The soup diet

Well as I guess I should have known, my soup and egg diet did not go so well. I did start a journal for my food intake daily and I am noticing that I eat way too much at some meals without even realizing it. My will power was not that great and at times I found myself hungry I ate whatever I found, including m & m's!

My workouts have been going really well. I even went for my jog yesterday despite the rain...I was drenched! But felt great.

The good news is that I have not gained any weight, whew! All numbers are the same as of today.

Weight 145
Upper Arms: 11 1/2"
Waist above Belly Button: 28 1/2"
Waist below Belly Button: 34 1/2"
Hips: 44"
Upper Thighs: 25

My major focus this week is to continue making food at home and working out and filling in my food journal. I will also try and continue soup for lunch. (eggs for bf are not sitting well for me so I will just include a small bf with coffee or tea)

Weekly Weigh in

After a week on the beach just relaxing, I'm back at work with my goals. Weight loss goals, Job Hunt goals, Life goals... Reality! Lets see the reality of my measurements after a week of lounging around...

No bad news! Measurements are the same, weight is the same. Not bad, pretty impressive that I had no weight gain on my trip! whoohoo!

Weight 145
Upper Arms: 11 1/2"
Waist above Belly Button: 28 1/2"
Waist below Belly Button: 34 1/2"
Hips: 44"
Upper Thighs: 25

My current goal, which has been my goal for months now, is to lose 10lbs! Just 10lbs! This should be easy, right. I'm hopeful and I can feel how much more serious I am becoming in achieving my goals, so I will take it day by day(advice from fellow blog friends ;)

** Since I came back on Sunday my tummy has been feeling weak. Very nauseous, like the feeling of being on too many rollar coasters. I'm not sure if I caught a bug or something, boo ;( A friend of mine told me to drink Ginger tea to help with nausea, but I'm not a fan of the taste, any suggestions on what can relieve nausea?

Hump day Update!

Is it me or are the days just flying by! Soon I will be on vacation, just relaxing and not thinking or worrying about anything!

Before I go on with my diet update, just want to say I have another interview tomorrow!! It's actually with the company I worked for before the one I was laid off at. So we will see! The position itself is not exactly what I want but I will get more details about it tomorrow and since the market is not that great I want to keep all options open. :)

Today's Weigh in: Same, no pounds up or down.

Body measurements:
Previous:
Upper Arms: 12"
Waist above Belly Button: 31"
Waist below Belly Button: 34 1/2"
Hips: 44"
Upper Thighs: 25 1/2"

Sept 2nd 2009

Upper Arms: 11 1/2"
Waist above Belly Button: 28 1/2"
Waist below Belly Button: 34 1/2"
Hips: 44"
Upper Thighs: 25

Weird huh! I lost some inches in some areas! Waist above belly with the most. I think I am less bloated since I have been eating healthier. :)

I'm already thinking of ways to be healthy while on vacation. Being at a resort with all the food I love will be really hard. So I started thinking of ways I could enjoy the food and not pay for it when I get back. (I've never taken this approach while going on vacation, so I'm really seeing my lifestyle changes taking in affect!)

1. Portion control. I will make sure I eat to be satisfied and not STUFFED.
2. 3 bite rule on high cal items, or share with the husband :)
3. Drink plenty of water to stay hydrated.
4. Vacation Goal is to not put on any weight while on vacation!!

Very excited!

Now heading out for my 10000 steps! I will soo miss my time home :)

My Body Measurements

The weekend was great and like usual I over ate. We went to a new Mexican restaurant in our area and how could I resit nachos and guacamole dip!

It's a new week and now a new start.

This week I decided to add a new goal to reach. Other than just losing pounds, I will also keep track of inches lost. Some friends suggested I monitor inches as well since maybe the scale may not change much but area's on my body still may shrink... I hope this is true! haahha!

My current body measurements on my areas of concern, in inches:

Upper Arms: 12"
Waist above Belly Button: 31"
Waist below Belly Button: 34 1/2"
Hips: 44"
Upper Thighs: 25 1/2"

My main concerns are Hips and thighs, I need these to shrink already!

I will re-measure Sept 1, 2009 in hopes I'm down at least 2" in all areas!

I also changed my goal weight to reach. Since the scale does not move much anyway! I decided to make myself feel closer to my goal by changing my goal weight to 135 instead of 130. To tell you the truth I would be happy just to reach 139 and be out of those 40's once and for all! UGH!

My Usual weekly goals are below:
(notice I removed the "NO donuts", this is not because I will now eat donuts, but it has been 2 weeks and I have not had any donuts at all! (I've eaten other bad things... however, donuts were not in that equation! :)

My weekly goals to achieve this week:
1. Eat as many home cooked meals in a week at least 5 days of the 7 (Got this down :)
2. Limit carb intake at dinners
3. 1/2 hour twice a week on the gazelle
4. 5 mins a day on the trampoline
5. 2 10000 pedometer steps
6. drink plenty of water/tea
7. Supplements; Take fish oil pills with lunch.
8. sea salt baths twice a week
9. Coffee Grind scrub once a week

Lets get fit!!!!