In the past two months, I have lost about 30 pounds, this was done with taking an appetite suppressant, lowering my calorie intake, and working out. The past few weeks have been a struggle, I have been battling eating while depressed and stressed and starving myself at the same time. Yes, I know both are wrong, however, if I eat when I am depressed I will gain all the weight I lost back. If I don't eat when I am depressed aka starve myself, I don't have to worry about gaining the weight back. I have learned portion control is the key to losing weight, which is why I was taking an appetite suppressant, this allowed my stomach to shrink so I don't over eat. Which is a good thing, because some things I could eat and eat even if I was full. I have faith that I will continue to lose weight even though I am no longer taking the appetite suppressant, because my stomach is smaller, I have learned to drink lots of water, and I am slowly starting to workout again on a daily bases. I have … [Read more...]
End of Month Weigh In
As I was getting closer and closer to the end of the month, I started to get very nervous. I was worried I wasn't doing enough. I had been working out almost everyday, I tried to do 10 to 15 miles on the stationary bike, as well as lots of weights. I also been doing a lot of spring cleaning, however, my scale kept bouncing me, and even though I could tell I had lost weight, my bathroom scale was saying I was about the same. So when I got weighed by the doctors scale it came back I was down 12 pounds! Yes, 12 pounds from April 1st to May 1st. I think this metformin maybe working for me, I also learned that out of those 12 pounds I lost 8.6 of those were fat pounds! I never thought I would lose 12 pounds in a month, it shows what lowering your calorie intake and upping your protein intake can really do for you. I will keep doing what I have been doing, working out 30 minutes to an hour a day, eating low calorie foods like fish, yogurt, and cottage cheese that's high in … [Read more...]
Getting Enough Protein
Protein is an essential part in losing weight. With trying to lose weight I talked to the Doctor about things I should eat and things I shouldn't eat. I was told to get at least 145g of protein a day in. This is proven to be a difficult task. I am using MyFitnessPal, and scanning/measuring everything I eat, and still coming up about 30grams short a day. I am slowly learning what foods will give me more protein, and what foods have no protein at all. When I eat I try to make sure everything I intake that has calories, also has protein. The Doctor suggested I get some Whey Protein to supplement and to help me with my goal protein amount. However, after checking the prices in the store, this maynot be an option. I am searching for foods that are high in protein but low in calories. I have discovered fish is high protein and low calories, however, I am not a fish person. I can eat it once in awhile, but yea. Any suggestions? … [Read more...]
Weight Loss “Bucket” List
I was reading an article online that suggested making a list of the reasons why you want to lose weight. The article refereed to this as a "Why" list or a bucket list for weight loss. I decided this might just be a good idea, so I have a way to look back at all the reasons I want to or need to lose weight. I think this will help me when I am getting discouraged. Why I Want To Lose Weight To have more confidence about myself To be healthier To get off metformin To reduce my anxiety To feel better To be able to fit in smaller and cuter clothes To have more sex with my husband To get pregnant My overall reason to lose the weight is to become not only healthier on the outside, but also to become healthier on the inside. My weight causes me severe anxiety and bad self esteem. I want to walk in a store with confidence and not walk in the store and think everyone is watching me and making fun because of my weight. With having struggled a large part of my life with … [Read more...]
Hitting the Weights Again
It has been so long since I worked out, the working out daily and not seeing much results hit me hard. When you work hard and don't see much of a change it puts you in a slump. However, I cannot stay in that slump forever. Yesterday I started working out again! I also set a new goal for myself, this goal is to be under 200 pounds by the end of August, this gives me 4.5 months to drop almost 90 pounds. Yes, I know that probably is to big of a goal, however, this makes me more determined to reach that goal. I have yet again changed things up in my diet, I have removed almost all added sugar from it, I have not had no sugar in about 5 days, I am also drinking more water, we are talking close to 140 ounces a day. Since I work from home sometimes it's hard to get in a lot of moving, so I will be getting off the computer every 30 minutes to an hour, and working out a little, whether it be lifting weights, riding the stationary bike, or walking in place. I figure if I do this, I … [Read more...]
It’s All About The Protein
With battling my weight most of my life, I decided to go talk to the Doctor about putting a plan into action. The struggles I have are not an overnight struggle, but a struggle that has been going on for as long as I can remember. I remember as soon as I hit about 13, the weight started coming on. I was very active as a child, we were always riding our bikes, and running around the neighborhood. When I hit 8th grade I was 180 pounds and wearing a size 18, after I got into high school things got worse, I jumped to 280. How this happened is really beyond me, we were walkers, we walked to and from school which was about 3/4 mile there and 3/4 mile back, we road bikes for miles a day, and we were always doing something. At a young age, I was never tested for a medical condition to see what the reasoning was for my weight gain. When I was 16 I was put on a pill to help aid me in my weight loss, shortly after the pill was pulled from the market. I did manage to get down to 205, but … [Read more...]
Top 3 Weight Loss Boosters
Trying to lose weight can be both discouraging and depressing, when the scale is going down you will be glowing with excitement, then the scale will make a move up, and the heartache sinks in. With all the different weight loss aids on the market today, some can be very tempting, so tempting I can bet you just like me have made your way down the weight loss product aisles at your local store and read the labels. I have even researched several products and have tried several products on the market. I have found several to be helpful and several to be a waste of money. I have found the ones that suppress your appetite to work the best. Top 3 Weight Loss Boosters: 1.) Sensa - One of the biggest tricks to losing weight is portion control. We all know smaller portions, is the key to losing weight. However, we often forget what a proper portion is, or if the meal we are eating is good, we ignore the warnings that we're full. With Sensa, you will be able to reduce the amount of … [Read more...]
Back To The Daily Struggles
Today, I started back with the workouts. Weight loss and working out is such a struggle for me, I know I need to lose weight, I want to lose weight, but getting motivated to workout has become a challenge. It is a struggle because I am on the computer most the day trying to make money to pay bills. I know I cannot lose weight if I don't try, I know I feel like shit lately because I have not been working out, and all the weight I lost before has found its way back. So I am starting back at square one. I am not going to push myself like before, I am going to take this one day at a time, and pray for results. I go back to the doctor next month, hopefully they will be able to give me more help with my struggles, and help guide me. I need guidance, I need someone cheering me on and in my corner working out with me. One day at a time is all I can do, I pray the metformin will help me see the results I work so hard to find. … [Read more...]
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
It has been awhile since I gave any updates and posted. Reason being, I have been cold, to lazy to workout and busy. We recently, went through a cold spell, and then no water, followed by no power, all thanks to the ice. It took about two weeks to get water back, thank goodness we live next door to my mother in law. However, the metformin seems to be keeping me at a steady weight, I notice a weight loss here and there, I have slowly started working out again, because truth be told I feel so much better when I do. I am not working out everyday like I once did, it is going to take me a bit to get back to that state, because it gets really depressing when you workout daily and see no results. I am not sure I trust the metformin to work like it's supposed to and I don't want to put depression on me because of no results. Losing weight is a bitch, and I will keep going no matter how bad of a struggle it is, I will one day conquer the weight problem. … [Read more...]
Feeling Better Everyday
Not long ago I went into the doctor to have blood work done, it seemed as though everything I was doing to lose weight was not getting me far. I was working our daily anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour a day, I was watching what I ate, yet the scale was having a hard time moving, and I really wasn't seeing results with measurements either. This made me depressed however, giving up wasn't an option. I did cut back on working out, because it's so depressing to bust your ass, and see very little results. Well, I now know why I was seeing little results, and that is because I am Insulin Resistance, so my body was changing the insulin into fat, and making more insulin and turning it into more fat, and so forth. The doctor put me on Metformin, to help with the insulin issue. I knew nothing about this drug, all I knew is it was to help people with diabetes, after researching, I have now learned it is used for many things, including weight loss, those suffering with PCOS, and those … [Read more...]
