Weigh-in #2 result: -0lbs
Total time on diet: 14 days
Total loss: 7lbs
Average daily loss: 0.5lbs (0.227kg)
Total loss from HW: 46lbs (3 stone 4lbs, 20.9kg)
***
Okay, I am fairly disappointed with that result. I didn't think I'd stay exactly the same. WHAT THE HELL?!
I need to keep positive though, and after this weekend off get back into the swing of it.
On the upside, even though the scale hasn't moved, the inches have, which means I have lost something somewhere.
***
Bust at weigh-in #2: -1 in
Under bust at weigh-in #2: -2.5 ins
Waist at weigh-in #2: -2.5 ins
Hips at weigh-in #2: -2.5 ins
Arm at weigh-in #2: -0.5 ins
Thigh at weigh-in #2: -1 in
Total loss: 10 inches
Inch loss from HW (well, HW minus 13lbs since I didn't have measurements before then):
Waist: 11.5 ins
Bust: 5.5 ins
Under Bust: 5.5 ins
Hips: 4.75 ins
Arm: 0.75 ins
Thigh: 1.5 ins
Total inch loss from HW: 29.5 inches
Friday, July 29, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
No, I haven't died...
I've just been super super busy.
I had an unplanned break from the diet (ahhh failure!!)...so my weight has stayed the same for my last two weigh-ins at home which I didn't post on here. I have lost inches though, so there will be an update on that with 'official' weigh-in #2 on Friday.
I got ill with a stupid cold which didn't go away for about two weeks and Richard arrived so I just didn't really stick to it very well.
I've been back on it this week (although that's only been since monday). My last full day will be Thursday because I have a PLANNED break. We're going away this weekend for my grandma's birthday, so I can't very well bring shakes to a hotel. I'm just not that hardcore.
The diet will resume after though, never fear. The only other break I have is the weekend of my hen party (because no food+alcohol is probably not the greatest idea).
I also went to the gym Monday evening and Tuesday evening. I think I've left it too late to go to spinning class today. It's 6.55am and I'm still sitting in a towel. Spinning starts at 7.30am. Whoooooooooops. Oh well, at least there's Thursday evening.
At least I worked out twice, right??
I won't be able to go tonight because I'm making my grandma a cake for her birthday. It's going to be epic. It'll be a rainbow coloured cake (6 freaking layers) with a princess castle made of brownies on top. Please note I've never actually made a cake like this before, or even baked anything in about 3 years. It should get interesting. Even if it's horribly ugly I'm sure I will still take a picture to show to internet land.
Not really much else to report, aside from the fact that I AM HUNGRIES.
Hopefully I'll lose a decent number this week or I'll be angry, considering I started exercising again too. Oh well, only another 2 days till the weigh-in. COME ON WII FIT, BE GOOD TO ME!
I had an unplanned break from the diet (ahhh failure!!)...so my weight has stayed the same for my last two weigh-ins at home which I didn't post on here. I have lost inches though, so there will be an update on that with 'official' weigh-in #2 on Friday.
I got ill with a stupid cold which didn't go away for about two weeks and Richard arrived so I just didn't really stick to it very well.
I've been back on it this week (although that's only been since monday). My last full day will be Thursday because I have a PLANNED break. We're going away this weekend for my grandma's birthday, so I can't very well bring shakes to a hotel. I'm just not that hardcore.
The diet will resume after though, never fear. The only other break I have is the weekend of my hen party (because no food+alcohol is probably not the greatest idea).
I also went to the gym Monday evening and Tuesday evening. I think I've left it too late to go to spinning class today. It's 6.55am and I'm still sitting in a towel. Spinning starts at 7.30am. Whoooooooooops. Oh well, at least there's Thursday evening.
At least I worked out twice, right??
I won't be able to go tonight because I'm making my grandma a cake for her birthday. It's going to be epic. It'll be a rainbow coloured cake (6 freaking layers) with a princess castle made of brownies on top. Please note I've never actually made a cake like this before, or even baked anything in about 3 years. It should get interesting. Even if it's horribly ugly I'm sure I will still take a picture to show to internet land.
Not really much else to report, aside from the fact that I AM HUNGRIES.
Hopefully I'll lose a decent number this week or I'll be angry, considering I started exercising again too. Oh well, only another 2 days till the weigh-in. COME ON WII FIT, BE GOOD TO ME!
Saturday, July 09, 2011
An update on the last few days...
Okay, so, Thursday. Dear, sweet Thursday.
My Thursday started off like this:
But soon turned into this:
Oh, but for why? Well, I shall tell you. THE VANILLA SHAKE WAS THE SPAWN OF THE DEVIL. Much like its twin brother: our friend, the chocolate shake.
It seriously tasted indescribable, but it was foul. The coffee seemed to make it taste more decent, but I have a feeling I'll end up splitting the vanilla/chocolate shakes in half and making 2 coffees with them, because it's ridiculously hard to swallow.
That not being the only problem, of course. As I'd already mixed my shake with water, we already had a substantial volume of liquid. I decided I wanted this warm, so ended up with more liquid than anyone should be thinking about consuming at that time of the morning.
Anyway, I survived, albeit a little bit full of liquids. I had the chocolate orange bar for lunch. It has real chocolate chips in it, which is probably the only nice part about it. I just don't like the taste. My dad tried a bit and said it was good, but I don't trust him considering he thinks protein shakes taste good.
I wasn't around Thursday night because I had a date with my daddy! I bought tickets to see Social Distortion for his birthday. It was more for my benefit than for his, but he really enjoyed it the last time we went.
Both my dad and I found the crowd interesting. For one, this time around there were a lot more younger people there than compared to when I saw them first a few years ago and the second time a few years later. I don't really keep up to date with bands/music any more so I had no idea they had a new album out. But anyway... the 20 - 25 somethings that were there were all covered head to toe in tattoos. Some guy even had them ALL OVER his face, like the extreme tattoos you'd see on a documentary (like that one with the person trying to be a cat or whatever).
It was just interesting to me because throughout all the shows I've been to, I've never seen so many people with extensive work on them. It gets me wondering why I've never really seen people like that just on the street (where do they go in the day time?!) and what kind of jobs they hold. I mean, they can't ALL be in music or tattooing where it's more acceptable to have tattoos. A lot of people, had tattoos or piercings, or hairstyles that wouldn't go down so well in any kind of office, because they just couldn't be covered up. I mean, I LOVE tattoos, and I'd love to be covered with them... but I draw a line on where I get tattooed. The rules I have are only that they must be able to be covered in a professional situation. I'm studying to be an accountant so I need to hold the image of a professional. There's still a stigma attached to being heavily tattooed, or tattooed at all, especially in certain jobs. Whether it's right or wrong, it doesn't change the fact that it's there, hence why I wonder where these people work.
Mini-debate over.
So when we got to Shepherd's Bush, we passed this amazing looking asian buffet place. It had usual fried stuff (which is so yummy, not gonna lie) but it also had some really delicious looking salads. Of course, I was sad that I couldn't eat it. Then we stopped in a shisha café across the street and my dad got a coffee and a sandwich. They had the most AMAZING looking home made cake there. There was a chocolate cake which just looked incredibly moist, and had about an inch of ganache on it. Again, I was sad I couldn't eat it. My dad kept saying that a sandwich wouldn't do any harm and I could eat something, but I'd had my shake for dinner so I said I was okay. I think he feels bad when I'm not eating, lol.
The show was really good, although I wish I'd have worn different clothes because my jeans were slightly too big and kept falling down. Oh well! Afterward, my dad stopped in McDonald's to get a burger while I sat there virtuously with a bottle of water and a coke zero. It was almost like torture. I mean, you don't bring a fatty to a McDonald's when they can't eat anything!!
After we got home, my mum had leftovers from her dinner sitting on the counter. She'd ordered Chinese (aka my favourite thing ever). It took a LOT of restraint to not devour the whole thing. I just went and smelled each dish (yes, I know that's awfully strange) and went upstairs.
Friday wasn't too bad, although I was tired from the night before and getting really hungry. I ended up perving over food menus from fast food places here, in Canada and in the America. It's pretty sad, I must admit. I actually didn't get to sleep until 4am because my stomach was just like GRUMBLERUMBLE. Then I woke up at 8am needing to pee, which was not cool in my book.
Today has been a little bit harder since I haven't had much distraction. I'm not overly hungry any more, which is good. But I did have a little piece of lean ham and a small slice of cheese today from my parent's lunch. They had samosas, onion bhajis, prawn toasts, bread, cheese, salad and ham. I had serious food envy.
What I had probably weighed less than 10g, and it's not the type of thing that will take me out of ketosis, so I don't think that'll cause ruin and destruction to my weight loss.
And yes, as above. I am now in ketosis. I don't know when I got there but I checked last night and my pee stick had a lovely shade of dark pink. I swear it is so difficult to pee on a stick. I'm not going to lie to anyone, I definitely peed on my hand a bit while trying to get it on the stick.
If you've stuck with this post to the end, kudos. It's almost a mini-essay. I hope everyone is having a good weekend and enjoying some yummy food on my behalf!
My Thursday started off like this:
Vanilla shake and black coffee
But soon turned into this:
Vanilla shake mixed with black coffee (let's not pretend it's anything like a vanilla latte, cause it ain't)
Oh, but for why? Well, I shall tell you. THE VANILLA SHAKE WAS THE SPAWN OF THE DEVIL. Much like its twin brother: our friend, the chocolate shake.
It seriously tasted indescribable, but it was foul. The coffee seemed to make it taste more decent, but I have a feeling I'll end up splitting the vanilla/chocolate shakes in half and making 2 coffees with them, because it's ridiculously hard to swallow.
That not being the only problem, of course. As I'd already mixed my shake with water, we already had a substantial volume of liquid. I decided I wanted this warm, so ended up with more liquid than anyone should be thinking about consuming at that time of the morning.
Anyway, I survived, albeit a little bit full of liquids. I had the chocolate orange bar for lunch. It has real chocolate chips in it, which is probably the only nice part about it. I just don't like the taste. My dad tried a bit and said it was good, but I don't trust him considering he thinks protein shakes taste good.
I wasn't around Thursday night because I had a date with my daddy! I bought tickets to see Social Distortion for his birthday. It was more for my benefit than for his, but he really enjoyed it the last time we went.
I'm wearing a strapless top. I'm not naked, I swear.
I love my daddy!
Shepherd's Bush Empire
The stage and a liiiiiiittle bit of Mike Ness
Both my dad and I found the crowd interesting. For one, this time around there were a lot more younger people there than compared to when I saw them first a few years ago and the second time a few years later. I don't really keep up to date with bands/music any more so I had no idea they had a new album out. But anyway... the 20 - 25 somethings that were there were all covered head to toe in tattoos. Some guy even had them ALL OVER his face, like the extreme tattoos you'd see on a documentary (like that one with the person trying to be a cat or whatever).
It was just interesting to me because throughout all the shows I've been to, I've never seen so many people with extensive work on them. It gets me wondering why I've never really seen people like that just on the street (where do they go in the day time?!) and what kind of jobs they hold. I mean, they can't ALL be in music or tattooing where it's more acceptable to have tattoos. A lot of people, had tattoos or piercings, or hairstyles that wouldn't go down so well in any kind of office, because they just couldn't be covered up. I mean, I LOVE tattoos, and I'd love to be covered with them... but I draw a line on where I get tattooed. The rules I have are only that they must be able to be covered in a professional situation. I'm studying to be an accountant so I need to hold the image of a professional. There's still a stigma attached to being heavily tattooed, or tattooed at all, especially in certain jobs. Whether it's right or wrong, it doesn't change the fact that it's there, hence why I wonder where these people work.
Mini-debate over.
So when we got to Shepherd's Bush, we passed this amazing looking asian buffet place. It had usual fried stuff (which is so yummy, not gonna lie) but it also had some really delicious looking salads. Of course, I was sad that I couldn't eat it. Then we stopped in a shisha café across the street and my dad got a coffee and a sandwich. They had the most AMAZING looking home made cake there. There was a chocolate cake which just looked incredibly moist, and had about an inch of ganache on it. Again, I was sad I couldn't eat it. My dad kept saying that a sandwich wouldn't do any harm and I could eat something, but I'd had my shake for dinner so I said I was okay. I think he feels bad when I'm not eating, lol.
The show was really good, although I wish I'd have worn different clothes because my jeans were slightly too big and kept falling down. Oh well! Afterward, my dad stopped in McDonald's to get a burger while I sat there virtuously with a bottle of water and a coke zero. It was almost like torture. I mean, you don't bring a fatty to a McDonald's when they can't eat anything!!
After we got home, my mum had leftovers from her dinner sitting on the counter. She'd ordered Chinese (aka my favourite thing ever). It took a LOT of restraint to not devour the whole thing. I just went and smelled each dish (yes, I know that's awfully strange) and went upstairs.
Friday wasn't too bad, although I was tired from the night before and getting really hungry. I ended up perving over food menus from fast food places here, in Canada and in the America. It's pretty sad, I must admit. I actually didn't get to sleep until 4am because my stomach was just like GRUMBLERUMBLE. Then I woke up at 8am needing to pee, which was not cool in my book.
Today has been a little bit harder since I haven't had much distraction. I'm not overly hungry any more, which is good. But I did have a little piece of lean ham and a small slice of cheese today from my parent's lunch. They had samosas, onion bhajis, prawn toasts, bread, cheese, salad and ham. I had serious food envy.
What I had probably weighed less than 10g, and it's not the type of thing that will take me out of ketosis, so I don't think that'll cause ruin and destruction to my weight loss.
And yes, as above. I am now in ketosis. I don't know when I got there but I checked last night and my pee stick had a lovely shade of dark pink. I swear it is so difficult to pee on a stick. I'm not going to lie to anyone, I definitely peed on my hand a bit while trying to get it on the stick.
If you've stuck with this post to the end, kudos. It's almost a mini-essay. I hope everyone is having a good weekend and enjoying some yummy food on my behalf!
Weigh-in #1...
Weigh-in #1 result: -7lbs (1/2 stone, 3.18kg)
Total time on diet: 3 days
Average daily loss: 2.3lbs (1.045kg)
Total loss from HW: 46lbs (3 stone 4lbs, 20.9kg)
***
Ok, so I really wasn't expecting THAT much! I am pretty damn pleased!
I mean, I know most of that is water, but it still feels good to see weight coming off like that.
I have 9lbs to lose to get back to where I was in October 2010. Hopefully that will only take around two weeks.
I tried to take pics with my webcam, but unfortunately they were all crappy and blurry. Although Richard may take pics for comparison starting next week.
I'll be taking my inches next week instead of this week too. I'm not sure whether I'll do those every week or every two weeks.
Moving on to week #2!
Total time on diet: 3 days
Average daily loss: 2.3lbs (1.045kg)
Total loss from HW: 46lbs (3 stone 4lbs, 20.9kg)
***
Ok, so I really wasn't expecting THAT much! I am pretty damn pleased!
I mean, I know most of that is water, but it still feels good to see weight coming off like that.
I have 9lbs to lose to get back to where I was in October 2010. Hopefully that will only take around two weeks.
I tried to take pics with my webcam, but unfortunately they were all crappy and blurry. Although Richard may take pics for comparison starting next week.
I'll be taking my inches next week instead of this week too. I'm not sure whether I'll do those every week or every two weeks.
Moving on to week #2!
Friday, July 08, 2011
I do apologise...
I was unavailable to blog last night and now I'm too exhausted to write anything today.
But tomorrow there will be an update of the last few days, as well as a weigh in.
Until then, taraaaa!
But tomorrow there will be an update of the last few days, as well as a weigh in.
Until then, taraaaa!
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Challenge #1 complete...
Possibly the easiest of all the challenges to come. It is only day one after all.
I had a banana shake for breakfast which, surprisingly, wasn't bad. It tasted more creamy than anything. The chocolate shake for lunch, however... it tasted like a very synthetic protein shake. I added some coffee and granulated splenda to it which made it easier to drink though. Not actually supposed to have granulated sweetener but I thought once wouldn't hurt. The tablet form is okay though, and I luckily have some in the cupboard so I'll be using those from now on. At least I can bring them to work and still have my black coffee!
I'm having the toffee & raisin bar is for dinner. I had a small bite of it and it's not bad, not great. A little cardboardy and weird tasting, but I'm sure I'll get over it.
I must have walked for almost 2 hours today. I went to Tesco and picked up some toiletries, laundry basket, beach towels, a princess curly straw and hula hoop. I've never been able to hula hoop so I want to learn! People must have thought I had children with the things I bought...
I figure that drinking shakes from a glass with a curly princess straw would make them that much more bearable.
I also went to Argos and picked up a blender (priced at £10.99, hollaaaaa). I figure I'll have the shakes in the morning and evening and then the bar for lunch. That way I can blend with coffee or ice or whatever to make them taste a bit nicer.
According to googlemaps, it's 1 mile from my office to Tesco and 1.5 miles to my house from Tesco, so I've walked for at least 2.5 miles today. Although most of the walking time today was spent INSIDE Tesco going back and forth trying to find things. I walked past a maxi dress I really liked and they only had ONE, which was in a size 10. That's a little too optimistic for me unfortunately.
It was also stupidly difficult trying to carry all the stuff home. Way to think things through, Ani.
It's also apparently 0.8 miles to my office from my house. So that's cool. I have a 1.6 mile walk every day (providing I don't oversleep and have to catch a ride, like this morning).
Other than that, there's nothing exciting to report today. No deathly cravings, but I'm sure those will follow at some point.
Challenge #2: Survive the next two days and the dreaded weekend on this diet.
I had a banana shake for breakfast which, surprisingly, wasn't bad. It tasted more creamy than anything. The chocolate shake for lunch, however... it tasted like a very synthetic protein shake. I added some coffee and granulated splenda to it which made it easier to drink though. Not actually supposed to have granulated sweetener but I thought once wouldn't hurt. The tablet form is okay though, and I luckily have some in the cupboard so I'll be using those from now on. At least I can bring them to work and still have my black coffee!
I'm having the toffee & raisin bar is for dinner. I had a small bite of it and it's not bad, not great. A little cardboardy and weird tasting, but I'm sure I'll get over it.
I must have walked for almost 2 hours today. I went to Tesco and picked up some toiletries, laundry basket, beach towels, a princess curly straw and hula hoop. I've never been able to hula hoop so I want to learn! People must have thought I had children with the things I bought...
I figure that drinking shakes from a glass with a curly princess straw would make them that much more bearable.
I also went to Argos and picked up a blender (priced at £10.99, hollaaaaa). I figure I'll have the shakes in the morning and evening and then the bar for lunch. That way I can blend with coffee or ice or whatever to make them taste a bit nicer.
According to googlemaps, it's 1 mile from my office to Tesco and 1.5 miles to my house from Tesco, so I've walked for at least 2.5 miles today. Although most of the walking time today was spent INSIDE Tesco going back and forth trying to find things. I walked past a maxi dress I really liked and they only had ONE, which was in a size 10. That's a little too optimistic for me unfortunately.
It was also stupidly difficult trying to carry all the stuff home. Way to think things through, Ani.
It's also apparently 0.8 miles to my office from my house. So that's cool. I have a 1.6 mile walk every day (providing I don't oversleep and have to catch a ride, like this morning).
Other than that, there's nothing exciting to report today. No deathly cravings, but I'm sure those will follow at some point.
Challenge #2: Survive the next two days and the dreaded weekend on this diet.
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
I feel like I've gained about 300lbs...
Literally. I don't think I've been this bloated since Christmas. Next time, someone please remind me not to overcompensate embarking on a crazy diet by stuffing my face for a few days before.
In other news, the package was delivered today, so I'm on track to start tomorrow. I think it's super unlikely that I'll have lost any weight by Saturday - and even so, I'm just hoping to stay the same due to the epic proportions of noms consumed since Friday.
So here we have it. Here is what a month's worth of food looks like:
In other news, the package was delivered today, so I'm on track to start tomorrow. I think it's super unlikely that I'll have lost any weight by Saturday - and even so, I'm just hoping to stay the same due to the epic proportions of noms consumed since Friday.
So here we have it. Here is what a month's worth of food looks like:
Is anyone as depressed about this as I am yet??
I am excited though, no matter how many complaints I've made so far. I'm excited to not be bloated any more. I'm sure I'll be even more excited once the weight/inches loss happens. I'll be EVEN MORE excited when my wedding dress fits and I'll be ecstatic if they have to take it in a little (but not in the chest area, that may make me cry). Perhaps I will have to take the obligatory 'start of weight loss unflattering fat photo' for weekly/monthly comparison. Hmmm...
I actually did have photos from when I was around 40lbs (nearly 3 stone) heavier than I am now, but they were on my blackberry which was unfortunately stolen. There are photos on Facebook of me then, but I don't think there are too many, if any, full body shots.
This is my food for tomorrow. Banana shake (did I mention I hate banana flavour stuff?), chocolate shake and a toffee, nut & raisin bar.
Pretty sure I won't look this excited or happy in a few days...
My mum was like 'on the basis of volume alone, you'll lose weight'. I mean LOOK AT IT. It's like, not even food. Even the bar is a lie, it's some weird puffed soya chewy thing! Although, I suppose I may end up being grateful that I actually have something to chew once a day.
I think the packaging is pretty though. It makes it look that bit more enticing - which could equally make it that much more soul destroying. I mean, if it looks pretty but tastes horrible, it's bad times right there.
As far as I remember, the Cambridge Diet packaging wasn't all that aesthetically pleasing and I ended up gagging every time I made a shake after a few days because I couldn't stand the taste. I wonder if I'd have liked it more if the packaging were prettier. They had about a million different shake flavours too. It's like, 'hey, Cambridge Diet, you ain't Baskin Robbins!'
At least with this one, the shakes only come in vanilla, chocolate, strawberry and banana. The bars only have two flavours which are the toffee, nut & raisin and chocolate orange. You'd think they couldn't do much to mess up the flavouring.... I'm gonna stop right there before I completely jinx myself.
I don't mind if they're not amazingly delicious, I just hope they're nicer than your average protein shake... and that they don't make me end up gagging by day 5.
I suppose only time will tell. Not long to wait until I try it.
Challenge #1: Complete day 1 of the Exante Total Solution.
Until tomorrow, good sirs!
Monday, July 04, 2011
Sunday, July 03, 2011
3 days and counting...
I swear I've eaten so much this weekend - you know, to compensate for the fact I'll be living on shakes for the next little while.
I feel horribly bloated though. Here's a run down of the food I've consumed/devoured/inhaled (any one of these words is applicable) over the last few days:
Friday - an apple, a couple of wine gum-esque sweets, home made stuffed crust pizza & garlic bread, crisps & dip
Saturday - hot dog sandwich, more crisps & dip, curry, rice and half a naan bread from the indian takeaway
Today - fry up and a piece of cake, dinner is fish and veggies with jelly and ice cream for dessert.
Oh, and I've been munching on a couple of these bad boys over the last two days (and by a couple, I mean the individuals, not the whole packs, jeez I'm not that bad!)
I guess I'll technically have 8 weeks on this diet, since I won't be able to start until Wednesday. I'm debating wether to still weigh myself on Saturday (that's been my weigh in day forever), change the weigh in day to Wednesday, or just take a little peek on Saturday but officially weigh in the next Saturday. So many options...
With work it should be fairly easy to have the meal replacements. At work I don't really mind not eating because I'm distracted, especially now since our aircon is BROKEN - it's like we're sitting in a frigging sauna all day, which definitely curbs the old appetite.
I think the hardest part is being at home because:
a) my mum is a great cook and always seems to make the nicest meals when I'm trying to survive on things like rabbit food (aka salad)
b) my mum tends to buy junk food/snacky things/chocolate/all things fantastically delicious but bad for you foods on the weekend (see: kitkat and chocolate buttons above)
So weekends will be... difficult to say the least. I get cravings for foods, sure, but if they're right there in my face it tends to make me think about/want them more. For example, I'm not really a chocolate person, but if it's there, I'm all 'oh yum! chocolate!' (again, see: kitkat and chocolate buttons above)
I'm hoping I have enough energy to go to the gym a few times a week, which is also super helpful on weekends to avoid being around the aforementioned magically delicious foods; and with the fiancé being here in 2 weeks (yay! 2 weeks!) I should have less time to think 'OMG I'M FREAKING HUNGRY! WHERE IS MY GALLON OF ICE CREAM?!'
Mmmm, ice cream...
I feel horribly bloated though. Here's a run down of the food I've consumed/devoured/inhaled (any one of these words is applicable) over the last few days:
Friday - an apple, a couple of wine gum-esque sweets, home made stuffed crust pizza & garlic bread, crisps & dip
Saturday - hot dog sandwich, more crisps & dip, curry, rice and half a naan bread from the indian takeaway
Today - fry up and a piece of cake, dinner is fish and veggies with jelly and ice cream for dessert.
Oh, and I've been munching on a couple of these bad boys over the last two days (and by a couple, I mean the individuals, not the whole packs, jeez I'm not that bad!)
Note how my finger is ever so subtly covering up that '107 calories' logo.
So I have approximately 2 full days left before my ultimate torture begins (don't you love how I'm so optimistic already?)I guess I'll technically have 8 weeks on this diet, since I won't be able to start until Wednesday. I'm debating wether to still weigh myself on Saturday (that's been my weigh in day forever), change the weigh in day to Wednesday, or just take a little peek on Saturday but officially weigh in the next Saturday. So many options...
With work it should be fairly easy to have the meal replacements. At work I don't really mind not eating because I'm distracted, especially now since our aircon is BROKEN - it's like we're sitting in a frigging sauna all day, which definitely curbs the old appetite.
I think the hardest part is being at home because:
a) my mum is a great cook and always seems to make the nicest meals when I'm trying to survive on things like rabbit food (aka salad)
b) my mum tends to buy junk food/snacky things/chocolate/all things fantastically delicious but bad for you foods on the weekend (see: kitkat and chocolate buttons above)
So weekends will be... difficult to say the least. I get cravings for foods, sure, but if they're right there in my face it tends to make me think about/want them more. For example, I'm not really a chocolate person, but if it's there, I'm all 'oh yum! chocolate!' (again, see: kitkat and chocolate buttons above)
I'm hoping I have enough energy to go to the gym a few times a week, which is also super helpful on weekends to avoid being around the aforementioned magically delicious foods; and with the fiancé being here in 2 weeks (yay! 2 weeks!) I should have less time to think 'OMG I'M FREAKING HUNGRY! WHERE IS MY GALLON OF ICE CREAM?!'
Mmmm, ice cream...
Saturday, July 02, 2011
While I do have an undisputed love for cake...
It's time that myself and my love were separated (oh, my sweet, please do not cry for it is only a short while until we shall be reunited).
Okay, no, seriously. I'm getting married in uh... 9 weeks.
9 WEEKS?! WHERE DID THAT 6 MONTHS GO?!
At this point I'd like to give a special mention to my wonderful fiancé, especially since it's likely he will be the only one reading this.
Anyway, I have 9 weeks before I get married and 4-5 weeks until I need to get my dress fitted. Me, being awesome as I am, said 'oh no, it's fiiiiine! order it a size smaller! of COURSE I'll fit into it by next year!'
Guess what?
I DON'T FIT.
I mean, okay, I almost fit.
There are about 3 - 4 inches that I need to lose and then it should fit. It's also possibly because the back panel is around half the size it should be. Y'know, that tends to make the dress not fit.
But still, I don't fit into my dress and that makes me freak out.
Naturally, this is less than fantastic. I managed to gain 15lbs (maybe more) from October to January. Since then I've been working my backside off to lose it and more, but my body is not being co-operative. I tried weight watchers (again), I tried my own thing (and various adaptations of my own thing) but NOTHING seems to work. Even going to the gym 6 times a week didn't work. It's like a cruel joke from the universe or something.
So, my mother went to her reflexology appointment last night, and the woman is also a registered nurse/nutritionist. In short, she said that I worked my body too hard and it just went F-YOU, and the only way out is to do a meal replacement ketogenic diet (which she normally wouldn't recommend for sustainable weight loss... but, desperate times and all that).
Now, I'm the type of person where I'd rather not eat than just have a little of something. I can't have a SMALL piece of cake, what ever would be the point? I'd rather have no cake than torture my tastebuds by giving them a glimpse of something delicious.
Ok, I got side-tracked by cake (this is not the first time), where was I?
Oh yes, diets that put you into ketosis.
Scientific explanation cut short, ketosis is the state your body has to go into to produce energy when you're not eating carbs.
Since I have this Texan 'go big or go home' attitude when it comes to food (which is odd because I've never even been to Texas and I probably couldn't locate it on a map)... I'm opting for a meal replacement diet.
Oh the joy. I actually did a week of the Cambridge diet last year which I definitely think kick started my weight loss when I did weightwatchers after - I totally miss the fact I ate so much and lost a steady 2lb/week with no exercise.
For anyone who doesn't know, meal replacement diets are shakes/soups/bars. I opted for shakes/bars simply because I don't really like eating soup in the summer. I chose the Exante diet (I believe that all meal replacements are the same & probably manufactured in the same place) because it's cheaper than the other meal replacement diets out there. I ordered the month pack last night, so it should arrive on Tuesday with me being able to start Wednesday.
Aside from having to stomach the banana shakes (I hate banana flavour ANYTHING) I'm hoping it will go quite well. I just hope the shakes are tolerable because I really don't like most protein shakes at all. Incidentally, I brought protein powder the other week and sold it to a work colleague for a reduced price because I couldn't stand the taste.
Anyway, this post is becoming ferociously long. So much for a short and sweet introduction!
Okay, no, seriously. I'm getting married in uh... 9 weeks.
9 WEEKS?! WHERE DID THAT 6 MONTHS GO?!
At this point I'd like to give a special mention to my wonderful fiancé, especially since it's likely he will be the only one reading this.
Anyway, I have 9 weeks before I get married and 4-5 weeks until I need to get my dress fitted. Me, being awesome as I am, said 'oh no, it's fiiiiine! order it a size smaller! of COURSE I'll fit into it by next year!'
Guess what?
I DON'T FIT.
I mean, okay, I almost fit.
There are about 3 - 4 inches that I need to lose and then it should fit. It's also possibly because the back panel is around half the size it should be. Y'know, that tends to make the dress not fit.
But still, I don't fit into my dress and that makes me freak out.
Naturally, this is less than fantastic. I managed to gain 15lbs (maybe more) from October to January. Since then I've been working my backside off to lose it and more, but my body is not being co-operative. I tried weight watchers (again), I tried my own thing (and various adaptations of my own thing) but NOTHING seems to work. Even going to the gym 6 times a week didn't work. It's like a cruel joke from the universe or something.
So, my mother went to her reflexology appointment last night, and the woman is also a registered nurse/nutritionist. In short, she said that I worked my body too hard and it just went F-YOU, and the only way out is to do a meal replacement ketogenic diet (which she normally wouldn't recommend for sustainable weight loss... but, desperate times and all that).
Now, I'm the type of person where I'd rather not eat than just have a little of something. I can't have a SMALL piece of cake, what ever would be the point? I'd rather have no cake than torture my tastebuds by giving them a glimpse of something delicious.
Ok, I got side-tracked by cake (this is not the first time), where was I?
Oh yes, diets that put you into ketosis.
Scientific explanation cut short, ketosis is the state your body has to go into to produce energy when you're not eating carbs.
Since I have this Texan 'go big or go home' attitude when it comes to food (which is odd because I've never even been to Texas and I probably couldn't locate it on a map)... I'm opting for a meal replacement diet.
Oh the joy. I actually did a week of the Cambridge diet last year which I definitely think kick started my weight loss when I did weightwatchers after - I totally miss the fact I ate so much and lost a steady 2lb/week with no exercise.
For anyone who doesn't know, meal replacement diets are shakes/soups/bars. I opted for shakes/bars simply because I don't really like eating soup in the summer. I chose the Exante diet (I believe that all meal replacements are the same & probably manufactured in the same place) because it's cheaper than the other meal replacement diets out there. I ordered the month pack last night, so it should arrive on Tuesday with me being able to start Wednesday.
Aside from having to stomach the banana shakes (I hate banana flavour ANYTHING) I'm hoping it will go quite well. I just hope the shakes are tolerable because I really don't like most protein shakes at all. Incidentally, I brought protein powder the other week and sold it to a work colleague for a reduced price because I couldn't stand the taste.
Anyway, this post is becoming ferociously long. So much for a short and sweet introduction!
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