How soon the mighty can.... get stuck. I've had my first real "scale not moving" week and its not shocking why. I've had a few meals out, a few glasses of wine and just haven't been focused in the last week. I was excited to hit my 20 pound milestone but have since had a rough week personally and haven't had any energy or will to get in the kitchen and prepare food. I'm still eating a lot better than I was of course, but I have obviously experienced venturing out of the comfort zone.
One thing I've noticed is I'm really sensitive to the salt when I am eating out. Since Dukan is a low-sodium diet as well, it's really noticeable when I have a lot - and I feel it immediately. Salt is bad!
In other news, we are booked onto a Mediterranean cruise mid-June so I have a definite goal to work towards! Want to get into a bikini! (Mind you once I'm on the boat, all bets are off! Mama is eating!)
Wish me luck. I need some words of encouragement this week.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
20 Pounds Down
Well, I finally hit 20 pounds today! A little over 2 months and a few hiccups along the way but wow – It’s the best feeling! I honestly can say that it’s not been as hard as I thought it would be. I’ve had my moments of weakness but sticking with the plan has really paid off. I haven’t had to work out like crazy either, which confirms my suspicions of it being food and food alone that was responsible for gaining and keeping weight on. I was working out like crazy when I was doing Roller Derby and not losing a pound. High protein low carbs – it’s the way forward! We’ve all heard this for years but it’s really true. Eventually I’ll be able to eat a reasonable amount of carbs on a normal basis but not until I hit my goal weight. It’s been a very forgiving diet as well. Being able to indulge a little and getting back on track and still losing makes it so much easier to deal with. Now that I've recovered from surgery, I'm going to get back into working out though and try to do more than just walking and Zumba. Our gym offers free personal training sessions (I just found this out), so I'm planning to take advantage and get things started trying to tone up and maybe do some weights. I'm one of those girls who is afraid of the weight room, it's intimidating and I don't feel like I know what I'm doing.
I had an interesting thing happen last night. While on the way home after a concert and very late night, my husband and I needed food desperately. We didn’t have dinner and I had a few glasses of wine so I had to have something. The only option at 1:00am was McDonalds, so we just went for it. Now I don’t eat fast food on a normal basis over here as it is, but I would have it once in a while. I had a Big Mac (removed one of the buns) and fries and let me tell you- I was almost instantly physically ill. I got home and my stomach was rumbling, heartburn raging, and I eventually got sick. I guess it was my bodies’ way of telling me “NO, I will not accept this crap you have fed me.” The salt alone was so intense, I swear I could feel it going through my veins. Bad stuff! (But it tasted good of course!)
Ok - about to head to bed. Can't hang like a rockstar on a schoolnight!
I had an interesting thing happen last night. While on the way home after a concert and very late night, my husband and I needed food desperately. We didn’t have dinner and I had a few glasses of wine so I had to have something. The only option at 1:00am was McDonalds, so we just went for it. Now I don’t eat fast food on a normal basis over here as it is, but I would have it once in a while. I had a Big Mac (removed one of the buns) and fries and let me tell you- I was almost instantly physically ill. I got home and my stomach was rumbling, heartburn raging, and I eventually got sick. I guess it was my bodies’ way of telling me “NO, I will not accept this crap you have fed me.” The salt alone was so intense, I swear I could feel it going through my veins. Bad stuff! (But it tasted good of course!)
Ok - about to head to bed. Can't hang like a rockstar on a schoolnight!
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Feeling Great, Staying Motivated
I'm bouncing with energy at midnight. I really should be in bed but for some reason I feel full of life today. I think its the first day since my surgery where I'm not ready to put my head on my desk at 2:00pm. I even did a little Wii Zumba with Skylar this evening (and Mia tried to play along).
I'm really getting near my 20 pound weight loss mark and I'm very excited. However, I'm starting to have wardrobe dilemma each morning before I go to work. My big clothes are well, big. I already have a pile of "trousers" that hang off of me and look ridiculous, but my "skinny" clothes are still too tight and slightly inappropriate for the office setting. It's a strange phase to be in because I don't want to do any shopping really because I don't plan to stay in this zone for long. Basically I'm going to look like a ragamuffin for a while, and try to pull off leggings and dresses as much as possible. Not that I'm complaining!
On the subject of vanity - I'm having hair remorse. I'm officially over being a brunette. Now my hairdresser said that this would be a work in progress and eventually I'll have my caramel/light blond mix but right now it's a very boring mousy brown, some parts that have faded show my old color a bit and it's just boring. I am supposed to go back in 2 weeks for my next appt. but Chaz will be out of town so I'm going to have to figure out something. Basically, I want to have it more natural, less brassy/bleached blonde, but I don't think I fancy being this dark and I've had a few of my more blunt/honest friends tell me that they prefer me blonde. In the grand scheme of life, this shouldn't even matter but I think with this overall theme of self improvement, I'd like to feel confident all around.
I was looking at a photo that my dear friend sent me from last summer and remembered it was one of the reasons I started this journey. My husband even said he was a bit shocked that he didn't think I was 'that big,' and that it was just and unflattering photo, but I was happy to compare it to a recent photo to see the progress and to keep me motivated. I posted this before/after on the facebook/Dukan page for fellow dieters to see but as facebook settings are crap, a lot of my friends ended up seeing it. I felt cheeky, and like I was fishing for compliments... really all I wanted was to motivate others and prove that this diet really works! So - I will post it here, not fishing for compliments of course (haha).
See what I mean about the hair? (Left is too blonde - bleaching and help from the sun) Right is well, not me.
Heading to bed now. Goodnight everyone!
I'm really getting near my 20 pound weight loss mark and I'm very excited. However, I'm starting to have wardrobe dilemma each morning before I go to work. My big clothes are well, big. I already have a pile of "trousers" that hang off of me and look ridiculous, but my "skinny" clothes are still too tight and slightly inappropriate for the office setting. It's a strange phase to be in because I don't want to do any shopping really because I don't plan to stay in this zone for long. Basically I'm going to look like a ragamuffin for a while, and try to pull off leggings and dresses as much as possible. Not that I'm complaining!
On the subject of vanity - I'm having hair remorse. I'm officially over being a brunette. Now my hairdresser said that this would be a work in progress and eventually I'll have my caramel/light blond mix but right now it's a very boring mousy brown, some parts that have faded show my old color a bit and it's just boring. I am supposed to go back in 2 weeks for my next appt. but Chaz will be out of town so I'm going to have to figure out something. Basically, I want to have it more natural, less brassy/bleached blonde, but I don't think I fancy being this dark and I've had a few of my more blunt/honest friends tell me that they prefer me blonde. In the grand scheme of life, this shouldn't even matter but I think with this overall theme of self improvement, I'd like to feel confident all around.
I was looking at a photo that my dear friend sent me from last summer and remembered it was one of the reasons I started this journey. My husband even said he was a bit shocked that he didn't think I was 'that big,' and that it was just and unflattering photo, but I was happy to compare it to a recent photo to see the progress and to keep me motivated. I posted this before/after on the facebook/Dukan page for fellow dieters to see but as facebook settings are crap, a lot of my friends ended up seeing it. I felt cheeky, and like I was fishing for compliments... really all I wanted was to motivate others and prove that this diet really works! So - I will post it here, not fishing for compliments of course (haha).
See what I mean about the hair? (Left is too blonde - bleaching and help from the sun) Right is well, not me.
Heading to bed now. Goodnight everyone!
Monday, March 5, 2012
Back in the Swing of things...
After having a few weeks of going off course, I'm happy to report that I haven't gained any weight. With the Paris & London trips, I walked a lot so I think it offset the extra calories and sweets/carbs/alcohol I consumed. I am also recovering from surgery and can't taste much so haven't been eating as much as usual. Though I did have a nice mexican meal last night and I went to town on some chips & dips! Lots of cheese!
I started back on the Dukan plan today, a pure protein day and I've been good. I've actually had to push myself to eat as I'm just not that hungry. I'm also really tired to the core. I can't believe how much this surgery has taken out of me. I came into work to do some catch-up and only lasted about 5 hours or so before I was ready to call it a day. I came home and napped for about 3 hours.
I'm not supposed to work out for 2 weeks, so I'm just taking it easy and I'll try to do some walking each day. I'm hoping to hit my 20 pound loss soon so wish me luck.
I've been drained and haven't felt like much of anything lately, let alone blogging but I keep remembering some of the things I wanted to blog about while on my Paris trip. I couldn't help to notice that NO ONE IS FAT in Paris. Honestly, we spent most of our time in a non-touristy area amongst the locals and I was amazed at how fit and thin the french seemed to be. Are they genetically superior? Are they really so active that it offsets the large amounts of bread, cheese and wine they seem to consume at every meal? It's fascinating really. The Dukan diet originated in Paris, so I was half expecting to see menus with Dukan-prepared food but I did not. I think the key is that they seem to have really fresh ingredients, no preservatives. Every meal was like the best and freshest meal I've ever had. How could they make eggs THAT good? It was food heaven. I didn't go crazy on the trip, but there were a lot of "croque monsieur" sandwiches that weekend and quite possibly the best Creme Brulee I've ever head (with Nutella!). Looking back, I'd say it was all worth it.
I'm finding it hard to get motivated to cook though. When I first started this diet, I was in the kitchen every evening. I'm not as excited about it now, and I can't put my finger on why. I'm not sure if its my general tiredness or just boredom with the plan. It's fairly simple so maybe I'm just used to eating kind of boring and bland and will get a 2nd wind soon. I really need to get in there to prepare food. Today I had (literally) taco meat for lunch, which was left over from Saturday nights' dinner and Chaz made me a wonderful filet for dinner. Add some cottage cheese, yogurt, 4 egg whites and a cheese stick to complete my day. It's not enough food. Tomorrow I'll have veggies so maybe that will spice things up. :)
Okay - heading off to bed. Thanks for reading!
I started back on the Dukan plan today, a pure protein day and I've been good. I've actually had to push myself to eat as I'm just not that hungry. I'm also really tired to the core. I can't believe how much this surgery has taken out of me. I came into work to do some catch-up and only lasted about 5 hours or so before I was ready to call it a day. I came home and napped for about 3 hours.
I'm not supposed to work out for 2 weeks, so I'm just taking it easy and I'll try to do some walking each day. I'm hoping to hit my 20 pound loss soon so wish me luck.
I've been drained and haven't felt like much of anything lately, let alone blogging but I keep remembering some of the things I wanted to blog about while on my Paris trip. I couldn't help to notice that NO ONE IS FAT in Paris. Honestly, we spent most of our time in a non-touristy area amongst the locals and I was amazed at how fit and thin the french seemed to be. Are they genetically superior? Are they really so active that it offsets the large amounts of bread, cheese and wine they seem to consume at every meal? It's fascinating really. The Dukan diet originated in Paris, so I was half expecting to see menus with Dukan-prepared food but I did not. I think the key is that they seem to have really fresh ingredients, no preservatives. Every meal was like the best and freshest meal I've ever had. How could they make eggs THAT good? It was food heaven. I didn't go crazy on the trip, but there were a lot of "croque monsieur" sandwiches that weekend and quite possibly the best Creme Brulee I've ever head (with Nutella!). Looking back, I'd say it was all worth it.
I'm finding it hard to get motivated to cook though. When I first started this diet, I was in the kitchen every evening. I'm not as excited about it now, and I can't put my finger on why. I'm not sure if its my general tiredness or just boredom with the plan. It's fairly simple so maybe I'm just used to eating kind of boring and bland and will get a 2nd wind soon. I really need to get in there to prepare food. Today I had (literally) taco meat for lunch, which was left over from Saturday nights' dinner and Chaz made me a wonderful filet for dinner. Add some cottage cheese, yogurt, 4 egg whites and a cheese stick to complete my day. It's not enough food. Tomorrow I'll have veggies so maybe that will spice things up. :)
Okay - heading off to bed. Thanks for reading!
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