To the good stuff. I stayed strictly on plan and was down to 202.2. Down 3.8 pounds. That got my attention. OMG!
Let me take another look at that list.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
The Return
Today will officially end Pre-Conditioning and begining the regular program. I am not sure why I thought I would now be able to eat normally but those hopes were dashed as she hands me another sheet (very similar to the first one), and says to now eat what's on this sheet.
To the good stuff. I stayed strictly on plan and was down to 202.2. Down 3.8 pounds. That got my attention. OMG!
Let me take another look at that list.
To the good stuff. I stayed strictly on plan and was down to 202.2. Down 3.8 pounds. That got my attention. OMG!
Let me take another look at that list.
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
No Sugar, No Salt, No More
I met with my new program consultant today. Did a starting weigh in, measurements, and handed over most of the contents of my wallet. It is then that I realize that by that by signing up, I have already spent more than what my insurance would be going up, If I had done nothing. I decide not to share that new bit of information with my husband.
My starting weight was 206. That means that by simply waking in here today, I am already down by 4 pounds. Success! I am on a roll. Then she begins to explain the program. Blah, blah, no sugar, blah, no salt, blah. What? Can you repeat that please. All my foods come with both sugar and salt. It happens to be how I maintain this body, my hypertension and my diabetes. If I cut those out, it could seriously affect this nations economic balance. I have doctors, pharmacies, and fast food companies counting on me to make payroll. She is cold as ice as she hands me a paper and instructs me not to eat anything not written on this paper. I have entered Pre-Conditioning. Dun-dun-dun......
It is a purging of everything that makes life worth living. I am strong. I can do this.
My starting weight was 206. That means that by simply waking in here today, I am already down by 4 pounds. Success! I am on a roll. Then she begins to explain the program. Blah, blah, no sugar, blah, no salt, blah. What? Can you repeat that please. All my foods come with both sugar and salt. It happens to be how I maintain this body, my hypertension and my diabetes. If I cut those out, it could seriously affect this nations economic balance. I have doctors, pharmacies, and fast food companies counting on me to make payroll. She is cold as ice as she hands me a paper and instructs me not to eat anything not written on this paper. I have entered Pre-Conditioning. Dun-dun-dun......
It is a purging of everything that makes life worth living. I am strong. I can do this.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
What do you mean I'm fat?
I haven't been on here in awhile, but as part of my new journey I thought I would share this with all of you. Yes, both of you. It has come to my attention that I am fat. I don't know when or how it happened (well, I have a suspicion). But there it is. No more pretending.
I have suspected it from time to time. Usually while trying to fit into a size 6 shirt and needing the jaws of life to extricate me from it. But at this point in my life I had kinda accepted that I like burgers and fries and that's just the way it is.
Then, money became involved. My company (who shall remain nameless), decided that I am fat. By their definition, that means my BMI is over 27. Now, as far as I am concerned that doesn't mean I am over weight, I am simply under tall. If I were 6'2", my BMI would in fact be-27. Anyway, short of getting them to approve a way to stretch me 14.5 inches. I have to lose weight. If I do not lose 5% of the weight I was when I weighed in for my last evaluation, I will need to pay and extra $250.00 this year for my insurance. What they did not want to hear however, was that I had gained an additional 10 pounds since my last weigh in. Ouch.
So begins my newest journey to save money, I mean to lose weight. Come with me....
This is a fairly recent picture of me, taken at the beach (Myrtle). I am standing on front of the area where I had released some of my mother's ashes (don't EVER do that at high tide by the way, just sayin).
So, this is what I am starting with. 210 pounds at 4'11 1/2 ". BMI: 41.7.
I have suspected it from time to time. Usually while trying to fit into a size 6 shirt and needing the jaws of life to extricate me from it. But at this point in my life I had kinda accepted that I like burgers and fries and that's just the way it is.
Then, money became involved. My company (who shall remain nameless), decided that I am fat. By their definition, that means my BMI is over 27. Now, as far as I am concerned that doesn't mean I am over weight, I am simply under tall. If I were 6'2", my BMI would in fact be-27. Anyway, short of getting them to approve a way to stretch me 14.5 inches. I have to lose weight. If I do not lose 5% of the weight I was when I weighed in for my last evaluation, I will need to pay and extra $250.00 this year for my insurance. What they did not want to hear however, was that I had gained an additional 10 pounds since my last weigh in. Ouch.
So begins my newest journey to save money, I mean to lose weight. Come with me....
This is a fairly recent picture of me, taken at the beach (Myrtle). I am standing on front of the area where I had released some of my mother's ashes (don't EVER do that at high tide by the way, just sayin).
So, this is what I am starting with. 210 pounds at 4'11 1/2 ". BMI: 41.7.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Weight Watchers Again?
Now my next step is to choose just the right program to help me lose the weight. Because I know myself well enough to know I am NOT gonna do it on my own. I have tried Weight Watchers and I know it works. I know this because it worked 4 times. I just kept losing the same 5 pounds. /sigh.
I have also tried Atkins and almost died from lack of carbs. Seriously, It's a thing. Google it.
I once went to a specialty pharmacy and met with a doctor (?) who put me on a 500 calorie diet along with some drops that someone named Jerry mixed up. I don't know exactly what is was but it tasted like something I'd rather not mention. That diet lasted less than a week.
One of my co-workers introduced me to Metabolic Research Center. (I am not now or have ever been an employee of this company). She has lost 40+ pounds on the program. So I made my appointment. With whatever program I selected, I want this to be about the journey of the weight loss and not a review of the program. Most programs work, IF you do them correctly. In preparation for my appointment, I will cut down on junk, drink more water and start walking.
I have also tried Atkins and almost died from lack of carbs. Seriously, It's a thing. Google it.
I once went to a specialty pharmacy and met with a doctor (?) who put me on a 500 calorie diet along with some drops that someone named Jerry mixed up. I don't know exactly what is was but it tasted like something I'd rather not mention. That diet lasted less than a week.
One of my co-workers introduced me to Metabolic Research Center. (I am not now or have ever been an employee of this company). She has lost 40+ pounds on the program. So I made my appointment. With whatever program I selected, I want this to be about the journey of the weight loss and not a review of the program. Most programs work, IF you do them correctly. In preparation for my appointment, I will cut down on junk, drink more water and start walking.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
Monday Morning Inspiration
Irena Sendler 1910-2008.
She eventually was caught, and the Nazis broke both her legs, arms and beat her severely.
Irena kept a record of the names of all the kids she smuggled out and kept them in a glass jar buried under a tree in her backyard. After the war, she tried to locate any parents that may have survived and reunited some of the families. Most had been killed. She helped those children get placement into foster family homes or adopted.
Irena was up for the Nobel Peace Prize. She was not selected.
Al Gore won- for a slide show on Global Warming.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
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