Amazing

Well, I think I've got the hang of dieting. I've been going strong all week and staying on plan. I still get hungry but it's usually right before a meal which works out.

One funny thing I"ve noticed is that I've been eating lunch later. For the past two days I've had lunch at 1pm instead of 11:30 like I use to. I normally eat breakfast at 7:30 or 8am. In the past I could barely make it to 11:30 for lunch time. Now I forget about it and don't get hungry til later. It's awesome because then I can eat dinner later as well. I felt like such an old lady eating at 5pm. Now I survive until 6pm. (Probably couldn't do much later than that though)

Weight loss is going strong, lost 2 pounds over the weekend. I hoping today will show another loss as well. I really want to be able to say I've lost 10 pounds..woo hoo.

Still Struggling

Well, I'm still struggling with the diet but I've stuck to it for the past couple days. I haven't lost any weight this week either. When I don't show any loss in the scales it's hard for me to stay motivated. However, I've been thinking of things I'm doing wrong and aren't making this diet as effective as it should be.

1. I take my carb blocker and herbs right before a meal. You are suppose to take it 15 minutes before you eat so it can prevent you from over eating. This is hard because I don't think about it until it's time to eat. In fact at lunch today I didn't think about it til afterwards. I need to work on that.

2. I was watching tv while I ate. When I eat and watch tv I tend to forget that I ate and I'm hungry again. So I've gone back to eating at the dinner table. I might even need to stop eating at my desk at work so I can remember my food.

3. Need to get out and do more. When I'm home or bored I tend to eat. If I'm out doing stuff I tend to forget that I'm hungry. Exercise will be the best cure for this.

4.Not exercising. I've been so tired that I just haven't exercised. Instead I need to work my way back up to long exercise routines.

If I do the above I think I can start losing weight again. If not I'm not sure what I will do.

Ok, I combined two of my goals today. One to exercise and the other to take some photos. I went out for a bike ride and took my camera.

There was great light and a great sky because of the fires in California. It had a red look to it. Here is a photo of the sky. So I thought I would take a picture of myself riding my bike. Wow,I feel a lot skinner than I look on my bike.

Well, the bike ride probably wasn't the best idea. It's very hazy because of the smoke. Can you believe it's this hazy in Colorado because of a fire in CA? It must be a huge fire. Anyways, it was hard riding and I was glad to be home by the end of it. It was a hour with lots of stopping to take pictures. I think I will do a shorter ride tomorrow.

September Goals

Ok, I've been watching way too much TV lately and vegging just too much. At first I blamed it on being tired from not eating enough. However, I think that is over now. I'm feeling a bit better and can get out and do stuff. So I need to set some goals for myself for the month of September. To stick to the goals, I will talk about them every Friday in this blog and show my progress.

September Goals

1. I want to lose 2 pounds a week - This one is very obvious but maybe writing it down will make it more real.

2. Bike to work once a week for the month.- I've been doing this most of the summer. I shouldn't stop now just cause it's a little colder. I just need to get enough food in my system before I leave.

3. Stick to the diet everyday - At first I wrote 80% of the days, then 90% of the days but I can stick to the diet 100% of the time. Just going to set my mind to it.

4.Exercise 5 days a week - Doesn't matter what kind of exercise. I might play wii, walk, a short bike ride, or weight lifting. Anything I do will be for at least 30 minutes. I just need to be more active than I have been.

5. Upload a photograph for every day of the week with a max of 5 on any day. Doesn't matter where I upload it to. It could be here or flickr or facebook but I have to take it with my good camera not my iphone. - My photography has really been lagging and if I"m going to get good at this I need to be committed to it.

6. Do something productive each week. - I have a whole list of things I would like to get done and cleaning house does not count.

Week #2 Recap

I"m not sure if I should call this week #1 or week #2. I started this diet 11 days ago. Week #1 was the detox week and week #2 was the first full week of the diet. However, we will go with week #2 just cause it's been that long.

Well, week 2 was harder than I thought it would be. I started the week trusting in the diet process and by the end I was so ready to quit. I didn't lose any weight until Friday where I lost 1.5 pounds. I just feel like that loss wasn't worth the pain and grief I went through during the week. So I kind of gave up. Friday night I went to taco bell and had a chicken soft taco. I was starving and ran out of food for the day. It wasn't very many calories especially since it didn't have cheese or sour cream on it. Then on Saturday I had two extra pieces of bread and an extra snack. I was just tired of being hungry. Plus I was watching top chef and that was making me really hungry.

So I guess my streak of sticking to the diet ended Saturday but that doesn't mean my diet is over. This is the start of week #3 and a new start to the diet streak. I bet I can keep this streak going for 14 days now. I just need to stop worrying about it so much. Just eat what I can and focus on something else.

Week #3 is a new week and I'm ready to start.

No Update Tonight

I'm feeling so awful tonight. I biked to work today and barely made it. I just couldn't get my body moving. Then all day long I felt like I was going to fall asleep. A co-worker gave me a ride home and I slept for 1 hour.

After that I just couldn't get moving. I had dinner at 6pm and felt a little better after that. However, at 8:30 I was just so hungry that I started to cry. At that point I decided to go off the diet and have 2 eggs. I feel a little better now but going to go to bed early. Just not a very good day. Going to talk to my dietitian tomorrow about adding more food when I exercise. It would have been better to have a couple of eggs for breakfast.

Good News

Ok, my weigh-in went pretty good today. I was only 1/4 a pound over where I was Saturday morning. Which really means I've lost weight since Saturday because of the fact that I gain weight during the day. I'm never going to weigh in in the morning again. It's just too much of a pain.

I can't believe I've been on this diet for one week. It's been so long since I've stuck to a diet for an entire week. Usually by Thursday I get sick of it and I cheat a little. Then Friday I cheat more. Than Saturday and Sunday I totally forget about it because it's too hard. This time I haven't gone off plan once during the last 7 days. I'm not saying it was easy. There were brownies in the kitchen today that I really wanted. Also there were times where I was reaching for a snack only to remember I was on a diet before it hit my mouth. Didn't do it though and that is what counts.

What I realized today is I'm missing exercise. I need to start adding that back into my weight loss plan. I'm a little worried because in the past when I've added exercise I've increased food cause I was so hungry. Now I can't increase my food. So I will have to plan my food accordingly so I can eat enough to give me energy to workout at the right time. This reminds me of the times article on why exercise won't make you thin. Did anyone read it? It's interesting but doesn't cover the fact that exercise makes you feel better and happier.

So, tomorrow I will ride my bike to work which is 7 miles. I will have my breakfast bar on the ride and have a glass of milk when I get to work. I will save my snack for the ride home which is only half as long because I take the bus partially home.