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Post by snaffle on Mar 3, 2012 8:38:46 GMT -5
Earlier this week I was up 1/2 pound. grumble grumble. I have had to rethink my strategy. I no longer have my glass of milk with breakfast. I have it for supper. 1 1/2 - 1 /34 of fresh raw cow's milk. I refuse to give that up. There are too many good things in it and it is very refreshing and VERY satisfying. Approx 260 calories. I am now adding more olive oil to my mornng skillet. From what I have been reading, I was not taking in enough good oils. I have increased the diced garlic to my morning eggs. I am adding a heaping teaspoon. I cheat and buy the jar of diced garlic in the produce section. I know I know... I should be using fresh. I have increased the amount of cranberry juice in my quart of water. I went from 1/2 cup to 2/3 of a cup. I am not drinking it like the Fat Flush Plan says ... except for first thing in the morning with psyllium. I leave the bottle set out on the counter to remind me to drink it. I have increased the lemon juice in my cup of hot water before breakfast to 2 tablespoons. I am trying to increase the amount of water I drink per day. I don't think I was drinking enough... maybe so... maybe not  I have now lost 8 pounds since Jan 1. The scale showed a bit of a loss this morning. My goal was to have 10 off by now.  For lunch we will have corned beef, cabbage and red potatoes. This is a seasonal food and I do not want my family to go without it, so we will watch our portions! |
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Post by Reds on Mar 3, 2012 12:12:04 GMT -5
Well you must pick out good jeans because you look like a little person. My biggest hurdle is not undoing my whole day by snarfing down cookies after supper. |
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Post by snaffle on Mar 3, 2012 13:04:39 GMT -5
That amazes me when you say that. The blubber on my gut and thighs is soooo gross!! I measured my arm, hips and thighs this morning... oh my gosh... tumbo lard ass.  Those late night snack traditions are VERY hard to break. I know exactly what you mean. You have no idea how hard it was for me to break the popcorn tradition! Last winter I had popcorn once. This year... none so far. |
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Post by stephanie on Mar 9, 2012 10:20:22 GMT -5
I loooooove lemon juice in my water. Congrats on *some* movement of the scale...my loss has slowed down a lot too.
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Post by Marci on Mar 27, 2012 17:40:39 GMT -5
Mine too. But I think some is because its turning into muscle. I have been swimming now for several months and though the scale stayed the same (or so it seems) the sizes go down and in the Dr appointments every 3 months there is some loss. So that is good news.
I would like to drop another 25 lbs but at least the unexplained weight loss has slowed, that was fun but kind of scary.
Course right now I bet a lb of the weight is from the giant bruise from being kicked on my hip/thigh area. LOL Its a lovely colorful thing-NOT.
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Post by Newfygirl on Mar 27, 2012 18:00:21 GMT -5
I love lemon in water as well. I usually buy a bunch of lemons at a time and then slice them up and stick them in the freezer. I drop a slice in my water whenever I have a glass. Duel purpose- its frozen so its acts like a flavored ice cube.  |
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Post by Marci on Mar 31, 2012 1:33:16 GMT -5
Chewing on ice cubes is great to get your "crunch" without calories.
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Post by snaffle on Mar 31, 2012 7:12:26 GMT -5
I can now say I have dropped 10 pounds since Jan 1.
It does down... it goes up... it goes down.. it goes up...
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Post by Marci on Apr 1, 2012 12:49:57 GMT -5
Yeah, mine too. Weird.
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Post by ride4fun on Apr 1, 2012 13:48:00 GMT -5
I have a weight loss book that advised to weigh daily and take a weekly average because water retention will bounce your weight around by 2-3 lbs and it can be demoralizing or a false sense of success and "should up calories so don't lose too fast" with only weighing weekly and I totally see it on my scale. But I understand the advise not to weigh too often because when I have an extra high bounce UP it is not easy to just go 'no worries I will average it out' I can totally see how one could start on the path to bulimia trying to 'get rid of this stupid blip'
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Post by snaffle on Apr 1, 2012 22:23:16 GMT -5
I do much better if I weigh first thing in the morning and last thing at night.
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Post by Reds on May 18, 2012 7:03:50 GMT -5
FINALLY a bit of a loss for me, too. Now that riding season is pretty much in full swing, I'm outside and active more.
I've been *trying* to watch my calories and track them with myfitnesspal on my iphone, but I'm not always so good at it.
Above my waist, except for my arms, I feel like I'm starting to look normal, except from my waist down I feel like a marshmallow in a microwave.
This morning my scale FINALLY put me a bit closer to my "normal" weight. Normal for me is still at the point where my weight loss is vanity, but I'm a lot more comfortable. A few more pounds and I'll be where I was a year ago.
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Post by snaffle on May 18, 2012 8:11:18 GMT -5
Congratulations! (I always think you look great  ) |
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Post by Sheryl on May 21, 2012 13:55:52 GMT -5
I think this is a good recommendation. FYI - I had surgery and gained literally 10 pounds in a day. It was all water weight because they just pump you full of fluids. It was gone in a few days, but can be startling! I have a weight loss book that advised to weigh daily and take a weekly average because water retention will bounce your weight around by 2-3 lbs and it can be demoralizing or a false sense of success and "should up calories so don't lose too fast" with only weighing weekly and I totally see it on my scale. But I understand the advise not to weigh too often because when I have an extra high bounce UP it is not easy to just go 'no worries I will average it out' I can totally see how one could start on the path to bulimia trying to 'get rid of this stupid blip' |
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Post by snaffle on May 25, 2012 6:31:32 GMT -5
I go up... I go down... I go up... I go down
This morning I am down 14 pounds since Jan 1
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