Week Seven: Monday

I did terribly all weekend long - but I got right back on track today.

Breakfast: Special K Bar - 90 calories

Lunch: Schloztsky's kids meal cheese pizza (terrible, but I was in a huge rush and made the quickest choice available to me. blah.) - 479 calories

Dinner: Salmon and Asparagus in Foil Packets (recipe link: http://lowfatcooking.about.com/od/fishandseafood/r/salmonasparagus.htm) with 1 serving of whole grain brown rice, and a Fuze Drink - 408 calories

After dinner, I was only at 977 calories so I had two s'mores as a snack (150 calories each)

So my calorie total came in at 1,277 for today. Right on track.

I'm going to go to Pilates tomorrow morning, and if I can figure out how to make my calorie tracker watch work, I'll post results with how many I burned. It seems much more difficult than I originally thought to make that gadget work.

weigh in: week 6

So, I just weighed in:

Weight loss for week six: 2.2 pounds
ummmmm..... okay scale. Whatever you say.

Stats:
first weigh in: 163.5 lbs
today's weigh in: 161.4 lbs
total weight loss: 2.1 lbs

Can't explain this one. I've done really well for 2 out of the 7 days.
Honest to goodness, don't know what to say. I'm pleased, but can't tell you how that happened in the two days I've put in effort.

Oh well, I'll take it!

Off to the gym.

Thursday check in

Breakfast: 1 scrambled egg: 90 calories
Lunch: Opti-Meal Chocolate Shake (aka: off brand slim fast): 180 calories
Dinner*: Green Salad (20 calories), Fat free Zesty Italian (15 calories), Grilled Atlantic Salmon (309 calories), Steam Fresh Vegetables (120 calories), 1 cup of white short grin rice, cooked (241 calories), water (0 calories). Total dinner calories: 705 calories
Snack: 1 s'more: 175 calories

Total calorie intake today: 1,150 calories

I apolgoize for the lack of photos in this post. I was fvcking hungry by dinner (1 egg and a slim fast between 9am and 7pm) I could not stop for one second to take a picture. I had to dig in and pratcially swallow the whole thing because my stomach was pretty sure I was starving to death.

I slept in today and missed my class at the gym. Argh. I will be there tomorrow morning though.

I had another doctor appointment today (for something minor, unrelated to thyroid issues) - and asked her opinion on calorie intake, weight loss, ect. She suggested 1,300 calories - with a bit more on workout days. I told her I had been shooting for 1,200 and she said that was fine - but to open up my range to between 1,200 and 1,300 each day to allow myself a bit more flexibility. Today I was at 1,150 - so I'll plan accoringly for tomorrow.

Tomorrow morning will also be the first weigh-in in a while. I'm not holding my breath for good news - I'll give it another week before I expect any changes.

I've got a fun weekend planned with friends and family. I can only hope you have as much friendship, love, and fun planned into your next few days!



*dinner was one of my favorite ways to prepare salmon. A little bit of chili powder and a tiny bit of cinnamon sprinked on skin and flesh side. Then sauteed in (very little) sesame oil. Just 3-4 minute per side - and delish.

Back on track.

Heard from the nurse today at my obgyn. Bloodwork came back normal in regards to the thyroid. (but no good reasons why I'm not getting a period...)

Sigh.

Moving forward.

I've been working out. I've been making smarter choices (compared to previous choices/desires). I've been drinking more water. I know that muscle gain is a good thing, but I need to see the numbers on my scale go down. I need the numbers to change for my own sense of success.

I have the "my fitness pal" on my iphone that tracks my food and I can keep a food diary with calorie intake. I used this a while back... but I'm going to give it another go. It says I should eat about 1,200 calories on a non-workout day, and a bit more when I workout. I also bought one of these which will track the calories burned. So I started today:

Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs with pepper: 180 calories

Lunch: Peanut butter (1 tbs) and jelly (1 tbs) sandwhich with 1 cup of shredded wheat and a 5 calorie fuze drink: 490 calories

Dinner: 1 bean buritto from Taco Bell (no DH home tonight) and 1 cup of shredded wheat: 570 calories

Total calories for 4/14/10: 1,240 (40 over)

I guess I did pretty well. It took some planning, but I can handle it. Honestly, the calorie intake seem a little low, but if I see results - I can get used to being a bit more hungry than I have been in the past. I imagine the beginning will be harder as my stomach adjusts to not having so much food. I didn't workout today, but I have plans to attend a class on Thursday and Friday. I'll report back with how many calories I burned.

Just in case you don't already know: The fuze drinks are awesome. I love the fruit punch, slenderize. They're only 5 calories and much more exciting than water. Highly recomended!

pout.

I haven't totally abandoned the blog. Just trying to figure out what to say and what to do.

I have been working hard on this. I have seen no results. None. Honeslty, I've probably gained in the last week out of pure frustration. I cannot fit another day at the gym in my work schedule. I have changed my eating, I work out regularly. I continue to gain weight.

Off topic (but acually not, in a round-a-bout way).... I got off he pill back in January. We're not going to be making babies (on purpose) any time soon - I just wanted to get off. I have had one period since. Not normal, clearly. (Seeing as though it's Apirl 13th).

I called my doctor and she said this could be a thyroid issue and asked me to have bloodwork done. (note: had my bloodwork done back in December for thyroid concerns from my "significant" weight loss in the past year (approx 20 pounds). I did that last Friday morning.

Upon further (internet) research, my lack of menstration would fall under the "hyper" cateogry, where my weight gain and difficultly to lose weight would be "hypo" - so now I'm all confused.

The doctor was supposed to call me today and didn't. Clearly a thyroid is not life or death and she's probably off delivering babies or something more important - but good lord... I need to know. I'm not sure why I need to know so badly, but I do.

ugh.
weight loss.
ugh.
weight gain.
ugh.
failure.
ugh.
thyroids.
ugh.
doctors.
ugh.
bloodwork.
ugh.
seems
like
nothing
is
going
my
way.

Monday Meal

After Saturday night, when I apparently decided I was a *rockstar* - my Easter Sunday was spent hydrating and laughing at myself. Weekends like that are very few and far between... but man, I had a blast.

Monday was a light(er) day at work - so I came home and made the recipe that looked the most difficult for the week. We used this link: http://www.thenest.com/Recipes/37793/detailview.aspx?id=37793&type=7&recipe_ingredients=Seafood&recipe_type=Healthy.

It didn't work out very well. It was bland, and the potatos where not cooked through, and I really did not enjoy any it.

Ah well, ya live and ya learn.

After the failed dinner Monday night, the husband and I were both still hungry. I decided I would make myself some garlic toast, and I asked the husband if he wanted any... his response "I want something... but I'm not sure what". So I go into the kitchen and make 2 pieces (for myyyyyself). I sit down on the couch to enjoy my garlicy goodness and the husband reaches over to pick up the other piece.

I lose it and have a full blown, grade A, temper tantrum.

Husband, take some notes: do not attempt to take food from a hungry woman... it will not be pretty, and you will not win. Don't fvck with my garlic toast.

well hello there portion control...

...I don't think we've met before.

That will be the theme of week five: portion control.

I've been working out approx 3 times per week and have been eating better but have yet to see any (real) weight loss. I think eating less is the next step. I haven't been tracking calories too specifically - but if I can't make something happen this week... I'll start counting next week.

Tonight's dinner was very very yummy. . I think next time I will use a bit less pepper than they called for - but otherwise this was very very good, and pretty simple. We used Mahi Mahi for the fish, but I think it would also be awesome with tilapia. I'll grade this recipe an A-. You can see in the photo that I served it with corn and (canned) peaches. The husband also had rice with his dinner -but I held back and didn't have any. I tried to keep my portions small and I think the plate looks really pretty - so I was pretty proud all around. Recipe is called: Peppered fish with Vinaigrette

http://www.thenest.com/Recipes/8604/detailview.aspx?id=8604&type=7&recipe_ingredients=Seafood&recipe_type=Healthy

Honestly, I'm still hungry. We'll see how the rest of this week goes.

week four: weigh in

Well, it's Friday and weigh-in day!

Weight loss for week four:
0.9 pounds

Stats:
first weigh in: 163.5 lbs
today's weigh in: 162.7 lbs
total weight loss: 0.8 lbs
amt to final goal: 29.7 lbs

Four weeks - and I've only lost 0.8 pounds. And this blog is focused around weight loss.

Shameful.

I haven't been 100% on the eating better front, that's for sure - but I'm making strides working out for sure - all while and trying to figure out what is realistic.
(I can actually tell a slight difference in the shape of my arms. The working out is toning me a bit, but hasn't been helping with the weight loss at all!)

I have today off of work, and I plan on cleaning the house and going to the gym. I didn't make it to my regular 9:30am class today because I couldn't roll myself out of bed in time. I'll go eventually though...

Happy Friday.