Thursday Totals

Unfortunately, there is nothing to report this week. The week was an up and down ride that ended up where I had begun. It is discouraging, but to be expected. That is just the way it goes when you are losing weight. The problem is that it does demotivate me some. It's okay to pass up all the goodies when I'm seeing results on the scales, but is much harder when the scales stay the same. This is the first week that I have seemed hungry and really wanting to snack, especially on chocolate. Hopefully, this coming week will go better.

Thursday's Totals on Friday

I'm sorry about posting this a day late. This dizziness thing has me whipped. I can only sit up

for a few minutes, before the vertigo comes back. I'm hoping I am better today,

but I will try to get this posted fast--just in case.

I din't post last week because I was in Chicago on Thursday and there really wasn't anything to post. I had not lost any additional weight since the first week. That is always demoralizing to go a whole week and not lose any weight, but after losing the 10 pounds the first week, it was somewhat expected.

I have been sticking closely to the high protein, low carbohydrate eating plan. This week I did get to add fruit to my diet. Who would ever have expected me to be so excited about fruit, but after no sugar for 2 weeks the fruit tastes really sweet. I am still limiting how much fruit I eat, making sure that I keep eating all my meat and vegetables, too!

This week I lost 2 pounds. This is equivalent to two one pound weights (no I didn't get to exercise with them--maybe when this vertigo thing goes away!--just using them as a visual.)

total pounds to lose

weight loss this week 2 pounds

previous weight loss 10 pounds

total 12 pounds

pounds: to lose 112

lost 12

still to lose 100

Thursday's Totals

As you may have read in my prior post, I have started a low carbohydrate diet. I hate to use

the word diet because if this way off eating helps me take of the weight, it will have to become

a lifestyle change. I hate to use the phrase "lifestyle change" because it sounds like I may be leaving Tom or having a sex change or joining the circus or something else that I am not going

to do! So I guess I'll stick with diet until another word or phrase makes more sense.

I chose the low carbohydrate diet for a couple of reasons. First, it is the diet that the doctors have suggested to my friend Robin who is a cancer survivor. I figured if it was good for her--it would be good for me. Second, I have been on this diet before and lost weight. Third, it is a food plan that Tom will agree to and since he usually cooks, he needs to be on board.

The diet consists of eating a lot of protein and a low amount of carbohydrates. I'm sure you already see the problem in this diet for me. I love bread, potatoes, pasta, candy, cookies, etc. But I am going to have to retrain my body to enjoy vegetables and some fruit. After a week, I can say that it is working some. We had plain old green beans from the can--no bacon grease in sight--and I thought they tasted wonderful. Even had a second helping.

I will be giving weekly updates (figure that will make me more accountable) about weight loss, inches lost, and exercise. I will probably also post when I've had bad days and good days. I thought about how to report my weight loss--by actual weight that I am each week

or by the pounds lost. I decided that both you and I would be more comfortable

with the pounds lost and the same with inches.

Usually, with most diets one of the hardest weeks is the first. Thursday and Friday I was feeling really good and wasn't even hungry. Unfortunately, the hunger set in on Saturday. Tuesday through today I have felt weak--like I mentioned in prior post. I believe it is just because my body is trying to figure out where all those fast energy carbs went. Hopefully my body gets the message that it will need to get the energy from the protein and all that lovely stored fat!!

I need to lose 112 pounds all together. I know that is the weight of a lot of models or big dogs,

but that's the facts!

Pounds to lose 112

pounds lost this week 10

pounds yet to lose 102

before pictures:

Boy, posting this is harder than I thought it would be. Please pray that I will be successful and have a healthier and happier life.