NewfieNightingale
05-01-2008, 06:44 PM
Hi all,
I will apologize for not checking in sooner. I do find it quite motivating coming on and reading how everyone else is doing so I thought that I would start my thread to share my progress with the plan so far and hopefully it will motivate others.
Overall I have found the diet to be quite easy to stick to...some of my friends think I am nuts because I won't taste things not on the list and because I have become a little obsessed about weighing everything. I was originally planning on not weighing myself until after the initial 4 weeks as recommended but I did need a pick me up at the end of the first week. I lost 4.5 lbs after 1 week on the plan. I was hoping for more but still I'll take the 4.5 lbs of butter being gone from my body anyday. (I visualize every pound I lose as a pound of butter...just my little motivating thought).
Since then I have not stepped on a scale and I will not be weighing myself until May 11 (2 days after my 4 week point) because I will be travelling and I want to weigh myself on the same scale as my starting weight. I am very excited about my next weigh in. I have already started to fit into some clothes in my closet that has been too small for a while now.
I find the plan fairly easy to follow. I have at times started to get a little bored with the food choices because living in the Arctic I am not always able to get all of the food on the list. By the end of my second week I was starting to get really tired of an egg for breakfast. 3 days ago when I was at the store I discovered a rare find...fat free plain yogurt...and ended up buying the 4 containers they had in the fridge...LOL...so for the last 2 mornings I have eaten yogurt with kiwi (another rare find). I usually do a chicken salad with my chicken serving, lettuce/spinach and an orange with balsamic vinegar for one of my meals and I have been mixing up the other meal with either fish or lean meat. Overall it has not been too bad.
I did have one cheat meal...I ate a whole lobster with no veggies for one of my meals instead of the recommended amount. I am from the east coast of Canada...newfoundland and I grew up on fresh seafood and since I moved to the Arctic fresh lobster is a rare treat so therefore I did indulge a little and eat the whole thing.
As for exercise I have started adding exercise back into my schedule. I was running regularly prior to starting this plan...so I started back doing 3-4 miles (3-4 times a week). I will eat my apple prior to running and I have had no difficulties with dizziness, headaches, or increased hunger. I have also been doing some light weight training and ab work. I have also been walking my dog regularly for about 30 minutes every second day.
My challenge is going to be next week as I will travelling and having to rely on eating out at restaurants. I will keep you posted on how things are going.
Kristy
I will apologize for not checking in sooner. I do find it quite motivating coming on and reading how everyone else is doing so I thought that I would start my thread to share my progress with the plan so far and hopefully it will motivate others.
Overall I have found the diet to be quite easy to stick to...some of my friends think I am nuts because I won't taste things not on the list and because I have become a little obsessed about weighing everything. I was originally planning on not weighing myself until after the initial 4 weeks as recommended but I did need a pick me up at the end of the first week. I lost 4.5 lbs after 1 week on the plan. I was hoping for more but still I'll take the 4.5 lbs of butter being gone from my body anyday. (I visualize every pound I lose as a pound of butter...just my little motivating thought).
Since then I have not stepped on a scale and I will not be weighing myself until May 11 (2 days after my 4 week point) because I will be travelling and I want to weigh myself on the same scale as my starting weight. I am very excited about my next weigh in. I have already started to fit into some clothes in my closet that has been too small for a while now.
I find the plan fairly easy to follow. I have at times started to get a little bored with the food choices because living in the Arctic I am not always able to get all of the food on the list. By the end of my second week I was starting to get really tired of an egg for breakfast. 3 days ago when I was at the store I discovered a rare find...fat free plain yogurt...and ended up buying the 4 containers they had in the fridge...LOL...so for the last 2 mornings I have eaten yogurt with kiwi (another rare find). I usually do a chicken salad with my chicken serving, lettuce/spinach and an orange with balsamic vinegar for one of my meals and I have been mixing up the other meal with either fish or lean meat. Overall it has not been too bad.
I did have one cheat meal...I ate a whole lobster with no veggies for one of my meals instead of the recommended amount. I am from the east coast of Canada...newfoundland and I grew up on fresh seafood and since I moved to the Arctic fresh lobster is a rare treat so therefore I did indulge a little and eat the whole thing.
As for exercise I have started adding exercise back into my schedule. I was running regularly prior to starting this plan...so I started back doing 3-4 miles (3-4 times a week). I will eat my apple prior to running and I have had no difficulties with dizziness, headaches, or increased hunger. I have also been doing some light weight training and ab work. I have also been walking my dog regularly for about 30 minutes every second day.
My challenge is going to be next week as I will travelling and having to rely on eating out at restaurants. I will keep you posted on how things are going.
Kristy