Week Thirteen

It was a busy week so I couldn't always eat what I was supposed to so:

No gain, No Loss, Nuff Said.

As long as I am maintaining that's all that matters to me! LOL!!

Week Twelve

Wow I can't believe I have done this pretty faithfully for twelve whole weeks!! I have never lasted more than 2 weeks on diet/exercise program. Thank you all for your support it has really helped!!

Weight Loss week twelve: 2 pounds

Percentage of weight lost week twelve: 1.21%

BMI: 30.8

Total weight loss: 29

Total percentage of weight lost: 15.10%

Week Eleven

(please excuse the quality of the picture but you get the gist!)

I cheated and cheated and cheated this week so I was totally expecting to gain at least 3 pounds. I was thrilled when I went to weigh in and I didn't gain ANY weight!! Hooray!! I didn't lose any but that's okay with me!! I am going to try extra hard this week and make sure to exercise and hopefully I can get to that 30 pound loss only three pounds to go!!

I haven't posted my measurements for awhile so here they are:

Bust: 40 in. total loss 4 in.

Chest: 32 in. total loss 5 in.

Waist: 35 in. total loss 5.5 in.

Hips: 42.5 total loss 5 in.

Thighs: 22.5 total loss 5 in.

Calves: 14.5 total loss 1.5 in

Bicep: 13 in. total loss 1 in.

Forearm: 9.5 total loss 1.5 in.

Pants size: 10 down 4 pants sizes!!

How I Eat This Way & Still Feed My Family

My hubby has no interest in dieting or eating healthy whatsoever so that has made it really hard in the past to try to "diet". With this diet I decided that I would just make things for them that I can eat or I will just have a chicken breast and veggies and they will have whatever I make them and they will eat the veggies too.

When I make them: I eat or we all eat:

Spaghetti Zucchini & Yellow Squash with the Spaghetti sauce on top

Hamburgers with oven fries Hamburger with no bun (they usually join me with no bun)

Chicken Pot Pie I do the pie filling with mashed potatoes on top

Tacos with Flour tortillas I eat corn tortillas and have more veggies than meat

I just try to get creative and make substitutions for myself or recipes that we can all eat together. I find that this diet is nice because you don't have to eat only "healthy food" you just don't eat things that have flour or sugar in them.

I do eat mayonnaise, ranch dressing, fry sauce, etc. and I haven't gained weight from it yet.

What do I eat?

Many people have asked me what I DO eat since I don't eat sugar, or carbs. So here is a bit of an outline of the kinds of things I eat.

If you are going to actually do this diet the first two weeks you need to eat no sugar and no carbs whatsoever. You can eat lean meats and fruits and veggies (no carrots, corn, potatoes) and go easy on dairy maybe like 1/2 c. - 1 cup per day. Drink lots and lots of water. It will be really hard to get through these two weeks but keep it up and I promise it will get better. Another trick is to remember that it is okay to be hungry and you won't starve to death (I promise!)

After the two weeks things get a lot easier. For one thing your stomach has gotten smaller so you don't feel so hungry all the time. And another thing is you feel really clean inside and you have a lot more energy!

A typical eating day for me (after the two weeks) is:

Breakfast: A piece of fruit a hand full of almonds and water. I then wait an hour or two(you don't have to do that) and have a 2 egg omelet with 1/2 an avocado

Lunch: For lunch I usually have a chicken breast and veggies (green veggies are very important! The darker the better!) Somedays if I feel like I have had protein overload I just have the veggies alone.

Dinner: My favorite dinner that makes me feel like I'm cheating on my diet is a bun-less hamburger cooked on the grill with oven fries (Cut your potatoes in wedges drizzle with Olive Oil and salt and pepper and bake at 425 degrees for 40 min.) And a side of veggies.

Yummy dinner ideas:

Make spaghetti sauce and add Italian Sausage pour over zucchini & yellow squash and sprinkle with parmesan.

Grilled Pork Chops with Veggies & brown rice.

Lean Steak with Grilled Green Peppers and Onion.

We go out to eat a lot and I have found that it isn't very hard to find things at any restaurant that fit in with this diet.

Out to eat tips:

Most places have a Gluten free menu. Ask for it you'd be surprised what you find on there.

Ask for no breading.

Order double veggies and eat them first before your main dish.

Order corn tortillas instead of flour.

I typically don't eat grains at all because my stomach doesn't deal well with them but I do eat corn tortillas and corn tortilla chips. You can also find rice crackers and rice noodles if that is something you are interested in. Other grains you can eat would be oats, flax, quinoa, and teff.

Try to eat at least an avocado a day and drink lots of water and watch the pounds melt off!! If you have any more questions let me know and I will post them of here.

Week Ten

Wow, with my birthday being last weekend I had 3 pieces of cake over the course of three days and I had a few little cheats here and there so I didn't think I would lose any weight this week and thought for sure that I would have at least gained a pound or two. But thankfully I didn't gain any way and I actually lost 3 pounds!! I think that my metabolism is resetting so my body can handle some cheating. I won't go crazy though for sure!

Weight Loss week ten: 3 pounds

Percentage of weight lost week ten: 1.79%

BMI: 31.2

Total weight loss: 27 pounds

Total percentage of weight lost: 14.06%