Day 49

Last Day of the diet. Guess what........My scale has went missing. I guess that it is sick and tired of me stepping on it all the time. This is the reason for no post yesterday. No, really........Dyllon has stolen my scale. Even though he insists that it is not right and that it weighs to heavy.......he still up and took it. So, this means that I have to go all the way downstairs and rummage through his room to find it. That did not happen yesterday because I had to keep the naughties off the tree. Everytime I turned around they had ornaments. I only have the problem on wednesdays. So, after I take Madison to school, I am going to be brave and find the scale and post my weight.

Okay, I was 143.8 lbs. Still doing good with the maintaining. Post final numbers tomorrow morning. Final Weight and Measurements.

Day 47

cheat 

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2.
to deceive; influence by fraud: He cheated us into believing him a hero.
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to elude; deprive of something expected: He cheated the law by suicide.
–verb (used without object)
4.
to practice fraud or deceit: She cheats without regrets.
5.
to violate rules or regulations: He cheats at cards.
6.
to take an examination or test in a dishonest way, as by improper access to answers.
7.
Informal. to be sexually unfaithful (often fol. by on): Her husband knew she had been cheating all along. He cheated on his wife.
–noun
8.
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds: He is a cheat and a liar.
9.
a fraud; swindle; deception: The game was a cheat.
10.
Law. the fraudulent obtaining of another's property by a pretense or trick.
11.
an impostor: The man who passed as an earl was a cheat.

I think that I am going to go with #5. But.....I have learned a lesson. You should never cheat. But the more I think about it, I did not actually cheat. On phase 3 it says to AVOID carbs, starches and sugars. Sometimes it is impossibe to avoid. Like yesterday when Kendall brought home a loaf of fresh baked bread from his boss. How am I supposed to avoid something like that????? I KNOW! So, I had a half of a piece, thinly sliced and I have paid for it since 6:00 last night. I have gas so bad. Were not taking about the kind that comes out your bottom end........This stuff is staying in my stomach bloating it and making it hard as a rock. PLEASE make it go away. I will do anything. I am now scared to introduce thing back into the diet. I think that my body has forgotten how to digest this stuff. I was laying on the couch groaning and one of the girls that I watch asked me what was wrong. I told her I ate a piece of bread yesterday and my tummy hurts. She looked at me in the eye and said....Mindy, you are not supposed to have bread, don't you remember?? So, I guess that I will not be having bread (unless it is a Texas Roadhouse roll) it is just not worth it!

Oh, I weighed in this morning at 143.6.

Day 46

Wow, I have been so busy lately. Not to busy to get on the scale, but to busy to write about it. I have stuffed the folloing in the last 3 days. Shopping....Jazz game....Shopping.....Wrapping......Shopping...Visiting Teaching....Shopping.........Wrapping.........Messiah......Shoveling Snow........Church.....Cleaning.....Laundry......Did I mention Shopping and Wrapping? I am still not done and I only have 10 days left.

Today when I got on the scale I was 143.6. I have gained a pound over the last 3 days. I am not to worried about it. I am only .2 lbs more than the last day of my diet. I am really gonna focus on the water and veggies today. I do have a sore throat. Hope that it feels better right away.

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Day 42

They don't call this the maintance period for nothing. I weighed in this morning at 142.4 lbs. a .2 lbs loss. I guess that this is what is suppoed to happen. I have not been very good about posting what I eat. I am having a hard time keeping the naughtys off the tree. It takes all my time. Only one more week left and I am having a bowl of grapenuts! YIPPEE!!!

Day 41

Today I weighed in at 142.6 lbs, a .8 lbs loss. I guess that I am doing a good job of maintaining. I have 3 naughtys here today that keep undecorating my tree. They are going to keep me on my toes today.

Breakfast
grapefruit 80 calories
water

Day 40

Today the scale was 143.4 lbs. This is a gain, I am still only .2 lbs over the end weight so I am still okay. I guess that sneeking that bite of brownie was a bad thing! ;0) I am going to keep better track of my eating today.

Breakfast
grapefruit 80 calories
almonds 180 calories
water

snack
jello 5 calories

lunch
ham 110 calories
green beans 65 calories
apple 72 calories
water

Day 39

Wow, the days are getting crazy busy. It was hard for me to post yesterday. Today I weighed in at 142.4 lbs. this is a 0.8 lbs weight loss. I am back to my lowest number. This puts me at 19 lbs for 35 days. Today I have set some goals for myself. Clean the kitchen, Laundry (washed folded and put away. Clean my bedroom and bathroom. Oh, and I want to exercise for 1 hour today..........plus I need to take care of the kids I watch and all the other stuff I have to do in the day.

Breakfast
grapefruit 80 calories
almonds 180 calories
water

Lunch
omelet with ham and reduced fat cheese: 366 calories
water

Day 38

WOW! Yesterday completely slipped by. Sorry about the no post. I weighed in at 142.8 yesterday. Today I weighed in at 143.2 lbs. A.02 lbs gain, but I am at the amount of my last day of the diet. If you go 2 lbs over then you have to do a steak day, so I am ok. No more HCG drops for me! Time just to see if I can maintain on my own. Today is fast sunday, so I missed breakfast and lunch. I did have a snack.

Snack
apple 72 calories
2/3 almonds 250 calories

Day 36

Ok.........so I get on the scale this morning and I get a 142.4 lbs. A 0.8 lbs loss. What?????? I went on the maintainence yesterday and I lost!!!! YIPPEE!!!!! Maybe my body was in starvation mode? I will take it and enjoy more food today too. So the 32 day total loss is 19lbs.

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
1/4 cup almonds 180 calories
1 grapefruit 80 calories

Snack
1/4 cup almonds 180 calories
apple 72 calories

Lunch
10 drops HCG
soup 400 calories
hot cocoa 25 calories

snack
sugar free pudding 70 calories

Dinner
10 drops HCG
talipia 300 calories
brocolli 30 calories
(this is my best guess, I ate at ihop off the kids menu)

Day 35

Well, I have good news and I have bad news. Let's go with the bad news first shall we...............I weighed in this morning at............143.2 lbs. Surprise! The same as yesterday. Well, lets get to the good news...........I am offically on phase 3 of the diet. The maintainance period. I am kinda sad that I did not make it the full 40 days, but I just was no longer losing. This way, I can pick up the exercise and I get to up my calories to 1500. I just cannot have............carbs.......(oh how I love you!)............sugar and starches. I have to take the drops for the next 3 days and then I am through with them.

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
1/4 cup raw almonds 180 calories
grapefruit 80 calories

Lunch
10 drops HCG
4 oz pork 360 calories
7 oz asparagus 68
hot cocoa 25 calories

So I found this diet hot cocoa but swiss miss. I am in heaven! Don't judge me!
Oh my goodness, this was so good. I nursed this cup of cocoa for about 30 minutes. Oh chocolaty goodness!

Snack
apple 72 calories
1/4 cup almonds 180 calories

Day 34

DANG IT ALL TO HECK!!

What is going on! I weighed in this morning at 143.2 lbs. A gain of .2 lbs. I want to cry............................................ Seriously, if I do not see a loss tomorrow, I am done! I am not sure what to do....................................... This brings the 30 day total to 18.2 lbs. :o(

I am not doing another apple day, but I am going to have one for breakfast.

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
apple 72 calories
water

Lunch
3.5 oz chicken 87 calories
7 oz asparagus 68 calories
up to 60 oz water

snack
4 melba toast 50 calories

Dinner
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz crab 100 calories
10.5 oz tomatoes 60 calories

Snack
apple 72 calories

total calories 499
total water 120 oz

Day 33

It's about time! I was rewarded with a 143.0 lbs. this morning. That is a loss of 1 lb. I will take it. It is frustrating to me that I am only losing if I do an apple day. I am going to be really careful today and measure everything........twice........I am going to see a loss tomorrow! This brings the 29 day total to 18.4 lbs.

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
water

snack
1/2 grapefruit 40 calories
water

Lunch
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz crab 100 calories
10.5 oz tomatoes 60 calories
up to 60 oz water

Dinner
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz chicken 87 calories
7 oz broccoli 68 calories

Today has been really hard. It seems like I have been hungry all day. I wonder if I am becoming immune to the HCG? I will save my apple for a snack later. I am trying to cut out the melba toast today to see if that is the reason that I am not dropping weight.

Day 32

WHAT THE HECK!!!!! This morning I am not a happy camper. I weighed in at a 144.0 again! 3 days in a row. What is going on. I have never wanted to quit something so bad. 28 day total is now 17.4 lbs. I am going to do a apple day today. Oh Joy! I so bad want to get to the 130's. If I don't start dropping by tomorrow, I am going to just go to the maintaince period of the diet and try to exercise the rest off.

Measurements:
Neck: 14 1/2 --14 1/2--14--same--13 1/2 Total loss = 1"
Waist: 39 1/2 --37 1/2--36--35--33 1/2 Total Loss = 6"
Arm: 10 1/2 --10 1/2--10 1/2--same--10 Total Loss = 1/2"
Thigh: 22 1/8 --20 1/2--19 3/4--same--18 3/4 Total Loss = 3 3/8"

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
apple
water

Snack
apple
water

Lunch
10 drops HCG
apple
water

snack
apple

Dinner
10 drops HCG
apple

snack
apple

Day 31

AUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You know what is coming. I weighed in this morning at 144.0 lbs. Another big goose egg. What is going on? I am now at the point that I don't lose unless I do an apple day. It is very frustrating.
Breakfast
10 drops HCG
water

Lunch
10 drops hcg
3.5 oz chicken 87 calories
7 oz green beans 65 calories
up to 40 oz water

Snack
apple 72 calories

Lunch
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz chicken 87 calories
7 oz green beans 65 calories
up to 80 oz water

Dinner
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz crab 100 calories
5 oz lettuce 20 calories
4 melba toast 50 calories
apple 72 calories
up to 120 oz water today

Day 30

Yeah I am back in the negative numbers. I weighed in at 144.0 lbs today. This is a loss of 1.2 lbs. A 26 day total of 17.4 lbs. The weekends are sure hard, throw in a Holiday and it spells disaster. Hopefully I can see a loss tomorrow.

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
1/2 grapefruit 40 calories
water

Lunch
3.5 oz crab 100 calories
7.0 0z broccoli 68 calories
4 melba toast 50 calories
up to 80 oz water

dinner
3.5 oz chicken 87 calories
7 oz asparagus 68 calories
water up to 100 oz

Day 29

Well, all I have to say is that today is going to be an apple day. I am not happy. I did not even indulge yesterday. My meals compared to everyone elses was sad. And I still gained. I guess that the turkey and the 3 veggies bit me in the butt! The scale this morning was 145.2 lbs. A gain of .4 lbs. Almost a pound in 2 days. This brings the 25 day total to 16.2 lbs. ( I hate to see it go backwards!) :0(....

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
apple
water

Day 28

Today is stinky. I weighed in this morning at 144.8 lbs. A gain of .4 lbs. SUCK-O-LA! Not to mention the weight gain, but it is Thanksgiving and I am on a diet. How messed up is that? This brings the 24 day total to 16.6 lbs.

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
water

Snack
1/2 grapefruit 40 calories

Lunch
turkey
asparagus
green beans
broccoli

snack
strawberries

Dinner
turkey
broccoli
asparagus
green beans

drank 100 oz water

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Day 27

It is hard for me to get excited for today. The scale gave me a 144.4 lbs this morning. I guess I should be happy for it because I realize that it is close to half a pound and not 4 ounces. I guess it is slow and steady wins the race....right??? This brings the 23 day total to 17 lbs. Well.......here we go again........

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
water

snack
1/2 grapefruit 40 calories
up to 40 oz water

lunch
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz crab 100 calories
7 oz asparagus 68 calories
3 melba toast 36 calories
up to 80 oz water

Snack
apple 72 calories

Day 26

ZIP-PA-DEE-DO-DA.......ZIP-PA-DEE-AY........I SURE DO LOVE MY SCALE TODAY! So, its good news today! Scale registered a 144.8 lbs. A loss of 1.2 lbs This brings the 22 day total to 16.6 lbs. YES! I guess that the apple days work for me. As much as I hate them, I do get results. In other good news, I have to wear a belt today and it is on its last notch! You know what this means. My pants don't fit anymore! Too Big........Yeah!!!!! Here's hoping for a most excellent day!

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
1/2 grapefruit 40 calories
water

Lunch
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz crab 100 calories
7 oz green beans 65 calories
4 melba toast 50 calories
up to 80 oz water

Dinner
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz crab 100 calories
7 oz green beans 65 calories
4 melba toast 50 calories
up to 140 oz water

Snack
1/2 grapefruit 40 calories

Total calories for the day 510
up to 170 oz water

Day 25

I don't want to talk about it. Really. I wonder why I am doing this to myself. I weighed in this morning at 146.0 lbs. A big fat goose egg.......I guess at least it was not a gain. I am going to...........as much as I dread it.........................having a apple day today. I am so not looking forward to it. The 1st two apples are good..........after that I am just choking it down. This brings the 21 day total to 15.4.
:0(

Measurements:
Neck: 14 1/2 --14 1/2--14--same
Waist: 39 1/2 --37 1/2--36--35
Arm: 10 1/2 --10 1/2--10 1/2--same
Thigh: 22 1/8 --20 1/2--19 3/4--same

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
Apple
water

Snack
Apple
up to 40 oz water

Lunch
10 drops HCG
Apple
up to 80 oz water

Snack
apple
up to 120 oz water

Day 24

Suck-o-la is what I have to say about the weight loss this morning. I got on the scale and was rewarded a 146.0 lbs. Only .2 lbs loss. UGH!!!! This brings the 20 day total to 15.4 lbs. I hope that I see a better loss tomorrow, or I will have to do another apple day.

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
water

Lunch
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz chicken 87 calories
7 oz broccoli 68 calories

Snack
apple 72 calories

Dinner
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz chicken 87 calories
5 oz asparagus 50 calories
4 melba toast 50 calories

Snack
grapefruit 80 calories

Total calories for the day 494
total water 100 oz

Day 23

Here we go again. I am not liking to looks of this. The weight this morning was 146.2. A .4lbs weight loss. This is looking familiar. I hope that my body does not just go back to what it was doing before. Another apple day will kill me! The 19 day total weight loss is 15.2 lbs. Yesterday I went up and saw my Mom and Dad for a few hours. When my dad very first walked in the door he said. Mindy, have you been loosing weight? You face looks a lot slimmer. I had to fake wipe the tears away I was so happy. You can definitely see a difference in me. By the way, thanks dad for noticing. You made my week!

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
water

Snack
strawberries 40 calories

Lunch
lettuce 15 calories
shrimp 110 calories
up to 40 oz water

Day 22

Hal-a-freakin-lu-yah! I stepped on the scale this morning and was gifted a 146.6 lbs! A 1.6 lbs weight loss. Now, that is more like it. Yesterday was so sucky. I hope that I never have to do a apple day again. It will be awhile before I eat another apple. This brings the 18 day total to 14.8 lbs. Ack.............. the weekend is here. I hope that I can keep losing.

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
water

30 minutes elliptical

Snack
1/2 grapefruit 40 calories

Lunch
10 drops HCG
lettuce 15 calories
4 melba toast 50 calories
3.5 oz crab 100 calories

Snack
6 strawberries 40 calories

Dinner
10 drops HCG
lettuce 15 calories
chicken 150 calories

Total calories 410
total water 120oz

Day 21

What the HE-DOUBLE-HOCKEY-STICKS is going on with me. I got on the scale this morning and I was 148.2. A flippen gain of .2 lbs. I am so discouraged. I am wanting to quit this diet because I am no longer seeing the results. It is so depressing. I know that the hard weekend is coming up and I am scared. I am going to do a apple day today. From what I hear, it sucks. I only have one little here this morning, so I am going to pack him to Harmon's and get an assortment of apples so I have a little variety today. I think that I am also going to do some exercise on the elliptical. I need to make serious changes to day to see if I can get a loss. I have to 17 day total loss of 13.2 lbs.

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
water

Apple 1
9:00 this is a Breaburn.
I really like the flavor. Tastes like apple juice. Semi crisp. A good choice for apple 1.

9:30 1/2 hour on the elliptical machine. Nice and easy and flat mode. I did burn 150 calories. And went 3 miles.

Lunch
10 drops HCG
up to 60 oz water

Apple 2
12:00 this is a Honeycrisp
Pure Heaven! I love this apple. They are my favorite. They are very pricey at 2.99 a pound!

Apple 3
2:00 Fuji
I like the crisp crunch of this apple. I am getting sick of apples........

Apple 4
4:00 Granny Snith
To sour, I had a hard time getting it down. Only ate half.

Dinner
10 drops HCG
upto 100 oz water

Apple 5
6:00 Johagold
Good apple, but I had an hard time choking it down

I cannot eat a 6th apple. I really do not feel good and my throat feels slimy. I think that I have had way way to much pectin today. I might turn into jelly.

Total calories for the day
Around 650
Total water 120 oz

Day 20

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh............I hate my scale. It is a lair I am sure of it. Why does it not like me anymore? Today I weghed in at 148.0. Another crappy day. This is only a .4 lbs loss. I wanted at least a pound a day. Whaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! I do not know how to make this better. This brings the 16 day total to 13.4 lbs.

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
water

Lunch
10 Drops HCG
3 egg whites 1 yolk 110 calories
5 oz tomato 30 calories
4 melba toast 50 calories
up to 80 oz water

I will save 1/2 grapefruit for a snack
snack
grapefruit 40 calories

Dinner
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz crab 100 calories
7 oz broccoli 68 calories
up to 120 oz water

Snack
Apple 78 calories
2 melba toast 25 calories

Totals for the day
Calories 510
water 160 oz

Day 19

I do not like today. I was expecting a big loss. It has taken alot of sacrafice on my part to do this diet. Today the scale rewarded me with a 148.4 lbs. a lousy .4 lbs weight loss. Not the LARGE number that I was hoping for. I hope that I am not going to sink into a diet depression from this. This brings the 15 day total to 13 lbs. Honestly, the goals are not working anymore. I am not sure what to do today. (I am wiping the tears away:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::)

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
water

Lunch
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz roast 150 calories
10.5 oz tomatoes 60 calories
up to 50 oz water

I am just not in the diet mood today. I am having a hard time. I have not cheated though........but doesn't a bowl of grapenuts and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich sound devine??? What I wouldn't do for them...........

Dinner
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz shrimp 110
2 melba toast 25
7.0 asparagus 40 calories

I am going to have a apple later for a snack.

I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THIS MIND SET THAT I AM IN! SOMEONE HELP ME!
up to 120 oz water

Apple 87 calories

Total calories for the day 512
total water 130 oz

Day 18

Weekends are horrible for dieting. I never thought that I would be wishing that it was a weekday. I am seriously messed up! The scale was semi kind to me today. I weighed in at 148.8 lbs. This is a .6lbs weight loss. For a weekend, I will take it. At least it was not a gain. This brings the 14 day total to 12.6 lbs. I am hoping for a super big number tomorrow.

Measurements:
Neck: 14 1/2 --14 1/2--14
Waist: 39 1/2 --37 1/2--36
Arm: 10 1/2 --10 1/2--10 1/2
Thigh: 22 1/8 --20 1/2--19 3/4

So, we are seeing some inches lost. What is up with no losing at the arms? I guess that I am okay with my arms. I really wanted to focus on the torso region. I have lost alot in the "GIRLS" area. They are getting smaller, but I did not take a measurement there.

This week is going to be good, I am hoping for a good day tomorrow. Goals. 200 oz water, very little salt and eating on time.

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
water

Lunch
10 drops HCG
chicken breast 87 calories
broccoli 68 calories
3 melba toast 36 calories
water up to 100 oz

I will save a 1/2 grapefruit 40 calories for a snack.

Feeling good about today. Boy am I gonna lose it!

Dinner
1o drops HCG
chicken 87 calories
4 melba toast 50 calories
7.0 oz asparagus 40 calories
up to 200 0z water
1/2 grapefruit 40 calories

Total calories for the day 448
total water 200 oz

Day 17

I hate the weekends! I had a gain! WAAAA............The scale this moning was not my friend. I weighed in at 149.4 lbs. This is a .4 oz gain. I hate gains. This brings a 13 day total weight loss to 12 lbs. Sigh..........I hope that I can get thru today without a gain or I have to do a apple day. ew...... My hope are that that high as it is 2:09 and I have drank about 20 oz so far today. Church schedule has really goofed me up.

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
water

snack
10 drops hcg
water
grapefruit 80 calories

Lunch
3.5 oz chicken 87 calories
lettuce 15 calories
4 melba toast 50 calories
up to 80 oz water

Dinner
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz beef 150 calories
7.0 oz tomatos 40 calories
up to 120 oz water

Total calories for the day 422
total water 160 oz.

Hoping for a loss tomorrow.

Day 16

Today the scale say: 149.0 lbs. I knew that I would pay for eating out last night. It was only a .4 lb loss. 12 day total 12.4 lbs. I am trying to do better toay, but I am struggling with the water. We are painting Madison's room today and I am not focusing on the water.

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
water

Lunch
10 drops hcg
3.5 oz chicken breast 87 calories
4 melba toast 50 calories
10.5 oz tomato juice 60 calories
apple 87 calories
up to 80 oz water

Dinner
Shrimp 110 calories
broccoli 68 calories
melba toast 25 calories
8 oz hot lemonade
up to 160 oz water

1/2 grapefruit 40 calories

Total calories for the day 512
total water 170 calories

Day 15

Drum roll............149.6 lbs. I made it to the 140's! WOOT WOOT! I am so excited. There are so many things that I need to thank: Myself, the broccoli, Myself, the grapefruit, Myself, the HCG for sure, Myself..........the list goes on and on. So, this was a 1.0 lbs loss bringing the 11 day total to 12 lbs. Not to shabby! Today will be a hard day. I will be out and about. I will take my water with me and try to be home when it is time for lunch. Goals: 160 oz water, low sodium and eating on time!


Breakfast
10 drops HCG
water

Lunch
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz roast beef 150 calories
10.5 oz tomatos 60 calories
up to 80 oz water

I will save my fruit for a snack

Snack
grapefruit 40 calories

So, this evening me and Kendall found ourselves childless! I know, that never happens. We decided to go to dinner. Oh no........can I do it? We went to the Golden Corral. For dinner I had:

Dinner
10 drops HCG
Steak 200 calories (it was small, so I think 3.5 - 4.5 oz)
steamed broccoli 68 calories
5 strawberries 30 calories

It wa hard to resist the rolls, (my favorites) but I did. Oh how I miss breads!

Total calories for the day 548
water at 200 0z
Salt? Im not sure, I pretty sure that steak had naughtyness all over it! Hopfully tomorrow will be okay!

Day 14

This morning I weighed in at 150.6 lbs. This is a .8 lb weight loss. It's okay. I have been used to more lately. I will be happy with it though. This brings the 10 day total to 11 lbs. I like the sound of that. Also, I feel that tomorrow I will see the 140's. ( I hope that I just did not curse myself!) It is feeling good to have the weight gone. Imagine a 10 lb bag of flour right in my mid section, that is gone plus more! People are starting to notice, it make a girl feel good and capable of staying on the diet. Last night was super hard. So many delicious dishes to try. At least everyone else said they were delicious, they smelled fantastic! I did not cave, I had 2 glasses of water. (Who knew that I had such will power?) Goals today: Very little salt, 160 oz water what the heck, 3 load of laundry and the dishes done! Kendall will be glad for the latter goals!

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
water

Lunch
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz chicken 87 calories
7 oz broccoli 68 calories
4 melba toast 50 calories
up to 100 oz water

I will save the grapefuit for a snack later. ( I'm in a rut ok! Why mess with what works I say!)

Dinner
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz roast beef 150 calories
7.0 oz broccoli 68 calories
1 grapefruit 80 calories
up to 160 oz water

Total calories for the day 543
total water 200 oz

Day 13

I am so happy this morning! I weighed in at 151.4 lbs. This is a 1.8 lb loss. With all the umm......girl issues that I am having right now, I will gladly take it. This brings the 9 day total to 10.2. Yippee! I am not gonna lie, it is so hard to cut out the salt. I have to admit that I used it on my broccoli yesterday. I did use a very small amount though. I think that the grapefruit is better for me than the apples. It just moves thing thru me better if you know what I mean! Goals today: very little salt, 160 oz water and resisting all temptation at the Relief Society function tonight!

Breakfast
10 Drops HCG
water

Lunch10 drops HCG
3.5 oz shrimp 110 calories
2 melba toast 25 calories
7 oz broccoli 68 calories
up to 120 oz water

Since lunch was awesome yesterday, I decided to have the same thing again. It was just as fantastic! Saving a 1/2 of grape fruit for a snack later.

So, today someone outside of my family noticed. I have not seen Hope for about a week. She was talking to me and all of a sudden burst out; " Have you been losing weight?" I was so excited that she noticed. She told me that you could totally tell! Yeah! Talk about a moral booster for me!

Dinner
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz beef 150 calories
7.0 oz tomatos 40 calories
1/2 grapefruit 40 calories
up to 160 0z water

Total calories for the day 483
total water 170 0z

The Function that I attended tonight was hard. So much good food. I was strong and only had water. Everyone else thought that I was crazy. I am hoping for a good result tomorrow. Crossing fingers!

Day 12

153.2........153.2.............153.2.................can you tell that I am excited about it? I guess what I did yesterday worked! This is a 1.8 lbs weight loss! Let's hear a WOOT WOOT! That is more like it! This brings the total weight loss for 8 days to 8.4 lbs. Same plan of attack today. No salt, 160 0z water and I am going to try and get a 30 minute walk in. (that did not happen yesterday)

Here we go again!

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
water

Lunch
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz shrimp 110 calories
2 melba toast 25 calories
7 oz broccoli 68 calories
up to 80 oz water

I have had the best lunch today. I took raw shrimp and cleaned and butterflied and added pepper. I took my 2 melba toast and crushed in a baggie. (garlic flavored) I then put my shrimp in and shook it. I then baked in the oven for about 15 minutes. After they were done, I squeezed fresh lemon over it. They were so good. I will save a fruit for a snack later.

Dinner
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz roast beef 150 calories
7 oz broccoli 68 calories
1/2 grapefruit 40 calories
Drank 165oz water today
Total calories for the day is 501

Day 11

I'm not gonna lie........today it hurts...........no mattter how many times I weighed myself this morning I always came in at 154.0 lbs. This is a .2 oz gain. It is not what I wanted. Come on! I even resisted the cinnamon rolls yesterday and this is what I get to show for it?????? So this brings the weight loss to 6.6 lbs in 7 days.

Measurements:
Neck: 14 1/2 14 1/2
Waist: 39 1/2 37 1/2
Arm: 10 1/2 10 1/2
Thigh: 22 1/8 20 1/2

I am seeing the inches gone, but not everywhere. It might be where I chose to take the measurements.

Okay, new plan of attack today. I am going to cut out all sodium today. I am going to increase my water intake to 160 0z. Also, no eating after 7 pm and I am going to try and get a 30 minute walk in this evening. Hopefully that will help me see a loss tomorrow. If not, I will have to do a apple day tomorrow.

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
Water

Lunch
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz crab 100 calories
7 oz asparagus 40 calories
2 melba toast 25 calories
up to 120 0z water

I will eat a half of grapefuit for a snack later.

Snack 1/2 grapefruit 40 calories

Dinner
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz shrimp 110 calories
7 oz lettuce 30 calories
4 melba toast 50 calories
up to 160 oz water (I have been to the potty alot today!)

I will save my last 1/2 grapefruit for a snack later.

Day 10

Weigh in today was not what I had hoped. I weighed in at 153.8. Only a half of a pound. This is not what I was hoping for. I wanted to see at least one pound a day. Sigh........On a good note, I am down 6.8 pounds in just six days. I have discovered that weekends are going to be the challenge for me. When I am home, I am able to drink my water and eat on time. Weekends just mess that up.

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
water

Lunch
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz chicken
10.5 oz tomato juice 60 calories
I have drank 60 oz of water so far.

I am saving my orange for a snack.
Snack
Orange 59 calories

My arm is hurting today from leading. Count your many blessing is a super long song when you are lacking energy. I will make sure to take the b12 vitamins next week before I lead.

Dinner
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz beef 140 calories (so small!)
8oz tomatoes 50 calories
1 melba toast 12 calories

I will save a fruit for a snack later.

Day 9

I'm doing the happy dance right now. I got on the scale this morning and weighed in at 154.4. That is another 1.0 lbs loss for me. So, 6.2 lbs in 5 days!!!! I was really worried about yesterday, but it worked out okay. I can look in the mirror now and see the results. It looks like my neck and face are slimmer and my gut looks smaller. I will measure on mondays and post the inches lost. Here's to another great day!

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
water

Lunch
3.5 oz shrimp 110 calories
7 oz lettuce 30 calories
2 melba toast 25 calories
touch of balsamic vinegar 2 calories
Up to 70 oz water

Snack
strawberries 72 calories

Dinner
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz chicken 87 calories
7 oz cucmubers 24 calories
4 melba toast 50 calories
apple 72 calories

I have drank 125 oz of water
Total calories for the day is 472 calories.

I hope that the scale show the loss tomorrow.

Day 8

This morning I weighed in at 155.4. That is a 1.2 lb weight loss. I'll take it! That puts me at a total 5.2 lbs in 4 days! I am so excited.
I am also so sore today. I played in a volleyball tournament last night and played 8 matches. My knees hurt so bad. I am not sure if it is the HCG making them weak or me running around and diving on the floor like a moron. It could be both. This morning my stomach is a little upset, I think it is because I did not eat my apple last night until 9:30. I need to make sure and get all my calories consumed by 8:00 pm from now on.

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
Water

Lunch
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz crab 100 calories
3.5 tomatoes 20 calories
apple 72 calories
melba toast 50 calories

Dinner
10 dropsHCG
3.5 oz crab 100 calories
apple 72 calories
broccoli 68 calories
melba toast 12 calories

Drank 120z water today
494 calories consumed today

Today was a hard day. I was out and about today and it was hard to get my drops on time and eat at good times. I did not cheat, but I am worried about the scale tomorrow. Weekends are going to be hard.

Day 7

I got on the scale this morning and weighed in at 156.6. I lost 1.0 lb! Total down is 4.0lbs. Yeah, I am not sure if I should be worried that the amount that I lose each time keeps going down. I guess that as long as I keep losing at least a pound a day I will be happy. I have a volleyball tourament tonight, hopefully I will have the energy to play. I will make sure to take the B12 vitamins tonight that give me energy.

Breakfast:
10 drops HCG
water

So far so good. Today before lunch I was able to take a shower! It was awesome. I only have 4 littles today and one was in naptime, one was at preschool and the other 2 are 7 and they wanted to watch TV. I asked them if I let them watch Spongebob and have a fruit snack, would they be nice while I take a shower. It worked out great.

Lunch
3.5 oz shrimp 110 calories
7 oz lettuce 30 calories
2 melba toast 25 calories
touch of balsamic vinegar 2 calories
up to 60 oz water

I make a salad but putting the vinegar on the lettuce and the salad shrimp on top and then crush my melba toast for croutons. It is so good. To bad I have to suffer so!

I will again save my apple for a snack later.

Dinner
10 drops HCG
10.5 oz tomatos 60 calories
3.5 oz crab 100 calories
1 melba toast 12 calories
up to 90 oz water

I will save a 72 calorie apple for dessert later after volleyball. I think I will bake it with cinnamon.

Total calories for the day: 481
water I will finish 120 oz

Day 6

Drum Roll..................157.6..........CHING! I am down another 1.4 lbs. Yeah! Its working! (knock on wood) Total weight loss so far is 3.0 lbs, in 2 days! I am ready for another day. A good side effect that I am having is that I am sleeping well. I am tired at night and it is easier for me to fall asleep. I am not having to wake Kendall up because he is snoring. Looks like he is getting better sleep too!

Breakfast:
10 drops HCG
water

I was so hungry for lunch time. I made the littles pizza and it practically killed me! For lunch I had.....I have been craving canned tomatos. I put them up this year! They were fantastic just out of the jar! YUM!!!

Lunch
10 drops HCG
10.5 ounces stewed tomatoes 60 calories
3.5 oz chicken 87 calories
2 1/2 melba toast 31 calories
Up to 60 oz water

I am going to save my strawberries for a snack later. 12 strawberries = 72 calories

I made it until about 2:00 and I needed food! The strawberries hit the spot. I have also drank 80 oz of water so far today.

Dinner
10 drops HCG
3.5 oz shrimp 110 calories
7 oz broccoli 68 calories
orange 59 calories
melba toast 12 calories

So, for the day I consumed a total of 499 calories. I have drank 120 oz of water. I am not gonna lie, getting the water down is about gagging me! Good day for me, I hope that I see the results in the morning.

Side note: Dyllon and Kendall are naughty! They went and got a baskin robbins blast. Those suckers are more calories then I have consumed in the last 3 days! Why must they torture me? If they keep this up, they will no longer get a different dinner then me!

Day 5

Drum Roll, I weighed myself this moring and I was 159.0. I lost 1.6 lbs. Yeah! So, I am ready for today. I am a bit tired this morning, but that is very normal for me. I really don't start feeling awake and 100% until around 10am.

Breakfast
10 drops HCG
12 0z hot lemon water (water, fresh lemon juice and 1 packet truvia)

Boy, was I ready for lunch. It really is a challenge when I have to fix lunch for others. Such a temptation! I have not cheated thought. I did take a really long smell though.

Lunch
10 drops HGC
3.5 oz shrimp 110 calories
3.5 oz lettuce 15 calories
4-melba toast 50 calories
touch of balsamic vinegar 2 calories
water is at 60 oz

I will save my 72 calorie apple for a snack.

Snack:
Apple 72 calories

I sliced my apple thinly and sprinkled with truvia and cinnamon. I then baked it in the oven with a touch of water in the bottom. It was so yummy! Tasted like apple pie. I'm not even cheating, but it feels like it!

Dinner:
Crab 3.5 oz 100 calories
Broccoli 3.5 oz 34 calories
2 melba toast 36 calories
grapefruit 74 calories

Today I have been good. I am proud to say that I have not cheated! So for the day, I consumed 494 calories and by the time I go to bed I will have consumed 145 oz water. I will see you in the morning.

Day 4

So, today I feel is the first day of the diet. It's going pretty good and I am not starving yet. Okay, it is only 8:16 am. I still super full from the last 3 days of binging. My starting weight this morning was 160.6 (everybody pretend the number is lower) I gained over 3.8 lbs in the last 3 days. YIKES! Hopefully we see the number dwindle fast. I am going to take my measurement, but I have not gotten to that yet. The goal is to drink about 100 oz of water per day. And take the drops 3 times a day.

Breakfast:
10 drops HCG (yum!)
12 0z water

Lunch:
10 HCG drops
3.5 oz crab meat 100 calories
7 oz asparagus 40 calories
2- melba toast 25 calories
I am up to 60 oz water consumed

I still have a 80 calorie apple to eat for my lunch, I am going to save it for a snack later. Do any of you realize how much asparagus it takes to make 7 oz. It is a lot!

So, you can see that I am not suffering to much. I do miss the butter. I really like to spritz the asparagus with the butter spray and that is not allowed. I went ahead and steamed it with Mrs Dash and then put fresh lemon juice on it. It was good, but not as good as the butter.

It was a lot of food and I can't fit the apple in. See you at dinner!

Snack
1 meduim apple 80 calories
water is at 80 oz right now.

Dinner
chicken 3.5 oz 87 calories
tomatoes 7 oz 40 calories
melba toast 4 50 calories
8 strawberries 72 calories
I have consumed 130 oz water and went to the potty 20 times!

Total calories for the day: 496
Total water for the day: 130 oz
3 doses HCG drops

Today was a good day! I did not cheat. I was not hungry. I think that I can do this! I am tired.

Measurements:
Neck: 14 1/2
Waist: 39 1/2
Arm: 10 1/2
Thigh: 22 1/8

HCG Diet

On friday, I started the HCG Diet. I have a friend that has lost over 20 lbs in the last 35 days, so I thought I would give it a try. I am now on day three and it has not been to bad.........granted, I am on my load days. The basics of the diet are: For 3 days you take the HCG drop and load up on high calorie, high fat and sugar foods. For 37 days you are restricted to a special 500 calorie diet that includes only certain items plus the HCG drops. For 21 days you have a maintainance diet of 1500 calories. So, to thell you the truth I am getting pretty sick of the loading. I really don't want to eat anymore and will be gratedful for tomorrow. I am going to post my start weight tomorrow and my food journal.

Torture

What am I thinking???? I have been to Hell and back today! So I told you that I signed up for a Pilate's class. I loath Pilate's! I have no core. I can't even do the roll up. My abs exited my body during the 90's and I have not seen or used them since. Did you know that Pilate's exercises mostly use the ab muscle. WAA!! My class is 2 hours long. (it a Friday class that only meets once a week, so instead of being tortured once a week for an hour, I get 2 hours once a week!) I am pretty sure that I will die during this class. To make matters worse, I think that the other 15 people in the class are 19 years old and have taken Pilate's since they could walk. They should all be in Pilate's II or maybe even Pilate's XXIV. I am sure that they had a good laugh when leaving....did you see that old lady.......hahaha. My neck hurts so bad and I have a headache.

Enough whining already. I have never wanted to drop a class so bad, but guess what? I am going to stay in. My body needs this. I can't wait until December and the class is over though!

My bad....

Wow, I have been really bad about keeping this blog up and exercising. I vow.........today is going to be better. I have re-examined my goals and I am ready to jump back in. The kids are all now back in school ( hallelujah) and I have more free time during the day. I am really going to try and get some exercise in during nap time for the Little's. I have signed up to take a Pilate's class during this semester. Maybe if I am graded on exercise I will have the motivation that I need.

I think that I may have scared my dog Buddy after I got out of the shower! I have never seen him turn and run so fast.
Sorry that I have not posted in awhile. I was out of town for 10 days!

Back on the Wagon

So, this last week I totally fell off the diet wagon. For two reasons: I didn't get around to going to the grocery store this week (one thing about Paleo is that you are constantly having to replenish your groceries) and I just plain didn't feel like it. Thankfully, I only gained 1 pound back. So in my first goal of 22 pounds, I still need to lose 10 which I hope to do in the next 4-5 weeks. Plus, my exercise routine will consist of bike riding and walking with Clay this week at least 5 times. Also, I'm changing my weigh-in day to Mondays. That is all.

Roasted Red Pepper Dressing and Caramelized Pecans

Here are the recipes that I promised quite awhile ago. The batches are quite large-you made need to cut them in half. I serve them with mixed spring greens, grated carrots, diced tomatoes and julienne strips of red and green bell pepper.

Just a note: I learned in an allergen webinar this last week that roasting pecans makes them more toxic for those who are allergic to them...interesting.

Caramelized Pecans

Ingredients

1 lb. Pecans
6 oz. Butter
1/2 lb. Brown Sugar
1/8 tsp. Cayenne Pepper

Preparation

1. Preheat own to 350 degrees.
2. Put the Pecans in the oven for 6 minutes, or until fully roasted.
3. Place a skillet on the stove and melt the butter, add the brown sugar and cook until the sugar is dissolved. Be sure to stir constantly, emulsify the sugar and butter.
4. Add the cayenne pepper to the mixture, then add the Pecans. Coat them well, stirring.
5. Place the Pecans on a cookie sheet and let them cool down.

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Roasted Red Pepper Dressing

Ingredients

2 Cups Roasted Red Pepper Puree
1 Pinch Cayenne Pepper
1 Pinch Black Pepper
2 Cups Italian Dressing (I use the Kraft Fat Free)
1/4 tsp. Salt (To Taste)

Preparation

1. Spray peppers with cooking spray. Roast about 1.5 pounds of red bell peppers, either over the flame or by placing the peppers in the oven at 400 degrees. Bake peppers for about 10 minutes or until the skin looks brown in color, as soon as they come out of the oven put them in a plastic bag and let them rest for about half an hour. Peel the peppers, get rid of all the skin and seeds. Put the peppers in a blender to make the puree.
2. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and combine together well. Store in the fridge- I've also had sucess freezing half of the dressing and thawing for later use.

Challenge of the Day

Well ladies, here's my challenge for you today. It seems like an easy thing, but you'll feel it the next day!
Take out your vacuum - hoses, attachments, etc., and go through your entire house. Vacuum the floors- corners and edges too. Clean the ceiling fans, vacuum out the vents. The bigger your house, the harder this will be. Don't forget to stretch first...oh and drink lots of water.

You'll be surprised at what a workout this really is...and your house will be clean too! Two birds with one stone!

Three Day Weekends

OK- So this is totally how I feel lately. I do really great all weekend, eating healthy, no pop, being a little active and BOOM! Monday I go back to work and it all goes down the drain!

I'm so tired that I can't keep my eyes open...So what do I do??? Drink a Diet Coke! I got up late so I didn't have time to make a salad for lunch-what's easy to grab??? Leftover pizza of course! Yuck! Can I tell you I feel just awful?

Any ideas out there for how I can eat healthier at work? I'm thinking something easy and quick!!

No New Posts?

Why did everyone stop posting?!

So I got to go on my first bike ride pulling Clayton behind me last night. I went a mile and a half (on flat terrain) and I thought I was going. to. die. My plan is to do it every other night, so hopefully it will get easier each time! On the nights in between I'm going to do my favorite Ab Workout video. So, that's the plan! My diet has been totally off this week so far... I need to get to the store to buy more fresh fruits and veggies. I hope I lose a pound or two by Wednesday morning!

Corynn

Week 4

Sorry I didn't get a second to post yesterday, but I did want to update everyone. Only one pound lost this week, but my bike just arrived today, and I bought a bike trailer Saturday night, so hopefully I'll be getting some exercise in this week!

music

So, I dusted off the old MP3 player, so that I could have some tunes for running. My kids: #1 tease me that I have a piece of crap Rio. I personally love the thing. It fits so nice in my running bra and if the song is not working for me, I just smash my boob and it changes songs! So awesome, huh?? #2 tease me about the music that is on it. " Don't stop me now" by Queen (actually the whole Queen album), "Bedroom eyes" by The Cars, "Dancin' with myself" by Billy Idol, etc...... You know, really fast paced runnin' tunes!
Now, why is it that every time I turn around, they are listening to my Rio instead of their awesome ipod's??? ( I guess that I am cooler than they think! ;0) !)

Newfound Motivation for Daily Exercise

Heart Disease in Women
Although many people think of heart disease as a man's problem, women can and do get heart disease. In fact, heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States. It is also a leading cause of disability among women.
The most common cause of heart disease is narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries, the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart itself. This is called coronary artery disease and happens slowly over time. It's the major reason people have heart attacks. Prevention is important: two-thirds of women who have a heart attack fail to make a full recovery.
The older a woman gets, the more likely she is to get heart disease. But women of all ages should be concerned about heart disease. All women can take steps to prevent it by practicing healthy lifestyle habits.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Ladies- Check out the link below for a really great article about heart disease:

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov//educational/hearttruth/downloads/pdf/factsheet-actionplan.pdf

New Challenge...

Since Mindy has issued a marathon challenge, I'd like to one up her with this proposal. In 225 days, there is a really cool half marathon that we should all do. I'm sure we can talk our loved ones into it. We can share rooms and enlist my super sweet travel agent 'Wes' into getting us really good deals for travel. What do you say?????

Disney's Princess Half Marathon Weekend presented by Lady Foot Locker
Friday, March 5 - Sunday, March 7, 2010
The road to happily ever after begins with YOU! Registration will open at 11:00 A.M. EST!
Disney's Princess Half Marathon Weekend brings women of all ages together to participate in a magical event designed just for them. The Disney Princesses are the inspiration for the weekend's events and will focus on the attributes every princess possesses: commitment, courage, determination, fantasy, perseverance, and strength. Every woman is a princess, which princess are you? Weekend events include:

HALF MARATHON INFORMATION
Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Mirror, mirror, reveal the One. Show me the Princess who has the strength to run. Join your fellow princesses in a royal quest that will take you through 13.1 miles of the Walt Disney World® Resort.
Each participant's registration in Disney's Princess Half Marathon will include:

Race Registration
Commemorative Champion® Ladies Tech Shirt
Goody Bag
Event Weekend Transportation from Select Resort Hotels only
Personalized Bib (Must register by January 1, 2010 for names to appear on bibs.)
On Course Refreshments
On Course Disney Entertainment
Post-Race Refreshments
Family Reunion Area with live entertainment and characters
Half Marathon Finishers receive a very special Princess medal
A one-year subscription to REDBOOK* (a $3.92 value). *Subscription offer valid for US residents only.
Specially themed KODAK single use camera

Here's the link to check it out online:
http://disneyworldsports.disney.go.com/dwws/en_US/events/eventDetail/detail?name=PrincessHalfMarathonDetailPage

Paleo Week 3

Guys, I could hardly believe my eyes when I got on the scale this morning for my weekly weigh in. I've lost 4 more pounds this week! I was kind of a slacker this weekend as far as the diet went - I don't even know how many Peanut M&Ms I had Sunday night... :) But I was good the rest of the week!

I am very pleased with my progress, but still feel I am lacking exercise, so I will soon be purchasing a bike and a bike trailer for Clay to ride with me.

This is the bike I dream of:

It's an Electra Townie 7D. I love it in orange.

And here is the bike trailer I would love to buy:

It's a Croozer 525 Double bike trailer.

Too bad the Electra bike retails for $439 and the Croozer is a hefty $375. So, I will probably be buying a bike from KMart or WalMart and a bike trailer from KSL Classifieds. :)

Mourning....

Have you ever mourned for something that you have lost??? I was in mourning yesterday. Two years ago, on July 24th, I ran the 10k in the Deseret News marathon and 10k. How did I let this ability slip away in just 2 short years? How did I let myself get so busy that I forgot to take care of myself? Am I not important? I realize that I am that important. If I cannot be happy with myself, then how can I expect the people around me to be happy? I swear to you that I am going to get it back! I am going to get back more than I had! Maybe next year, I will run a half marathon and maybe even a marathon! Whoa, somebody stop me please! Yesterday, I went for a walk/run with Kendall and Buddy. (Kendall is my hubby and Buddy is my dog) Buddy was so excited at first, but we had to drag him along at the end. I surprised myself. We have this walkway that is circular, if you go around three times it is around a mile. I had a goal to run half way and the walk half way around it. Kendall, always wanting to one up me said; " I'm going to see if I can run all the way around it". What, are you crazy?? Guess what! I did it, and faster then Kendall! (twice!) It's coming back girls!

Oh my haul....

Look what I bought over the weekend. I keep it in my secret drawer that is not so secret anymore! I was thinking that it might help my sweet tooth. I had to get some of every kind. I could not find any cinnamon. (my favorite)

Fun fact that I found:

Believe it or not, you can actually burn some extra calories by chewing gum. "Besides being good for your breath--especially if you eat a lot of protein--researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found that chewing gum will burn an additional 11 calories per hour," says Dan Benardot, Ph.D., R.D.

Okay, it does not burn so much, but it burns enough to cover the 5 calories per piece of gum. Heck if you chew gum for 4 hours a day, you will burn a pound every 79 days! Can you say GOAL!!

Long time, no post...

Sorry that I have not posted in a awhile. I had a super busy weekend. I weighed in today at 161.7. I have lost almost 4 lbs! Yeah!! I was hoping for the 150's but I am sure that it will happen this week. I am having a visit from my "Aunt Flo" (I really do not like her!) and she always makes me gain weight! Hopefully she will only stay a few more days!
Today's Challenge: 10 minute walk/run. Make sure that you stretch good before you start. Walk on minute, run 1 minute ( Tip: It takes me one minute to sing the abc's song 3 times) and then repeat. Good luck all!

P.S If you want to join the sight as a contributor, please send an email with your email address to kmdaam@msn.com or leave comment here with your email info!

What's for Lunch

This is my favorite lunch lately. (Notice the bottled water? I'm getting better at the no soda thing!) I first had it at Disneyland at the Blue Bayou. It has spring greens, tomatoes, red pepper strips, spicy caramelized pecans and a roasted red pepper dressing. YUM! If you're interested in the recipes for the pecans or the dressing, let me know and I will post them.

SO SORE!

I just could not figure out why I am so sore. Now I know. The kids I watch having been begging to do the chicken dance (yesterdays challenge), so I put it on and did it with them. I now know what caused the aching muscles.

Goals

Sorry about the no post yesterday. I was super busy. Exercise yesterday included the chicken fat fiasco and a 45 minute walk/run with Kendall. I am still needing to really work on the diet. I have decided that the best way to keep me motivated is to make a goal. I have a goal to run a 5k. I don't know why I chose running. I hate every step. I do good at these goals though. I am pretty upset at myself that I have let this running (if you can call it that, maybe a slow jog) ability slip away. Two years ago, I ran three 5k's and one 10k. What happened? Busy and lazy I guess. I have decided to fun the following 5k:

2009 Turkey Trot 5K Run. The registration fee includes a race shirt. Shirt sizes will be given on a first come, first serve basis, while supply lasts. Register early! Awards will be given for first place overall male and female finishers as well as age division winners. There will be a prize drawing at the conclusion of each race. Location: Lone Peak Park - 10140 South 700 East Sandy Utah
11/07/2009 to 11/07/2009 Sat 9:00am-10:30am
$ 15.00

Okay, who is going to join me???

Okay, challenge for today, set a long term goal.

My Second Week

If you want to read about my first week check out the blogpost I did on my family blog last week.
Wednesday is my weigh-in day and I am psyched to say I lost 3 more pounds this week!
I finally started some exercise on Monday night. Clayton and I have been going on speed-strolls together in the evenings.
I even had two pieces of pizza on Monday night!
I am really enjoying the Paleo diet and am having a good time trying new recipes. Yesterday I had a marinated salmon salad - leafy green lettuce, some raw broccoli, cucumber, and some grapes and blueberries thrown in for sweetness. Then for dinner Jer grilled some chicken and I made a honey-mustard-curry glaze for it - sooo good! (I'll post the recipe for the glaze if anyone is interested.) We also had grilled tomato and steamed broccoli.
I'm loving reading everyone's posts on this blog. I'll be posting on Wednesdays from now on to let ya'll know how I did for the week. Keep up the good work everybody!

Kari's Challenge for the Day...

Okay, my turn to challenge everyone. Katelyn and Ryan love doing this everyday. For me, this was a nightmare song in elementary school...CHICKEN FAT!!!!

Click the link below to participate in today's challenge- including the push-ups! Heck- grab the whole family and use it for family Home Evening!

http://www.clubcourtyard.com/ChickenFat.html

Tip

Just so ya know............combining these two ingredients are not such a good idea. If you do, you are really regular for a couple of days if you know what I mean!

Sore

I woke up today and feel like I have been hit by a bus. All of me is sore. I really tried to push it yesterday. I don't know if it was the gym routine or the stairs that did me in. Are any of you sore if you did the challenge?
Today, how about............your gonna hate me...........
Mountain Climbers: Start in a pushup position and bring one knee towards your chest. Touch the toe to the ground and then return your foot to the start position. Alternate sides. Keep your abs braced and your hips low. Get it??? Let's do 5 sets of 20. Good luck! :0)

A new week...

Welcome, welcome Monday morning, no more rest and lots of care.......It's a new week. Time to refocus and commit. How did everyone do over the weekend? Kendall made me fall off the wagon by making brownies. He is very naughty. I am going to do super good today to make up for that moist and gooey treat. I am not going to be able to get the exercise in until this evening, so I am going to focus on eating healthy today.

I was thinking of a challenge for us. I challenge everyone to "play" on the stairs for 5 minutes. Okay, not really play, but you know go up and down them. Hopefully everyone has some stairs that they can use. If not, just go back to the jump rope challenge. Maybe you could run up the stairs and then walk down. I suggest that you not fall down the stairs, but the choice is up to you. Remember to keep good posture and pull those abs in! (I have a very difficult time finding the abs, I think that they up and left my body!)

Update: So this evening I was able to do my regular. 20 minute elliptical, 20 minute bike, 20 minute treadmill and 120 abcoaster crunches. I was super stinky and sweaty when I was done and nobody wanted a hug! :0( Oh well, their loss....right?????

can't find a rope...

Hey, I told you I did my morning walk with Dolly, does that count?

Challenge

Don't you think that it would be a great idea to have a daily challenge? I do, so here you go.

I challenge everyone who reads this blog (you know who you are) to jump rope today for 5 minutes. For those of you who think that this will be easy smeazy mac and cheezy, you can go for 10 minutes. For those of you going phew, I don't have to do this challenge because I don't have a jump rope. Oh, you are so wrong, it turns out that you don't actually need a rope, you can pretend! The rope will probably just mess up your coordination anyway. So, if you feel you need something in your hand and you don't have a rope, grab something that you can hold in your hand. You determine how heavy, this is resistance training. You could grab something like 2 king size candy bars (wait, that might be a bad idea), milk jugs, hand weights, water bottles......etc......you are smart, think of something! If you can't do the 5 minutes in a row, do it for like a minute....rest....minute....rest. If you can go for 5 minutes, do the 10. (If you can do the 10, you stink! I mean good job!)

Oh, one last word of caution! For those of you blessed in the upper torso region, remember to secure the girls, we don't want any black eyes! And, for those you that have had newborn size object pass thru your pelvis, don't for get to....go...(you know what I mean) or wear proper protection....before you try this challenge!

Good luck!!

My Day

One of the biggest problems I have is my work schedule. I have to be in by 4:45 (that's a.m.). Having a family to take care of means that I am usually the last in bed and that I don't get enough sleep. My body is so messed up, 3 hours sleep here- four the next night THEN when I get a day off I'm so tired that all I want to do is sleep. I find I drag myself out of bed on my day off about 09:59 to 10:30.

On days I work, I rely way too much on diet coke to keep me awake- way bad I know! I'm trying to kick the diet soda/caffeine habit right now- easier said then done, especially when my sweet husband thinks he's treating me by bringing me home a soda. It's really hard to discourage any sweet gesture from him (sometimes it's dark chocolate! Maybe he likes me pudgy around the middle!!???!!)

Anyway, my goal today is to drink water and to take the stairs instead of the elevator when possible. I say when possible because occasionally I have an armload of supplies and stairs are not the safe choice...

Baby steps...

P.S. I'm afraid to look at the scale for fear I'll stop eating all together. : )

Yes, you heard right...

This morning I was up at 6 a.m. I know hard to believe seeing that Kendall is still at scout camp and I had nobody to wake me up! Am I (gasp) turning into a morning person? Nah, it isn't gonna happen! (I hope not at least!) Well, what's a girl to do that early in the morning? I decided to get down to my gym. I have to tell you that the single bestest (is that even a word? its early remember!) thing about my gym is that I do not have to watch sports center. When I had a gym membership that was the thing that I dreaded the most. I was there for about 2 hours and the only thing that they showed on the tvs were sports or espn. Come on! Who wants to watch that? As if exercising is not torture enough! So what have I done so far today? Everyone is going to be so proud of me. Today I have elliptical for 20 minutes, bike for 20 minutes, treadmill for 20 minutes ( I even ran for 4 of those minutes!) and 120 abcoaster crunches. And I did it whilest watching house hunters, 3 episodes, no commericals. (gotta love the dvr!) Plus, I have drank 16 ounces of water. Hopefully I can stay on calorie track today! I want to hit the 150's some time next week! What is everyone else up to???

What the.....

Oh my HE-double-hockey-sticks! 165.3! I cannot believe that I just posted that number on a public blog! It has to be wrong! My drivers license says that I only weigh 135. Denial! How in the world did I let myself get this "scale challenged"? I was not receiving any comments from the family like: Wow, do you really think that you need to eat the whole box of zingers! or Hey mom, maybe you should try hydroxicut! As you can see, this is as much their fault as it is mine! This number I pledge will only go down!

**** This blog is like Las Vegas.......... right? What is seen on this blog, stays on this blog!****

Here we go!

I am starting this blog to help me lose it! I mean, I have already technically lost my mind, but this is about weight loss. I am inviting my friends to join me so we can encourage each other. Post me a comment and I will add you so you can make post too!

My plan is to: Keep a daily food and exercise journal. Drink lots of water! Exercise at least 1 hour a day, 5 times per week. I am going to try and keep my daily calorie intake to 1600 per day.

Good plan huh! Let's hope that I can do it!

****NOTE: So, it turns out that I actually need you email address to add. Please send me your email, if you don't want to post it here, then send it to my email address at kmdaam@msn.com *****