139

Four to go! I appreciate the positive words and support from all of you! Love you!

Inches off!

I compared my current measurements with a fitness assessment from a couple years ago done at the gym. I've lost over 20 inches! 3"from my waist and 4" from hy hips to mention two biggies! Still working on the last 3 or maybe 7 pounds. Hope everyone has a good weekend!

Getting there....

I have gotten many compliments this week and that feels good! Three more pounds to reach my goal of 140 pounds. I am thinking about 135 and it is a reasonable weight for me....

Fantastic!

Great job Mom! You look fantastic.

I'm also drinking Responsibly Slim. I really like it. I had a shake for dinner tonight.

Patience is a virtue...

Almost the second I whined I started losing weight again. Maybe that is the key? Anyway, I was 145 today! I have lost 20 pounds! I am now using Sisson's recommended Responsibly Slim for breakfast. It blends well and tastes fine. Tonight is our school auction and I am hoping it is fun!

Analysis Anyone?

I got onto Fitday and entered exactly what I ate today except for 1/4 of an avocado because I could not get anything but a whole avocado. I think you can reasonably add a few calories, fat, carb grams and protein because I could not figure out how to do the avocado, or some blue cheese in my store bought salad today.
926 Calories ( probably more like 1,100)
Fat grams- 42.6
Carb grams- 70.9
protein grams - 69.2

I do know that I am going to ditch drinking Ensure in the morning--it alone had 40 grams of my carbs for the day! I will switch to Sisson's mix when it arrives and probably use some of your dad's protein powder for a morning drink until then.

I do not understand Sisson's formula for figuring out how much protein I should be eating daily.
My carb grams are in the weight loss range so I want to know why I am not losing 1-2 pounds per week!

Plateau II

This has been a tough two weeks. I've lost one only one pound. I have not cheated and I have been exercising. Just talked to Kate and I ordered Mark's drink mix and I am going to make it my breakfast and try it for dinner a time or two to change things up a bit. I also talked to Matt and I have made sure that I am moving everyday and I have been adding reps at the gym when I can.

I have been here before and eventually I will move in the right direction. I read through some of Mark's articles on losing weight, foods to eat etc. Much of it is too technical for me. So I am hoping that eating meat, vegetables, fruit, good oils, nuts in amounts that make sense will continue to work.

Fasting is not for me so that is not an option. Again, I don't understand what he has to say about fasting...doesn't make sense to me.

I'm open to suggestions!