November 17,2011

I almost have made it to 35 lbs. As of this morning I have lost 34.2lbs. YAY!!!! GO ME!!!!!  I am so excited. I really feel that my goal of 50lbs  this year just might happen. I know I have had up and down days but overall I am doing better than I have ever had and it really really helps having accountability in my life. One thing I have discovered is the reason behind my severe headaches I use to get. I have suffered for headaches for about 3 years that they would be so bad that I would miss work or leave work early and all that would work is sleeping. Most of the time not even Advil or Tylenol would work. But since starting herbalife and eliminating sugar and carbs I have only had 2 headaches and both of them have come the morning after not sticking to the plan. The first one was the day after our anniversary after I ate a high carb meal and wedding cake and than the second time was this week after having a sugar splurge. My body just cant handle the sugar and the carbs. I am so glad to have learned that and now I don't have to suffer from headaches any more. Next week I do my 2nd month measurements and will probably do a weigh in that day so that I can get an official 2 month weigh in. Be looking for it and I will post an updated picture as well.

Big Milestone!!!!!

I hit my 30lb milestone this week. I am so excited after having 2 really slow weeks where I was barely losing a lb, it was quite refreshing to lose 4lbs this week. It was a real encouragement to me that yes it is making a difference. I did have to tweak a few things. I was trying to simplify this even more as we are suppose to drink a tea everyday and its 1/2 tsp to 8 oz twice a day so my thinking was I could do 1 tsp once a day and that's when I started barely losing a lb a week. I also added starting this past week an aloe supplement that is helping balance my digestive track and also does a detox (for lack of a better term) from my mouth all the way through. I also started taking another supplement called Cell-U-Loss which they term as liposuction in a bottle, and I also added a second tea to everyday and tang kuei plus which helps support our female system. I am very excited about everything that is happening with my body well all except for the fact that I am losing most of my inches and weight in my back but not my behind and that makes it stick out more much to my chagrin. Oh well hopefully it will start shrinking as well. :) I know its been awhile and I will try to do better. I hope to put up some of our favorite recipes now as well and for those who eat healthy and want to save money "A" and I are starting to coupon more and are going to try and to see how easy it will be with our diet and offer advice on how to do it cheaply.

Day 2

So after talking to "C" (health coach) last night and talking about the pill gag reflex she gave me a couple of ideas. I tried one today with putting the pills in my shake and blending them in. That seemed to work really well will have to just gag them down at dinner, since I don't get a shake for dinner. Did notice it wasnt has hard to get all the water I needed to drink in as I just kept a 32 oz gatorade bottle filled with water and tried to drink one at each meal and than drink a glass with each snack it really makes it easy to get it all in. One thing I have noticed already is that my wedding rings fit a little looser. I know it't only been one day but I think that my fingers aren't as bloated already. At least they didn't feel as tight this morning as normal mornings do. I also am dedicated to starting this out with excercise. Although it isnt much right now. I am hoping that in the next year sometime I will have lost enough weight and built up enough stamina for a 5k. This is something I have been wanting to do for the past few months and I am hoping that I can do it. So in the next few months will have to start running. That is one of my goals to accomplish with all of this is to be able to run more. I think I will enjoy running at least I did as a kid. Tonights dinner will be chilli and boy I am looking forward to that. I am glad that at least for dinner I can have some of my favorites.

Day 1 Part 2

So here I am at the end of my first day. It went really good except for the whole gag reflex thing with the pills but managed to get them down. Dinner was awesome. I had 6 oz of grilled chicken on top of a spinach with broccoli, califlower, and carrot salad with a little cheese and light ranch. I also had grilled squash (one of my favorites). I made though mac and cheese for the hubs to have with his grilled chicken and lets just say that the mac and cheese did look rather yummy but I stayed strong and finished my first day and I feel great. I also got my 30 minutes of excercise in today. So all I have to do it get this multivitamin down for the night and than possibly a snack later on if I feel hungry. So far so good although I definite change and I am pretty positive that I got my 100 oz in. I think I might have drank more than 100 oz. Quite a difference from previous when I would barely maybe get a couple of drinks in period for the day. Although the water and the multivitamin helps make you feel full thats for sure. So I am excited to continue on. It also is a huge plus that the shakes are absolutely amazing. They taste like a real shake. Well until tomorrow...

Day 1 Part 1

So I am officially started on my new journey. This morning for breakfast I am enjoying a Cafe Latte shake and a glass of raspberry tea with 32 oz of water (have to get 100 oz in the day). I also have to take a multivitamin and a cell pill (cant remember the name off the top of my head and its in the kitchen). The Cafe Latte shake I am a little disappointed was hoping it would taste a little more like coffee but it is chocolatey in flavor so its not a huge disappointment. One thing that has decided to rear its ugly head is my gag reflex with taking pills. I have never, I repeat never, like swallowing pills and I have a very sensitive gag reflux. I mean like I dont even take anything for a headach ususally because I dont like swallowing pills. Now it hasnt bothered me in ages. I thinks its been about 5 years since I have gagged with a pill and of course today this morning trying to take my cell pill I got it swallowed and of coursed gagged on it. I really hate it and I knew the minute I put it in my mouth it was going to happen so I have yet to take my multivitamin. I am trying to wait to get my mouth and stomach in line so they work together and it is not such an ordeal. Another thing I will definitely have to buy and keep on hand is lemons. I love lemon in my water and I can do that so happy because it makes drinking water so much easier for me. This part the water part will be a big challenge as I do not drink hardly anything during the day. I mean like nothing. I started paying attention and one day I realized that from when I woke up at 730 that morning I did not drink anything until like 230 that afternoon and than yesterday I woke up around 8-830 and didnt drink anything until 130. However I am doing better today. I have never been so excited about anything like this before either. I have the support of first my family (husband, roommate(yes she is family), and inlaws, I havent really told my parents yet living in two different states and different schedules sometimes makes it hard to talk) and a great health coach Claire who I can call and ask questions anytime. It also helps that my roommate is doing the samething and we are learning together. This program is also one that they really work with you and will eventually be able to help you do to even maintain the work you have done the rest of your life.

I wanted to explain my title in this blog. I have always felt like my weight has held me back from a lot of stuff in life. Things that at 25 I shouldnt have to worry about like flying (I have done it before but the last time I flew I knew I had to lose the weight as it was uncomfortable to sit in those chairs and looks I got), going to amusement parks and riding rides (theres always that fear that I wouldnt fit and I would be embarassed and have to be turned away), and also buying clothes having to spend so much more money on clothes to just fit or finding clothes that fit is sometimes really hard, not to mention the lack of energy at times and the now more frequent back pain from the constant of carrying this weight around all the time, and the more serious health risks I am at because I am overweight. So losing this weight (which is myself) that has been my constant companion in life will really be a big thing as I have never known myself as a thin healthy version of myself will really be losing the self I have known my whole life, but I will also be finding my life and everything I have missed out on because of this weight issue. That is why I am excited and That is something to be happy about.


So here are my starting measurements and starting pictures.

Measurements 9/24/2011

Upper Chest: 57 in.
Chest:            69 in
R. Arm:         17 in
L. Arm:         17 in
Waist:           68 in
Hips:             71 in
R Thigh:       28 in
L Thigh:       28 in