January 1, 2009

Well, here I am starting off the New Year with good daily exercise and eating habits. I feel rather sluggish, having eaten quite a bit of sugar yesterday and today. I gave up yesterday when my mother in law brought out the homemade caramels...mmmm. I am so ready for healthy eating tomorrow!!!!

As of about 3 days ago, I have not gained any weight which is an absolute miracle considering the Holidays! I am scared to weigh tomorrow and may avoid it for a few days while I work my butt off Saturday and Sunday shedding the likely couple of pounds from 2 days of indulging:)!

I'm not sure if I'm going back on the HCG or not. They really raised the prices and I'm pretty strapped right now considering we just finished Christmas, Birthdays, and all our car registrations (Why do we always buy cars in December?).

Anyway, I'll for sure start my restricted diet tomorrow hopefully losing 15 more pounds quickly. I can feel it getting closer and I just want to get it over with!

December 13, 2008

I stepped on my scale today, mostly to make sure I don't gain and couldn't believe that I had lost 2 of the 3 Thanksgiving pounds...woo hoo! I am working out so hard and watching my food intake so carefully that this was such a good surprise. I really didn't expect anything to change over the next couple of weeks and was just hoping to stay the same.

I went out to dinner tonight with friends to PF Changs. I swear they used to have a light and lower carb menu, but they don't. I decided to go with the lettuce wraps for my meal. Does anyone have an idea what the carbs, sugar, and calories are on them? I'm hoping I made the right choice, cause if I gain back my 2 pounds I'm going to be pretty upset!

December 6, 2008

The end of 2008 is coming fast and I am so glad I can kick off 2009 with my exercise program already in place.

Monday Spin class (talk about sweating off the pounds...WOW)
Tuesday Running (Gotta work my way up to a 8 minute mile)
Wednesday Step class (love it!!!)
Thursday Pump class (my least favorite, I hate targeting muscle groups)
Friday Swimming (my favorite)
Saturday Whatever I feel like

I have to admit that my maintenance took a little step up over the Thanksgiving Holiday! I gained about 3 pounds ugh! I'm back on track now and eating sensible (no carbs, no sugar). Hopefully I can drop those 3 before Christmas, so that I'm ready for my next round of HCG in January. I am getting closer to my goal and I think I can get to it by the end of January. Cruise or Hawaii in February?

St George 10K

So I have my next fitness goal coming up in a couple of months! It is the St. George 10K! By the way, I've been continuing on my weight loss and lost 3 more pounds....whoooo hooo! I am up to 15 pounds now and still losing (like 15 more would be perfect).

Now at least I can focus my exercise on running more, swimming & biking less. Should be fun!

Quinn, can I stay at your house when I come?

Triathlon completed...what's next?

So all summer I have been working out to get ready for this event and now that it is over, I've got to find something else to keep me working out. I am currently maintaining my weight loss, although I think I've added some extra muscle.

I am currently eating about 1200 calories per day with very limited carbs. I thought I would continue to lose, yet I haven't. I suppose that is ok as long as I stay the same.

The holidays are coming quickly and I need to get my mind focused on another goal to keep from gaining over this season (since I almost always do).

Any suggestions? Anyone know of another race to train for?

November 5th

I made it through my 3 week 500 calorie diet losing about 12 pounds! Now, I begin the next phase which consists of eating 1500 calories. I must eat protein, veggies, & fruit - no carbs or sugar. The biggest luxury of this next phase is that I can now eat fats (nuts, cheese, dressing, etc.). I had a Cafe Rio salad with black beans, chicken, and dressing...what a change from the lettuce, chicken, and tomatoes (no dressing) I was eating before!

After this phase I will have set my body at this weight making it harder to gain back as easily as typical diets. Because I still want to lose more weight, I plan to eat healthy until New Years day when I begin the HCG all over again.

Sunday, November 2nd

I finished my 3 weeks of taking the HCG and as of Friday morning, I have lost 12 pounds! I debated on going on another 3 weeks, but I am struggling with cravings and feel that I cannot put another apple in my mouth (the food is getting really old).

I weigh in tomorrow and will ask how long I can be off it before I start another 3 weeks session.