1Body4Sixty - Day 15

Peggy - 196 (-4.0; -20.0)

This morning was the TWO WEEK MARK and I weighed in at 196 lbs. (-20). I was measured today at 1Body4Life and I have lost a total of TEN INCHES!!!!!! I slept nine hours and got up five times last night.

Breakfast was two cups of coffee w/Stevia.

Lunch was lettuce salad w/boiled egg, red onions, cherry tomatoes and Walden Farm Creamy Bacon Dressing. Strawberries for dessert.

Dinner was 4 oz. lean ground beef with a cup of spinach with garlic sea salt. Orange for dessert.

Two pounds per day is on the very high side of the weight loss scale, so even though I lost a day or two (weight wise) the nurse was ecstatic over my progress!

1Body4Forty - Day 15

Amy – 159.5 (-0.9; 12.8 Total)

This was one of the rare Saturdays that I have to work so I need to squeeze in eating when I can.  Waking up later than usual, I forgo the probiotics so that I can have a couple of cups of coffee and eat my first fruit – strawberries & stevia at 9:30 am.  At the same time, I make 2 hard-boiled eggs for lunch later.  I know you’re only supposed to eat 1 egg & 3 egg whites, but I HATE egg whites, so I cheat a bit in this area and usually eat 2 regular hard-boiled eggs instead.  I eat one at 10:45 am when I’m a little hungry and the 2^nd at noon with a cup of steamed, fresh broccoli with Chicago spice mix. 

For dinner at 6 pm, we went to Lone Star and I had the 7 oz  Delmonico steak sandwich (without the bread, etc.) and a side of steamed spinach, no butter.  Again, I ate more of the steak than intended so this is probably not a trend I should continue.

Before bed, I took a couple of the Aloe capsules that are supposed to help the food move through your body and keep you regular.  I am hoping this and the steak will keep me on track to lose more.

1Body4Sixty - Day 14 - 2 Weeks

Peggy - 200 (-0.0; -16.0)

This morning I weighed in at the same: 200 lbs.!!!! (-16 lbs.) I slept nine hours, however, was up five times.

Breakfast was two cups of coffee w/Stevia.

Lunch was ½ cottage cheese, cabbage and an orange.

Dinner was 4 oz. strip steak (I was feeling sorry for myself) and cabbage with strawberries for dessert.

Exploring the available seasonings is fun. Who knew how many were out there? (Sugarless, of course!)

Tomorrow is two weeks and MEASURING DAY!!! Will update you on inches lost!!!

1Body4Forty - Day 14 - 2 Weeks

Amy – 160.4 (-1.7; 11.9 Total)

Of course I was dreading weighing in again this morning after yesterday, but I’m right back down to where I was two days ago.  At least that weight came back off even if I didn’t lose any more.  Today is officially the Two Week point of the diet which means I get to measure myself this morning and check in with Dr. Footerman at 1Body4Life this afternoon.  I prefer to do my own measurements with my clothes off so that I get an accurate picture for myself as to how I’m doing.

 In the two week period, so far I’ve lost 1 inch each off my waist, my hips, and chest, 2 inches off what I call my ‘bra’ measurement, ½ inch off each of my calves and off my left thigh.  This is a total of 6.5 inches lost on my body.  Being of skating, I am not anticipating losing that much off my thighs or calves, and my ankles are relatively small to begin with.  The BMI on my scale has gone from a 29.8 to 27.7 and body fat % from 34.4 to 3.2. so those are improvements as well. 

After 2 cups of coffee in the morning, I have strawberries & stevia at 11 am. For lunch today, I bake some tilapia with roasted garlic spices and steam some fresh broccoli with the same spice.  For dinner, I am staying away from the red meat and opt for baked chicken with the Chicago steak spice.  This is perfectly paired with salad with chopped tomato & fresh basil with balsamic vinegar as dressing.  A little while afterwards, I have an orange as dessert.

Hopefully in the next two weeks I can lose another 10-12 pounds and be down to 150!  I just need to keep focused and continue to follow the diet…

1Body4Sixty - Day 13

Peggy - 200 (+4.0; -16.0)

Woe is me!! This morning I digressed four pounds back to 200 lbs.(-16 lbs.)!!! I know why:

1.     Did not eat any fruit;

2.     Did not quite drink enough water;

3.     Forgot to take my vitamins and probiotics and;

4.     I went to fake bake (tan) and used a lotion.

My scale is giving me a reality check as the two pounds per day which I have experienced thus far is on the high side of the expected weight loss.

Breakfast was four cups of coffee w/Stevia. Yes, I was pissed!

Lunch was a shrimp cocktail w/lemon juice and steamed cabbage with garlic and sea salt. I had an apple with cinnamon and Stevia.

A trick I learned is that I purchased a one pound (116 oz.) bag of cooked frozen shrimp. There were forty pcs. which I divided equally into four sandwich bags each with ten pcs., i.e., four ready to go meal proteins.

Dinner was a boiled egg, salad with cherry tomatoes, red onion and Walden Farms Creamy Bacon Dressing. I had another apple.

I used to eat a lot of ‘convenience foods’ so this cooking for myself is very different for me. I have always been a veggie hater but I think that I have come to terms with that and actually developed a fondness for them. My portion sizes were super charged and now are what they should be.

My fingers are crossed for tomorrow. I hope to get back to the two pounds per day loss!