Losing weight, one diet at a time; one month at a time…
Now that I’ve completed three full days on the new diet - I feel great. When I’m consumed with eating all the wrong foods and way too much of them - I dread returning to a healthful lifestyle. But now that I’m back - I feel better physically and emotionally.
I am trying to keep it real and act as if this is a lifestyle and not a diet - which exactly what I want it to be.
Posted on April 10th, 2008 by lizzie
Filed under: Weight Loss Ramblings, Diet Program Review | 56 Comments »
I completed my first two days on the Ultra Lite program. The first day was rough (just ask the Emperor!) But, as with anything new - I’m getting adjusted and I can definitely see how this will be beneficial. I do have to prepare everything - yuck! But it feels good and much healthier. I feel like I’m coming out of the fog already.
So, I can have 2oz of protein for breakfast and lunch; 5 carbs for breakfast and 10 carbs for lunch; 4oz of protein for dinner and 5 carbs. The list of proteins and carbs are small - especially the accepted fruit. I never knew apples, oranges and bananas were bad! They must have a lot of carbs in them. The only fruits on the list are cantaloupe, honey dew, watermelon and strawberries - and 100gm has 4 carbs. The veggie and protein lists are short lists too.
This is what I had to eat day 1 & 2:
Breakfast - 100gm of cantaloupe & 1oz of reduced fat cheddar cheese for day 1; 1 egg with 1/2 oz reduced fat cheddar and 100gm of cantaloupe day 2
Lunch - 100gm lettuce, 30gm mushrooms; 15gm onions; 30gm cucumber and 60gm tuna - 50gm almonds & Dannon carb control yogurt.
Dinner - 4oz salmon, zucchini and onions.
I’m drinking 8 glasses of water a day; taking potassium & magnesium supplements; walking 30 minutes a day; and starting day 3 (today) testing my urine for ketones (I’m happy to report I’m in the correct zone).
I planned out my menu for today last night - which is very helpful to me.
Onward and downward!
Posted on April 9th, 2008 by lizzie
Filed under: Weight Loss Ramblings, Daily Grind, Diet Program Review | 36 Comments »
I’ve been eating everything in sight for the past two weeks. I think this is due to a few things. First, I know the start of the diet is impending and I’m going through a bunch of emotional baggage right now. I haven’t shared the baggage with anyone outside of my therapist (even the Emperor) and that’s probably not a good thing. I did do some “art therapy” paintings my therapist suggested. But my therapist got ill and I haven’t been able to get back in to therapy - which is not good at all.
The pressure of knowing that I’ll be starting this very structured and restrictive program in one week has triggered all my feelings of being trapped and I’m really nervous about this too.
The binging continues.
Posted on March 30th, 2008 by lizzie
Filed under: Weight Loss Ramblings, Daily Grind, Life in General | 42 Comments »
I’m always struggling and always looking for any help at all. I know that there aren’t any quick fixes in the world of weight loss, but are there options that can alleviate the “pain”? It’s also difficult for me to get the proper nutrients when eating a healthful diet or not. Can I possibly get nutritional supplements and weight loss supplements all in one pill?
I assume that not too many studies on the effectiveness of weight loss supplements have been completed yet – but, there are tons of these types of products on the market – all claiming that they will enhance your rate of weight loss exponentially. How can I know if they actually work? And, then even if they don’t necessarily make a significant difference in the rate or amount of weight loss – but they make a big difference psychologically – isn’t that just as important when trying to lose weight? The psychology of weight loss plays a considerable role in how successful the diet will be.
This is my next quest - find a well-balanced dietary supplement that could help with my weight loss. I think it’s possible and I must do my due diligence to find the right supplement. A friend of mine has a site that offers all types of natural health supplements - I will start my search there. Any suggestions or recommendations are welcomed and appreciated.
Posted on March 28th, 2008 by lizzie
Filed under: Weight Loss Ramblings | 28 Comments »
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