Thread: Heather's Journal

I sure hope that I am doing this right starting a new thread and all. Quite excited about finding lowcarbeating.com as it was a big help last year when I was low carbing. I'm ready to get back on it with low calories main focus, low carb food and plenty of water and exercise. I can do it. I've been doing it since January and have lost 43 pounds. My dad is my diet buddy which I recommend to everyone that they have someone to work on weight with. Years ago I had a friend and we lost a lot of weight together but then we got different jobs, married and I saw her lately that we are both in the same boat...FAT! lol I do it for God, my husband, father and definately for me now. I hate it when I shave my legs and they fall asleep while my fat belley hangs over them. My back has been falling asleep for a year now and my feet when I exercise. Been to the doctor and guess what...I'm overweight! no! Big shock. I'm ready to get rid of being so uncomfortable...I'm feeling wonderful already. Can't wait until I'm under 200. I'll soon be 219 hopefully monday and it will be nice to see a 1 in my weight somewhere. Nice to have this journal back so that I can write out my thoughts.

I'm doing really good and even though it has been a few days since I last weighed in I feel that I'm losing again. This weight that I'm at is pretty much uncharted for many years. I raced past this weight range to the mid to upper 200's so I'm hoping that my body doesn't remember a good weight until I get to 127 goal - lol . I'll stop at around 180 and take a good long break with my luck since its a place I've been before, then 160, 150 and then 127 finally. We'll see...I'm praying no plateu's for me. A year ago when I was low carbing I plateau'd at 230 for 6 weeks I think. With hard work and exercise I couldn't break it. I did this year Thank God! I'm also getting in all my water which has been hard for me in the past but I've been drinking 64oz or more daily since January 4th except two days when I had the flu. Can't wait to be weighed in tomorrow at the diet center! I'm so excited to lose some more weight! I'm noticing weight loss in my arms even. My husband says that they hang down beside me all the way now. Oh, the little things that make you happy .

Heather,

Sounds like you are really on track! Great idea about the "diet buddy." I'm hoping my mom will be mine - she just started Atkins a couple days ago.

Keep drinking that water. I think it makes ALL the difference in the world. When I drink plenty, I lose; when I don't, I stall. I've also found that adding apple cider vinegar (with a little splenda or stevia) speeds things up as well.

Great job! and nice to meet you.

welcome heather! looking forward to reading your journal ,,, MUCH SUCCESS on your way!

Hi Heather, you'll enjoy your journal and getting know everybody around here.

Today was a great day and I'm so excited to get weighed in tomorrow at my diet center!!!! I didn't get much exercise in today but I have been working out 7 days a week for 3 weeks so I deserve to have a day off once in awhile . Wish tomorrow would come faster - ha ha! A lot of good things happening here...my husband got a job promotion to a position that will have a lot less stress and more pay. How wonderful is that. He has been working nights getting off as late as 1am and will be working most mornings now which will be an adjustment for both of us. I usually go to the gym in the mornings but I plan on going even earlier and just coming home and taking a nap with my 1 year old who doesn't sleep through the night yet . Well, he better start now since I plan on getting up at 5:30 am! Well, it is time to do the evening chores, get laundry dryed and folded so I can sleep in a nice clean house. Hate waking up to see work that needs to be done. A housewives work is never done!!!!

I weigh 219 today! 20 more pounds to go to get to 199 which I'm hoping to do by July 16th. Wish I could just get there already - lol! All this hard work is only going to make me want to keep it off though. Can't believe that I've lost 44 pounds. My dad has lost 34 pounds = 78 pounds together. That is as much as my sister-in-law almost - ha ha! Tomorrow I plan on getting back on the elliptical like today. I burned about 450 calories at the gym today which is breakfast and a snack, not to shabby. Well, got back from t-ball pictures so I better make dinner and get to cleaning. Doesn't it seem like I'm always cleaning?

Feeling bloated today but I know that it is because TOM is here. I plan on drinking some lemon water before bed tonight to try to get rid of the bloat. Usually works wonderful especially since I go tomorrow to weigh in and usually still lose when I am faithful and also drink the lemon water on this TOM occasions. Been hard getting in all my water, tea and lemon water in today but at least tomorrow I will only have to drink tea with my water which is actually a nice calming drink.

I not only did the elliptical machine for 35 minutes but cleaned my house for 4 hours. House looks great and I feel great. My son was excited when he came home from school to see his room. I'm tired and can't wait until my little one comes home since my mom took him to see my Uncle out of town. They've been gone for 7 hours!!! At least I got my 6 year old here but he says that he misses 1 year old brother too! Good thing I'm a housewife because I would not be a good working mom crying on the job all the time! I MISS MY FAMILY - boo hoo!

I've been doing really good today despite I'm a bit under the weather. My husband has today off but has been on the computer all day playing online games with people. I really miss him as this is all he does on his days off. He doesn't understand that I want to spend time with him and so does his family. Get's lonely and I want to cry. He doesn't understand. At least he doesn't go to the bars and leave me home alone. He used to leave me alone to all hours in the morning. I usually give in to eating when I'm sad so I'm proud of myself and thankful that God is with me during this. My husband should be getting back from picking up our son from Wednesday AWANA church group so I better be off! Another pound loss today - woo hoo!

Good job on the continuing weight loss!

As I read your last journal entry, it's made me really stop and think about how much more emotionally stable I've been since eating LC. My husband also has trouble understand the family thing - always at the shop working on his and everybody else's cars. Sometimes I get sad and lonely, and he doesn't understand all the fuss. I'm definitely MUCH stronger emotionally when I'm not on the carb roller coaster. Even my mom doesn't drive me crazy, and that was something that - before LC - only prozac was able to accomplish!!

Hang in there, darlin'. Don't give in to emotional eating, 'cause that only leads to emotional turmoil. The longer you resist, the easier it gets. : )

aaaah... it was nice to hear from Staci and that she too has to struggle with eating when on an emotional roller coaster. It must be a pattern that we learn from childhood. Funny when I overeat it only makes things worse!

Weeks ago I took a tai chi class, now I'm doing the green tea challenge, I bought a bonsai tree AND bamboo shoots...plus I have to confess that my bathroom, bedroom and now livingroom is turning into a japanese theme. I have to look in the mirror and make sure that I still look like the whitest person I know - lol. My friend who is dark skinned used to say that I could glow in the dark. Whenever I wore a skirt she shielded her eyes and complain of the glare. She is a hoot! Of course when I had kids they turned out just like me but with red hair. Thanks Grandpa Van Blarcom!

As far as diet is going it is going great! I even ate less yesterday then usual because I simply wasn't hungry. I try to listen to my body and if I'm not hungry I usually try not to force myself. If I'm hungry though I may try a glass of water first and wait 15 minutes. I'm not only trying to eat better but not overeat as I definately am a glutton. Working on reaching for God instead of food for support! I believe I can do anything through Christ and I'll drink to that !

Well, I had a pretty good weekend. I went on the takeoff plan from L.A. Weight loss and did all on plan. I didn't get any exercise in this weekend with visiting my in-laws and their new baby at the hospital so I'm anxious to get that started Monday again. I hope that I lost weight this weekend but I don't feel like I have. Glad I don't have a scale at home so that I have something to look forward to when I go to the diet center. When I go to maintanence I plan on buying a scale to keep me on track.

My back has been killing me lately. I've lost 45 pounds and I thought for sure that it would get better but it hasn't been. I'll try not to lift my son to much and see if I can't get it a break that way. Dr. says that there is nothing that can be done except for pain medication which sucks. I hate medicine. Bad enough I have to take calcium because another doctor says that my bones are not as strong as they should be for my age or even a person MUCH older. Now if they had pills that would take the pain away and a pound with each one...well....that would be a different story .

I'll try to write tomorrow with how my weight looks!

Another cheat free day, thank you God! Soon I'll be :hot: stuff! I just love the way that I feel eating all of this good food. This morning I was tempted to eat the wrong stuff so I just took a nap but whatever it takes right? Things are kinda stressful at home but I'm fighting the urge to take it out on food.

you've got a terrific attitude! ... sounds like you are doing really well...
i appreciate your possitve posts!