Prep Week: Day 1

So now I'm getting nervous LOL 

D.Tox sounds like a great idea until it's almost time to do it!!! I'm freaking out about being stuck waiting for the bathroom at work once I start the D.Tox shakes.  I just have no idea what to expect, but one review I read said "As soon as I finished my shake, I had to run to the bathroom..." Ugh, great!  This week is just prep.  Cutting out sugar, caffeine and alcohol.  Steve and I are really going to clean up our eating, though, too.  

Today for breakfast I had 2 hard boiled eggs and some cantaloupe.  Eggs won't be allowed next week, but I figured it'd make for a good breakfast this week.  We baked a ton of chicken yesterday and will use it throughout the week.  Lunch will be an awesome salad topped with fresh mushrooms, black olives and baked chicken.  Not quite positive on dinner yet, but it'll be good :)  I was up early this morning -- ate early, and now it's only 9:30 and I'm hungry. I'll probably have some fruit soon.  Tonight I have to remember to prep out other veggies -- peppers, celery, cucumbers and carrots.  I think a good snack will be celery and this almond butter I picked up.  

I really tried to be good about reading labels yesterday to make sure there was no added sugar.  That's gonna be the tough one.  We all know what has caffiene and alcohol in it, but they try to add sugar to everything!! Definitely helps to shop the perimeter of the store, but you still need to be careful.  

I plan to do some Zumba tonight too to get my sweat on.  Yesterday Steve and I had another training session at the gym.  It was good. I love our trainer. And hey, I didn't nearly pass out this time, so that was a huge plus :)   Man, when I lose 20 lbs again it will make everything SO much easier.  It's just ridiculous.  I try not to dwell too much on where I was, but damn.. it's hard.  But I will get there again, and then I'll go further. 

Alright - I'll keep this fairly short.  Hope everyone is having a great day. I am loving this fall weather.  I'd love to get a new wardrobe, but I'm going to have to wait until I make some progress on the scale :) 

--Katie

Hey guys!

Katie here!  ...Katie?  You know... me!  Me?.. the one always on a mission to lose weight?!  Oh yeah, now you remember ;) 

Yes - I'm still alive. I know, I know... it's been over a month since I posted last.  Went to Vegas. Had a great time. Didn't need a seatbelt extender, BUT that seat belt was maxed out.  Can't have that!  We did do a lot of walking which was good!!  I'm back and things are starting to calm down at home so I need to refocus.  Yes --- story of my life.  

Let's talk game plan...  So you may remember that Steve and I had over-excitedly stupidly bought LifeTime's DTox program.  You know me - always one to say "Hey, that sounds like a quick easy way!" BUT, I do think it will be good.  It had been a while since we bought it that I totally forgot that it was a 2 week program, and not just one week!  I literally just remembered.  Damn.  But seriously, trying to look at a calendar and find 3 weeks where you won't totally be miserable with previous plans that revolve around food, or being out and about is HARD.  So Monday will start our prep week.  Cutting back and then cutting out completely: CAFFEINE, SUGAR and ALCOHOL 

LOL -- So hopefully weaning myself off of those things will make DTox Week 1 not so bad when it starts on the 28th.  You start off with one dtox shake a day and 2-3 Dtox friendly meals.... whole foods. Fruits, Veggies, Lean Meats, nuts --- no dairy, no caffiene, no sugar, no alcohol, no eggs, no soy, no gluten, corn or peanuts. Week 2 you up the shakes to 2 a day and then 1-3 meals. Then you slowly reintroduce foods back into your diet.

All in all I think it will make me feel better.  Cleaner eating is probably the way to go.  Too much processed crap that we consume.  Eat crap = Feel like crap I can't wait to just feel better :) Losing weight will be a bonus which I'm pretty sure is guaranteed since I know how bad my habits are right now.  I haven't weighed myself since right after we got back.  I know it's not going to be good.  I know I fell into old habits and stress ate a bit too.  I also really need to get back to using the gym more than once a week.  It just stinks because I don't want to wake up early -- and once I'm home, I want to stay home.  That darn work thing just gets in the way! haha

I'll try to most more with this so you can all follow me in my misery --- which will hopefully turn to joy rather quickly. I know it'll be a tough start, but worth it.  

~Katie

 

What are obstacles?

"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal" 

~Henry Ford

This quote was in a presentation at our meeting today at work and it's true.  Keep focused on that goal and you can accomplish it all!  I figured it'd be a good day for an update.  I haven't been to the gym lately but may try to go tonight depending on what we're doing. Monday and Tuesday I had started work at 5:30 a.m. , so there was no way I was gymming before that and I really wanted to go to bed relatively early too to do it all over again.  Since Monday, I'm down nearly 5 lbs since last Thursday. I was going to do all shakes this week, but I've done some shakes (mostly at work) and then made better decisions for everything else.  I haven't been drinking my calories or having junk food (we did have froyo last night, but that was basically my dinner) but I've steered clear of the candy jars here at work and the cupcakes from the vending machine...  I even was tempted to take a pop tart this morning, but I looked at it was 200 cals in ONE pop tart...not the package...ONE....and who eats one anyway?! It's packaged as TWO, you eat TWO.....but 400 cals...no thanks. 

Trying to keep this in my mind.  I struggle a lot with confidence.  And by struggle, I mean, I don't have any. I'm trying to keep a positive mind without placing a ton of presure on myself. I want to be strong and successful but I have to give myself a chance.  So I am at least moving in the right direction again.  We're all human. We all stumble and fall in different aspects of our lives.  My biggest obstacle is weight loss.  I am persistant though, and will continue fighting this challenge until I crush it.  I'm debating on signing up for the 90 day WL challenge from Life Time.  As long as you weigh out at the end, you get your money back as credits to use there, so it's not like you're losing anything.  Weigh in would be this weekend.  The greatest WL nationally gets $10K ---- but I read some of the winner's stories and they worked out for like 6 hrs/day and that's just not realistic for me.  But there are runner up prizes and plus, there's other incentives like little classes and extra stuff that you get for free, so that's pretty cool.  I'll prob sign up. What do I have to lose besides fat right?! 

Keeping it real as always -

     ~Katie

Gym-ed it up at 5 a.m.!

Goooooooooood morning.

I actually got up to my alarm and headed to the gym at 5 a.m. this morning.  It wasn't a long workout or anything, but it was something!  Did mostly cardio but some strength.  Timing worked out well for me to get home, shower and get ready for work.  When I start extending my workouts, I'll probably just get ready for work at the gym and come straight here.  But right now, I'm happy with myself as long as I get there 3x a week for SOME time. It doesn't have to be crazy. Something is always better than nothing!!!  It sucks getting up early, but at least it's done, out of the way and I can enjoy my evening tonight!!

Lunch will be a salad with some grilled chicken on top.  It'll be yummy.  Dinner - I'm even more looking forward to -- Ribs!  It doesn't matter what else we have with it, that's what I'm looking forward to.  lol

One thing I need to remember is to not let other people get you down.  Yesterday we went to Life Time for our Metabolic Testing.  When I was standing on the scale and it was taking all my measurements/stats, the trainer mumbled "ooooh boy" ... just like disgust almost.  Yes, I know I have a long way to go...no, I'm not a size 4 like you....yes, I am unhealthy, but if you don't have something postive to say, don't say anything. I'm here. I'm doing something about it.  That put me in a funk for part of the day.  

I feel on track today.  I'm feeling good.  A bit tired, but I'll live.  ツ

Hope everyone has a great Monday -- make it your day!

💕 Katie 💕

Haven't made much progress

...since the last time I posted.  The struggle is real....and continues... haha  

Steve and I joined Lifetime Fitness though.  Hoping that we get out butts out more and get some good workouts in!  We went last night and I'm feeling it today --- and that's great!! Tonight's a busy night with lawn/house work and taking C to swim.  Tomorrow we've got a Move It Session which I think they kinda meet with you and evaluate where you are, what your goal are, and come up with a game plan.  At least I hope that's what it is.  It'll be my first taste of kinda what personal training is like. I'm always so intimidated by new things.  Eventually I want to try a class out. Just got to get over the fear of being the "new girl" who is WAY out of shape.  I was happy that when I went last night it wasn't just all "pretty people"  --- I've heard that's what Lifetime was, so I was nervous about REALLY standing out. But there were all sorts of people and everyone really kept to themselves and did their own thing so that was cool.  

They've got a lot to offer there for all of us, even C.  This weekend I know we're gonna go as a family. Steve and I will get a workout in and then we can have some family time at the pool. That'll be a lot of fun.  So we're now down to 36 days til Vegas.  Yikes.  I don't know how I'm going to do before then, but I'll give it my best.  

Hope everyone is doing well ♥♥

💕Katie💕

50 Days to Vegas!

Here we go --- getting close!

So, because I like to doodle and create: a countdown chart with some goals!

50 days to lose 26 lbs!  Doable! Let's just do it!! I'd like to lose more of course, but I'm trying to be realistic.  I'm logging -- going to stay under 1300 cals per day, no fast food and get at least 30 min of exercise or 10K steps in each day.  I was going to say no booze or pop but I'm just leaving it up to me to stay within the cal limits! Figure that's good enough :) 

No fast food shouldn't be hard!  I'm going to try to use up some supplements and shakes that I've spent money on for breakfasts and lunches.  I've only got a TON... lol Between VLCD shakes, puddings, Nutrisystem shelf stable foods..... Geez-o-peets!  Started today off with a half a banana and a sugar free rockstar. Took my vitamins and have logged in MFP.  Gotta get back to tons of water too.  It doesn't taste so good lately lol  I need to get some more Mio. 

Even though my eating hasn't quite been on par, I've been doing okay! I'm still under where I started VLCD 2.0 but I have put some of it back on. I know part of it is not drinking enough water, and drinking other calories.  For some reason, those yummy wine coolers have calories in them.. damn..  eek just looked.  150-225 each.  Ummm.... Only had about 4 on Saturday.  Yeahhh... definitely logging for these 50 days. 

Okay, that's about all I've got right now! Hope everyone has a good Tuesday. 


<3 Katie <3

The road twists and turns

It's true that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line.  If my road to weight loss and health followed that path, I'd be looking soooooo good right now.  Instead, I tend to take the curvy, windy, roller-coaster path of a ride and keep things interesting.  

So I've stopped the VLCD.  It wound up being too much mentally with too little support -- not from my friends/family, but the program in general. While I need structure, I think I also need to be secluded away from everything except people doing exactly the same thing. haha  Okay, so that's not realistic, but I felt like I was missing out a lot and it just wasn't working mentally for me.  I do think I may do another week of supplements only (maybe add some veggies) but we'll see.  Otherwise I want to use them for breakfasts and lunches at least.  

Kinda feeling a little down in the dumps.  Just a lack of confidence in my ability to accomplish anything.  For years and years I've been trying to lose weight. I've never really succeeded.  When I start thinking about that too much, it's depressing.  All the failed attempts just seem to make the next try that much harder.  I need more confidence.  That's something I've lacked all my life though I think.  So I'm not sure where you get that... LOL  Is there an easy button or something?  Seriously, though, does anyone have tips or books for boosting confidence?  For other people, I know they're just like "Know you're beautiful, you can do anything, blah blah blah....." but HOW do you come to that realization?  How do you learn confidence? Not just with weight and appearance, but everything? 

I'm down to less than 2 months to Vegas.  I want to set the goal now to be down to 265.  It's a big goal --- about 26 lbs.......... but doable with where I am now.  I'm charging my fitbit as we speak.  I want to start getting my 10K steps in (which is a ton for me) and then I need to start doing the zumba game or a workout dvd or something at least a few nights a week.  I'm going to get back to logging and keeping things ~1200 cals a day... And I think I'll at least mostly cut out alcohol and regular pop. C'mon Katie - let's get back to thinking that drinking your calories is stupid.  One good thing is that I'm really pizza'd out.  

Short work week this week. That's nice!!! Sunday we'll be going to the lake so I'm super excited for that.  Hopefully the sun is shining and I can get a tan. My legs are so ghostly white.  Hope everyone has a good day! xoxo

--Katie