My Calvin Klein jeans - which were only bought a month or two ago - were so loose this evening that I thought they had somehow come unbuttoned! All of a sudden I could slide them off without unbuttoning/unzipping them! Wow.

That, by the way, was after I ate a bacon & eggs meal at a restaurant.

If THAT isn’t progress I don’t know what is.

This strange phenomenon used to happen to me when I was doing a similar diet plan a few years ago. It seemed that I would start in the morning with my pants fitting one way, then end the day with them much more baggy, especially around the waist. Kind of weird, especially given the fact it was when I was doing my six-meal a day plan. So I was eating all day long, yet my clothing got looser? Odd…

Anyway, I have quite the headache right now. Time for some Advil! I should be going to bed since it’s about 3am, but I still have to watch my DVR’d episode of Desperate Housewives from earlier tonight. That show has been seriously lacking lately…

On a last note, I got to see some of that meteor shower that took place earlier tonight. It was awesome!

Tags: weight loss

My weight loss is still in forward motion. In fact, it is speeding ahead at a quicker-than-usual rate for various reasons!

I cannot WAIT to weigh myself, but I am going to have to wait until probably no earlier than this coming Wed or Thurs.

Not much else to report… I’ve been staying pretty active over the past couple of days without doing any REAL working out. Friday night I bowled with some friends for hours… which is good for a few hundred extra calories burned! Today (Saturday) I walked around the mall with my sister and niece for hours. Tomorrow (Sunday) I will go back to my usual walks and/or elliptical.

Today I didn’t get a chance to eat dinner, and I am rather hungry at the moment, but it’s almost 4am and I’m going to bed instead. I didn’t add up my calories for today, but they were definitely under 800. Oops…

I’ve decided that starting today I am going to do a semi low-carb plan… my first meal of the day will be healthy fiber-filled carbs (maybe a piece of fruit and cereal or bran, etc); the rest of the day will be low or no carbs - meats, veggies, proteins, some fat. I will drink 2 EmergenC drinks each day (which are a few grams of sugar) to ensure that I don’t get low electrolytes. Some of you may or may not know that when I lose quickly or go on a low carb diet, my electrolytes tend to go completely crazy. But I know how to handle it now…

I’m doing this to speed up the weight loss a bit more. Yes, I’m feeling a bit impatient to really get things going!

I will stick to this plan for the next couple of weeks and see how it goes!

Tags: low-carb

I was just checking the stats on this site and noticed it gets well over 500 visitors per day now. That is double the amount from only a few months ago.

I’m flattered that so many of you read this… thanks!

Anyway, I looked up some calories-burned information online this morning and I discovered that I can burn around 90 calories in 10 minutes by simply going up and down stairs. (5 minutes down, 5 back up). Considering I live on the 9th floor, I have decided to start taking the stairs a lot more often. Running up the stairs is one of the most intense exercises - you can burn more calories that way than running on flat road! Calisthenics also burn a fair amount, so I am putting together a little workout routine for my mornings.

I found another delicious way to use Laughing Cow cheese… this morning, I made a decadently delicious egg sandwich using 2 pieces of toast, 1 wedge of light LC swiss cheese, 2 squirts of cal-free spray butter and 1 1/2 servings of cheese & chive eggbeaters… for 175 calories, you really can’t beat it!

Today I’d like to kick my exercise up a notch… I will post a bit later with more info!

It’s 2am and I should be in bed but… I had company over pretty much all evening - we watched the storm from my 9th floor balcony, it was pretty amazing! We had some severe thunderstorms roll in this evening.

Calorie-wise today I didn’t eat much at all - it only totals up to about 875! Very low for me but I am not worried about it since tomorrow I will likely have around 1300. I did 37 minutes of very fast walking this afternoon for exercise.

I am noticing some significant changes in my lower body… now I have to wait for my lower stomach to catch up. I am PMS’ing hardcore right now so I absolutely refuse to get on the scale.

This post was mostly a lot of disjointed rambling, for which I apologize, but I am pretty tired! Bedtime.

Here is a quick dinnertime, low-cal AND low-carb meal idea:

1 generous bowl of romaine lettuce (30), 1/2 serving fat free ranch dressing (40) - 70
1 2% cottage cheese cup - 90
1 sugar free/fat free yogurt - 60
Total: 220 calories

Tags: low-carb, Meals, progress

Today I took it easy… I didn’t exercise and ate about 1750 calories. (Figured my metabolism could use a boost!) I am PMS’ing (quite early) right now so I don’t dare get back on the scale, but I don’t need to at the moment… my body continues to firm and tighten itself up. It’s exciting to see the progress. I think from now on I will do 3 days on of exercise, 1 day off. (2 if needed).

I know a few of you have asked what I weigh, and I am sorry that I don’t ever reveal it. I am just hesitant to do so because I am very sensitive and I’m sure some people coming over here from theskinnywebsite.com will mock me, despite the fact that I have spent the majority of my life quite thin. However, as I become more confident with myself and my figure again (which ALWAYS happens as I lose weight), I will eventually reveal it. For now I’ll just let you all know how much I’ve lost. So far, from my all-time high weight, I am -10 pounds.

One of the reasons I shut off commenting here on this site is because people were telling me that I am in danger of getting anorexia. I was a bit tired of having to defend myself. Frankly, people embarking on a healthy and active lifestyle should be applauded, not constantly warned. I have lost weight a few other times in my life and I do NOT get symptoms of an ED. I enjoy feeling healthier, I enjoy watching my body tighten and progress, and I don’t think I’m fat once I get to an acceptable BMI (anything under 24, in fact!) People who have severe body issues think they are fat no matter what weight they are and are very unhappy despite losing weight. I am not that way at all.

My absolute ultimate goal weight is 120, which at 5′5 will put me at a 20 BMI. But if I get to 130 and it becomes impossible to lose any more without starving, I will stay put at that weight and be happy with it. AND if I get to a size 2 before hitting my ultimate goal weight, I will also stop. I have a small bone frame but have no reason to go under a size 2.

Remember, I am embarking on this journey mostly for health reasons. I gained all this weight because of excessive drinking and the consequences that come with that. I am taking it off to feel and look better and to lower my blood pressure. The day I get back to a normal BP reading, I will probably cry happy tears! From what I’ve seen in the past, I need to be no higher than a 23.3 BMI to accomplish a 120/80 BP reading.

I started gaining about 2 years ago. For the last year and a half, I’ve been trying (unsuccessfully for the most part) to take it off. But I truly feel in my heart that I am finally - FINALLY - on a firm weight loss path, and I will stay on it until the day comes I reach my goal. No more of this stop-and-start business, I am now in this for the long haul…

Tags: goals