Day 4 of Phen

247 lbs!

woot woot!
-7.6 lbs lost since Thursday.

update: 245.8 lbs!!!!! wow, i am amazed right now. I lost 1.2 lbs since this morning! a total of 8.8 lbs lost in 4 days! I need to make a trip to the grocery store, i want some baked chicken breast w/ veggies for dinner.

Food Intake:
apple dippers from McD's (35 cals) w/ caramel dip. (60 cals?) = 95 - 100 cals
2 strawberry poptarts - 400 cals...damnit.

total: 500

8th week weigh in

248.8!!!!!

im back to my low weight (since starting the diet). This time im going to make sure i dont gain back what I lost. So in the 2 days i've been on phen, i've lost 5.8 lbs. wow. Today im going to try to get some exercise in. Annndd I STILL havent had a bm! im going to try to get something to "clean me out" LOL. that sounded horrible.

I'm up reaallly early. Im going to have to wait til around 10 - 11 to take my phen. I'm going to a freakin birthday party today, chuck e cheese... I WILL NOT EAT anything there. I might have to make a trip to the grocery store because im all out of chicken and veggies, and milk. yay.. im just excited i made it back to my low weight.

Food Intake (1000 calorie limit)

1/2 pickle slice - 5 cals (9:15 am)
1/2 of one very small slice of cheese pizza
few bites of chocolate cake
some mr. pibb soda... UGH




I cheated a little bit at the party and im quite mad with myself, but im determined to stay on track so i came home, weighed myself, 247.6!!! lost another 1.2 lbs for a total of 7 lbs lost since Thursday. :)

Im going to try to drink more water since ive been dehydrated all day because i've bene out with my daughter....target, walmart and chuck e cheese! lol. I also need to take another 200 mgs of chromium.

251.4

Thats what i weigh this morning!! i lost 3.2 lbs since yesterday, it will probably be more once i have a BM.

I'm gonna try to wait til 11am to take my phen so that it lasts longer throughout the day. Yesterday I took it around 10:30am and was hungry by 8 pm. woohoo i'm excited. I think i will make it to 245 by Tuesday.

update: 251 lbs

update: 249.8, still no BM!

Food Intake: (1000 cal limit)
apple (80 cals)
chicken breast, steamed mixed veggies (600 cals?)

total: 680 cals

Weight Loss Clinic + Phentermine

254.6

So yesterday I went to the weight loss clinic and finally got my phen! I went to Tuesday to get my b12 shot and weight. Their scale said 251 lbs (with clothes on). The nurse said she automatically subtracts -3 from that number so i guess that would put me at 248? yea right.. lol. My scale today read 254.6 which seems a little more accurate.... to me at least.

So today i start taking my phentermine, and hopefully by the end of two weeks im around 245ish. thats like... 10 lbs i need to lose. The diet plan they gave me at the clinic is basically low carb, no sugar, high protein. The nurse there told me i should take my phen around 10 am so that it doesnt wear off before the end of the day. i really hope I dont get any bad side effects!

update: so i took my first phen around 10:30. Its now 11:23 am and i feel nothing.

update: its 3:58 pm and my appetite has been supressed the entire day but i feel like it should be a stronger effect that im getting from the phen. The only thing i really experienced was no appetite, slightly dry mouth and fatigue. I just took another 200 mg of Chromium Picolinate. My parents are making baked chicken and veggies for dinner tonight :) Perfect.

ALSO. i went from 254.6 lbs this morning to 252.2 just a few minutes ago. I know its water weight, but thats good because im slightly bloated. I also just got my period a few minutes ago.

I forgot to add that i went to target today with my friend and we were in the dressing rooms, and i saw a behind view of me in the mirror, and i was pretty disgusted. I have a ton of back fat, right near my arm pits. I really want to lose most of my weight in my upper body, it really makes me sick seeing what i look like.

UPDATE!: i just weighed again and it said 251.6!! I lost 3 lbs in 1 day !! (water weight!)

food total: (1000 calorie limit)
fiber one cereal: 250 cals (9:00 am)
baked chicken breast, broccoli, 2% velveeta shells and cheese (only half) (600?)

total: 850 cals

7th week weigh in

This will probably be my last weekly weigh in.

251 lbs.

didn't lose or gain, which is amazing since i ate bad the entire week. :)

Next Saturday i'll still weigh in, but im not going to post my weights until i reach my goals.... for example:

245 lbs:
240 lbs:
235 lbs:
230 lbs:
225 lbs:
220 lbs:
215 lbs:
210 lbs:
205 lbs:
200 lbs:
195 lbs:
190 lbs:

so basically, im going to start charting when i reach certain goals. They are in 5 lb increments. This should be easy since I start phen on Wednesday. I should be at least 5 lbs down by that Saturday

I worked out this morning for like maybe 10 mins @ the gym lol. Took a walk with my daughter around the neighborhood last night. :)

Dieting is HARD

Well its safe to say, i fell off the wagon. According to my scale i weigh 250 lbs, hard to believe!! Especially since i havent watched what i've been eating at all, but im not complaining!



I decided to start my phen on the 27th so that i'll have time to adjust to the side effects before i start cosmetology school on June 1st, i don't wanna be sittin in school all loopy lol. I just dont know which side effects I will get so i think its safer to start before i go to school... I've been thinking about all these decisions i have to make regarding dr lee vs weight loss clinic. I was thinking of just taking the phen until i can get down to 246ish then maintain that until my appt. Im hoping Dr. will give me the phen so that i dont have to spend $190 a month at the clinic. But if i have to, then I have to. :( I'm just willing to do whatever it takes to get this weight off.

trying to get back on track

So i'm trying to get my eating back on track. I've slacked on drinking a lot of water and eating the right things. I went to Empire yesterday :) to get my financial aid info situated, and im sooo happy to say that I received a full freakin package!! I get almost $7000 back in refunds. woot woot!

Today im going to attempt to get back on track. Im at 251 :).

food:
100 calorie pack (8:30 am)

251 again lol

Yesterday i ate like shit, and managed to maintain my weight. I didnt even have a bm yet, so im sure once i do i will drop below 251 after eating greasy nasty food yesterday wow.

I signed up for a gym yesterday!! Im going today to workout, once I can get Camaya dropped off and everything. Im excited!!

6th week weigh in

251

The thing that makes me most mad about this number is that i reached my goal this week (248) but then i gained back up to where i started.

I think im going to try a new approach, when i meet a goal im just going to put the date next to it so that i dont have to keep reminding myself "damn, im 6 wks into this why have i only lost 9 lbs"

ugh. I will start that once Dr lee approves me for the phen.

food:
macaroni n cheese 1/2 , water.
chocolate pudding parfait 1/2
chicken cheesesteak and cheese fries, grape soda 1/2

Appt. with Dr. Lee

253 @ drs.

i need to stop gaining.



Yea I went to see Dr. Lee today and i got some blood work done. They are going to test my thyroid to see why i've only lost about 28 lbs since i gave birth in June 2008. (im 10 1/2 months PP) She said if i lose 6-8 lbs by my next appt June 19th then i'm on the right track lol... if not then she will probably prescribe me phentermine. So my plan? to lose about 2-3 lbs lol. I want to be 250 lbs by my next appt so that she will give me the pills. I know once i start i will lose like 15-20 lbs the first month. PLUS its way less than paying 190 a month at a weight loss clinic.



So im going to stay on the diet, but hopefully i dont go under 250 lbs by 6/19/09. Or better yet i will just make sure i wear a heavy pair of jeans that day, and a belt. LOL wow i sound like I got it all figured out... But really though, i need to stop cheating. I havent been too focused lately. Heres what I had today...

Salad w/ chicken, cheese, croutons, fat free italian
100 calorie pack
apple
a freakin cheeseburger

so im done for the day.

MEASUREMENTS!!!

I finally got my measuring tape in the mail today (i absolutely love it by the way. only $1.32 on amazon.com)

waist: 42 in :) < i'm not happy about it just happy that its my smallest measurement.
hips: 51 in.
pooch: 50 in.
bust: 45 in.
arms: left: 16 1/4 in. right: 16 1/4 in
calfs: left: 17 3/4 in. right: 18 3/4 in.
theighs:

I got a lot of work to do!! i want to get my waist down to 36 inches by the end of the year (thats where it was in H.S), and my hips down to 46 inches.

I want the pooch gone!! I measured that to see if it decreases over time.

Its a newww daaay.

251.

Today my eye is on the target and I'm getting back on track. Yesterday I ate shitty so I have no excuse to do so today. Im excited now. I also found a exercise bike that I want to get, but the weight limit is 250 lbs... so Im going to wait until i get down to about 235 to buy it. Its only about $117 on walmart.com so its nice and affordable. :)

I need to get some black pants and black and white shirts for cosmetology school.

Food Today:
Fiber One cereal w/ 2% milk - 300 cals? (8:45 am)
Smart Ones - 290 cals (11:45 am)
hot chocolate - 80 cals (3:00 pm)
salad with chicken and pepperoni, cheese, croutons, fat free italian - 400?
100 cal pack
another hot chocolate - 80 cals

Total: 1250 calories

im going to try to hold off on dinner until 5 pm. Tonights dinner - salad with grilled chicken strips, cheese, crutons and fat free salad dressing.

Damn..

I weighed in this morning somewhere between 248-250. i dont know what was going on with my scale but it pissed me off. I decided to eat TWO cheeseburgers this morning. Yea i said it. I really dont know why.... but i think i need to switch up my calorie intake because my weight loss is starting to stagger and fluctuate. Hopefully after today I can get back to regular weight loss.

Yesterday I signed up for cosmetology school @ Empire. I start June 1st! Thats like two wks from now. Super excited! I think it'll help a lot with my diet and exercise because i'm there Monday - Friday from 9 am to 4 pm. I'd have to take the subway and the bus so that included some walking. And if im occupied with school all day that will keep me from pigging out on all the wrong things. I figured I'd have a apple on my way out the door, maybe take another apple, 100 calorie pack and a bottle of water with me for lunch, and when i get home around 4:30 - 5 i can have a decent dinner.

One thing that I just realized is that I have my appt @ Stem-Ross comming up on the 26th, I also have orientation for Empire that day. ugh, kinda sucks but I'll have to make it work.

Hopefully since I got my gorge for the day I wont need to eat badly for the rest of the week. Im going to focus on my water intake today too. I want to get back down to 148 by the end of the week! & o m g i am watching Tyra Banks right now and Kim Kardashian is the guest, she has a new work out dvd comming out called "Fit in Your Jeans by Friday" Its like 3 10 minute work outs, I might have to check it out. Kim Kardashian is my ultimate girl crush. LOVE HER.

Food intake:
two cheeseburgers
apple
salad with chicken, croutons, cheese, fat free italian
fruit and yogurt parfait

im on my 3rd bottle of water :)

248.8 lbs!

*does the happy dance* i've already reached the goal i had set for Saturday's weigh in. Wow i've lost like 8 lbs in 6 days.

Food Today:

apple - 80 cals (7:25 am)
lean cuisine - 260 cals (10:00)
2 hot dogs - 560 cals (5:00)

total: 900

Non-Scale goals -
To see my collar bones again
To fit a size 13/14
To eventually fit a size 8
To wear size M/L tops
To have skinny feet!!
To lose the back fat
To feel comfortable wearing tube tops
To stop being so lazy

new scale goal - 235 by May 31st

for a total of 21 lbs lost in May

The aftermath

So yesterday after eating almost 2000 calories I managed to stay the same weight. I was hoping to shock my metabolism but i guess that didnt work lol. Today im going to try to stay on a raw food diet. (mostly fruit and veggies) but i will add some protein in... chicken to go on my salad. Tonight or tomorrow im sure i'll be 250 which will be officially 10 lbs lost! I still need to lose 10 more to meet my goal for this month. It shouldnt be THAT hard.

Food Today:

2 pieces of turkey bacon (70) , 1/2 of a grapefruit (50) - 120 calories (9:00 am)

251 woot woot!!

This morning I weighed in at 251.4 lbs :) HAPPY MOTHERS DAY EVERYONE!!!

I know im gonna have me some steak today. I FINALLY get to go grocery shopping this morning, im gonna stock up on all the good stuff, but tonight im gonna splurge and enjoy my steak. :)

Food Today:

deli creations sandwhich, water - 450 cals (10:00 am)
1 piece of chocolate cake - 250 cals? (12:30 pm) wow i definitly cheated there.
100 calorie pack - 100 cals (2:41 pm)
1 piece of sugarless gum - 5 cals
ny strip steak,tiny bit of salad w/ fat free ital. dressing, string beans, 2 small corn on the cobs - 800 calories? (6:30 pm)

total: 1605 - 1700 calories

damn i hope i still lose a lb tomorrow! Hopefully i spiked my metabolism and didnt ruin the lb a day weight loss.

5th week weigh in

253.6!

I reached my goal! well, i'm .6 over but still, im looking at the whole number. I only ate about 600 calories yesterday but today im going to try to stick to 1000 - 1200. plus get some exercise since Camaya is gone for the day.

edit: i just weighed again after peeing and it said 252.4!!

food:
lower sugar apples & cinnamon oatmeal - 110 cals (8:30)
multigrain cheerios - 300 cals (12 ish)
south beach diet pizza - 350 cals (3:30)

total: 800 (because i added some cheese to the pizza to make it taste better.)

i bought some chromium picolinate today and i took it around 2:00 pm i guess it didnt work because i was starving by 3:30 when i ate the pizza. I'm still kind of hungry. I guess i will drink some water....

OMG 254!!!

Today i hopped on the scale and i weighed 254 lbs!!!!! O M G. thats the lowest weight i've been at since i started trying to lose weight over a month ago. YES!!! eating 1000 calories yesterday did pay off. I am soo happy. I'm going to stick to my diet and not cheat anymore. That was amazing!

Now i get to mark off another number on my progress chart. YESS!

Todays food plan: oatmeal (110), water, smart ones (440 calories), multigrain cheerios (300?) water, water, water!

total: 850 calories.

If i reach my goal tomorrow of 253 lbs then my next goal is to lose 5 lbs in 5 days. (that will put me at 248 lbs by May 13th) and I want to do 10 laps up and down the stairs 2x a day. I need to start being a little more active.

Food intake:
Multigrain cheerios w/ 2% milk - 300
1 chicken quesadilla (Smartones) - 220

total: 520


update:

I just weighed and the scale said 253.6!!! that means i've already met my goal!!! I wont officially mark it off until tomorrow though. So hopefully i can maintain (or lose more) til the morning!

Counting Calories!

256.

When I was in high school i would drop weight soooo easily. I miss those days but i realize a difference in what I did then and what I do now... I used to count my calories!

Soo. Today i had:

Low Sugar Apples & Cinnamon oatmeal & 20 oz water - 110 cals
Whopper jr. w/ cheese, mustard & pickles - 330 cals
4 piece chicken tenders - 187 cals
small fry - 230 cals
16 oz Raspberry Nestea - 116 cals

total: 973 cals but i had 1 bbq sauce too so i will just round that off to 1000 calories.

its 4:00 pm and I wasnt expecting to eat BK today but, oh well. I guess I need to consume more water, and chew gum for the remainder of the day. I reaaaally dont want to go over 1000 calories a day.

lost 1 lbs in a day.

back down to 255.4 (yay). maybe i can reach my 253 lb goal by Saturday?

i'm going to try to eat two decent meals a day. Breakfast and lunch then drink a lot of water in the evening & chew gum to control the cravings. yup, sounds good. I've never been under 255 since starting this weight loss thing. I will be so estatic when i reach my 10 lb loss. Its been SLOW but everyone says slow is best. i hope so.

General Goals

I'm going through a break up with my babys father and to help me cope with the new changes I just wanted to list some general goals i want to accomplish, weight and non weight related.

1. Today i weigh 256.4 lbs (ugh) although i want to reach my goal of 253 by Saturday, if it doesn't happen i just wish to be 256 by the time i start phentermine. While im on phentermine i want to lose at least 30 lbs in 3 months.

2. I NEED to find a job. The job search hasn't been going too well. Im going to apply at two different Subways, Panera Bread, Salsarita's, and Footlocker. Regardless, I am determined to find a job THIS MONTH.

3. Start cosmetology school in June or July.

4. Renew my license.

5. Get a gym membership and use it.

6. Pamper myself once a week with a hairstyle, manicure/pedicure & eyebrows every two weeks.

7. Clean up my room and organize all my clothes/hair products & lotions/make up

8. Start taking Camaya for walks

When am I going to lose some real weight?

So its been exactly 1 month since i started trying to lose weight.... i've been fluctuating between the same 5 lbs since I started . WHEN AM I GOING TO LOSE SOME REAL WEIGHT?!! this is getting frustrating. I really dont even eat THAT much. I know I dont exercise but damn, it was never this hard to lose weight before. Why is it so hard now? I'm only 20 years old this should be easy but its taking forever. My appt is in 22 days. I really want to be in the 240s by then, but I dont see it happening.

Food:
Rasin Bran w/ 2% milk
turkey sandwhich on whole grain bread. mayo & cheese.

I'm hoping to have a salad for dinner but who knows.

Things I need to purchase:
george forman grill or something similar to grill my lean meats
gym membership (carrol island gym is open 24 hrs/7 days a wk)
food scale

Sample food plan

Food Intake:
Jumbo HALF & HALF (lemonade & tea)
Foot Long meatball marinara sub from Subway

Someone posted their food plan on one of the forums I post at. I thought it would be useful to me so im adding it in here.

i wouldn't say i so much have a program bc i'm not into fad diets and all that, i refuse to be someone who loses 70 plus lbs just to gain it back and go through this again. i've basically made lifestyle changes that i know i can follow for the rest of my life. i count calories. i know that i can't stick to low carb for the rest of my life.. i can't do a food group deprivation forever but what i can do is tweak my calories to where i burn more than i eat or it's even for maintenance without giving up any of the food i love. i keep my calories under 1000 but i didn't look at ur height or weight.. i'm small and only 5'4" so i'm gonna say about 1200 for a medium build and a litle taller.. here r some samples of what i eat...breakfast-*egg 70 cal, 2 pieces turkey bacon 50 cal, low cal toast 35 cal. TOTAL 155*cereal with skim about 250 cal*low cal french toast 2 pcs 90 cal, walden farms syrup 0 cal, 2 pcs turkey bacon 50 cal. TOTAL 140 *egg 70 scrambled with fat free shredded cheese 45 cal and veggies 15 cal (i use green onions, mushrooms, green peppers, and tomatoes) and 1/2 oz of ham 30 cal. TOTAL 160 *breakfast cassarole (line the bottom of a baking dish with one bag frozen hashbrowns i get the cubed ones with the onions and peppers in them, pour over that a carton of egg beaters, throw in some veggies, cook some turkey sausage and crumble it up and throw it on top, sprinkle some fat free shredded cheese on it and bake at 350 til the eggs r fluffy and cooked- usually about half an hour). TOTAL 250 for a half a cup and it feeds a ton of ppl or it's great reheated.*mcdonalds fruit and yogurt parfait with granola (this is my fav it's easy to grab on the way to the gym, it's good, it's only a dollar) 160 cal.lunch:*oz of ham 60 cal on low cal bread 70 (2 slices) with mustard 0 cal and half a cup healthy choice soup (that's 1/4 of a can) usually about 50 cal. TOTAL 180 *salad (i use spinach leaves as a base) 15 cal, veggies 15 cal, fat free cheese 45 cal, 2 oz grilled chicken 60 cal, dressing under 50 cal. TOTAL 185*grilled cheese low cal bread 70 cal, tablespoon light butter 50 cal, 1 oz of 2 percent velvetta 60 cal with light chips 75 cal. TOTAL 255 cal (this feels like a total cheat to me but it's not bc my whole meal is under 300 cal which is my goal).*smart ones and lean cuisines r always easydinner:lean proteinsgrilled chicken 4 oz 110 calgrilled tilapia 4 oz 100 calgrilled lean steak 4 oz 120 callean ground beef 4 oz 160 calturkey 4 oz 160 cal shrimp 4 oz 80 calpork loin 3 oz 175 cal(invest in a food scale they're like 6 bucks at walmart for a dial one u don't need digital)veggies:broc with cheese 1/2 cup 45 calgreen beans 1/2 cup 20 calgreen salad with light dressing 60 calasparagus 20 calspinach 20 calmashed potatoes (with skim and light butter) 1/4 cup 40 calsquash 1 cup 20 cal(i usually do 2 sides with a meat)u can do fajitas with veggies low cal tortillas.spaghetti with light pasta.. i do a lot of veggies in mine onions peppers mushrooms.whatever u like u can find a low cal recipe.. my fav is oven fried chicken... (i'm from the south!)snacks/desserts*i LOVE the 100 cal packs it's genius.. u don't have to give up the foods that u love but it's in moderation. it is forced portion control and i love the carrot cakes from hostess and the nutty bars from little debbie.*baked chips and salsa 145 cal*fruit 50-100 cal*cut up raw veggies with light dip 100 cal*beef jerky 70 cal*yogurt 100 cali still get a craving for fast food and bad foods sometimes too, the only way to do this forever and not to go on a binge is to do everything in moderation...so i'm craving kfc okay i go and get an original recipe drumstick (110 cal) an order of mashed potatoes and gravy (140 cal) and green beans (20 cal) i'm satisfied and all for 270 cal. i'm craving french fries i usually get a frozen bag and spray them with cooking spray season them and bake them til they're really crispy and they're about 120 cal if i do go fast food and get them fried i get a small. reesee blasts from sonic have always been my weakness now they have a junior reesee sundae and it's 160 cal (the blast is close to 600). it's going to take some research to know the calories in the food u eat but being informed is the most important tool. exercise:cardio cardio cardio cardio!! running walking elliptical whatever best way to burn calories. i did pilates videos and crunches... i do weight training now but that's bc i'm at goal... i did cardio and abs 6 days a week. i do at least 30 mins a day sometimes up to an hour a day..

4th Week Weigh in

The results are in!

255.6 lbs.

slowllllly im getting down. :) Here are my goals for the next 3 weeks

Week 5: 253 lbs
Week 6: 250 lbs
Week 7: 248 lbs

Since my appt got pushed up to May 26th im going to try to at least be in the 240's by then. Im just soo amazed that I finally started losing again on TOM. soo weird, but im not complaining. :)

255!!

Wow! I lost 2 lbs in 2 days!!

I'm starting the month of May at 255 lbs. :)
only 15 more lbs til i reach my goal.

Tomorrow is my weekly weigh in so lets see where I am at by then.

Update: I think i want to set a new ultimate goal weight of 130 lbs.

My goal weight for 2009 is still 190 lbs though.