Day 17

How come i am so much better at work than at home on this thing...
weigh in 222.6
Had some lemonaide today... not much water... I think that seems to be my problem... had  a serving of melba toast with cinnimon...(my new fave) salad for lunch with some spicy lean meat and some onions and some tomatoes... YUmmy :) for dinner spaghetti-less meat sauce...
today was a do nothing day very relaxing...

day 16

weigh in 222
had my 3 eggs, an apple (not enough water) Lemonaide, and then i had a taco salad made with the beef and some salsa roamine lettuce, tomatoes, cabbage, onions...
made the beef with cumin, cayenne, garlic salt and black pepper... and some fresh cilantro...
my lemonaide i made with some water some fresh squeezed lemons and some stevia to make sweet... I just did this all by taste... i didnt measure very well... which i should go and try measuring stuff out instead of by sight...
it turned out good...
I had my parents over and made everyone enchiladas with cheese and sourcream, beans with some cheese, and then thin mint brownies for dessert, they had chips and salsa before hand... I was a good girl...
Anyways thats all for tonight...

really this is day 15...

considering last friday was day 8...
Weight 223.6 (only gained 6 oz)
here goes my measurements
Part of body    this week       previous week        difference
Right arm            13.5                 15                        1.5
Left arm              14.5                 15                          .5
Right Thigh           25                   26                        1.0
Left Thigh            24.5                 27                        2.5
chest                    46                   48                        2.0
Waist                   44                  45                         1.0
hips                      48                  49.5                      1.5
Total loss of inches from week 2 to week 3 is 10 inches
parents are possibly coming over tomorrow will be making enchiladas for them and for me i have to figure that one out too... squeezed all my lemons thinking about making my own lemonaide with the stevia i bought... shall see wont we...

Day 15

weigh in 223 yes that is 11.8 lbs lost in 15 days... and yes that was 2 Lbs lost as well in a day :)
I had for breakfast 3 scrambled eggs with salsa
lunch a chicken breast with some romaine lettuce, onions, tomatoes and salsa for the dressing... YUMMY
then for dinner i made a soup the night before and it had chicken broth with garlic, onions, chicken, tomatoes, basil oregano cayenne and black pepper... boy was it spicy but it was so good...
today i really was tempted almost ate a cookie... but refrained from doing so... I want to be good on this diet and lose the weight... i dont want anything i do to jeopardize the weight loss...
tomorrow is Friday you know what that means...

Day 13 (I think...)

weigh in 225.0 even... tomorrow i am hoping to see 224 that was the # i saw when i stepped on the scale on Tuesday...so here is to hoping i hit the 10 pound mark...
so far so good. 2 apples 3 eggs scrambled with salsa, 1 salad with grilled chicken, and lemon&Black pepper chicken tonight :)
overall a decent day tomorrow will be better...

Day 11 or 12 anyone keeping track of this?

weigh in 225.8
Yes a new #...
Crazy day today... only got 2 meals in that was it... bad i know... I had my eggs and then for lunch i had a salad... the honda battery died while we tried to be on our way to eat... oh well...
Better day tomorrow

Monday... 2/22

weigh in  227.6
Breakfast 3 hard boiled eggs
lunch salad
dinner... 4% fat ground beef with tomato paste, tomatoes and onions with various spices...
Hard day today ... Had scouts tonight right after work...
barely got home in time to fix something to eat and then to eat it...
hopefully my weight will go down on the scale tomorrow...
Tomorrow is a better day

Sunday... what day are we on again?

Weigh in 226.6
Today was mad crazy with having to pick up the girl scout cookies... Tempting right? Wrong... i have not been tempted to open the cookies that i bought at all... can you believe that...
I wasnt very hungry and shame on me i didnt eat until 3pm or so... I had two apples and 3 hard boiled eggs in my coolerlunch bag... oh well
Another day bites the dust...

Day 9

Saturday... fun times...
weigh in 227.2
today i made scrambled eggs for breakfast with garlic, onions black pepper and mustard... YUMMY
then for lunch and dinner i made a salad...
romaine lettuce, some cabbage, 1/2 tomato chopped, chopped onions, some green onions, and then some hillshire farms chicken sandwich meat...
for a dressing i used the following...3 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar with the following spices...
cumin (1 shake)
mustard powder(1shake)
Black Pepper (1 Shake)
cayenne pepper (1shake)
and then i mixed it together with a fork...
Then drizzled over my salad...
I had an apple for a snack and then while at dland(yes we went to disneyland today) i had a banyan (spicy) beef skewer from the bengal bbq which is  my fave...
I may have cheated a little...
Other than that i did good... we waited until after 4 pm to go to the park..I was not tempted at all to get any sweets or junk...

Friday Day # 8

Lets be truthful here... I flubbed up... when making the recipes i did the meat for i guess it would be the phase 3 of it all at 100 grams which is incorrect so that would explain my weight gain of about a pound
228.6
Measurements as follows (all are in inches)
Right Arm 15   prev week 16.5 so a net loss of 1.5 inches
Left Arm 15     prev week 16.5 another net loss of 1.5 inches
Right thigh 26   prev week 29 net loss of 3 inches
left thigh  27 prev week 28 net loss of 1 inch
Chest 48 previous week 50 net loss 2 inches
Waist 45  previous week 46 net loss 1 inch
hips 49.5 previous week 51 so a loss of 1.5 inches
total inches lost is as follows: 12.5 inches over my whole body :)
cant wait to see next weeks

Day 7 Thursday

Thursday
While i gained a whole pound... we shall see what the scale says tomorrow... I have not cheated... I promise... Today i had egg salad for breakfast, my two apples... Turkey patty with salad and salsa as dressing... for dinner i started to make the Spaghetti less spaghetti... MMM good... i used meat 100 grams onion and tomatoes, tomato paste... heres where it got sketchy i used too much cayenne black pepper and chili powder... i also included garlic and garlic salt...
yeah it was a bit too spicy... but good...  :)
I felt really good today... Today i ovulated and i dont know if that is what was causing a slight weight gain...
I love that i have not been having mental fog lately... I love that i get to cook and use spices...
Korie

Day 6

Weigh in 227.2
yes...
Today i had the most yum for dinner... I prepared the Chili from the Cookbook... Fresh onion, Tomatoes and lean meat... with cayenne, chili powder oregano, and garlic YUM...that was for dinner
Had my 2 apples, my eggs for breakfast, and i had a great turkey burger (just the patty) with some romaine lettuce, tomato, onion and salsa...  :)
I realized yesterday or today... that I have a food addiction... Carbs and sweets and chips calling my name before... Now that i have " DETOXED" i am not having any cravings... i could care less if my DH has chips or sweets...
onto day 7

Day 5...

Weigh in 229.4
Already day 5 and down 5LBS... WoooHoo
had 2 apples, 3 eggs hardboiled, Chicken tomatoes and romaine lettuce... Then for dinner meat with green peppers and onions and red chili pepper and garlic powder...
Hunger pains... then when i drank water they went away... noticing difference between hunger pains and thirsty pains...
Went grocery shorpping bought some broth chicken and beef... Some more spices... I need to find melba toast or not... it seems that is ok if i dont... not too much of  a big deal...
cant wait to see how the scale goes tomorrow...

Day 4

Weigh in 230.8
Yes down 4LBS almost :)
had to switch up apple for bk then my eggs with bell peppers and onions and spinich
Another Apple... I forgot how much i love apples...
Then for lunch...

Day 3

Weigh in today at 232.8

breakfast: 3 Scrambled eggs with Onions, Green bell peppers and spinich... oh and some black Pepper... YUM and filling... Had a hard time eating all that food...

Looks very appetizing huh? for lunch i had chicken with aspargus and bell peppers and onions and spinich... yeah that didnt fare well... for dinner Steak with onions... Much better...

Day 1 Loading

Ok so this is day One... I weigh in at 234.4 LBS...

My measurements are as follows (all are in inches)

Right Arm 16.5

Left Arm 16.5

Chest 50

Waist 46

Hips 51

Right Thigh 29

Left Thigh 28

Today and Tomorrow are what they call loading days... i can eat what i want for the most part keeping a full feeling... they say to load up on more fatty foods rather than sweets and carbs...

On the 4th day i should see a change on the scale...
I will be keeping track of this on a daily basis for the next 40 days... This is my online journal...
About Halfway through on day 20 I will post what exactly i am doing with more details... I just want to get the first half completed before i say anything... cause i tend to jinx myself... and lose motivation... Every Friday i will post my measurements and everyday i will be posting my weight loss
I will also type in what i have been eating for breakfast lunch and dinner...
So heres to day 1
so basically i ate tons today... i had a brownie this morning... i couldnt resist since i will be giving up sweets for the next 40 days and possibly the rest of my life...and it was a small portion and it was good... i also had tator tots and 2 pieces of sausage... i had a apple as a mid morning snack.... at lunch we ordered in with olive garden and i ordered the chicken ceasar salad...YUM... with 2 bread sticks... then i had a piece of strawberry shortcake that one of my coworkers brought in for Valentines day... and for dinner we had chicken from el pollo loco.... that was load day # 1
Lets see how load day # 2 goes...
I have bought my spinich and green bell pepper, onion... Eggs, aspargus... eating healthier is the key to this whole thing... I am excited...
See you tomorrow
Korie

Grapefruit Diet

Yes i have tried this one twice... I hate grapefruit and its Juice... so bitter... but i did 1cycle and lost a good 6 LBS one cycle consists of 12 days of being on and 2 days of being off... Which they say you should loose up to 10 LBS in the 12 days... however i lost 6 only because i did cheat and wasnt very strict with myself while in vegas and coming home...
The diet basically consists of this...
1/2 grapefruit or 8 oz unsweetened grapefruit juice with all three meals
for breakfast 2 eggs( made anyway) and 2 slices of bacon
then for lunch and dinner you have as much meat as you want... and a salad...(well as much as would make you full)
You can not have carbs (no bread, no pasta, etc) and then no sweets
also you need to stay away from the following veggies...
White onion (can have red onions) no potatoes (can have sweet potatoes) -Basically any starchy veggies you can not have...
you can have as much green veggies as you want
but i am going to be starting something new very shortly when i start it i will fill you in... I already have 2 family members doing this other one... one is in the middle of her first cycle of doing it (40 days is the cycle length) and she is down 23 pounds... and the other one is just starting...
anyways...
keep you all posted
Korie