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

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