Thursday, March 4, 2010

Week Two: Day 7

Weight: 202.6 (-2.4lbs)
Waist: 40.5 (-1.5 inches)

Weigh in today! Well, I lost 2.4lbs, which is pretty good and I lost 1.5 inches from my waist, which is incredible! I am happy with the results of this week! I didn't record my body weight/muscle because I didn't think that would change too much over a week. I will do that every two weeks. The only slight problem I have is that I wonder if I could lose the same amount of weight on another diet. But, I imagine calorie counting or weight watchers will not permit me to eat fabulous gourmet food! I do like the food I am eating and I think that is what will keep me going. A few weeks ago I tried to go back on weight watchers (at home) and do the core program (no longer a part of the momentum program) and I think I might have lost 2lbs also. But, considering how I wasn't really hungry during the past week, did zero exercise, and drank wine- I should be happy with the results. I wasn't concerned with getting into ketosis, so I am sure I would have even better results if I was more focused. I guess the way to look at it is that I have 5 more weeks and if I keep losing 2.4lbs per week, I should lose 12 more lbs! Well, we will see!

I was thinking of starting an exercise regimen, but I am not sure that will work this upcoming week since I will be traveling A LOT! I am leaving tomorrow and will be home to sleep on the 9th, but I won't be back until the 15th! Since I will be missing my weigh in next week, I will post my results on the 15th, when I return. What a hectic week this will be!! I won't be able to update this blog, but I'll be back soon!

Stay tuned!

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Day 6

Last day before weigh in..yikes! I'm not sure how I will do. For the most part, I did my best. There were a couple of areas that I could improve on for the upcoming weeks.

Yesterday I sauteed some shrimps in a french brandy sauce. So, okay, I think brandy is probably not the best thing to have when you are on atkins. It is very strong, but also sweet. I used 3TB in my sauce, but it was amazing! I loved it. I chopped up onions, tomatoes, parsley and added the brandy, chicken broth, and tomato paste. It was really good. My husband made a side of rice. I think he is getting into this cooking thing too!

One of the problems I noticed I am having is my afternoon snack. I seem to get hungry, but have no real options. Maybe I need to think larger than just "snack". Maybe I should think of it as a mini meal because I am snacking on cubed cheese and it's just not the best idea. I think I am eating too much cheese as a result. I have some low carb shakes in my fridge, so maybe I will try that today. Not sure if that will satisfy me, but we will see. I could also opt for a portion of tuna salad or some boiled eggs.

Just found out that after my ski vacation this weekend, I have to travel to the West Coast for 4 days. Basically, I won't be home all week. I am not sure if I will be able to keep up with the blog, but I will definitely post when I get back. At least I will be able to weigh in tomorrow.

Stay tuned!

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Days 4 and 5

Whew! It has been a busy few days! I have been sticking to the diet, but yesterday I sort of slipped - I'll explain. I started a new job yesterday. It is the same type of job I have been doing for years, but a different company. For the most part, I travel for my job. But for the rest of the time, I am home-based. So I began my new job at home, but boy was it busy. I had so much training to do that my head totally spun! I am used to doing my job at home, at my own pace without having to complete time sheets. This new job requires time sheets so I was stressed! Also at my old job, I had the luxury of working whatever hours I set for myself. This position is 8:30 to 5:30 when I am at home. The problem with that is when I travel, sometimes I work 12 hour days. My old job allowed me to cut my time short at home to make up for these differences. This job - not so much. So, needless to say I was stressed and as a result I DRANK the wine while I cooked with it last night. Ugh! I made a simple chicken dish with a red wine/cream sauce, but boy did I drink that wine! I had about 12oz! I felt miserable about it later because even though I allow myself certain things that are not on induction, this was a little overboard. Anyway, I am moving on and hoping to improve. I probably should have found a better way to relieve my stress. I probably need to start working out. Maybe next week I will come up with some activity plan.

This weekend went pretty well. I made Beouf Bourguignon stew and it was fantastic. There was a bit of wine in that as well, so I am not sure if I would make that a regular meal, but it was tasty. I had leftovers, but decided to allow my hubby to take them since I wasn't sure about the carbs. I also made another quiche just for me, for the week. I am eating that for breakfast or lunch. On Saturday, my husband and I made some fillet Mignon with sauteed mushrooms. That was great and so much cheaper than eating out!

I am getting a little anxious for this weekend though. We are going up to our cabin in NC and skiing with some friends. The good news - our cabin has a kitchen so I can make whatever meals I like. The bad news - the friends like to eat carb filled foods. Of course, none of them have weight problems so they will look at me like I have 5 heads when I tell them that I don't eat bread. I have to plan ahead and ultimately, deal with the crazy looks. But hey, if they are friends, they should understand, right? To top that off, the last time I went skiing I was a size 10, so none of my ski pants fit!!! Even though my husband is like my best friend, I was still embarrassed to tell him that none of my pants fit-and I had to try his on! It's times like this when I get soooo mad at myself for gaining so much weight. Why couldn't the light bulb gone off, say 20lbs ago???? Oh well, chin up! Just a few more days until weigh-in!