Susan's Epic Weight Loss 11/04/16

Weight: 298.4  (1.8 lbs lost since yesterday)
Workout: Bodyflex

Measurements (starting):

Neck: 16 1/4"
Bust: 50 1/4"
Bicep: 16"
Upper Abs: 53"
Lower Abs: 54"
Hips: 56 1/2 "
Thigh: 28"
Calf: 17"


Breakfast:  Nothing

Lunch:  Shari's Triple Decker Club Sandwich; Side salad w/ranch on the side (no croutons): 700 calories

Dinner:  Almond Chicken (281 cal) , Sweet & Sour Chicken (276 calories), Beef & Broccoli (338 calories), Egg drop soup (66 calories):  Total calories: 861 calories   Diet Soda to drink

Total Calories:  1561


Synopsis:  Not as much energy as yesterday, but I've been up since 5 a.m. and I didn't even try to take a nap today.  Plus, I never hit the treadmill.

On another interesting note, I only ate twice today, and aside from lunch time, which was around 11:30 am (because I never had time for breakfast), I wasn't hungry at all. In fact, I didn't finish by breakfast or dinner.

Went to the movies tonight (Hacksaw Ridge is AMAZING, by the way) and didn't buy anything to eat.  I think that's the first time EVER we've never bought food at the movies.  It's always been a ritual until today.  Woohoo! It's all about change, baby!

Daily Update 11/03/16

Weight (Starting again):  300.2 lbs
Measurements:  Not done yet. Will do tomorrow
Exercise:  Body Flex, Treadmill (30 minutes @ 3.0 mph, 2.0 incline; 1 stop @ 15.33 minutes)


Food:

Breakfast (9:40 am):  ZOI Greek Yogurt: Raspberry Cream:  190 Calories, 5 g fat, 7 g protein

Lunch: 12:45 pm:  2 egg rolls (400 calories)

Dinner: 5:45 pm:  1 1/2 biscuits & gravy (est. 600 calories)

Snacks:

1 handful Sunchips (est 150 calories)
5 Ruffles Chips with Dip ( est. 150 calories)
8 glasses water
2 Cups eggnog (300 calories)

Total calories for the day:  2090



Notes: Okay, so the first day back on the wagon is always the hardest. But I have a wedding (my daughter's) coming up in a little over a month, and I need to lose SOMETHING.  Bodyflex has always been the quickest way for me to lose inches.  Walking is has been the quickest way to lose pounds.  So, I'm doing a hybrid.

I'm doing my updated the day after on 11/04/16, because then I can review the overall success of the day.  And the results were interesting.  I literally sat in my seat in a stupor.

First off, my energy was off the hook.  I normally crash around 3:30 or 4:00 pm and take a nap so I can finish the rest of the night.  In my defense, my son usually wakes me up around 5:00 a.m. when he crawls into bed, and I never really go to sleep after that. And I usually go to be around midnight or 1:00 a.m., so I average 4-5 hours sleep per night.  Of COURSE I need a catnap to survive!

Yesterday, I laid down for my nap. Nothing.  I wasn't tired.  After 20 minutes, I got up and went about my day.  I was pretty beat by about 10:00 pm, so I tried going to bed.  I laid there for about 2 HOURS before I finally fell asleep.  This morning, my daughter had a nightmare and crawled into bed at around 3 a.m.  My son came to bed (as usual) around 4:45 a.m.  Guess who was too wide awake to go back to sleep? Yep.  Me.

I love how Bodyflex gives me tons of extra energy. From day 1.

Here's to hoping day 2 is just as productive!

My Epic (or not-so-epic) attempts to lose weight. Attempt #896ish

Five months since my last post.

Have I lost weight? Actually, yeah.  Just not as much as I wanted.  I'm down to 300.2.  What is that? Like 6 pounds?  Well, if you're Trying to lose 10 lbs, an six pound loss is pretty good.  If you're trying to lose 160ish, then eight pounds is paltry, at best.  Sigh.



In the last five months, I started working as an addictions counselor.  And I wouldn't consider myself a good counselor, unless I took the information I shared with my clients, and applied it to my own life as well.

Many of my clients have been in and out of the judicial system, and dealing with addiction for years or decades.  When you've been living a life like this on repeat, experiencing the same cycle over and over again, it is easy to get the F-it's.  Why try again? Why go through the hassle, if you know you'll end up right back into addiction?

One evening,  I handed this quote out to each person.  The explanation behind it is:  If you give up, you've lost already.  It's the person who keeps trying over and over and OVER again who will succeed.

And that is why I'm back at it again.