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Well, I decided to get serious about loosing weight a few weeks ago. This is all due to my 10 year high school reunion coming up and because my husband and I want to start a family. My reunion is less than two weeks away and I am on day 7 of phase one. I have lost 5 pounds, which is great because that is really motovating, but I have come to terms with the fact that I will not be slim and trim by then. At least I will feel a lot better about myself though.
My experience with the SB diet has been pretty good over all. Day 4 was extremely hard. I wanted anything and everything other than what I should have on SB. With the encourgment of wonderful husband I made it through the day without cheating. :D He is also doing SB.
This message board has been most helpful and encouraging. I have really liked reading about what everyone else has been going through. I have also gotten some really great recipes that have made eating on this diet so much better.
I have a long way to go. I started at 190 lbs and I am 5'2" so I figure I have about 50 lbs to loose. |
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Tue May 25, 2004 3:38 pm |
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| Wrennly
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My day 6 was yesterday and it was so easy. By the end of the day I actually found myself thinking back and questioning if I cheated or not because I was suprised how satisfied I was. This is what I had:
Breakfast- 3 scrambled eggs, 1 slice canadian bacon. Coffee
Snack- 5.5 oz V-8
lunch- Grilled chicken breast with green beans
Snack- 30 pistachios
Dinner- Taco salad without the shell
Dessert- no sugar added fudgesicle
I am definatly not a salad person but that taco salad was wonderful. I used Low fat sour cream on it and homemade salsa. I hope the sour cream was okay in phase 1. It only had two sugars. Does anyone know?
I sure hope I didn't accidently cheat! |
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Tue May 25, 2004 4:37 pm |
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| JessicaRabbit
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| Hi Wrennly: Fat Free or reduced sour cream is listed as "good" in the "good fats/good carbs" guide. |
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Tue May 25, 2004 4:41 pm |
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| Wrennly
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| Thanks JessicaRabbit. I am so glad, because I was really looking forward to my sour cream on my left over taco salad for lunch today. |
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Tue May 25, 2004 4:57 pm |
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| Cricket
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Hi Wrennly
I feel you about Day 4 - I wanted everything in sight, but I couldn't really get to it because of the banging headache. (Although even that was better than on Day 3). Glad to hear you're hanging in there though and congratulations on your 5 pound loss!
I'm sure it would have been nice to be at goal for your reunion, but you'll be able to attend knowing that you are taking action and by losing those 5 pounds and more are doing something that requires a whole lot more strength than many people would have.
Good job and best wishes for your continuing success. |
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Tue May 25, 2004 10:13 pm |
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| poet-dee
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Hi!
My 10 year reunion is coming up too. Ugh. In about a year or so I'd like to try to have another child. I have a 6 year old son. I got married to a wonderful man back in November. I've been on the diet since March 8th. I have quite a bit more to lose, but have lost 36 lbs. so far. I'd like to get between 140-170 lbs. Right now I still weigh 221. I started at 257 lbs. It sounds like you're doing great! If you need anything, feel welcome to hop on over to my journal. Take care!...Poet-Dee |
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Wed May 26, 2004 3:09 am |
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| Wrennly
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Day 7- May 25th
This was a pretty good day! I didn't cheat and didn't even have any cravings to cheat.
BF-tried making mock fench toast- was a huge flop- it all went in the garbage. I had 3 scrambled eggs and 1 piece canadian bacon instead.
MS-Coffee and V-8
Lunch-left over taco salad
AS- 15 mixed nuts
Dinner- Chili
Dessert-NSA Fudgesicle
I resisted the erge to weigh myself last night and this morning. I am going to not weigh myself again until Tuesday. |
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Wed May 26, 2004 3:54 pm |
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| Cricket
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Yeah! No cravings!!!
Wish you could have seen the mess I made of the Mock Cinnabon - looked more like a nasty old bath sponge than a cinnamon bun :lol:
I sure agree about weighing. I've been known to can a diet based on the difference in my weight between Monday and Wednesday.
Glad to see you're hanging in there! |
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Wed May 26, 2004 6:05 pm |
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| jodym
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I am very proud of you for sticking in there. I think it just gets easier from here.
I love you very much... (btw I'm her husband) :wink:
Jody |
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Wed May 26, 2004 6:43 pm |
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Day 8-May 26
BF-same ( 3-scrambled eggs, 1 slice canadian bacon)
MS-V-8
L-taco salad w/leftover chili, tomatoes, cheese, FF sour cream, homemade salsa
AS-mixed nuts
DN-Roast, boiled cabbage
DS-nsa fudgesicle
Day 9-May 27
BF-Same as above
MS-V-8
L-Chicken taco salad
AS-nuts
DN-not sure yet, probably grilled chicken with veggies
I was weak this morning, I decided to weigh myself. I was dissapointed. Man, I've got to stop doing that. I am just stuck at 5 pounds. |
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Thu May 27, 2004 1:33 pm |
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| Cricket
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Hi Wrennly,
You've lost 5 whole pounds and day by day you're really keeping it together with your meal plans. Even if you didn't lose another pound (which you will!!!) you're making yourself really healthy by eating all that good stuff and remaining in control.
You should be feeling pretty good about yourself!
Don't be bummed by the scale - it's a mechanical device that generally isn't sensitive enough to monitor tiny losses that all add up to the larger ones. People's weight goes up and down even when they're eating well.
You're doing really well and I know you're going to continue to! :D |
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Fri May 28, 2004 11:40 am |
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| Wrennly
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Thanks for the encouraging comments Cricket! I don't know what's wrong with me. I can't seem to stay off of the scale. I did however loose another pound. I need to hide the scale because everytime I walk in the bathroom I see it there egging me on to weigh myself.
Yesterday (Friday) I had the day off so I slept through breakfast and my morning snack. The rest of the day was as follows:
L-Taco Salad
AS-nuts
D-Taco salad again (didn't feel like cooling-had leftovers)
s-nsa fudgesicle
Ya know, I really don't know how I would survive without No Sugar Added Fudgesicles. They are AWESOME!!!!
Today I have been extra emotional. I'm in one of those moods where I am so extremely bored but I can't think of anything I want to do. May I just have PMS or something. One thing is for sure, I have had the bordome munchies all day. I have had nuts, a flax seed muffin, qracked pepper turkey with Laughing Cow cheese, and then more nuts. Since I am going overboard with the snacking I am trying very hard to only eat legal snacks, but OMG I want a piece of cake so bad. :oops: It's a good thing there isn't any here.
My husband and I are going to see my parents tomorrow. I am sure they have all kinds of snacks that are going to difficult to resist. I am going to try really hard. |
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Sun May 30, 2004 12:37 am |
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| Cricket
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Nothing's wrong with you, Wrenn. You're just like the rest of us - you want the weight to be gone PDQ.
Trouble with the scale for me is that it never seems to register a loss that's consistent with the way I feel. I feel like I've lost a good deal because I'm eating good things and the clothes are loose, I'm being better with exercise, etc., but inevitably when I stand on a scale it's only a pound or so down or maybe a pound or so up. That's why I hid the scale in the cleaning stuff's storage space next to the rubbish container in the kitchen so I have to get on my hands and knees to get it out :lol:
Weekends are pretty tough. I've got all my fingers crossed that you don't have too much temptation at the parent's.
Stay strong! |
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Sun May 30, 2004 10:15 am |
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| Wrennly
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Well I managed to get through my visit with my parent without cheating! Wow, you don't even know what an accomplishment that is. My mother always has snack cakes and fruit around. I was so proud of myself because I even fed my 18 month old nephew teddy graham cookies and didn't even try one. We had steaks last night for dinner and
I wasn't even tempted by the potatoes or bread. I am really suprised how easy this is.
I am so amazed at my willpower on this diet because before now I had zero. I have been overweight all my life and never have stuck to anything very long. The only time I ever lost a significant amount of weigh was when I developed a stomach problem. For two months I couldn't keep much food in me. I lost 15 lbs. But of course that all came back.
I am still on medication for my stomach. I am supposed to take it everyday, but I haven't had any stomach problems while on this diet. It supprises me to because my doctor reccommended a low fiber diet. i haven't had any problems with veggies the way I had in the past. Normally if I ate a few raw veggies I would live to regret it the next morning.
Today is day 13 in phase 1. I am very reluctant to move to phase 2. I am thinking on staying in phase 1 a few more days. I'm worried that I will stop looseing in phase 2. I am worried all my willpower will fly out the window the first time I put a piece of fruit or ww bread in my mouth.
I guess all I can do is just keep asking God to give me the strength to do this. (Thank you Lord!).
I think I am going to try the crustless pizza this week. I am really wanting pizza! I Love Pizza! I could eat it 24/7. I hope this is good.
My goal for this week is to exercise at least 3 times and drink water. |
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Mon May 31, 2004 3:17 pm |
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Yesterday was truly a test of my willpower. We went to my brother-in-laws house for dinner. Well between the time he called and invited us and the time we got there dinner turned into a big fish fry with a bunch of other people. The hubby and I grilled some though. It was really good, but it was so hard to resist the homemade french fries and hushpuppies. My husband had an even harder time resisting a beer, but we both managed not to cheat! I am so proud of us.
Today is day 14 of phase 1. WOOHOOO! I have lost 9 pounds. It is nice to know that tomorrow I can add some good carbs back. I probably won't though. Like several others on this forum, I am a little hesitant. I want to keep loosing. I will probably start out really slow adding back only one item every few days or so.
My high school reunion is this weekend and I found a cute little black dress to wear for the "cocktail" attire event. I was able to buy a size smaller than normal and I feel very confident in it. Feeling confident in a dress is a new concept for me. I normally only wear dresses if they go all the way to my ankle because I am so self-conscience of my calves. They are pretty big and muscular form years of dancing and carrying my big behind around.
Until tomorrow! |
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