phoenixgirl

If you are, what have your results been?  I’ve been researching this lifestyle for a while, and I want to make sure that it’s for me.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I haven’t been on here in awhile.  This has got to be the worse July I’ve ever had.  My grandmother, who was one of my best friends, passed away on July 5th.  I took four days off from work and I’m just now getting caught up, between the work I missed and the everyday stuff I have to deal with. 

On the 18th my husband started complaining about dizziness.  I took him to the VA hospital here in town and they couldn’t find anything wrong with him except a tense neck muscle.  When he woke up on the 20th, the left side of his face looked like it had slid two inches from where it should have been.  I thought he was having a stroke.  Back to the hospital, where we found out that he has Bell’s Palsy.  Since then he’s been complaining of a toothache.  So, on Monday he headed to the dentist.  Nothing was wrong with his teeth, and the pain was caused by the Bell’s Palsy.

Because of all this, I’ve gained 4lbs in the last month.  I’m a stress eater, and boy, have I been stressed!!! 

I’ve got a plan, though, to get this weight off.  My mom and I are going to do a “Biggest Loser Challenge”.  Whoever loses the least percentage of weight in a week has to put $7 in a savings account.  The account is my vacation account and it can’t be touched until next June.  By then, we should have quite a bit of money built up in it and as long as we have reached our goals, we can have the money to spend on ourselves.  If not, the money goes back in the account until our goals are reached.

I’m just ready for this weight to be GONE!!!

Yesterday was stressful.  We took our son to have his 12 month shots.  Moms know that these are the most painful ones yet.  He got one in each arm and two in his leg.  Then they pricked his finger and had to pinch it to get enough to fill up a tiny vial.  Needless to say, by the end of all this, my son was inconsolable and didn’t want anything to do with me.  I was the one holding him while all this was going on and he didn’t trust me for a little while. 

Afterwards, we just spent the day together as a family.  We went out for lunch at Carino’s and then went to Walmart.  Partly because he was good at his doctor’s appointment and partly out of guilt because what he had to go through, our son ended up with a toy drum.  He’s very musical and we’re trying to encourage that in him.   

For lunch, I went off my plan.  I had pasta, bread and mozzarella sticks, which, of course, I’m not supposed to have.  I did have a little too much bread, I’ll be very upfront about that.  I had 1 & 1/2 mozzarella sticks but shared that with Little Man.  And, today at lunch will be the end of the pasta.  I split it up and today will be my third serving of it.  I paired it up last night with a salad and today I have steamed broccoli and a salad.  I did have some ice cream yesterday and realized afterwards that I didn’t have to get such a big serving.  I know it sounds crazy, but I forget (or don’t want to remember, I don’t know which) that I can get smaller portions from places.  I was at home, ice cream long gone, when I realized that I could have just gotten a small cup.  This is an issue that I am going to have to work on.  That, and also making special requests at restaurants.  It’s only after the server has brought our order that I remember to ask for no butter or oil.  Oh, well, I’m a work in progress.

We did take a walk last night, though.  Even my husband went!!!  There is a family that lives across the street from us that has a son 4 months older than our little boy.  The mom is trying to lose weight and knows that I’m trying too.  So, they called us up and asked us to go.  We walked our entire street-about a mile or so.  I didn’t realize that I was so out of shape!!!!  I was fine until I started up a gradual incline on our street.  That, combined with the heat, and I was panting heavy about halfway through!!!!  So, there’s something else to work on. 

We’re going to make our walks a nightly habit-we’re just going to go a little later so that it’s a little cooler.  All of us enjoyed it, but I’m not sure that my husband is going to go again.  He was in even worse shape than I was.  I hope he does go again.  We could lose weight together if he would.  Maybe I could come up with an incentive of some sort to try and get him to lose weight with me.  Anybody have any ideas?

I did weigh on the WII Fit this morning.  I didn’t lose any weight, but my BMI has gone down slightly.  I’m very encouraged even though it was a small loss.  It was still nice to see that downward slope.

I still have a couple of days until my first week is over.  I’ll update my weight again on Monday.  If I get going these last three days, maybe I could shed a pound or two by Monday. 

Wish me luck.

My mom and her husband have finally moved out!!!!  They closed on their house on Monday and were out of my house yesterday.  Not that I don’t love my mom and all, but it’s hard (impossible) to get up at 4:30 am and exercise where I won’t bother anyone.  Every room of my house had someone in it-including someone sleeping on my couch-who didn’t have to get up at that hour and who would have resented me getting up that early.  So, finally, I can get up and “Walk Away the Pounds” all I want and even weigh naked on the WII Fit if I so choose.   Wooooohhhooooo!!!!

 I figured out why I was craving sugar and carbs so bad, though.  My “friend” showed up last night.  Figures I would try to start cutting those things the same week it decides to finally show up.  But, I did the best I could, tried to choose wisely and still was able to cut calories.  Instead of the country style steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, and green beans that I wanted for lunch-I got a mesquite grilled chicken salad instead.  But, I forgot to tell them no cheese, so I had to take as much of it out as I could.  Then for supper I got grilled shrimp, steamed mixed veggies, and a plain sweet potato instead of the combo fried seafood platter that I REALLY wanted.  I brought the supper leftovers for lunch today to go with my salad and steamed broccoli.

I didn’t get to eat much of supper because of my son. My inlaws had already fed him supper when I picked him up last night, so he wasn’t very interested in food.  He wanted to investigate the whole restaurant last night, so my brother and I took turns walking with him outside.  So, on a good note, I was able to get in a little exercise.

In short, I’m pretty proud of myself.  I can’t wait to get started and be able to give this 100%.  I don’t have to work tomorrow, so I am going to weigh and see if anything I’ve been able to accomplish has been working for me.  Hope to give you a good update on Friday.

Help!!!!!  I need some advice from you guys.  I started my new diet yesterday, but I am having terrible headaches.  I’m talking almost migraines.  I want to, (no NEED to) keep on this journey I’ve started.  I’ve dieted before, but I don’t remember having headaches like this.

My question is this:  Has anybody figured out how to handle these headaches?

I would really appreciate any help you can give me.