zas diary-my journey to a new me !!!!

[zas]

first to introduce myself ...i am a 39 yr old female ....been overweight most of my life....made my decision to change my lifestyle this april, when i reached my highest weight of 242 lbs !!!!
lost more than 35 lbs with fat loss 4 idiots diet...but past few was kinda stuck and going about in circles...thus thought maybe my body needed a change in diet.....
...lost 6.6 lbs in the first week.....but next week saw a gain of 1.5 lbs does this happen??? could it be tom ???
following the rules pretty well...except for one day when i took a bite of a sweet !!! sweets are my real weakness :

as of today i have started my second phase.....planning to make it go perfect....
not aiming for a big loss every week ....even 1 lb would do...but there should definitely be a loss ...it would be highly motivating
starting weight: 206.5 lbs
current weight : 202 lbs

[RedRox]

Welcome to the journals!

And really there are no guarantees about weight loss in any specific week. It's actually pretty normal to plateau for a few weeks as you go through the transition process into P2. It might be a good time to put away your scale if a stall or slight gain is going to de-motivate you. Good luck and enjoy the adventure!

[lakegran72]

Good morn ing and welcome

[zas]

thanks guys for the welcome.

redrox is right i should put away my scale.....i like this way of eating and truly do not want to get demotivated....but you know how human nature is....curiosity kills!!!!
being in fl4i diet has trained me well...it was too based on almost the same principals.....bread rice..etc are no more missed by me....the food i miss has already been added in phase 2 ...
comparatively i feel sb is better because i am having vegetables with all my meals...thus reducing my meat intake...which was a bit towards the higher side before.
i like my tea with milk...so now i have that back !!! and i am having an apple a day !!!.....initially we have to keep 1 serving of these foods ...right ???
missed my workouts since the past 3 days ....will definetly take out time today...

[lakegran72]

Good for you on missing (doing) exercise !!!
(me not so good)
I hope we will see you posting some menus I really helps me ( most of the time)

[amalfi_girl]

Welcome! They do say to add one serving of a fruit or grain daily and to stick to the same one for about a week or so, that way you can tell how it affects you (i.e., do your cravings come back, etc.). Good luck!

[RedRox]

But even in P1, you could have up to 2 cups of dairy (allowed types of milk/yogurt) daily and in P2 that expands to 2-3 cups daily with small amounts of certain flavored types of yogurt also available. (In P1, only plain FF/LF yogurt is allowed.)

I personally like weighing regularly, but it took me awhile to work through the emotional rollercoaster I was putting myself early on, both up and down, before I could get past my attachment to the number being displayed. Eventually I realized I was just really literally driving myself crazy!! The issue is not, weighing vs. not weighing, but more about becoming aware of our reactions to that process, and often realizing that if we are committed to the process of going through a lifestyle change, the feeback from an inanimate object really is pretty irrelevant.

[zas]

redrox....i was very confused about milk in phase 1.....the guidelines i had did not state it, then again it was mentioned in the food to enjoy list..
i had not joined here yet...but read the faq etc and still was not sure as (thought maybe it was too outdated... )

amalfi...yes i am doing the same adding 1 serving this week and seeing how it goes......

in a days time i have to leave for a 3 day trip....hope i get to eat the right foods.....loosing weight is sooo difficult and to gain .....so easy.

yesterdays menu...
b...tends be the same everyday....2 egg omelet made with onion and capsicum +1 cheese slice + tea.
l....mutton + cabbage+feta cheese
d...chicken + cabbage + feta cheese.

s...tea+small piece of whole wheat bread........1/2 apple

[amalfi_girl]

Zas, it really helps if you get your snacks in between your meals. They recommend (as a perfect snack) 1 oz. of lean protein and veggies (however much you want), or just veggies. The 15 nut serving is good for a snack too, as is the yogurt. It looks like you aren't snacking between breakfast and lunch, or lunch and dinner, so that may be a way to fit your dairy, beans, or extra veggies in. I also think that, when you have a bunch of opportunities to eat different tasty things throughout the day, you really don't get a chance to feel "deprived," and that has been a huge reason that (for me anyway) SB is so much easier to do long term than any other type of "lifestyle change." Enjoy your trip!

[zas]

hi amalfi,

i just typed it like that !! i do have the snacks in between

last week it was mainly nuts....this week fruit is in so went for that and of course yogurt too !!!
veges is just not my thing for snacks..

i really am enjoying this woe....and do not feel deprived....thanks for your support.

[zas]

the 3 day visit to our friends didn't turned out to be too bad...landed up gaining more than a lb... it could have been worse.!!!! tried to stick to rules as much as possible but just could not resist to the sweets..
back to the routine....still on phase 2 but eating less of the new foods ....
not getting time to exercise...busy few days to follow...as my hubby has got a new job and we have to move.!!!!!

was feeling giddy yesterday ..what was that about ??? maybe too many roasted salted almonds.....also have not been having my vitamins...will take them today....


cw: 202 lbs

[zas]

feeling much better today.!!!!!
the only thing i have to line up is my workouts !!!!
guava fruit is not mentioned in the list but if mango is !!! then i don't thing guava could be a problem.....hubby got some tasty ones and could not resist them...

yesterday's menu....

breakfast: the usual...2 egg omelet (capsicum +onion) +1 low fat slice cheese+tea with low fat milk

snack:peanuts

lunch: chicken+snow peas

snack : 1 small guava +tea with LF milk

dinner:mutton + chick peas ( which turned out to be so yummy......that gave me gas problems today.....oops...)

[lakegran72]

Zas do you mind telling us where you are posting from? In the beginning when I saw your post times I thought you were either a very early riser or a night owl....... I see things like mutton and capiscum? on your menus so I am guessing .....maybe Ireland? Uk. or even Canada?.........We don't see much lamb here and when we do it is horribly expensive.....I LOVE the stuff. Thanks for stopping by my journal.

[zas]

ok lakegran....lol....the food and timing gave me away !!!!! be ready for the surprise

i am an Indian residing here in Saudi Arabia...... my hubby has a job here.....although we are moving back in 2 weeks time.....hubby got a better offer in neighboring country (qatar)...

had to take a peek at the scale today !!! and saw a .4 lbs loss.....minute but will do
b:same....
s:roasted almonds
l:chicken+mix veg
s: chick peas
d:chicken+ mix veg

the only problem i face is binging on nuts....i think i should not keep it in the house...
also again no workouts...been to busy packing etc.... but think will get time today.....

[lakegran72]

. 4 I will take that anytime
Wow....... you have a busy time coming up!!!!!!!
I am hoping you will post some of your traditional recipes.....
and take us on virtual tours of your life there. I am so glad you found us.