Sailing: 10/5/09. I'm the one in green.Things have slowed down for me with the weight loss. During the entire month of September I consumed way too many Benefit Bars. What are Benefit Bars? They're the chocolatey peanut butter protein goodness that the clinic sells. Eating them is allowed because it's product sold at the clinic. Eating too many at 160 calories a piece, however, will certainly slow down the weight loss. It's stress eating, happy eating, boredom......whatever. I'm an equal opportunity snacker.
Since my transition into Phase 3 (Maintenance Phase) I've had a crab leg, (yes just one), two servings of salmon at about 3-4 oz each on separate nights for dinner, and a southwest chicken sandwich at Petco Park. All of the other food I'm consuming consists of shakes, entrees, BARS, fruits and vegetables. Today I went to Trader Joes and purchased HUMMUS (yummy times a gazillion), apples, pears, and butternut squash. This is such a huge difference from my shopping cart six months ago. Back then Trader Joes was good for one thing: chocolate covered raspberry sticks. I actually read the label today and for three pieces it was 140 calories or something ridiculous. I can only imagine how many calories I consumed when, six months ago, I ate the entire container in one sitting.
The maintenance phase is a little scary. I'm not allowing myself to return to normal eating just yet because I need to lose at least 30 more pounds. My scale this morning showed a naked weight of 207. I'm so close to Onederland. At the clinic tonight I weighed 210. The last time I weighed 210 was probably January 1997. Losing 82 pounds since April 1st feels INCREDIBLE.
Last week I went to Macy's and purchased the Macy's brand of jeans and fit into a size 14W. A FOURTEEN folks...I could hardly believe it myself. Although before you get too excited I tried on other brands and the 14s didn't fit. I'd say I'm a solid 16W, not a misses 16, but a 16W. I'm still wearing 1X tops because I've always been bigger on the top.
Here's where I'm at right now: Still doing the HMR program and focusing on 64 oz of water a day, 5 fruits/vegetables, two entrees, and 2-3 shakes PLUS 2000 calories burned in a week, AND record keeping. My instructor, Michelle, is AWESOME. I love how she brings her own life experiences to the class. I hear her say, "You're not striving for perfection, just progress."
Since my transition into Phase 3 (Maintenance Phase) I've had a crab leg, (yes just one), two servings of salmon at about 3-4 oz each on separate nights for dinner, and a southwest chicken sandwich at Petco Park. All of the other food I'm consuming consists of shakes, entrees, BARS, fruits and vegetables. Today I went to Trader Joes and purchased HUMMUS (yummy times a gazillion), apples, pears, and butternut squash. This is such a huge difference from my shopping cart six months ago. Back then Trader Joes was good for one thing: chocolate covered raspberry sticks. I actually read the label today and for three pieces it was 140 calories or something ridiculous. I can only imagine how many calories I consumed when, six months ago, I ate the entire container in one sitting.
The maintenance phase is a little scary. I'm not allowing myself to return to normal eating just yet because I need to lose at least 30 more pounds. My scale this morning showed a naked weight of 207. I'm so close to Onederland. At the clinic tonight I weighed 210. The last time I weighed 210 was probably January 1997. Losing 82 pounds since April 1st feels INCREDIBLE.
Last week I went to Macy's and purchased the Macy's brand of jeans and fit into a size 14W. A FOURTEEN folks...I could hardly believe it myself. Although before you get too excited I tried on other brands and the 14s didn't fit. I'd say I'm a solid 16W, not a misses 16, but a 16W. I'm still wearing 1X tops because I've always been bigger on the top.
Here's where I'm at right now: Still doing the HMR program and focusing on 64 oz of water a day, 5 fruits/vegetables, two entrees, and 2-3 shakes PLUS 2000 calories burned in a week, AND record keeping. My instructor, Michelle, is AWESOME. I love how she brings her own life experiences to the class. I hear her say, "You're not striving for perfection, just progress."
