I am done feeling bad about myself. I am done hating clothes shopping. I am done with not wanting to go out with my friends. I am done HATING having my picture taken. I am done with ONLY fitting into my fat jeans. I am done with high cholesterol. I am done with being unhealthy. I am done being overweight! I want to be a happier, healthier me....
A little over two weeks ago I started a weight loss program. I have been hesitant about blogging about it. Mostly due to the fear that it wouldn't work and I would be embarrassed. Well, it's working and I have lost 11 pounds in two weeks. I am doing a program through a local weight loss clinic called M.E.L.T.(Metabolic Enhanced Lipolitic Therapy). Without going into to much boring detail basically I give my self an HCG hormone injection 6 out of 7 days a week. I follow a strict diet and have weekly appointments at the clinic to measure my success. The hormone injections will go for 12 weeks (hopefully I will be at my goal by the end of the 12 weeks) and after that the clinic will help to add things back into my diet slowly as to not gain back the weight I will lose. The entire program is a year.
Lately I have been eating basically the same thing everyday, which is extremely boring but every morning I step on the scale and I am a pound thinner I am motivated to continue. So an example of what I eat during the day:
Morning : handful of strawberries and protein shake
Lunch : some kind of lean protein- recently amazing pesto turkey burgers from traders joes on a bed of greens with onion and cucumber/ lemon juice as dressing
Snack : apple
Dinner : lean protein and veggies
At least 3 liters of water a day
Prior to starting the program I made the decision to go vegetarian and hadn't eaten meat in a few months. With this program there really isn't a way around that so for at least the next twelve weeks I am a meat eater again. I was grossed out at first but I just fell back into not thinking about exactly what it is I am eating and so far so good.
My goal this week is at least 6 more pounds and to get my butt on the treadmill.
In other news,
Its Easter weekend and I am working...stinks. Cameron and Adam dyed eggs Thursday night so I didn't have to miss out on everything. Zeland was sleeping but I figured he was to little to dye eggs anyway. I was going to take Zeland to see the Easter bunny last week but then I decided the Easter bunny is creepy and maybe next year Andrew can take him. Cameron went with the Stropka family to her sister's house in Blythe. He comes back tonight. The boys will open their Easter baskets in the morning, Cameron will go to Church with the Stropka's and hang out with them most of the day tomorrow. Andrew and Zeland will probably just hang out at home.
We hope all of our family and friends have a good Easter. Much love.
3 comments:
Congrats on the program - it's amazing that you found something that's really working so well! Since I've been breastfeeding I've been basically eating whatever, whenever, and now that I'm weaning I'm afraid it may catch up with me fast. I'm contemplating eating meat again, but not sure if I can do it... regardless, keep up the blogging as I may need the motivation to begin working out, eating healthier, and drinking more water again too!!! Being healthy and happy is a wonderful goal.
Good luck with your diet plan. I admire your efforts.
For people that actually like veggies, it's easy. For those of us (like me) who hate most veggies (Yes, I have tasted them), it is a lot more difficult. I only like buttered peas & corn. I do try to get fruit (like grapes & oranges) vs. potatos in restaurants. When we eat less food, we have less energy, feel like we are startving, & get grumpy.
John & I have gone through the dietician route, but neither of us cared for eating small portions of food, and trying to eat things we don't like, etc., which is torture for us.
We bought a treadmill, but it has turned into a clothes hanger. We both spend a lot of time on the computer, but much of the time is job hunting, researching, etc. So, we don't get as much excercise as we should.
It is relatively easy to lose the first pounds, especially for men, but trying to keep the pounds off while continuing attempt to lose additional pounds is really challenging.
Hope you can be more successful than the Cheezheads.
Congratulations on all that weight loss! Sounds like you have found the best program for you. I am so glad. It's hard to diet, but well worth it in so many ways when the pounds come off. You have inspired me. I think I have put on a few pounds during the winter and have gotten into some bad habits. During the summer I am swimming every day and walking a lot so I can usually not think about what I am eating. However, this sets up bad eating habits for the winter. I've started some swimming again but I noticed some of my clothes are tighter. So I will go back to eating smaller portions again and not so much sugar. Also, I have started drinking more water. Thanks for the inspiration.
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