Weight Loss/Gain

I started the low carb June 1st. Stuck with it about 75 to 80% of the time. The other 20 to 25% was never full blown binging, but still, I did enjoy a few nights out, a few margaritas, a few donuts, a few (or more) beers and a few bowls of ice cream than was really allowable.

I weighed myself on June 1st, found the number to be totally unacceptable (for those of you out there who say it's "just a number" I say boo to you!) and vowed to lose weight.

I meant to weigh myself on the 30th of June, which was Wednesday. Unfortunately, life got in the way and finally, this morning, July 4th, I weighed myself at the Publix.

6 lbs.

Lost.

I lost 6 freakin pounds!! Can I say YES BABY!!??

Now here's the real kicker. IF and this is a BIG freakin IF, I had been working out as consistently as I was watching the carbs, I bet $100 I would have lost easily, 10 lbs if not more. AND, imagine if I had stuck to the plan even 85 t0 90% of the time?? I would really have done well.

So there you have it. I'm thrilled. Actually, I bet I lost more but this is the weekend where I'm OFF and eating, drinking, etc. but that's ok, it's only a temporary thing AND I am very conscientious about it.

So lets see what July brings. Anyone else seeing some fairly favorable results?

Thursday

Because I'm on a roll .... I did a 24 minute walk this morning.

In the HOT STEAMING HUMID environment that I live in. Uggg.

And the smells. The smells! Normally I would say, Oh...Night Jasmine, I love the smell of that ... but not when it's DEAD CALM, HUMID and freakin HOT! Folks, we are talking clammy icky sticky hot.

But I went for a 24 minute walk this morning.

In my walking Shape Up shoes.

And the small of my back was aching within 15 minutes.

And the very top of my thighs were sore when I was done.

And my butt was sore too.

So I guess, it was worth it.

OH - and I put on my skinny jeans for work today. Up they went, right over the thighs and hips, buttoned and zipped without having to lay flat and exhale every last bit of air out. Low carb must be working.

Wednesday workout to start

Finally, Hubby tore apart the dvd player to rescue my AbRipper disc. What a great guy. This was a fairly new dvd player/recorder too so I'm a little bummed but oh well.

Yes. I did the 15 minutes of AbRipper this morning. Ow. I'm feeling slightly disoriented, weak, sweaty, lightheaded, etc. Of course, 2 cups of coffee and NO food before that is not a good thing.

I started with doing 20 reps of everything, not the time frame. Then I had to knock down to 15 reps. That damn mason twist only got 30 in. Oh well ... at least I did every stinkin exercise.

My midsection feels mighty tight at the moment.

Tuesday June 15

Oh wow, it's been almost a month since I last posted? Oops.

I am still working out. But nothing like I should be. Pushups here. Situp there. A few crunches. etc.

The dvd player in the bedroom has eaten my ABRipper dvd. Hubby needs to get a special tool to open it up. He's fairly confident he can rescue it. God I hope so!

So, what's been happening, you ask?

Low Carb. Well, trying to anyways. I've reduced them dramatically and yes, there have been days where I've had 20 grams or less. BUT there have been days where I needed to have something carby and just fell off. Not majorly, no pasta or anything like that, just a slice of bread or something small. I'm working on it, really.

I've not weighed or measured myself since May 30th. I weighed 155 lbs that day at Publix. That was a horrible number for me to see. It didn't shock me but confirmed what I was seeing and feeling. And this time around, it's not from muscle.

Its hotter than heck here. And the humidity is sky high. Uggg. But this morning, I forced myself to get dressed, put on the Shapeup shoes and walked. 20 minutes. No biggie but man, I got eaten up by mosquitoes, there are night jasmine in bloom (smells beautiful but uh, not when you are breathing harder than normal) and the air was just so damn still. But I did it. Probably a mile or so, will clock it on way to work.

Only thing is, the small of my back was aching very very badly half way through. I've heard of others saying this when wearing these shoes. They make you stand different. AND I find myself stepping hard, almost jarring. I think that might be what caused the back pain? I'm fine now, no lasting effects from it but still.

This is also the first time that my calves didn't cramp up. Maybe wearing these shoes during errands IS helping out :)

So hop to it folks. Get back on the wagon & move it!

Wednesday

May 19 (already!!) ... after posting the earlier post this morning, I went ahead and worked out.

Took the easy way sort of. Did 30 minute shred, level 2.

Not quite up to P90X style, but heck, anything is better than nothing.

and now I'm hot. Sweaty. Tired. Uggg.

Gotta go get ready for work! Have a good one (and go ahead, do something good for your body!)

A favorite salad

Ok, this should be considered fairly healthy in that I make the dressing myself ...

Bed of salad greens (whatever you want) with cucumbers, peppers, whatever
bunch of cilantro, chopped or cut with scissors (I like alot)
3 oz of steak (I buy the 100 calorie serving steak when I find it on clearance), cooked to preference and sliced thin, bite size

For the dressing, mix in a jar:
1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce (I use this thick stuff)
1/3 cup brown sugar
2- tbs sesame oil
dash of crushed red pepper (cayenne)
fresh minced garlic
fresh minced ginger

Heres how I do my salad (usually for lunch at work!) ... have all salad stuff in bowl, pour on dressing, and put lid on salad bowl. Toss, shake to evenly coat the stuff with dressing. Open. Eat. Enjoy. *Doing the dressing this way eliminates about half the dressing you would normally "need" for your salad!*

One month ago

I posted my LAST post on this site!!

What's up with that?

Ummm...lack of time?

Really. I guess I need to be honest.

Come Clean.

Alright. I have NOT been working out.

There. I said it.

However, I went to do the ABS routine yesterday morning and the damn dvd is "blocked" in the player. Now I need to get out the manual and figure out HOW to remove it without killing it.

Its ok though. I did do ABS, just on my own without the video to guide me along. And yes, I did push myself.

I am not at all happy with my body of late. Its getting spongy. Dimpled. Jiggly. Uggg.

The $100 sketcher shoes do work pretty well, WHEN you walk. They make my calves cramp something horrible though. I suppose that's good. If I was to walk on the sand at the beach for a bit, that would happen too I suppose.

I've been trying to eat better. But of course, those beers have about 110 calories each, so if you drink 6 or 7 one night, then you just about blew over 50% of your calories in the EVENING. Doh.