Embarking on Week 2 - Tune Up Progress
Well, from 152.6 to 146.2, I'm well on my way to reaching next week's target of 144.
I was traveling for work this week, so I had to remember how to survive while away from my routine. I really found the first week a challenge to get strict again, but with my trusty pee-sticks on hand at home, I was monitoring and it only took 48 hours for my body to kick in.
Nothing like having your body tell you in only a matter of a few hours "Yeah, you're fat - I'm burning it off already." It's humbling....
I went from my first weigh in at 152.6 (gasp!) to a 4 lb drop in two days. Water bien sur, but it's so motivating to see that initial big loss. I did find the first few days hard. I swear once you start eating refined sugar again your body truly craves it. It took me a few days to really push away the bad foods, but once you get back into your clean food and routine, I don't crave it or get lured by it.
And that's a hard thing to do with those raisin bran muffin hubcaps (these muffins are HUGE) that scream out to me at the coffee shop every morning when I get my large decaf with a splash of skim milk and 2 Splenda packets.... I put in extra Splenda and imagine it's one of the 500 calorie raisins from the muffin rolling around in my mouth.
But luckily this morning I looked at them and didn't even smell them. I swear the B6/12 concoction must block out the olifactory receptors to resist unwanted foods... it's a theory.
I've crept along at my typical half a pound loss per day since then.
What a lovely surprise though this morning at weigh-in - a girlfriend of mine mentioned my name when she joined the program that I received a free week! Thanks Kate!!
So, armed with some Proti Vanilla shakes, I'm ready for next week's loss. They were a lifesaver this week on my trip for work - brought 2 with me and a peanut & jam protein bar (these are new - and are they yummy!) so that I would have 1 pre-packaged protein per day. You can't eat more than one of these items each per day, so I alternated.
While I know those foods are not the best and are chock-full of different chemicals, I did need them this week for convenience. You certainly don't lose as much as quickly using them... but the Vanilla shake is great with 5 oz of frozen (or fresh) strawberries with Splenda to taste - an excellent morning smoothie!
Anyway - here's to Week 2 - it's only just begun, and I'm half way to my goal of 135!
Happy weekend everyone. :-)
I was traveling for work this week, so I had to remember how to survive while away from my routine. I really found the first week a challenge to get strict again, but with my trusty pee-sticks on hand at home, I was monitoring and it only took 48 hours for my body to kick in.
Nothing like having your body tell you in only a matter of a few hours "Yeah, you're fat - I'm burning it off already." It's humbling....
I went from my first weigh in at 152.6 (gasp!) to a 4 lb drop in two days. Water bien sur, but it's so motivating to see that initial big loss. I did find the first few days hard. I swear once you start eating refined sugar again your body truly craves it. It took me a few days to really push away the bad foods, but once you get back into your clean food and routine, I don't crave it or get lured by it.
And that's a hard thing to do with those raisin bran muffin hubcaps (these muffins are HUGE) that scream out to me at the coffee shop every morning when I get my large decaf with a splash of skim milk and 2 Splenda packets.... I put in extra Splenda and imagine it's one of the 500 calorie raisins from the muffin rolling around in my mouth.
But luckily this morning I looked at them and didn't even smell them. I swear the B6/12 concoction must block out the olifactory receptors to resist unwanted foods... it's a theory.
I've crept along at my typical half a pound loss per day since then.
What a lovely surprise though this morning at weigh-in - a girlfriend of mine mentioned my name when she joined the program that I received a free week! Thanks Kate!!
So, armed with some Proti Vanilla shakes, I'm ready for next week's loss. They were a lifesaver this week on my trip for work - brought 2 with me and a peanut & jam protein bar (these are new - and are they yummy!) so that I would have 1 pre-packaged protein per day. You can't eat more than one of these items each per day, so I alternated.
While I know those foods are not the best and are chock-full of different chemicals, I did need them this week for convenience. You certainly don't lose as much as quickly using them... but the Vanilla shake is great with 5 oz of frozen (or fresh) strawberries with Splenda to taste - an excellent morning smoothie!
Anyway - here's to Week 2 - it's only just begun, and I'm half way to my goal of 135!
Happy weekend everyone. :-)
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You gave me the inspiration to create a blog as well for this diet. Feel free to check it out at shenadeweightlossjourney.blogspot.com
I stayed on strict Maintenance for a couple of weeks, but quickly started to introducing my own elements and was doing a more Alkaline/Acid diet approach - sticking to the caloric intake goals, but branching out a little more.
I've been able to stay within the range, but as of today, I'm back down to 142. Should be a goal of 135 soon.
I'll definitely check out your blog - and good luck in your weight loss journey. Keep in touch!