Where do I go from here??

Okay, so I have no problem admitting I have no idea what to do about getting in shape. Well, okay, I actually have an idea, but I don't know how I am going to accomplish it. I'm not very good at losing weight, apparently. :(

I have a couple of friends that have had amazing results eating 1500 calories a day. But it's soooooo boring!!!!! I want variety, flavor, chocolate, bread, pasta, chocolate, red meat and did I mention chocolate?!?!

So, what do I do? I know so many people say to "be happy with your own body" or "just be glad you're healthy" or "love yourself, even if you don't like how you look on the outside." But, I don't want to be happy with how I look because I'm not happy with how I look so why would that make me happy with how I look?!? Got that? Probably not. I don't know if I even got it!

So, again. What do I do?

Well, I guess it's back to the drawing board for me. Or, in this case, the weight loss journals.

Until next blog, where hopefully I'll have figured out how to lose weight and get back into "the shape of my life!"

Moving forward

I have been feeling great now that I am eating low-glycemic index foods every 2-3 hours. Here is my meal plan every day.
This diet is the Hypoglycemia Diet. It consists of 1500 calories or less, has 149 gm of carbohydrates, 76 gm of Protein, and 65 gm of Fat.

Meal #1
8:00am
1 Fruit
1 Bread
1 Egg or Meat
1 Fat
1 Milk

Meal #2
10:30am
1 Meat
1 Bread

Meal #3
1:00pm
2 Meat/Cheese
1 Bread
1-2 Vegetable
1 Fruit
1 Fat

Meal #4
3:30pm
1/2 Bread
1/2 Milk/Yogurt

Meal #5
6:00pm
2 Meat/Cheese
1 Bread
2 Vegetable
Vegatables Raw-As Desired
Dessert, Sugar Free-As desired
1 Fat

Meal #6
8:30pm
1/2 Bread
1/2 Milk/Yogurt

So here is what I have been eating:

Meal #1
8:00am
1 Fruit=1/2 Banana
1 Egg/Meat=3 Egg Whites
1 Bread=1/2 Bagel
1 Fat=1 tsp Butter
1 Milk/Yogurt=8 oz Milk

Meal #2
10:30am
1 Meat=1 oz Grilled Chicken
1 Bread=1/2 Cup Whole Wheat Pasta

Meal #3
1:00pm
2 Meat=2 oz Grilled Chicken
1 Bread=1 Tortilla
1 Vegetable=1 Cup of Green Beans
1 Fruit=1/2 large Gala Apple
1 Fat=6 Dry Roasted Almonds

Meal #4
3:30pm
1/2 Bread=1/2 Tortilla
1/2 Milk/Yogurt=4 oz Lowfat Yogurt

Meal #5
6:00pm
2 Meat=1 oz Mozzarella Cheese, 1/4 Cup Tuna
1 Bread=6 Whole Wheat Crackers
2 Vegetables=1 Cup Raw Carrots, 1/2 Cup Steamed Broccoli
1 Fat=6 Dry Roasted Almonds

Meal #6
8:30pm
1/2 Bread=1/2 Tortilla
1/2 Milk/Yogurt=4 oz Lowfat Yogurt


It's a lot of measuring and planning for me, but it looks like this is what I need to do right now. Well, at least until I get in to see the doctor and get my levels tested.

So far, I feel good. I have a slight headache every now and then. On day 4 of eating this way I felt a little light headed/dizzy. I believe it is beacause I needed to eat at 6:00pm and it was already 6:30pm. As soon as I got meal #5 in me I started to feel fine again.

Btw, 2 lbs down this week. Healthy eating is the key. Well, that and exercise. I've exercised everyday this week for at least 30 minutes each time. My legs are a bit sore, but that's fine with me as long as I am going in the right direction! Which is down...Lol.

So, now it is time to snack on meal #4 and head home to watch the Wichita State University Shockers play in the 2nd round of the 2012 NCAA tournament!! Go Shox!!!

Fast-5 Diet is over! For good!!!

So, last I week I was going to continue the Fast-5 Diet. Even though I was somewhat bored with it, I at least was losing weight doing it. I have totally changed my mind. Yes, I am allowed to do that. I have good reason to quit and I won't be quitting dieting and exercising.

What are my good reasons?

Well, on day 17, I had fasted for 18 hours and in just 1 more hour I would be able to start eating. I was at kid #2's basketball tournament and it was getting ready to begin. While sitting in the bleachers I started to feel dizzy. My vision began to blur and my palms started to sweat. Nausea was setting in so I got up and headed in the direction of the restrooms. I couldn't stand straight, I was staggering as I walked, my heart was beating fast, my fingers were feeling all numb and tingly. I managed to leave the gym, but had to slide down the wall just outside the doors only 10 feet from the restrooms. I was blacking out. My hands and legs were shaking and my pulse was racing.

I thought I was just having major flu symptoms and was going to lose it in the hallway, but I managed to take a few deep breaths and after sitting for about 5 minutes, stand up and make it into the restroom. The same things were happening as I walked the short distance between the hallway and restroom. I again was blacking out. I made it into a stall just in time to sit down again. I sat there for about 10 minutes. Sweating. Shaking. Nauseaus. I didn't actually get physically sick, but weirdly I was nauseaus and had hunger pains. I realized after getting myself together that I needed some sugar in my system. You see, I randomly, throughout my life, have felt weak and have just ate something and then felt better. I sipped some gatorade and within a few minutes I felt like a totally different person.

I went back to the basketball game and continued to sip my gatorade and continued to feel much better. I ate some nachos (horrible thing to eat, I know, but that's pretty much all the concession stand had) and drank a bottle of water.

After that episode, I am done fasting. Well, not really. I am going to see my doctor next week and have to fast before they do blood work. But I am done fasting for diet.

I am going to follow the hypoglycemic diet for the week in between today and my doctor visit. I'll still workout. I'm actually getting ready to go walk my 30 minutes right now!

I won't be going forward with the Fast-5 Diet anymore!!

Fast-5 Diet Day 16

Okay, I know I said I was going to quit the Fast-5 Diet and just stick to low glycemic index foods, but I can't. I like eating just in the morning and not worrying about food the rest of the day. It's so simple. I like simplicity. Especially with the busy life my family keeps. So, I'm still in.

Day 16 food list:
7:00am
1 apple
8:30am
6 oz strawberry yogurt, lowfat
1/2 C lowfat granola
10:30am
1 handful of salsa popcorn
1 pkg of scooby doo fruit snacks (not reall fruit, I considered this candy)
11:15am
1 Boca burger (disgusting flavor, not sure which one it was, but I won't be eating it again!)
11:30am
1 medium baked potato
1 T real butter
1 medium banana


That is it. And, I'm going to walk on an incline this afternoon. I'm really trying to get my heart rate down, so I have to keep my heart rate in between 120 and 135 bpm while I'm working out. It's pretty difficult. I feel like I'm not exerting myself very much so it's kinda boring. This is what a trainer has me doing. He better be right!

Diet and fitness article I liked

I just came across this article and have already found it pretty helpful. This is probably the direction I should be going...

http://www.fitcommerce.com/Blueprint/Staying-in-Your-Fat-Burning-Zone-24-by-7_page.aspx?pageId=859&portalId=2

And

http://www.fitcommerce.com/BLUEPRINT/Increase-Your-Protein-Intake-to-Lose-Weight-_page.aspx?pageId=592&tabIndex=5&portalId=2

Fast-5 days 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15

I'm grouping this week together because it was pretty much the same all week. Two things I found out towards the end of week two of the fast-5 diet.

1.) I didn't continue to lose anymore weight than I had initially taken off.
2.) I got bored with it.

Now, at this minute, am still doing the Fast-5 Diet, but I expect that to change. Probably tomorrow. I think I have diet and excerise A.D.D. No disrespect to those people with A.D.D. or children with the disorder, but I just can't stay with something I am not continuously seeing results with. This is probably why I haven't been successfull at losing weight. Ya think? It just seems like a waist of my time to continue something that isn't producing results.

And so I move on. To what? Just diet and excerise? Well, probably. But just until I come across another gimmick I'd like to try out! :) I'm a pretty good sampler...Lol.

So, for now, I'm just thinking eating small meals throughout the day, low on the glycemic index, drinking lots of water and some tea, and then continuing with the 30 minutes of cardio each day. I am learning to keep my heart rate lower while doing cardio. Which means moving slower, and it, my friend is quite boring! Hopefully I can lower my resting heart rate so that I am in better physical shape. That's the goal anyway.

I did manage to accomplish two things from doing the Fast-5 Diet. And they are: Stop my continuous cravings for junk food (i.e. candy, baked goods, bad carbs) and also stop drinking soda everyday.

All in all I lost 7 lbs in the two weeks I tried it out and if I can keep those seven pounds off, it will be seven pounds more than I would have lost not trying it. :)

Fast-5 days 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9

So, I'm having a lot of problems with my internet in the evening. Everytime I try to blog, it won't let me type for more than a minute before I get kicked off. I'm going to attempt to get this done, days 5-9, all at once.

It has been going excellent so far. I lost 6 lbs in the first 6 days! Hey, I was aiming for 1-2 lbs a week, so I am excited. I'm not hungry when it is not my 5 hrs to eat and even when it is my 5 hrs, I'm not famished. Sometimes I have to even force myself to eat.

Day 5 eating:
11:30pm-4:30pm
11:30pm
Pre-made greek side salad (snack size)
6oz strawberry yogurt
1/4 Cup lowfat granola
1:00pm
1/2 bagel w/ lite cream cheese spread
Regular sized brownie (leftover from church coffee hour)
3:00pm
Turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread
4:25
6oz yogurt

Day 6
11:00pm-4:00pm
11:00pm
1/2 Cup homemade mac & cheese
Grilled mac & cheese sandwich on whole wheat
1/2 Cup cottage cheese
2:00pm
3 homemade power bites (recipe to come, these are amazing)
3:45pm
2 Bierocks (this recipe to come to)

Day 7
7:00am-12:00pm
7:10am
4 eggwhites
1 slice of whole wheat bread
9:00am
1/2 Cup cottage cheese
1/4 Cup black beans
3 power bites
11:30am
6oz yogurt
1/2 Cup rice, corn, black bean, salsa. (recipe to come)

Day 8
7:00am-12:00pm
7:00am
3 eggwhites
1 slice whole wheat toast (no butter)
1/4 Cup bierock mixture
9:30am
1/4 Cup black beans
1/4 Cup cottage cheese
11:00am
1 Cup queso with rice mixture from the day before.
3 power bites

Day 9
7:00am-12:00pm
3 eggwhites
1 slice whole wheat toast
9:00am
3 power bites
1 medium orange
2 handfuls of lite popcorn
11:00am
1 Cup of bierock mixture (no bread)
1/4 Cup black beans

and I believe that is it. I'll post the recipes I used in another post. % have to pull them off of pinterest!

Fast-5 Day 4

So, I couldn't get an internet connection last night, therefore I couldn't blog about day 4. Now it seems to be working fine. I'm just sitting here waiting on the delayed Daytona 500 to begin. I really hope it gets underway today and we don't have to wait til tommorrow to watch.

Anyway, back to day 4 of the Fast-5 diet. This was the first time I've changed my 5hrs. I went from 7am-12pm to 12pm-5pm. So instead of doing 19 hrs of fasting, I had to do 24 hrs. I made it through with flying colors. And, after 24 hrs of no food, I wasn't starving either.

Kid #2 had a basketball tournament and regular season game playing going on all day and I was worried that I wouldn't get to eat during my 5 hrs, but I did and I didn't even mess it up!

Here's how my day and diet went:

Basketball from 9am to 12pm
12:00pm
1 Cup mixed nuts & dried fruit. (almonds, cashews, golden raisins, cranberries)
1:00pm
1/2 of a Buffalo crispy chicken salad with blue cheese at Montanna Mikes
2 homemade rolls with butter
3:00pm
The other half of my salad from Montanna Mikes.
4:55pm
1/2 Cup mixed nuts & dried fruit.
1 bite of kid #3's beefy cheese burrito from Taco Bell.

That was day 4 and they just announced the Daytona 500 has been canceled and will be ran tomorrow at 12pm. Well, now I might have to keep my 12pm-5pm diet time. That is if I am going to skip out on work and watch the race somewhere! We'll have to see.

Fast-5 Day 3

Day 3 is about over and I'm not craving anything. Weird for me to not want some kind of candy or sugar. I'm such a sugar addict it isn't even funny. But here I am 3 days in and no unnatural sugar, nothing above 55 on the glycemic index, and no coffee. Like I said...weird.

You can call me crazy if you want, because I am blogging from Buffalo Wild Wings while my family eats $3 appetizers and I drink my unsweetened tea. I know I am pushing the limit with the whole "don't put yourself in the position of being tempted, and you won't eat bad" or however that saying is. Anyway, I really didn't want to go out and be tempted, but my family wouldn't allow me to stay home. So here I am. With some fried mushrooms under my nose and not eating them. I have to honestly say, I'm not hungry and even though it smells pretty good, it also is kind of making my stomache turn a bit. Everything is sooo fried! I'm pretty sure if I ate something I would be sick. And I'm not just saying that because I want to stay committed to the diet plan and not cave.

Yumm! I just took a big sip of my tea...hahaha!!

On to my food list from today.

7:15am
4 egg whites
1 slice 100% whole grain bread
9:00am
1/2 Cup oatmeal
1 tbsp real butter
11:30am
2 very small grilled chicken breast. Maybe about 6oz total. (My husband grilled out last night and he was nice enough to grill me some for today).
1/2 Cup black beans
6 oz lite and fit yogurt
11:55am
1 medium apple
6 oz lite and fit yogurt

I didn't workout again due to still being so sore. Probably tomorrow I'll be able to walk 30 minutes or so.

So for right now I'm just going to watch my family chow down on some wings!

Fast-5 Diet Day 2

So, day 1 was pretty easy. I didn't have any hunger pains. Any light headedness. I slept awesome. I couldn't have asked for a better first day.

I accomplished all of my workout too. I thought the legs were too easy (lifting) while I was doing them, but today told a totally different story. Sooorrreee! Defimately sore. It's the curtsey's that did me in. But, you know what they say..."If you're not sore after lifting, then you must not have done it right." Or something like that.

When I woke up today, around 6:30am, I still had 30 mimutes until I could eat. I wasn't starving to death. I went about getting ready for work and then around 5 til 7 I started making some eggs.
So, after eating sensible for 5 hrs, fasting for 19 hrs I can say I felt pretty good.

Now, on to today. Here is my list of food I ate and when.

7:00am
4 egg whites
1 slice 100% whole grain toast (no butter)
9:00am
6 oz greek yogurt with strawberries
1/2 Cup oatmeal with 1 tbsp real butter
11:00am
2 Cups whole wheat spaghetti with sauce (no meat)
1/4 Cup real parmesan cheese
6 oz lite and fit yogurt
11:55am
1/2 Cup black beans

No coffee today, but I drank at least 50 ozs of unsweetened tea and 60 ozs of water. I'll continue to drink water throughout the night.

No exercise today. I needed a break. Before begining the Fast 5 Diet, I had already exercised Mon, Tues, and Wed so I felt like I was due for a rest. I'll pick it up again tomorrow.

I did weigh myself and although I am not ready to share that number at this moment (quite embarrassed by it) I'll possibly share it after losing some decent amount of weight. By the way, I'd really like to lose around 60 total.

Fast-5 Diet day 1

So, after months of dieting and exercising just when I felt like it, I'm ready to hop on the wagon again. I gained a few pounds over the holidays and need to take those off as well as the other 60 or so I already wanted to lose. Obviously I have no expectation of losing it all super fast. Afterall, the old saying goes, "The pounds didn't pile on overnight, so they won't come off overnight." Or something like that. But boy wouldnthat be nice.

If anybody reads this, you will probably question my judgement on my next weight loss journey move. Here it is...I am going to try out the Fast-5 diet. If you haven't heard of this, it is pretty simple to explain. I will wake up and eat a very balanced but low in carb diet between the hours of 7 am and 12 pm. Then I will eat nothing from 12pm until the next morning at 7 am again. So eat for 5 hours, fast for 19 hours. Some may think this is a drastic move, but it is better than the first option I came across while doing some research. That option was the Alternate Day Fast. With the Alternate Day Diet I would eat a sensible diet one day, consisting of protein, low carbs and healthy fats and staying within 1200-1500 calories. The next day I would eat absolutely nothing. Nothing is hard to eat. This is why I chose to try the Fast-5 diet. Sounds better now, doesn't it?



Of course, I wouldn't attempt something without researching it. You know I AM the self proclaimed Queen of Google...hahaha! So, here is my info. Feel free to check it out and let me know if you have tried this before or are thinking about it yourself. I would love to hear thoughts on this from anyone.

http://www.fast-5.com
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0977253406?
ie=USTF8&tag=httpwwwleanga20&linkCode=as2&camp1789&creative=390957&creTiveASIN=0977253406



http://www.livestrong.com/article/5115-need-fast/




If you want to read about the Alternate Day Diet, check out these articles/blogs:


http://musingforces.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2007-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-
max=2008-01-01T00:00-08:00&max-results=34

http://www.fatlossnutrition.com/blog/2010/alternate-day-fasting-a-viable-weight-loss-option/>
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=166583

This is the most current news on the alternate day diet.
http://lifestyle.aol.co.uk/2012/02/20/starving-yourself-on-alternate-days-could-help-you-lose-weight/

So, there you have it. The Fast-5 diet it is. Because studies show that some people can not start new diets on Monday, like most people like to, I decided to begin today.

Here is my day 1:
7:00am begin eating.
3 egg whites
8:30am
1/2 Cup cottage cheese
Mocha cappuccuino-coffee blend 6oz
9:30am
Mocha cappuccino-coffee blend 6oz
8oz water
10:55am
1/2 Cup cottage cheese
1 Cup black beans
1 medium apple
6oz greek yogurt with strawberries
11:55am
6oz Yoplait lite & fit yogurt
I also tried to eat a Cutie, but was too full.

The remainder of the day I will have unsweetened tea and water.

Exercise will consist of:
Plie with bicep curls (8-12 reps)
Forward lunge and raise the roof with weights (8-12 reps)
Squat with straight-arm pressback (8-12 reps)
Tip it over, basic dead lift w/ a little twist (8 reps per leg)
Curtsy lat raise (8-12 reps)
Power walk
0:00-5:00 warm- up (3.5mph)
5:00-25:00 power walk (4.0-4.5 mph)
25:00-30:00 cool down (3.0 mph)