So Paul happily reports about another 3 lbs loss. Some days he has energy, others he's asleep as soon as he can. I do think that working and having stuff to do all day helps keep his mind off the diet and what he's eating (or not eating). It has probably also helped that he only had PT one time this week. But on the totally opposite end is that fact that it's been at least 100 degrees everyday this week and he's spent most of his days out in the sun - not in the office behind his desk.
I have not gotten 4 miles in on any day yet. Yes I've gotten 2 each day. I planned on breaking it up to fend off extreme boredom, but alas I seem to never make it back on. However, I have not had a soda all week (my extreme weakness), and have gotten 64oz of liquid (water / crystal light)in everyday. I also managed to not have any cake, cookies, crackers, chips....the list is endless.
Paul - 221.8
Jenn - 237
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
VLCD 3 - 11 Aug 2010
Paul is pretty happy to be down 5.4 lbs in two days. I think it gave him some energy just seeing that he really is losing some weight.
I think all the HCG is out of my system now so I'll begin to take Chromium Picolinate today, a dietary supplement (I found at Walgreens). I took it for 3 days prior to starting the HCG. It is suppose to reduce hunger 25%, reduce caloric food intake 25%, reduce high fat cravings. Was recommended by my awesome sister-in-law Trisha. It's something that has helped her in the past, hopefully it will help me now. I also found a 8 week walk/run program, it starts out pretty slow on the running part so I think I'll follow it.
Since Paul has a few years left in the Army and we tend to do most things together (Like get fat and lazy together) I think that we both need to start exercising together military style. So my goal is to build up doing the exercises he has to do for PT and we can both work on improvement. Which means a two mile run, situps (crunches for me), and push ups. I found the walk run program to help with the run, and some friends (the Zaucha's) told us about a sit up/push up program that starts with your base even if that is 0 and helps you add some every week. So here I go.....i love to exercise, I Love To Exercise, I LOve TO EXercise, I LOVE TO EXERCISE!
Paul - 224.8
Jenn - 237.2
I think all the HCG is out of my system now so I'll begin to take Chromium Picolinate today, a dietary supplement (I found at Walgreens). I took it for 3 days prior to starting the HCG. It is suppose to reduce hunger 25%, reduce caloric food intake 25%, reduce high fat cravings. Was recommended by my awesome sister-in-law Trisha. It's something that has helped her in the past, hopefully it will help me now. I also found a 8 week walk/run program, it starts out pretty slow on the running part so I think I'll follow it.
Since Paul has a few years left in the Army and we tend to do most things together (Like get fat and lazy together) I think that we both need to start exercising together military style. So my goal is to build up doing the exercises he has to do for PT and we can both work on improvement. Which means a two mile run, situps (crunches for me), and push ups. I found the walk run program to help with the run, and some friends (the Zaucha's) told us about a sit up/push up program that starts with your base even if that is 0 and helps you add some every week. So here I go.....i love to exercise, I Love To Exercise, I LOve TO EXercise, I LOVE TO EXERCISE!
Paul - 224.8
Jenn - 237.2
VLCD 2 - 10 Aug 2010
AHHH life..... as I was drifting off to sleep I realized I didn't post yesterday so I'll post the results today.
Paul's energy was low, but I really do think that going to work and leaving the house helps. Except every once in awhile when someone brings something yummy into the office. Funny story though - Monday Paul's first low calorie day, someone did just that, but they didn't just bring in donuts or such. No they brought in a table and griddles and began a full on smell up the office breakfast of pancakes, bacon, sausage, eggs, and all the other works you could want. He made it through that without cheating. Having low energy probably isn't a good thing right now for him. He's got lots to get done at work, nobody here to replace him yet, and trying to begin his clearing. He's hanging in there though.
I did good about what I ate yesterday, but somehow didn't make time for exercise. Some crazy justification about dejunking the little girls room. (Said little girls are 10 and 11). Major dejunking needed to happen, I dream of an almost empty new house in Colorado. One that only has necessary items and is a breeze to keep clean.....ooops where was I? I think I was dreaming there for a bit! It really did take all day, but I still should have made time for walking.
Paul - 226.8
Jenn - 237.6
Paul's energy was low, but I really do think that going to work and leaving the house helps. Except every once in awhile when someone brings something yummy into the office. Funny story though - Monday Paul's first low calorie day, someone did just that, but they didn't just bring in donuts or such. No they brought in a table and griddles and began a full on smell up the office breakfast of pancakes, bacon, sausage, eggs, and all the other works you could want. He made it through that without cheating. Having low energy probably isn't a good thing right now for him. He's got lots to get done at work, nobody here to replace him yet, and trying to begin his clearing. He's hanging in there though.
I did good about what I ate yesterday, but somehow didn't make time for exercise. Some crazy justification about dejunking the little girls room. (Said little girls are 10 and 11). Major dejunking needed to happen, I dream of an almost empty new house in Colorado. One that only has necessary items and is a breeze to keep clean.....ooops where was I? I think I was dreaming there for a bit! It really did take all day, but I still should have made time for walking.
Paul - 226.8
Jenn - 237.6
Monday, August 9, 2010
VLCD 1 - 9 Aug 2010
VLCD is Very Low Calorie Day. Oh and I'm weak, I had a rough day yesterday - yes yesterday the day we get to eat everything we want. Well anyway my nerves were shot even though I spent the day thinking positive thoughts and trying to relax, deep breathing anything I could think of. A diet is not worth a full blow anxiety attack so I decided that proceeding right now is not for me. It took till 3 AM to settle down and fall asleep, and that was only after a prayer and realizing I should postpone continuing. I had prayed earlier too, lots; but all those prayers were asking for help to chill out and succeed on the diet. Besides with my stomach all tied in knots I didn't eat like I should I couldn't hardly get anything down - enough so that I lost over a pound when I still should have shown a gain.
As for Paul, my rock, he is proceeding as planned. We decided that I would basically eat what he eats it covers meats, veggies, fruits, and very small portions of bread. However I will eat about 1200 - 1500 calories of said foods and he'll stick with the 500 calories. I will now also continue to try to put in 5 miles of walking. I have been doing 2. I say 5 miles because that gets me about 10,000 steps a good goal to shoot for. I had success years back walking 4 miles, but I was working on learning to run again for short periods of the 4 miles at the time, and I'm just not conditioned enough to start running just yet - so maybe walking the extra mile will help me get back to running again. I just know it'll take longer to get where I want to go, but maybe I need the time to build it into a habit. A good habit I should keep always.
VLCD 1:
Paul - 230.2
Jenn - 237
As for Paul, my rock, he is proceeding as planned. We decided that I would basically eat what he eats it covers meats, veggies, fruits, and very small portions of bread. However I will eat about 1200 - 1500 calories of said foods and he'll stick with the 500 calories. I will now also continue to try to put in 5 miles of walking. I have been doing 2. I say 5 miles because that gets me about 10,000 steps a good goal to shoot for. I had success years back walking 4 miles, but I was working on learning to run again for short periods of the 4 miles at the time, and I'm just not conditioned enough to start running just yet - so maybe walking the extra mile will help me get back to running again. I just know it'll take longer to get where I want to go, but maybe I need the time to build it into a habit. A good habit I should keep always.
VLCD 1:
Paul - 230.2
Jenn - 237
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Gorge Day 2 - 8 Aug 2010
I suppose we did better than I thought. Paul gained 3 pounds I gained almost 2. Having anxiety issues in the past I worry more than I should about starting something new - especially when it involves putting something new into my body, medicine or otherwise. It has really helped that I copied off positive thought quotes and as I put the drops under my tongue we have to hold them there for 2 minutes. During those 2 minutes I close my eyes and repeat a quote in my head and relax my body. I think all around the more positive I keep my thoughts, the better chance I have of losing the weight. I think that I should really get into yoga someday soon, I would benefit from that type of environment. I know that what you think in your head effects you body, your life, your well being.
Gorge Day 2:
Paul - 229.4
Jenn - 238.8
Gorge Day 2:
Paul - 229.4
Jenn - 238.8
Gorge Day 1 - 7 Aug 2010
Paul and I started our HCG Diet Journey today. Yes it's a diet I'd said I'd never do, and here we are doing it. I decided that I was tired of wasting away my life thinking about losing weight, food, diets, and the yucky feelings inside because when you focus so much attention to those you lose sight of who you really are.
So today is gorge day 1, did the drops 3x today, and ate and ate and ate. It helped that we had a birthday party to go to, it allowed for more eating of fatty foods. I didn't think we had done as well as we were suppose to but we'll see if the scale is up tomorrow. I know you think diet and wanting the scale to go up don't belong together. Hopefully two things happen: 1. I can stop freaking out if the scale goes up and 2. I eat so much junk that I really have no desire for it again. Wouldn't that be nice.
PRELOAD WEIGHT:
Paul - 226.4
Jenn - 237
So today is gorge day 1, did the drops 3x today, and ate and ate and ate. It helped that we had a birthday party to go to, it allowed for more eating of fatty foods. I didn't think we had done as well as we were suppose to but we'll see if the scale is up tomorrow. I know you think diet and wanting the scale to go up don't belong together. Hopefully two things happen: 1. I can stop freaking out if the scale goes up and 2. I eat so much junk that I really have no desire for it again. Wouldn't that be nice.
PRELOAD WEIGHT:
Paul - 226.4
Jenn - 237
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