The journey from fat to fit. Road trip, woo hoo!

I have not been on this site in a month and I log on to 222 spam comments. Two hundred twenty-two in a month. Ridiculous. I think I am ready to say farewell to the 3fc blog.

I’ve been losing the Lose It app on my iphone to track food and exercise, making it kind of silly to come here and log it all over again. I know that Lose It has a way to share and connect with other users, so if anyone is using Lose It, email me and we can figure out how to sync up! My email is shanaob at msn dot com.

Quick update. On the diet and exercise front, I am HOLDING at my post detox weight of 155-157 lb. This makes me happy, but I want to lose more. At my 5-1 height, 150 lb is still heavy. My goal is 139 lb. I am in Week five of my marathon training (I’ll probably log back on here to write a run report after the race on June 19 now that I think about it). I ran seven miles on Sunday and am running eight tomorrow (Friday). I’m eating a normal diet of whatever appeals to me, counting every calorie (Lose It app is DA BOMB) and doing my best to keep my food “clean”. Some days it’s easy and I feel so ROCK STAR and some days it’s a struggle and I feel all YO QUIERO TACO BELL.

I’m running a 10k on May 22 and looking forward to that. It’s a Rum Run with mojitos and beer at the finish line… HELL YEAH.

On the personal front, my oldest daughter graduates from college TOMORROW and is getting married in August. I would love to be at goal weight for the wedding and wear a totally hot dress and completely out-MILF my ex-husband’s cute (thin) (younger) wife. Fat chance, but hey, we’ve all got to have goals. Work is insanely busy, but I plan to check back on the 3fc friends I have made and see how you are doing. But really, if you’re on facebook or using Lose It, hit me up!

xo Chicks!

So I saw my doctor Monday, ending my 21-day detox of 500 calories per day. WOOT! My weight Monday was 156 point something, I can’t remember. I started the detox at 171 pounds, so that is about 15 pounds lost. In 21 days. It baffles the mind.

Now we begin what I have dubbed the retox. Because I crack my damned self up.

Three days of staying on the 500 calorie diet of the same foods (what?!) but not taking the ginormous amount of supplements six times per day (yay!)

After the three days, boost up to 1,000 calories of the same limited foods (what?!), adding in one new food every three days from a list of foods. This will help determine what sets off my funky tummy.

All excellent ideas. In theory.

Retox day 1: Had my 500 calories of approved food, life is good.

Retox day 2: Decided to “add in” a new food in the form of a cupcake. And three mini Resse’s cups. BUT because I am a genius, I stuck to my 500 calories. 300 of which were a cupcake and PB cups, meaning a boiled egg and a tiny bit of grilled chicken = dinner.

Retox day 3: Today. I am going to stick to the plan. On the bright side, my stomach feels fine, so I am putting cupcakes and PB cups on my safe list.

NOTE ABOUT COMMENTS: I receive 30-40 spam comments per day on this blog. I don’t know what to do about that. But I cannot continue to go through them weeding out the one or two legitimate comments that for whatever reason need “approval”. I think if you have commented and been “approved” in the past, then your comment shows up. But if you have never commented here before, I have to “approve” it. I think that’s how it works. Anyway, if you comment and it never shows up, sorry. I am just not wiling to plow through the spam. But if you want to email me so we can be “approved” friends, please feel free. ShanaOB@msn.com.

How important do I think I am by typing that last paragraph? Sheesh.

NOW, ONTO THE RUN REPORT.

Yeah, you heard me. I said RUN REPORT. Last week I did a two mile walk with a friend, then Sunday I did a 3 mile walk on the treadmill followed by a half mile jog. The reason being, I am registered for a friggin’ half marathon in ten weeks. And my ten week training schedule needed to start exactly yesterday in order to be ready (or as ready as I am ever going to be). The training schedule was predicated on already running a “comfortable 5k” prior to start. So, yeah, fail #1.

The schedule is the same one that I used to run a half marathon two years ago, and it worked for me then, so I have high hopes. I am running intervals for the time being. The schedule calls for

Sunday-long run

Monday- rest

Tuesday-timed run

Wednesday-cross train

Thursday-rest

Friday-timed run

Saturday-cross train

The timed runs are short and you don’t measure distance, just run for x amount of time. Week one is 35 minutes on Tues and Fri and then four miles on Sunday.

So yesterday I did my 35 minutes. I did it in intervals of run 3 minutes/walk 2 minutes x seven. I DID ALL OF THE RUN INTERVALS, WITH NO CHEATING. i am extremely proud of this accomplishment because I felt like quitting every step of the way.

For my cross training today I am cleaning my garage (that counts, right?) and doing 30 minutes of merengue practice (DH and I are taking a merengue class, fun! and holy smokes, talk about an ab workout).

So I am back on the marathon training road trip. For real. I paid $60 to register, and I’m too cheap to slack now.

Thursday: 158.5

Friday: 160.0

Saturday 158.8

I’m doing some yo-yo’ing. I’ve also done some deviating from my plan. I haven’t gone over in calories, but I’ve munched some stuff that I should have, like half a brownie yesterday and half a brownie today, two buffalo nuggets off of DD’s plate when she was done eating and was going to throw them away (today) and having a scoop of corn/black bean salsa in my salad Thursday. Oh, and a non fat sugar free mocha today.

GOAL: Stay on plan Sunday. All day. 100%. I really want to be FIRMLY back in the 150s, so that even with fluctuation, I’m still in the 150s. And to accomplish that, I need to get down further than 158, that’s for damned sure.

Weight: 161. I’m not sure how to count my weight loss.  The plan started with two days of fat loading. I went into that at 169 and came out at 171. If we start counting loss from the day of the first day of the 500-cal diet, then I am down 10 pounds. But if we count from the first day of starting the program as a whole, I am down 8 pounds. Then again, I consider this day 9 because it is day 9 of the 500-cal diet. But maybe it’s actually day 11? Oh, who cares.

I’m really struggling with food boredom. The foods on my approved list are very few and because I don’t like everything on the list, of course my list is super short. And I am not a picky eater by any means. The plan is 500 calories per day, eaten between 11 am and 7 pm, drink 2 liters of water per day, supplements taken every two hours and eat something every two hours.

Food portions are, for proteins, 3.5 oz of any of the following, twice a day, but don’t eat the same portein twice in one day. Choices are 3.5 oz of veal, lobster, white fish, 95% fat free beef, shrimp, crab, chicken breast. Vegetarian proteins are egg - 1 whole plus 1/4 cup whites, either boiled, poached or raw in a smoothie, or 3.5 oz of low-fat cottage cheese. Veggie servies are to be two per day, not the same two in a day, measured to what equals 40 to 60 calories per serving. Choices are spinach, chard, beet greens, lettuce, tomatoes, celery, cucumbers, asparagus, cabbage, fennel, onion, red radishes. And fruits are two servings per day, in 45-90 calorie portions, not eaten at the same time. Choices are apple, orage, strawberry, 1/2 a grapefruit.

And that’s it. And as far as cooking the meat or veggies, no oil, butter, fat is permitted. Spices that can be used are only fresh herbs “natural plant materials” with no preservatives or artificial flavors.

Green tea and coffee are OK as long as no cream, sugar, artificial sweeter or flavorings.

So for the past nine days I have had: cottage cheese, boiled eggs, chicken, crab, shrimp, lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, cucumber, asparagus, strawberries and apple. Unsweetened green tea and black coffee.

And water. And water. And water. And water.

BORING. Oh! And I forgot. A “serving” is the food by itself, not mixed with another. So for example, a dinner could be chicken and lettuce, but don’t have lettuce and cucumber and tomato, you know, like a salad or anything. Just one protein and one veggie together. And then a fruit two hours later.

Did I mention BORING? I’m having a really bad attitude toward the whole thing today. But I have not deviated. So… winning! Instead of whining! hahaha

weight: 162 lb. BOO YAH.

To same that I am sick of this detox would be a gross understatement. SICK OF IT. But, things that I have learned:

I can survive on 500 calories and be a semi-normal functioning person.

Butter, fat and oil make the world go ’round.

If left to my own devices, I will gladly overeat just about anything, whether I like it or not.

I need diversity in my meals. Even if it is a small meal, I want something different every day.

Eating the same foods over and over and over has gotten old REAL QUICK. I’ll be happy when I get past the 21 day “strict portion” of the program and can start adding variety back into my meals. I’m also learning that a lot of my food/weight shit is totally psychological, which I have been so reluctant to admit in the past. But seriously, when I am near tearful as I mourn the loss of quarter pounders (in my mind), it’s time to admit there’s a problem.

Meanwhile, as I complain and complain and complain I should add that I have had no stomach problems or “potty” issues, which has been my normal pattern forever. None. No problems. At all. This is a major thing for me. And I’ve also got to mention that my newly diagnosed psoriasis (I’m still iffy about that diagnosis. I’ve got three weird patchy spots and that is what the doc is calling it, but when I google psoriasis pics (which hello do not do because? gross) what I have looks nothing like what google is showing me (thank god) ).

So, the weight is coming off faster than I expected, my gut feels good and the only real issue that I am having is that I WANT TO EAT what I want to eat.

Things I hope I can stay in the habit of after the detox include being diligent about my daily supplements and being militant about the no eating after 7 pm.

Also, I cannot WAIT to have a fucking cocktail. OMG. Of course, one drink will probably floor me after this, but still.

Later, Chicks.

Woke up to 164 lb today. I am not amused.

Went to a 2 hour dance class. It’s the closest thing to exercise I have done while on my 500 cal per day detox diet and it kicked my ass, which it usually does not. Now I know why my doc said take t easy for the three weeks of the diet. Sheesh

Went off plan and had a tall skinny vanilla latte today. Only my second cheat in a week. First cheat was a granola bar. So all in all, not bad.

Weight: 163.2

Calories today: 479

Worked from home, so it was an easy day to stay on plan. Quiet weekend planned so that she make it easy too. I’m feeling less groggy so hopefully I’m adjusting? I guess time will tell.

Night night!

Weigh in this morning is 164.2.

I took this freak show on the road yesterday (work) and things out of my control had a huge impact on the day. I did the best I could, ate the lunch that I brought with me (on plan) but when the job that was SUPPOSED TO END AT NOON, was still going at 6 PM I did what I had to do, which = ate a granola bar and drank a diet coke. Calories for the day were 581, so not too bad calorie wise, but the delicious toxic sludge aka diet coke was a big fat detox fail.

On the plus side, I am being rewarded by my effed up work situation yesterday by working at home the rest of the week, AMEN, so I have no doubt I will be okay plan wise : )

Just a quick check in.

Friday I weighed in at 169. Did my fat loading over the weekend and weighed in Monday at 171. Some diet, huh?

Detox day one was a success. I’m not going to log food here because I am logging it in my Lose It App on my iphone. If you don’t know that app, it’s pretty cool and I’ll share more about it when I’m not pressed for time.

Monday - consumed 504 calories.

Tuesday weigh in - 167 lb.

I feel fine. I slept pretty dang good last night. Went to bed early. I was tired, but not hungry. I think today will also be fine because it is another work from home day for me. The true test will be when I have to go back to “real work” for the rest of the week.

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