Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Keep on Keeping on!!!

Numbers... Numbers...Numbers.......Today I am down to 301.4. I ate clean all week despite all the temptation foods that are around me. I did eat some fried shrimp yesterday, and ate some fatoush( arabic salad) with the fried bread crutons on it and today my ketone sticks are not turning purple, but I don't even care. I am back on plan and not going to have any off plan foods this week God- willing. I am only 1.4 pounds away from my April goal. I started walking on the corniche the days my boys go to Karate ( Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday). I clocked the distance on my odometer and its 3 km going and 3 km back to the car so 6km total. The first time it was very hard the second time it was much easier, I am trying to do it faster and faster each time God-willing. Its a great motivation because I park the car at one end and I walk to the other end, so I have no choice but to walk back, it takes me an hour and its fun, unlike walking on the treadmill for an hour which is very boring, I can see other people walking there is one old man that looks like he could be my great- grandfather and he zooms past me every time, my personal goal is to zoom past him one day, lol.
By the way the Cauliflower pizza was soooooooo good, I made it twice last week, but it took me 2 days to go to the bathroom after each time I ate it so that will be a once a month treat and must be followed up with a laxative tea or else there are many problems in the bathroom department, but it was a nice treat none the less. I think I gave up on the oopsie rolls, I don't really miss bread anyway, I would like to fool around with the recipe a bit more and make some kind of oopsie cakes one day , but its too time consuming and if you mess it up its such a waste, I tried to use some old oppsies to make oopsie bread pudding and it turned into oopsie garbage so I wont be doing that again. Good news I fit into my white shirt that would only button one button. Its tight but I closed 4 buttons yesterday. Bad news its that time of the month again after only 20 days. Last time it was double 42 days late this time 8 days early, but I read that low-carbing can do that because your body releases extra estrogen stored in your fat, whatever, at least I know its working on something. So I am hoping that I have some extra water weight and I will meet my goal by the first of May. Stay tuned....

Thursday, April 17, 2008

It's the weekend......

Numbers first, today's weigh in puts me at 305.6 , I am happy because earlier this week, I buffed up a few days but I made a comitment to do this so I dusted myself off and got right back on plan. I also found out that after a month with no meds my thyroid is back hypo again so back on the meds I go, I am supposed to go back to the doctor in two months to re- check my levels. My lipid profile was also very good, I will post the number next week, I cant really stay long now my energy level is returning that I am back on my meds I want to catch up on the excercise that I slacked up on, I have been eating clean for 4 days now and am praying that there are no more slip ups for me this week. I have also accepted that I am human and I wont let my slip ups equate to falure. I am 5.6 pounds away from my April goal of being under 300. If I stick to plan and keep up the extra physical activity God-wiling I WILL get there. My mom will be in town tommorow for a week and its going to be very challenging to stay on plan while she is here but I will do my best. I havent really experimented much with too many recipes but tonight I am trying the cauliflower pizza, I will let you know next week how it worked.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Back in the game!

PMS is now gone and my weight today is 139.4kg or 307lbs. My new scale fell down off the top of my closet and shattered into pieces. I took that as a sign I should ditch the scale all together. I kept that thought for half of a day and later that night caved and decided to go and buy a new one to replace it...... Well "Sign" number two, I went to 5 stores one of them being the store I brought the one that broke from ( when I got mine they had a whole shelf of them) and NOBODY had the scale. So like it or not I have to go all the way in my daughters room to weigh now because I gave her the scale and I cant just take it back from her, but I think this will help me to keep from weighing myself a million times a day. I have given up the Atkins bars, I have a few of the nasty advantage bars left in the fridge and not even the kids will eat them so that should tell you how bad they are. I made my first batch of "oopsie rolls" ( www.cleochatra.blogspot.com/2007/10/better-than-ever-best-yet-revolution ) they were'nt nice as buns but it made some really good french toast. I am having alot of fun in the kitchen trying new recipes and ways to stick to my induction long term. I have made a mini goal to try and get back under 300 lbs by the end of April. My mom will be here in a few days its going to be a challenge to stay on plan while she is here but I have to do this, and maybe if she sees my conviction it will convince her to do the same for herself. I have also started doing turbo jam and I really like it , I just have to try to make a time that I can get it in everyday. Being a mom of 10 doesn't always leave me much time to do things , but I will have to find a way. OK lose 7 pounds in April challenge ..HERE I COME!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday, April 3, 2008

PMS in full gear!!

Well no complaints here, at my weigh in this morning I am still holding in there at 310 lbs. Thats to be expected when I used most of by carb allowances the past few days on Atkins bars to ward off all the pms chocolate cravings. I have however stayed on plan which is a major accomplishment. I am almost at my one month atkinversary.I invested in a scale that does pounds, I am tired of converting kilos to pounds and a one kilo loss doesn't feel nearly as good as a two pound one. My order for the Turbo Jam exercise series should be in my possession early next week, by then my period should be over and I am looking forward to following the programs recommendations. I went out to lunch with a friend today and I am pleased to say that I totally ate on plan, fish, chicken, a little lettuce and a diet Pepsi, I was totally un-phased by all the fruits, starches and deserts, it felt good to be able to walk away from all of the things I would have over indulged in and I didn't feel bad at all, I was actually full and satisfied, rather then stuffed and feeling sick. Whooo hooo now if I can just keep my exercise regular I expect to see some pounds gone next week, but even still I feel great and I can tell the inches are dropping as well. MY plan for next week, go back to being anti- atkins bars eating and start the turbo jam regimen.