I am so sick! Not from the diet, it’s a bug of some sort. This is NOT how I wanted to continue on my journey. I want any weight loss to be legitimate, not from something I picked up. At first I thought it was food poisoning, but there’s no nausea, just diarrhea. Sadly, the attacks only seem to hit while I’m trying to sleep. It’s just weird. So, I’m staying hydrated and hope this will pass soon.
I’ve not lost my appetite either, but I’m finding my hunger is pretty well controlled on Metabolism Miracle. I’m still reading the book and need to get some ideas to expand my culinary experience. I tend to get into food ruts, so I’m trying very hard to vary my food selections. Plus, there are some points that are still a little unclear to me, so I definitely need to read up.

The purpose of this blog is to let everyone have a little insight to someone’s weight loss journey. I understand that my approach, my diet, or my writing style may not tickle your fancy and that’s fine. I hope you find something/someone you can relate to.

I’m 42 years old. In my first post I mentioned I’ve been dieting since I was 7. My first diet came from my pediatrician and was a generous 800 calories per day. 800 calories, are you kidding me?? I lasted three days. Even my mother agreed that it was too restrictive. Looking back, I should have know something was up when the doctor had a tear-pad book of this diet in his exam room. Oh hell, I was 7, what did I know? So began my journey with TOPS, Weight Watchers, fat camp, low carb diets, low fat diets, grapefruit diet, liquid diets, SlimFast, soup diets, and finally gastric bypass. (I’m sure I’ve missed other diets along the way)

In my adult life I’ve ranged from 184 pounds to 360+ pounds (tight size 32). I was 294 when I had the surgery. Do I regret it? No, not at all. It’s given me an appreciation for what still can be. Now, before you criticize or cajole me for gaining the weight back, understand that it happens. I just didn’t think it would happen to me. That’s actually how I came to select the program that I’m on now.
The author refers to people with Metabolism B. These are people that cannot lose weight on conventional diets. That would be me, I think. Most recently I’ve tried WW again, stayed on track (to the tee) and gained 4 pounds. C’mon, how can that be? So I took a two week break and tried again. I stayed within my points, ate healthy, measured my food, walked nearly every day and stayed the same. What the….???!?! In the past year I’ve done WW three times, some diets I found in Woman’s World magazine, and calorie counting.

One day, I’m on AOL and I read some information about the Metabolism Miracle. I read about Metabolism B and it was nearly 100% me. I felt I gave a fair assessment since my last attempt at WW was just two weeks before. I went out that evening and purchased the book. I started reading it immediately. Did I say reading? Perhaps that is an overstatement. I read enough to get started. Wrong approach, I know, but I’m a bit impatient. I’ve been reading as I go along.

For someone with Metabolism B it’s important to understand that your liver and pancreas are taxed. One result is blood sugar out of control. It’s also important to understand that by initially restricting carbs it’s allowing your pancreas and liver to rest a little. Try to think of it as a reset button. I have my reset button pressed and working for the best!

Speaking of blood sugar, my indulgences are York Peppermint Patties (cool on WW since they’re lowfat and only 140 calories) and Cheetos. I used to purchase the individual serving bags of Cheetos to help with portion control and yes I only ate one. I really thought I would miss them. And at day four, surprisingly I don’t. You don’t understand how happy that makes me!!
It’s still to early to recognize other changes that are taking place, but I’m watching carefully!

My intentions were good.  Aren’t they always?   I had every intention of starting on July 4.  What was I thinking?   Before going to the grocery, I asked my hubby what he wanted for his July 4th cookout. He indicated what amounted to a carb fest.  And we’re not talking the good kind of carbs, either. Needless to say, I had one last hurrah before starting today.  I didn’t go too crazy, thankfully.

 Okay, so the bad is out of the way-now for the good.  My hunger has been contained today.  To say I’m amazed is an understatement.  I started my day with garden omlet (2 eggs, green peppers, onion, mushrooms and a smidge of cheese) and three slices of turkey bacon.  I had a slice of reduced Lorraine Swiss cheese for a snack, 3 oz baked chicken and 1 c. of broccoli for lunch.  I’m trying to eat a taco salad for dinner (lettuce, ground beef, green peppers, onions) but I feel full.   It’s been about 5 hours since I ate lunch, so I don’t understand where the fullness is coming from.   I’ve set the salad aside, I’ll try again later.   I have a tough time with digesting chicken, so I’m not sure if that’s the problem.  

I managed to get in a 45 minute walk.  It felt to get out and move.  I grabbed my mp3 player, laced up my running shoes and hit the road.  I live along a well traveled road and I wonder what people think when they see my chunky booty motoring along.  I would hope the thought is something along the lines of “Great, she’s getting some exercise.  Good job”  But I fear it’s something to the effect of “Oh my, I didn’t realize they made spandex capris in her size!”  I shouldn’t care, but I do.     I’ll switch back to my early morning walks in the coming weeks. 

All in all, I feel pretty good.  I’ve not experienced any of the brain fog or cravings that come with weaning yourself off of processed foods.  I need to get 2-3 more glasses of water in before the day ends.
Here’s a link to the author. I’m not able to answer any questions about the diet since I am still new at it.

Happy B-Day America!  It seems like a great time to take charge of my diet and my life. 

Let’s see, how about a little background on me?  I’m a 40 something married chick from the midwest.   I’ve spent nearly my entire life on some sort of diet, starting at age 7.   There are times that I wonder if I’d never been placed on the first diet, would I be in this predicament?   I’m not at my worst, mind you.   At one point I weighed 360 pounds.   Right now, I’m at 244 pounds.    I’m not at my best either.   In the last 7 years I was down around 184.    How did I get there?  We’ll get to that later.

The latest venture is The Metabolism Miracle by Diane Kress.  I came to select this program from my previous diet attempts.   I had the most success on Atkins.   I looked good, I felt good, and I had anough energy to power my small midwestern city.  It was a great experience.   Then I fell off the no-carb wagon.   It wasn’t pretty.  I regained half the weight I’d lost.   Sorry, sidetracked, back to Metabolism Miracle.  The program closely resembles Atkins, but there are some significant differences to make it, in my opinion, healthier.  I read through Step One and it seems this is a program that I can follow and, more importantly, stick with. 

I’ve created my shopping list, I’ve cleared out the junk food, and I’ll go shopping in the morning. 

I’m ready.  I’m tired of the yo-yo experiences I’ve had over the last few years.  I’ve noticed that since I lost my job in April, I’m eating poorly and I feel like crap. Oh, and let’s not forget the 15 pounds i’ve gained since April.  I’m ready to feel good again.  I’m ready to find the energy again to stay active.

This is my first blogging experience.  I hope you gain something from my experience.   Please be kind to the novice blogger.  I’m doing my best.

In addition to posting on my diet experience, I’m going to post whatever is on my mind.   This could include posts on my favorite activities.  It’s taking everything I have not to post a comment on the television program I’m watching at this very moment.   Clean House, Search for the Messiest Home in the Country 3.  I can no longer contain myself. The homeowner is a hot a** mess,  (H.A.M going forward).  How does someone let their home get this out of control??  Please don’t tell me it’s the combination of lapsed time (30 years) and being too busy.  Honey, I’ve worked two jobs nearly my entire adult life and my house has NEVER looked like that!!  I’ve never had to wash my dishes then dump the water in my toilet.  I’ve lived in some sketchy neighborhoods and never had rodents.   Perhaps I shouldn’t be so critical, I have my own issues.  Backing off….