Pictures don’t lie and mine are telling me I have a long way to go. I drank lots of water yesterday, was very controlled in my eating (no binging) and now I’m looking toward another 90 days of the challenge. Seems kind of gray and mechanical to think about 90 days of this but I just have to get my head back into it. I lived realy well for the last year when my mind wasn’t centered on food and eating.
I may put up some pics of these early days but it won’t be pretty. Since I’m already down 65 pounds from mostly just diet and am just starting strength training, I’m a loose, untoned blobby mess. Thank goodness I look good with my clothes on, otherwhise I’d be very depressed right now.
Today:
- Treadmill 32.5 minutes (15m jog + 17.5 walk) — Lionel Richie on the mini-iPod got me going.
Posted on March 3rd, 2009 by fat2fit
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I am starting a personal challenge. I want to tighten and tone and lose twenty pounds — really thirty pounds but I’m not sure that’s possible by summer. Some details:
Timeframe: March 1-May 31, 2009
Nutrition & etc.: Lower Carb/Keto plus good fats like flax, fish oil, nuts. I will drink more water, eat more fruits and veggies and get enough sleep.
Exercise: Daily exercise, alternating cardio + strength. I’ll mix it up with the treadmill, bowflex, free weights and aerobic dvds.
Supplements: Super Lipotropics, San Tight/Lipoflush, Vitabese
Starting Measurements:Â
Weight 164.6
Hips 42
Waist 33.5
Arms 14
Thigh 25
Calf 14.75
Neck 14
Wrist 6
I even took pictures for Day 1. Scary pictures.
How’d I do on day 1?
To start off the day, I pulled out an old copy of the The Firm Super Cardio and lasted 21 minutes (without the step and without weights). Later in the day, I made my way to the bowflex and did chest and arms exercises. I ended the afternoon with some squats. I miss the feeling of soreness I had a few weeks ago. Have to get back to that. I drank all my water and had some fruit. No vegetables, although maybe I can count the chia seed and ground flax?? Ate a good amount of protein and fat in the form of yogurt, steak, cream cheese and medifast/whey shakes. I’m not sure of my caloric intake but I wrote it all down so I’ll add it up later.
Time for bed.
Posted on March 2nd, 2009 by fat2fit
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I love a snow day. You’d think I was a kid. There’s just something about it. Even on regular days off — holidays and weekends — I keep on working. Checking email, writing reports, touching base with co-workers. But snow days are different. I sleep in, watch bad daytime tv, declutter. All kinds of non-work stuff.
I even exercised — 21 minutes of The Firm Super Cardio. An oldie but a goodie. And I made a new favorite recipe which could be a snack or dessert — Fluffy Strawberry Flax Yogurt.
RECIPE OF THE DAY
Fluffy Strawberry Flax Yogurt
3 ounces Greek Yogurt 2%
3 strawberries sliced
2 tsp ground flax seed
1 tsp Murray’s sugar free strawberry topping
1 splenda pkt
Mix & eat. Yummy Yum!
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Posted on March 2nd, 2009 by fat2fit
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Today’s Weight = 162.2 
Exercise = 35 min walk; 20 min strength-lower body
I’m on Day 2 of a Body for Life Challenge. I am modifying somewhat to keep up doing the treadmill every day or every other for 20-30 min and also to do two days on, one day off on weights (upper, lower, off). I’m using the Bowflex for strength training. I’d like to actually have a real home gym one day soon — Olympic weights, weight bench, barbells and all. Getting a home first would probably be good.
I’m really rusty on the Bowflex. It’s an older model, a Power Pro with the leg extension attachment. I couldn’t get the hang of the upper exercises yesterday and as a result the workout seemed a bit weak. The lower body exercises were better today and I threw in some arm, shoulder and chest work just to feel like I did something for my top half (the heavy half).
I’ve just gotten chia seeds (from nutsonline). I tried them out this weekend. I started by making a gel with them yesterday, adding six parts water to one part chia seed, stirring and refrigerating overnight. Today I used the gel in my morning protein shake and then later added some of the gel to oatmeal. The oatmeal with chia gel was fabulous. The protein shake, not so much. I prefer ground flax in my shake to chia gel, but maybe the plain/dry chia seed will be better in protein shakes than the gel.
RECIPE OF THE DAY
Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia Very Filling Protein Oatmeal
6 oz water
2 oz Hood/low-carb milk
6 tbsp McCann’s Quick Cooking Irish Oatmeal
1/2 pkt Medifast Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal
3 tsp large curd cottage cheeseÂ
2Â tbsp chia gel
1tsp Smart Balance Omega 3 Spread
dash salt
1 pkt Splenda
Mix water, milk, McCann’s oatmeal and Medifast oatmeal. Let sit 2-3 minutes. Microwave on high for two minutes. Spoon in remaining ingredients and stir until mixed. Add more Splenda if needed. Enjoy!
Posted on February 15th, 2009 by fat2fit
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Just another Sunday. Went to a fun basketball game last night and did a little grocery shopping. There were some fabulous low/moderate-carb finds at the local Harris Teeters:
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Clemmy’s Sugar-Free Toasted Almond Ice Cream — I can’t adequately describe the creamy, rich goodness of this sugar-free ice cream (actually, it has sugar alcohols, but those don’t bother me). It’s high in fat, so it will only be an occasional treat.
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Walden Farms Calorie-Free Chocolate Syrup — I’ve been hearing about this for a while. I don’t know what took me so look. It is delicious!!! Especially on top of the Clemmy’s ice cream!
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Smucker’s Sugar Free Strawberry Topping — I read a tip about pairing sugar-free preserves with plain yogurt. I tried it with this Smucker’s brand sugar free strawberry topping and greek yogurt. Absolutely lovely and decadent.
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Macadamia Nuts — for my “fat fast”/”fast induction” days.
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Murray Sugar-Free Fudge Dipped Grahams — These are a good substitute for regular cookies. Not so great that I can’t stop myself from eating the whole package (which is a benefit in my book). They make a nice topping crumbled onto Clemmy’s ice cream.
 The only problem with these fabulous finds was that I had to taste all of them in one setting. I didn’t overdo it but I came very close.
Posted on February 8th, 2009 by fat2fit
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Today’s Weight = 159.8
Exercise =Â 30 min walk/jog with powerbelt
After shooting up to 163.4 from just a few days of stress & hormone induced carb binging, I am back to under 160 (very slightly under at 159.8). Those were very dark days — the lack of control was frightening.
From Food as a Drug, “…the binge eating of overweight persons would seem to more closely resemble the unstructured and uncontrolled consumption of substance abusers…” Yep, I can see that.
RECIPE OF THE DAY
Medifast+ON Whey Extreme Banana Yummy Shake
8-10Â oz water
1 handful baby spinach
1 pkt Medifast Momentum Banana
2 tbsp ON 100% Whey Gold Standard Banana Cream
1-2 tbsp ground flax seed
1 1/2 tsp coconut oil (melted)
1 tsp Davinci SF French Vanilla
Blend water and spinach in a magic bullet or similar mini-blender for 20-30 seconds. Add remaining ingredients and blend until mixed, about 30 seconds. Amazing!
Posted on February 7th, 2009 by fat2fit
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Today’s Weight = 159.0
Exercise =Â 45 min walk (incl 3m jog @4.0)
Recovering from yesterday’s indiscretions. Shows up quick on the scale. While it’s mostly bloat and the weight of undigested food, fat storage isn’t far behind. Getting back on the scale is my first step to getting back on track. The longer I avoid the scale, the worse things tend to get. The second step is getting back onto routine — fasted cardio, morning protein shake, meals every few hours.
Found a new favorite treat — a delicious protein shake that incorporates a veggie:
RECIPE OF THE DAY
Medifast Dark Chocolate Green Flax Protein Shake
6 oz water
2 oz milk
1 handful baby spinach (about 1/2 c)
1 pkt Medifast Dark Chocolate
1 tbsp ground flax
optional—add 1 tsp of Profibe or other fiber supplement
Blend water, milk and spinach in a magic bullet or similar mini-blender for 30-45 seconds. Add Medifast and flax. Blend until mixed, about 30 seconds. Delicious!
Posted on January 31st, 2009 by fat2fit
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I am really becoming my own worst enemy. I am hitting my goals but then I fall into periods of self-doubt and self-sabotage. I’m not sure what it is but how can I be smaller but feel bigger? I have to get my head right.
Posted on January 30th, 2009 by fat2fit
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Drumroll, please… Fat2Fit is proud to announce that as of this week, I am no longer obese… I am overweight! Yay, go me! Over the course of the last year, I have successfully moved my BMI from morbidly-obese to obese and, as of this morning’s weigh-in, to overweight.
I must admit, up until a couple of years ago, I didn’t know the difference between being overweight and being obese. Up until one year ago, I didn’t know that you could be so obese that you would move to a different category of morbidly obese. But I was. Unfortunately, with a BMI of 44, I was definitely at a dangerous bodyweight. Apparently, obesity becomes morbid or considered “clinically severe obesity” when a person is 100 pounds or more over their ideal bodyweight or has a BMI over 40. Ouch.
In fact, it wasn’t until I started searching for surgical approaches to weight loss that I discovered that being morbidly obese was often a requirement to qualify for surgery. And I qualified. Can you imagine, seeking out weight loss surgery but not really believing that you were so obese? Well, that was me. Living in the land of denial. Even though everyone could see I was obese, I refused to acknowledge it, never really looked at myself in the mirror, and never-ever-ever took pictures of myself. Well I’m proud to say “I’m overweight” now. By the end of this year, I plan to be happy being “normal.”
To celebrate, I think I’ll go out and buy a full-length mirror. I’ve only had mirrors at home that go from the neck up for the last 10 years or so. It’ll be nice to see all of me… in all my overweight splendor 
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Posted on January 28th, 2009 by fat2fit
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Today’s Weight = 158.3
Exercise = 20 min jog/walk
It’s a cold, snowy, winter day. I’ve been stuck at home all day because of the weather. I have a limited food supply and so I put together a couple of things and came up with a new treat:
RECIPE OF THE DAY
Syntrax Nectar Fuzzy Navel Protein Citrus Sorbet
6 oz water
3-4 ice cubes
1 scoop Syntrax Nectar Fuzzy Navel Whey Protein Isolate
1/2 Crystal Light pink lemonade packet
calories—~100 calories, 24g protein, 0 carbs, 0 fat
optional—add 1 tsp of Profibe or other fiber supplement
Blend all in a magic bullet or similar mini-blender until smooth and frothy. Add to electric ice cream/sorbet maker and mix for 10-20 minutes depending on texture desired. I mix for 10-15, transfer to a small container and then put in the freezer for 15-20. Delicious. Play around with the amount of Crystal Light or other sweetener substitute depending on how sweet you want it.
Posted on January 28th, 2009 by fat2fit
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