lovey_ladyblue's Journal

I Love New Beginnings
Nov 16 2009 10:19

Okay, this is me starting over again. The story of my life. Up, down,  up, down, up, down. If I count the number of times I've started over this year it must be around 11 or 12. But here I am again, like an ant trying to climb Mt. Everest.

Week Two
Sep 14 2009 13:47

I'm still trying to get back to normal after have that lousy 'bug' in my system. No matter what the reason it helped it drop a couple of extra pounds and that makes my knee feel better. The tummy cramps are gone but I'm still eating bland - Gatorade not my fave but it helps!

So I've dropped 13 lbs and that takes about 52 lbs of pressure off my knees. Yes, I can feel the difference. The next couple of days should see me back to eating normally and readjusting the weight loss.

Week One
Sep 07 2009 11:38

Well here we are again....

One of my favorite songs by Cher starts off with those words. But the words apply here as well. This time though, I'm off to a good start - dropped about 6 pounds. Been following the 1500 calorie plan and it seems like its working for me. Guess Dr. L knew what he was doing making me do it the hard way.

Logged in my breakfast this morning: pancakes - but broke it down by ingredient and was amazed at what each item contributes. While hubby poured on the maple syrup (1/4 cup for 240 calories) I opted for powdered sugar (1/4 cup for 120 calories).

Also learned to count the number of chips in my serving and found that I can swap out 2 servings of baked chips for 2 slices of bread. If I add salsa I can feel quite full for a reasonable amount of calories.

Starting week two today. Taking things one day at a time. Not looking too far ahead.

Restart
Aug 31 2009 15:17

Okay, here I am starting over for the umpteenth time.

Back at starting weight. Dr. L has given me a meal plan to follow and I started today. Following a 1500 calorie per day plan should give me enough room to feel comfortable. My problem will be cutting out the sugar.

Hubby is doing this with me so maybe I can stay on track this time. And there are no birthdays to celebrate (poor excuse I know).

Really need to get the weight off because the knee is bothering me (among other things).

Missed a couple of day
Jul 05 2009 16:23

Aha! So now the real me is creeping in. Getting so that I feel like I know what I'm doing and I've let a couple of days go where I didn't journal my food intake. We all know that leads me to the next step of missing a couple more days and that in turn leads to a fall from grace.

Can't believe I've kept this up for 3 weeks - totally amazes me. But with Dr. L I feel like I want to hear praise from him so I'll try harder this week to keep at it. May be down another lb but don't weigh in till tomorrow.

Lets Create Fireworks This Month
Jul 02 2009 19:28

After my doctor visit on Tuesday and finding out that my left knee has osteo arthritis, he put me on physical therapy. Started that yesterday and the experience made on impact on me.

I've done PT before for a fractured shoulder but I was much lighter at the time and things went well.

Yesterday was an eye-opener. The tiny PTherapist was able to get my knee feeling slightly better but I found I couldn't even raise my leg for more than 2 seconds. The final thing was the stationary bike: "pedal 6 minutes using only your legs" she says. So I slipped my feet onto the pedals and proceeded to push with my legs - NOTHING! Then I found that if I used my arms to push my legs I could do it. At the end I pedaled only .018 of a mile and burned up a whopping 9 calories. (Hey that's 9 more than I would normally burn up!!)

But I've found that my weight was getting in the way of me moving - shouldn't have been a big surprise but it was. Monday is my next session of PT and the therapist has nicely suggested I use the pool for aquatics so the weight wouldn't be such a large factor. How tactful!

Goal for this month: Stay on the calorie count - watch what I eat - and push those muscles.

Day 11
Jun 24 2009 10:00

Okay, so I got lazy yesterday and ate all the wrong things. Didn't help that I got breakfast at McDonald's this morning. But....now that I see where I am for the day I can shift my eating and activity to compensate. Meaning I won't be able to eat much for the rest of the day.  MMMMMM, I love drinking water. Now, when I had the peanut butter yesterday I had no idea that there was an entire day's worth of calories in those sandwiches. I now see why it is measured in tablespoons.

So, another day, another try and eating correctly.

Day 9
Jun 22 2009 14:18

Had blood work and x-rays this morning and  had planned to have a yogurt afterward for breakfast. But instead had a McDonald's Southern Chicken Biscuit and 2 apple pies. So there goes the bulk of my calories for the day. I know MickeyD's is bad for me - but it is there, right in front of me all the time. Thinking about pasta with veggies for tonight. So, I haven't been able to drop the 100 calories per day that I'd like to today anyway. Didn't get to do any chair exercises either but I'll try in a little while. No promises. Don't want to gain back that pound and a half.

Still can't believe that I'm tracking my calories and activities for over a week - must be some kind of record.

One Week
Jun 21 2009 15:24

Well, I'm one week into this new journey. I've made some new friends here :) and actually lost 1.5 lbs to boot. Loving the fact that the foods I've eaten are broken down by their content and I can see that I'm eating way too much stuff with sodium and sugar content being higher then what I want. But at least I've reversed the upward spiral. Feeling a bit better with the tiny weight loss. Going to try some exercises at my desk this week during lunch. Maybe just some stretching - something gentle to start. Might also try dropping 50-100 calories from my daily intake too.

Today's weight: 273.5

Feelings
Jun 18 2009 10:04

Okay, so I'm on day 5 and I haven't stopped keeping track of my intake yet. That alone is success for me. Granted I haven't been eating the best things for me but time and money seem to always work against me. I am now aware, however, of the damage I've been doing with what I've been eating. I'm trying to do better an hour at a time.

Giving myself a gold star for getting this far.