Pounds

Now - 185 Pounds!!

Seems like this is it for now. But I'm not giving up, just maintaining!

I made it through the day without any slip ups. I munched all day on broccoli, salads with ranch dressing, and baked turkey. I satisfied my sweet tooth with some sugar-free jello, and had a handful of peanuts for a crunchy snack. Surprisingly, I didn't have a hungry moment - thanks to sugar-free gum, I think I tricked my stomach into thinking I was still eating.
I even made it to the gym. Did you hear that I said the GYM! I had so much fun in my aerobics class that I feel stupid for waiting so long. I think I can do this - No! I KNOW I can do this weight loss thing! All I want to know is...Who's coming with me?!

I really had to contain myself this week to keep from jumping on the scale everyday. I felt like I needed daily confirmation, but I promised myself that I would wait until the end of the week. I was about to burst this morning when I stepped on the scale. How did I do...? I lost 7 pounds!
Current Weight: 192
Waist: 31 3/4"
Hips: 47 1/4"
I could be hallucinating, but I think my pants are slightly looser! It's official - I'm a loser! (Weight that is!) I'll tell you how I did it naturally in the next post.
So...how did you do this week...?

Starting a diet is always kind of scary. There's the uncertainty of how long I'll actually be able to stay disciplined. There are questions...how will I keep from being tempted to eat things I know I shouldn't? How will I stay motivated to exercise? All those things ran through my mind. But I had to do something - I couldn't keep going in the same direction. So this is what I did:
- I exercised for 30-45 minutes/3 days
- I ate only green veggies, lean meat, and the "Approved Snacks" I discussed in the "Low Carb Survival Kit"

That's it! Let's see how week two goes...

This week really has been a busy one! It went by so fast. I went to the gym twice last week and boy did I work up a serious sweat. I almost chickened out on Tuesday, but I reminded myself that I don't want to just lose a few pounds, I want to be physically fit, too. So I kicked it up a notch and added some jogging intervals to my work out. So how did I do this week? Not too shabby - I lost an additional 3 pounds.
Current Weight: 189
Waist: 31 5/8
Hips: 47
So I've lost a total of 10 pounds in two weeks. I expect my weekly weight loss to level-out to around 2 pounds per week - so that's my goal to lose between 1 - 2 pounds every week. My exercise goals are to continue with the twice a week regimine I did this week.
Coming soon... a lens that details my exercise program.

This week has been a real struggle for me. I haven't cheated on my diet - that's not the problem. It's the dreaded drowzies that have been plaguing me. I've never been a morning person, but lately, mornings have been awful! I've been dragging through most of the week. I don't know if it's the end of the semester blahs or time to begin gradually adding more carbs into my diet. I choose the latter. Starting tomorrow, I'll add 5-10 more grams of carbs and I'll see how that feels. Tomorrow's Week 3 weigh in...let's hope for the best!

It's like I blink and BAM - a whole week has passed. I was only able to exercise one day last week and I really wasn't expecting the scale to move at all. But it did. I lost another pound and a half - and I'll take what I can get! It was time to add five more grams of carbs to my diet today. I did and I felt so much better. So how do I measure up now?
Current Weight: 187.5
Waist: 31 1/2"
Hips: 46 3/4"
I've lost 11.5 pounds in 3 weeks. I know things have slowed down a bit, but slow and steady wins the race!

This week I have promised my body that I will stop depriving it of the water it so desparately needs. I filled and stuffed my water bottle into the refrigerator and this morning I started my day out right.
Halfway through the bottle, I realized two things: 1)By the same time any other day, the only liquids I had been getting was from my coffee. 2) I felt so much more energetic than usual. I felt so great that by the end of today's aerobics class, I wasn't as pooped as I normally was, and I actually had so much more fun! My muscles weren't tightening up and I was actually keeping up.
This week's challenge for me is to keep a water bottle with me around the clock - even at my bedside - and everytime I look or even think about it, I'm going to take a drink. I'm going to hydrate my body, one drink at a time.

I went on a Christian Women's Retreat last week and wasn't able to post Week 4's results. They are not impressive so you really didn't miss anything. I lost only half a pound last week, so I'm down to 187 even. What is actually interesting though, is that on this retreat it seemed as if we were constantly eating... Breakfast at 8:00, lunch at 12:00, dinner at 5:00 - By dinner time, I wasn't even hungry. Even though I felt like I was constantly stuffing my face, when I returned and weighed myself - I hadn't even gained a pound.
What I realize - I haven't been eating as often as I should be. I've got to do better with this. This doesn't mean I should just start overeating whatever I feel like - although I did eat a couple of things I shouldn't have (hey, I was on vacation!). But it does mean I need to make an effort to eat more often, even if its just a salad or some raw broccolil - I need something to combat that exhausted feeling I've been experiencing. I'm also doing better with getting more water - there's still room for improvement, but at least I'm doing better.
I'll be sure to post Week 5's progress on Wednesday as usual. Congratulations to Sandyspiderbite and Deeishere for this week's weight loss. Keep up the good work! It encourages me to continue to keep at this weight loss thing.

I'm telling you, I've been so swamped since I got back in town that my head is spinning! But I've been trying to stay consistent. So here's this week's results:
Weight: 186
Waist: 31 1/4"
Hips: 46 1/2"
I've lost a total of 13 pounds over the last five weeks and the inches are continuing to come off. I think it's the water! I've been drinking 4-5 16.9 oz bottles of water everyday and feel so much better. I think it's time for a picture...next post.

Today I must say didn't even feel like I was on a diet. My highlight of the day was this delicious and simple Super Low-Carb Egg Salad Recipe that I would love to share with you.

Easy Egg Salad
3 hard boiled eggs
1 tbsp of Miracle Whip (or Mayo)
1/4 tsp of freshly ground black pepper corns (or ground black pepper)
1/4 tsp of Lawry's Seasoned Salt

Peel and chop eggs. Stir in Miracle Whip, pepper, and seasoned salt until well blended. Optional: for added crunch, crumble 1 or 2 Ritz Crackers on top. Enjoy!

Total Carbs: 2 (245 calories) without crackers
add 2 carbs (16 calories) per cracker

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Lip-Smacking Buffalo Wings

3 lbs Chicken wings
3/4 cup of hotsauce
1/2 stick of butter

Bake wings 60 minutes at 425. In a large bowl, toss wings, hotsauce and butter into wings are well covered. Optional, set aside some sauce for dipping.

Total Carbs: 0

Try these recipes and let me know what you think. Need a cookbook? Check out Eating Stella Style: Low-Carb Recipes for Healthy Living

The great thing about this low-carb diet is that there are so many good foods that you can eat, that you hardly feel like you are dieting - except when you pass the donut counter...don't stop keep on walking.
If you think about it really, this diet is as natural as you can get - green veggies and meat - that's what cave men ate, right? There was no sliced bread; there was no processed sugars, cookies, cakes, or pies. So let's consider the types of foods our bodies were made to consume. I've listed some dieting saving snacks below.

Stock up on these low-carb snacks:
- 1 oz. salted peanuts - 3 net carbs [Net carbs= Total Carbs -(minus) Dietary Fiber]
- salted sunflower seeds - 1 net carb
- Sugar free gelatin - 0 carbs
- Skins - 0 carbs
- fresh broccoli - 3 carbs serving
- fresh baby spinach - 3 carbs per serving
- pepperoni slices - 0 carbs per serving
- cheddar cheese cubes - 0 carbs per serving
Want a more complete list of low carb foods or want to know how many carbs are in a bagel? Check out Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter for a more snack ideas.

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