Current Weight: 146.0 lbs Lost yesterday: .4 or .6lbs (see yesterdays blog)
Total Lost: 14.2 lbs
Breakfast:
-Yogurt & Oats
Lunch:
-1/4 Chicken Breast
Snack:
-Cup of Yogurt
Dinner:
-2 hamburger patties & half a chicken breast
Yesterday was I think the best results I have gotten on a pure protein day since the "attack phase". I am not sure if it is due to the fact that I have been doing the 2 vegetable days, but these results are promising. I am going to do another pure protein day today, to see if I can have consistent results with the 2 day routine instead.
I didn't do anything out of the norm yesterday, including exercise. I walked a little more than usual with work, but I can't see that having an impact on the weight as it wasn't much more walking. I even had my first transgressions yesterday: I ate 3 mints. I decided I wanted one, I thought "what harm can it do?", so I ate the one, then in true fatty-fashion, I ate the remainder that I had in my purse from dinner the night before. Not that mints are 'fatty', but it just shows, I still am going to struggle with my self-control. I was actually expecting a weight gain on the scale this morning, because I felt so guilty over those 3 mints. I did notice though, having that much sugar, I was kinda shaky and got an almost immediate headache.
For dinner I am continuing to eat Ketchup when I have hamburger patties. I have seen no side-effect to the intake of this (in very small quantities), and it is by favourite 'topping' for a burger, so I am going to continue with this. Over 2 burger patties, I might have 1tbsp, maybe slightly over. I dip it in very sparingly and it really changes the experience for me.
This weekend is a long-weekend, so lots of stuff going on. Thankfully I have made the decision for the 2 day protein then 2 day protein+vegetable. We are having a barbecue for friends on Sunday & should be able to stick to it pretty seamlessly. I literally think back to last weekend, and if I got through all of those temptations I cannot see myself breaking down now, with these results.
Hopefully when I report back (might be Monday, but could take a long-weekend and stretch till Tuesday), I will be below the 15lb overall mark, and on my way to the low 140's!
Enjoy your weekend :)
Friday, July 30, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Day 22 & 23 - The Dukan Diet
Current Weight: 146.4 or .6 lbs (can't remember) Total Lost last 2 Days: .8 or 1lb
Total Lost: Approx 13.8 lbs
Breakfast:
-Yogurt & Oats Both Days
Snacks:
- Asparagus(Day 23)
Lunch:
-Garden Salad with a Chicken Breast with Raspberry dressing from McD's (both days)
(p.s. I LOVE THIS SALAD...I actually get the Thai Salad with no thai glaze and switch the dressing, it is amazing)
Dinner:
-Garden Salad with Chicken Breast with Fat-Free Italian Dressing from Subway (Day 22)
-Garden Salad with Chicken Breast with Raspberry dressing from Boston Pizza (Day 23)
So I feel dumb for not remember my weight this morning. I know I felt really good about it, but I can't remember which number it was & I have already eaten & drank water so there is no sense jumping back on the scale.
So I have done the experiment I said I was going to do with the 1 day protein + 2 day protein/vegetable. Yesterday morning I was in a rush, so couldn't blog, but I had lost .2lbs on my vegetable day on Day 22. Obviously not great numbers, as I have been finding, so this morning I was excited to jump back on the scale to see the number I had lost on Day 23. I am pretty sure it was 146.6, as I was excited to have lost .5 lb since yesterday, but it could have been 146.4. This proved my theory that the rotation of the protein then 2 days protein/vegetable is more effective for me. I am not sure if it is because I am in taking more food, or because the days after I have vegetables my bowel movements are a little more substantial. Whatever the reason, I don't think I am going to sway from it as I like the idea of losing numbers like that during the week, as I had a slow weight loss week last week.
Another note, I really like having the weekend as protein + vegetables, so I think I am going to do 2 days now of pure protein so that my saturday/sunday can consist of the mixture of the two. I had a great weekend last weekend with my results so I am going to try and replicate what I did last weekend. I am determined to break the 145.2lbs by Monday, as that will mean 15lbs in my first month. Not too shabby.
I am not expecting the next 15 to come off quite as easy or quite as fast, but after I lose 15, I only have 20 more to go, and I think doing 10lb in one month is realistic & even if I add working out into the mix, I will be even more successful. If I can do 10lb/month, for the next 2 months, I will be at my goal weight of 125 by October 1st. YES PLEASE!
Since I am going to do the 2 proteins for Day 24 & 25, I am anxious to see if I get the same kind of results by having 2 proteins in a row that I do 2 protein+vegetable days in a row. I have yet to try this, and now I have a better understanding of what my weight loss patterns have been so it will be interesting to see if maybe doing 2 and 2, speeds up my weight loss.
Total Lost: Approx 13.8 lbs
Breakfast:
-Yogurt & Oats Both Days
Snacks:
- Asparagus(Day 23)
Lunch:
-Garden Salad with a Chicken Breast with Raspberry dressing from McD's (both days)
(p.s. I LOVE THIS SALAD...I actually get the Thai Salad with no thai glaze and switch the dressing, it is amazing)
Dinner:
-Garden Salad with Chicken Breast with Fat-Free Italian Dressing from Subway (Day 22)
-Garden Salad with Chicken Breast with Raspberry dressing from Boston Pizza (Day 23)
So I feel dumb for not remember my weight this morning. I know I felt really good about it, but I can't remember which number it was & I have already eaten & drank water so there is no sense jumping back on the scale.
So I have done the experiment I said I was going to do with the 1 day protein + 2 day protein/vegetable. Yesterday morning I was in a rush, so couldn't blog, but I had lost .2lbs on my vegetable day on Day 22. Obviously not great numbers, as I have been finding, so this morning I was excited to jump back on the scale to see the number I had lost on Day 23. I am pretty sure it was 146.6, as I was excited to have lost .5 lb since yesterday, but it could have been 146.4. This proved my theory that the rotation of the protein then 2 days protein/vegetable is more effective for me. I am not sure if it is because I am in taking more food, or because the days after I have vegetables my bowel movements are a little more substantial. Whatever the reason, I don't think I am going to sway from it as I like the idea of losing numbers like that during the week, as I had a slow weight loss week last week.
Another note, I really like having the weekend as protein + vegetables, so I think I am going to do 2 days now of pure protein so that my saturday/sunday can consist of the mixture of the two. I had a great weekend last weekend with my results so I am going to try and replicate what I did last weekend. I am determined to break the 145.2lbs by Monday, as that will mean 15lbs in my first month. Not too shabby.
I am not expecting the next 15 to come off quite as easy or quite as fast, but after I lose 15, I only have 20 more to go, and I think doing 10lb in one month is realistic & even if I add working out into the mix, I will be even more successful. If I can do 10lb/month, for the next 2 months, I will be at my goal weight of 125 by October 1st. YES PLEASE!
Since I am going to do the 2 proteins for Day 24 & 25, I am anxious to see if I get the same kind of results by having 2 proteins in a row that I do 2 protein+vegetable days in a row. I have yet to try this, and now I have a better understanding of what my weight loss patterns have been so it will be interesting to see if maybe doing 2 and 2, speeds up my weight loss.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Day 21 - The Dukan Diet
Current Weight: 147.4 lbs Lost yesterday: 0 lbs
Total Lost: 12.8 lbs
Breakfast:
- Yogurt & Oats
Lunch:
- Chicken breast from McDonalds grilled chicken sandwich
Snack:
- Cup of yogurt
Dinner:
- Steak & half a hamburger patty
So I am officially done 3 weeks of the Dukan diet. Having lost almost 13 lbs, I can say I am MORE than satisfied with the results. I am kind of getting used to the somewhat low weight loss numbers during the week. The days when I am pure protein, I seem to virtually stay stable, then the vegetables days, I am losing. That is okay with me. Also, if I can continue to have weekends like I had this past weekend, I am content with not huge numbers coming up during the week. Weekends allow me more time to exercise, eat a little more food & be more prepared for my day.
To say I am visibly skinnier is an understatement. Last night I officially slipped into my 'skinny jeans'. There was a picture taken on St. Patrick's day 2007 of a friend & I, and I always look back at that picture & wish I was able to wear the jeans in the pictures. My thighs look lean, my stomache is not bulging, a double-chin is non-existant, so I look at this picture often of a reminder of my once smaller self. The jeans I am wearing in that picture are the ones I wore last night. On the weekend before I threw a load of laundry in, I saw the jeans (as I had pulled them out on my clean out last week in hopes to fit into them soon) & decided I was going to throw them in the laundry, give them a fresh wash & hope to fit into them soon. As I was getting ready to leave for baseball, I thought "I should try them on", so I did. A rush of joy overcame me when I could zip them up - with ease. After a couple squats to stretch them out (...*ahem* I had just washed them), they fit perfectly with no bulging over. By the time we got home from baseball, they were already baggy around the waist. I don't think words can describe how someone feels inside when they can fit into a pair of old jeans that they had tried to get into for the last 3 years since they stopped fitting. It really made my spirits sore.
So I have this new obsession, well its more an observational obsession & I think my recent weight loss is causing this. I am really beginning to notice how many people are overweight. It could be that I want to stand at the top of a building & tell everyone about the Dukan Diet, so they to can feel the way I am feeling, but every person I see that is remotely 'chubby', I want to stop them and tell them about the diet. Obviously I'm not a complete a-hole & would never do that, but I just want people to know. Everytime I order my chicken breast from McDonald's, I am surrounded by people ordering Big Mac's and it makes me kinda sad. Granted, these people could be 'happy' eating to their hearts content & being overweight, but in my experience 9 out of 10 people don't want to be that way and just have a severe addiction to food. I really wish every person I walked by knew my 13lb heavier self, so they could ask me 'how did you do it?' so I can rant & rave about the Dukan. I am no where near finished my journey on this diet, but already, I know this is going to work.
To say this diet is going to change my life, is an understatement. Hopefully by changing mine, it can change others as well.
Total Lost: 12.8 lbs
Breakfast:
- Yogurt & Oats
Lunch:
- Chicken breast from McDonalds grilled chicken sandwich
Snack:
- Cup of yogurt
Dinner:
- Steak & half a hamburger patty
So I am officially done 3 weeks of the Dukan diet. Having lost almost 13 lbs, I can say I am MORE than satisfied with the results. I am kind of getting used to the somewhat low weight loss numbers during the week. The days when I am pure protein, I seem to virtually stay stable, then the vegetables days, I am losing. That is okay with me. Also, if I can continue to have weekends like I had this past weekend, I am content with not huge numbers coming up during the week. Weekends allow me more time to exercise, eat a little more food & be more prepared for my day.
To say I am visibly skinnier is an understatement. Last night I officially slipped into my 'skinny jeans'. There was a picture taken on St. Patrick's day 2007 of a friend & I, and I always look back at that picture & wish I was able to wear the jeans in the pictures. My thighs look lean, my stomache is not bulging, a double-chin is non-existant, so I look at this picture often of a reminder of my once smaller self. The jeans I am wearing in that picture are the ones I wore last night. On the weekend before I threw a load of laundry in, I saw the jeans (as I had pulled them out on my clean out last week in hopes to fit into them soon) & decided I was going to throw them in the laundry, give them a fresh wash & hope to fit into them soon. As I was getting ready to leave for baseball, I thought "I should try them on", so I did. A rush of joy overcame me when I could zip them up - with ease. After a couple squats to stretch them out (...*ahem* I had just washed them), they fit perfectly with no bulging over. By the time we got home from baseball, they were already baggy around the waist. I don't think words can describe how someone feels inside when they can fit into a pair of old jeans that they had tried to get into for the last 3 years since they stopped fitting. It really made my spirits sore.
So I have this new obsession, well its more an observational obsession & I think my recent weight loss is causing this. I am really beginning to notice how many people are overweight. It could be that I want to stand at the top of a building & tell everyone about the Dukan Diet, so they to can feel the way I am feeling, but every person I see that is remotely 'chubby', I want to stop them and tell them about the diet. Obviously I'm not a complete a-hole & would never do that, but I just want people to know. Everytime I order my chicken breast from McDonald's, I am surrounded by people ordering Big Mac's and it makes me kinda sad. Granted, these people could be 'happy' eating to their hearts content & being overweight, but in my experience 9 out of 10 people don't want to be that way and just have a severe addiction to food. I really wish every person I walked by knew my 13lb heavier self, so they could ask me 'how did you do it?' so I can rant & rave about the Dukan. I am no where near finished my journey on this diet, but already, I know this is going to work.
To say this diet is going to change my life, is an understatement. Hopefully by changing mine, it can change others as well.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Day 18, 19 & 20 - The Dukan Diet
Current Weight: 147.4 lbs Lost this weekend: 2.6 lbs
Total Lost: 12.8 lbs
I am really pleased with my weight this morning. My goal was to be in the low 148's by today & I am almost in the Low 147's. This was actually quite the accomplishment for me this weekend. This was our first weekend since being on the diet that I was in a 'munchie' setting. We spent the weekend at a cottage, and the weather wasn't great, so a lot of time was spent indoors, playing games & snacking...like non-stop. I was surrounded by BBQ Lay's, Jelly Beans, & Triple Chocolate Fudge Cookies (freshly made via the bakery). I did not have one bite, not even a lick of any of the above items. It was sooo hard though. This is one thing I realize the Dukan is missing for me, something I can really munch on that feels like I am eating chips. This also shows me how far I have already come.
I generally would have been the initiator of opening any bag of chips. I would be the one who when everyone has had enough would keep going because it simply tastes and feels so good in my mouth. When I think about this, I realize how many calories/fat I probably used to eat on a weekend. You don't realize how quickly those things add up. Those delicious cookies I spoke of, they were 7g of fat each! I easily would have normally polished off 10 over the weekend.
Another piece of food I tried this weekend was eating burgers(at home - not McD's), and to be honest, I think this is going to become more regular. They feel like I am cheating, but I bought the PC(private-label brand in canada) Blue Menu Portion Wise Burgers. They are 7g of fat each, tons of protein, and honestly, heaven in my mouth! I was worried they may have a negative effect on my progress since they are a burger, but it doesn't look like it effected it at all. I even took a squirt of ketchup with it. I realized I didn't miss the bun at all, it was JUST as good without the bun.
Also, I am starting to incorporate salad more and more. I have been eating all my salads with the slightest amount of raspberry vinaigrette dressing (as I have talked about before). It looks to not be having an adverse effect on my weight loss, and I can get this at McDonald's. This is going to be a great option for me for my 'work lunches'. I am finding myself eating the same piece of chicken breast everyday, because it is available & I can expense it through work. Now I can diverisfy & have this, I just basically ask them for only the lettuce & the chicken breast, but it is very satisfying.
This weekend I did get a good amount of walking in, plus yesterday 35 minutes of cutting the grass. I really think this is playing an important role. I dug out my ipod & am going to make a serious effort to incorporate walking, even if my boyfriend won't join along. I saw some great progress this weekend & I want to keep it rolling for the next couple months. I still have just over 25 lbs to lose, but it feels completely attainable.
Total Lost: 12.8 lbs
I am really pleased with my weight this morning. My goal was to be in the low 148's by today & I am almost in the Low 147's. This was actually quite the accomplishment for me this weekend. This was our first weekend since being on the diet that I was in a 'munchie' setting. We spent the weekend at a cottage, and the weather wasn't great, so a lot of time was spent indoors, playing games & snacking...like non-stop. I was surrounded by BBQ Lay's, Jelly Beans, & Triple Chocolate Fudge Cookies (freshly made via the bakery). I did not have one bite, not even a lick of any of the above items. It was sooo hard though. This is one thing I realize the Dukan is missing for me, something I can really munch on that feels like I am eating chips. This also shows me how far I have already come.
I generally would have been the initiator of opening any bag of chips. I would be the one who when everyone has had enough would keep going because it simply tastes and feels so good in my mouth. When I think about this, I realize how many calories/fat I probably used to eat on a weekend. You don't realize how quickly those things add up. Those delicious cookies I spoke of, they were 7g of fat each! I easily would have normally polished off 10 over the weekend.
Another piece of food I tried this weekend was eating burgers(at home - not McD's), and to be honest, I think this is going to become more regular. They feel like I am cheating, but I bought the PC(private-label brand in canada) Blue Menu Portion Wise Burgers. They are 7g of fat each, tons of protein, and honestly, heaven in my mouth! I was worried they may have a negative effect on my progress since they are a burger, but it doesn't look like it effected it at all. I even took a squirt of ketchup with it. I realized I didn't miss the bun at all, it was JUST as good without the bun.
Also, I am starting to incorporate salad more and more. I have been eating all my salads with the slightest amount of raspberry vinaigrette dressing (as I have talked about before). It looks to not be having an adverse effect on my weight loss, and I can get this at McDonald's. This is going to be a great option for me for my 'work lunches'. I am finding myself eating the same piece of chicken breast everyday, because it is available & I can expense it through work. Now I can diverisfy & have this, I just basically ask them for only the lettuce & the chicken breast, but it is very satisfying.
This weekend I did get a good amount of walking in, plus yesterday 35 minutes of cutting the grass. I really think this is playing an important role. I dug out my ipod & am going to make a serious effort to incorporate walking, even if my boyfriend won't join along. I saw some great progress this weekend & I want to keep it rolling for the next couple months. I still have just over 25 lbs to lose, but it feels completely attainable.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Day 17 - The Dukan Diet
Current Weight: 149.6 lbs Lost last 2 days: .6 lbs
Total Lost: 10.6 lbs
Breakfast:
- Yogurt & Oats
Snacks:
- Celery Sticks
- 1/3 of a cucumber
Lunch:
- 1/4 chicken with vegetable medly (peppers, brocoli, carrots)
Dinner:
- Chicken Breast with steamer brocoli & french green beans
So I didn't blog yesterday, so I missed recap on Day 16..oops! Not going to lie, I was mad yesterday. I had gained .2lbs and was not pleased. I am attributing said weight gain to the ham I eat. I noticed during week 1, when I would have ham, my weight loss was not as substantial, and it reinforced my point yesterday. I think the problem is I am buying FAT FREE hams, and I think I am going to try buying sodium reduced ones. I could instantly tell after I ate the ham I was going to gain weight. I was so thirsty & I definitely drank much more than I peed. I am glad to say that I am back on track.
It was really hard for me to break the 150 lb mark, it took me almost a week. Now that I have broken it, there is no looking back. I feel great today! Last night I spent the night organizing our chaos of a clothes pile. I found some pants that I haven't fit into for a very long time. Granted they are still snug, but they absolutely do up & another 5lbs , I should be able to fit into a lot of my old clothes. I think last nights marathon of cleaning also helped attribute to the additional weight loss. I was up and the down the stairs a ton of times while doing laundry & spent a lot of time on my feet moving around.
This weekend should be a challenge. We are leaving tonight around 6 p.m. & won't be home until later on Sunday. I have all my yogurts purchased, and am going to go to the grocery store to get some deli slices. Along with that, I am going to bring some chicken & lean burger patties so that I can quickly BBQ those up on the weekend. Luckily tomorrow is a veggie day, so I will be able snack on that all day, which is my FULL day away. Should be interesting to see where I am on Monday morning. Hopefully there will be plenty of 'walks on the beach' & other activities to get some exercise in. Hopefully I am well into the low 148's by Monday....a girl can dream. I have been surprisingly disciplined & stuck to the diet, so hopefully I can continue on this path, because our vacation is booked & I gotta look hot by November.
Have a great weekend, see you Monday for the weekend recap.
Total Lost: 10.6 lbs
Breakfast:
- Yogurt & Oats
Snacks:
- Celery Sticks
- 1/3 of a cucumber
Lunch:
- 1/4 chicken with vegetable medly (peppers, brocoli, carrots)
Dinner:
- Chicken Breast with steamer brocoli & french green beans
So I didn't blog yesterday, so I missed recap on Day 16..oops! Not going to lie, I was mad yesterday. I had gained .2lbs and was not pleased. I am attributing said weight gain to the ham I eat. I noticed during week 1, when I would have ham, my weight loss was not as substantial, and it reinforced my point yesterday. I think the problem is I am buying FAT FREE hams, and I think I am going to try buying sodium reduced ones. I could instantly tell after I ate the ham I was going to gain weight. I was so thirsty & I definitely drank much more than I peed. I am glad to say that I am back on track.
It was really hard for me to break the 150 lb mark, it took me almost a week. Now that I have broken it, there is no looking back. I feel great today! Last night I spent the night organizing our chaos of a clothes pile. I found some pants that I haven't fit into for a very long time. Granted they are still snug, but they absolutely do up & another 5lbs , I should be able to fit into a lot of my old clothes. I think last nights marathon of cleaning also helped attribute to the additional weight loss. I was up and the down the stairs a ton of times while doing laundry & spent a lot of time on my feet moving around.
This weekend should be a challenge. We are leaving tonight around 6 p.m. & won't be home until later on Sunday. I have all my yogurts purchased, and am going to go to the grocery store to get some deli slices. Along with that, I am going to bring some chicken & lean burger patties so that I can quickly BBQ those up on the weekend. Luckily tomorrow is a veggie day, so I will be able snack on that all day, which is my FULL day away. Should be interesting to see where I am on Monday morning. Hopefully there will be plenty of 'walks on the beach' & other activities to get some exercise in. Hopefully I am well into the low 148's by Monday....a girl can dream. I have been surprisingly disciplined & stuck to the diet, so hopefully I can continue on this path, because our vacation is booked & I gotta look hot by November.
Have a great weekend, see you Monday for the weekend recap.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Day 15 - The Dukan Diet
Current Weight: 150.00 lbs Lost yesterday: .2 lbs
Total Lost: 10.2 lbs
Breakfast:
-Yogurt & Oats
Lunch/Snacks:
- A lot of asparagus
- Celery
- Handful of carrots
- Cup of yogurt
Dinner:
- 1/4 Chicken Breast
So I'm sick of the 150's and it is little discouraging that I am not UNDER 150 today, as I only had .2 pounds to go. The scale is saying "EFF YOU! START EXERCISING" ! I am convinced today will be the day I will get my butt in gear. I thought today would for sure be the day when I dropped under 150. I even woke up this morning feeling really skinny. I ate like a serious serving of asparagus at lunch, but I really think having it at dinner is a better option for weight loss...it is just a guess but the days I eat it with dinner, I have a lot more weight loss then .2 lbs!
If I keep only losing .2 lbs a day, it will take me bloody months to get to my goal, so I really need to make a change with the exercise. It is the only 'prescribed' portion I am not achieving, and as I say everyday, I know I need to do it it just finding the time.
On a brighter note, my pants are beginning to almost fall off me, my arms feel a lot tighter/smaller, and overall, I just feel much more slender. I am no longer bursting out of my jeans, in fact, may be time to put on an old pair. After 2 weeks, I feel like there is a noticable difference in my appearance. A lot of people don't notice, cause I have fluctuated at this weight since last summer, once I get down another 10 is when people should (hopefully) start taking notice.
Hopefully tomorrow I can report to you a substantial weight loss & that I incorporated some exercise into my day.
Total Lost: 10.2 lbs
Breakfast:
-Yogurt & Oats
Lunch/Snacks:
- A lot of asparagus
- Celery
- Handful of carrots
- Cup of yogurt
Dinner:
- 1/4 Chicken Breast
So I'm sick of the 150's and it is little discouraging that I am not UNDER 150 today, as I only had .2 pounds to go. The scale is saying "EFF YOU! START EXERCISING" ! I am convinced today will be the day I will get my butt in gear. I thought today would for sure be the day when I dropped under 150. I even woke up this morning feeling really skinny. I ate like a serious serving of asparagus at lunch, but I really think having it at dinner is a better option for weight loss...it is just a guess but the days I eat it with dinner, I have a lot more weight loss then .2 lbs!
If I keep only losing .2 lbs a day, it will take me bloody months to get to my goal, so I really need to make a change with the exercise. It is the only 'prescribed' portion I am not achieving, and as I say everyday, I know I need to do it it just finding the time.
On a brighter note, my pants are beginning to almost fall off me, my arms feel a lot tighter/smaller, and overall, I just feel much more slender. I am no longer bursting out of my jeans, in fact, may be time to put on an old pair. After 2 weeks, I feel like there is a noticable difference in my appearance. A lot of people don't notice, cause I have fluctuated at this weight since last summer, once I get down another 10 is when people should (hopefully) start taking notice.
Hopefully tomorrow I can report to you a substantial weight loss & that I incorporated some exercise into my day.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Day 14 - The Dukan Diet
Current Weight: 150.2 lbs Lost yesterday: 0
Total Lost: 10.0 lbs
Breakfast:
-Yogurt & Oats
Lunch:
-1/4 Chicken Breast
Dinner:
-2 McDonald's Hamburger Patties (Squeezed the living juice out of them)
As you can see yesterday, I did not eat enough. I knew stepping on the scale this morning, I was going to have virtually no loss, if any at all. I am coming to a couple of conclusions with this diet. Firstly, if you don't eat enough, you don't lose weight. Secondly, to triple confirm, if you don't exercise, you don't lose weight.
Yesterdays schedule was a little out of whack & when we finally got home for dinner, we didn't have enough time to throw the ham that I wanted for dinner in the oven before heading out for baseball, so McDonald's it was. I know McDonald's hamburger patties can't be the greatest form of low-fat protein, BUT with the bun, and all the toppings, it is something like 8 grams of fat. So removing the bun, and all the toppings, and literally squeezing the crap out of it into a napkin until it is like dry of grease, I feel like it is a reasonable alternative in that situation. I have a real issue with paying like $6.50 for a Chicken Sandwich at McD's when all I can have is the chicken, cause it is crap chicken. Instead I got a double-hamburger for like $1.60. Works for me.
By the end of the evening though, I felt awful. Protein days are getting easier but when I am not home, and on the run, they are difficult. Vegetables are a lot more on-the-go friendly.
I really don't know what it is going to take for me to me get my exercise portion into check. My boyfriend is naturally slim, he comes from a slim family, who eat to their hearts content and manage a good weight. He does not like exercising. If only he would get my butt up and say 'lets go for a walk', I would be forced into it but that will never be the case. I really just don't know when the hell I can find the time. I feel like every second of everyday is full. Sigh.
Today is vegetable day & I steamed some asparagus before work today & am going to munch on that to hopefully break the 150lb barrier tomorrow!
Total Lost: 10.0 lbs
Breakfast:
-Yogurt & Oats
Lunch:
-1/4 Chicken Breast
Dinner:
-2 McDonald's Hamburger Patties (Squeezed the living juice out of them)
As you can see yesterday, I did not eat enough. I knew stepping on the scale this morning, I was going to have virtually no loss, if any at all. I am coming to a couple of conclusions with this diet. Firstly, if you don't eat enough, you don't lose weight. Secondly, to triple confirm, if you don't exercise, you don't lose weight.
Yesterdays schedule was a little out of whack & when we finally got home for dinner, we didn't have enough time to throw the ham that I wanted for dinner in the oven before heading out for baseball, so McDonald's it was. I know McDonald's hamburger patties can't be the greatest form of low-fat protein, BUT with the bun, and all the toppings, it is something like 8 grams of fat. So removing the bun, and all the toppings, and literally squeezing the crap out of it into a napkin until it is like dry of grease, I feel like it is a reasonable alternative in that situation. I have a real issue with paying like $6.50 for a Chicken Sandwich at McD's when all I can have is the chicken, cause it is crap chicken. Instead I got a double-hamburger for like $1.60. Works for me.
By the end of the evening though, I felt awful. Protein days are getting easier but when I am not home, and on the run, they are difficult. Vegetables are a lot more on-the-go friendly.
I really don't know what it is going to take for me to me get my exercise portion into check. My boyfriend is naturally slim, he comes from a slim family, who eat to their hearts content and manage a good weight. He does not like exercising. If only he would get my butt up and say 'lets go for a walk', I would be forced into it but that will never be the case. I really just don't know when the hell I can find the time. I feel like every second of everyday is full. Sigh.
Today is vegetable day & I steamed some asparagus before work today & am going to munch on that to hopefully break the 150lb barrier tomorrow!
Monday, July 19, 2010
Day 11, 12 & 13 - The Dukan Diet
Current Weight: 150.2 Lost this weekend: 2.2 lbs
Total Lost: 10.0 lbs
WEEKEND RECAP:
So over the weekend, there was a couple good & a few bad things that happened. Let's start with the good.
Saturday my boyfriend was kind enough to finally bring me to African Lion Safari. It is a zoo type attraction, and you drive through the actual safari in your own car and are VERY close to the animals. After 7 years of begging, Saturday was my day. The part where you drive in your car, obviously doesn't count as exercise, but there is a whole other park & let's just say, I walked beyond my daily necessary amount. Also, at lunch, I managed to sway from the amazing deep fried menu & ordered a plain Chicken burger, and gave up my bun to my Double Cheeseburger & fry eating boyfriend. After we left here, he has been whining about his lack of clothes (our bedroom floor says otherwise), so we hit the mall. In total, I am guessing I did about 2-3 hours of walking on Saturday.
Another good was busting out asparagus. Brain (the blogger guy I follow), he swears by asparagus, and there are many articles to back the benefits of asparagus & weight loss. So after a couple days in a not huge number slump, I ate some asparagus & some drastic numbers came off. Lucky for me, I love it, so I am going to literally try & incorporate it into every vegetable day.
Now the bad: Sunday morning, I was 150.0 lbs. I LOVED this number. This meant 25 pounds to go, and the way this diet is going, feels completely attainable. Then I had to go to a baby shower. Oddly enough, the baby shower was for my friend who's Mom did the diet & had much success & was part of my inspiration. It was held at a greek restaurant, so resisting the usual Potatoes/Rice that comes with the meal, I asked for JUST the salad & chicken kabob. In my lapse of judgement, I forgot to ask with no feta & dressing on the side. So when the salad came, I don't know what dressing was on it (traditional greek?) but there had to be oil in it, which is like DO NOT EAT #1. I managed to pick around most of the Feta and savoured the bites of the feta I decided to not pick around haha. I only ate about half of the salad & then finished my sad, lonely looking chicken kabob. I feel like a deserve a MAJOR pat on the back, for resisting this flaky, whip-cream & strawberry filled CAKE! It looked unreal & like no cake I have EVER seen in my life. There was probably a couple tears in my eyes. Seriously, if I can resist that, I can resist anything!
Then for dinner, we went to my boyfriends Dad's house. I stuck with just Salad, broccoli/carrots & a piece of ham. I am not sure if the ham was low-fat or not, but I had just one half of a piece & was satisfied enough. I am still struggling with the salad dressing. Both times I have had salad, I have had raspberry vinaigrette & it seems healthy enough, and I don't put it on, I just lightly dip so I am usually having less than a tbsp.
I really am feeling on a roll with this diet now. After resisting that cake, I really saw how focused I really am & that this is actually going to work. All I need to do is begin to incorporate more walking into this routine, because the results don't lie the days after I walk a lot, so hopefully I can break the 150's tomorrow.
Total Lost: 10.0 lbs
WEEKEND RECAP:
So over the weekend, there was a couple good & a few bad things that happened. Let's start with the good.
Saturday my boyfriend was kind enough to finally bring me to African Lion Safari. It is a zoo type attraction, and you drive through the actual safari in your own car and are VERY close to the animals. After 7 years of begging, Saturday was my day. The part where you drive in your car, obviously doesn't count as exercise, but there is a whole other park & let's just say, I walked beyond my daily necessary amount. Also, at lunch, I managed to sway from the amazing deep fried menu & ordered a plain Chicken burger, and gave up my bun to my Double Cheeseburger & fry eating boyfriend. After we left here, he has been whining about his lack of clothes (our bedroom floor says otherwise), so we hit the mall. In total, I am guessing I did about 2-3 hours of walking on Saturday.
Another good was busting out asparagus. Brain (the blogger guy I follow), he swears by asparagus, and there are many articles to back the benefits of asparagus & weight loss. So after a couple days in a not huge number slump, I ate some asparagus & some drastic numbers came off. Lucky for me, I love it, so I am going to literally try & incorporate it into every vegetable day.
Now the bad: Sunday morning, I was 150.0 lbs. I LOVED this number. This meant 25 pounds to go, and the way this diet is going, feels completely attainable. Then I had to go to a baby shower. Oddly enough, the baby shower was for my friend who's Mom did the diet & had much success & was part of my inspiration. It was held at a greek restaurant, so resisting the usual Potatoes/Rice that comes with the meal, I asked for JUST the salad & chicken kabob. In my lapse of judgement, I forgot to ask with no feta & dressing on the side. So when the salad came, I don't know what dressing was on it (traditional greek?) but there had to be oil in it, which is like DO NOT EAT #1. I managed to pick around most of the Feta and savoured the bites of the feta I decided to not pick around haha. I only ate about half of the salad & then finished my sad, lonely looking chicken kabob. I feel like a deserve a MAJOR pat on the back, for resisting this flaky, whip-cream & strawberry filled CAKE! It looked unreal & like no cake I have EVER seen in my life. There was probably a couple tears in my eyes. Seriously, if I can resist that, I can resist anything!
Then for dinner, we went to my boyfriends Dad's house. I stuck with just Salad, broccoli/carrots & a piece of ham. I am not sure if the ham was low-fat or not, but I had just one half of a piece & was satisfied enough. I am still struggling with the salad dressing. Both times I have had salad, I have had raspberry vinaigrette & it seems healthy enough, and I don't put it on, I just lightly dip so I am usually having less than a tbsp.
I really am feeling on a roll with this diet now. After resisting that cake, I really saw how focused I really am & that this is actually going to work. All I need to do is begin to incorporate more walking into this routine, because the results don't lie the days after I walk a lot, so hopefully I can break the 150's tomorrow.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Day 10 - The Dukan Diet
Current Weight: 152.4 lbs Lost Yesterday: 0
Total Lost: 7.8 lbs
Breakfast:
-Yogurt & Oats
Lunch/Snack:
-2 Ham steaks
Dinner/Snacks:
- 6-8 pieces of Fat-Free Turkey(deli slices)
-Cup of Yogurt
Let's talk about something I have yet to touch on - Bowel Movements (BM's for sake of this blog). I am still pretty regular considering the change in diet & I attribute it to the 2-3 litres of water I am drinking a day. Every morning, around the same time, I have a BM. On days like today, when yesterday was a Pure Protein day, I hardly have any kind of substance in my BM, but days when I have had my protein+vegetable, they are substantial. I am beginning to think these are correlated with my weight loss. As you can see, I lost no weight yesterday. I find this kind of amazing, I am almost starting to think I am not eating enough. Yesterday was an exception, I didn't have time for lunch or for dinner, but I felt like I still ate enough and I wasn't hungry. The Ham I had was dispursed over 2 sittings around 11 and 1, but it was still a substantial amount, then same goes for dinner. I felt like I had plenty to eat. I really don't know how much MORE I can eat. I am going to give the rotation another go, if not I might switch it up to 2 days protein then 2 days protein+vegetables, see if that does anything to the weight. My body feels different, and I feel like I have lost more weight than that, so I am hoping one of these days I can rock like a 1lb weight loss or something.
As for exercise, I did a lot of walking with work yesterday, but had no time extra to get that in. That could be contributing to the lack of weight lost also, but it so hard for me to find time/motivation for that extra half hour of work.
Some exciting news on a personal front yesterday: I got my real estate license! This has been a goal I have set for a while now, and I really am looking at a new career path where I can really have destiny over my path. I won't take the leap right away, but it is something I want in my back pocket. Real estate has been an interest since I was a kid. We bought our first home just after I turned 22, have renovated it & have done several flips since then. I can remember as a child looking through floorplan books searching for my perfect home. Hopefully all of this can come together in the future.
So as per last week, Day 11-13 will be recapped Monday morning. Enjoy your weekend!
Total Lost: 7.8 lbs
Breakfast:
-Yogurt & Oats
Lunch/Snack:
-2 Ham steaks
Dinner/Snacks:
- 6-8 pieces of Fat-Free Turkey(deli slices)
-Cup of Yogurt
Let's talk about something I have yet to touch on - Bowel Movements (BM's for sake of this blog). I am still pretty regular considering the change in diet & I attribute it to the 2-3 litres of water I am drinking a day. Every morning, around the same time, I have a BM. On days like today, when yesterday was a Pure Protein day, I hardly have any kind of substance in my BM, but days when I have had my protein+vegetable, they are substantial. I am beginning to think these are correlated with my weight loss. As you can see, I lost no weight yesterday. I find this kind of amazing, I am almost starting to think I am not eating enough. Yesterday was an exception, I didn't have time for lunch or for dinner, but I felt like I still ate enough and I wasn't hungry. The Ham I had was dispursed over 2 sittings around 11 and 1, but it was still a substantial amount, then same goes for dinner. I felt like I had plenty to eat. I really don't know how much MORE I can eat. I am going to give the rotation another go, if not I might switch it up to 2 days protein then 2 days protein+vegetables, see if that does anything to the weight. My body feels different, and I feel like I have lost more weight than that, so I am hoping one of these days I can rock like a 1lb weight loss or something.
As for exercise, I did a lot of walking with work yesterday, but had no time extra to get that in. That could be contributing to the lack of weight lost also, but it so hard for me to find time/motivation for that extra half hour of work.
Some exciting news on a personal front yesterday: I got my real estate license! This has been a goal I have set for a while now, and I really am looking at a new career path where I can really have destiny over my path. I won't take the leap right away, but it is something I want in my back pocket. Real estate has been an interest since I was a kid. We bought our first home just after I turned 22, have renovated it & have done several flips since then. I can remember as a child looking through floorplan books searching for my perfect home. Hopefully all of this can come together in the future.
So as per last week, Day 11-13 will be recapped Monday morning. Enjoy your weekend!
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Day 9 - The Dukan Diet
Current Weight: 152.4 lbs Lost yesterday: .4 lbs
Total Lost: 7.8lbs
Breakfast:
-Yogurt & Oats
Snack:
-Celery Sticks
-Maybe 3-5 baby carrots
Lunch:
-Leftover Ham Pieces
Snack:
-Cup of Yogurt
Dinner:
-Vegetable Stir-Fry with Chicken
I was expecting a bit more weight loss this morning, but I will take it. Over the course of a couple of months, every .4lbs will add up to a substantial number. I thought due to the fact I had lost so little the 2 days prior, it would be coming up a stronger number, but no such luck.
Yesterday I managed to squeeze in 30 minutes of hard-work: I mowed the lawn. So it was more than a brisk walk, it was a power walk, and I was pushing a heavy device, in the hot sun. I was sweating pretty decently by the end of it. I felt totally fine doing it, so I am going to try and keep with the exercise momentum since it feels as though my energy levels are on the upswing.
On a more exciting front, we have officially tentatively booked our November vacation as of last night, so this is even more motivation to get my butt in gear. I am starting to be able to imagine that 125 is an attainable number. Last time we visited the lovely island of Dominican Republic in February 2007, I was 138lbs. That number lasted for about 1 month, then slowly starting creeping back. That was the best I had ever looked & I am just hoping to top that this time around.
I truly believe now, after almost a week and a half of this, that this is do-able and my goals are attainable.
Total Lost: 7.8lbs
Breakfast:
-Yogurt & Oats
Snack:
-Celery Sticks
-Maybe 3-5 baby carrots
Lunch:
-Leftover Ham Pieces
Snack:
-Cup of Yogurt
Dinner:
-Vegetable Stir-Fry with Chicken
I was expecting a bit more weight loss this morning, but I will take it. Over the course of a couple of months, every .4lbs will add up to a substantial number. I thought due to the fact I had lost so little the 2 days prior, it would be coming up a stronger number, but no such luck.
Yesterday I managed to squeeze in 30 minutes of hard-work: I mowed the lawn. So it was more than a brisk walk, it was a power walk, and I was pushing a heavy device, in the hot sun. I was sweating pretty decently by the end of it. I felt totally fine doing it, so I am going to try and keep with the exercise momentum since it feels as though my energy levels are on the upswing.
On a more exciting front, we have officially tentatively booked our November vacation as of last night, so this is even more motivation to get my butt in gear. I am starting to be able to imagine that 125 is an attainable number. Last time we visited the lovely island of Dominican Republic in February 2007, I was 138lbs. That number lasted for about 1 month, then slowly starting creeping back. That was the best I had ever looked & I am just hoping to top that this time around.
I truly believe now, after almost a week and a half of this, that this is do-able and my goals are attainable.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Day 8 - The Dukan Diet
Current Weight: 152.8 Lost Day 7 & 8: 0.2 pounds
Total Lost: 7.4 pounds
Breakfast:
-Yogurt & Oats
Snack:
-Yogurt
Lunch:
-1/4 Chicken Piece
Dinner:
-1.5 Ham Steak
Evening Snack:
-Cup of Yogurt
So I am overall not very happy where the last 2 days have taken me. Only .2 pounds in 2 days. The chicken I had for lunch yesterday, I think was packed with Sodium. By 2 p.m. my feet were uncomfortably full in my shoes, and this is a sign I am retaining water. I am hoping this will correct itself today, with my protein & vegetable day. I think another factor, is the exercise. I am not allotting the 30 additional minutes on top of my work day that I need to to take a walk. I am feeling more energetic and the best I have felt in the last 5 days, so hopefully this will be a kick-start to be getting moving to help increase the weight loss.
As the days go on, I am finding myself needing less food. I am never at any point feeling hungry, but after 1.5 pieces of Ham yesterday, I was literally so full, and the 1/4 chicken piece made me feel like I was going to explode. Last night I had a snack which is unusual for me, usually post-dinner I have no desire to eat, but I knew I was going to a late-night baseball game so I decided since I would be up late I needed to have something, so for the car ride, I brought a nice serving of yogurt. I think I might start doing this most nights. I felt really good all night last night, and even though I didn't have a ton of sleep, I feel much more alert & rested today. I am thinking it could be correlated to maybe eating in the evening. Since I am eating so little, my body may need that extra little bit to get through the night. I am going to try making sure yogurt is part of my nightly routine & see if that helps with sleep & energy.
I am starting to feel skinnier. My shirts are fitting nice around the stomache, and I don't feel like I am bulging by any means. Even my double chin is coming down to about a 1.5 chin, and my arms are starting to feel slightly lighter. I can only imagine 20 pounds from now.
When I tell people "I need to lose 35 pounds on this diet", they are stunned and always reply "NO WAY! You will be nothing". It is kind of amazing though. If you see a girl, who is short, like really short like me, and they are 125 pounds, they are probably a size 6, maybe a size 4, and look totally 'cute' and definitely healthy - not too skinny. I once worked with a girl who was much larger, and maybe 1 inch shorter than me, I think she has probably lost close to 100 pounds by now. By the time she was down around the 140's mark, people kept saying "stop losing weight, you are withering away", but it is only because people are used to seeing that person looking a certain way. Any new person that meets her, would think "this is a cute and healthy girl". Anyone who ever has known me can't imagine how I could possibly have 35 pounds to lose, they think that is an unhealthy number but I have been 138 pounds & still was not petite, a lot of people hadn't even noticed I lost weight (scary eh?). The number 35 pounds is a big one to people, but once they see me at 125 pounds, I think they will see it is healthy for me & my entire life I have just been so unhealthy.
Every chubby girls dreams of days wear you can wear short shorts or sit down and not have to be self-conscious of the rolls bursting over your pant sides. I can see that day in the coming months and it really excites me. I feel like I can totally stick to this diet. I know I will likely slip up on this diet, as everyone is human and you can only go so long without something, but I am comfortable with how I am feeling & the foods I am eating, so I think this will actually work for me.
Week 2 feels much better thus far.
Total Lost: 7.4 pounds
Breakfast:
-Yogurt & Oats
Snack:
-Yogurt
Lunch:
-1/4 Chicken Piece
Dinner:
-1.5 Ham Steak
Evening Snack:
-Cup of Yogurt
So I am overall not very happy where the last 2 days have taken me. Only .2 pounds in 2 days. The chicken I had for lunch yesterday, I think was packed with Sodium. By 2 p.m. my feet were uncomfortably full in my shoes, and this is a sign I am retaining water. I am hoping this will correct itself today, with my protein & vegetable day. I think another factor, is the exercise. I am not allotting the 30 additional minutes on top of my work day that I need to to take a walk. I am feeling more energetic and the best I have felt in the last 5 days, so hopefully this will be a kick-start to be getting moving to help increase the weight loss.
As the days go on, I am finding myself needing less food. I am never at any point feeling hungry, but after 1.5 pieces of Ham yesterday, I was literally so full, and the 1/4 chicken piece made me feel like I was going to explode. Last night I had a snack which is unusual for me, usually post-dinner I have no desire to eat, but I knew I was going to a late-night baseball game so I decided since I would be up late I needed to have something, so for the car ride, I brought a nice serving of yogurt. I think I might start doing this most nights. I felt really good all night last night, and even though I didn't have a ton of sleep, I feel much more alert & rested today. I am thinking it could be correlated to maybe eating in the evening. Since I am eating so little, my body may need that extra little bit to get through the night. I am going to try making sure yogurt is part of my nightly routine & see if that helps with sleep & energy.
I am starting to feel skinnier. My shirts are fitting nice around the stomache, and I don't feel like I am bulging by any means. Even my double chin is coming down to about a 1.5 chin, and my arms are starting to feel slightly lighter. I can only imagine 20 pounds from now.
When I tell people "I need to lose 35 pounds on this diet", they are stunned and always reply "NO WAY! You will be nothing". It is kind of amazing though. If you see a girl, who is short, like really short like me, and they are 125 pounds, they are probably a size 6, maybe a size 4, and look totally 'cute' and definitely healthy - not too skinny. I once worked with a girl who was much larger, and maybe 1 inch shorter than me, I think she has probably lost close to 100 pounds by now. By the time she was down around the 140's mark, people kept saying "stop losing weight, you are withering away", but it is only because people are used to seeing that person looking a certain way. Any new person that meets her, would think "this is a cute and healthy girl". Anyone who ever has known me can't imagine how I could possibly have 35 pounds to lose, they think that is an unhealthy number but I have been 138 pounds & still was not petite, a lot of people hadn't even noticed I lost weight (scary eh?). The number 35 pounds is a big one to people, but once they see me at 125 pounds, I think they will see it is healthy for me & my entire life I have just been so unhealthy.
Every chubby girls dreams of days wear you can wear short shorts or sit down and not have to be self-conscious of the rolls bursting over your pant sides. I can see that day in the coming months and it really excites me. I feel like I can totally stick to this diet. I know I will likely slip up on this diet, as everyone is human and you can only go so long without something, but I am comfortable with how I am feeling & the foods I am eating, so I think this will actually work for me.
Week 2 feels much better thus far.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Day 7 - The Dukan Diet
....I rushed outta the house this morning since I had to drive into Toronto, and since I was late, I forgot to do my weight. Recap tomorrow.
Breakfast:
Usual Yogurt & Oats
Snacks:
-Celery sticks & a bit of carrots
Lunch:
-Quarter Chicken Breast with vegetable sides
Dinner:
-Beef Roast, with a whole bunch of French Green Beans, and Brocoli.
One thing I am struggling with is the required exercise. I do walk for my job, and I think if you added up the amount of walking I do a day, it would be more than 30 minutes. The problem: I am still dealing with extreme tired-ness. I just want to sit, I have no energy to move. Even my legs feel empty, when I am walking it is at a slow pace because they feel pretty empty. I am sure this is going to turn around, I can't see this being a premanent side effect.
I didn't eat much yesterday I think because I was tired. After dinner I kinda relaxed, and was too tired to think about eating more. Waking up this morning, I was still sooo tired, and I got a comfortable 8 hours last night. My beef is the damn alarm clock, waking up to it automatically puts me in a tired state. Tonight my boyfriend has a baseball game....at 9 p.m....45 minutes away. My bags under my eyes are telling me to skip it, and go to bed at 7 p.m., but I just can't do that. I pride myself in being there, plus I am the score keeper, so I can't let the team down!
I am going to try and take a nap tonight, to maybe catch an extra hour or two, hopefully I wake up feeling more alive tomorrow.
Breakfast:
Usual Yogurt & Oats
Snacks:
-Celery sticks & a bit of carrots
Lunch:
-Quarter Chicken Breast with vegetable sides
Dinner:
-Beef Roast, with a whole bunch of French Green Beans, and Brocoli.
One thing I am struggling with is the required exercise. I do walk for my job, and I think if you added up the amount of walking I do a day, it would be more than 30 minutes. The problem: I am still dealing with extreme tired-ness. I just want to sit, I have no energy to move. Even my legs feel empty, when I am walking it is at a slow pace because they feel pretty empty. I am sure this is going to turn around, I can't see this being a premanent side effect.
I didn't eat much yesterday I think because I was tired. After dinner I kinda relaxed, and was too tired to think about eating more. Waking up this morning, I was still sooo tired, and I got a comfortable 8 hours last night. My beef is the damn alarm clock, waking up to it automatically puts me in a tired state. Tonight my boyfriend has a baseball game....at 9 p.m....45 minutes away. My bags under my eyes are telling me to skip it, and go to bed at 7 p.m., but I just can't do that. I pride myself in being there, plus I am the score keeper, so I can't let the team down!
I am going to try and take a nap tonight, to maybe catch an extra hour or two, hopefully I wake up feeling more alive tomorrow.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Day 4, 5 & 6 - The Dukan Diet
Current Weight: 153.0 lbs Lost over the weekend: 2.4 lbs
Total Weight Lost: 7.2 lbs
So it looks like I won`t be much of a weekend blogger, at least not in the summer months. So going forward, I will recap Friday-Sunday on Monday, and do Daily Blogs during the week. I spent the weekend at my boyfriend`s baseball tournament, got very little sleep & had zero time to blog. The good news: I managed to not sway from the diet. I didn`t keep track of what I was eating, so I my usual meal breakdown won`t be done on the Monday Weekend Posts (unless I take the effort to take note).
For Breakfast, I am eating the same thing everyday, and am happy with it. I eat a bowl of Yogurt with my oats, and it satisfies me completely. Beginning this diet, I was worried that maybe the yogurt I was using, Silhouette Vanilla (for all the Canadians), wasn`t going to be appropriate, since it wasn`t natural, and had things like modified corn starch. Based on the results I have seen in the last week, I think I can conclude that this yogurt is what the Dukan calls for.
Lunch seems to generally be consisting of Chicken Breasts. They are readily available in most places and I am not sick of it yet. I just wish I could be dipping it in certain sauces, but I don`t know exactly what is `okay`, so I don`t risk potentially eating something that will cause my weight to go up. I might resort to it if I get too sick of Chicken, but so far, I am doing okay.
This weekend I had a Tossed Salad with a Chicken Breast for dinner on Saturday. I had no clue what dressing to order. I asked her for their `healthiest` dressing, and I got raspberry vinaigrette. I am sure this is not on the Dukan okay list, but I got it on the side and hardly put any of the lettuce when I dipped it in. Since I didn`t do a day-by-day weight, I am not sure if this had a one day effect.
I have to say things are going really well. There have been moments of weakness, where I feel kinda empty, but throw some protein in me and I feel okay. Another thing that is kinda happening, is I feel tired. I didn`t have a great weekend of sleep, so I am going to see if it persists, but I guess if I am losing weight, tired-ness may just be a side effect I can deal with.
Not going to lie, I am impressing myself with my self-discipline. Being away from home, we are forced to eat not great food choices. Tim Hortons is usually a biggy. I drink iced-capps like they are going out of style (with Chocolate Milk, so the healthy version), and that usually leads to either a donut or muffin on the side. I managed to resist all weekend.
On top of that, we had a family dinner. The menu: Homemade Pizza. YIKES! My parents were kind enough to buy me steaks, so after having just one not-huge piece of steak, I was fully satisfied. Even though the pizza looked amazing, and the pile of cheese that went on top of the pizza looked even better, I managed to resist.
The desserts re-confirmed to me, why I am fat. The desserts were sooo hard to resist. My mom made my FAVOURITE banana dessert & my sister-in-law made her delicious strawberry whipped dessert thing. This is a regular occurrence, and I would have usually eaten two full bowls of the Banana dessert & a plate of the strawberry dessert. How I managed to not eat an ounce of either of these desserts is beyond me, but I really want to give this diet a shot and I didn`t see the point. I really didn`t think I could even say no to that dessert, this just shows some progress in just a week. I fully intend on having that banana dessert on my first celebration meal once my weight is lost...something to look forward to!
So that was my weekend and my overall progress so far. If I can do it, anyone can. If you eat eggs, I guarantee this diet would be 100% easier, but even without it, I am managing to stay full & satisfied.
Total Weight Lost: 7.2 lbs
So it looks like I won`t be much of a weekend blogger, at least not in the summer months. So going forward, I will recap Friday-Sunday on Monday, and do Daily Blogs during the week. I spent the weekend at my boyfriend`s baseball tournament, got very little sleep & had zero time to blog. The good news: I managed to not sway from the diet. I didn`t keep track of what I was eating, so I my usual meal breakdown won`t be done on the Monday Weekend Posts (unless I take the effort to take note).
For Breakfast, I am eating the same thing everyday, and am happy with it. I eat a bowl of Yogurt with my oats, and it satisfies me completely. Beginning this diet, I was worried that maybe the yogurt I was using, Silhouette Vanilla (for all the Canadians), wasn`t going to be appropriate, since it wasn`t natural, and had things like modified corn starch. Based on the results I have seen in the last week, I think I can conclude that this yogurt is what the Dukan calls for.
Lunch seems to generally be consisting of Chicken Breasts. They are readily available in most places and I am not sick of it yet. I just wish I could be dipping it in certain sauces, but I don`t know exactly what is `okay`, so I don`t risk potentially eating something that will cause my weight to go up. I might resort to it if I get too sick of Chicken, but so far, I am doing okay.
This weekend I had a Tossed Salad with a Chicken Breast for dinner on Saturday. I had no clue what dressing to order. I asked her for their `healthiest` dressing, and I got raspberry vinaigrette. I am sure this is not on the Dukan okay list, but I got it on the side and hardly put any of the lettuce when I dipped it in. Since I didn`t do a day-by-day weight, I am not sure if this had a one day effect.
I have to say things are going really well. There have been moments of weakness, where I feel kinda empty, but throw some protein in me and I feel okay. Another thing that is kinda happening, is I feel tired. I didn`t have a great weekend of sleep, so I am going to see if it persists, but I guess if I am losing weight, tired-ness may just be a side effect I can deal with.
Not going to lie, I am impressing myself with my self-discipline. Being away from home, we are forced to eat not great food choices. Tim Hortons is usually a biggy. I drink iced-capps like they are going out of style (with Chocolate Milk, so the healthy version), and that usually leads to either a donut or muffin on the side. I managed to resist all weekend.
On top of that, we had a family dinner. The menu: Homemade Pizza. YIKES! My parents were kind enough to buy me steaks, so after having just one not-huge piece of steak, I was fully satisfied. Even though the pizza looked amazing, and the pile of cheese that went on top of the pizza looked even better, I managed to resist.
The desserts re-confirmed to me, why I am fat. The desserts were sooo hard to resist. My mom made my FAVOURITE banana dessert & my sister-in-law made her delicious strawberry whipped dessert thing. This is a regular occurrence, and I would have usually eaten two full bowls of the Banana dessert & a plate of the strawberry dessert. How I managed to not eat an ounce of either of these desserts is beyond me, but I really want to give this diet a shot and I didn`t see the point. I really didn`t think I could even say no to that dessert, this just shows some progress in just a week. I fully intend on having that banana dessert on my first celebration meal once my weight is lost...something to look forward to!
So that was my weekend and my overall progress so far. If I can do it, anyone can. If you eat eggs, I guarantee this diet would be 100% easier, but even without it, I am managing to stay full & satisfied.
Weekend Update
So with a busy weekend behind me, I have missed Day 4, 5 & 6 on my updates, and I have to go to work now.
Update to follow later on today.
Update to follow later on today.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Day 3 - The Dukan Diet
Day 3 is complete, and boy do I love being able to incorporate vegetables.
Current Weight: 155.4 pounds Lost yesterday: 1.6 pounds
Total Lost: 4.8 pounds
Breakfast:
- Yogurt with Oat Brans
Snack (throughout entire day):
- Small serving of carrots
- A whole lot of celery sticks
- Some brocoli florets
Lunch:
- A quarter chicken breast
- Side serving of veggies which included brocoli, red/green peppers & carrots
Dinner:
- Small Steak
- French Green Beans
- Brocoli
So Day 3 was better than the 2 previous days. Having something to snack on makes a difference, but to be honest, I am still struggling. I feel quite weak, and just nauxious a lot of time. I have read that you need to get the carbs out of your system, but my god, do I want a slice of pizza!! My blogger I follow said he never felt weak, or tired, etc. I am at this point feeling those side effects. I am going to stick out the weekend, and see how I feel. I just am not feeling 'normal' so I wonder how long I can actually do this. If I was on the 'stabilization phase' I don't think it would be an issue, I just want some bread-like products.
Yesterday, I found a web-site with a bunch of recipes ( http://www.mydukandiet.com/ ). I tried to make the Oat Bran Cookies, because they look exactly like something I wanted to have in my mouth. Unfortunately they were gross. Again with the textures. It tasted really eggy, and a gross sponge-like flavour. Also, the amount of sweetner they call for is waaaaay too much. I felt like I was drinking the sweetner by the pack. I look at a lot of these recipes & they have ingredients that I think are 'cheating'. Like I have no idea if I can actually use baking powder, baking soda, starch, it feels like it is cheating. The pictures on the web-site look soooo damn good. I think I will give the "Lemon Muffins" a go this weekend, but I have a feeling they will turn out the same.
So far, I am happy with the weight loss. Sitting at a consistent 1.6 pounds the last three days. That is obviously going to slow down, but I just want to break that 150 mark. It has been a doozy for me to get there since I went over it, so that is my main motivation. And the fact we are going on a vacation to the Dominican in 4 months!
Yikes. Hopefully I can hold up...my mind is likely playing tricks on me right now...see how my pure protein day 4 goes.
Current Weight: 155.4 pounds Lost yesterday: 1.6 pounds
Total Lost: 4.8 pounds
Breakfast:
- Yogurt with Oat Brans
Snack (throughout entire day):
- Small serving of carrots
- A whole lot of celery sticks
- Some brocoli florets
Lunch:
- A quarter chicken breast
- Side serving of veggies which included brocoli, red/green peppers & carrots
Dinner:
- Small Steak
- French Green Beans
- Brocoli
So Day 3 was better than the 2 previous days. Having something to snack on makes a difference, but to be honest, I am still struggling. I feel quite weak, and just nauxious a lot of time. I have read that you need to get the carbs out of your system, but my god, do I want a slice of pizza!! My blogger I follow said he never felt weak, or tired, etc. I am at this point feeling those side effects. I am going to stick out the weekend, and see how I feel. I just am not feeling 'normal' so I wonder how long I can actually do this. If I was on the 'stabilization phase' I don't think it would be an issue, I just want some bread-like products.
Yesterday, I found a web-site with a bunch of recipes ( http://www.mydukandiet.com/ ). I tried to make the Oat Bran Cookies, because they look exactly like something I wanted to have in my mouth. Unfortunately they were gross. Again with the textures. It tasted really eggy, and a gross sponge-like flavour. Also, the amount of sweetner they call for is waaaaay too much. I felt like I was drinking the sweetner by the pack. I look at a lot of these recipes & they have ingredients that I think are 'cheating'. Like I have no idea if I can actually use baking powder, baking soda, starch, it feels like it is cheating. The pictures on the web-site look soooo damn good. I think I will give the "Lemon Muffins" a go this weekend, but I have a feeling they will turn out the same.
So far, I am happy with the weight loss. Sitting at a consistent 1.6 pounds the last three days. That is obviously going to slow down, but I just want to break that 150 mark. It has been a doozy for me to get there since I went over it, so that is my main motivation. And the fact we are going on a vacation to the Dominican in 4 months!
Yikes. Hopefully I can hold up...my mind is likely playing tricks on me right now...see how my pure protein day 4 goes.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Day 2 - The Dukan Diet
Current Weight: 157.0 pounds Lost Yesterday: 1.6 pounds
Total Lost: 3.2 pounds
Breakfast:
- Bowl of Fat-Free Yogurt
- 1.5 Tsp of Oats
Lunch:
- Chicken Breast
Snack:
- Chicken from a whole chicken
Dinner:
- 1 Ham Steak
- 1 Piece of Celery
So yesterday wasn't a great day overall. I barely ate anything, and frankly, I was feeling a little nauxious everytime I chewed a piece of meat. That is where the piece of celery at dinner comes in. I figured it is virtually calorie-less, and water, so I thought it was my safest bet for a new texture.
I am big on textures in my mouth, I have a bit of an obsession with food, and the way they 'chew' in my mouth. After eating straight meat all day besides breakfast, I had to break down and have a piece of celery. I thought to myself 'If you don't get something different in your mouth, you won't make it', so I ate the piece of celery. I felt a lot better and even felt like I had some energy. And boy, did that texture hit the spot.
So according the Dukan site, I am DONE the attack phase. I lost over 3 pounds in those days, and to be frank, I don't know if I could go another day without vegetables, so I am starting the Cruise Phase. I am going to do the first day as my protein+vegetable day, and go from there. I am going to experiment this weekend with some "egg" recipe, and different things in hopes of adding a little more variety to the pure protein days.
Yesterday I bought one of those pre-made chickens at the grocery store. I love these chickens, and they are practical to pick up. They don't have any 'nutritional facts' on them, so I mainly wanted to see if it would effect my weight. I wasn't sure if there was hidden fat, or tons of sodium, but it looked like it had no effect what so ever.
My Main Issue is this: I work on the road. When I leave my house in the morning, I don't come back for 6-7 hours, and I basically work in my car. To add to that, we are going through a heat wave where with the humidex temperatures are above 40 celsuis. So keeping 'snacks' in my car, when they are meat or yogurt, is a little frightening for me, even if I have a cooler. Another thing, I get my lunch paid for everyday, so I hate bringing my lunch, when someone else will pay for it. However, the problem with that is, there is no where to eat that serves JUST peice of meat. Yesterdays chicken breast was off a Subway oven roasted chicken sub. Not overly appetizing. So my job is actually working against me on this diet. I know the days when it is veggies and protein, it won't be an issue. I have the celery/brocoli, etc cut up and ready to go as snacks, but I need to figure out what to do every other day. It will come.
So those are some dillemas from Day 2. Hopefully my report is a little more positive after my vegetable+protein day today.
Total Lost: 3.2 pounds
Breakfast:
- Bowl of Fat-Free Yogurt
- 1.5 Tsp of Oats
Lunch:
- Chicken Breast
Snack:
- Chicken from a whole chicken
Dinner:
- 1 Ham Steak
- 1 Piece of Celery
So yesterday wasn't a great day overall. I barely ate anything, and frankly, I was feeling a little nauxious everytime I chewed a piece of meat. That is where the piece of celery at dinner comes in. I figured it is virtually calorie-less, and water, so I thought it was my safest bet for a new texture.
I am big on textures in my mouth, I have a bit of an obsession with food, and the way they 'chew' in my mouth. After eating straight meat all day besides breakfast, I had to break down and have a piece of celery. I thought to myself 'If you don't get something different in your mouth, you won't make it', so I ate the piece of celery. I felt a lot better and even felt like I had some energy. And boy, did that texture hit the spot.
So according the Dukan site, I am DONE the attack phase. I lost over 3 pounds in those days, and to be frank, I don't know if I could go another day without vegetables, so I am starting the Cruise Phase. I am going to do the first day as my protein+vegetable day, and go from there. I am going to experiment this weekend with some "egg" recipe, and different things in hopes of adding a little more variety to the pure protein days.
Yesterday I bought one of those pre-made chickens at the grocery store. I love these chickens, and they are practical to pick up. They don't have any 'nutritional facts' on them, so I mainly wanted to see if it would effect my weight. I wasn't sure if there was hidden fat, or tons of sodium, but it looked like it had no effect what so ever.
My Main Issue is this: I work on the road. When I leave my house in the morning, I don't come back for 6-7 hours, and I basically work in my car. To add to that, we are going through a heat wave where with the humidex temperatures are above 40 celsuis. So keeping 'snacks' in my car, when they are meat or yogurt, is a little frightening for me, even if I have a cooler. Another thing, I get my lunch paid for everyday, so I hate bringing my lunch, when someone else will pay for it. However, the problem with that is, there is no where to eat that serves JUST peice of meat. Yesterdays chicken breast was off a Subway oven roasted chicken sub. Not overly appetizing. So my job is actually working against me on this diet. I know the days when it is veggies and protein, it won't be an issue. I have the celery/brocoli, etc cut up and ready to go as snacks, but I need to figure out what to do every other day. It will come.
So those are some dillemas from Day 2. Hopefully my report is a little more positive after my vegetable+protein day today.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Day 1 - The Dukan Diet
So I have successfully completed Day 1 of the Dukan Diet.
Current Weight: 158.6 pounds. Lost yesterday: 1.6 pounds.
Total Lost: 1.6 pounds
Breakfast:
- About a cup of Fat-Free Yogurt
- I added my 1.5 tsp of Oat Bran to the yogurt. I think this will be the way I consume the outbran. It is hardly noticable when consumed this way.
Snack:
- 4 rolled up pieces of Fat-Free Turkey Slices from the Deli
Lunch:
- 2 Pieces of Ham Steak
Snack:
- About a half-cup serving of Fat-Free Yogurt
Dinner:
- 3 Chicken Kabobs
- A small to medium sized steak
Exercise: Took a 30-40 minute walk to the store. I hate walking, I can't see me incorporating this part of the diet on a daily basis, but hopefully I do.
Here are my two dilemmas: I don't really know what yogurt is okay. I went to the grocery store & bought my usual fat-free vanilla silhouette yogurt. After looking at the ingredients, it had "modified corn starch" and additional ingredients that I am not sure are "okay" for the diet. I have tried to search some online forums but everything is from Europe and doesn't apply to Canadian Brands of Yogurt. I also bought a "Natural" fat-free yogurt. It was so gross, I definitely couldn't eat as much of it as I would need to eat, I need it to be sweetened. I have read multiple sites that say it is okay to have the yogurt vanilla or lemon flavoured, just not fruit flavoured, so hopefully it is fine.
Second Dilemma: I hate eggs. Since I was a kid, I have never liked them. Granted I don't like a lot of food (like the entire list of seafood we can eat), but eggs are pretty close to the top of my 'hate' list, right next to onions & tuna. Yesterday morning I woke up and said "I am going to make & eat a scrambled egg", I was so determined. I whipped it together, added some extra egg whites, and a tsp of skim milk. It looked surprisingly appetizing, then I put it in my mouth. The texture is just something I CANNOT have in my mouth. I had to throw it out, I could not do it. I had this vision of me getting in the habit of waking up every morning, whipping together a delicous batch of scrambled eggs, and not have to worry about eating meat at breakfast, but I can't. So that is going to be a big obstacle for me to get over.
Hopefully I can overcome the Dukan without Eggs & hopefully the yogurt I am eating isn't the wrong kind.
So all and all, Day 1 was pretty successful. I am worried I might get kinda sick of eating Meat, but as with most things, I just need to get used to it. I felt kinda weak last night, and a little nauxious from the amount of meat consumer, but I woke up this morning feeling feel. Also, I was sooooo thirsty all day, which was good because I got my required daily intake of Water, but it was almost distracting how thirsty I was.
Let's see how Day 2 plays out.
Current Weight: 158.6 pounds. Lost yesterday: 1.6 pounds.
Total Lost: 1.6 pounds
Breakfast:
- About a cup of Fat-Free Yogurt
- I added my 1.5 tsp of Oat Bran to the yogurt. I think this will be the way I consume the outbran. It is hardly noticable when consumed this way.
Snack:
- 4 rolled up pieces of Fat-Free Turkey Slices from the Deli
Lunch:
- 2 Pieces of Ham Steak
Snack:
- About a half-cup serving of Fat-Free Yogurt
Dinner:
- 3 Chicken Kabobs
- A small to medium sized steak
Exercise: Took a 30-40 minute walk to the store. I hate walking, I can't see me incorporating this part of the diet on a daily basis, but hopefully I do.
Here are my two dilemmas: I don't really know what yogurt is okay. I went to the grocery store & bought my usual fat-free vanilla silhouette yogurt. After looking at the ingredients, it had "modified corn starch" and additional ingredients that I am not sure are "okay" for the diet. I have tried to search some online forums but everything is from Europe and doesn't apply to Canadian Brands of Yogurt. I also bought a "Natural" fat-free yogurt. It was so gross, I definitely couldn't eat as much of it as I would need to eat, I need it to be sweetened. I have read multiple sites that say it is okay to have the yogurt vanilla or lemon flavoured, just not fruit flavoured, so hopefully it is fine.
Second Dilemma: I hate eggs. Since I was a kid, I have never liked them. Granted I don't like a lot of food (like the entire list of seafood we can eat), but eggs are pretty close to the top of my 'hate' list, right next to onions & tuna. Yesterday morning I woke up and said "I am going to make & eat a scrambled egg", I was so determined. I whipped it together, added some extra egg whites, and a tsp of skim milk. It looked surprisingly appetizing, then I put it in my mouth. The texture is just something I CANNOT have in my mouth. I had to throw it out, I could not do it. I had this vision of me getting in the habit of waking up every morning, whipping together a delicous batch of scrambled eggs, and not have to worry about eating meat at breakfast, but I can't. So that is going to be a big obstacle for me to get over.
Hopefully I can overcome the Dukan without Eggs & hopefully the yogurt I am eating isn't the wrong kind.
So all and all, Day 1 was pretty successful. I am worried I might get kinda sick of eating Meat, but as with most things, I just need to get used to it. I felt kinda weak last night, and a little nauxious from the amount of meat consumer, but I woke up this morning feeling feel. Also, I was sooooo thirsty all day, which was good because I got my required daily intake of Water, but it was almost distracting how thirsty I was.
Let's see how Day 2 plays out.
Starting the Diet
So I started the diet yesterday. My recap of Day 1 will follow this post.
I wanted to do some stats, and measurements so I can accurately account where I started and my progress. Thanks to a weekend of heavy eating & my "last meals" yesterday, I gained almost 3 pounds since last week. I guess knowing you are starting a diet, and going crazy before then, isn't always worth it.
STATS
Weight: 160.2 lbs
Thigh: 24 Inches (This is the number I want to see most changed)
Hips: 40 Inches
Waist: 36 Inches
Chest: 38.5 Inches
Arm: 11.5 Inches
Neck: 14.5 Inches
According to the Dukan Web-site, my Ideal Weight is 125 pounds, which leaves me with 35.2 pounds that I must lose. Below are the time frames I need to follow to reach & maintain my goal weight
Attack Phase: 2 Days
Cruise Phase: 109 Days (October 26, 2010)
Stabilization Phase: 156 Days (March 21, 2011)
I feel like I can get through the cruise phase faster than 109 days. My Friends Mom whom I spoke of in my first post, lost 25 pounds in 50 days. The Blogger I follow lost 32 pounds in 67 Days. Looking at these numbers, it is safe to say you lose about half a pound, every day. Obviously some days will be higher, others lower, but I am going to shoot to reach my 125 pounds in 75 Days. That brings me to September 20th. I feel like this is achievable, and really not THAT far away. Even if it takes me until the end of October, being 125 pounds is something I have never been able to achieve.
So let the journey to 125 pounds begin.
p.s. I will be taking pictures of myself but since I am still that fat person in the current pictures, I won't be posting any sort of Before/After photo's until I am at least 140 pounds.
I wanted to do some stats, and measurements so I can accurately account where I started and my progress. Thanks to a weekend of heavy eating & my "last meals" yesterday, I gained almost 3 pounds since last week. I guess knowing you are starting a diet, and going crazy before then, isn't always worth it.
STATS
Weight: 160.2 lbs
Thigh: 24 Inches (This is the number I want to see most changed)
Hips: 40 Inches
Waist: 36 Inches
Chest: 38.5 Inches
Arm: 11.5 Inches
Neck: 14.5 Inches
According to the Dukan Web-site, my Ideal Weight is 125 pounds, which leaves me with 35.2 pounds that I must lose. Below are the time frames I need to follow to reach & maintain my goal weight
Attack Phase: 2 Days
Cruise Phase: 109 Days (October 26, 2010)
Stabilization Phase: 156 Days (March 21, 2011)
I feel like I can get through the cruise phase faster than 109 days. My Friends Mom whom I spoke of in my first post, lost 25 pounds in 50 days. The Blogger I follow lost 32 pounds in 67 Days. Looking at these numbers, it is safe to say you lose about half a pound, every day. Obviously some days will be higher, others lower, but I am going to shoot to reach my 125 pounds in 75 Days. That brings me to September 20th. I feel like this is achievable, and really not THAT far away. Even if it takes me until the end of October, being 125 pounds is something I have never been able to achieve.
So let the journey to 125 pounds begin.
p.s. I will be taking pictures of myself but since I am still that fat person in the current pictures, I won't be posting any sort of Before/After photo's until I am at least 140 pounds.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
A Little About Me.
To sum it up, I am 24 years old, I am ALMOST 5’2” and weigh 157 pounds. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that is not the healthy body weight of someone my height.
The majority of my life I have been “well above my healthy body weight”.
I come from a family who has a complete love affair/addiction to food. My whole life I have never been told “NO” when it came to food, I vividly remember at the age of 12 being at a Chinese buffet and beating my cousin in a “chicken ball eating contest” with a whopping 18 chicken balls….12 years old. They were all delicious, but some adult figure should have put a stop to that idea. So needless to say, when there is no restriction on food, and a plethora of delicious food around you your whole life, and vegetables were not really in that spread, you are bound to have a little extra weight on your body.
It was my second year of college when I finally decided to do something about it. I was at my fattest, like morbidly obese fat. On my tiny frame, I was packing a hefty 172 pounds. The even fatter number was my BMI….42%. For people who don’t know what that means, it means almost half my body was fat. Sick eh? I was away at school, and it was the perfect time to get fit. In 4 months, I got down to 138 pounds. It was all about working out, I had all the time in the world, I spent hours at the gym, 5 days a week. The working out thing legitimately works!
Then enter real life: I graduated school, got myself a real job, bought a house with my boyfriend, pursued other interests in life, and so disappeared all my free time. The gym was fun while it lasted, and so were the 130’s. On top of that, we always are entertaining or being entertained, which results in bad food choices, like Doritos & Sour Cream and Onion Ruffles..amazing. Slowly but surely the weight crept back on.
To expand on that to give you a little bit better idea of me, as I said, I am 24 years old. I have a boyfriend of almost 7 years, we have a cute little house on a cute little street. I work in sales, I love baseball, and shopping. I have quite an addictive personality (food being a big one), and I live in a suburb of Toronto. As I go along, I am sure you will learn more about me, as I am going to try and make this blog both a journal of Doing the Dukan but also bring in blogging about my life.
I realize there are the people out there who say “Just eat well and exercise, you will lose weight”. I get that, I have lived it and I couldn’t agree more, but where I am in life, is not where I need to be to be able to facilitate the above statement. I need something that I can transition into my life and doesn’t take hours of commitment in my busy schedule. I would rather eat a chicken breast & watch episodes of Glee when I have a free hour then be sweating my tata’s off on the treadmill.
So now it is almost time to start Doing the Dukan. A big part of any diet is the limitation on food, and the inconvienence of the whole thing. Buying one set of groceries for me, one set for my boyfriend, just isn’t realistic & plus the time involved to make 2 meals. When I came across this diet my first thought was: “Wow, I could continue to buy our regular groceries, eat our everyday meals and just not have the rice or potatoe side dishes”. It’s kind of genius really. All of the meats in this diet are what we consume on virtually a daily basis, with the exception of Bacon, which miserably doesn’t fall under the “LOW FAT PROTEIN” category.
So that’s a little background on me, and my struggle with being fat. Hopefully through deciding to blog about this journey, it will keep me on track to reach my goal and get me to where I want to be in life.
The majority of my life I have been “well above my healthy body weight”.
I come from a family who has a complete love affair/addiction to food. My whole life I have never been told “NO” when it came to food, I vividly remember at the age of 12 being at a Chinese buffet and beating my cousin in a “chicken ball eating contest” with a whopping 18 chicken balls….12 years old. They were all delicious, but some adult figure should have put a stop to that idea. So needless to say, when there is no restriction on food, and a plethora of delicious food around you your whole life, and vegetables were not really in that spread, you are bound to have a little extra weight on your body.
It was my second year of college when I finally decided to do something about it. I was at my fattest, like morbidly obese fat. On my tiny frame, I was packing a hefty 172 pounds. The even fatter number was my BMI….42%. For people who don’t know what that means, it means almost half my body was fat. Sick eh? I was away at school, and it was the perfect time to get fit. In 4 months, I got down to 138 pounds. It was all about working out, I had all the time in the world, I spent hours at the gym, 5 days a week. The working out thing legitimately works!
Then enter real life: I graduated school, got myself a real job, bought a house with my boyfriend, pursued other interests in life, and so disappeared all my free time. The gym was fun while it lasted, and so were the 130’s. On top of that, we always are entertaining or being entertained, which results in bad food choices, like Doritos & Sour Cream and Onion Ruffles..amazing. Slowly but surely the weight crept back on.
To expand on that to give you a little bit better idea of me, as I said, I am 24 years old. I have a boyfriend of almost 7 years, we have a cute little house on a cute little street. I work in sales, I love baseball, and shopping. I have quite an addictive personality (food being a big one), and I live in a suburb of Toronto. As I go along, I am sure you will learn more about me, as I am going to try and make this blog both a journal of Doing the Dukan but also bring in blogging about my life.
I realize there are the people out there who say “Just eat well and exercise, you will lose weight”. I get that, I have lived it and I couldn’t agree more, but where I am in life, is not where I need to be to be able to facilitate the above statement. I need something that I can transition into my life and doesn’t take hours of commitment in my busy schedule. I would rather eat a chicken breast & watch episodes of Glee when I have a free hour then be sweating my tata’s off on the treadmill.
So now it is almost time to start Doing the Dukan. A big part of any diet is the limitation on food, and the inconvienence of the whole thing. Buying one set of groceries for me, one set for my boyfriend, just isn’t realistic & plus the time involved to make 2 meals. When I came across this diet my first thought was: “Wow, I could continue to buy our regular groceries, eat our everyday meals and just not have the rice or potatoe side dishes”. It’s kind of genius really. All of the meats in this diet are what we consume on virtually a daily basis, with the exception of Bacon, which miserably doesn’t fall under the “LOW FAT PROTEIN” category.
So that’s a little background on me, and my struggle with being fat. Hopefully through deciding to blog about this journey, it will keep me on track to reach my goal and get me to where I want to be in life.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Debating the Dukan
It all started about 2 months ago, this debate of starting The Dukan Diet. A friend of mines Mother had lost 25 pounds in 50 days. I liked those numbers. She had tried all of the diets out there, and had finally found one that worked, but more importantly, she is keeping it off.
The English copy of the book The Dukan Diet hadn’t come out yet, and was set to be released on May 13th, so I pre-ordered myself a copy. Life was busy and I never really got around to reading it, then one day I decided it was time. I picked up the book, headed to the backyard to catch some rays, and next thing you know I am consumed in this book, and have a ridiculous sunburn. I found the book rather fascinating, as I was learning things about food I didn’t know before. I had read some diet books in the past, and thought “duh, that is common sense”, but this one was telling me things I didn’t know, and I oddly enough, believe everything this Dukan guy is saying.
So I started doing a little internet search, and came across a blog of a reporter who was doing the dukan. I have been following him for 5 weeks or so now(See Link Below). He has now lost 32 pounds in 67 days. This guy has totally been the reason I don’t think this is a scam. After following his progress week after week, I am convinced this WILL work. So I have decided to take the leap. I am starting The Dukan Diet tomorrow, July 5th. Follow my journey of Doing the Dukan
The English copy of the book The Dukan Diet hadn’t come out yet, and was set to be released on May 13th, so I pre-ordered myself a copy. Life was busy and I never really got around to reading it, then one day I decided it was time. I picked up the book, headed to the backyard to catch some rays, and next thing you know I am consumed in this book, and have a ridiculous sunburn. I found the book rather fascinating, as I was learning things about food I didn’t know before. I had read some diet books in the past, and thought “duh, that is common sense”, but this one was telling me things I didn’t know, and I oddly enough, believe everything this Dukan guy is saying.
So I started doing a little internet search, and came across a blog of a reporter who was doing the dukan. I have been following him for 5 weeks or so now(See Link Below). He has now lost 32 pounds in 67 days. This guy has totally been the reason I don’t think this is a scam. After following his progress week after week, I am convinced this WILL work. So I have decided to take the leap. I am starting The Dukan Diet tomorrow, July 5th. Follow my journey of Doing the Dukan
Link for Dukan Diet Web-site: http://www.dukandiet.co.uk/
Link for Dukan Blog I follow: http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2010/04/21/how-the-dukan-diet-works-the-french-diet-that-is-supposed-to-end-the-obesity-epidemic/
Link for Dukan Blog I follow: http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2010/04/21/how-the-dukan-diet-works-the-french-diet-that-is-supposed-to-end-the-obesity-epidemic/
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