Tonight's weigh in showed the scale to be at 239.0! Woo! That's a loss of 3.25 from last week, and a loss of 9.5 lbs since I began this leg of the journey about a month ago. It has not been easy, by any means. I'm struggling to find some veggies that I like cooked in a way that I like. Not doing so well on that yet. If I could figure out the veggies, it would make things way easier.
I am really wanting pizza, pizza, pizza. As I'm typing this, Guy Fieri is in a pizza joint on TV and it looks HEAVENLY! Want, want, want! I will allow myself to have some when I feel comfortable. I also know that it will throw my weight off-kilter for a couple of days, so I have to be ready to deal with that, too.
This is a marathon, not a sprint. I can do this!
Monday, July 18, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
2nd Weigh In and New Foods
It's been a few weeks since I've been able to do my "official" Monday weigh in. Tonight's weight was 242.25. That's a loss of 6 lbs since I started. It was a little more last Wednesday, but I think my body is holding on to some fluids. I know I'm doing what I can, so I'll just keep doing what I'm doing.
I should be able to post a little more frequently now. I had to lay off for a while due to a class I was taking. It was a nightmare. I was getting about 3-4 hours of sleep each night, and all I did when I was awake was either work on homework, or worry about working on homework. I finally emailed the professor and dropped the class. It was so intense because it was a 16-week course condensed into a 4-week schedule. Which is way too much for someone that works full-time. I'm now going to take the class in the fall, during the regular 16-week semester.
Last post, I promised to come back and tell you about my experiment with ground turkey. It was interesting. I found a simple recipe online for delicious turkey burgers that called for 1 lb ground turkey, 2 eggs, and salt and pepper. It didn't quite allow itself to be made into burgers, so I just threw the whole mess in the skillet and cooked it. It was a little on the dry side. Probably would not recommend it and will probably not eat them like that again.
Tonight we are trying a balsamic dijon chicken recipe that I found here: GreenLightBites. Roni has tons of recipes on her site and I've found several that I want to try, but never had time, or was brave enough. Well guess what? Now is that time. I'll report back on that recipe, too!
I should be able to post a little more frequently now. I had to lay off for a while due to a class I was taking. It was a nightmare. I was getting about 3-4 hours of sleep each night, and all I did when I was awake was either work on homework, or worry about working on homework. I finally emailed the professor and dropped the class. It was so intense because it was a 16-week course condensed into a 4-week schedule. Which is way too much for someone that works full-time. I'm now going to take the class in the fall, during the regular 16-week semester.
Last post, I promised to come back and tell you about my experiment with ground turkey. It was interesting. I found a simple recipe online for delicious turkey burgers that called for 1 lb ground turkey, 2 eggs, and salt and pepper. It didn't quite allow itself to be made into burgers, so I just threw the whole mess in the skillet and cooked it. It was a little on the dry side. Probably would not recommend it and will probably not eat them like that again.
Tonight we are trying a balsamic dijon chicken recipe that I found here: GreenLightBites. Roni has tons of recipes on her site and I've found several that I want to try, but never had time, or was brave enough. Well guess what? Now is that time. I'll report back on that recipe, too!
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Stepping outside the comfort zone
In order to lose this weight permanently, I have to change my lifestyle. Notice I didn't say, "I have to go on a diet." As Richard Simmons says, "The first three letters of diet are D-I-E, and I don't wanna die!" Neither do I, so I'm making a lifestyle change.
As with any change, it's not easy. I'm having to learn new ways of doing things. There are some foods that will just have no room in my new life. And I'm told that my taste buds will change and there are some foods that I will no longer wish to eat. I know that this is true because I've drank diet soda for several years and the regular stuff is gross now. I just have to get to that point where the greasy, fat-filled burgers/pizzas are unappealing instead of what I'm craving.
In order to make this lifestyle change, I have to learn to eat new foods. This terrifies me for some reason. I don't know how to prepare some foods, especially veggies. I'm also afraid I won't like it and I'll waste money. Or maybe I'll be a little hungry.
Instead of being afraid, I know that I need to embrace the change and view it as an OPPORTUNITY. A chance to experiment, find my inner Bobby Flay, Rachel Ray, or Guy Fieri (not Paula Deen, I think she's a heart attack in a pan). Instead of thinking, "Gosh, what if I don't like it?" I should be thinking, "Gosh, what if this is delicious and I'm missing out???"
To help overcome my "fear" of new foods, I'm going to try something new at least once a week. And I'm going to tell you all about it! Win-win! I will try a new food, and I'll get something to blog about, too!
I'm about to embark on my first experiment tonight! I bought some ground turkey and I'm going to get all Bobby Flay on it and make turkey burgers. Come back tomorrow to hear how that went!
As with any change, it's not easy. I'm having to learn new ways of doing things. There are some foods that will just have no room in my new life. And I'm told that my taste buds will change and there are some foods that I will no longer wish to eat. I know that this is true because I've drank diet soda for several years and the regular stuff is gross now. I just have to get to that point where the greasy, fat-filled burgers/pizzas are unappealing instead of what I'm craving.
In order to make this lifestyle change, I have to learn to eat new foods. This terrifies me for some reason. I don't know how to prepare some foods, especially veggies. I'm also afraid I won't like it and I'll waste money. Or maybe I'll be a little hungry.
Instead of being afraid, I know that I need to embrace the change and view it as an OPPORTUNITY. A chance to experiment, find my inner Bobby Flay, Rachel Ray, or Guy Fieri (not Paula Deen, I think she's a heart attack in a pan). Instead of thinking, "Gosh, what if I don't like it?" I should be thinking, "Gosh, what if this is delicious and I'm missing out???"
To help overcome my "fear" of new foods, I'm going to try something new at least once a week. And I'm going to tell you all about it! Win-win! I will try a new food, and I'll get something to blog about, too!
I'm about to embark on my first experiment tonight! I bought some ground turkey and I'm going to get all Bobby Flay on it and make turkey burgers. Come back tomorrow to hear how that went!
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