My 17 Day Diet Adventure

Frozen Fruit

2013-03-11T10:21:00.001-04:00

I am proud to say that I am still on the downward with the scale. 2 weekend now that I haven't gained at all. Pretty proud of myself.

That being said, I thought I would talk about a couple ways that I get my sweet tooth taken care of. I'm going to start by saying that I HATE spending money on fruit. You buy it, pay a million dollars for it and then before you get a chance to eat it, the stuff has taken the death turn and ends up in the trash. So, what I have resorted to is buying frozen fruit. I LOVE frozen fruit....especially berries. They seem to have the sugar content squeezed together, so they taste sweeter. PLUS, you can buy a ton of bags, and guess what, they don't go bad for about a year!

Another good way to fight that sweet tooth.....yogurt. And you don't have to buy the expensive fruit in yogurt either. I get vanilla or plain. The I add fruit, OR even better, spices. I add cinnamon and truvia for snicker doodle taste, ad cocoa and a little truvia for chocolate....add a little vanilla to that mixture and you get brownies. Just try any thing that sounds good, see what you come up with! Another thing, if you do buy the fruit in yogurt, put it in the freezer over night....frozen yogurt! Yes please. Or freeze the vanilla and put some cocoa on it when you eat it. Yummo. I think I better go get my strawberries out of the freezer now.

The '70's

2013-03-07T07:18:00.002-05:00

Today marks the entry to the 170's. Scale says 179. Great, it only took 3 days to get there. BUT I never faltered.....ok, maybe I had ONE slip-up. I had a sucker yesterday! OMG! I KNOW! I can't believe it either! Ha, it said I love you on it, and it was the only one sitting there. I ate it out of pure sadness for the little guy. And to tell you the truth, IT TASTED AMAZING!!!! Well, it tasted good...ok I felt awful after word. No, not my tummy but my mind! I know it's just a sucker and I shouldn't get worked up over it, but have you ever taken a look at the amount of sugar there is in ONE sucker? Take a look sometime. You might be surprised.

I was talking to a friend last night, discussing my goal of 140. She says it isn't a good goal. I said, but that's just what it is...a goal! I would be fine if I only made it to 147, but if I don't set a HIGH goal then what's there to try for. Ok well that and I HATE odd numbers. I couldn't set a goal for 145, let alone set it for 147. I'm just weird like that! In the end, we decided that since there is a goal, and I am slowly getting there, it didn't matter what that goal was. The main thing was that I wanted to get healthy. And since I am inching ever closer to (gulp) 34, and then up from there, I need to get this body in to shape now, before that metabolism sticks up it's middle finger at me and waves the Beverly Hillbillies Goodbye.

So today consists of stairs, another afternoon walk with my little man, and LOTs of fruits and veggies, just to keep that plumbing working. :-)

I forgot about that!

2013-03-02T13:00:00.000-05:00

So this morning, down a little bit more. Yay me! Would have been more but the darn beer called to me last night after the death of a pet. Any way.

I was looking through the 17 Day Diet book again last night. Making the grocery list for today. I stumbled upon some recipes that I had found online for the diet. One was popcorn...yes popcorn. CAULIFLOWER popcorn. I forgot about that! I loved that when I was on this the first time.....so why didn't I continue eating it instead of regular popcorn. hmmm good question. Then the Chicken Wraps caught my eye. WTH! I forgot about that too! That was my favorite lunch! Why did I go back to the tortilla wraps then if all I needed was lettuce. Hmm, another good question. Then came the Eggpant Parm....yummo. I forgot about that! Used it to replace that yummy garlic bread. Why did I go back to the garlic bread? Another good question. After awhile it dawned on me....my biggest problem with my weight. I am carb sensative. That means that I crave carbs ALL the time. Bagels, chips, bread of any kind, noodles, mashed potatos. Yes, these are fine in moderation.... I took moderation to a WHOLE new level though. I ate the whole foot wide bagel, the whole leftover pot of egg noodles, rice, forget about it, I ate the bag.....Bread, I would just grab a piece throw some butter on it, then another and another and quite possibly the whole loaf would be gone in no time. And that my friends is why I reverted so easily. To eat better, it takes a little more work then just throwing something in the oven. But here's the trick that I am going with from now on. I buy all the veggies that I know I need. When I get home, immediately I cut it up and put them into baggies so that I can grab them in the morning for work. I have found the recipes to take the place of the demon foods, and have made a concious decsion to use them. It is hard. The whole lifestyle change is hard. But only because the ease of processed foods had taken over. If I had always been a veggie, homemade food person, this change porbably wouldn't be so hard on me. Are you carb sensative? Do you crave sugary stuff all the time? Do you crave breads and eat them more than you should? If you answered yet, try the small step of elimintaing them for a couple days. See what happens. You will most likely NOT be disappointed....angry a little yes, but disappointed, no.

HOLY CRAP!

2013-03-01T07:58:00.000-05:00

So this post will be TMI but I really don't care. As you all know, I was at 185.6 yesterday. I pushed a little harder on the exercise yesterday....get some extracurricular exercise in too (haha). And made it to 183 this morning! But at 3:00 am I woke up with the worst stomach ache. I swear it was worse or at least as bad as being in labor! I thought, OMG am I one of those people who didn't know she was pregnant and now I'm delivering this baby? I waddled to the bathroom, doubled over in pain, the whole time trying to figure out how I was gonna take 6 weeks off with no sick leave to cover it. I was thinking that I need to find baby clothes, baby stuff. How do I explain to my hubby that the pill didn't work. Doing the breathing exercises we were taught when I was pregnant 8 years ago. And then it happened.......no it wasn't a baby. It was a severely bound up woman! Thank goodness! Relief filled my mind. And this morning the scale says that 183 is where I am at! Sorry for the grossness, but it just goes to show, when you don't have enough fiber in your body, the plumbing just doesn't work the way it should.

I AM BACK!

2013-02-28T11:12:00.000-05:00

So I have been out of the blogging world for awhile, I needed to get back in it....oh about 40 years ago! LOL. I am back at the weight loss. REASON: First- I am tired of being asked when I am due....um never thanks! Had my children, done that. Second: Comfort food was a HUGE let down this year...or was it me that gave in...ya probably the later of the two. Third: My body feels like SHIT! CRAP! DUNG! Whatever you want to call it, that's where I am. Fourth: That REALLY cute bikini that is on its way to my house. Fifth: I let myself down.

The last answer is the reason that I am truly going to cling to this time. There is no worse feeling than when you realize that you have let yourself down. I set out over a year ago to become healthier for my family, and myself. My family will love me no matter what I look like. But when I find myself doing my hair in the dark because I know the mirror will show EVERYTHING, there is a problem.

So off on the adventure again I go. I am starting at 185.6....YIKES did I just write that???? 185.6......hm. I think I weighed that when I was pregnant. I just want to get back to 145. That's 40 pounds. I never thought that I was going to have to do that! So 2 hb eggs for breakfast, water water water, peepeepeepee. Carrots for snack, fish for lunch and chicken for dinner. I give props to hubby since he is the chef at the house, for making this easier and cooking most of my meals for me! LOL

I've got this. I always do, this time, though, I will not let myself down. There are a lot of things that I am missing out on because of this extra weight. I hate missing out on things. The worst was when we went to a water park over the winter. I wore a one piece, with shorts over it. After the weekend was done, my legs were SO chaffed from the shorts that I had to sleep (sorry for the tmi here but) legs wide open! Poor hubby had to sleep in a ball. I used diaper rash ointment to help it heal! Which brings me back to the when are you due comments.....baby ointment. Yeah you get it.

Here I Go Again

2011-11-28T12:23:00.000-05:00

So it's obviously been awhile since I've been on my blog....but it's also been awhile since I was on the right track too. Since getting off the diet I have gained back 6 pounds. SO today is the beginning of round two., THE REAL beginning....not the fake one that I tried a while back. So far so good. Yogurt for breakfast, chicken for lunch, carrots and cauliflower....so far on track! So let me reset my ticker at the top and begin again.

HAHA!!!

2011-09-08T08:32:00.000-04:00

WHOOPIE!!! 143 baby!!! So this week has been full of changes for me. New school year for the kids, got my haircut....by a professional!!! Not my hubby in the dining room this time but a real professional...who happens to be a friend. But it was great. LOVE IT! A new piercing (which is #4 now and which I know me saying that will probably create a phone call from my mom, but it's really ok mom). Next week is another surprise change and I can't wait! BUT the best part of my week was getting on the scale this morning and seeing 143...or 142 depending on how I stood, so I will take 143 and run with it. I am amazed! I kinda fell off the wagon for a little bit, not bad but not perfect. Then hubby in his superman-likeness caught his damsel in distress and got her back on the horse. Golly, he is amazing. Maybe it's the shock from changing back to the good food that did it. Not sure. My face had been starting to break out and I've decided that carbs are really not my friend. If I eat them with caution, my face is clear. But throwing them back in like last week.....woofy...acne all over the place. NOT FUN AT 32!! But I'm back on the downward again and life is grand!

Life is good

2011-09-07T08:19:00.000-04:00

After a lllllloooooonnnnnnngggggg weekend, I am back to write somemore. And I have great news! Ok well not spectacular, but over the holiday, I have gained NOTHING! Not even an pound. How good does that feel? Um pretty darn good. 144 and holding. This lifestyle change has helped IMMENSLY! And I know I still have the 9 pounds to lose, but I'm not sweating it at this point. We are coming into fall and this will be a great time for me to start (I know I keep saying this) START toning, which will then lead to the rest to go away or get to where I am supposed to be. I hope that I can not go overboard with eating though. Last night I came VERY close to losing it. Thank you to my hubby who whisked the ice cream out of my hand and replaced it with yogurt....awwww. I know. Life is good.

nope

2011-08-31T12:40:00.000-04:00

I haven't really had anything to talk about the last couple of days. Sorry for not popsting though. It keeps me in check. The scale has not moved. 144 and I'm good with that....for now. I have started adding a little more excercise back in, but not to much as my calorie intake is still low. I wonder if I just spiked the calories REALLY high for one day, what that would do to me.....not sure I'm ready to find that out yet. LOL That's really all I have today. Hopefully, tomorrow the scale will have budged again and I will be able to report some good news.

Oh BOTHER

2011-08-29T08:35:00.000-04:00

Oh you darn weekends. I used to love you! Ok, I still do. And I know everyone deserves the weekends, BUT NOT MY WILL POWER!!!! That thing has no right to take a couple days off! I stuck so well to everything this weekend....until Sunday. That's when the pizza and cookies appeared. I kept telling myself to only have 1 piece of pizza.....of course that was during my second piece.And only 1 cookie...ok 2. And NO pretzels..except they looked so good. But definitly stay away from the garlic butter dipping sauce.....or not. OH and then there was the soda. I NEVER DRINK SODA! EVER!! But it was so hot by the lake, and I didn't see the waterbottle in front of me...just 1 glass. Ok, so now its out there. Me, the advocate for the 17 Day Diet SUCKS AT CONTROLLING HERSELF!!!! Every Monday seems to be the same thing...I will do better this week. I will not give in! Well, here I go again. And this week its back to couch to 5k. Neighbors, this mean look out cause we are running this week!!! LOL

I'll show YOU!

2011-08-26T08:27:00.000-04:00

ARGH. Why do I do that? I pump myself up just to let myself down. I was going to run last night....until I got home. Then, I ran alright, into a brick wall. Of course AFTER dinner hubby says, "I was gonna run with you tonight, how come you didn't go?" WHAT!!!! Oh its on now mister. I'll show you running....or jogging....or wogging...well whatever it is, I'll show YOU! LOL This ought to be interesting. My question today is this. Why do I have to push to lose weight, but he just says he's losing weight and does? It's not fair! I will be happy for him though because he had a few LBs to lose too. Still, not fair.

soooooo good

2011-08-25T08:21:00.000-04:00

Awake....at least I think I am. Last night was taken from me by that evil thing called GROCERY SHOPPING! So not fun. Tonight I start the couch to 5k again. I lost a pound. I had pizza....wait what? Where did the pizza thing come from. No I really did have pizza, and not cauliflower either! REAL Pizza and still down a pound! The trick, I'm not sure yet but I think it has to do with the fact that the stairs were involved yesterday and the pizza up-ped my calories. It does work and maybe pizza wasn't the BEST choice to up those calories but it was soooooo good. And it totally helped pump me up again. Today's lunch is what I call....oh heck there's no name for it. Its canned chicken with chopped onions, chopped celery, parm cheese, garlic powder and olive oil. Really wanted the salsa on it instead but forgot to buy it last night! POOP. Chin up, core in, shoulders straight.....walking on through the day!

TODAY!

2011-08-24T08:18:00.000-04:00

What will it take? I have these last 10 pounds that I have been struggling with. I was starting to get discouraged again last night. In fact, so much so that I was actually in the cupboard telling my self to eat something bad. I figure that way I would have something to feel guilty about that made sense. Come on Bethie, you have lost 20 pounds so far! The last 10 shouldn't bug you so much. So, this morning when I woke up and started feeling sorry for the fact that I am stuck, I smacked myself on the head. And it HURT! Knock it off, stupid. You have done so good so far. That 10 pounds is going to be the hardest because your body is starting to build more muscle. Remember, you were the one who wanted to tone up too. I'm done feeling bad, and ready to kick that 10 pounds A**!! Look out family. I am kicking into workout mode, and it won't be pretty! Jillian is making a comeback, Couch to 5k is on the list, and heck maybe even that chair dance video that I HAD to have may get to come out......ok maybe not. The stairs are going to be walked, the weights are going to be used for something other than holding the bedroom door open. I am kicking my own butt and it starts..........TODAY! Stop it brain, today not tomorrow, not next week, TODAY! After grocery shopping.....TODAY!!!

Not too bad!

2011-08-23T08:20:00.000-04:00

After a long weekend, the weight is......146! Can you believe that after a weekend away from a scale and anything healthy that I would only be up to 146! I am shocked! Probably has a lot to do with the millions of miles we walked or all the laughter. It was quite the trip. We had a lot of fun with a few downs. Hopefully nothing to scarring. I had more fun than not so I hope the same goes for the rest of the crew. Tired, very tired. I was going to restart the couch to 5k today but I think I will hold off until tomorrow. I still have 3 days of the week left at that point so I should be fine. I am even more motivated to shed the last 10 pounds than I was before. It's amazing what seeing other people will do to you. I could definitly tell those who worked for there bodies and those who didn't care. As much I want to be one that doesn't have to care or work for it, I am 32 and the odds are stacked against me. So now is the time to work those last pounds off and tone, tone, tone. Wish me luck!

Darn Cookies!

2011-08-18T08:19:00.000-04:00

I have decided that cookies should not be allowed to be anywhere near me! Last night was the wrap up for hubby's horseshoes for the year. They had a lot of food. Thankfully I stayed away from most of it....except those really soft and delicious m&m cookies....I had 3! YES 3!!!! Ok, maybe 4. Why? Why? Why? I don't know! They were so inviting and they looked so lonely. And it was then that I realized I had forgotten my big girl pants at home and the little girl in me was VERY present. Today I HAVE to walk the stairs because I haven't done anything since Tuesday and I think its starting to show! LOL.

Tomorrow we leave for the BIG RACE! I am so excited but scared at the same time. I know how I get on weekends and then to add the race in! I keep thinking I should bring the scale and then I think I shouldn't. Its only 4 days. And if willpower tags along, I should be good! Right? Wish me luck anyway!

144.5

2011-08-17T08:15:00.000-04:00

So yesterday was night 2 of the couch to 5k. It felt great! I had to work at keeping my calories up though. I don't know what it is. I'm just not hungry through out the day. So I'm trying something different today. My lunch is pretty high in calories. We will see how that goes. I was down to 144.5 this morning, so that's good.

I Did It!

2011-08-16T08:14:00.000-04:00

Last night I actually finally went out and did the first walk/run for the couch to 5k. I didn't die, I didn't fall and I didn't feel stupid either! I felt great! So hopefully I can fit in 2 more this week like it suggests. Not sure though. Wednesday is horseshoes, Friday we leave for the race, Thursday I'll be taking the kid and dog to their prospective places for the weekend. That leaves today. I'll atleast try to get it in again today.

No weight loss to report today (well .5 of a pound down). Although it bothers me, I know it shouldn't. I hate plateaus. Its my own fault I think. As hard as I try to stick to it, when the budget says no to some things you just can't eat them until the next paycheck. That is what this week has been like. I ran out of yogurt again, I am feasting on carrots only and to fill in for the gaps at dinner, I've been eating noodles....not horrible but not right for c1! Its ok though. I am adding more excercise now with the couch to 5k, so lets hope I see the scale move tomorrow.

Never a good time.

2011-08-15T08:39:00.000-04:00

146. Yup, all I gained this weekend was .5! WOOT WOOT! That included a family reunion FULL of horrible choices! My thinking is the laughter made up for it! What a great time.

I hear a lot of people (myself included) saying that summer is a horrible time to try to lose weight. All of the events, and parties that happen. BUT if I think about it, there is NO good time for dieting. Ok here's why I say this. Thinkk of your favorite season. Why is it your favorite? Mine is spring. Spring means everything is coming back to life, it means the sun is out and the rain falls and the snow is mostly gone. Ok BUT spring is also when the first outdoor parties start up again. Its when Easter is, its when we gear up for summer. Lots of food. Ok so I'll go to fall then. Fall is my other favorite. EXCEPT, fall is when the leaves are falling, its starting to chill off. The bon fires pick up more and so do the smores. Thanksgiving, Halloween. The big chunky stews and warm tea. The vegging in front of the fire. And then its winter. And we ALL stock up on comfort food in the winter. Stew, roasts, dumplings, etc.....Plus Christmas and New Years, Valentines day (which is bad for anyone-honey or no honey we are ALL eating the candy and taking ourselves out for dinner! Or drinking the alcohol to forget we are single.) So really its never a good time to start dieting. The season is just an excuse. Its never a good time if you look at it from that perspective. It is ALWAYS a good idea to start getting healthy. Any day that you finally find the will power to fight past the season and the next party, is the right time to diet. If you don't want to feel healthy, fine. But please don't use the excuse like I did for so many years....There is Never a good time to start dieting, because there is a good time to start...How about now?

Oops I did it again.....

2011-08-11T08:15:00.000-04:00

Ok, so down to 145.5 today. Almost back to where I was last weekend. I can so do this. I gave into a bread temptation though last night. 6 inch Subway Sweet Onion Teriyake on 9 Grain Wheat. My thought was low fat. I should have said hold the bread. All it did was remind me how much I miss bread! It was so delicious that I just stared at my hubbys sandwich, wanting to take just one little bite of the bread. But I didn't. Other than that, I did pretty good yesterday. Had a good walk last night with a friend, while waiting for our stinky husbands to get done with horseshoes.

Today, it's back to the grind of the stairs and good foods. I have just over a week to prepare for the big NASCAR race and have a feeling I will meet another goal before then. I am happy.

nothing

2011-08-10T08:11:00.000-04:00

Moving down the scale, back at 146. Getting there! Only a few more pounds to meet my weekly goal! YAY! I really have nothing for today. Just remember to walk with your chin up no matter what. You were made in a beautiful way and are loved for who you are, not what you want to be. Getting to the point of who you want to be takes the mistakes you make and love you receive from yourself. Good luck!

Superman Ice Cream

2011-08-09T08:19:00.001-04:00

Scale moving down. This is good. 147. Getting there....again! White fish last night. Not sure if its legal on c1 but I figure, fish is fish. It was probably one of the best frozen fish I have ever had! I'm thinking I should recalculate my goal. Lets go with 7 pounds for the week. Which would put me at 141. Now wouldn't THAT look nice on the scale!

I was asked last night by my 6 year old if superman ice cream was on my diet. Boy do I wish it was! Quit waving it in front of me kid or it WILL be on my diet! LOL. He calmly took a step backward and walked backward out of the kitchen....waving his spoon at me. Got to love the things kids do. NOT! I wanted to chase him down and tackle him and take that bowl and clean it out. But I didn't. I controlled myself. I grabbed my yogurt and mixed some cocoa in it and enjoyed that instead. My son calls it my fake ice cream. But hey kid at least you got to keep yours! LOL

What the?

2011-08-08T08:26:00.000-04:00

So my conquering 145 was overturned by stupidity this weekend. I am telling you, if my life was a comic book, the arch-enemy would be weekends. I hate them. No really I love them but I hate them. I went from 145 to 148 AGAIN! I HATE 148. 145 looked so much nicer. So back to square one this week. This weeks goal is to get to 142. 6 pounds. I think it is do-able. If I could do 5 in less than a week, then I can do 6 in a week.I know where the bad choices were and what I should have done, or should not have done. So, this week is back to the grind. I really didn't fall off the wagon this weekend except for the amount of bread I had. That's one of the hardest parts for me, the bread. I LOVE BREAD! I am a self proclaimed bread geek! Anyway. This week will be no bread and I should be good.

When I was younger this whole arguement with weight was not anything I had to deal with. Its very discouraging to be this way. I have come a long way though. I have to remember where I was when I started and where I am now.

145

2011-08-06T09:11:00.000-04:00

So I did it! That goal I was trying to hit for the week. I hit it! 145!!! YIPPEE!!! 10 to go! Hopefully, this weekend doesn't push me backwards. I am prepared. I have carrots and water and tea and turkey to help me. So wish me luck as I have no stairs to help me this weekend! I will conquer and maybe for once be able to count downward afterwards!!! LOL

Farm Market

2011-08-05T08:24:00.000-04:00

146. I know its only a pound, but I finally broke through again. There is only one way this scale is moving from now on...and that is DOWN! I visited the farmers market yesterday and let me tell you, if you haven't been to a farm market before and you live anywhere near Lansing, MI, you should check this one out. I think they have 2 more this year. I'll try to find out and post it. It has been a LONG time since I had been to a real farm market, probably a good 20 years. I remember going with my frind Stephanie's family one time. I really thought it was cool then! This time though...WOW. That's all I have to say. There were so many vendors and the people watching (my fave) was phenominal. Of course fruits and veggies are a little more but you are helping the local farmers so who cares! There were veggies there that I had never heard of. I know, I have my own garden in my yard, but I needed veggies for the day and they just happened to have some yummy zuchinni and green beans. Saved my life! If you have a local farm market, give it a try. You might be surprised what you find there!

Any way. Like I said 146 and cruising. I wish there was a cruise button on this body. That would be great! LOL

NO VEGGIES!

2011-08-04T08:11:00.000-04:00

So at 147 again. So that means 2 pounds down on r3c1d3. Today is day 4. I must say, I am sooooo tired. But still, I love seeing the scale move down. Problem for today...NO VEGGIES LEFT IN THE HOUSE! Lucky for me, the annual Farmers Market on the Capitol lawn is today and that means fresh veggies are only 2 blocks away! YIPPEE!! Hopefully I can wait until 10 when they open to go get a snack. Its not going to be easy. Especially since the cafeteria is 5 floors below me with chocolate! I can do this. I have my mind set in the right place and my body is getting there!

What are some of your cravings and how do you fight them? I need ideas for this round. Plus everyone else reading this would love to have ideas too! So tell me. What are they and how do you combat them?