Hello folks,
Here are my "I messed up" numbers so far:
IMU1 IMU2 IMU3 IMU4 IMU5 IMU6
W 168.8 168.6 167.8 167.8 167.0 166.6
BF% 39.2 38.9 38.5 39.7 41.3
H20% 44.3 44.6 44.8 44.0 42.8
Bflbs 66.1 65.2 64.6 66.2 68.8
TBW 74.7 74.8 75.1 73.8 71.3
I am very happy to see 166.6 this morning on my scale. That is a new number for me. I am finally moving forward on my journey and am not just playing catch up. I'm sure you can see why I don't trust my scale's calculations of body fat percentage and water. If I am to believe it, then I am down 4 lbs of water since Saturday and up 4 lbs of fat. I just don't believe that to be the case.
Today has been a very stressful day. I look forward to going to bed and waking up tomorrow to a new month and a clean slate. My husband and I saw another doctor today regarding our infertility. The prognosis wasn't good. I'm trying to focus on my weight loss and the things that I CAN control. However, it hurts my heart knowing that becoming a mother is beyond my control. I'm hoping for some divine intervention.
Breakfast- 2 eggs
Lunch- left over broccoli salad
Dinner- spinach salad (spinach, goat cheese, sunflower seeds, egg, poppy dressing)
Diet Pepsi
I came home this afternoon and slept most the afternoon away. Sleeping is often my answer to stress. I realize I used to eat when I was stressed. Thank God for this diet calling me to be more aware of what I am putting into my mouth. I wish I exercised to handle stress. One day.
Today I give myself a 4. I've eaten as well as I intend to eat on this plan. I have not drank enough water but I intend to drink more now as the night goes on.
Tomorrow will be my 7th day back on Phase 1. I feel good. I feel disciplined. I once again feel excited for my morning weigh-ins. My goal is to be 163.0 on my scale the morning of my next weigh-in at Dr. Poon's office. That should be about 161.0 on their scale. Is it crazy that I am excited for my next weigh in and to see the body composition print out? I already feel like I have redeemed myself and I have another week to put the icing on the cake.
Off to drink some water,
Jana
Monday, 30 September 2013
Sunday, 29 September 2013
I Messed Up - Day FIVE
Hello Pooners and other folks,
Here are my "I messed up" numbers so far:
IMU1 IMU2 IMU3 IMU4 IMU5
W 168.8 168.6 167.8 167.8 167.0
BF% 39.2 38.9 38.5 39.7
H20% 44.3 44.6 44.8 44.0
Bflbs 66.1 65.2 64.6 66.2
TBW 74.7 74.8 75.1 73.8
Not sure how much I trust my body fat and water numbers from my scale. But there they are. I highly doubt that I gained nearly 2 lbs of fat over night, but I've been wrong before.
I was really hoping that the scale was going to drop to a new number this morning. I was close, but not quite there. Perhaps tomorrow will be 'the day'.
Today I give myself a 3. I'm doing well at avoiding snacks. But I am not doing well at avoiding salad dressings such as mayonnaise. Also I had bacon with my breakfast. I had some shredded cheddar cheese in my broccoli salad as well as unsalted sunflower seeds.
Breakfast- 2 eggs (scrambled) 3 slices well done bacon
Lunch- nothing
Dinner- steak with broccoli salad.
Water- I'm well on track today. I have had at least 3 litres so far and counting
Ayruvedic tea- brewing a pot as we speak
It has been a lazy day. 6 pm now and I am still in my pyjamas. I really do want to add more movement to my weight loss effort. Unsure why I have not yet got my ass in gear.
Overall, I would say today has been a pretty good day. I wish I could make my broccoli salad with less dressing. I promise I use the least amount possible with still making it taste good.
In order to redeem myself, I hope to lose 1 lb every 3 days until my next appointment. Please wish me luck.
Jana
Here are my "I messed up" numbers so far:
IMU1 IMU2 IMU3 IMU4 IMU5
W 168.8 168.6 167.8 167.8 167.0
BF% 39.2 38.9 38.5 39.7
H20% 44.3 44.6 44.8 44.0
Bflbs 66.1 65.2 64.6 66.2
TBW 74.7 74.8 75.1 73.8
Not sure how much I trust my body fat and water numbers from my scale. But there they are. I highly doubt that I gained nearly 2 lbs of fat over night, but I've been wrong before.
I was really hoping that the scale was going to drop to a new number this morning. I was close, but not quite there. Perhaps tomorrow will be 'the day'.
Today I give myself a 3. I'm doing well at avoiding snacks. But I am not doing well at avoiding salad dressings such as mayonnaise. Also I had bacon with my breakfast. I had some shredded cheddar cheese in my broccoli salad as well as unsalted sunflower seeds.
Breakfast- 2 eggs (scrambled) 3 slices well done bacon
Lunch- nothing
Dinner- steak with broccoli salad.
Water- I'm well on track today. I have had at least 3 litres so far and counting
Ayruvedic tea- brewing a pot as we speak
It has been a lazy day. 6 pm now and I am still in my pyjamas. I really do want to add more movement to my weight loss effort. Unsure why I have not yet got my ass in gear.
Overall, I would say today has been a pretty good day. I wish I could make my broccoli salad with less dressing. I promise I use the least amount possible with still making it taste good.
In order to redeem myself, I hope to lose 1 lb every 3 days until my next appointment. Please wish me luck.
Jana
Saturday, 28 September 2013
I Messed up- Day FOUR
Tournament Day,
Hello folks,
Here are my "I messed up" numbers so far:
IMU1 IMU2 IMU3 IMU4
W 168.8 168.6 167.8 167.8
BF% 39.2 38.9 38.5
H20% 44.3 44.6 44.8
Bflbs 66.1 65.2 64.6
TBW 74.7 74.8 75.1
Breakfast was later than usual. Had a few cups of coffee and then went to the first game. The boys won. After the game, came home and had 2 scrambled eggs and more coffee and half a litre of water and a diet pepsi and MORE coffee.
Lunch was skipped altogether. The boys lost the second game.
Supper-We went to Melanie Pringle's for dinner. I had a salad with salmon. It was delicious. I could have eaten twice the portion though. More diet Pepsi.
So far so good...
After dinner we stopped by the LCBO where I bought a bottle of Bailey's to share with the other ladies.
Game 3, I fell off track. Coffee with Bailey's and dill pickle sunflower seeds. The seeds had so much sodium that my tongue feels raw.
I give myself a 3 for today. I have not drank enough water and went off track with the Bailey's and sun flower seeds.
The boys lost the 3rd game. It was tough to watch.
Time for a hot bath and bed. we are both beat.
Tomorrow will be a better Poon day.
Jana
Hello folks,
Here are my "I messed up" numbers so far:
IMU1 IMU2 IMU3 IMU4
W 168.8 168.6 167.8 167.8
BF% 39.2 38.9 38.5
H20% 44.3 44.6 44.8
Bflbs 66.1 65.2 64.6
TBW 74.7 74.8 75.1
Breakfast was later than usual. Had a few cups of coffee and then went to the first game. The boys won. After the game, came home and had 2 scrambled eggs and more coffee and half a litre of water and a diet pepsi and MORE coffee.
Lunch was skipped altogether. The boys lost the second game.
Supper-We went to Melanie Pringle's for dinner. I had a salad with salmon. It was delicious. I could have eaten twice the portion though. More diet Pepsi.
So far so good...
After dinner we stopped by the LCBO where I bought a bottle of Bailey's to share with the other ladies.
Game 3, I fell off track. Coffee with Bailey's and dill pickle sunflower seeds. The seeds had so much sodium that my tongue feels raw.
I give myself a 3 for today. I have not drank enough water and went off track with the Bailey's and sun flower seeds.
The boys lost the 3rd game. It was tough to watch.
Time for a hot bath and bed. we are both beat.
Tomorrow will be a better Poon day.
Jana
Friday, 27 September 2013
I Messed Up- Day THREE
Hello Folks,
Here are my "I messed up" numbers so far:
IMU1 IMU2 IMU3
W 168.8 168.6 167.8
BF% 39.2 38.9
H20% 44.3 44.6
Bflbs 66.1 65.2
TBW 74.7 74.8
Breakfast - 2 eggs scrambled
Snack - Hard boiled eggs
Lunch - Spinach salad from Casey's
Dinner - Steak and Asian Salad
Coffee- 4 large cups
Water- 4 litres and counting
My overall ranking for today is a 3. I ate lunch out with a girlfriend. I ordered a spinach salad and should have asked for the dressing on the side. The salad was a total of 650 calories and was also high in carbs 23g if I remember correctly. The salad was served with deepfried onions on top which I should have removed but did not. For dinner I had steak and prepackaged Asian salad. I should have used my own dressing instead of the one included.
I was pleased to see 167 on the scale this morning. I do feel as though I am back on track and forging forward. When I see 166 I will be over the moon because mentally, it will mean that I am not just playing catch up anymore, but rather back in the weightloss game.
I really wish that I could find a salad dressing, that is not loaded with calories, sodium and carbohydrates, that I love. If it were not for my poor salad dressing choices today I would say it was a good day. I've tried a couple of the Walden Farm's varieties, but so far none of them have really been that enjoyable.
This week I have been much more cognizant of my water intake. I am proud to say I have been drinking a lot more water than in the past. Hopefully, when I go for my next weigh-in, I will be down some water weight once again. But more than anything I would like to see the FAT drop so that I can be redeemed!
My husband is in a baseball tournament tomorrow. It will be difficult to stay on track. I am determined to be a PERFECT POONER tomorrow. I will not give in to the fast food, the alcohol, or the snacks. I have my eye on the prize.
See you tomorrow,
Jana
Here are my "I messed up" numbers so far:
IMU1 IMU2 IMU3
W 168.8 168.6 167.8
BF% 39.2 38.9
H20% 44.3 44.6
Bflbs 66.1 65.2
TBW 74.7 74.8
Breakfast - 2 eggs scrambled
Snack - Hard boiled eggs
Lunch - Spinach salad from Casey's
Dinner - Steak and Asian Salad
Coffee- 4 large cups
Water- 4 litres and counting
My overall ranking for today is a 3. I ate lunch out with a girlfriend. I ordered a spinach salad and should have asked for the dressing on the side. The salad was a total of 650 calories and was also high in carbs 23g if I remember correctly. The salad was served with deepfried onions on top which I should have removed but did not. For dinner I had steak and prepackaged Asian salad. I should have used my own dressing instead of the one included.
I was pleased to see 167 on the scale this morning. I do feel as though I am back on track and forging forward. When I see 166 I will be over the moon because mentally, it will mean that I am not just playing catch up anymore, but rather back in the weightloss game.
I really wish that I could find a salad dressing, that is not loaded with calories, sodium and carbohydrates, that I love. If it were not for my poor salad dressing choices today I would say it was a good day. I've tried a couple of the Walden Farm's varieties, but so far none of them have really been that enjoyable.
This week I have been much more cognizant of my water intake. I am proud to say I have been drinking a lot more water than in the past. Hopefully, when I go for my next weigh-in, I will be down some water weight once again. But more than anything I would like to see the FAT drop so that I can be redeemed!
My husband is in a baseball tournament tomorrow. It will be difficult to stay on track. I am determined to be a PERFECT POONER tomorrow. I will not give in to the fast food, the alcohol, or the snacks. I have my eye on the prize.
See you tomorrow,
Jana
Thursday, 26 September 2013
I Messed Up- Day TWO
Hello folks,
Today's satitistics:
weight- 168.6 lbs
BF %- 39.2% fat lbs - 66.1
hydration- 44.3% water lbs - 74.7
I've just finished dinner. I still have the evening ahead of me, but since I am in the mood to type I thought I would get this out of the way. However, in the spirit of being transparent, I will most certainly update if needed.
Breakfast: 2 eggs, scrambled
Lunch: egg salad on sliced cucumber
Dinner: stir fried chicken in low-sodium soya sauce, with 1/4 onion and celery
spinach salad with a small amount of goat cheese and 90 calories of salad dressing
I drank a pot of coffee, I'm on my 2nd liter of water. I still intend to drink at least another liter as well as my ayruvedic tea. I have had 2 dishes of jello-lite.
My stomach is bothering me today. Not sure why. I remember it was similar to this at the beginning of the diet.
I'm very much hoping to see the numbers drop on the scale. My TOM is due in 2 days. Usually the scale drops with the arrival of that. I have mentioned in my earlier posts that since starting this diet, the breast tenderness that I used to experience as a symptom of PMS had been alleviated. It was back this month. So, that tells me that I did derail this past month. I was in denial to think that I was doing a good job. No more denial. I am seriously refocused. Am I perfect? No, but I am as close to it as I feel I can get.
Today I give myself a 4. If I were to tighten the reigns, I would use a calorie free dressing on my salad and omit the goat cheese. (I use a fraction of the amount of dressing and cheese that I would eat were I not following this diet).
I can do this. I got it in the bag. Look out world!
Jana
P.S - just heading to bed. Proud to say, I stayed on track. I just finished 2 large mugs of my Ayurvedic tea. I also went for an evening walk with a girlfriend.
Today's satitistics:
weight- 168.6 lbs
BF %- 39.2% fat lbs - 66.1
hydration- 44.3% water lbs - 74.7
I've just finished dinner. I still have the evening ahead of me, but since I am in the mood to type I thought I would get this out of the way. However, in the spirit of being transparent, I will most certainly update if needed.
Breakfast: 2 eggs, scrambled
Lunch: egg salad on sliced cucumber
Dinner: stir fried chicken in low-sodium soya sauce, with 1/4 onion and celery
spinach salad with a small amount of goat cheese and 90 calories of salad dressing
I drank a pot of coffee, I'm on my 2nd liter of water. I still intend to drink at least another liter as well as my ayruvedic tea. I have had 2 dishes of jello-lite.
My stomach is bothering me today. Not sure why. I remember it was similar to this at the beginning of the diet.
I'm very much hoping to see the numbers drop on the scale. My TOM is due in 2 days. Usually the scale drops with the arrival of that. I have mentioned in my earlier posts that since starting this diet, the breast tenderness that I used to experience as a symptom of PMS had been alleviated. It was back this month. So, that tells me that I did derail this past month. I was in denial to think that I was doing a good job. No more denial. I am seriously refocused. Am I perfect? No, but I am as close to it as I feel I can get.
Today I give myself a 4. If I were to tighten the reigns, I would use a calorie free dressing on my salad and omit the goat cheese. (I use a fraction of the amount of dressing and cheese that I would eat were I not following this diet).
I can do this. I got it in the bag. Look out world!
Jana
P.S - just heading to bed. Proud to say, I stayed on track. I just finished 2 large mugs of my Ayurvedic tea. I also went for an evening walk with a girlfriend.
Wednesday, 25 September 2013
I Messed Up- Day ONE
Hello-
I'm not very happy with myself. As you may remember from my last post my weight has been up a couple of pounds for the last couple weeks. I told you that it was water. I was wrong. I went for my weigh in at Dr Poon's office this morning and I have gained back 3 lbs of fat. I am so disappointed in myself. I did not like sitting in that office, face to face with the doctor, being told I was up. That is not a situation I want to put myself in again. Truthfully, since I knew I was up on the scale, I considered calling to cancel my appointment. I thought I was just retaining water. I was kind of curious how the body composition scale would read me. It was so much worse than I had imagined. According to my home scale, my weight was up about 1.5 lbs from my last in-office weigh-in. The past few days I had been drinking water like it was my job- trying to flush the water-weight from my body. It worked. I was actually down 1.5 lbs of Total Body Water. What was horrifying was that I was up 3.5 lbs of FAT!
So it's time to pull up my socks. What I intend to do between now and my next weigh in is to be COMPLETELY transparent. I am going to journal every evening. I'll give the numbers from my home scale and a detailed food journal. If I exercise, I will recount that as well. I truly hope to "redeem" myself with a substantial loss in time for my next 2 week weigh in.
My results so far:
June 6 June 26 July 17 July 31 Aug 14 Aug 28 Sept 11 S25
Weight 188 178 175.6 173.4 171.5 169.0 165.5 167
BMI 32.4 30.6 30.1 29.8 29.4 29.0 28.4 28.7
Fat% 40.1 37.6 38.6 38.5 37.4 36.9 35.7 37.5
Fat Mass 75.6 67.0 67.8 66.8 64.0 62.5 59.0 62.5
TBW 82.5 81.5 79.0 78.0 78.5 78.0 78.0 76.5
My weight this morning on my scale was 168.8. I did not record my scale's calculations of body fat percentage and hydration, but I will each morning from this point on for the next two weeks.
My goal is to hold myself to a greater level of accountability and to hopefully reap a reward of weightloss similar to what I achieved during week one of this diet.
Breakfast- 2 eggs, scrambled
lunch- ground turkey with Guy's BBQ sauce
dinner- spinach salad with a small amount of goat cheese, 1 tbsp. garlic dressing, mashed cauliflower, 4 small brussle sprouts, baked basa fish, coated in carbquick
water- 3 litres and counting
Ayurvedic Tea- 2 large mugs
Coffee- 4 cups
Diet pepsi- 1.5 cans
I will also give myself a score between 1-5 of how well I followed 'the diet' each day. Today I give myself a 4. If I could make improvements I would have not had cheese in my salad, I would have used a calorie free salad dressing, also I would not have used the Carbquick on my fish.
During my consultation with the Dr today, he told me I was snacking too much. It is my intention to cut out ALL snacks for the next 2 weeks with the exception of Jello-Lite.
So there you have it friends, I screwed up. You'll be seeing a lot more of me over the next 14 days. I sure hope to make it worth my while. It was horrible seeing the scale back in the 170s this past week and a half. I'm praying that I can get my act together and be firmly back in the 160s and perhaps even the 150s by my next official weigh-in.
I'm not very happy with myself. As you may remember from my last post my weight has been up a couple of pounds for the last couple weeks. I told you that it was water. I was wrong. I went for my weigh in at Dr Poon's office this morning and I have gained back 3 lbs of fat. I am so disappointed in myself. I did not like sitting in that office, face to face with the doctor, being told I was up. That is not a situation I want to put myself in again. Truthfully, since I knew I was up on the scale, I considered calling to cancel my appointment. I thought I was just retaining water. I was kind of curious how the body composition scale would read me. It was so much worse than I had imagined. According to my home scale, my weight was up about 1.5 lbs from my last in-office weigh-in. The past few days I had been drinking water like it was my job- trying to flush the water-weight from my body. It worked. I was actually down 1.5 lbs of Total Body Water. What was horrifying was that I was up 3.5 lbs of FAT!
So it's time to pull up my socks. What I intend to do between now and my next weigh in is to be COMPLETELY transparent. I am going to journal every evening. I'll give the numbers from my home scale and a detailed food journal. If I exercise, I will recount that as well. I truly hope to "redeem" myself with a substantial loss in time for my next 2 week weigh in.
My results so far:
June 6 June 26 July 17 July 31 Aug 14 Aug 28 Sept 11 S25
Weight 188 178 175.6 173.4 171.5 169.0 165.5 167
BMI 32.4 30.6 30.1 29.8 29.4 29.0 28.4 28.7
Fat% 40.1 37.6 38.6 38.5 37.4 36.9 35.7 37.5
Fat Mass 75.6 67.0 67.8 66.8 64.0 62.5 59.0 62.5
TBW 82.5 81.5 79.0 78.0 78.5 78.0 78.0 76.5
My weight this morning on my scale was 168.8. I did not record my scale's calculations of body fat percentage and hydration, but I will each morning from this point on for the next two weeks.
My goal is to hold myself to a greater level of accountability and to hopefully reap a reward of weightloss similar to what I achieved during week one of this diet.
Breakfast- 2 eggs, scrambled
lunch- ground turkey with Guy's BBQ sauce
dinner- spinach salad with a small amount of goat cheese, 1 tbsp. garlic dressing, mashed cauliflower, 4 small brussle sprouts, baked basa fish, coated in carbquick
water- 3 litres and counting
Ayurvedic Tea- 2 large mugs
Coffee- 4 cups
Diet pepsi- 1.5 cans
I will also give myself a score between 1-5 of how well I followed 'the diet' each day. Today I give myself a 4. If I could make improvements I would have not had cheese in my salad, I would have used a calorie free salad dressing, also I would not have used the Carbquick on my fish.
During my consultation with the Dr today, he told me I was snacking too much. It is my intention to cut out ALL snacks for the next 2 weeks with the exception of Jello-Lite.
So there you have it friends, I screwed up. You'll be seeing a lot more of me over the next 14 days. I sure hope to make it worth my while. It was horrible seeing the scale back in the 170s this past week and a half. I'm praying that I can get my act together and be firmly back in the 160s and perhaps even the 150s by my next official weigh-in.
Thursday, 19 September 2013
Week 15 with Dr. Poon
Hello folks,
I forgot to weigh this morning. My weight is up. That much I know. All week my weight has been between 170-172. I assume its water. I'm not very happy about it. It's pretty frustrating considering how good I felt about my weight last week. However this blog is about being honest and about documenting my journey. I was tempted to just skip the blog today since I don't have anything to celebrate, but I realized that would not be honest. I'm sure every weight loss journey has its ups and downs.
I feel as though I have not gone too far off track. I had 2 caesars on Saturday. The sodium in them always makes my weight go up, but I would have thought it would be flushed out by now. I have made a conscious effort to increase my water consumption. My other indiscretions were a piece of deep fried fish and small amount of party mix. I know my consumption of off-limit foods has been small enough that my weight gain cannot be fat. There are 3500 calories in a lb of fat. So you have to over consume 3500 calories more than you are burning off in order to gain 1 lb. And I certainly have not over consumed that much. However in my case, it seems as though one small grain of salt... can result in a 5 lb weight gain. So not fun!
So yes, I have had 3 items this week that I should not have had. It's time I smarten up. I want to reach my goals. I don't need to eat this salty junk. I didn't like the way I felt after the party mix. The fish, it was eaten in a moment of limited options and I did not eat the fries that came with it. The caesars, well they are going to be a lot harder to resist. Although, I contacted Mott's on Facebook and asked about them making a reduced sodium version. They promptly wrote me back and said they are currently working on a 25% reduction of sodium! It will still be high in sodium, but at least its a start.
I really hope to flush out these extra lbs before my next weigh in. So far I have been down each time I have been to the Dr Poon office. I don't want to have that feeling of disappointment in their office. I wish I had one of those Tanita body composition scales at home. I would like to see on paper what my fat and water weight are. My scale tells body fat percentage and hydration percentage but I just don't trust my scale the way I do theirs.
I'm thawing out a pack of boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Trying to decide just what I will make for dinner. Perhaps Carbquick Chicken Parm.
I invited my cousin over last night to watch the season premier of Survivor. I put on my favorite pair of jeans that I bought last year. They were falling off of me. A little disappointing because I loved those jeans... but very happy to see that my body really has changed. Okay well that's all for this week. I truly hope that I have better news next week. Please wish me luck.
Here's to staying the course!
Jana
I forgot to weigh this morning. My weight is up. That much I know. All week my weight has been between 170-172. I assume its water. I'm not very happy about it. It's pretty frustrating considering how good I felt about my weight last week. However this blog is about being honest and about documenting my journey. I was tempted to just skip the blog today since I don't have anything to celebrate, but I realized that would not be honest. I'm sure every weight loss journey has its ups and downs.
I feel as though I have not gone too far off track. I had 2 caesars on Saturday. The sodium in them always makes my weight go up, but I would have thought it would be flushed out by now. I have made a conscious effort to increase my water consumption. My other indiscretions were a piece of deep fried fish and small amount of party mix. I know my consumption of off-limit foods has been small enough that my weight gain cannot be fat. There are 3500 calories in a lb of fat. So you have to over consume 3500 calories more than you are burning off in order to gain 1 lb. And I certainly have not over consumed that much. However in my case, it seems as though one small grain of salt... can result in a 5 lb weight gain. So not fun!
So yes, I have had 3 items this week that I should not have had. It's time I smarten up. I want to reach my goals. I don't need to eat this salty junk. I didn't like the way I felt after the party mix. The fish, it was eaten in a moment of limited options and I did not eat the fries that came with it. The caesars, well they are going to be a lot harder to resist. Although, I contacted Mott's on Facebook and asked about them making a reduced sodium version. They promptly wrote me back and said they are currently working on a 25% reduction of sodium! It will still be high in sodium, but at least its a start.
I really hope to flush out these extra lbs before my next weigh in. So far I have been down each time I have been to the Dr Poon office. I don't want to have that feeling of disappointment in their office. I wish I had one of those Tanita body composition scales at home. I would like to see on paper what my fat and water weight are. My scale tells body fat percentage and hydration percentage but I just don't trust my scale the way I do theirs.
I'm thawing out a pack of boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Trying to decide just what I will make for dinner. Perhaps Carbquick Chicken Parm.
I invited my cousin over last night to watch the season premier of Survivor. I put on my favorite pair of jeans that I bought last year. They were falling off of me. A little disappointing because I loved those jeans... but very happy to see that my body really has changed. Okay well that's all for this week. I truly hope that I have better news next week. Please wish me luck.
Here's to staying the course!
Jana
Thursday, 12 September 2013
Dr. Poon Week 14
hello folks!
I've discovered that I am one of those people who are NEVER satisfied. I'm firmly in the 160s now. You might recall from previous posts, that once I made it to the 160s, my life would be awesome and I would be oh so happy! I lied, to you and to myself.
Clearly I have some work to do on my attitude. To be truthful, I have work to do on my attitude towards a lot of things, but for the purpose of this blog I'll just focus on the fact that my attitude towards myself kinda sucks.
The truth is I am down 23 lbs. Some days that number seems staggering. 23 lbs! That's heavy. I would not like to walk down to the corner store carrying 23 lbs. Therefore, I should be thrilled. The fact that it has taken me longer than I would like to lose those 23 lbs really does not matter. I have the rest of my life to be a healthy weight. Other days, I beat myself up. "Only 23 lbs? I have been doing this diet for 14 weeks, I should be, at the very least, -28 lbs." How do I stop saying such mean things to myself? I'm very good at celebrating the accomplishments of others, but my own are a lot harder to acknowledge. I am proud of myself. Don't get me wrong. I used to work as a circuit trainer at Curves. And I have seen the struggles of women, with regards to their weight, first hand. I know losing weight is hard. And I'm doing it. If any of my members were losing at the rate I am losing, I would be their biggest supporter. I hope I can soon starting being more supportive of myself.
On a side note, this has been a very stressful couple of weeks. I won't bore you with all the details as I am constantly reminded that everyone has problems. And mine, are by no means bigger than everyone else's. It's fair to say, that this has been the worst year I have had since losing my dad 10 years ago. My husband and I have been joking lately that someone has put a curse on us. Day by day, it certainly has been feeling that way. This is another area where I need to change my attitude. I need to remember to find the bright side. The bright side of losing 23 lbs during the most stressful period of time in recent memory, is that I did not gain 23 lbs. It is not uncommon for me to eat my way through a tough time. This diet is saving me by giving me something positive to focus on.
My results so far:
June 6 June 26 July 17 July 31 Aug 14 Aug 28 Sept 11
Weight 188 178 175.6 173.4 171.5 169.0 165.5
BMI 32.4 30.6 30.1 29.8 29.4 29.0 28.4
Fat% 40.1 37.6 38.6 38.5 37.4 36.9 35.7
Fat Mass 75.6 67.0 67.8 66.8 64.0 62.5 59.0
TBW 82.5 81.5 79.0 78.0 78.5 78.0 78.0
I was very pleased yesterday when I went for my weigh-in. I lost 3.5 lbs of fat. I can definitely feel that on my body. I wish there was more of a difference in my belly, but that will come. My body water weight has not been changing much. I guess I need to cut even more sodium if I want to see changes in that area. I'm not sure I have the desire to cut my sodium any further. This morning my weight on my scale was up a little. I weighed in at 168.8. I know its water. Last night for dinner we had lean ground beef with taco seasoning (husband had tacos, I had it over salad greens), I used the reduced sodium taco seasoning, but I am not kidding myself into thinking that it is low sodium. None the less, not worrying about the scale this morning.
My results also show that I have 59 lbs of body fat. From my previous experience working at Curves, I used to weigh regularly as well as measure my body fat percentage using a similar impedance device such as the Tanita scale at Dr. Poon. I had always aimed to get my Body Fat percentage below 30%. I never quite got there. I'm going to get there this time. I recall having my lbs of body fat around 55 lbs. I'm excited at how close I am getting to those numbers. It will be fantastic when I get there and then blow those numbers out of the water!
Have a great day folks. Thanks for listening
Jana
I've discovered that I am one of those people who are NEVER satisfied. I'm firmly in the 160s now. You might recall from previous posts, that once I made it to the 160s, my life would be awesome and I would be oh so happy! I lied, to you and to myself.
Clearly I have some work to do on my attitude. To be truthful, I have work to do on my attitude towards a lot of things, but for the purpose of this blog I'll just focus on the fact that my attitude towards myself kinda sucks.
The truth is I am down 23 lbs. Some days that number seems staggering. 23 lbs! That's heavy. I would not like to walk down to the corner store carrying 23 lbs. Therefore, I should be thrilled. The fact that it has taken me longer than I would like to lose those 23 lbs really does not matter. I have the rest of my life to be a healthy weight. Other days, I beat myself up. "Only 23 lbs? I have been doing this diet for 14 weeks, I should be, at the very least, -28 lbs." How do I stop saying such mean things to myself? I'm very good at celebrating the accomplishments of others, but my own are a lot harder to acknowledge. I am proud of myself. Don't get me wrong. I used to work as a circuit trainer at Curves. And I have seen the struggles of women, with regards to their weight, first hand. I know losing weight is hard. And I'm doing it. If any of my members were losing at the rate I am losing, I would be their biggest supporter. I hope I can soon starting being more supportive of myself.
On a side note, this has been a very stressful couple of weeks. I won't bore you with all the details as I am constantly reminded that everyone has problems. And mine, are by no means bigger than everyone else's. It's fair to say, that this has been the worst year I have had since losing my dad 10 years ago. My husband and I have been joking lately that someone has put a curse on us. Day by day, it certainly has been feeling that way. This is another area where I need to change my attitude. I need to remember to find the bright side. The bright side of losing 23 lbs during the most stressful period of time in recent memory, is that I did not gain 23 lbs. It is not uncommon for me to eat my way through a tough time. This diet is saving me by giving me something positive to focus on.
My results so far:
June 6 June 26 July 17 July 31 Aug 14 Aug 28 Sept 11
Weight 188 178 175.6 173.4 171.5 169.0 165.5
BMI 32.4 30.6 30.1 29.8 29.4 29.0 28.4
Fat% 40.1 37.6 38.6 38.5 37.4 36.9 35.7
Fat Mass 75.6 67.0 67.8 66.8 64.0 62.5 59.0
TBW 82.5 81.5 79.0 78.0 78.5 78.0 78.0
I was very pleased yesterday when I went for my weigh-in. I lost 3.5 lbs of fat. I can definitely feel that on my body. I wish there was more of a difference in my belly, but that will come. My body water weight has not been changing much. I guess I need to cut even more sodium if I want to see changes in that area. I'm not sure I have the desire to cut my sodium any further. This morning my weight on my scale was up a little. I weighed in at 168.8. I know its water. Last night for dinner we had lean ground beef with taco seasoning (husband had tacos, I had it over salad greens), I used the reduced sodium taco seasoning, but I am not kidding myself into thinking that it is low sodium. None the less, not worrying about the scale this morning.
My results also show that I have 59 lbs of body fat. From my previous experience working at Curves, I used to weigh regularly as well as measure my body fat percentage using a similar impedance device such as the Tanita scale at Dr. Poon. I had always aimed to get my Body Fat percentage below 30%. I never quite got there. I'm going to get there this time. I recall having my lbs of body fat around 55 lbs. I'm excited at how close I am getting to those numbers. It will be fantastic when I get there and then blow those numbers out of the water!
Have a great day folks. Thanks for listening
Jana
Thursday, 5 September 2013
3 Months on Dr. Poon - Finally in the 160s!
It took a while, but I did it!!!! 169.8 lbs this morning on my scale! I have officially busted through the 170s. I am soo happy! My next goal is to catch my cousin. We have been trying to lose weight together since January. We text eachother nearly every morning with our weight. She is not doing Dr. Poon. But she has done extremely well this year. She has lost about 25 lbs since January doing her own thing. She looks great. Her weight this morning was 162.2. I am looking forward to catching up to her. It's not in anyway a competitive thing. It will just be fun to be on the same playing field and to move forward together.
This past week has been crazy! It is quite amazing to me that I have managed to lose anything. After my last post my husband and I went to Niagara Falls to celebrate our anniversary. I tried to eat the most Poon friendly foods when possible, but I certainly was not perfect. Also there was a certain amount of alcohol consumption as well, caesars, wine, and creamy lacquers. My weight was up when we returned home. I figured it was mostly due to the sodium in my caesars.
On our anniversary we went for a nice dinner. I wore my dress! I felt beautiful in it. To finish the evening we ate our year old wedding cake and drank a bottle of wine from our wedding as well. I tried to drink a lot of water to flush my system. It seemed to work well. The scale seemed to drop each time I stepped on. But then on Monday night the sky fell. We got a call from my step-kids. They were distraught over an argument with their mother and they informed us that they would like to move in here with their dad and I. So without any warning we moved the kids in. Suddenly the house is full of stressed out people and foods that I wouldn't typically purchase. There school is nearly an hours drive away in 1 direction and we have been shuttling them back and forth this week. We explained to the kids that we cannot shuttle them to school all year and that if they intend to stay they will unfortunately have to transfer schools. It seems that this is not an option in their young minds, and they will likely return home next week. Suffice to say, it has been a stressful week this week and probably will be for the next little while. My heart breaks for kids of divorce. They have so much to deal with. Last night to try and lighten the mood we took the kids for ice cream after dinner. I would have loved to indulge in a cone with them, Seeing my reward on the scale this morning made saying no, so worth it.
Losing weight has been so great. My husband and I hiked a tough trail down to the whirlpool in Niagara. It was so beautiful and challenging and I'm not sure my old body would've handled it so easily. I'm so grateful for this program. My weight loss is slow, but it's steady. I don't feel deprived. It's been 3 months and I remain committed.
It's a happy morning in this house regardless of what the rest of the day brings =)
Jana
This past week has been crazy! It is quite amazing to me that I have managed to lose anything. After my last post my husband and I went to Niagara Falls to celebrate our anniversary. I tried to eat the most Poon friendly foods when possible, but I certainly was not perfect. Also there was a certain amount of alcohol consumption as well, caesars, wine, and creamy lacquers. My weight was up when we returned home. I figured it was mostly due to the sodium in my caesars.
On our anniversary we went for a nice dinner. I wore my dress! I felt beautiful in it. To finish the evening we ate our year old wedding cake and drank a bottle of wine from our wedding as well. I tried to drink a lot of water to flush my system. It seemed to work well. The scale seemed to drop each time I stepped on. But then on Monday night the sky fell. We got a call from my step-kids. They were distraught over an argument with their mother and they informed us that they would like to move in here with their dad and I. So without any warning we moved the kids in. Suddenly the house is full of stressed out people and foods that I wouldn't typically purchase. There school is nearly an hours drive away in 1 direction and we have been shuttling them back and forth this week. We explained to the kids that we cannot shuttle them to school all year and that if they intend to stay they will unfortunately have to transfer schools. It seems that this is not an option in their young minds, and they will likely return home next week. Suffice to say, it has been a stressful week this week and probably will be for the next little while. My heart breaks for kids of divorce. They have so much to deal with. Last night to try and lighten the mood we took the kids for ice cream after dinner. I would have loved to indulge in a cone with them, Seeing my reward on the scale this morning made saying no, so worth it.
Losing weight has been so great. My husband and I hiked a tough trail down to the whirlpool in Niagara. It was so beautiful and challenging and I'm not sure my old body would've handled it so easily. I'm so grateful for this program. My weight loss is slow, but it's steady. I don't feel deprived. It's been 3 months and I remain committed.
It's a happy morning in this house regardless of what the rest of the day brings =)
Jana
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