Back on Track

Okay, so it’s been one month since I’ve been dieting.  In that time I have lost 9.4 lbs and 6 inches.  Last week it felt as though I had fallen off the wagon.  I just wasn’t together.  For one, I really wasn’t hungry.  I tried eating everything on the plan, but just couldn’t get it all down.  I couldn’t drink my 64 oz of water.  You would think this would be a good thing.  When dieting, it’s the worst possible thing that can occur.  It also didn’t help that I came off a weekend of losing 2 lbs and felt invincible.  So, I thought I could splurge here or there. 

Well, when I went to get weighed in yesterday, all I lost all week was .2 oz.  Okay, so it wasn’t a gain.  That is supposed to be good.  I am continuing to try and stay positive.  I don’t want to be defeated, I will win this war!  So, I was speaking with my counselor and decided to try the supplements.  One helps the BMI, the other speeds up the metabolism.  So, I figured, I gave it a month doing it solo; I figured lets try a month with the supplements and see what happens. 

Although 10 lbs in a month is a very healthy weight loss, I’m hoping for more.  If I continue to lose 10 lbs a month, I will be down 80 lbs.  It would actually be an incredible feat.  Here’s where my competitiveness comes in.  I want to lose 100.  If I could walk down the aisle 100 lbs lighter, I think I would float.  It would be like losing one whole person.  Now, if only I started the diet a year ago, I actually could have been at my ideal weight my wedding date.  Well, I’m not going to live in the past because I’m living right now and I’m doing it.

I went to the Y on Sunday and Monday and swam laps for the first time since high school.  On Sunday, it felt like my heart was coming through my chest after the 2nd lap.  I had to remember that I wasn’t at a swim meet, that this was exercise and I wasn’t there to race anyone.  Okay, so I tried to pace myself.  I would break when I needed to.  All went well.  After about 40 minutes, and switching it up between freestyle and breast stroke, I was satisfied.  I got out of the pool and decided to “cool” down in the sauna.  I felt great. 

On Monday, I had a ton of running around to do.  I left work, went to get weighed, ran to the supermarket to get my weeks supply of fruit, veggies, and protein.  I then stopped had 2 slices of pizza, came home, unloaded the truck of the groceries, changed, and headed to the Y.  Well, what I noticed was that almost overnight, my body was able to adapt to swimming.  I was able to swim laps consecutively without my heart feeling the need to jump out of my chest.  I swam for 30 minutes solid alternating between freestyle, breast stroke, and back stroke.  Again, I finished up the night with a quick shower and trip to the sauna for cool down. 

 Today, I was on call and desperately wanting to exercise.  Unfortunately, the only exercise I got was walking around my kitchen preparing separate dinners for Dan and I, as well as making onion soup, my lunch for tomorrow, and preparing fruits for the week.  So, tomorrow, I will make the attempt to get back in the pool.

I only hope that with swimming, walking, dieting, and these supplements, that I will lose the weight.  Once I do, I can’t go back to the eatting habits I once had.  It would be okay to splurge once in a long while.  However, I’m not going to kill myself to lose the weight only to pack it back on.  I will not become that person!!

Add comment November 1st, 2006 daname

Losing Weight

It’s a real bitch, but I really don’t mind.  I’m looking at the long haul down the road and I know it’s the best thing for my health.  So I have been dieting for a week.  Pretty much just cutting portions down eating more meals, just smaller and constantly through the day.  The key is to keep the metabolism going.  All I feel I’m doing is eating.  I’ve lost 6 lbs in 5 days.  So far, so good.  I just came back from a 30 minute walk.  I normally go to Brookdale Park and walk around the track, but today I went to the park near Richfield Village.  The town did a nice job of black topping pathways and it made it really nice to walk.  I did four laps around (Allwood Road to St Andrews Drive).  Tomorrow my plan is to go to the Y and swim for 30 minutes.  Hopefully, I’ll get to do that since I’ve tried to do it twice without success.  If not, I’ll go back and do some more walking. 

Add comment October 8th, 2006 daname

Writer’s Block

Well, Dan finally got me here to write, but nothing is coming to mind.  It’s going to be so interesting to read with nothing to say.  When have I ever had nothing to say?!? 

Another weekend is half-over.  I feel like nothing got accomplished today.  I did get a mani/pedi and went grocery shopping.  I even made a nice dinner for us.  So, maybe it wasn’t a total waste.  Still, I really wanted to go walking.  I will certainly do that tomorrow.  I need to make one of my “famous to do lists,” as Dan calls them, so I can start tackling all the things I need to do.  I am obsessing over everything and nothing is getting done.  Besides, I like my lists, it gives me a sense of accomplishment as I mark off the things that I’ve completed. 

Well, for someone who had writer’s block I certainly wrote a whole lot of nothing. 

Add comment October 7th, 2006 daname