A roller coaster of emotion

7/14/2010 - Up another .75 lbs. I can't understand all the up and down. It's so frustrating. I went to happy hour tonight and had four big glasses of delicious water. Yeah, water, H2O. No wine, no beer, no nothing, except water. I feel like my progress is coming so slow, but slow and steady wins the race, right!?! I weigh in again on Friday morning before I eat or drink anything. I better be down...

7/16/2010 - I weighed in at 8:30 am and came in at 257.5, down a total of 16.25 lbs. I did a lot of running around watching my twin nephews, so I decided that I would weigh in the next day as well. 7/17 I weighed in and was down to 256 1/4, now down a total of 17 1/2. How is it possible that all week long I can't lose a lb., but in a day I can drop 1 1/4 lb!?! So frustrating!!!! Grrrrrr

WEEK 6

7/19/2010 - I had such bad cravings this weekend. I would have died for a Key's Rice Krispy bar. They're as big as your head! I stayed on plan an made sure to eat all my veggies! When I weigh in on Mondays I'm ALWAYS up, that's just how it goes. When I weighed in today I was DOWN 1/2 lb.!! I couldn't believe it! We'll so how this week goes. Pete's family comes in next week and I hope to have reached my 20 or 25 lbs. milestone by the time they come into town. 2 1/2 or 7 1/2 lbs to go! Wish me luck!!

Slow and steady wins the race...right!?!

Goal #1 – ACHIEVED!!
I weighed in on Saturday, June 26th and I was down a total of 10 ½ lbs. In celebration I bought two purses at the Coach outlet (whoops!). Although my bank account is now a little lighter as well, I figured it was better than celebrating with a piece of cake or a cookie (which would turn into 10!).

The 4th of July weekend was quickly approaching and I had BBQ’s and volleyball tournaments that I needed to attend. I had to PLAN, PLAN, PLAN. I weighed in on Friday and only posted a ½ lost, but when I can in on Monday I was down another 1 ½. So far on their summer promotion I’ve earned 5 more weeks of weight loss. At this rate I’m going to need them, as my average keeps slinking closer and closer to 3 lbs. If I continue to have a good week then slow week I’ll be on this darn plan forever!!

I’ve been trying some of the recipes in the cookbook and found a few that I love! The strawberry sauce is YUMMY! I was making fish and decided that I wanted to substitute the strawberries for pineapple. You have to blend the pineapple once it’s really soft and then continue to reduce the sauce. At the end I also added part of a jalapeno for a little flavor kick…so delicious on Orange Roughy!

I’ve discovered that one of my mot favorite foods can be made on plan as well! Egg salad sandwich! I’ve been eating it with and without bread, for lunch and dinner. I make one with light mayo and the other with the fat free mayo. It’s literally heaven in my tummy!

I tried the Pina Colada cookies and whoever decided to use the work “cookie” in conjunction with these horrible things needs to have their head checked! The chocolate sandwich was yuck as well. I’m not a fan of freezing the pudding. It’s just a bad consistency.

As of 07/10/2010 - I am officially down 15 ¼ lbs! GOAL 2 ACHIEVED!!

My clothes fit better, I’m happier with what I’m seeing in the mirror, and people have started to notice! I love it! I’ve started to run out of some of the supplements and if there is anyone out there that has any suggestions (they are so expensive through Slimgenics) please let me know! I’m going to get a generic multi-vitamin and I have a really good replacement for the EFA. I’m not sure what to do about the carbohydrate blocker or the herb, and the herb is SPENDY!!

I had a few strange dreams lately that I attribute to starting Slimgenics. I dream that I’m at an event (birthday, etc) where I am confronted with a bad food choice. Not only do I have the food, but I eat and eat and eat! I wake up feeling guilty, not certain right away if it was really a dream or if I really did fall off the bandwagon. I talked to a counselor about it and they’re like how drug users have using dreams. I’m having addiction dreams because I was addicted to bad food! I haven’t been having cravings since some of the thermo snacks are so yummy, but I guess my body can tell that a giant piece of cake isn’t in its future for a LONG time!!

I weigh in today, 07/14/2010 and I’m feeling a little fat today, although I’ve been on plan. We'll see how it goes. Hopefully I'm more than 1/2 lb. down.

Until next time, happy dreams!

So a the last week has been a little hard. Not in the sense of managing what I eat or even how much. I've stuck to the plan perfectly. I decided that if they can void the guarantee just because I decided to have an extra packet of splenda I wasn't going to give them the satisfaction.

I've been gaining weight back.

My 6 pounds I was so happy about losing slowly declined to a weight reduction of only 3.

Monday I was up 1.25, which my counselor attributed to weighing in in the PM rather than the AM. Ok, I wasn't going to let that get me down.

Wednesday I was up another 1.25 lbs AND I was wearing the lightest clothes I owned. At this point I started to feel defeated. I follow this plan and I'm not getting anywhere. After leaving the center I got a call and they decided to move me to plan 3. One less snack and one less serving of veggies. I was willing to do ANYTHING to get me back on the right track. I know I was only at the end of my first official "whole" week, but I have some pretty high expectations if I'm spending over a grand on your program.

Plan 3 has turned into a pleasant surprise. Not only have I re lost the almost three pounds I gained, but I'm down another pound midway through this week. My new total as of 06/23/2010 is 7 pounds down! I also had the joy of seeing that I could eat 2 ounces of cheese for breakfast 3 times a week. Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE cheese. Plan 3 is my new BFF.

I've worked with my boyfriend on things to help me keep motivated as well. Right now I don't need a whole lot of extra motivation as feeling better about myself and seeing the number on the scale go down is enough. We did decide that there would be "sexy time" for every 5 pounds I lost, which I will definitely be looking forward to! I also decided that rather than reward myself with food, which is what I usually do, I will be rewarding myself with shoes! I bought a fierce pair of red high heel peep toe shoes for my first 5 lbs. I'll have to make them benchmarks a bit father apart or I'll run out of closet room! Maybe every 10 pounds :)

My goal for this Saturday's weigh in is to be down ten pounds total. I know it's a bit unrealistic to lose 3 pounds in 3 days, but I figure it's a goal...we all need goals right!?!

Until the next weigh in!

05/06/2010 – I walked into the Edina Slimgenics location and immediately noticed that everyone was wearing scrubs. There was no way these people were actually physicians, I could tell that just by looking at them. Wearing a uniform that does not belong to your profession should be left for Halloween and strippers, but I digress.

I met with J in his private office after he weighed me. Seeing 273.75 on the scale was something I never wanted to see again, so he really didn’t have to sway me too hard to drop over $750.00 on my year long program. I did flinch a little when I had to spend another 255 on 20 boxes of snacks (a requirement for the program), although the thought that I would need to buy 80 more boxes really made me queasy.

I was told I would start my detox on Tuesday and today was Saturday. I had three more days to do as much damage as I could, and trust me I did…Ice Cream, burgers, pizza, Rice Krispy treats, waffles, doughnuts, bagels with cream cheese, bacon, and potatoes. I was also regretting the decision I had made to start Slimgenics. “How did I just spend almost $1,000 on this!?!”, “What happens if I fail?”, “OMG, No Peanut Butter or pickles!?!” By the time I started my prep days I was sure I had gained even more weight, but I didn’t have to weigh in again until Wednesday.

I followed the prep days to a T, and although I don’t think I’ve ever forced myself to drink that much water I felt pretty good. I was nervous for my weigh in on Wednesday since I had come off the deep end the whole weekend before. To my surprise I was down 2.5 lbs.

The next day was our meeting where I was lured into purchasing 30 more boxes of snacks and the cookbook, but found out that I was down another 2.25 pounds from the day before. This brought my three day prep day total to 4.75 pounds. Not bad…I might be able to do this yet.

Day 1 – Friday (6/11/2010): I woke up EARLY. I was nervous that I wouldn’t have time to make my breakfast and get my food ready for the day. I spent hours last night figuring out what I was going to eat, and then went grocery shopping. Fresh produce is expensive. No wonder I’m fat. It’s WAY cheaper to buy a burger at Wendy’s (Mmmmm Frosty!) than to buy fresh fruit and veggies! The key to me being successful on this plan is to plan, plan, plan. I'm happy I started on plan 4 where they require you to eat breakfast. I get to start everyday with a piece of toast, an orange, and a small portion of scrambled eggs. The pills you have to swallow are a bit much though. I'm not sure Ill be staying on those after my initial supply runs out.

I weighed in after work and I have gained weight. I was up 2 lbs. I joked that I was wearing heavy clothes, but to my surprise they agreed. I as wearing a jacket and jeans, and the last time I weighed in I was in workout pants and a light t-shirt. I couldn't believe it, but seeing a higher number didn't bother me for the first time in my life. I know that I had been following the plan perfectly, so I shouldn't have anything to worry about. This was a minor setback, if one at all. I decided I'd come back tomorrow wearing the same clothes as i had two days ago. Then I'd have a more accurate picture.

Day 2 - Weighing in...Down a total of 6 pounds for the week (actually 5 days since I started on Tuesday!) Heck yes! I called three people that I had told I joined Slimgenics; my twin, my boyfriend, and my friend Ann. I can't wait until I lose enough weight that people actually start to notice. I was a bit nervous about seeing my weight every time I weigh in. I sometimes start to obsess about the number and go a little crazy. I've resolved that I would not but a scale for at home though, so hopefully that will help.

Day 3 (sunday) - I won't be posting everyday, but I have to say I'm pretty proud of myself today. I went to the Twins game AND the bar, and didn't have anything off plan. I packed a sandwich, an apple, and a snack for the game. At the bar I just had water. That in itself is a miracle :) I love a good cocktail The alcohol is going to be the hardest, but I seem to be getting more and more determined as the days go by. Tomorrow is a new day and a new weigh in. I'm actually looking forward to it.

Skinny jeans here I come :)