I have been thinking about a couple things tonight. When i started my weight loss i had some ask me "how many lbs do you want to lose"? I never said an ending number as it made it seem to overwhelming. I just told them i would be satisfied with a pound a week. I have lived with "focus on the journey, not the destination" for quite some time so i implemented that into this adventure. That has helped. I didnt gain the weight over night so i knew it would take some time to change up my ways and be comfortable.
I have this friend who posted on fb how she lost 10 lbs since Feb 24th by drinking one cup of coffee a day. I had heard about this new fad diet. You put something in your coffee and then take a pill that gives you all this energy and makes you feel full. It's called Smart Coffee and costs about 75.00-100.00 a month. Doesnt seem so smart to me but that is just my opinion. These fad diets have big numbers lost in the beginning as you get rid of fluids etc but by not eating your metabolism drops off to barely nothing as you arent fueling your body with the nutrients you need. Most of these people that have tried these diets usually gain back and more when they are done.
And my final thoughts of the evening....My youngest daughter is desperate to lose weight and now has a torn miniscus(sp) so that has slowed her down at the gym. She went to GNC and bought a supplement to help burn fat. She showed me what she had gotten so i checked the ingrediants and warnings on a medical site. It stated it should NOT be taken if you are on certain meds and she was on one that was listed. It is very important to always check with your doctor even if it is a supplement. The workers at these places aren't educated on what you can and cant take. They are there to sell.(in our area anyways)
Okay, lecture over and off my soapbox!
Okay, i have some really big news!!! Today i went out to my doctors office to make my appt for my recheck on cholesterol. I asked if i could weigh myself and they said sure so they took me back to the one i weighed in on Oct 17th.(i thought it was November) So i took off my coat, weighed in with jeans, sweatshirt and tennis shoes.........Drum roll please.............24 lbs lost!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am over the top excited!!! I go in Monday morning for my test so am holding my breath. All i want to see is the numbers go down for my bad chol. and the good chol up. I am not expecting a large number but a downward motion!!! 24 lbs!!! Hell yeah!!
I don't have an air fryer but thought about getting one.
I haven't tried the veggie Tots. Are they in the frozen section? I don't buy much frozen stuff anymore; it's mostly fresh that I get at the Farmer's Market because it's a lot cheaper than the grocery store.
I made a pizza crust out of cauliflower once. It wasn't my favorite, but it wasn't horrible, either... I like mashed cauliflower in place of potatoes, but my husband won't touch it, but then he doesn't eat any veggies, other than potatoes, corn and tomatoes...
I wish I didn't have any cake or cookies in the house... hubby eats them the time, so it's staring me in the face every day. Some days I do really well, others not...
Have any of you tried the new air fryers? My daughter loves hers. Am thinking of getting one.
We also tried the new Veggie Tots tonight. Made the cauliflower ones and they were simply wonderful. I also like the mashed potatoes made with cauliflower.
I have noticed my craving for certain foods is alot like the cravings you can get with drugs. They dont last long and it is all about instant gratification. I have been craving a strawberry cheesecake blizzard.so made a smoothie instead. That satisfied my "gratification" receptors. I dont have any cake, cookies, ice cream etc around the house.
Ha hm. Someone brought coconut divinity to school today, as a wonderful gift for the volunteers. Bad. I ate three pieces.
That's the spirit, specialmom... keep trying. I've been at it since 2008 when my thyroid died and although I've lost and gained some of the same weight several times, I'm gradually getting down. It's frustrating, but I'll keep trying...
Hold onto that water bottle and stay hydrated... I'm thinking I might need to get one, but I don't want to be a copycat and I'm not really a "pink person" so I'll find a different color that's really cool... ;-)
I'm so proud of you all. Everyone is doing it! Even though I wasn't super successful last week, I'm trying again this week. Went to boot camp this morning, ate my salad for lunch, soup for dinner and have my cute pink water bottle with me for hydration. So far so good! You all are doing great!
Barb, good for you on several fronts. The diet, adding fish oil supplement (does the supplement good to accompany weight loss or is it just the actual leafy greens and fish?), and exercise!
I agree - "way to go, Annie"... I saw your post on the other weigh in. It's pretty interesting and there's something to intermittent fasting, which is what early humans did. You were right that they didn't always have food, but sometimes, they had an abundance; they filled up when they could and got by with very little when they had to.
I used to be able to do that, but I can't anymore because my blood sugar levels go too low, so I have to eat on a regular basis. I just have to be careful of what I eat. Fortunately, I don't drink sodas and I'm not big on candy. Chips are my downfall and for me, the salt is as bad as the sugar...
Anyway, both of you keep up the good work.
Way to go Annie!!! You will continue to feel the better the longer you go without the sugar. I found i dont have the highs and lows during the day. I need to up my water intake so will work on that this week
I'm down 3 lbs. from last week. I used an interesting article on the theory behind a 5-day water fast to get serious about stopping my worst habit, drinking sugared sodas, and to cut way back on between-meal eating. Posted lengthily about it on last week's weigh-in thread -- I didn't go on the water fast but the article had me thinking about how early humans ate, and it rang a bell, and that got me to at least drinking only water, tea or milk, and almost no snacking. The first time I stepped on the scale and saw actual results, I was down 5 lbs., which has never happened in a week in my life (and frankly, I assumed wouldn't last, even though I couldn't pooh-pooh it the way people do on diets as merely a "water weight" reduction because I was drinking tons of water!). But 3 pounds is great! Tummy not noticeably reduced, but I know I feel better without the constant small doses of sugar.
My scale says i am down 2lbs this morning. I hope it is accurate. It is a digital scale. I asked my hubby if he knew how much he weighed and his response was "alot"!! That was helpful! I eat good and exercise so dont know why i am questioning it!!! With the 2 lbs this week i am down a total of 19 lbs since i started this mid November. The weight loss has been slow but safe and that is what is important. Will be nice to get back outside and walk. We have so much snow and ice here i hope to be outside by July!!