sunshine25's Journal

160's are soooooooooo far away!
Sep 28 2009 14:52

So probably not gonna loose any weight this week, TOTM, man everytime I feel like I'm getting somewhere, here it comes AGAIN.  The scales are just prolonging getting me to the 160's. They seem like miles away, just can't seem to get there. Haven't weighed myself since Saturday.

Having a hard time getting those carbs down lately. Seems like if I get my fat down the carbs are high and vice versa. Can't seem to keep both fairly low these days. Like my fat to be less than 20%, carbs less than 50% and protein around 25-30%. Seems like I loose when my carbs are fairly low, but I'm still trying to get all my calories in. Almost like a puzzle that I do every day. I log and take out certain foods until I get the right mix. Boy good thing I don't count the time I spend on this logging or my menu for the day.

Have not been exercising at all. I am so bad. Tomorrow gonna start my Latin Dancing classes. I've heard it's great exercise and is great for the belly fat, which I still have lots of. Apparently it is a good hour and she told us we will sweat alot, so I'm excited. Sick eh! I'm excited about sweating my butt off. I know this is what I needed to get my butt moving. The cooler weather just makes me lazy. Rainy cold day today, so won't be walking again tonight. Excuses, Excuses, I've been good at that lately !!

I'm lovin the scales these days!
Sep 16 2009 19:21

So today the scales said I dropped another 0.80 lb. since last Saturday. Yippy!!!!! I have watched and recorded everything I ate and even went out for supper a few times with hubby and still lost. Hopefully I can hold that until my weigh-in on Saturday morning. I would be so happy if I could add another 1 lb. loss. Haven't really been exercising much at all. Hubby and I went for 2 walks this week and burned 210 calories each walk. So not far, but walking isn't hubby's favorite thing to do so I have to take what I can get. Days are getting shorter and it gets dark sooner, so if I walk I have to get out there right after supper. I hate the thoughts of winter!!!

Am pretty excited about this new combination I've decided. I look back now and my carbs I think were way to high. My body maybe just can't consume 60% carbs and still loose weight. It' slike  my body is turning the carbs into sugar and it just doesn't work for me. I have really cut down, but still eat very good all day. Veggies, Fruits, nuts, yogurt, chicken, rice, fish, so it's not like I'm starving myself just different foods. I couldn't really get my fingers on it when people would say to try and balance out your meals, find what works for you and I was concentrating so much on the calories and deficits and not on the fat, protein or carb intake. Now I can reach my calories no problem and still keep my fat, and carbs down considerably. Some days I only have a deficit of 300 and it still seems to be okay. I do remembering commenting on my journal that I always felt bloated. Could it have been all the carbs, to many carbs, don't seem to have that anymore and I think FINALLY my stomach is starting to go down a bit.

You know those scales though, they can change on a dime, so not setting anything in stone just yet.

Planning a little getaway hubby and me next week. Not sure where yet, just a few days away for a little break. I love this time of year, when the leaves change and colours are vibrant, maybe up north somewhere.

Hope everyone is having a great week!!

Lost 3.30 lbs.
Sep 12 2009 09:58

So today the scales showed 171.60.  Finally they moved !!!!! That makes me down 3.3 lbs. since last Saturday, how can that be!!

This is usually what happens, this is the week I usually loose a few lbs. and then the scales don't move a notch all month. It makes for one hell of a long month. I have changed things up a bit. Surprisingly enough I haven't exercises much at all this week. I might have gotten in 1-2 walks, that's it. Been so busy with things, but try to keep moving all the time.  Started doing dumbells nightly, 10 lbs. weights to try and get my arms circumference down. Will let you know how that turns out.

Been so disappointed the last few weeks with my weight loss (none) that I figured I had to change a few things up. Read about " The Zone", not for me, read about " Atkins", no way, been there, done that, so I took all the information I read and tried to make some changes to my food intake. I upped my calories to around 1400 - 1450, which now gives me only 200 deficit if I don't exercise and worked on getting my Protein up to around 100-120 grams a day. Carbs around 45-50% a day and Fat below 20%. Seems to be working. I have introduced all kinds of new foods to my daily intake. Maybe it was the carbs at 50-60% that my body doesn not do good with. I know I wasn't getting nearly the amount of protein I should, usually ended up with about 15-18% daily and fat was always around 20-25%. Some days even 27%. So maybe my body needs the high protein, low fat and low carb, but I didn't want to resort to any fad diets. I wanted to keep it a way of eating that I can do for the rest of my life.

Also added a protein drink to my eating. Not daily, but usually if I have a good day at moving, exercising, I have a drink (160) calories and 24 g of Protein. At work the odd day I have been snacking on Protein Bars, delicious and usually 14 g of protein. Supper lots of veggies, fish, etc. Lots of you eat Kashi Go Lean so decided to get some of that in stead of the borning " All Bran". Love it !!!!

Could this be a new start for me? Could this be the combination that is right for my body to loose weight. I have read to much Protein is not good, so I am using this as a jump start on my metabolism for a few weeks and see what happens!!! Then maybe cut back a little on the protein to about 75 grams a day. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

P.S. I don't think I have had a loss since last October that I have lost this much in one week. This sets the record for me. Now to just keep it down.

I'm starving...!!!!!!!! What should I have for breaky?????????

 Hugs

Father's Day
Jun 21 2009 12:05

I'm taking the day off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday to Me!
Apr 13 2009 10:39

Happy Birthday to me.....Happy Birthday to me.......

Between Birthdays and Easter in my family I have had quite enough get togethers to last me a lifetime. Have been great at them though. I guess this determination is even surprising me. So today on the scales shows a  .50 lb. loss.  I am going to come down a bit in calories as I found some days I cannot get those 500+ deficits in. 1500 calories means I have to quit work in order to get 2-3 hours a day of exercising in and wow, that is tough. I am good to get one in. I have my own routine, with my cardio, treadmill, universal and weights, that has to be good enough.

Just when I think I am not loosing any weight ( at least that is what the scales say), went to a school reunion that we try and get together every year. Heard lots of compliments about how well I am doing, and how much weight have you lost, I started to explain.....My body does not loose weight, it looses inches, so that will have to suffice for now. Then yesterday took some pictures at my sisters of me on the trampoline with her and sent them to my daughter who I have not seen since February and she thinks I am dwindling down to nothing. She wondered where the other half of me is. So something must be working eh! I am finding those size 14 jeans are baggy on me, so I know I have progressed into the size 12. How can you be 183 lbs. and fit into a size 12, well that's me. Even tops I used to wear are actually hanging off my shoulders, so my frame must be changing also.  God, I just love it when people notice, I guess cause we never really notice it in ourselves if it weren't for clothes. I still see a fat person, I guess.

Even had some cake this weekend and tonight hubby is taking me to a buffet and then some gambling......Yahoooooooooo. My favorite part.

I guess I am proof that the scales don't have to move to see the inches. Everyone told me to throw my scales out the window. I just can't seem to part with them. They are my reason to get up in the morning. Ha!

Didn't mean to ramble, can you tell I am having a great day. Hope you all are.

"The Birthday Girl"........

Update
Feb 27 2009 08:06

Just a quick update. Dropped another 1.10 lbs. That puts me to loosing 26.5 lbs. since October 14, 2008.

I am happy, despite the fact that I am always trying to rush things and I have figured out that, everything worth waiting for, takes time. It is a very slow process, but one that I am enjoying the journey.

Was trying to hit that 30 lbs. loss before the end of February, but no problem, I am happy where I am.

I have been excited about my trip next week, so that has really given me something to look forward to.

I am pretty much eating everything now, only good portions of everything and using my smarts when it come to junk food. Exercising 30-45 minutes a day and even took a few days off there.

Good Luck to everyone, hang in there!

Up date
Feb 17 2009 19:22

Just thinking about how good I feel lately. Dropped back to my 84 kgs. now I am at the lowest I was prior to the wedding.

I increased my calories to exactly 1400-1450 and make sure I have a deficit of 500-700 each day. So far so good. I am eating healthy and staying full. I am on a role.

I would be very surprised if I find I have not dropped to 83 kgs. by the end of this week, but hey, I've been fooled before. That would mean I have reached 25 lbs. since October and that would make me very happy. I am trying my hardest and trying to stay up there in calories. I know what I can and can't eat now, I just eat pretty much everything in moderation. If I am short calories, I pretty much know how to bring it up without actually eating.

Don't know what I would do without my smoothies. I have one almost everyday. I just love them. Just frozen fruit, ice and water or yogurt the odd time. I have the whole family hooked on them. When short on calories I add a small amoutn of protein.

So, I am keeping my fingers crossed for that end of the week weigh-In.

Hope everyone had as good a week as me ! Keep positive.

Busy Week
Feb 11 2009 09:35

Wow, what  busy week I've had. Visiting this person, that person, trying to meet people for lunches, etc. Daughter is going back today, so you can imagine how sad this is for me. I love her to death. We have had a blast with visiting, wedding etc.

The wedding was awesome and beautiful and as elegant as ever. I did my best except when it came to the booze. Those strawberrry dacquri's get to me big time and everytime I turned around antoher one was in front of me. Thanks to hubby. It was so good for us all to be together. Everyone did mention how good I looked, but nobody actually came out and said, how much weight have you lost, just how good I looked, so I will take that as saying pretty much the same thing. Top was tight, but seem to be loosing more on the bottom than the top.

Gained my 2.2 lbs. back this week, although I feel like I have been on holidays with all the lunches, visiting and nibbling we've done,so really not that bad I guess. Have not exercised since last Friday night when I did a good hour on the treadmill. Just no time with her being home. ( Have to blame it on someone).

Well heading off to the airport soon, then back to my routine in life, and trying to make up for time lost. I am putting 110% into this diet again as of today, I have to get things moving more than they are, if I have to sit on that treadmill 4 hours a day in stead of what I have been doing. Have to reach a loss of 25 lbs. by the end of the month. That gives me 2 1/2 weeks to loose 4 lbs.

Wish me luck!

Debra

Big Day Tomorrow
Feb 04 2009 21:25

Well tomorrow will tell the truth as how different that I think I might look. My daughter is coming home and am picking her up from the airport. My mom says I will have to put a sign on my forehead so she knows who her Mom is, but trust me, I still have a long way to go.

Missed a day exercising, and wow the guilt just ate away at me. So tonight I burned 400 calories and felt great again, except the muscles are a little tight right now. I feel so good after and during my exercising. I just can't seem to find time to get anything else done, like washing, ironing, and actual housework.

Well the next week is sure going to be hectic, so hopefully I can still keep up my routine. Off work until Monday and big wedding this weekend, Oh, I can't image how many calories I will gain just thinking about a seven course meal, hot and cold hordeavous before dinner and pizza and goodies at night, not to mention a few beers to keep the night exciting, then off to the hotel where we have the whole floor booked with my sisters etc. It's gonna be a good time, then everyone meets for breakfast early the next morning.

Felt great since I lost that 2.2 lbs. that means I am up to 23 lbs. Everyday is a good deficit, but obviously not big enough after watching Biggest Looser. Wow how do they pull off those big figures. I just can't imagine. I would just love to pull of a 2 lbs. one week instead of working 4 weeks to see it. I'm not gonna dwell on that, just gets me down and like everyone says, I have not gained.

Today with my work out i have a 1028 deficit. Am trying to eat 1300 calories a day and usually my burn meter reads around 2000-2300 after my activities get calculated so that's not bad. I have lost 2 inches in my hips and 1 in my waist and have gone from size 16 and sometimes even size 18 to size 14 and those jeans are even loose now, so I am happy with myself. Still wearing some of my tops though, but the waist area looks really baggy, where I used to have to stretch it to fit me. My leather coat has to be taken in, as the waist is just to big. Seem to have lost most of my weight in the hips, must be from that treadmill.

Well going to bed early, excited about seeing my baby and then heading for a super weekend. Can't wait.

Have a great weekend!

New Month, New Start....AGAIN
Feb 02 2009 08:09

Would you believe that those scales did not move again. I am totally out of suggestions as to what to try next. All I can do is to continue on the way I have been. I am certainly loosing or shifting weight, anyone can tell that, but the scales don't move. When i say don't move, I mean up maybe .02 and then down .02 consistently, but nothing significant.

I have tried upping my calories, working out more, consistently, zig zagging, hmmmmm, not sure what to do next. Is it possible for me to get to a size 6 and still weight 187 lbs. i don't think so, so at some point it has to move right?

I have come to the conclusion that anyone wanting to add stress to their lives, try loosing weight!

Wanted to be 175 lbs. by Christmas and we are now into February and wedding this weekend and never moved the scale. Ha Ha !!! Boy do I have alot to learn about the body.

Hope everyone is doing great and ready to take on another month. Bathing suit season is right around the corner.

Be Good

Debra