42 and subtracting!

It's been a while, not much has changed, except for my weight loss! I am happily past the 40 pound point, and heading for 50!

Although I'm overjoyed by my progress, I thought 42 pounds would feel like more. I thought my clothes would be a lot more loose by now. None the less, I'm still very happy with my progress!

I've got about three weeks left to the optifast shakes, then we start the transition back to food. I haven't been a saint over the past three months, I've cheated at least once a week. I've learned a lot from the cheats, mainly, I can't eat the same serving size as before.

I was always fixated on getting as much food as possible on my plate and my largest of the food groups was always the protein or the carb.

For the transition, I've decided to stop using large dinner plates, instead I'll use small plates. This will deter me from over eating. I'll concentrate more on filling up with veggies than starch, and I'll cut back on my fat consumption by choosing leaner meats and more fish.

The next 6 months will take a lot of work, the easy part has been the weight loss, maintaining is a completely different battle, but I'm ready for war.

Here's to the next three weeks, let's make it count!

I cheated

I've dropped the ball lately, probably because I didn't want to fess up to last weekends events.

Yes, I cheated....I had a lot of bad food eats and wine...the wonderful red, full bodied goodness, which comes with 140 calories per glass. I was well over the 900 calories optifast allows. It's done and now I move on...

On a good note, once I got over the sickness, I was back on track Monday morning. I've said it before and I'll reiterate, life will constantly be full of challenges, it's up to me how to deal with them. I will sometimes fail when it comes to food choices, but the most important part is getting back on track.

I will allow myself a bad meal once in a while, once the optifast routine is over, I just can't escalate.  I won't turn into two meals, then three, then a full days worth. Those days are over!

I stepped on my scales this morning, and I'm happy to report that I've made it into the 240's. Good riddance 250! You were always so hard to achieve, I'd get to 254, 256....then go back up. 250 was always my goal, since that's the weight limit for zip lining, something I've always wanted to do but couldn't because of my weight. watch out Humber valley Newfoundland, I'll be zip lining this year, you know it!

Happy Halloween folks! Wow, can't say I've ever celebrated a Halloween without the candies...so far so good!

15 pounds down and Optifast starts tomorrow!

After a bad week including takeout, steak, coffee, and ice cappuccino, I lost 2.5lbs! I certainly made up for the extra calories with a lot of walking. We hiked and geocached all day last Saturday and on Sunday we completed a corn maze. 

Tonight we were given our Optifast and we reviewed the" what to" and "what not to" do items.

In celebration, I ordered takeout.....oh the irony!

I decided to have a meal before optifast started tomorrow, and I have to say I'm very much regretting it based on how I feel right now, and I'll spare you the details. The negative impact from this meal, both physical and psychological, will stay with me, and I hope this is the beginning of a broader understanding of healthier choices and why I should make them.

15lbs lost in the first four weeks, that's almost 5% of my total body weight! Can't wait to see how the next three months pan out!