Okkkkk Let's do it.

I'm baaaaaack! Returning to the blog as a mother of 2! Clark Thomas was born on December 10th and is absolutely perfect! 

My body on the other hand....a little rough. I gained close to 40lbs during the pregnancy. Ouch. It hurts to type that.  I'm exclusively breastfeeding, so it will be a little touch and go as far as how many calories I can cut while still maintaining my supply. My main goal is to be IN CONTROL and eat REAL. no crazy diets, no eliminating entire food groups. I just want to eat a normal, balanced, healthy diet. I have 2 kids to set a good example for, and that's not even including Katie! :-p 

I have the next 5 dinners and lunches planned and shopped for, So let's get back to this and get hot in time for summer. 

Kelly 

Let's bring it back...

....to raw nuts - unsalted!

Now that Kelly has pushed out her baby - and has had a nice vacation from the whole dieting thing - let's get back to business!! And Kel - I kid, I kid - even pregnant I think you had a bazillion times more will power to eat healthy than I did!  Rockstar!  

This morning I stepped on the scale and PRAISETHELORD I was not 300 lbs like I thought I was going to be. CLOSE.  But not quite there.  So starting today at 297.  Oh, and I've been Monster-free for 4 days.  I'm going to try to not have any for quite some time.  Also going to avoid drinking any calories, rekindling my love of water..

Yesterday I tried one of my ItWorks! Wraps.... well 2 of them.  I used one on my stomach area and then split one in half for my arms.  I'll have to measure later today because after I had done it, I think it just had me bloated because it seemed my numbers had slightly gone up. This morning I made myself a green juice -- kale, strawberries and a banana.  It was good.  I forgot that I did actually enjoy those.  Lunch isn't healthy, but it's logged.  Was running late so I had just grabbed some leftovers that we had in the freezer.  Time to pick up some lean cuisines to have on hand!! This week I need to get in to the drs for my annual bloodwork and then I think next week I have my appointment with my dr to go over everything. That's probably when she'll tell me that I need to do WW.  I might sign up this week but we'll see.  

So let's stay positive - let's get healthy. I keep making my road longer, but one day I will get there!!!  

First personal goal:  5% --- 15 lbs. --- 282

I don't have any good recipes for the week - I'm bringing it basic - planning on chicken breast, veggies and grains!  We bought lots of fresh veggies yesterday - brussel sprouts, asparagus, brocolli, cauliflower, and greens.  We've got a bunch of quinoa and other grains too - so just going to try to bring it back before getting all fancy :D 

--Katie

I'm still here......

Hey guys - 

Just thought I'd pop in and say hi.  So I'm still here. And by here, I mean way closer to one end of the scale than I'd like to be. :( 

Food, drinks, life...it's all gotten the best of me.  UGH.  But you know me....I don't give up.  I'm not feeling as awesome as I have in times before when I say that, but I'm still trying.  I've got the traditional excuse right now that we're coming up to the holidays.  And yes, it does make it harder.. I mean, I'm preparing to bake 8 dozen or so cookies --- and receiving that many as well at this cookie exchange I'm putting on.  lol  I was doing an Origami Owl party last year and the hostess was putting one on and it seemed like such a fun idea!! So I ran with it. 

I know I'm pushing my body way further than it wants to go. And I know it's struggling.  So I know I need to make some serious changes.  It's just hard - as anyone who's tried to lose weight knows.  But i'm determined to make 2015 my year.  No, I won't reach my ultimate goal - but I will lose weight in a healthy way.  I will consciously make good choices.  I will be able to walk up stairs with the laundry and not feel like I just ran from killer zombies for 2 miles.  I will make these changes for me and my family.  <3 

-- Katie

Day 3!

Just a quick note to let you all know that I'm still in this.  I don't know that any one is reading since I'm not posting on FB, but I'm still being accountable.  I wanted to weigh this morning, but I skipped it.  I kinda want to weigh just to submit a weight to try for prizes on my diet bet, so we'll see.  I should just wait til Saturday morning.  I think ketosis is kicking in today. I've got the headache and am feeling pretty good otherwise.  I had 4 pretzel squares this morning but that was it.  I logged it.  I'm sure I'm drinking to much diet pop/sugar free drinks, but it's getting me through right now.  I'll try to wean off those eventually too.  

Anyhow - that's all for now :)

Katie

Feeling pretty good!

Day one wasn't too bad.  I did really well up until around 6 p.m. and then I was starving.  Outside of my supplements I had some garlic stuffed olives - omgsooooogood

Today started off okay - I've had my strawberry cheesecake bar and water and tea.  Started the morning with a Diet Dr. Pepper which I think was a bad choice because I got super lightheaded and queasy - so I had 4 little pretzel squares.  I logged them - and I'm sure that in a couple days I'll be feeling much better. 

I had a pudding for a snack and will have another later and a shake for lunch.

I'll also have a shake for dinner. Maybe some veggies.  

I'm going to try not to weigh until Saturday morning.  Whenever I say that, I go and weigh tho, so we'll see. LOL Today I'm avoiding cupcakes at work -- I also avoided the amazingly deliciously smelling cookies that Steve made last night!  So all in all I'm doing well :) 

--Katie

Here we go again! VLCD part 2

So why'd I stop doing VLCD in the first place????

I was down 30 lbs in just over 2 months...  I was feeling good...  I got down to 240.2........ what tends to happen, is that I get close to something big -- in this case the 230s and I freak.  I can't explain why I freak, but I do. And I sabatoge myself.  I eat and give up. This makes no sense to me, but that's what happens.  

Soooo I gave up with the excuse that ketosis and the process of getting into it sucks...which, yes it does, but it also makes sense for burning fat.  I got frustrated that if I wanted to indulge at a party or something that it was going to take me 3 days or so to get back into ketosis.  Ummm...yeah Katie...that's a consequence.  Even this isn't a miracle -- you can't just eat whatever you want and then go back to dropping lbs the next day.  So here I am, commiting to at least 2 weeks on VLCD.  I had some supplements left and purchased some more.  

Yesterday I indulged with a steak (and roasted cauliflower! YUM!) and then a couple homemade cookies that Steve made and some ice cream for dessert.  I feel very focused this morning.  I've had tea, water and a BetterMd shake!

I've been having headaches a lot lately and I'm sure getting healthier will help.  Also - going to the Palace 2 weeks in a row and climbing all those stairs made me feel like I was dying.  I remember noticing the difference when I was 30 lbs lighter. I want that again.  

My restart scale number today was a whopping 279.4. I feel very gross about that.  But it will change. 

Back to Reality

Just got back from VEGAS and it was a lot of fun!  Had a great time with my mom but now it's back to the grind.  I know I probably should've waited til tomorrow to weigh, but I did it today.  Basically my all time high.  Higher than I started my diet bet.  I'm hopeful that with water today a lot will just fall off fast, but we'll see.  

Pretty disappointed in myself lately.  I get into those funks and just say screw it - I'm here - might as well not care.  Like when I had to buy a bigger size in the pants I bought from Target.  2 sizes bigger.  Sure, women's sizes suck and yes, you can wear a 10 in one style/brand/design and a 14 in another (shocker, those aren't MY sizes....I'd probably kill for those sizes....yep, I think I would....) but it still sucked majorly.  

Tomorrow I have to weigh in for my diet bet.  No way in hell will I make that (would need to lose 14 lbs overnight...) If I'm lucky I'll be down to at least what I started this round at.  As of today, for round 2 I need to lose 23 lbs. in a month.  Gonna be hard as hell, but I need to do it. I need to do it for me. I'm tired of feeling like this.  I want to see pics of myself and not be grossed out.  I want to be the girl my hubby married. :)  He deserves that and so do I!! 


Anywhooo - just a quick update for anyone reading...

--Katie