Today's Weight: 139.8lbs, 0.4lb loss from yesterday but still 1lb up from last low
Total Loss: 18.8lbs
Grr, my weight has been so messed up ever since I went camping. I just can't seem to get past this dumb plateau and back to the great losing streak that I was having. My stomach is also killing me with cramps, even though TOM has yet to show up. Plus I'm bloated. All in all, I'm not having a great Dukan week. This doesn't mean that I'm quitting by any means, it's just discouraging and frustrating at this point. I'm happy that I had a loss today, but because I weighed lower last week I'm not thrilled. I want to start charting new weight territory again!
I had another veggie day today, so I'm pretty concerned that tomorrow will be another day of gain on the scale. I did well though and had chicken meatballs for lunch, and then chicken burgers, mini bell peppers, and cucumbers for dinner. I made my little greek yogurt/oat bran/walden farms flavorings as a make-shift dessert thing as well. I probably should have been better about drinking more liquids today, though.
I ended up walking around a lot today doing some prep work for going back to my University. I still have so much to get done, but I'm just finding myself reluctant to even think about going back, much less actually do things to prepare for it.
Gah. Motivation, where are you? I was really hoping to hit the 20lbs lost mark by Sunday, as that is the official date that I've been on this way of eating for two months! I suppose I still have a chance to make it... one more pound!
<3
Friday, September 16, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Day 60 (PP)
Yesterday's Weight: 139.8lbs, 0.2 loss from the day before
Today's Weight: 140.2lbs, 0.4lb gain from yesterday, 1.4lbs up from last "low"
Well I'm frustrated... Yesterday seemed like I was finally sorta on my way back down again, had a pretty good eating day with veggies, but then had yet another gain this morning. I've been feeling really bloated and icky so I can tell that TOM is right around the corner and should happen any day now, but I'm discouraged. I guess I really need to just ignore what the scale is telling me for the next week or so, but still keep track of it for future months to see what kind of stuff my body does when its hormones are all messed up.
Had a pretty simple meal of mostly chicken today, I was starving when I ate so I had a bit more than usual but I'm hoping against hope that it will be a good day tomorrow and have a loss!
<3
Today's Weight: 140.2lbs, 0.4lb gain from yesterday, 1.4lbs up from last "low"
Well I'm frustrated... Yesterday seemed like I was finally sorta on my way back down again, had a pretty good eating day with veggies, but then had yet another gain this morning. I've been feeling really bloated and icky so I can tell that TOM is right around the corner and should happen any day now, but I'm discouraged. I guess I really need to just ignore what the scale is telling me for the next week or so, but still keep track of it for future months to see what kind of stuff my body does when its hormones are all messed up.
Had a pretty simple meal of mostly chicken today, I was starving when I ate so I had a bit more than usual but I'm hoping against hope that it will be a good day tomorrow and have a loss!
<3
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Day 58 (PP)
Today's Weight: 140.0lbs, GAIN of 1.2lbs from yesterday
Total Loss: back to 18.6lbs
Gah! I should know better than to gloat too much, I swear my body and scale can hear it and conspire against me. I think I've mentioned this before, so I'm pretty sure it's becoming a concrete theory. Yeah, that's it. The only explanation I could come up with is that I've been eating lots of eggs lately because it's practically the only thing that my Dad wants to eat lately, (he's on this too and is quite picky about his food choices), and we added some sausage yesterday that we thought was okay but has lots of sodium in it.
Seriously hate fluctuations. I was hoping never to see the 140's again! Oh well, picking up and moving on. Just need to keep eating really well so that I can re-lose those pounds and even more to take me firmly into the 130's. Grrr.
On a bright note, my bestie from my University is coming over tomorrow to go to a concert with me and crash at my place for the night. I'm so excited because the plans were made completely last minute and I haven't seen her all summer! I think she's going to be really shocked at my transformation so far and my hair change. Because of this I probably won't be able to post, but I'll be back the next day.
Seriously body, give up and let me lose the weight I need to already...
<3
Total Loss: back to 18.6lbs
Gah! I should know better than to gloat too much, I swear my body and scale can hear it and conspire against me. I think I've mentioned this before, so I'm pretty sure it's becoming a concrete theory. Yeah, that's it. The only explanation I could come up with is that I've been eating lots of eggs lately because it's practically the only thing that my Dad wants to eat lately, (he's on this too and is quite picky about his food choices), and we added some sausage yesterday that we thought was okay but has lots of sodium in it.
Seriously hate fluctuations. I was hoping never to see the 140's again! Oh well, picking up and moving on. Just need to keep eating really well so that I can re-lose those pounds and even more to take me firmly into the 130's. Grrr.
On a bright note, my bestie from my University is coming over tomorrow to go to a concert with me and crash at my place for the night. I'm so excited because the plans were made completely last minute and I haven't seen her all summer! I think she's going to be really shocked at my transformation so far and my hair change. Because of this I probably won't be able to post, but I'll be back the next day.
Seriously body, give up and let me lose the weight I need to already...
<3
Monday, September 12, 2011
Day 57 (PV) Start of Week 9!!
Today's Weight: 138.8lbs, 0.4lb loss from yesterday
Total Loss: 19.8lbs!!
Yay, another pretty decent loss today to really knock me into the 30's. 0.2lbs more and I will officially have hit my mini-goal of losing 20 pounds! I still haven't figured out a different reward for it this time. For ten pounds I treated myself to a pedicure, but I'm not sure what I want to do for 20!
Also, another really cool thing, I tried on my really cute pair of jeans that I have been trying on periodically to see if I would fit into them....and they fit again! I'm so excited, especially since I found out yesterday that the pair of jeans I'd been wearing all the time had developed a hole! Not so upset about that anymore since I can now wear my cute ones. They're still a little tight and it's not like I would be comfortable running around and doing aerobics in them without concern of them giving me a muffin top, but they fit better now than when I finally gave up and quit wearing them!
I'm so encouraged. Note to future stagnated self: this really does work, just be patient. Easy to say now, TOM should be showing up within the next few days and I'm not really looking forward to the stall that will put on my loss.
Side note: It's football season!!! I've watched 4 games since Thursday, I think that's probably sad in some way. But I'm so excited to have it back.
<3
Total Loss: 19.8lbs!!
Yay, another pretty decent loss today to really knock me into the 30's. 0.2lbs more and I will officially have hit my mini-goal of losing 20 pounds! I still haven't figured out a different reward for it this time. For ten pounds I treated myself to a pedicure, but I'm not sure what I want to do for 20!
Also, another really cool thing, I tried on my really cute pair of jeans that I have been trying on periodically to see if I would fit into them....and they fit again! I'm so excited, especially since I found out yesterday that the pair of jeans I'd been wearing all the time had developed a hole! Not so upset about that anymore since I can now wear my cute ones. They're still a little tight and it's not like I would be comfortable running around and doing aerobics in them without concern of them giving me a muffin top, but they fit better now than when I finally gave up and quit wearing them!
I'm so encouraged. Note to future stagnated self: this really does work, just be patient. Easy to say now, TOM should be showing up within the next few days and I'm not really looking forward to the stall that will put on my loss.
Side note: It's football season!!! I've watched 4 games since Thursday, I think that's probably sad in some way. But I'm so excited to have it back.
<3
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Day 56 (PP)
Today's Weight: 139.2lbs!!! 0.8lb loss from yesterday
Total Loss: 19.4lbs!
And then it's mornings like today that make me feel silly for complaining so much. I finally broke into the 130's, and a solid break at that! I'm close to my losing 20 lbs mini-goal! I was really nervous to see what the number was this morning and basically peeked at it, as if squinting at it makes the number any less painful, and then was elated at the new low! Okay body, let's keep up the good work ;)
Today went well, minus having to watch people eat tons of potato chips, chocolate cake, cookies, and fresh saltwater taffy right in front of me at lunch. My brother was even enough of a punk to wave the bowl of potato chips underneath my nose in an attempt to tease me. If only it didn't all smell so good.... But I was a perfect little "dukaner" and stuck to my slices of roast, and I didn't even have veggies to help ease the pain because it was a protein day! Ugh! Anyway, later on for dinner I heated up a couple chicken burgers and made my gallette. I like spacing my meals out in the day, since it gives me something to look forward to.
That's pretty much it! I'm headed home from the beach tomorrow which will be nice. I love it here, but I'm ready to be back home.
<3
Total Loss: 19.4lbs!
And then it's mornings like today that make me feel silly for complaining so much. I finally broke into the 130's, and a solid break at that! I'm close to my losing 20 lbs mini-goal! I was really nervous to see what the number was this morning and basically peeked at it, as if squinting at it makes the number any less painful, and then was elated at the new low! Okay body, let's keep up the good work ;)
Today went well, minus having to watch people eat tons of potato chips, chocolate cake, cookies, and fresh saltwater taffy right in front of me at lunch. My brother was even enough of a punk to wave the bowl of potato chips underneath my nose in an attempt to tease me. If only it didn't all smell so good.... But I was a perfect little "dukaner" and stuck to my slices of roast, and I didn't even have veggies to help ease the pain because it was a protein day! Ugh! Anyway, later on for dinner I heated up a couple chicken burgers and made my gallette. I like spacing my meals out in the day, since it gives me something to look forward to.
That's pretty much it! I'm headed home from the beach tomorrow which will be nice. I love it here, but I'm ready to be back home.
<3
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Day 55 (PV)
Today's Weight: 140.0lbs, 0.2 loss from yesterday
Result: 18.6lbs lost so far
No, I am seriously not kidding that I weighed right at 140 today. I so knew that was going to happen to me! I mean a loss is a loss, but for the last couple weeks I've been itching to break out of this set of digits. Argh.
I'm also nervous to see if I'll actually manage it tomorrow or not, or if I will have a gain. Today was my mom's birthday, so we went out to her favorite restaurant. I got a new york steak, but they weren't very accommodating as far as substitutions and modifications to the items on the menu and I have concerns about how it was prepared when it was all said and done. Oh, and by the way, since when does "gourmet scallops" mean DEEP FRIED in beer batter? What the heck??
I had to watch my family eat this decadent-looking chocolate fudgey goodness cake for dessert, and even though I was practically dying inside at this point, I managed to resist. I did however have a sugar-free hot cocoa tonight, which I'm hoping is okay. It's the first time I've experimented with something like that, so I'm hoping it doesn't affect the scales adversely. Also, I've been having a lot of eggs recently which I seem to remember reading may slow down weight loss by quite a bit if eaten too much. I should cut back on that and see if that helps! They're just so easy and convenient to prepare...
I ended up with quite a bit of exercise today, though. My family and I went down to the beach to sit and watch the waves and my brother challenged me to a race. Never one to back down from an opportunity to beat him, I accepted but then realized he was talking about the end point being over a mile away at the beginning of a huge cliff-like thing toward the end of the beach. Ugh. I ran/walked/panted my way there only to have him beat me (dang boy has too long of legs for this shortie) and then we did some exploring and "ran" back. I've got to get into better shape so that I can beat him next time!
Suffice to say, today was difficult motivation-wise. I have GOT to have a good loss tomorrow or I think I will chuck my scale into the ocean.
<3
Result: 18.6lbs lost so far
No, I am seriously not kidding that I weighed right at 140 today. I so knew that was going to happen to me! I mean a loss is a loss, but for the last couple weeks I've been itching to break out of this set of digits. Argh.
I'm also nervous to see if I'll actually manage it tomorrow or not, or if I will have a gain. Today was my mom's birthday, so we went out to her favorite restaurant. I got a new york steak, but they weren't very accommodating as far as substitutions and modifications to the items on the menu and I have concerns about how it was prepared when it was all said and done. Oh, and by the way, since when does "gourmet scallops" mean DEEP FRIED in beer batter? What the heck??
I had to watch my family eat this decadent-looking chocolate fudgey goodness cake for dessert, and even though I was practically dying inside at this point, I managed to resist. I did however have a sugar-free hot cocoa tonight, which I'm hoping is okay. It's the first time I've experimented with something like that, so I'm hoping it doesn't affect the scales adversely. Also, I've been having a lot of eggs recently which I seem to remember reading may slow down weight loss by quite a bit if eaten too much. I should cut back on that and see if that helps! They're just so easy and convenient to prepare...
I ended up with quite a bit of exercise today, though. My family and I went down to the beach to sit and watch the waves and my brother challenged me to a race. Never one to back down from an opportunity to beat him, I accepted but then realized he was talking about the end point being over a mile away at the beginning of a huge cliff-like thing toward the end of the beach. Ugh. I ran/walked/panted my way there only to have him beat me (dang boy has too long of legs for this shortie) and then we did some exploring and "ran" back. I've got to get into better shape so that I can beat him next time!
Suffice to say, today was difficult motivation-wise. I have GOT to have a good loss tomorrow or I think I will chuck my scale into the ocean.
<3
Friday, September 9, 2011
Day 54 (PP)
Today's Weight: 140.2lbs, a loss of 0.2lb from yesterday
Result: 18.4lbs lost
I can practically hear my sadistic body laughing at me. I was sooo hoping to be out of the 140's today, but nooo. It had to give me a tantalizing 0.2lb loss so that I'm still waiting to break out of them. I may just scream tomorrow if something similar happens to put me square at 140, but I suppose I should just be thankful for anything that isn't a gain. Boo. Difficult to be optimistic when you're so frustrated. It's taken me a week to recover from the gain after camping! I was really hoping to be at least around 135 before having to go back to my university...
In cool news however, I have converted one of my friends and her mom to start on the Dukan Diet! I hung out with her for a while earlier in the week and she watched what I ate and peppered me with questions, apparently went out to buy the book, and has been reading up on it and stocking the fridge in order to start! She texted me today with the news and I'm just so excited that seeing my results was enough to make her want to try this! She's going to try a ten day Attack Phase just like I did, so I'm psyched to see how much she loses with that initial burst. How fun! She also might need a place to stay at school and move in with me and my current roommate. That would be so awesome to have another person doing this way of eating and living with me! Talk about built-in support network!
I tried a new type of chicken sausage today and realized afterwards that it had a somewhat high sodium content... Why do I always notice these things AFTER I eat them?? I don't think that it actually had enough to have an adverse affect on my weight in the morning... at least I sure hope it doesn't. That would crush me if tomorrow is a gain instead of that final push to knock me into the 130's, but I guess I will see what happens! It'll probably be one of those mornings where I peek at the scale to see the number quickly, as if that makes it any less painful.
Think thin, think thin!
<3
Result: 18.4lbs lost
I can practically hear my sadistic body laughing at me. I was sooo hoping to be out of the 140's today, but nooo. It had to give me a tantalizing 0.2lb loss so that I'm still waiting to break out of them. I may just scream tomorrow if something similar happens to put me square at 140, but I suppose I should just be thankful for anything that isn't a gain. Boo. Difficult to be optimistic when you're so frustrated. It's taken me a week to recover from the gain after camping! I was really hoping to be at least around 135 before having to go back to my university...
In cool news however, I have converted one of my friends and her mom to start on the Dukan Diet! I hung out with her for a while earlier in the week and she watched what I ate and peppered me with questions, apparently went out to buy the book, and has been reading up on it and stocking the fridge in order to start! She texted me today with the news and I'm just so excited that seeing my results was enough to make her want to try this! She's going to try a ten day Attack Phase just like I did, so I'm psyched to see how much she loses with that initial burst. How fun! She also might need a place to stay at school and move in with me and my current roommate. That would be so awesome to have another person doing this way of eating and living with me! Talk about built-in support network!
I tried a new type of chicken sausage today and realized afterwards that it had a somewhat high sodium content... Why do I always notice these things AFTER I eat them?? I don't think that it actually had enough to have an adverse affect on my weight in the morning... at least I sure hope it doesn't. That would crush me if tomorrow is a gain instead of that final push to knock me into the 130's, but I guess I will see what happens! It'll probably be one of those mornings where I peek at the scale to see the number quickly, as if that makes it any less painful.
Think thin, think thin!
<3
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Day 53 (PV)
Today's Weight: 140.4lbs, 1lb loss from yesterday!
Total Loss: 18.2lbs
Yaay, finally saw some progress on the scale today with a pound difference, finally dropping me officially below my previous low before heading on the camping trip. I'm sooo close to breaking out of the 140's! I'm actually daring to hope that it might happen tomorrow, even though I had a veggie day today. Despite having to re-lose some pounds, I've still be dropping consistently over the last few days which is pretty encouraging.
I had a big breakfast/lunch today of eggs (I seem to be eating a lot of those recently. Maybe because they're easy?), two chicken burgers, my gallette, a spinach salad, and a couple mini bell peppers. This made me feel completely stuffed for the rest of the day, so I didn't really feel inclined to have a snack this evening. I also walked around a bunch today trying to help my mom pick out some clothes for my Dad to get her for her birthday. Hopefully that can count as my daily exercise!
I ended up finding two really great coats that will help me stay dry when I'm out and about in the rain when I have to go back to my University in a few weeks. I'm really trying to bury my head in the sand about the fact that I have to start all of the hard work that goes along with it so soon. I've definitely been getting used to the laziness and simplicity of summer. I was so burnt out after the last few years of school that I really needed all of this time to recharge, it's just now that summer is coming to a close I'm not sure if I got enough down time even still! Gah. I also had all of the aspirations of pre-studying for the classes I'm most worried about this year so that I won't completely drown in confusion in the first couple weeks... did that actually end up happening? Not a bit! Dang. And I'm usually so on top of this stuff.
Oh well, I've been focusing on doing what's good for my body instead of stressing myself out like crazy for once and it has felt good. I'll deal with school starting up again when it's like the day before classes start. I'm a pro at the whole ostrich-mentality: if I can't see it, it can't see me.
Hoping for a new set of digits in the morning! Fingers crossed.
<3
Total Loss: 18.2lbs
Yaay, finally saw some progress on the scale today with a pound difference, finally dropping me officially below my previous low before heading on the camping trip. I'm sooo close to breaking out of the 140's! I'm actually daring to hope that it might happen tomorrow, even though I had a veggie day today. Despite having to re-lose some pounds, I've still be dropping consistently over the last few days which is pretty encouraging.
I had a big breakfast/lunch today of eggs (I seem to be eating a lot of those recently. Maybe because they're easy?), two chicken burgers, my gallette, a spinach salad, and a couple mini bell peppers. This made me feel completely stuffed for the rest of the day, so I didn't really feel inclined to have a snack this evening. I also walked around a bunch today trying to help my mom pick out some clothes for my Dad to get her for her birthday. Hopefully that can count as my daily exercise!
I ended up finding two really great coats that will help me stay dry when I'm out and about in the rain when I have to go back to my University in a few weeks. I'm really trying to bury my head in the sand about the fact that I have to start all of the hard work that goes along with it so soon. I've definitely been getting used to the laziness and simplicity of summer. I was so burnt out after the last few years of school that I really needed all of this time to recharge, it's just now that summer is coming to a close I'm not sure if I got enough down time even still! Gah. I also had all of the aspirations of pre-studying for the classes I'm most worried about this year so that I won't completely drown in confusion in the first couple weeks... did that actually end up happening? Not a bit! Dang. And I'm usually so on top of this stuff.
Oh well, I've been focusing on doing what's good for my body instead of stressing myself out like crazy for once and it has felt good. I'll deal with school starting up again when it's like the day before classes start. I'm a pro at the whole ostrich-mentality: if I can't see it, it can't see me.
Hoping for a new set of digits in the morning! Fingers crossed.
<3
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Day 52 (PP)
Tuesday (yesterday's) Weight: 142.0 lbs (0.4lbs down from Monday)
Today's Weight: 141.4lbs
Result: finally 0.2lbs down from my lowest weight last week before camping
Man, I really hate plateau's. I can't believe that the sodium in those imitation crab sticks that I ate for a snack while camping had such an effect on my weight for the last week. I've basically spent this whole time just trying to recover from that. I'm not positive that was what happened, but I'm pretty sure since I'd never had them before and everything else I ate wasn't out of the normal. Sigh...
I've had a very busy last couple of days, full of friends dropping in since they're in the area and staying for a long time, swimming, tanning, and now I just settled into a beach house where I will be for the next 5 days or so while my family celebrates my mom's birthday. Funnily, or pathetically, I made sure to bring my bathroom scale with me so that I can keep track of my weight since I'm now paranoid of what will happen if I don't track it every day. I'm hoping to see some real progress over the next few days and finally say "sayonara" to the 140's and start cracking on the 130's. That would be so awesome, I only have a little more than a pound until that's a reality!
I think I'm planning to talk a walk on the beach tomorrow morning when I wake up to get in some daily exercise... shaping up to be a good day! Eating has been on plan and no slip-ups. Today I ate a large brunch of eggs, steak, and my gallette which kept me pretty full until early in the evening, at which point I had some low-sodium turkey deli meat since it was convenient and I didn't feeling like fussing with food.
Hoping for a good number in the morning!
<3
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Day 50 (PP) Start of Week 8!
Weight morning after returning from camping: 143.0, gain of 1.4lbs (what the what?)
Today's Weight: 142.4
Conclusion: Vacations suck for this diet.
So I have to make this blog post pretty short as it's going to be an early morning, plus a busy week, but I'm so frustrated that I gained while away camping. I was perfect and I'm not even exaggerating. I didn't eat any of the junk lying around, didn't drink when everyone kept asking me to, and definitely did NOT eat the s'more that I was asked to pass to someone else. Grrr. The only thing I can think of is that I ate some imitation crab sticks (read that they were okay) but they are extremely high in sodium.... apparently my body is very sensitive to that.
Anyway, I'm back on the downward trend but I'm so frustrated that I had a setback. I was really hoping to break into the 130s by the time I got home =/.
Oh well, gotta keep trucking along! Hopefully tomorrow will be a good scale morning. I need one!
<3
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