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!!!
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