Monday, May 19, 2014

Starting My Plan

Last week, I decided to follow Niall’s Dr. approved diet without the diet pills. I know it will be very tough since diet pills help control your appetite. I know from previous experience that going on a low/no carb diet helps stop hunger so through the weekend Friday – Sunday; I ate a (Atkins Phase One) low-carb diet and didn't count the calories.


It is now Monday, and I am starting the 500 calories a day for a week. The instructions are that I have to eat these calories in meat only – which mean very little food since meat has a lot of calories.

It seems a  extreme, but  I am going to do it for 7 days. Since my blood sugar has been dropping so much I decided I would stop taking my Glucophage in the morning – guess what I forgot today and my blood sugar dropped to 70, I ate the chicken breast that was planned for lunch. We will see if it works if not I may have to eat something with carbs – I hope not I have gotten off to a great start…

It should be exciting to see how this goes – I am going to modify it after the seven day, and hopefully I can get my body to be a fat-burning machine!!

My goal is 50lbs; I will keep you informed about the ups and downs.

If this is my answer, it may be yours so keep watching to see if it is a success or failure and what pot-holes I may come across....

Until Next Time !!!

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Emotional Eating


Well, my birthday was a grand feast, and I do not feel the least bit guilty (well maybe a little) went out to one of my favorite restaurants I forgot how delicious the food is.

I am changing little by little when it comes to my relationship with food. It used to be I would be feeling bad so I would eat something that comforted me, and I would feel better for a while. It had somewhat of a lasting
affect – and then of course I would look in the mirror and be upset.

Now when I get emotional and eat comfort food –it feels like an empty hole. I feel like unless I find out why I need to self-medicate I will just eat myself to death. I realize no amount of food is going to satisfy my hunger for what has hurt me or is missing in my life.



Hmm I think if I can figure that out it would be a lot easier to move on to a healthier life.
My best guess at this point? I don’t accept myself for who I am and I need to stop that type of thinking, my weight is like a heavy anchor around my neck. I feel embarrassed for letting myself get so out of shape.



I am not superficial with anyone else – I don’t judge someone by looks or any other physical trait. Why do I beat myself up?


That is the one million-dollar question.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

7 Habits to Break for Permanent Weight Loss.

As I have said before I can be really on a good roll eating right feeling good and bam I just fall apart. Once I cheat I feel like I had better eat everything I can before I go on another “diet” I have a bad relationship with food.

Driving to my sons home 300 miles away I grabbed all types of junk to eat while driving why??? I wasn't even hungry. I had to have salty and sweet none of them had any value pure junk. My self-talk is self-defeating.

I say to myself I deserve to eat what I want I've had a tough day, I want my freedom to do and eat what I want, Even if I lose weight I will be flabby and will not like my body. On and on and on…

I have a friend who is under a Dr. supervision and lost 50 lbs. in 2 months that is a lot of weight. I was given the Dr. Phone number and the actual diet plan. In the plan were a few things I know I need to adopt.

7 Habits to break, for permanent weight loss.

  1. Have a high protein breakfast
  2. Do not eat while watching TV
  3. Do not eat in your car
  4. Do not eat at your desk.
  5. Eat only at a dinner table
  6. Eat dinner early by 6:30
  7. Drink a lot of water

My husband who is excited to see me lose some weight - but doesn't want to admit it kept nagging me to call. I did it and found out I had to have him as my primary care physician. He lives at least 20 minutes away so why would I make him my primary when the one I have is 3 minutes away.

I was disappointed – as I was looking over the papers that outline the diet I was shocked  it was so restrictive. It is an Atkins type of diet but it restricts calories as well. First week only 500 calories a day, meat only! He gives out diet pills to help with the hunger after the first week you add back vegetables but always need to stay in ketosis.  That is a starvation diet I am surprised a Dr. would recommend it.

I did find however the habits he outline that needed to change are very helpful. I am going to start with changing my habits. Then after a week or two of going by these rules I am going to start the eating plan that I decide on.

Why don’t you join me? Tell me how it goes for the next few week and I will tell you my thoughts as well…

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Losing Control...

Boy I am really frustrated – my whole problem is not being able to stick to anything for a long time. I know it is in my head, and I just have to get around it.

I have been doing great, even walking every day and then I have a couple over for dinner – of course we have yummy food. And I partake in the dinner saying to myself just one meal. Does it ever go like that “NO” of course not?  From that point on I am off my eating plan (I refuse to call it a diet) I don’t know if carbs. are just my nemesis or my own mind is. I am going out of town this weekend so what do I say to myself? I bet you cannot guess – when I get back from vacation I will get started…

Really, there are always things going on I need to learn how to just do what I need to do and I shouldn't feel like I am missing out. That is the problem I just want to be able to eat like a normal person and enjoy my life.  I cannot…

Even that thought is a defeatist attitude. Why can’t I think being fit and happy is better than eating things I shouldn't – or why can I not eat something  I crave without spinning out of control?
Do any of you have the same problem?


I am really going to have to think about this and find something, deep down, that will give me a paradigm shift…

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Keto Diet?

This is so interesting; I saw a recipe on Pinterest that peeked my curiosity. It was tortilla made from coconut four. When I clicked on the link is  for an eating plan called the Keto Diet. I started on a low-carb diet today, and this looks like a version of that.

I decided to follow the Atkins diet and slowly find out what my carb intake for a healthy weight loss would be, but now I am thinking maybe this is something I want to start.

Low-carb diets are easy to stay on,  you really are not hungry after the first few days. That is a huge thing to me. My major problem isn't only hunger - it is mind hunger. I may not be hungry, but I want something that I shouldn't have and my mind does not want to let it go. That is why I am going to start using a self-guided  weight loss hypnosis and affirmations.

If we simply listen to our thoughts when it comes to self-talk  you will be amazed at how brutal you talk to yourself - you wouldn't talk to a friend like that let alone your enemy! We all need to stop that - it is so bad. When I lost the 80 lbs I still felt just as fat as I had before I lost it. It was such a distortion and all because of what  had  been ingrained in my subconscious. So I didn't enjoy my weight loss, I gained half of it back because I was always beating myself up. I couldn't enjoy the reality, and so I felt depressed. It is  a self-fulfilling prophecy.

I am going to study this new way of eating I have found - I will let you know how it goes.

If you know anything about Keto or had experience I would love to hear from you.