Here's The Deal

Ok so Rex and I have been working at weight loss since July 3rd. He is down 24 and I am down 20. Not too bad. But the most important thing is I BELIEVE. I believe I will weigh 150 by my birthday in April.

We are taking this challenge seriously and it makes all the difference in the world that he is on this journey with me. Thank you, Rex, so much. Whatever would I do without you??

Onward and downward!!

On Track???!!!???

On July 3rd Rex decided to go on a diet. That was an extreme shock to me. He has never seriously expressed ANY interest in dieting before. I was dumbfounded. So his plan was to weigh himself everyday and go pretty much on a starvation diet. He slashed his beer consumption and quit using sugar in his coffee-and he put 2.5 teaspoons in every cup! He is now using Splenda in his coffee. So far he has lost 16 pounds and 2.5 inches off his belly. His belly was the only measurement we took and we will be measuring every 4 weeks. As is typical of him, he jumped in with both feet. I put together a spreadsheet for him to keep track of his daily weight and loss percentage. I would say that a lot of days he only eats once but some days he eats more often but less than he used so the combination has been successful for him. I have cautioned him about starvation messing up his metabolism. Fortunately he has also heard professionals on TV programs also mentioning the metabolism slowdown. He has also been walking and every morning we go on a walk. He has been a lot more dedicated than I thought he would be. As usual he is surprising the hell out of me.

Of course I had to jump on the same bandwagon. I have lost 13# in the same amount of time. Having him working on this problem makes it much easier for me to keep motivated. I think he started out with a BMI of 28 and is now at 26. 24.9 is considered normal. So his BMI is classified as overweight. He is now 189# and when he his 184# he will be in the normal weight BMI group. I on the other hand, after losing 13#, still have a BMI of 31 which is in the obese category. When I hit 185# I will be in the overweight BMI category. I currently also weight 189# so I am close.

Wish us luck....onward and downward!!

Again and Again

On April 4th I did follow Weight Watchers plan and did go to the gym and worked out. Unfortunately since then I haven't done well at all. I should have my head examined. Anyway I to cut to the chase, today I signed up online with Slim-Fast. Let's make this work...I have a wedding to go to in October....I want to look presentable!!

Today

Today I will follow the Weight Watchers poinst system and have 24 points. I will also do 30 minutes of cardio at the gym, either on the treadmill or the ellipitcal machine. So far I have had breakfast for a points value of 7. I have a 1 point serving of red grapes ready to take with me on my errands.
Onward and downward!!

Insanity

I have heard that the defination of insanity is: doing the same thing over and over, but expecting a different result. That about sums up me and weight loss. For some reason I never seem to go the distance. Bob Greene, Oprah's weight loss coach, says a personwill never be successful at weight loss until they figure out their real issues. I think that means you need to feel that you deserve to be successful.
So I guess that means I need to do the work and try to find out what keeps me from attaining my goals. But I don't even know where to begin. Wish me luck...

Two Weeks

So yesterday was two weeks on the Dr. Oz plan. So I weighed in at 194.4 and my waist measurement was 41. Now I know that my waist started at 40 but that must have been wrong because halfway through I measured it and it was 42. Apparently I measured wrong...but I do feel that I lost 1 inch and I am happy with that.
I did notice that I am not hungry and am very happy with that also. The other night we had pizza and I didn't even eat all of mine....believe me that is a great improvement.
The purpose of the two weeks was to stabilize the blood sugar levels and to tame cravings. I think this was successful in my case. Anyway I am happy and plan to continue eating healthfully.
Onward and DOWNward!!

So Far So Good

I have been following Dr. Oz's plan for 4 days and am pleased with both the food and the fact that I am not hungary at all. In fact I have to work at it to eat everything..meaning 3 meals and 2 snacks. I am not sure why this is but I'll take it. I couldn't stand it and had to weigh myself this morning. Imagine my astonishment when the scale stopped at 194.8#. Wait a minute, I weighed 198# on Saturday...two days ago...that is a 3.2# difference. Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!! Updates to follow!!
I got my walk and stretching in today, not at the gym but around the park. That is OK as long as I do it..
Onward and DOWNWARD!!

Dr. Oz and Me

Yesterday I started the diet outlined in Dr. Oz's book: YOU: On A Diet. I wasn't hungary and following these food options is suppose to reduce or eliminate cravings for the bad stuff like fat and sugar....
He says forget the scale and concentrate on the more important number of waist size. I didn't weigh myself yesterday because I forgot before the day was half over but I did remember to take my waist size. It is 40 so that means that the minimum number of inches I need to lose in my waist is 7.5. For women the waist target is 32.5 inches or less. For men it is 35 inches. Yikes!! I did weigh myself this morning and I weigh 198.0# so at least I haven't slipped back into that dreaded twoterville they talk about at Weight Watchers.
For sure everyday with Dr. Oz's plan you have to walk for 30 minutes and stretch for 3 to 5 minutes. That shouldn't be a problem. I hit the gym yesterday and did 32 minutes on the treadmill and also my ab workout.
I felt a cold coming on last night and woke up this morning with a terible sore throat. I think I will hit the gym to do my 30 minutes walk and stretching but that will probably be all. I have three 2 pm starts again this week so getting to the gym will be a challange especially if I have this cold...but I am determined to hang with this faithfully for at least two weeks.
Onward and DOWNward!!

Don't Know!!

The trim to Primm wasn't too bad foodwise....but the drinking was over the top. I had the worst headache I have had in years which I'm sure translated to a depressing step on the scale, so needless to say I haven't stepped on it yet. I actually probably wouldn't be so bad but then yesterday, I really blew it...last night I ate so much junk I hate myself.

Will I never learn???????????? Whose body pays the price for my stupidity????????????? That would be mine and I am sick of myself!!

It's A Test!

Tomorrow and Friday are our days off and we are going to Primm to spend the night and just have a get away.
This will be a test......I will be working to keep on track and not overeat, but I am going to have a few cocktails and enjoy myself. Afterall living life is what it is all about and I really don't feel that I will gorge myself or eat the wrong things. I plan on being in control and I will be taking healthy snacks with me.
I can do this..............
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail..............I am planning!!
Onward and DOWNward!!

I AM SO CONFUSED

OK so I like Oprah.....lately she has had on Dr.Oz touting his and the other guys book "YOU: On a Diet"
Now she has on Bob Greene who is touting his new book "The Best Life Diet".
How does a person evaluate and decide???????? I am very confused.
I have been reading Dr. Oz's book..and I must say not only have I learned a lot, I have changed a couple of things.
1. I am now taking 2 tablets of baby aspirin daily.
2. I am looking for nician
3. I am incorperating 1/2 tsp cinnamon daily.
4. I am not eating 2 hrs b4 bedtime

This is so confusing and time consuming and work intensive.

Questions

Who/what do I go with?
How can I get a difinitive program with?
How? What? Why? When? Where?

I don't know...............I want to succeed.........I will succeed............it is all a lot of work and effort.........!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh I almost forgot............when I weighed myself this morning, I weighed 197.4..............that is down from 199.6 yesterday....Go figure.........
Do ya think the "quit eating 2 hours before bedtime" Bob Greene advocates helps???????????????????

I need to keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!!

Onward and DOWNward!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday Weigh In!!

Today is Tuesday and I weighed myself....another down. This morning I weighed 198.6. Yesterday was such a good day, I was tempted a lot at work and almost went into the EDR for an ice cream cone, but I told myself to wait until my next brake and by then I had a handle on what mattered to me more...ice cream or weighing less. Thank God I was able to control myself. Afterall that is a very important element in waist management.
As I said, onward and downward. Saturday is just around the corner.

Onderland!! Again!!

It is Saturday and I did weigh this morning...199.2. I am pleased to be back in Onderland and this time I intend to stay there!!

I am getting ready now to go to the gym. I really think the interval work out I have been doing on the treadmill has been helping. In fact I was surprised I had a loss since last night I had lobster, scallops, shrimp, and a banana crepe. A day off meal can you tell??

Anyway the next weigh in will be either Tuesday or Wednesday. Onward and DOWNward. I am in control!!

January

I am still doing well and feeling on top of things. I made it to the gym this morning. I really do like going there, but in the future I will go later or earlier....I didn't like the HGTV program that was on at 10.

We are having pizza tonight but I got two extra points through activity. I have only had fruit and grilled chicken today so I can eat the pizza.

Anyway I am hanging and and plan to weight again on Sat. At 196 I will wear my red shirt....at 191, I can go get the shoes I want and wear my skirt to work. I will be wearing that by mid Feb for sure!!!

Down .2

Ok so yesterday I weighed 201 even....that is down .2. I am happy. Any down is good and I like it.
I have had a very good on program day today even though it is a day off. I went to the library today in Laughlin and read a very interesting article in Oprah's January magazine. It was about changing habits and why it is so hard to change. It was really interesting and I am trying to digest this information and make it help me.
I am determined to have 2007 be a good year for me and health. I am trying real hard to eat very healthy food most of the time. I am also trying to work really hard at the gym.

And I am hoping the combination will equal results!!

2007 Is Here!!

A new year, a new start.....and I am up to the challange. My mind is made up and I will succeed.
Saturday I weighed 201.2 pounds and I intend to weight myself on Saturdays and Wednesdays.
This is going to be very, very hard but I need to take control and make the decision to succeed. I am too old to continue carrying around all of this lard. It is not healthy and I am tired of it.
One day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.
Let't make this work....persistence not perfection.