Exercise - 20 min of HIIT (on Elliptical machine - results said I burned 200 calories)
Wt - scales read 187.6 this morning - Yay.
I have officially finished week 2 of the BFL challenge - only 10 more weeks to go. Sunday is supposed to be my "Free Day", according to the program, I can eat whatever I want and do no exercise.
I really don't want to do that, so I will just see what happens tomorrow. I probably will go to the gym and spend 30 to 45 min on the treadmill reading a book or somthing, this to me is a great stress releaver and it is my "alone" time.
Menu today
Bfast
coffee with 1TBSP coconut milk, 10 drops fo capella flavor drops (vanilla custard)
1/2 grapefruit with stevia and cinnamon, 1 Wheat melba toast
Lunch
chicken baked and stuffed with spinach and sugar free/fat free marinara sauce over it. Yum.
Snack
1 apple sliced and peeled with 1/2 lemon squeezed over it
Dinner
Chili made with extra lean beef, 1 melba toast and extra onions over the top, 1 sliced tomatoe with salt & pepper
Exercise - still too sore from working in my garden over the weekend. whew, can barely sit on the toilet without screaming out in pain. I'm getting to old for this, lol.
Thought I would come by to post in my lonely journal. lol.
Anyhow, took a break from HCG for most of the month of April, not sure why I did it, just felt I needed a break.
The good news is, MAINTIANING my weight. Down in the 150's which is my doctor's goal. My personall goal is 145 or maybe even 135.
I started the HCG again this month and will do it until the end of the month and then will end it. I should be close to my goal by then.
I am very happy with the fact that as soon as I began eating more than the diet required, I didn't gain. It seems that the resetting of your hypotholamus (sp) is what the HCG is supposed to do, it seems it might have worked because I am not gaining. I didn't lose either, but I didnt try. I just ate normally, protein first and then the rest of my meal.
I will post more this month with my results. I plan on stopping on 5/30 then I will do a 3 week maintenance plan according to the manuscript and then 3 weeks slowly reintroducing the starches and carbs into my diet. Then I will be leaving for my cruise.....If I still have another 10 lbs to lose after my cruise I might do one more round.
It feels so good to be in a size 6 and being so close to my personal goal! Also, I'M NO LONGER OVERWEIGHT according to the charts. I'm a normal weight. Wow, first time in 22 years I'm normal!
Thank you Mr. band and thank you HCG. Together they have acheived miracles for me!
I also want to say that I owe most of my progress to the band! The band helped me lose 80 lbs! HCG is just helping me get to my personal weighloss goal. For some people they can get to goal with the band by itself, but for me, it just wasn't happening - I was sooooo close to goal, but yet sooooo far.
The last 20 lbs is by far the hardest. I tried Weight Watchers, low carb etc and just couldn't lose the last of my weight. So I decided to give HCG a try and it worked for me, very happy with the results if I havent mentioned that before. :thumbup:
Anyhow, I just don't want to confuse anyone especially newbies that they will have to go on some special diet with the band, that IS NOT THE CASE.
Follow the band rules, proteins first, no drinking with meals, exercise 30 minutes a day, stay up on your fills, etc. You will do great! And then when you get to final stage and having problems lose the very last 10 to 20 lbs, thats when you might think of trying something new for your body. But until then, I recommend eating the lap band way. It does work!
Eating was a bit off today, major chocolate cravings, broke down and had a brownie, but everything else was clean.
Cardio
20 min of HIIT
5 extra min
Total cardio 25 min
Well, my weight is holding steady at 149.9, I'm hoping this stall will end soon and I drop a few more pounds. I was hoping to get to 145 by the end of the month when I move from HCG phase 2 to phase 3 and 4.
But if not, no biggie. I plan on doing another round when I get back from my cruise at the end of July. This should get me to my new goal of 135.
Menu today
Bfast
coffee with 1 TBSP cream
melba toast
strawberry jam (homemade with no sugar)
Lunch
3.5 oz of beef grilled
tomatoe salad
Snack
apple, lemon juice
Dinner
baked fish - 4oz
salad
58 more days until my cruise and 18 pounds to go! I am a little frustrated this morning - I have been tracking my calories burned at the gym, I'm burning anywhere from 350 to 600 calories - and still the scale is not moving very much at all! I think it hates me, I really do.
Last night had a great workout - did about 35 min on elliptical (burned around 300 calories, also did 15 min earlier in the day yesterday, which I burned 145 calories - then did about 40 min of strength training - another 150 calories = 595 calories) I ate about 1100 calories -
I'm hoping something gives real soon, I can't take the scale not moving much longer! :cursing:Please scale, give me a 2 pound loss - I would love 3 next week. Won't you please?
wt - 178.3 (last friday it was 179 - .70 loss):crying:
Menu -
Bfast
1/4 of a colorado omlet from Ihop
Lunch
1/2 hamburger (no bread)
Dinner
not sure yet?
Exercise - will try and make it to the elliptical for 20 - 30 min today. However, leaving to go out of town this afternoon to see Kenny Chesney with my daughter :thumbup:
PS - I think TOM might come pretty soon, so hopefully thats the reason for the scale being so mean to me:cool:
Life is good - The scale is steadily moving down, although the 2nd time around trying to lose this is a lot SLOWER. I'm losing a steady 1 pound per week, I wish it was more, but I am just glad the scale is moving down!
I had a great workout last night, was in the gym about an hour and 1/2. I did 45 min cardio and about 3o to 45 min on the weights, worked my biceps, triceps, shoulders, back, and chest. Did a total of 45 on the elliptical. I am doing circuit training these days. Below is about how I do my circuit training:
15 min - Elliptical (I get my heartbeat up)
Jump off Elliptical - did some Pectorial Flys (works the chest) 3 sets and then jumped on the tricep machine and did another 3 sets.
Jumped back on the Elliptical machine - for another 10 minutes - to get my heartbeat back up
Jumped off and worked my biceps (did curls) and shoulders (a killer workout)
Jumped back on my elliptical, this time I did 20 minutes = a total of 45 minutes
Finished the evening working my back.........
I figured out I burned around 550 to 600 calories last night - 450 just on the elliptical machine - I love the elliptical machine!
Todays Menu
Bfast
1 serving of mini wheat ceral/skim milk, 1 sliced strawberry & some blueberries mixed in
Lunch
Grilled chicken breast
Dinner
ground beef
salad
Exercise
Circuit training - lower body/abs
wt - 176.1
M1 - 4 bites of refried beans and some flavored Iced coffee from the coffee shop (fattening I'm sure - but only drank about 1/2)
M2 - grilled fish, 3 oz, 1 stalk of brocolli & a bite or two of cabbage
m3 - It went downhill from here - binged, and can't even remember all the crap I ate.....
M4
Exercise #1 - 20 min Elliptiacal (HIIT) - 176 calories burned
NOtes - scales are ugly these days, 188.4 this morning - i'm sure its water weight due to TOM. Hopefully when he leaves, scales will go back down.
Went to my doctor today, and I am scheduled for fill #3 on May 25th. I can't wait. I'm nervous too. I doing good with this fill and no problems PBing or anything, I just feel I need to be a little tighter, and I'm worried about PBing. So, we'll see. I go on a Friday the 25th for my fill, I hope I do okay over the weekend, so we'll see how it goes. In the meantime, I will continue eating healthy and exercising. I'm almost 1/3 of the way thru my challenge!
Things going about the same....I had another accident this weekend with my poor body. lol. I was moving a huge branch from my neighbors yard, and well, it was heavy and fell on my foot. Now my foot is so swollen and black and blue, I can't wear any shoes except very loose flip flops. grrrrr.
I had to sit the gym out, but last night, I couldn't take it anymore and went to the gym. I did 45 min on the elliptical and worked my lower body out. Had a great abs workout! My foot paid the price later, and I'm still paying for it today, very swollen.
Menu today
Bfast
oatmeal
Lunch
chicken breast - grilled
grilled veggies
Dinner
protein shake
Oh - I took my measurements last night too - I'm going to start tracking them as well again. Since the scale is not moving, maybe my inches are - trying to not get discouraged.
Waist - 36"
Hips - 44" - scary
thighs 23 1/2" -
calves - 15 3/4"
chest - 39 1/2
arms (biceps) - 13"
forearm - 9"
neck - 14 1/2"
according to my measurements, my body fat is 41% - I'm in poor range, and I'm 24 lbs over the ideal - the most fat I should have is 36% - so, I still have a long way to go. :thumbup:
Exercise - 5AM - Yay me - did LBWO
Exercise #2 - 10 am - did 18 min on treadmill (1.03 mile, 3.4 mph, 4% incline, 148 calories) - it was a short break, so I'm using it wisely and walking.
M1 - protein shake with Betagen added in
M2 - spinach salad
M3 - 3 oz cottage cheese - granola mixed in
M4 - 1 cup of speghettie, a small piece of apple pie (bad me) with some about 1/4 cup of sugar free frozen yogurt
M5
Notes - TOM came to visit on Saturday - damn it!, Feeling bloated and yuk. But, I DID NOT miss an exercise session this weekend, and for the most part ate pretty good and clean. I am calling my doctor today and trying for another fill, just doesn't fill like I'm tight enough, I can eat regular bites of food, and pretty much swallow it whole - I don't even have to bother eating the bandster way. So, I think its time for a fill.
Scale was up this morning - thanks to TOM = 187.2 - grrrrr.
Well, its been a bit since I've journaled. So, back to journeling......
Still doing weight watchers and I weigh in tonight - I'm hoping I have lost!
Exercise lately has been hit or miss, mostly miss. But eating has been right on!
M1 - Cottabe cheese mixed with lc yogurt (couldn't finish it all)
M2 - 6 oz of apple juice mixed with Daily 5
M3 - grilled fish, broccolli & cabbage (about a bite or two of each - except ate most of my fish - need the protein to build my muscles)
M4 - grilled chicken, grilled veggies
M5
Exercise - UBWO - Worked out at my gym at work today, couldn't get out of bed, this weather is not letting me get up in the AM, but I will work on it next week! My biceps and shoulders were worked to total fatigue - they are burning now!
Exercise #2 -
NOTES - Wt this morning 184.4 - OMG, I am getting so close to being out of the 180's!
I must get my butt back in gear next week and get out of bed at 5 am. Although I haven't missed one exercise session, I have been doing it at all different times in the evening, afternoon, etc. It just works better for me when I do it in the am. So next week, that is my focus.
Next week I begin week 4 of my BFL challenge, after completing next week, I will be 1/3 of the way finished - yay. I can't wait to take my measurements on the 19th - it will be my 4 mo anniversary and, it will be 4 weeks doing the exercise challenge. I am anxious to see what progress I have made and compare my pictures - even though I hated taking a picture of me in my bikini (I had to go buy one cause I didn't own one) - I think it will be neat seeing the difference after exercising for 4 weeks straight. Sorry, just can't share those pics with you guys, lol. Maybe after I finish the 12 weeks and I see a difference and I don't look so scary, I will share the pics.
To all my journal buddies out there, thanks so much for all your compliments and your cheering me on. I am inspired by each of you and watching your progress motivates me even more. Together we can achieve this!
M1 - apple juice with daily 5
M2 - 1/2 cup of shredded hash brown potatoes - I was having a craving for them so gave in.
M3 - grilled chicken breast salad - dressing on the side
M4 - Grilled talapia fish - YUM
M5
Exercise #1 - 30 min on Elliptical machine (20 min of it was HIIT) - 2.20 distance, 280 calories (burn baby burn!)
Weight - 186.4 this morning - come on 170's, let me go there! PAALEEZE. I can't believe this is really working. I look at the scale and am shocked I see the 180's. Then I look in the mirror and shock I'm still fat. I'm trying to work on my body image. I see a huge fat person instead of the weight I've lost. I know I have an issue with it, and it is something I am working on.
59 more days until my cruise - yippeee.
Last month, I made a goal to really focus on my exercises, and I did. I feel like I've accomplished that. I'm making it to the gym at least 5 days per week. And I'm also doing something while at work, taking breaks and jumping on the elliptical machine in our gym at work.
I planned on doing a lot of strength training last night, but was not able to - but did do 35 min on the elliptical. Managed to burn about 450 calories yesterday between the exercise I did at work, and the elliptical I did last night.
Since its the beginning of the month - here are some things I want to focuss on -
1) my late night eating! I barely eat anything for dinner, if I even eat, but at about 11:00 pm - I'm starving! So, we will need to work on that!
2) Continue to focuss on exercise - need to really up my strength training.
3) Work on my cruise challenge (60 day challenge goals)
Wt - 178.9 - I know I said I wasn't going to weigh, but by golly, I just can't help it. Its like the scale has a magnet on it drawing me to it every morning. I was pleased to see it went down a little. I'm hoping it continues!:crying:
Menu -
Bfast
1 egg scrambler with meat & veggies topped with salsa
snack
handful of asion nuts
Lunch
leftover from lunch yesterday - smoked turkey and green beans
snack
freshstrawberries (3 small, and about 10 grapes)
Dinner
talapia - 2 oz, grilled, topped with homemade salsa and cilantro (new recipe I'm trying) and fresh steamed spinach, plan on making brown rice as well, might have a spoonful of that!
Exercise
10:00 am - just got back from 16 min on elliptical (burned 145 calories)
3:00 pm - plan on doing another 15 min of elliptical
Evening at the gym - 6:15-6:25 attending the abs, abs, abs class at the gym
6:30 - 7:00 - elliptical
9:30 - upper/lower body workout.
Are we having fun yet?
m1 - light swiss cheese/ coffee w/cream
m2 - handfull of nuts - about 15 nuts
m3 - 2 oz of chicken - I couldn't eat any more. I must be tighter today.
m4 - taboli, about 1/2 cup, and a few bites of salad and 1/2 of deviled egg
m5
Exercise - LBWO - 5 am
Quads -
Seated leg press
12 - 35
10 - 35
8 - 40
6 - 50
12 - 40
Leg extensions
10 - 30 lbs (just couldn't do 12)
Hamstrings
Seated leg curls
12 - 15lbs
10 - 25
8 - 35
6 - 45
12 - 40
dead lifts
12 - 5lbs dumbbells in each hand (10 lbs total)
Calves
horizontal calf
12 - 50
10 - 70
8 - 90
6 - 110
12 - 100
Calf raises
12 - 5 lbs dumbbells
ABS-
incline crunches
20, 20, 20
Hammer strength ab crunch
10 - 10lbs
10 - 10lbs - this is a killer ab workout
Exercise #2 - 20 min on Elliptical machine (HIIT) oh baby, am I working it or what? I'm actually starting to become obsessed with exercise!
Notes - wt 191.8 - OMG - am I really going to see 189 soon? I'm getting so excited.
Went back for my 4th fill on July 20th, he withdrew my fluid from fill #3 and only withdrew 1.8cc's. That shocked me and explains why I was feeling NOTHING! And why I was HUNGRY. I was a bit worried, I told him he told me that he filled me to 3.5cc's the last time and asked if he thought I had a leak, he said no.
He then did the same thing as he did with fill #3, he completely filled my band and slowly withdrew the fluid until some started going thru the band. He ended me at 3.0 cc's. (this is the exact place I was on fill #2) what an idiot!
Anyhow, when he fills me up this way, I think my stomach swells and I have spasms and it looks like I have restriciton, but by the evening the swelling goes down and I lose the restriciton.
I'm back to no restriction or very little restriction. I leave on my cruise 8/4/07 so I am going to hold off on getting another fill until after I return because I don't want any problems with my fills while out of town and especially in the middle of the ocean.
I'm taking an appetite suppresion now, and tryin to DIET very hard to lose 5 more freaken pounds before my cruise. Which I don't think will happen .......grrrrrr. But all in all, I'm going on the cruise at 175 lbs or so, so I am happy that I've lost as much as I have since the band. My goal was to weigh 169 by the cruise, but I don't think that will happen, I'm a little disappointed, but not too bad.
I love my band, I just want my restriciton like everyone else! I want to have to eat slow and take small bites - right now I don't have to do any of this!
I have slipped on exercise the past week - but trying to get back to it. I did get on the elliptical machine yesterday and plan on doing it today. However, my weight lifting has slipped and I'm craving it so bad right now. I just have not had the time to get the gym, but I think tonight I will have to go no matter what!
40 months ago I got the band. What a roller coaster ride its been. Below are my stats - month by month - as you can see, the longer you have the band and the closer you get to goal, the harder its been for me. Some fly right to their goal, for me, its been hard work - and lots of it! Also, lots of ups and downs, the band helps with controlling eating, but not slider foods (ice cream - chips, etc.)
So emotional eating has been something I continue to deal with. When I'm down, I eat. Its something the band has not been able to fix, and I'm still working on it every day.
Consultation with Doc 11/24/06 - 248.9
Surgery Date 1/18/07 - 226
1 mo post op (Feb 18)- 206.8
2 mo post op (March 18) - 198
3 mo post op (April 18th)- 193
4 mo post op (May 18th)- 184.2
5 mo post op (June 18th(- 178
6 mo post op (July 18th)– 174
7 mo post op (Aug 18th)- 178 - went on vacation and ate big (7 day cruise)
8 mo post op (Sept 18th)- 174
9 mo post op (Oct 18th)- 170
10 mo post op (Nov 18th) - 167
11 mo post op (Dec 18th) - 170 - haven’t even been trying
12 mo post op (Jan 18th 2008)- 174 - again, not trying. But finally refocused - exactly where I was at 6 mos post op – so basically no weight loss in the past 6 mos
13 mo post op (Feb 18th) - 183 - Ouch! started taking steroids and made my weight go up, along with not eating right and no exercise!
14 mo post op (March 18th)- 185 - grrrrr
15 mo post op (April 18th)- 180 - weight is finally going down, but inches are actually coming off faster since I've been exercising a lot.
16 mo post op (May 18th)- 178
17 mo post op (June 18th)- 175
18 mo post op (July 18th)- 179- still not focussed:sad:
19 mo post op -(Aug 18th) - 178 - focussed again - This time I am committed to getting to goal and will not stray! I do not ever want to see the 180's again!
20 mo post op (Sept. 18) - 171 - :rolleyes2:
21 mo post op (Oct 18) - 168
22 mo post op (Nov 18) - 169 - I am focussed and doing good, but need to get back to exercising. I want to hit 160 by year end.
23 mo post op (Dec 18) - 166 - only 6 more pounds to get to my goal by year end. I don't think it will happen, but I will continue to try.
24 mo post op (Jan 18, 2009) - 168 - had hysterectomy and gained from all the fluid due to surgery
25 mo post op (Feb 18) - 168 - not losing, maintaining - joined Weight Watchers to give me some accountability and some structure.
26 mo post op (March 18) - 165 - WW going slow, but finally moving down again
27 mo post op (April 18) - 165 - grrrr -
28 mo post op (May 18) - 160 - FINALLY, almost out of the 160's. The lowest I have been in YEARS! 5 lbs away from being at a healthy weight, and 15 lbs away from my ultimate goal of 145!!!
29 mo post op (June 18 - 2009) - 165
30 mo post op (July 18, 2009) - 163
31 mo post op (Aug 18, 2009) - 163
32 mo post op (Sept 18, 2009) - 160
33 mo post op (Oct 18, 2009) - 164
34 mo post op (Nov 18, 2009) - 163.2
35 mo post op (Dec 18, 2009) - 168.4 - very discouraged and just giving up
36 mo post op (Jan 18, 2010) - 175.6 - depressed that its been 3 years and still not at goal!
37 mo post op (Feb 18, 2010) - 173.4 (decided it was time to take control and started HCG)
38 mo post op (March 18, 2010) - 161
39 mo post op (April 18, 2010) - 158.5 (had a little slip with vacation)
40 mo post op (May 18, 2010) - 150.7
Wt this morning 149.9 - holding strong in the 140's for the past couple of days. I will be glad when I see another drop, the further I get away from the 150's - the happier I will be. :confused:
Bfast
1/2 cup skim milk mixed with 1/4 cup of raw oatmeal and 1/4 banana and 1 scoop of protein powder, all mixed up in the magic bullet. YUM YUM, it was delish and very filling.
Lunch
Tomatoe Soup, string cheese
Dinner
1/2 cup of beans with a little ham.
Exercise
10:00 am - 15 min on elliptical - 137 calories, 127 distance
2:30 pm - None
9:00 pm - Gym - worked upper body
Triceps
Biceps
shoulders
Back
Chest
10 min on recumbant bike
Breakfast - 6 oz apple juice mixed with a scoop of "Daily 5" (its all your vegies & fruites in powder form - 10 calories/2 carbs) Coffee mixed with DeVince Sugar Free carmel syrup, and a little whipping cream (sugar free)
Lunch - 4 oz sf yogurt, 4 oz of cottage cheese, a handfull of granola mixed in
Dinner - pasta salad with chicken added in
Exercise - :puke: didn't make it to the gym
Suppliments - Daily 5, Viactiv multi-Vitamin, liquid B-12
Weight today - 198.4 (no weight loss this month because no exercise lately and been eating what I want - I am back in control)
Notes - I've been MIA lately. Just been so busy at home, at work and everything. I haven't made it to the gym the last few weeks because I've been doing a major remodeling job at my house. DH & I totally redid two bedrooms, including new carpet, paint, light fixtures, window treatments, the whole nine yards. They look great! Now that they are finished, I went to the gym yesterday morning. I managed to do 35 min on treadmill, burned 223 calories. I will be going tonight too.
Bfast
1 cup of coffee with cream
1/2 packet of banana nut weight wise instant oatmeal
Lunch
1 cup of tomatoe soup with 1 string cheese
Dinner
Protein Drink - EAS low carb
mixed with skim milk
Exercise - 15 min elliptical - 1.22 distance, 131 calories
Well, back on the HCG diet - started it again on 4/01.
I did pretty good until Tuesday night (3/30). Had a late dinner and did not make good choices, ate fried chicken tenders, fried shrimp, and french fries, then had two drinks!!! Can you say yuk? Anyhow, by Thursday morning was up 7 pounds. Good news, I'm down 5 of the 7 pounds in 4 days. I know a lot ot it that I gained was water weight, alcohol seems to do that to me.
Anyhow, will stay on HCG until 4/21, leaving for my puerto vallarta trip on 4/22. So I will be taking another "break" for about 4 or 5 days from the HCG diet.
I will "try" and not over indulge in to much fruity alcohol drinks, but can't make promises. :thumbup:
I just love sipping on an umbrella drink by the beach or pool! I love the sunshine, I hate the winter!
Wearing a size 6 - thats right a size 6 capri pant today!!!!! I love it! I am totally loving my legs these days. My cellulite is even disappearing, I still have some, but not near as bad. I really am seeing the changes in my body, the fat is truly melting away. I'm a believer!
60 days baby, 60 days until I'm sailing across the ocean, with an umbrella drink in my hand! Oh I can't wait!
Todays menu
Bfast
1 scrambled egg with sausage/ham/veggies in it
Lunch
out to lunch with friends, going to go to a bar-b-que joint, planning on getting the smoked chicken with green beans - no potatoes.
Dinner -
hmmm - not sure yet, we will have leftovers tonight since we have our bible/book study tonight at our house - don't want to stink up the house with cooking - I probably will just drink a protein shake with added strawberries & maybe a little oatmeal. yum.
Exercise
10 am - 20 min elliptical
3:00 pm - 15 min elliptical
Planning on hitting the gym tonight after the book study and working my upper and lower body, also going to do 30 min of elliptical- I plan on being at the gym for a good 1 1/2 hours tonight.
Wt - 180.6 - grrrrrrrr - Tom will be here next week, not sure if that is why the scale is bouncing, but I'm staying focused. Will not weigh again until Monday. Well, at least I'm going to try not to weigh until then. :crying:
m1 - notta - fasting for blood work
m2 - notta - fasting for blood work to be taken this afternoon
m3 - Cottage cheese mixed with yogurt
m4 - grilled chicken and just about 2 egg noodles
Exercise - Took today as my "free day" so I could get in bed early and get up at 5 am.
Notes - Wt 192.8 yay!
