Finally!

I got up early enough to go work out this morning!! yay! 2.51 miles...or 50 minutes... on the treadmill. Super fun! :)

Not much to discuss on here today... I haven't been exercising like I need to be... like... hardly ever..Not good... :/ But I have been sticking eating right!

I'm hoping to be able to exercise in the mornings and evenings this week..maybe push off a few more pounds before my next appointment, which is next Saturday, on Jan. 30th. Wow, 1 month down already?? Insane!!

I got a cookbook from Borders (yeah I know, I went somewhere other than Books-A-Million, it's a miracle!) the other day. It as a nutrional guide with every receipe. It's put out by Better Homes & Gardens and is low cal & low fat foods. And it's foods that we would enjoy daily..not the weird things that you'd rarely eat.. So, now Dad can't fuss and gripe that he doesn't know what to fix for me to eat for supper, lol.

And with that.. I have said all that I have to say at this time. Hope everyone is doing good, and keeping up with getting healthy!! :)

Current *unofficial* Weight:

229 lbs.

hmm...

.... I was bad and didn't work out but just a lil bit last week. None this weekend, BUT I did just get back from doing 4 miles on the treadmill... I might try to get up early and go in the AM....if not I will go after work again. I like going in the PM b/c I get to stay longer and do 4 miles... BUT I also enjoy going in the AM... I feel SUPER AWESOME for the rest of the day when I go.. We'll see..

I did watch what I ate over the weekend. So, even though I wasn't gyming it up I was still dieting. I got kind of worried... I got bummed about eating over the weekend.. Idk why.. I just didn't want anything I had and it felt like dad was pressuring me b/c I haven't gotten any recipes for him and that everything he ends up cooking and trying to be healthy for me is stuff I cannot eat. They aren't going to eat a lot of the recipes I want to try, so it's hard for me to get recipes. AND I cannot cook, so that's a huge nope. SO I was just really BLAH when it came down to it... Yesterday I had a slim fast for breakfast, a bite of fish-but it tasted like MUD, gross!, so I threw it outfor lunch...and then I ended up eating some yogurt in the PM.. didn't realize what time it was, so I wasn't hungry for supper..SO that's what I had. AND I had another yogurt for a snack later on. I don't do that often, actually that's the first time it happened. Trust me. I eat meat and vegies...it's just how it ended up playing out..

Anywho... so hopefully I'm back on track and everything will go right. My next appt. at the Aspen Clinic is Jan. 30th. I need to get back to losing some of this weight like I did last month.. I'm sure it was me eating less, now that my body is getting used to having the serving sizes that it's supposed to be having that it will be a lil harder to lose that much. We'll see!!

Current *unofficial* Weight:
233 lbs

A slice of Raspberry Cheescake....

....after an awesome 4 miles on the treadmill... YUMM! haha JUST KIDDING...sort of!! It's YOPLAIT YOGURT!!!!!! and it's my fave. It tastes as close to raspberry cheesecake as it can get. It's great! :)

Anywho! I've been slacking on my exercise! Ugh!! It pisses me off, trust me! Why can't I just get up and go?! What a bummer.. I think getting on the scale and seeing that the numbers haven't changed much is motivation enough. At least let's hope so.

I haven't been sleeping very well at night time. That's one reason I worked out tonight and not this morning. I was able to do 4 miles though, which is very kick ass! in the morning I only have time to do one or two miles. Which is better than none. I think I might start going in am and pm. Do just a quick lil morning pick up thing and then in the evening go do a big one w/ 4 (or more if want to). I'm just afraid that is going to run me down.. All I can do is try it out, right?? Oh, and I took my meds a lil earlier than what I have been. I took them at 8:30 and 1 instead of 9 and 2..which I would end up taking the afternoon 1/2 closer to 3...that is probably all my problem was, if I would just stop what I'm doing and take the pill at 2 I'd probably be fine. Anywho. I'm taking them earlier for right now...We'll see if maybe that will help, too.

My trouble is the weekends. I just want to sit around and do absolutely nothing. I always say to myself, "hmm.. after I get done doing (insert any activity I happen to be doing here) I'm going to get my shoes on and go do a mile or 2." and I don't do it. I just start doing something else. I'm going to change that. I also think sleeping later is screwing me up too... Because come Friday I'll be able to get up and go work out easily in the a.m. BUT I sleep in on the weekends and then come monday I don't want to get up. SO I might try getting up like I do every other morning and go do a workout. That way I'm still getting up early.. My goal is to start getting up and going and at the gym for sometime between 4:30-5... If I can do that, I'll be able to do at least 3 miles. Depending on what time I get there. 4 if I get there before 5. It takes about 20mins to do a mile at 3.0 speed. Which is pretty fast for my turtle self. haha. We'll see how good I get to it. If I would just make myself get up and out of bed when the alarm goes off I could easily do this..

Ok. That's all I have to ramble about my weight loss trials? is that the word I'm trying to think of?? oh well, it works for me, and I'm the one that's writing this, so it's going to work :)

Current *Unofficial* Weight:
235 lbs.

2nd Visit to the Aspen Clinic..

I was kind of nervous.. Today I took the BMI test. It was pretty rough.. BUT I new it would be b/c I'm over weight, duh! It WILL be better next time!

Thursday I wore pants that I haven't been able to wear in awhile. Don't go getting too excited! They are still the same size. I don't know if it was because they weren't worn as much or if maybe they were made smaller, but they were very tight and uncomfortable to wear, so I didn't wear them. WELL! I wore them Thursday. THEY WERE COMFORTABLE! Some people may think, "So, they are still the same size." But it feels really good to be able to put on pants that were tight and uncomfortable and have them be comfy and wearable... NO MATTER THE SIZE! :) At least that's what I say :)

Today is lazy day. I may hang out at the gym tonight.. Maybe there will be something good/interesting to watch and make the few miles seem like a breeze.

Current **OFFICIAL** weight:
238

haha...

....not very important, just thought I'd share what I just got done doing...

I went to the gym to do a mile..... I got on the treadmill and looked up to see THE GREEN MILE playing on the TV in front of me. SO I plugged in my headphones and walked away. I walked and walked and walked... then happened to look down to see my progress to see that I had walked for 61 minutes and like 3.03 miles @3.0 speed! (which is fast pace for me..I'm such a turtle) I was like "damn." and got off. I would've stayed longer, but I wanted to get home and get cooled off and everything before bed. Going back in the a.m. to do it again... This time I won't turn off the alarm.. I'll snooze it....or hey.. I may just get up on the first time and walk a really long time.. We'll see!! :)

Current *Unofficial* Weight:
240 lbs

Wow...

It's been like FOREVER since I was on here! Well, I started going to the Aspen Clinic on Dec. 5th. It's a weight loss clinic. I am taking ADIPEX 37.5mg and their vitamins called LIPO-BC. So far everything is going well. I'm exercising in the mornings, 1-3 miles on the treadmill. Still drinking only water, with the occasional juice. OH, and hot chocolate. I found some at wal-mart that is only 25 cals and has NO fat! Yay! for being able to have hot chocolate still! lol I don't drink it very often, but sometimes you just need a glass of hot chocolate to make the day better, right? haha

I know you probably are thinking "wtf are you thinking?! starting a diet in the Holiday season?!", but I've done really well with it. I did let myself cheat a little bit Friday and have some cake. But I pretty much kept to eating only foods I could have. except for the cornbread dressing, haha. But I watched my portions!!

My mom and dad have agreed to help me out by cooking things I can have. Of course, since I'm not eatting pork or beef. (staying w/ turkey, chicken, and fish) I stocked up on some veges and things for me to eat when they have beef or pork for supper. With it being cold I'm mainly eating soups. I don't care to eat soups in the warm/hot times of the year. So that's the main reason I'm doing that. For snacks I'm keeping yogurts around. Yum! And having fruits, also. I did have a fudge bar/popcicle/whatever the other night. I can have it..but when I ate it (and it's one of my faves!), it tasted SO gross to me... so I won't be having any more of those.

I go in Saturday, Jan 2nd for my 2nd visit. We'll see how much I've lost and all officially. But I will list my current status to the right, and at the end of my posts. That way I can look back and see my progress. Just remember it's NOT official! So if I come back on here Saturday and say more it's because my scale is off. I hope it isn't though!

Current *unofficial* Weight:

240 lbs

Just..

...making a note.

The pills aren't Hydroxycut w/ Hoodia... they are HOODIA from the makers of Hydroxycut. So that's why it's not on the list of recalled products. Checked some sites. Checked the label. And it doesn't contain the stuff that is causing the liver problems. So it will be ok. :)

Last night went to Arzi's after going shopping. Had a SMALL salad w/ wheat pita bread. Got SO full of that it was ridiculous! Oh well. Good sign, right?? :)

Hope you have a wonderful day!