Weigh In (-1)

I weighed 154.4 this morning. I, once again, intentionally ate more than I normally would. I did not exercise or drink water as I should. I feel if I had drank water, I would have lost a little more.
I have  A LOT going on in my life right now and so I'll do as I can. Either way, 140s, here I come! It's always exciting when you go under each 5 pound mark. Those are always my mini-goals.

Weigh In (-2.8)

I weighed in at 155.4. It will be nice to be in the lower 150s soon. Then on to the 140s...
I am eating pretty much what I want with no exercise. I am drinking more water most days.

Weigh in (+1.6)

Nature had plans to make the scale look bad but that's okay. What I can say is that the number of 158 is not accurate. I am always 2-3 pounds heavier at this time. I *do* know that eating more calories has made a good difference in losing weight, even with just being 4 days into it. Prior to today's weigh in, I was seeing a .2 loss each day from Monday. There's next week to look forward to. :D

I have been sticking around 1500 calories. I exercised only 3 days this week. That includes skating on Friday, some walking and biking. I've kept drinking my water. I am very excited!

Another sweet thought was that I am actually only about 14 pounds off from my lowest weight and not about 16 this scale reflects. I remembered that my lowest weight was registered on our old scale, of which weighs me 2-3 pounds less than my new one.

Nervously I measured my waist and was encouraged that it was only at 33" versus my feeling that I'm much bigger. My smallest measurement is 31.5". I'd like to be 30 or less.

Have a good week in working towards better health. :D

Higher Calories?

I have encountered a lot of information within the past few days stating that I am simply not eating enough calories to lose weight. Yeah, that's right! Not ENOUGH calories. With having consumed about 1200 calories a day and with exercising, apparently it has put my body in starvation mode. So I am tweaking my calorie consumption and upping it to about 1500 calories a day. I always thought that it was good to eat about 1200 calories AND burn extra calories. Apparently this is not enough calories to run the body as it should and so the body goes into survival mode, holding onto fat. I'm interested in what this will do. Wow, what a treat it would be to know that I could actually up my calories and still lose. Looking back, there were times I dreaded getting on the scale because of what all I'd ate. Then I'd be surprised to see that I had lost a little. Could this had been why? Hmm....

Weigh In (0)

I think "nature" is coming and this is the only explaination that I have for this. I have honestly given it 95% this week, of which you would think would give some yield. I won't get discouraged until next week. If it's the same, THEN I will get concerned. :D

This dieting story is sooooo exciting! Don't you think? NOT!

Cheating? No!

A lot of times people assume just because you have food that may not be so good for you that you are cheating. This is not always so. This is an absolute lifestyle with a bonus! Once reaching your goal weight, you can have a boost in your lifestyle with a few more added calories. Nice!

So, when we go skating this Friday night and I have a slice...or two of pizza, it is a planned treat. This does not mean that I'm failing. I am preparing for it. Being on a diet does not mean deprivation. It simply means eating MOSTLY healthier foods and cutting MOSTLY back. Life goes on and it's good to live it! I'll have fun with friends and family and lose the weight because this is life.

*** Calorie Tidbit: Do you know how many calories is in one slice of Little Caesar's cheese pizza? Look below for the answer.
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If you guessed 250 then you'd be correct! There's 280 for a slice of pepperoni.

Negative Calorie Foods

Here is a list of negative calorie foods. What this means is that when eaten raw, or lightly cooked with no additives, it actually takes more calories to digest the food than the food actually contains. This is contraversial and so use at your own discretion. If you feel it applies then for healthy weight loss and a little boost add some of these foods to your diet each day. Isn't that cool? So when you're hungry and it's not time for a scheduled eating, grab something off the list with a glass of water. I think that it's good to still count the calories and then if it is truly a negetive calorie food, then good. If it truly is not, then you're not hurting yourself in eating it.

Fruits apple
cranberries
grapefruit
lemon
mango
orange
pineapple
raspberries
strawberries
tangerine

Vegetables asparagus
beet
broccoli
cabbage (green)
carrot
cauliflower
celery
Chile peppers (hot)
cucumber
dandelion
endive
garden cress
garlic
green beans
lettuce
onion
papaya
radishes
spinach
turnip