it's been a while since my last blog entry but things are going very well. I started this journey on March 12 2012 ans I am finishing up my 12th week on the Medifast program. In that 12 weeks I have lost an amazing 31 lbs !
During that time I have met the challenge of a vacation in San Francisco and I have 2 more big trips coming up...a week in the Outer Banks and a trip to St. Pete beach. With those trips I will have a full kitchen at my disposal and the opportunity to pack what I want...flying across the country and staying in an old boutique hotel was not as easy!
It can all be managed, that is about all I can offer on that topic. My desire to not eat high carbs far outweighed any minor temptation. Maybe I am in a honeymoon phase, but I am very motivated to continue this streak of accomplishment and better health.
So that is all about my scale victories. Let's talk non-scale:
1) Clothing, being able to shop in a store other an Catherine's and buy pants is a real treat. I bought 2 pair of slacks from Lane Bryant, size 26, and they were perfect. I recognize that size 26 is not something to generally celebrate, but I had been wearing a 30 or so in non-elastic waisted pants. Can't find those anywhere.
2) This was a discovery last night. I flew to Tampa and realized that non only did my tray table come all the way down...my seatbelt fit WITHOUT AN EXTENDER!!!!! I almost cried tears on joy on the plane.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Monday, May 7, 2012
Week 8 with Medifast
NSV
Just had my 8th weigh-in since beginning the Medifast program on March 12th. Delighted to report that there is 22.7 pounds less of me than there was in March. Woo!
Here is probably my most significant non-scale victory (NSV)...a couple weeks ago I went to the doctor to get a blood panel run for a checkup. In Jan of 11 my cholesterol was high at 226. As of last week, my total cholesterol is a nice 161! My life has been consumed with counting calories, fat grams and pounds. I'd never really cared about my cholesterol because there were so many other things for me to worry about. Knowing that it was high was well...not a huge deal for me because I just didn't really know why I should be worried. That said, knowing that it has dropped 60 in the last 1.5 years is a great feeling.
The only odd thing is that my good cholesterol keeps going down! It is actually low. Not sure why that is but I will try and do a bit of research to find out. Logic assumes that it should go up with weight-loss. Mine was at 52 1/11 and is now 38. That is a significant drop. If anyone has any thoughts, please share them.
Sickness
I did spend the last week and a half being sick...sore throat, low fever...cough...the fun stuff. I did stay on program though I found it hard to eat all of my meals. Thankfully I had lots of hot cocoa and other hot drinks from Medifast in my pantry. My exercise has stopped because of the illness but I need to kick that up a notch. Still feeling a bit wonky, my throat or glands are being stubborned but it is time to do something active. I would love to start swimming again. I may try to get up really early one morning and go before work.
All for now!
Just had my 8th weigh-in since beginning the Medifast program on March 12th. Delighted to report that there is 22.7 pounds less of me than there was in March. Woo!
Here is probably my most significant non-scale victory (NSV)...a couple weeks ago I went to the doctor to get a blood panel run for a checkup. In Jan of 11 my cholesterol was high at 226. As of last week, my total cholesterol is a nice 161! My life has been consumed with counting calories, fat grams and pounds. I'd never really cared about my cholesterol because there were so many other things for me to worry about. Knowing that it was high was well...not a huge deal for me because I just didn't really know why I should be worried. That said, knowing that it has dropped 60 in the last 1.5 years is a great feeling.
The only odd thing is that my good cholesterol keeps going down! It is actually low. Not sure why that is but I will try and do a bit of research to find out. Logic assumes that it should go up with weight-loss. Mine was at 52 1/11 and is now 38. That is a significant drop. If anyone has any thoughts, please share them.
Sickness
I did spend the last week and a half being sick...sore throat, low fever...cough...the fun stuff. I did stay on program though I found it hard to eat all of my meals. Thankfully I had lots of hot cocoa and other hot drinks from Medifast in my pantry. My exercise has stopped because of the illness but I need to kick that up a notch. Still feeling a bit wonky, my throat or glands are being stubborned but it is time to do something active. I would love to start swimming again. I may try to get up really early one morning and go before work.
All for now!
Monday, April 30, 2012
Not for nothing...
...but I am officially 40 lbs LIGHTER than I was at my most recenty memory heavy point in September 2010!
That was a few months after moving back into my home after flood renovations and taking full advantage of my new built-in wine rack and Kitchen Aid mixer. Those days are long over though I hope to get back to the wine rack sometime ... hehe!
Just wanted to share that. I am down 21ish from starting Medifast on March 12th. I think that is 6 weeks. I am more than pleased!
That was a few months after moving back into my home after flood renovations and taking full advantage of my new built-in wine rack and Kitchen Aid mixer. Those days are long over though I hope to get back to the wine rack sometime ... hehe!
Just wanted to share that. I am down 21ish from starting Medifast on March 12th. I think that is 6 weeks. I am more than pleased!
Friday, April 27, 2012
Lazy Blogger!
For my one reader (Thanks Ally!) I apologize for being so darn lazy with the blogging! Historically a quiet "My Inner Thin" was indicative of me falling off the wagon and slinking quietly into the kitchen for ice cream. I am please to say that NOT THIS TIME!!!!
I think I have been doing Medifast for about 6 weeks and my total loss to day on this plan (since March 12 2012) is over 18 lbs! In those 6 weeks I have accomplished many things that I am proud of:
I have made zucchini a few times...always replacing where I would have had pasta in the past. I've even had and almost enjoyed broccoli. The prep and proper cooking of the vegetables still intimidates me, but I keep trying. Of course I have had several salads with greens and my old stand by, low sodium green beans (canned).
Right now I am focusing on where I will be when I go on my first beach trip for the summer. Will head to Hatteras the first week of June. If all goes as I have planned, I will be well on my way to being a weight that I have only really been twice in my adult life, really in memory at all. That seems pretty major! I have never really been a big yo-yo dieter, I just trended up. In 1999 while I was working on my feet all day, a starving student, and on WW I got down to maybe 235. That was the first time I had actually lost any weight as an adult. In 2003 I did HMR for the first time and trimmed down to 190. That was fleeting ... but again, the only other time I lost significant weight. I have lost 20 here and 30 there but I keep starting from higher and higher and never seem to break into those 230s. So my goal is to see the low 230s before June 1.
So ... 18 down, 13 or so to go.
-allison
I think I have been doing Medifast for about 6 weeks and my total loss to day on this plan (since March 12 2012) is over 18 lbs! In those 6 weeks I have accomplished many things that I am proud of:
- eating more veggies
- went so San Francisco and stayed on plan
- manged to walk over 5 miles a day in SF and lived to tell
I have made zucchini a few times...always replacing where I would have had pasta in the past. I've even had and almost enjoyed broccoli. The prep and proper cooking of the vegetables still intimidates me, but I keep trying. Of course I have had several salads with greens and my old stand by, low sodium green beans (canned).
Right now I am focusing on where I will be when I go on my first beach trip for the summer. Will head to Hatteras the first week of June. If all goes as I have planned, I will be well on my way to being a weight that I have only really been twice in my adult life, really in memory at all. That seems pretty major! I have never really been a big yo-yo dieter, I just trended up. In 1999 while I was working on my feet all day, a starving student, and on WW I got down to maybe 235. That was the first time I had actually lost any weight as an adult. In 2003 I did HMR for the first time and trimmed down to 190. That was fleeting ... but again, the only other time I lost significant weight. I have lost 20 here and 30 there but I keep starting from higher and higher and never seem to break into those 230s. So my goal is to see the low 230s before June 1.
So ... 18 down, 13 or so to go.
-allison
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