My Body Is Finally Complaining! LOL

Well I went up a little this morning! My body is finally questioning what is up and probably going into defense mode! Lol! Obviously, when I have a stand still it's not always easy to figure out why. If I continue with getting stuck around the same weight the next couple of days I may be facing a plateau. If that is the case, I will do what I can to break through it. 

Here's how I did: 

My Weight This Morning: 183 Up .06 lbs. 

 

Sunday Meals: 

Water:  88 oz

Diet Coke: 3

Exercise: 30 Minutes Walking, Dancing (3)

On a positive note, I did get in my 3 days of exercise last week! I ate well yesterday but was surprised that my deficit wasn't enough with exercising yesterday. I thought for sure I would have been right within my budget. Oh well, I tried. LOL! 

I'm trying (and succeeding) to not get upset over my last couple of weigh ins. I know all too well from experience that my weight can fluctuate. The important thing is I don't take that information, run with it, and say screw it I'm just going to eat what I want today! Because I have let the scale play with my head in the past, decided to eat out of frustration, then regret it later. Not today!! I have honestly stuck to my plan every day and have not faultered at all! I know the minute I do, it will be more tempting to do it over and over again and that makes this process take way longer then I would like! I'm old enough and have enough experience to know I need to avoid doing that going forward.

I know I have debated about hopping on that scale everyday, but honestly I think it is good to have a daily record so I can possibly see trends and figure out what is up if I end up in a plateau. So for now, I'll continue to weigh in daily. I need to learn to not be afraid of the scale. If I know I've done everything I'm supposed to, then I need to learn not to take it so personally or get disappointed. Fluctuations are going to happen whether I like it or not. The scale is a tool, not a punishment when it doesn't go in the direciton I want it to. The key is I can't give up and keep giving it my best! Right?! Eventally the weight begins to go back in the right direction, I just need to be patient! Ok, now to remind myself of all this right after I weigh in! LOL

Found My Meter!

Uneventful day yesterday aside from finding my meter! My weight was the same so I didn't take a screen shot. 

Had a real yummy taco bowl last night for dinner. Went to lunch with a friend and had wings. Another good day in the neighborhood. 

My ketones are looking great! My keto flu symptoms haven't been too bad. Fingers crossed it stays that way. I'm hoping since I've done this before it gets easier the second time around! 

Two Week Mark

I just realized I am down 12.4 pounds at my 2 week mark! That is amazing! I've got more then half my weight gain off already! I have just over 10 pounds to get back to 172!  

I do need to measure my ketones but I just found my meter this afternoon. I tried doing a urine test but the strips were off color. Apparently you need to use the strips within 90 days of opening the bottle. It's been 2 years. Guess I'm going on Amazon today to order some. LOL! I really only need them to check for keto adaption, so depending on cost, I may or may not bother. 

My progress is going so well and I'm feeling good about my eating plan! Other then a few moments here and there, it hasn't been hard to stick to. Best of all, it feels good to get all those carbs out of my body! This girl is feeling great! 

My Phoenix Tattoo

Back in Novmeber I had my first large tattoo done. The only other tattoo I had was one I got in August after my sister passed away. This Phoenix tattoo had a special meaning for me. It represents my rebirth after my 100 pound weight loss. Ironically, my weight shot up 22 pounds after I got the tattoo! Between still grieving, my vacation to Texas & the holidays my weight just got away from me for a small period of time. But thankfully my Phoenix helped me regroup! It reminded me of all my hard work to lose those 100 pounds. It kept reminding me of this until I finally had the motivation to refocus and lose the weight I gained. And here I am! In November I had the black outline image done. This past week I had it colored! It was good timing to have it colored this past week as I just restarted my journey again a week ago. It's amazing what can help motivate you!

I added on a couple of new tattoos while I was there. My tattoo artist lives 5 hours from me. Many of my family members go to her and she is amazing! So I got two small tattoos representing each of my kids. Might as well make the 10 our trip worth it, right? 

Moving Right Along!

 Although slower then the first week, I am pleasantly suprised to see the losses still coming! I had a good day yesterday considering the day I had! Here's how I did:

Weight This Morning: 182.4. Down .6 pounds!

Meals On Friday:  The "Classi" is spam. LOL. I think it was supposed to say Classic. 

Water:  80 oz

Diet Coke: 4

Exercise: None

Yesterday was a rough day at work. Between an employee not showing up for work and discovering another employee made a huge accounting error I was not in the best of moods! So I ended up with 4 Diet Cokes yesterday. But that's the worst of it I am happy to report! I figured Diet Coke was better then eating a bunch of food I really didn't need! 

When I got home I needed a little comfort food last night so I had eggs, spam & cucumbers last night for dinner. LOL! Kind of an odd combo, but I enjoyed it. I haven't had Spam in a long time. I forgot how good it is fried! 

So far today has been better. Although I had to work this morning, it's normally my day off, a bit but it was worth it. Hopeing to just relax the rest of today aside from getting some laundry done. My fingers are crossed things will remain peaceful the rest of the day!

Slowing Down A Bit

My weight loss is slowing down a bit. I expected this a lot sooner then now so I really can't be disappointed! Yeah, it would be great to drop big numbers all the time but we all know, that is not how it works! So I'm keeping my chin up and will be happy with any loss no matter how small! Somedays I know it will be harder to take it, but I just need to remind myself that my progress thus far has been great!

Here's how I did:

Weight This Morning: 183.0 Down .2 pounds!

My Meals On Thursday:

Water:  104 oz

Diet Coke: 3

Exercise: 30 Minutes Walking/Dancing/Jogging (2)

I got my second day in of exercise yesterday so I feel good about that! Not much to report as I pretty much had a good day. A little more fatigue last night, but other then that, I've been good! I hope to take another Ketone test tomorrow. I seemed to have misplaced my meter. I'm hoping to find it tonight when I get home! I also think I'm going to take a urine Ketone test tonight because once that shows no ketones in my urine, that could possibly mean I'm keto adapted. Stay tuned for those results!

In It To Win It!

My progress thus far has been amazing! I am definately in it to win it! My biggest focus is keeping up this momentum! If I keep this up, I will be at the finish line before I know it!

Here's how I did:

Weight This Morning: 183.2!! Down another .6 pounds!

My meals Wednesday: 

Water:  104 oz

Diet Coke: 3.5

Exercise: 30 Minutes Walking/Dancing/Jogging (1)

Like I said in my prior post, I am feeling great! I lost another .6 pounds which brings me to 11.6 pounds! I can't complain! Yesterday I had lunch at like 2:30pm. I had a lot going on and didn't get a chance to eat until then so by time dinner came along I wasn't super hungry so I went with a light salad. I have been the most proud of how I have done with traveling and parties. Normally I would have a hard time sticking to my plan 100% but I have totally done that. I think I'm just ready to get back to my lowest weight and get the remainder of my weight off. 

My next challenging time periods for the month of March is when I go to camp with my husband March 21-24 & Easter which is March 31st this year. I have about 3.5 weeks until Easter. I am going to try really hard to get to my original weight when I lost my 100 pounds in 2022, which is 172! I'm going to give it my all!!

Our trip to camp shouldn't be a big deal. My husband and I are both really focused right now. I just need to make sure we stay focused. For Easter, I will make some allowances, I'm not sure what my plan is yet. I would rather see how I do leading upto Easter before I decide on an eating plan for that day. 

I'm So Glad I'm Back On Track!

I'm feeling great and so glad I'm back on track! My pants are already looser, I'm feeling better knowing I'm getting healthy, my mood is better and it feels great to be so focused and getting the job done! It certainly makes me feel good treating my body better and doing the right thing! I feel more myself these days. The thinner happier me! 

It feels good knowing I'm doing the right thing for myself. I've committed to exercising 3 times a week this month. And you know what, that feels good too. Sometimes it's hard to push yourself, but then once you get started your glad you did. 

I have a hard time with exercise in the winter when I can't go outside and walk. I find the gym too boring. So I'm back to using music as my tool! Dancing, walking and jogging all while listening to my favorite tunes! Now that's exercise I can enjoy! 

Never give up because eventually you get there! It's a journey and everyone's journey is different. It's work, but so so worth it! Keep going! You got this! 

Meeting Challenges Head On!

 I had another great couple of days! Here is how I did:

Monday ~ 

Weigh In Morning Of March 5th: 183.8!!

Monday March 4th Meals: 

Water:  72 oz

Diet Coke: 3

Exercise: None

Tuesday ~ 

Tueday March 5th Weigh In: Out Of Town, No Weigh In. 

Tuesday March 5th Meals: 

Water:  80 oz

Diet Coke: 3

Exercise: None

I was really excited to see the drop on the scale on Tuesday morning! I am now down 11 pounds! I couldn't weigh in this morning as I was headed back from a trip to get my tattoo colored and two new tattoo's done. I will share those when they are healed and I have the protective covering removed. 

I've been meeting challenges head on. My LEGO party weekend & my trip for my tattoo went well and I stayed focus! I did really well eating out yesterday while traveling. My calories were a bit high but for eating out, I did VERY well! Just not as big of a deficit as I would like. But between driving all morning then sitting in a chair for my tattoo's, I wasn't very active. 

Had trouble sleeping Monday night. This is also another sypmton of Keto Flu! Good news is my constipation is better & my fatigue lasted about 2 days. I am hoping that I won't have much more issues with either of those. But only time will tell. Still well worth it in my book! 

Not sure what my weight will do tomorrow morning with all the traveling and not having much of a deficit, but we shall see tomorrow morning! 

I Did Great This Weekend!

My weekend ended well. I never got a chance to post yesterday but all was good!

Here's how I did:

Weight Yesterday Morning: 185

Weight This Morning: 185.6

I forgot to take a pic on Sunday morning, so I took a picture of my trends page for reference. 

I'm starting to feel some symptoms of keto flu. The fatigue started a couple of days ago. And the constipation started yesterday. Milk Of Magnesia helped with that today. I'm pretty sure that's why my weight went up this morning. I've had mild leg cramps but I learned, from last time I did this, to monitor my salt and water intake. So hopefully the cramps will stay mild. 

I did very well eating this weekend so I'm confident the weight will follow. Tomorrow I'm headed to get my tattoo colored. It's an overnight trip as it's 10 hours round trip. I'll post more about my tattoo tomorrow. 😁

Had A Fantastic Day!

 I really did well yesterday. Even with all the snacks. I stuck to my plan and ate what I said I was going to! No weight movement up or down this morning but I'm ok with that. I knew this was coming. 

Here's how I did: 

Weight this morning: 185.6!!

Breakfast: Cheese

Lunch: Keto Cheese Enchiladas

Dinner: Keto Spaghetti Sauce @/Switchbrats

Snacks: Cucumbers, Broccoli & French Onion Dip

Calories: 1339 Carbs: 24g

Water: 80 oz

Diet Coke: 3

Exercise: 30 Minute Walk (3)

I am not sure how much water I had yesterday. I was busy with my LEGO Building Party and lost track. So my water intake was a guess. LOL! I did keep track of my Diet Coke and that number is accurate. I am expecting at this point that my weight loss is going to slow down at this point and I am ok with it. I am very excited to be down 9.2 pounds! That is an awesome jump start on this journey. Hopefully my last 40 pounds will cooperate in coming off! I am hoping for a 2.5 to 3 pound loss a week. That would be awesome. So we shall see. I'm feeling good going forward this weekend. I am armed with plenty of delicious food I can eat! I will just keep chanting stay on track, stay on track, stay on track!

Everything Is Awesome!!

Had another amazing day!! I am down another 1.4 pounds!! 

Here's how I did: 

Weight this morning: 185.6!!

Breakfast: None

Lunch: Keto Cheese Enchiladas

Dinner: 99 Restaurant: 8oz Sirloin, Broccoli & Side Salad (No Croutons) W/Ranch Dressing

Snacks: None

Calories: 953 Carbs: 27g

Water: 96 oz

Diet Coke: 3.5

Exercise: None

Yesterday went great! I am now down a total of 9.2 pounds!! Woohoo! I went to the movies and had absolutely no popcorn. Those that know me, know I love me some popcorn. That was an accomplishment in itself! I pretty much ate healthy all day. 

My soda intake went up to 3.5 but between going to the movie and needing something to fill that popcorn void and having to help a guest last night get to the motel, I ended a little higher. I picked up a soda before going home at 10pm for a little extra caffeine as it was getting late. I only drank half of it! So that was a positive!

My carbs were a little higher then I would have liked yesterday. For one, I got a new order of the cheese enchiladas I love and discovered they changed the recipe. They are now 9 grams of carbs intead of 6, but lower in calorie. For someone who only is allowed 20 per day, this was kind of a bummer. I will eat them up then probably not order them again. Most of my carbs were healthy carbs, so I wasn't too concerned. 

Today is the first day of my 3 day LEGO Builing Party! So far so good. I made sure to have plenty of healthy snacks on hand for my guests. Broccoli & cucumbers, cheese & crackers, pretzels & dip, Oreos, Gatorade Zero & Diet Coke. We also have strawberries & whipped topping. I will not touch the pretzels, crackers or Oreos. I have pork rinds if I want them as my chip for dip. Potato & Tortilla Chips are my weakness. I have a hard time staying out of those, so I have none of those in the house!! 

Pizza & donuts will be what I serve for breakfast & lunch/dinner. I have my cheese enchiladas & homemade spaghetti sauce w/switchbrats for my lunch and dinner so I should be golden! I will definately check in all weekend long to share how I did!