Saturday, July 30, 2011
VLCD #21 - Wednesday July 27, 2011
Same lunch and snacks as yesterday and same weight. So tomorrow I hope to be two pounds lighter. Can't wait till I wake up to the scale
VLCD #20 - Tuesday July, 26 2011
2.5 pounds down from weigh-in day.
My new weight loss compadre at work and others wanted to know how many pounds and inches I had lost. I reported my results proudly. The one funny thing about this process and experience, even though I'm nowhere near where I want to be, I have no problem telling anybody my nearly 300 pound weight before and now my new slimmer weight. I'm still a big girl, but every day I slim down and every day I feel better and better.
Can you guess what I ate? Tilapia, green beans, Melba, grapefruit and plenty of water. Patting myself on the back. I did real well today.
VLCD #18 - Sunday July 24, 2011
Today I made homemade miso soup with miso, of course, kelp, tilapia, shallots, green onions and filtered water. I've never had miso before or made it. So why would I even try?
It's kind of a funny thing. I discovered my blood type AB negative and it turns out that all of that veal I was eating, even though it's recommended for the HcG protocol, red meat is not recommended for AB blood types. Some of the best foods for my blood type are white fish, kelp and miso. I bought these items at the grocery store without having any idea what I would do with them. Today I Googled miso and looked at several different recipes. Before you know it, voila! my own creation of miso soup. It's amazing what you can create when you just blindly buy ingredients.
It's kind of a funny thing. I discovered my blood type AB negative and it turns out that all of that veal I was eating, even though it's recommended for the HcG protocol, red meat is not recommended for AB blood types. Some of the best foods for my blood type are white fish, kelp and miso. I bought these items at the grocery store without having any idea what I would do with them. Today I Googled miso and looked at several different recipes. Before you know it, voila! my own creation of miso soup. It's amazing what you can create when you just blindly buy ingredients.
VLCD #17 - Saturday July 23, 2011
Yep, it’s definitely a trend. I'm the same weight as yesterday. But I won’t be doing an apple day.
Today's meals consist of black coffee, grilled veal, green beans and edamame.
You might notice that I usually I eat the same meal for lunch and dinner. That's only because it's easier for me to cook that way and I don't mind eating the same thing for two meals in a row. If you get bored easily it's suggested for you to switch your meals up and have maybe chicken one meal and fish another, if that works for you. As for me I'm not about to defrost and cook multiple different items at once.
Today's meals consist of black coffee, grilled veal, green beans and edamame.
You might notice that I usually I eat the same meal for lunch and dinner. That's only because it's easier for me to cook that way and I don't mind eating the same thing for two meals in a row. If you get bored easily it's suggested for you to switch your meals up and have maybe chicken one meal and fish another, if that works for you. As for me I'm not about to defrost and cook multiple different items at once.
VLCD #16 - Friday July 22, 2011
I don't know if the apple day helps me a whole lot when it comes to increasing weight loss. As I already suspected I did weigh two pounds less than yesterday. So it is looking like a trend. I'm the same weight two days in a row and then I drop two pounds. I hope this trend keeps up for me even when I'm in P3 because I vow to never again eat or drink like I was before.
Foodwise today went like this. Black coffee for breakfast (interestingly enough I'm starting to enjoy good coffee this way--I used to have to drink it with mostly sugar and cream). Lunch and dinner was a grilled veal salad with my Georgia dressing. I'm just about done with my batch of dressing so soon I will be inventing something new and different, so I'll keep you posted on the recipe. And who can have a P2 meal with out the Melba. One think I have not been working in to well has been my fruit.... That is something for me to definitely try to improve.
Foodwise today went like this. Black coffee for breakfast (interestingly enough I'm starting to enjoy good coffee this way--I used to have to drink it with mostly sugar and cream). Lunch and dinner was a grilled veal salad with my Georgia dressing. I'm just about done with my batch of dressing so soon I will be inventing something new and different, so I'll keep you posted on the recipe. And who can have a P2 meal with out the Melba. One think I have not been working in to well has been my fruit.... That is something for me to definitely try to improve.
VLCD #15 - Thursday July 21, 2011
Apple day! The only reason I decided to do an apple day was because I stayed the same weight for two days in a row. It's probably because I'm reaching a point where my weight loss becomes consistent. I was able to finish three apples rather than two, so I did do better on eating them this time around.
VLCD #14 - Wednesday July 20, 2011
Even though I just got my hair permed for work today I'm going to wear my brand new sexy long wig. And for the first time in I don't know how long I am able to reach my entire leg to shave. Sexy skirt it is and I was also easily able to put on a nice satin top and not have my breasts bust the buttons out! I wanted to make sure I wore this outfit before it gets too big for me.
At work I received many compliments on my jazzy look. This felt really good. It's been a long time since I've received a compliment and was able to take it. It also felt so good to have people tell ME I'm losing weight. I'm glad my efforts are noticed.
Lunch and dinner: grilled veal, edamame and a Melba.
At work I received many compliments on my jazzy look. This felt really good. It's been a long time since I've received a compliment and was able to take it. It also felt so good to have people tell ME I'm losing weight. I'm glad my efforts are noticed.
Lunch and dinner: grilled veal, edamame and a Melba.
VLCD # 13 - Tuesday July 19, 2011
You can go ahead and subtract 4.5 pounds from yesterday. Yep, that's right--263.5. I'm on a roll. Feeling so good I don't want to detour from my progress, so today's meals will consist of coffee, veal, edamame and Melba toast times two.
What did happen to me would probably send most overweight, self-conscious girls running in tears.... I ripped the back of my jeans on the way to get my car’s oil changed. Not a little rip that you can pull your shirt over and cover, of course it wouldn't be. It was a giant opening that wasn't shy about showing my backside. So I had to go home and change. Now this wasn't the kind of rip where you've laid on the bed and had two friends zip you into your pants. I had been wearing these jeans all summer long and they fit loose on the second day of wear. So I knew it wasn't from my current size--it was from my previous size, and the poor things just gave up entirely! Good thing nobody saw, but I did have to snap a photo to share with one of my best girlfriends so she could join me in laughter.
What did happen to me would probably send most overweight, self-conscious girls running in tears.... I ripped the back of my jeans on the way to get my car’s oil changed. Not a little rip that you can pull your shirt over and cover, of course it wouldn't be. It was a giant opening that wasn't shy about showing my backside. So I had to go home and change. Now this wasn't the kind of rip where you've laid on the bed and had two friends zip you into your pants. I had been wearing these jeans all summer long and they fit loose on the second day of wear. So I knew it wasn't from my current size--it was from my previous size, and the poor things just gave up entirely! Good thing nobody saw, but I did have to snap a photo to share with one of my best girlfriends so she could join me in laughter.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
VLCD # 12 - Monday July 18, 2011 - 2nd Doctor’s Weigh in
268lb and 17 inches, baby. Yes! A total of 17 total inches gone. That means way more to me than the few pounds that I've lost.
My day so far. I've done a tremendous overhaul on my closet throwing away anything that is too big, unflattering, tattered. I even went through clothing and underwear that are so small that they wouldn't even fit when I get back that thin. There were three garbage bags filled up. Two had nothing clothing and one with old purses and another large bag filled with shoes. All of this junk is going to GOODWILL with the quickness. I rest for lunch having my tilapia salad.
I'm on a roll with cleaning out the junk. Some things are hard to get rid of, but you have to clean out the old stuff from your life in order to make room for newer, better things. I think I will make this my weekly Monday habit. It feels so good. Soon enough, I'll have just the items around that make me feel 100% good. That goes for people as well.
For dinner I had dinner with a friend at Japanese restaurant called Sho-gun. I had onion soup, which was good but kind salty (taste buds changing?) and something called a Tom Roll, which I thought was a good idea because it was rice free. I wish they had noted that it had cream cheese and some sort of "lightly" fried outer crust. Well, you know me--I still have not figured out how to waste food, but I am making better choices eating out.
VLCD # 11 - Sunday July 17, 2011
Weight Sunday 268. I'm back on track now and feeling better about my little hiccup
Today it was tilapia seasoned with hot curry seasoning on top of a green salad, sliced white onions and Georgia dressing. Should eating this clean feel so good? My salad is so delicious I feel guilty. What am I going to do with myself? I feel bad for eating bad and bad for eating good. Something's got to give. I can't continue to let food make me sick to my stomach.
VLCD #10 - Saturday July 16, 2011
Weight Saturday 271.5. Damn it I was hoping to loose a few, but I'm still being punished for Thursday. That's ok though, I'll just eat like I did before the Georgia trip and I should be back on track soon.
Lunch: tilapia and spinach
Dinner: veal, lettuce with onion and my special Georgia dressing.
I forgot to eat my melbas and fruit today, but do I really need it.
VLCD # 9 - Friday July 15, 2007
Back in Texas and back on the plan.
Weight Friday morning 271. I gained 0.5 pounds. I was pleased it was not more but of coursed wished it was less. True lesson--you cant have it both ways when it comes to weight loss and healthy eating. I'll make today an apple day. And out of the six apples I had planned for today I ate two.
VLCD # 5 - 8
Trying to adhere to my VLCD while I was in Georgia proved to be more difficult than I thought. The first two days I was not able to get to the grocery store, so I had to make do with what there. I ate apples and prepared salads from the VA deli. There was no lemon juice or vinegar so I just choose what I thought would be the lowest calorie dressing (it turned out to be not).
The friends I was visiting had a closet stuffed with junk food, cereals, candy and different snack items that family and friends had sent in get well packages. No matter how many times I explained that I could not have any carbs, no sugar, no oil and nothing fried. That for the next 40 days I can only have a green veggie, 100 grams of lean meat, an apple or orange and one Melba toast two times a day, my friends continued to encourage me to eat food that was not on my plan. I know that they meant well, but for the first two days I was there I was miserable. Besides dealing with food anxiety I could not weigh myself properly, so I had no idea how much I was really gaining or losing.
On Monday the shuttle took us to the PX next door. We discovered that the PX has no fresh food, only prepared fast food and it was closed on Mondays. To make matters worse my friend got fried chicken and pizza to for her daughter. I understand they have to eat and should not suffer along with me, but the 15-minute ride back to the VA was nauseating torture. I honestly wanted to throw up I was so hungry from not eating all day. She kept telling me, “I don’t see why you can’t get a piece of fried chicken breast and take the skin off. I mean, it’s not like the oil is down in the chicken.” I wonder if I’m the only one that finds that theory incorrect.
On Tuesday one of the girls who was staying in the house offered to take us to the grocery store. I got shrimp, onions and salad mix to eat. I also bought strawberries to change up my fruit. For a homemade dressing I got some Dijon horseradish mustard, lemons and white rice vinegar. It was a hit. The next few days were easier as I was not starving and was much less irritable.
The one thing that kept me going was to think about the reason I was there. My friends needed me and when it's all done and over with I will be glad that I went.
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