I'm LosingIt "for good this time"!

[LosingIt]

This journal has been a long time coming! I have known for a long time that I needed to bite the bullet and start a journal to become more accountable!

My LC journey so far:

I started my LC journey in June of 2005. I weighed 191 lbs.

By Jan. 3, 2006 I was down to 148!! I total loss of 43 lbs in 6 months!! I was doing sooo good.

By 1/31/06 I was down to 141!! 50 lbs. gone forever, so I thought!!

I lingered there for a while... but my motivation started slowly dissipating~ then in April I caught the kitchen on fire, got some really bad burns on my hand... couldn't use the kitchen (it was gone) or my hand (for 2 months) and that was the beginning of my downward spiral~ we ate out alot!

We didn't get the kitchen back in working order until the first part of Aug.... needless to say, we ate out alot, we used easy to microwave food, sandwiches, etc... just to get by... by then I was already gaining quickly. It is amazing how fast you let yourself start drinking those cokes again... eating the worst of the worst in fast food again (and enjoying it!), NO WATER~ only cokes all day everyday... NOT DIET COKES, THE REAL THING!

Then for the icing on the cake (oops) my 21 yo. daughter decides she can't live without her BF who is in the Air Force any longer, so they are going to get married in Sept while he is on leave!! (This was the first of July!) I totally freaked because I had no idea what in the world to do to plan a wedding, didn't have the $$$ to hire a wedding planner, and didn't have alot of time to accomplish any of this! This was my next EXCUSE!

Anyway, the wedding is over and turned out absolutely beautiful~ the kitchen is done (except the trim around windows & curtains), and you would never know I endured the burn clinic by looking at my hand (which is what makes the burn clinic so great!) So, my time of many excuses is OVER! I have been toying with the idea of getting my act together for some time now~ but today it just clicked and I have to do it! I am ready, 24 lbs. back on and my measurements are almost exactly what they were when I started, even though I didn't get all the way back up in weight~

Now to do it right, I am posting my official re-start weight: 165 lbs.

I can commit to 100 days of posting my dailies, I just sooo hope that it will help me get back into the swing of things!

[LosingIt]

My daily review:

Breakfast:
2 egg omelet with onions, sausage and cheese

Lunch:
1 C. steamed broccoli
Smoked Sausage

Snack:
Broccoli

Dinner:
Pork Roast

My water so far today:
96 oz.

How many cokes did I have today? NONE!, so far!

I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna do it!

Also, I know that I'm eatin' on frankenfoods here~ but I haven't been to the store and I'm just glad to have some things that I can get by with until I get there!

[terri73]

Go GINA!!!!!

No Cokes...stay strong girl!!!!!

We'll do this together!

[LosingIt]

OK.... the cold hard truth~

yesterday I did sooo good until supper time. I had my pork roast... then I had some rice w/peas... ok~ I know that wasn't good! But, that wasn't the worst thing!! I had several pieces of garlic bread!! I just don't know how I justified it, but I did! What is the deal?!? Anyway, it only makes me angry enough to make it through today!!

All in all, I did very well with water~ 100 oz. for the day... I even almost caved and opened a Sunkist to drink, but I didn't!! I poured it down the drain and threw the can away. Now, if it had've been a Coke I'm not sure I could've done that! That is why I do not have any in my house right now! I am such a coke-a-holic!

I will check back in this afternoon with my daily report... I'm not totally sure what I will have today, I really do need to get to the grocery store~ but I do have enough LC things to get me through.

[terri73]

Gina,
YOur doing fine. It's a beginning. Give yourself a day or two to make a few mistakes and just fix them in the next days menu. We both have the addictin to pop and it's the hardest thing to break. I set here this very moment wanting to go buy a ski pop (It is my poison) or a fountain Coke. I have to get away from pop just like you do. Look at how many pounds pop can pack on.

Keep at it girl! I know that you can do this!!!!

[LosingIt]

I know exactly what you mean Terri! I do know for a fact that if you cut out just one Coke a day you can lose 10 lbs. in a year~ Doesn't sound like much... til you consider that I could drink 6 or more a day!!

Today will make day 2 without one... and I don't have any in the house... I went to Dollar General today and bought some Crystal Light but I sooo badly wanted to stop and get me a Coke! Now that I am home, I am sooooooo glad I didn't cave!

little bitty baby steps, little bitty baby steps!

[LosingIt]

B: Sausage w/ sauerkraut
L: String Cheese & Pepperoni
D: Hamburger/mushroom patty with onions
Broccoli

Water: 88 oz. so far, planning on one more 20 bottle later.

So far I have made it through the day... I feel very full, but I can't say that I'm not having cravings because I am! I am sooo determined to make it through this day cheat free. Tomorrow is WI day for me and I really would like to see a loss of some sort, even though I didn't actually start until Monday! 2 days worth?!? I'll be happy with 1 lb~

[LosingIt]

OK... my day updated:

B:Sausage w/sauerkraut
L:String Cheese & Pepperoni
D:Hamburger Patty cooked with Onions
Turnip Greens

Water: 108 oz!! I am done for the day~ No more food (feel way to full anyway!) And probably no more water.... unless I have a small glass before bed?

I DID IT!! I FINALLY MADE IT THROUGH A WHOLE DAY CHEAT FREE! I know it seems early to call it, but I am truly FULL and have no desire to have anything else... so if it happens, i'll throw a piece of SF gum in my mouth and call it a day!

[LosingIt]

Well~ today was my first WI day in over 6 months!!

I was down 2 lbs. from 165 to 163.... and you know what?!? I'll take it! As long as the scale isn't still moving UP, I'LL TAKE IT!

I had a totally CHEAT FREE day yesterday and I am sooo hoping for another today! Gotta go get some breakfast in me!

[Kocobear]

I too am addicted to cokes too and thankfully, have not had any in a few weeks. You can do this!!! Believe me! I would jump out of bed at 12:30am to run to Wendy's that closed at 1am to get a biggie coke (it had to be fountain). So, you know I was addicted. I've stopped drinking cokes two other times for up to a year, but once I taste it again, it's hard to stop, so this time it's for good! I am so proud of you! We can do it together! My goal is to go from 236 (10 pounds lost as of today... YEESSS!!) to at least 170 lbs. for I am 5'10 tall and I will look anorexic if I get any smaller than that (I think). I guess I will adjust once I get there if need be. So far, I am not sure if it's realistic or not, but my long term goal is to get there by my 30th birthday next April. I CANNOT BE 30 AND HUGE LIKE THIS!!! I JUST PLAIN REFUSE! And, I messed up this past Sunday by drinking a small Vanilla Arctic Latte which made me gain back 3 of the pounds that I lost, hence why I am just at -10 pounds lost after two whole weeks of the Atkins. But, I won't let it stop me!! I don't care how long it takes me to get to 170, I'm going to do it and that's just it!! I'm angry enough tou pull it off and for Life!!

[LosingIt]

Thank You Kocobear!! I know exactly what you mean about quitting and then gettting a "small" taste of a coke... just to end up drinking even more of them than ever before just because in my mind I knew I would be giving them up again! They make me bloat so much and throw the pounds back on sooo fast it isn't funny!

I am truly touched by your enthusiasm! I know that you can make your goal by your birthday! I just know that you can do it~ My goal weight is 130-135 but I am only 5'1" tall with a small body frame.

Don't worry about those 3 lbs... just water weight and it will fall right back off!

I myself had a bowl of cheerios today... I knew it was wrong... I didn't add sugar or anything but I do not know why I just caved to a silly bowl of Cheerios!

Anyway, thanks for dropping by my journal... do you have a journal?

[terri73]

~Gina~

How's is been today? I need not tell you again of my bad day, as I am sure you read it in our thread and my journal.

To be honest with you, it is because of you that I even posted in my journal. I knew you'd be in there and wondering where I am. I didn't want to let you completely.

YOu are an awesome friend!!!

Keep up the hard work my Hottie sister!!!

[LosingIt]

As I promised myself.... I will post the good, the bad & the ugly!!

I didn't have a good night last nigh... I had a huge plate of spaghetti, some taco flavored doritos & a sunkist (which thank goodness doesn't mean so much to me as cokes do! ) I'm not sure where my mind was... But, I feel totally back in the saddle today so onward to my goal!! I think my first mistake was that I didn't get my water down like usual... and water does make you feel so much fuller! So, all water for me today~ not even any crystal light unless it is late in the evening after I have at least 96 - 100 oz. of water down.

I also didn't take my CLA/GLA like I should have yesterday, I only got the morning dose in so I'm back at that again today too!

So far today I have had:
B: scrambled eggs & fried bologna (it's all I had)

I will check in later with my dailies because I am determined to do this right this time! I do realize that none of us are perfect and that I am going to make some bad choices not only now while I am trying to get back into the groove of things but also later once I am back into a good routine. I am not going to let those mistakes send me off the edge like I did back in the Spring and now have to make up for the 24 lbs. I let myself gain back without even so much as noticing or even caring for that matter!

Thank You Terri for being such a wonderful friend! We are going to do this together girl!

[LosingIt]

Well, made it through another day... not a "perfect" day to say the least, but I did ok... I can feel my mindset changing back to LC again finally... everything I pick up I'm checking the carbs in it, etc... I am starting to feel a difference in how my belly feels now that I have been off of the cokes for 4 or 5 days ('cept my sunkist cheat ) It always amazes me how different my belly feels and looks when I do not drink them so I do not understand why I let myself fall back into drinking them again. This time I am strictly going NO COKES! I may treat myself to a diet coke if we go out to eat but no more at home!!

I got did drink 140 oz. of water yesterday... and I find myself craving more over and over... so that is a good sign.

Today I am going to try to get to the grocery store and get myself some better things to eat around here...

My plan for today:
B:Sausage Links & cheese
L:Broccoli & Pork Roast
D:sm. salad & Pork Roast? or Chicken Breast (if I get to the store!)

I have started digging my fav. LC recipes out so that I can add those things to my grocery list... I hope to be back in full swing before the weekend is over. So, I have tentatively set some goals which will make it more real for me!

Oct. 7: 158# ~ DH company family picnic
Nov. 13: 148# ~ Ladies Dinner
Dec. ???:140# ~ DH company Christmas Party
Dec. 31: 135# ~ New Years Eve!

I do not know what the date is on the Christmas Party... I'll have to find out and post the correct date when I know it. If it is in Nov. I may have to re-think my goal. We really have no plans for New Years Eve, but I'd love to be at goal to start off 2007!!

[LosingIt]

My Dailies for today:

B: sausage & cheese
L: pork Loin roast & broccoli
S: broccoli
D: roast

As of now, I have had 140 oz. of water!

[LosingIt]

Well... update time~
My day 6 post!

I been very good so far this weekend! I ended up with 160 oz. of water yesterday.... At 9:30 pm last night after a night full of shopping DH decides we'll get Pizza Hut since we still haven't eaten... and though I didn't want the temptation I didn't want to be a party pooper either so I just went along... I have to say that I only drank WATER!! I ordered a salad, got it with only "good" things, but didn't eat even 1/2 of it because the lettuce was wilted and "old"~ YUCK! I did eat the toppings off of two pieces of pizza and a very small amount of crust but nothing to tempt me, etc! I'm sure it sank in to DH that I am back to my LC though I have never even brought it up to him this go around... I guess to make sure that I really am going to do it?!?

Anyway, my big WOOHOO is that I haven't had one sip of pop of any kind since Wednesday~ NOT EVEN DIET! I am really headed down the path now, I can feel it~!

My dailies for today:

B: fried hotdogs
L: turkey/pepperoni roll ups
cheese cubes
D: chicken breast
cauliflower w/ ranch

water: 120 oz. (so far)

I can really tell that I am starting to feel so much better... those first few days are so hard with the caffeine withdrawals and the induction flu/nausea... but today I feel sooo good! Appetite seems to be supressed and my new attitude is just plain ol' good~ I love how I feel on LC so much more than when I'm not... I am not giving myself any room for cheating anymore! I have worked way to hard to have to re-do this process again~

I'll check in tomorrow~

[LosingIt]

DAY 8~

You know they say if you do something every day for 21 days it will become habit... so I'm shooting for that! Even though for some weird reason it feels as though I am talking to myself!! Oh well, that IS what a journal is for isn't it?!?

I did very good on Saturday and ended up with 150 oz. of water~

Sunday went well... we had company over and I made a huge crock-pot full of italian beef. I did fairly well considering I made desserts and bought Cokes! But, you know as of right now, they are not even tempting me~

I am feeling very good today... I am way ahead of myself on chores and I actually have NO CLOTHES to wash!

I finally got the boxes, etc. from in front of the treadmill and (slightly)dusted it off~ Turned on the stereo and HIT THE ROAD! I got in 3 miles in 56 min. at a 2.0 incline.... I have to say that it felt sooo good to get back on my treadmill...Itgot lost in the mess when my two older daughters moved back home last spring. Now that one is married and moved out and I have gutted and cleaned out the family room downstairs it has been tempting me to move that last three totes so that I could pull out the treadmill! It felt good~~~ Yeah!

Anyway, my dailies so far today:

B: string cheese
L: italian beef
mozz. cheese
pepperoncinis
D: chicken breast

Water: 72 oz.

Exercise: Walked 3 miles in 56 min.

Feeling good.... feeling good!

[Kocobear]

WooHoo!! That is great! You're doing an excellent job staying away from those carbs!! Have you seen a trememdous weight loss yet? Just stay focused and one step ahead of your day so that you can prepare your food and yourself of what's to come. We can do it!!! Last Wednesday, I made a low carb lasagna. It was good, really good, but I ate a piece everyday for the last 5 days, so I've gained 3 pounds back. I guess you can say I'm back on induction again!! I've got to get back to 13 pounds lost and more!!! I can do this!!!Today's meals include:B - 1 1/2 pancakes made w/ Almond flour and large coffee with s/f vanilla creamer and 2 splenda'sL - 3 scrambled eggs and 3 slices of bacon and 1 L of waterS - 1 low carb cheesecake cupcake Koco

[LosingIt]

Thanks Koco!! I will weigh in tomorrow so we'll see... I am not really looking for a big loss as I did cheat my way through last week! But, I am getting better and back into the swing of things after a week of fighting all of the temptations.

I know what you mean about even LC stuff putting the pounds back on ya! Just hang in there those 3 lbs. will drop off in no time~ Your day sounds good so far... I know that you can do it!

So, do you have a journal? I looked the last time you posted and I couldn't find a journal for ya anywhere?!? If you don't, GET ONE STARTED!! KUTGW~

[monet0329]

Well hello fellow Hoosier .. glad to meet ya..

The broccoli salad is so delish!!

fresh broccoli.. cut it all up.. like in the little tree's.. hehe

then add.. onion..red, green and yellow peppers..I also put in cucumbers.. and tomatoes...depends what I have here at home when I get in the mood to make it. I bet cubed apples would be good too.. raisins if you like them in that kinda salad.. anywho.. your dressing is just mayo..splenda and white vinegar..just mix it all together and chill.. I dont really measure anything..lol.. sorry.. I believe Mel makes this.. or somehtng like it.. you may ask her..lol.. I just throw stuff together.lol.. sometimes I don't have broccoli.. and just do the cucumber and tomatoes.. my family loves it .. especially my oldest Korbey.. ..

good luck.. and let me know if you like it hun,,, have a great evening..

[LosingIt]

Thanks Monet!! I am going to give it a try this week!!

[monet0329]

Originally Posted by LosingIt

Thanks Monet!! I am going to give it a try this week!!

your welcome hun.. .. I am off to get dinner going .. talk to you later..

[LosingIt]

Day 9~

I did fairly well today... but I have to admit that there is so much junk in the house and I was sooo tempted today for some reason. I did nibble, but I stopped myself and hit the treadmill instead! I have to say that is a huge step for me because in the past I would've said heck I might as well have so and so... well, it's too late now, guess I'll go ahead and have this or that and get this outta my system! I always had a million excuses. But, I will be glad when the junk is out of here because I won't be bringing anymore in for a while!

With that said, I did get in 144 oz. of water today! And I also walked 4 miles on the treadmill!! I started off going to do 3, then DD wanted a turn and I had to pee so I let the kids all put in 1/2 a mile each then I got back on. I was only going to do my last two but by the time I got to two I had worked up a good sweat and decided to keep going! It really felt good, but I wonder how my legs will feel tomorrow!?!

Well, there's my daily post as promised!