So the first week of this new journey seemed to be going pretty good....I lost a pound and I was sticking to this low-gi food plan. Well then here comes spring break.....and welll......you probably guessed it.....I blew it...I gained back that 1lb plus a couple more so.....I was not only back to were I started I now had 16lbs to lose to meet my goal instead of 14. URG!!! So my brilliant idea was to not only track my calories but I decided to buy a bodybugg...you know those armband things that they were on the biggest loser. My thought was that maybe this way I will be held accountable for my activity throughout the day or rather my lack of activity. One of the things that this nifty little device does is it works as a pedometer and my goal, as of right now, is to get in 10,000 steps a day. Well, at first this seemed impossible....I mean really how far does one have to walk to get this ridiculous amount of steps in? I was falling short and by the way I wasn't really exercising. So, I have started walking for at least 60 mins every day and I seem to be able to hit this mark, especially if I have a job that day. Well, today with going to the park and walking on the beach, albeit leisurly, I still have not reached my mark. I am at 9758 at 11pm. I have found myself trying to come up with whatever I can to just reach this goal. I go the long way through the apartment to reach the kitchen or walk around the parimeter of the kitchen to throw something in the trash. Now, really how many extra calories does this really burn?? What is the point of this really?? I think for me it is just accomplishing a goal and being consistent with it. If I can reach this outrageous goal of 10,000 steps a day maybe, just maybe I will be able to reach that first goal of losing 14lbs and then the second goal of losing another 14lbs and so on. I am hoping for a domino effect. Oh, and by the way.....I have lost those extra 2lbs plus am down another 2lbs since acquiring this little device. Must be working.
Maybe this is all in my head or maybe this little gadget is really helping...either way it seems to be giving me the motivation that I need to get up and exercise, which is something that I was struggling with. So here I go, walking towards my 10, 000 steps and even more important reaching my weightloss goals.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
The Plan
Well as of yesterday I am back on the pill and I started my new weight loss journey. I have decided to go with a type of a low-GI food plan....this is supposed to be the best for those of us with PCOS. It's supposed to help lessen the symptoms of PCOS and help in the weight loss process. As you may or may not know it is extremely difficult for pcosers to lose weight....it's a double edged sword for us....losing weight helps with symptoms but it is extremely difficult task and pcos causes weight gain as most, not all, but most pcos women are overweight.....SUCKS huh? Well it's the cards that I have been dealt and I have been down this road so many times before....I have had some successes and many many disappointments. Now I am armed with information and the reasons that I have failed in the past. OH by the way I just found out that I have PCOS in Nov 08 and I am about 99.99% sure that I have been suffering from it for about 15years. Now that I know what I am up against, I can bring my best game to the plate and I feel confident that I WILL be successful. It's hard to fight the enemy if you don't know who or what the enemy is.
OK now that I have gone off subject.....The Plan:
I am eating a low-GI diet. I have a food list to refer to and a checklist that lists everything I am allowed to have each day. For example, It shows that I can have 2-3 proteins and when I have one I check the box off...when all the boxes are checked then I can't have any more of that item. I am not supposed to have sugar.....but if you know me then you know how hard that will be so in the nut/seed category I have chocolate covered peanuts and I have decided that as long as I stick to the one serving allowed then this is the one "cheat" I will allow myself as it will help me be able to stick to the food plan better. Eventually and slowly I will cut this back...I can't see never allowing myself something sweet again. My food plan will allow for 1300-1600 calories a day. So that is the food part, the next part is the Exercise part.....UH OH. LOL. I hate it but I have to do it if I want to meet my goals and if I want to become healthy. So the plan is to do it. I am thinking that I need to suck it up and go to my office gym.....hopefully they will be there when I can go. My goal to start out is at least 30mins but try for 1hour everyday 5-7 times per week. I heard that you need 330 minutes a week that is 1 hour a day for 5.5 days. So for now I will be working up to that much. So that's my plan, I think it's good and I pray that it works.
MY Goals:
My overall goal is to lose 142lbs......yeah you read that right 142lbs!!!!!
That's a whole person.....whew...I can do it. But I have to start smaller.
My other overall goal is to lose enough weight to be able to get pregnant a little easier....That is the reason however, the whole reason I began this journey. I have to take baby steps to be able to reach my goal without it being overwhelming. So I have mini-goals and I have created rewards for when I reach those goals as a way to keep me motivated.
So ONE step at a time: Mini goals:
Goal #1 lose 5% which = 14lbs Reward = A new pair of shoes
Goal #2 lose 10% which = 28lbs Reward = A new outfit
(goal 1 & 2 are cumulative)
Goal #3 lose 18lbs Reward = Earrings
Goal #4 break 200lbs!!! (22lbs) Reward = Bikes for me and Jim
Goal #5 lose 25lbs (175lbs) Reward = sign up for dancing lessons with Jim
Goal #6 lose 25lbs (150lbs) Reward = ??
Those are the goals I have for now......I haven't set goals to hit my goal weight yet becuz I am not sure if I should stay with the 25lbs for goal #7 or if I should make smaller goals at that point cuz I don't know how well the weight will be coming off at that time. So once I make it to goal 5 & 6 I will add more goals. Like I said it is one step at a time. I also haven't set time frames on completing my goals as I feel that puts on unnecessary pressure and if I don't meet my goal in that time frame then I will feel disappointed and feel like I have failed. I am trying to be successful this time, so I want to celebrate my successes no matter how long they take. Now, with that being said I don't want losing 14lbs taking 3 months.
That's the plan, goals, and rewards. I know that I can do it.
Yesterday was Day 1 of my plan. It was easier than I expected and I didn't eat all the food on my list. It did seem like quite a bit. My favorite part of my plan is that there is a whole category of foods that I can eat that are unlimited......YEAH UNLIMITED!!!!!!! Don't worry the list is a vegetable list......if you know me you are thinking UH OH.....BUT I promise that there is several on that list that I DO like such as lettuce and cucumbers and I can eat as much as I want. So, I think that is awesome cuz if I still feel hungry after I eat all the other foods there is still something that I can eat and I don't have to feel guilty about it at all. Day 1 so far so good!!!
OK now that I have gone off subject.....The Plan:
I am eating a low-GI diet. I have a food list to refer to and a checklist that lists everything I am allowed to have each day. For example, It shows that I can have 2-3 proteins and when I have one I check the box off...when all the boxes are checked then I can't have any more of that item. I am not supposed to have sugar.....but if you know me then you know how hard that will be so in the nut/seed category I have chocolate covered peanuts and I have decided that as long as I stick to the one serving allowed then this is the one "cheat" I will allow myself as it will help me be able to stick to the food plan better. Eventually and slowly I will cut this back...I can't see never allowing myself something sweet again. My food plan will allow for 1300-1600 calories a day. So that is the food part, the next part is the Exercise part.....UH OH. LOL. I hate it but I have to do it if I want to meet my goals and if I want to become healthy. So the plan is to do it. I am thinking that I need to suck it up and go to my office gym.....hopefully they will be there when I can go. My goal to start out is at least 30mins but try for 1hour everyday 5-7 times per week. I heard that you need 330 minutes a week that is 1 hour a day for 5.5 days. So for now I will be working up to that much. So that's my plan, I think it's good and I pray that it works.
MY Goals:
My overall goal is to lose 142lbs......yeah you read that right 142lbs!!!!!
That's a whole person.....whew...I can do it. But I have to start smaller.
My other overall goal is to lose enough weight to be able to get pregnant a little easier....That is the reason however, the whole reason I began this journey. I have to take baby steps to be able to reach my goal without it being overwhelming. So I have mini-goals and I have created rewards for when I reach those goals as a way to keep me motivated.
So ONE step at a time: Mini goals:
Goal #1 lose 5% which = 14lbs Reward = A new pair of shoes
Goal #2 lose 10% which = 28lbs Reward = A new outfit
(goal 1 & 2 are cumulative)
Goal #3 lose 18lbs Reward = Earrings
Goal #4 break 200lbs!!! (22lbs) Reward = Bikes for me and Jim
Goal #5 lose 25lbs (175lbs) Reward = sign up for dancing lessons with Jim
Goal #6 lose 25lbs (150lbs) Reward = ??
Those are the goals I have for now......I haven't set goals to hit my goal weight yet becuz I am not sure if I should stay with the 25lbs for goal #7 or if I should make smaller goals at that point cuz I don't know how well the weight will be coming off at that time. So once I make it to goal 5 & 6 I will add more goals. Like I said it is one step at a time. I also haven't set time frames on completing my goals as I feel that puts on unnecessary pressure and if I don't meet my goal in that time frame then I will feel disappointed and feel like I have failed. I am trying to be successful this time, so I want to celebrate my successes no matter how long they take. Now, with that being said I don't want losing 14lbs taking 3 months.
That's the plan, goals, and rewards. I know that I can do it.
Yesterday was Day 1 of my plan. It was easier than I expected and I didn't eat all the food on my list. It did seem like quite a bit. My favorite part of my plan is that there is a whole category of foods that I can eat that are unlimited......YEAH UNLIMITED!!!!!!! Don't worry the list is a vegetable list......if you know me you are thinking UH OH.....BUT I promise that there is several on that list that I DO like such as lettuce and cucumbers and I can eat as much as I want. So, I think that is awesome cuz if I still feel hungry after I eat all the other foods there is still something that I can eat and I don't have to feel guilty about it at all. Day 1 so far so good!!!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
One door closes and another opens.......
Well the time has almost come to end our ttc journey....at least for a little while. We have been trying for 19 months with as many can tell no luck. So the decision was made to put this journey on hold and instead concentrate on losing some weight, in hope of that improving our chances when we start ttc again. This decision was not done lightly and didn't come easily. Having a child weighs heavy on the heart of many women including myself and especially of those who have difficulty. However, losing some weight should...at least we hope....help in that journey. I have given myself 6 months and will be going on the pill. This decision was made because I am paying for my health insurance out of pocket and it is so expensive so by not ttc any more I will be dropping the insurance...in hopes of saving some money. I will be looking for a new teaching position so I can also spend this time working on that. The biggest part of my decision is that I have PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrone) and being on the pill will help control my symptoms and give my ovaries a well deserved rest....which again will hopefully help in ttc when we are ready to start trying again.
I will hopefully begin the pill on Sunday....just waiting for the dreaded af.....☺
So as one journey is ending...at least temporarily...another will be beginning. The new one will not be any less difficult than the first.
I will hopefully begin the pill on Sunday....just waiting for the dreaded af.....☺
So as one journey is ending...at least temporarily...another will be beginning. The new one will not be any less difficult than the first.
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