Day 4

250.5 = 11.4 pounds lost since the beginning.
Yesterday was really hard and I didn't have time to track my meals. I'm sick of salad. I ate a few bites of leftover grilled chicken before I realized it wasn't me but the chicken tasted off. So the rest of the night my stomach was churning but nothing came of it.

I managed to take my kids to DQ for the last youth hangout of the summer.  I didn't get anything. Of course, having a sour stomach made it easy.

I'm not a fan of this crash diet. But I'm looking at it as a jump start to a regular smart eating lifestyle where I can eventually allow regular foods back in but reasonably and in moderation.

Day 2

Here is my unofficial weigh-in 251.3. Still waiting to hear from my sister. We are supposed to be in this together. Sister, I'm down 10 pounds since July 14th and that is with my slow start and mini-goals. Now I'm getting serious, how about you? No more rice krispie treats or peanut butter bars - even if you allow for the calories. Those things can make a reappearance in your diet after you've made some progress. I thought you were competitive. It's healthy food time.

Here is some rambling:

This isn't really day 2. I started this new journey July 14th. So far I've met a few of my goals. I gave up soda, specifically, I gave up Coca Cola. I am a total soda addict. It was hard and the week of sluggishness and headaches was horrible. I've also made the transition to unsweet tea. People keep telling me to use Stevia or some other artificial sweetener. Well, I just do not agree that artificial anything needs to be ingested. If I can avoid it, I will.

Yesterday, I started a 2 week trim down. It's supposed to be one of those cleansing diets. I don't believe any food product will actually cleanse my body of any toxin. I'm pretty certain that is what my liver and other organs do! Maybe eating healthy foods will improve the health of my organs and then they will work more efficiently. Since increasing my water intake, I'm pretty sure my kidneys are working good. At least my bladder is working all the time now.

So my food choices range from veggies, to veggies and some more veggies. I can have a couple eggs and 2 fruits. No fruit after 2pm. And I can have lean meats. The diet pushes green tea which I cannot drink because it is gross. I'll have a cup of regular tea (no sweetener at all). Yesterday, I packed poorly for lunch. I was hungry most of the day. Today, I packed a more rounded selection. Only 1 fruit unless you count the tomatoes. I had planned on an apple and banana but the apples had gone squishy. Other things I'm avoiding for the next 2 weeks are pastas and breads. Giving up those 2 things will probably be the hardest part.

Here are some of my goals:

Yesterday I only drank about 50 ounces of water. I want to get that number up to 80 ounces.
I went to bed at 10:30pm last night and was awake (but not up) by 6:30am. I want to make this a more consistent thing, no more staying up super late.
Walking - we went to Six Flags on Sunday, so that was a ton of walking. I skipped last night but I'm going to go walking tonight at the mall. My goal is to walk every other day.

So that's enough rambling. I love you sister and need you to be all-in.

Day 1

This is just a test. Pasting all the old stuff from livestrong.

SW 261.9
CW 253 (8/4/14) -8.9

SW 258.9 (7/22/13 CW 250.1 (9/24/13) LW 191.2 GW 125 1st GOAL: -10 pounds COMPLETED 8/1/13 2nd GOAL: -10 more pounds

MONDAY WEIGH-INS 7/22/13 258.9 7/29/13 251.4 (-7.5) 8/5/13 248.8 (-2.6) 8/12/13 246.9 (-1.9) 8/19/13 249.6 (+2.7) 8/26/13 245.9 (-3.5) 9/2/13 250.8 (+4.9) 9/9/13 248.1 (-2.7) 9/16/13 9/24/13 250.1 9/30/13 10/7/13 10/14/13 10/21/13 10/23/18 11/4/13 11/11/13 11/18/13 11/25/13 12/2/13 12/9/13 12/16/13 12/23/13 12/30/13 1/6/14 1/13/14 1/20/14 1/27/14 2/3/14 2/10/14 2/17/14 2/24/14 3/3/14 3/10/14 3/17/14 3/24/14 3/31/14 4/7/14 4/14/14 4/21/14 4/28/14 5/5/14 5/12/14 5/19/14 5/26/14 6/2/14 6/9/14 6/16/14 6/23/14 6/30/14 7/7/14 7/14/14 7/21/14 ONE YEAR 7/28/14 Previous False Start! 1/3/11 240.6 OLD WEIGH IN'S 2/02/09 225 Starting Weight 2/09/09 221 2/16/09 217.9 2/23/09 215.2 3/02/09 213 3/09/09 213.5 3/16/09 212 3/23/09 209.3 3/30/09 205.3 4/06/09 204.1 4/13/09 207.5 4/20/09 200.9 4/27/09 199.7 5/04/09 202.5 5/11/09 199.2 5/18/09 194.7 5/25/09 198.7 6/01/09 197.1 6/08/09 195 6/15/09 193.5 6/22/09 195.6 6/29/09 196.7 7/06/09 192.2 7/13/09 195.7 7/20/09 194.5 7/27/09 197 8/03/09 197.4 8/10/09 193.3 (beat my goal of 195) 8/17/09 195.2 grr 8/24/09 195 8/31/09 198 but I've been very sick and taking meds 9/08/09 194.9

NOW WEIGHING IN ON TUESDAYS 1/04/10 203.1 2/09/10 209.6

GOALS [ ]
[ ] Weigh less than my husband.
[ ] Have someone notice I am losing weight
[ ] Out of the 250's [ ] Out of the 240's
[ ] Out of the 230's
[ ] Out of the 220's
[ ] Out of the 210's
[ ] Out of the 200's
[ ] Reach 191 No longer morbidly obese
[ ] Reach 163 No longer obese
[ ] Reach 136 - No longer overweight
[ ] Wear my wedding rings comfortably
[y] Wear size 18 jeans
[ ] Wear size 16 jeans
 [ ] Wear size 14 jeans
[ ] Wear size 12 jeans
[ ] Wear size 10 jeans
[ ] Lose 10% of my body weight (-25.89 lbs) 233.01
[ ] Lose 15% of my body weight (-38.835 lbs) 220.065
[ ] Lose 20% of my body weight (-51.78 lbs) 207.12
[ ] Lose 25% of my body weight (-64.725 lbs) 194.175
[ ] Lose 30% of my body weight (-77.67 lbs) 181.23
[ ] Lose 35% of my body weight (-90.615 lbs) 168.285
[ ] Lose 40% of my body weight (-103.56 lbs) 155.34
[ ] Lose 45% of my body weight (-116.505 lbs) 142.395
[ ] Lose 50% of my body weight (-129.45 lbs) 129.45
[ ] Lose 55% of my body weight (-142.395 lbs) 116.606
[ ] Lose 60% of my body weight (-155.34 lbs)
103.56 = not really a goal, but this is about what I weighed when I first thought I was fat at age 13 at my current height. :(

Normal weight ---------------> 18.5-24.9
Overweight (Special Attention) -----> 25-29.9
Obesity (Medical Referral) - Class I -----> 30-34.9
Obesity (Medical Referral) - Class II -----> 35-39.9 (current BMI 35.6)
Extreme Obesity - Class III -----> >40 (starting BMI was 41.2)

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/profile/redtreesquirrel/#ixzz39Se2xOKw