Day Four-a on Lindora

It was another Carb-rific day here at the Ranch.  Tonight I allowed enough carbs to treat myself with a bowl of sugar free ice cream.  It was so delightful I can't even tell you.  In fact, that one itty bitty bowl was the most satisfying thing I had all day.   I know the 50-100 carbs they allow is probably fruit or something healthy, but sometimes you just gotta give in to the sweet tooth.  And I made it work, so I think that's all that counts.  We'll see on weigh in day aka Saturday aka Day Six of the program.

My waking temp again was 97.4, again higher than my normal 96.5 I charted last month.  And today I got that "revved up" feeling I used to get on fatburners.  The metabolism, she is a'workin.

Not only that but it was a "thin" day.  We like thin days.  I hope Saturday is a very thin day.

After an exhausting evening of dealing with a teenager I think I'm going to hit the hay. 

It really makes me question whether or not I want to have more kids.  Does everyone with a teenager feel like they don't know what in the blue blazes they're doing as a parent, or is it just me??

Oct. 6

Calories: 1548
Fat/Carb/Protein: 45/12/43
Water: 72oz
Exercise: none

DAILY AFFIRMATION:  This too shall pass.

 

Watch Day Three, It's a Loo Loo

I woke up today to find my waking temp had spiked to 97.4.  This is not normal for my pre-ovulatory portion of my cycle.  I take this to mean my metabolism was working spot on yesterday. 

I stepped on the scale to find no change from yesterday.  It still says 283.5 from 287.5 the day before.  I've weighed consistantly at 287.5 when I weigh in at 279 on the GNC scale, which is my "official" weight of record.  In other words, I won't get completely excited until I see the numbers on the GNC scale go down. 

Today was another protein only day.  I managed 1500 calories today and was a lot less hungry.  Although I did have a low blood sugar episode earlier today.  A spoonful of peanut butter saved the day. 

Exercise went out the window today.  I need to get back on track with that tomorrow or else. 

Oct. 5

Calories: 1144
Carbs: 102 grams
Water: 72oz
Exercise: On Hold

DAILY AFFIRMATION:  There is nothing I will face today that I cannot handle.

 

Day Two...

I've never been so happy to see fruit in my life.

The diet is a lot more restrictive than I'm used to.  But I stepped on the home scale this morning and it reported a four pound loss - which adds up to maybe an actual pound or two.  Saturday's weigh in should be very interesting.

Especially since my calories today barely made it to 1000 calories.  I'm a little worried about that, it seems really low.  I think I read somewhere no one should go under 1200 calories.  I'll try to do better on Thursday.   Tomorrow it's back to no carbs. 

Yesterday I got 10 minutes on the exercise bike.  My back hurt at first but I managed to go the whole time.  Interestingly enough my back feels better today - so I'm thinking if I just do it slow and easy at first I could probably work up to 30 minutes of activity every day.  Tomorrow I'm going to try a walk and maybe some light Pilates.  We'll see how it goes.

Tonight though I'm going to bed early so I can get back in routine.  My head hurts from the debate - it was a lot heavier on facts and information than the presidential debate last Thursday.  Who won?  I dunno, I'll have to sleep on it.  :)

Oct. 4

Calories: 1283
Fat/Carb/Protein: 45/14/41
Water: 72oz
Exercise: 10 mins exercise bike, vigorous

DAILY AFFIRMATION: I am strong enough to make these changes.

 

Day One: No Carb. Is it Day Two Yet???

I was pleasantly surprised to find that my super protein breakfast of egg beaters, turkey sausage and cheese kept me satisfied most of the morning.  By the time lunch rolled around I made a really tasty salad with chicken strips and more cheese, which was very nummy - even though I felt a teensy weensy bit deprived I couldn't have crackers to go with it.

My afternoon snack consisted of yet more cheese and some turkey slices and now I'm rumbling for dinner.  It's now it hits me...

I WANT CARBS. 

I'll probably settle for a dinner of fish and broccoli, but I really REALLY want carbs.  For the first part of the day I thought it was a mental thing - you know me and deprivation.  Now it's a ravenous craving.  So rather than give into it, I thought I'd come here and bitch and complain about it.  Lucky y'all.  :)

According to my FitDay my proteins and fat are running about half each and to see my fat intake for the day be 49% even though most of my proteins have been lean is killing me.  They say that this isn't what makes you fat, but I hate seeing it creep over 30% anyway.  That's been my goal for so long, it's hard to flip that mental switch.

My sweet tooth is killing me.  It's so bad I'm already planning what I'm going to eat tomorrow, just because I can.  I'm so glad this is a few days a week, then a day a week afterwards.  This diet would drive me absolutely batty long term.

Some good news on the writing front.  I entered a contest last month called "Pitch Slam", where writers get to enter their best pitches for their comedy scripts.  I submitted three and just got word today that one made it to the finals.  So yayyyyy, I'm very completely psyched about this.  Getting to the finals means I get to list the script on a website called Inktip.com, where producers and development execs, agents and managers get to peruse new material - I've used it several times before, once with the script in question.   If my pitch is picked as the winner then I get a free entry into their comedy screenwriting contest.  

See my name in lights:  Pitch Slam

So anyway, keep those good thoughts coming for Comic Squad, that's the pitch that made it to the finals.  I'm still tweaking it as we speak, and I cannot wait now to hear the final results.  This is the farthest I've come on any screenwriting related contest so far.

I'm still waiting to hear on Situation: Comedy.  I've chewed my nails down to the first knuckle.  It's a good thing fingernails are carb free.  :)

Oct. 3

Calories: 1532
Fat: 32%
Sat. Fat: 10%
Water: 72oz
Exercise: On hold

DAILY AFFIRMATION: Every day is progress whether seen or unseen.  I will meet my goals, physically and professionally.

 

Zero Hour and Counting...

Well tomorrow I start the Lindora plan and I'm really excited.  Today was a glorious goodbye to all things carb. 

I think I did okay.  I went way under the 2000 calories which of course affected the fat/calorie ratio.  The rest of the day I was down and out with more back problems and fending off an infection that had me sleep till all hours. 

Tomorrow, come hell or high water, I'm going to begin this new regimen and it's going to shock me clear off this blasted plateau.

For the first time in a long time I'm excited about my next weigh in. 

I'm in the elevator and I heading down.

Oct. 2

Calories: 1926
Fat: 28%
Sat. Fat: 11%
Water: 48oz
Exercise: On Hold

DAILY AFFIRMATION: Confidence doesn't come from having what you want, it comes from wanting what you have.

 

 

Saturday Weigh In

I finally found the silver lining on the dark cloud of my frustrating plateau.  I keep hovering around the same weight with no real changes.  This means when I get down to goal it shouldn't be that difficult to keep it off.  No matter what, I've kept that 71lbs off and that's a major accomplishment.  I think the statistics are that 3 of every 4 dieters fail in their weight loss aspirations.

This girl ain't a statistic.

I skipped the picnic because my back was giving me fits earlier.  I've had headaches, neck aches and the backache from the spine to the hip on down the left leg.  Hello Doc here I come.  Anyway I pretty much lazed around all day and didn't do squat. 

Even with all that I lost 4oz this week.  I went from 279lbs and 4oz to 279lbs and 0oz.  : - |    As of Monday I start this new Lindora plan which I will give a six week test.  I know the first couple of weeks will work, but if it continues to work consistantly after six weeks then I will buy their $50 package.   Needless to say I am very much looking forward to next Saturday to see what that weigh in says then.

In the meantime I'm gonna hit the hay so I can make it to church tomorrow. 

Oct. 1

Calories: 2022
Fat: 22%
Sat. Fat: 6%
Water: 48oz
Exercise: On hold

DAILY AFFIRMATION: There is no shame in falling down, but there is no good reason to stay there.

 

Monthly Photo Update

I hate the first of the month update these days.  That plateau has held on for dear life.  Ten pounds and 17 inches is nothing to sneeze at, but I'd sure rather have that on a monthly basis rather than a seasonal one.

Which is why I'm giving this Lindora plan a try.  It promises 6lbs a week, but I'd be happy with just any pounds a week.  The lady in the article lost 65lbs in 10 weeks, and 308lbs over all. 

It requires a balancing act between proteins and carbs.  I'm not a fan of low carb diets as you probably know.  I've had two people close to me have their health adversely affected by a high protein, low carbohydrate diet.  The thing I like about this Lindora plan is that it realistically drops the carbs then raises them again.

Here's the "skinny".

This program lasts in 6 week intervals.  In the first week you have three days that are protein only.  What this is supposed to do is activate ketosis, the biochemical state in which your body burns your stored fat for fuel.  Alternating these three protein only days with the higher carb days (adding in 50-100 grams of carbs) is supposed to keep the body in ketosis and prevent carb withdrawal and a slowed metabolism.

The second - fourth week you only have one protein only day.  All days that aren't all protein adhere to this basic eating formula:

Breakfast
2 proteins
1 fruit or grain
calorie free drink

Lunch
1 protein
1 veggie (plus 2 cups of lettuce)
1 fruit
calorie free drink

Dinner
1 protein
1 veggie (plus 2 cups of lettuce)
1 fruit
calorie free drink

Snacks
3 one serving protein snacks

In weeks 5 and 6 you "reset" your metabolism to your skinnier self by eating one protein only day per week and increasing the portion sizes of carbohydrates, following this eating plan:

Breakfast
2 proteins
1 1/2 fruit or grain
1 drink

Lunch
2 proteins
1 vegetable (plus unlimited lettuce)
1 fruit
1 grain
1 drink

Dinner
2 proteins
1 vegetable (plus unlimited lettuce)
1 fruit
1 grain
1 drink

Snacks
3 single serving protein snacks

Repeat this cycle until goal weight is met.

More details can be found at the Lindora site: Diet, Weight Loss, Nutritional Products,Medical Clinics,Ketosis

And the article I got this from is here: article_first_1

If this works I intend to buy the $50 package for more information.  I figure if it works for the entire six weeks like they say it does, it's worth the investment.

We'll know in a week.  I hope to start by Sunday but no later than Monday.  Steven's company is having a picnic tomorrow and the kids get to go to Gattis to celebrate their report cards (Gattis gives tokens for good grades).  We may or may not do that tomorrow night, what I want to do is implement a family game night so instead of Steven and I sitting on our computers and the kids off in their rooms we're actually interacting.  So if Gattis is put off till Sunday after church, so be it.

I'm not afraid of Gattis, they have a really decent salad bar on their buffet.  I'm going to fall back on my basic buffet strategy - load up on salad stuff before touching any bad food so that I won't overeat it.

Sept. 30

Calories: 2012
Fat: 26%
Sat. Fat: 7%
Water: 48oz
Exercise:  On hold

DAILY AFFIRMATION: There's redefining this journey, but there is never going to be quitting this journey.  The path is not as important as the destination.