back a few days
i am pressing back my weigh in a few days, til i get over my period. i feel my body sorta adjusting to the bc and it’s really weird. i called my dr. because i have been a little weepy, which he said was normal and would probable regulate in…1 to 3 months!? do i wait that long? do i just go ahead and quit the bc? i am so concerned about fluid retention and emotional instability. i go back to work in 2 1/2 weeks….WEEKS. and am so scared to put henry in daycare.
anyway, that is where i am today. i may post more later. but for now, that is what i can muster.
hello, hello
did you think the pms killed me off? i thought it would. i was late. Read the rest of this entry »
week 2 weigh-in
sorry i did not post yesterday! i found myself in target forever…couldn’t you just live in target? i went to get an exersaucer for henry. been trying to put it together all day. either it, or i, are defective, not sure which yet. i guess i will wait for husband to get in and easily say, “it just goes like this”. whatever gets henry in it works for me.
on to the weigh in….
i lost 2 pounds this week, even with a pms induced craving caving. so, 7 pounds in two weeks, not too shabby. today i am fighting a migraine, which i think is also from hormones, and just laying low. eating has been on par today, haven’t worked out. not sure if i will. i know we are all supposed to workout and push through it….but my head is killing me and i just want to cuddle with my baby.
jen left a comment about combining bfl and the firm. jen, i love that you have a workout spreadsheet! i think that needs to be passed along…i may email you for it! i would love to get a plan for the coming week, instead of figuring it out as i go along.
let me know how everyone else is doing! i took measurements yesterday (ick) and so hopefully i will be able to start noticing the inches going away….hopefully 
i had forgotten the ills of pms….
this is totally for the ladies. any male readers may want to tune out….
i weigh in tomorrow. so, i had been really excited….but, i awoke today and was heavier. the culprit?? pms. i hope. even though i have only had one, what i would call, real period since having him, i can feel that this one is totally back to normal. i’m weepy. i’m tired. but most importantly, i am heavier! ahhhhhhhh! it bothers me to be doing so well and know when i weigh in tomorrow, that i might be the same weight as last week. oh the woes of the womanly.
did we talk about cravings yet? i gave in once. to mcdonalds. i wanted beef. is that weird? it was for me. and of course with beef came fries…i had been so worried for a while about cheating. but now that i did it and it’s done….i don’t know. i guess i feel like the monkey is off my back, so to speak. i got back on plan after my indiscretion. and i’m living to tell about it.
ok, so tomorrow i weigh in. i will post the loss or gain tomorrow. week two has been in the win column except for one meal, so i still feel pretty good about that. i guess i am learning, it is all or nothing, but it’s not. i am in this. really in this. and am still human and me. so, at least i am learning to not quit. mcdonalds will always be there. but that doesn’t mean it has to derail my progress or resolve.
(and can i tell you, it was tasty and just about worth it to get these cravings to stop!)
meals in the meals and moves.
another free day!
it has been a week since my last free day, so today is the day! and man, do i have plans for it!
the eating for life cookbook
this week i have really broken in the eating for life cookbook. i love it. i think someone could just get the book, use the recipes, and lose weight. there are some days when you just don’t want more grilled chicken, brown rice and veggies…and this book helps you stay within the plan, but gives lots of yummy ideas for a portion of chicken and a portion of veggies.
we are going to the movies this afternoon to see the dark knight! liz texted that it was very good, very intense….love it. love me some intensity. so i plan on movie goodies, then dinner…mexican? that is always an option being a texan. we love our mexican food. it always amazes me that other people from the country love it, too. like in my grandparents town in oklahoma, there is….2 mexi restaurants maybe. i would say in the 5 mile radius around me we have 20. it’s awesome.
i am just loving this diet. i love the eating every three hours. i totally get now that it keeps my metabolism going. and i loved the balance of eating a portion of healthy, lean protein, and a portion of complex carb. and, let’s face it, i love having a day off. bill philips talks about the jolt it gives your diet. your body never gets “used” to losing the weight and stalls, because you have a crazy free day every week. it tricks your body into thinking, ok the diets over! and then you can start losing again. genius!
it is unbelievably hot in houston, as i am sure it is for the rest of the country. it just seems excessively hot this summer. maybe it’s that it started out really hot in may, and the summer just feels longer. not really sure which it is, but i hate it. hate hate hate it.
i was on the phone last night talking to katrina about how i don’t feel like i will fall off the body for life wagon. it’s weird. i feel very in control and i love that. once again, i think it has a lot to do with the food prep and writing down what i eat, BEFORE i eat it. i am so much for committed if i know what the day holds, food-wise. the hardest part so far has been not skipping meals. i need to take the time to eat. with the kids and house, it’s hard. i am also working on a few things for my class this year, that i would love to get done with by the time i go back in august.
i am already thinking about my free day though….saturday is the day of choice, and we are going to eat, see the dark knight, drink, eat. i was really thinking the “half blood prince” trailer would happen before it, but alas, no. but i did hear some buzz that it will be before the mummy movie. i wonder if they would just let me slip in to see the trailer and then leave…..
tonight we are having the chicken parm from the eating for life cookbook. i might take a pic and post it, it looks great and i think the variety of having actual recipes is helping….
i’m off to have my protein shake!
week 1 weigh in….
good morning. and it really was a good morning today, i got up and got around, then stripped and stepped on the scale… Read the rest of this entry »
i’m back
sorry no update for the last two days. things were so busy this weekeend that it was hard to get the time to write. luckily, i stayed on plan after my free day. i was so worried about getting back on sunday. in fact, i had written that the day before my free day was hard…and it was…but nothing compared to the day after. just getting back into the commitment was hard. i had to remind myself, my free day was part of my 12 week plan. it is actually something i was allowed and supposed to do. but, i was also supposed to get right back on sunday, and i did. for me, i used to cheat on my diet and then the cheat day turned into a cheat week. but since this is part of the body for life plan, i just kept reminding myself that i wasn’t cheating, just doing what was outlined in the plan. it’s very much a mindset change. planning is truly everything. if we don’t have the right things to eat in the house, i know sticking to the plan is harder.
tomorrow is then end of week 1. so, i will have a pounds lost update to post. i am excited about that. trying to lose this baby weight first, then the other.
i’m off to update my meals and workout for today in the meals and moves.
