It's been a while.

The team 10 challenge is going well. I've not lost as much weight as I'd hoped to have lost this far into it. But I'm still working it. I think I'm not getting enough calories..so the goal for this week is to up my caloric intake to 1200 a day...I've not been getting even 1000 calories a day..and I think my body is holding on to everything I have.

I've been doing really well on exercise. I go Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5am for 40 minutes of cardio and then isolated weights (arms on Mon, abs on Wed, legs on Fri) then on Saturday and Sunday for 1 hour of cardio and all of the weights.

I've lost inches...and some weight..every loss is a step in the right direction, even if it's not coming off as quickly as I'd like..but then does it ever come off as easily as it was to put on.
Monday's are my weigh-in/measure days. It'll be interesting to see what happens tomorrow morning when I go in.

Thanksgiving went well I think. I had my FIL and his girlfriend here. I had my step-son John here. I cooked my first Thanksgiving dinner and I think it was a success.

PMS has kicked in with a vengence. I'm cranky ... no make that pure bitchy. I need to talk to my doctor about that. I do alright with my anger and rage until this time of the month. Maybe there is something she can give me to help with that as well.

I am just walking on air right now..

I started Team 10 on 2 November...and since then I've lost 9.5 pounds. The challege goes until sometime in December..and I'll be well over the challege mark (10 pounds) I so need this. I've been to the gym every scheduled day this past week. Tuesday and Thursday are non gym days just because it doesn't open until 7am in the morning and I'm on my way to work by then, AND the plan is supposed to be to walk to CCD and Brownies with Rachel (1.86 miles for each night). However, we got home late Thursday night and it rained and rained and rained on Tuesday..

I'm pretty sore tonight. Did my gym workout: 1 hour on the cross trainer and then every freakin' weight machine in the place. I expect I'll be sore tomorrow just by the way I'm feeling now. But it's worth every ache.

I also am having a problem with my need. I suspect it happened on the trip to Michigan in September..but I'm not sure. What I am sure of is that its uncomfortable. Not necessarily PAINFUL unless I kneel, but it feels like it needs to 'pop'. When I do get it to pop, it doesn't work for long. So, with that said, I'll get an appt Monday with my orthopedic doctor..and we'll see what's going on.

So far soo good...It's the 9th of November

and since I started this, I've lost 7 pounds..
I'm exercising and eating better than I have in MONTHS. I can't wait to see what the scale says when I have to update status on Monday! I'm hoping for an even 10 gone..but we'll see.

I've managed to do something to my knee. It feels like it needs to be 'popped'. I sure hope I haven't damaged it - I want to keep exercising. It only hurts when I kneel on it..If it's not doing better by Monday I'll call the orthopedic.

Lisa

Okay, here's what I've done..

I've joined what we're calling Team 10. I've had gastric bypass surgery and originally lost 141 pounds in 1 year. However, with some really stupid and destructive behaviors, I managed to pack on 50 pounds.

Once I had a change in some medication, the incessant snacking went away and I dropped 11 pounds pretty quickly. So, I accepted a challenge on the WLS Support Board that I'm a member of.

10 pounds in 5 weeks.
60 grams of protein minimum - 100 grams optimal a day.
no more than 20 grams of carbs each day.
64 oz of Water.
2-3 protein drinks (helps get that total protein grams up)
and exercise.

I've done really well, I started this last Thursday (2 November) and have dropped 6 pounds in 4 days. I've done some sort of exercise almost every day last week. I walked to and from the church on Thursday to take Rachel to RE...and we did quite a bit of walking on Tuesday for Halloween, I've been to the gym every day since Friday....and even got my behind out of bed this morning at 445 to go.

and to make be feel a little better, I got my hair cut and colored last night. My red was fading quickly and my hair was IMPOSSIBLE to keep styled..I've chopped it all off again.

I'm really looking foward to seeing where I end up at the end of week 5..since I'm more than half way there now..

I'll show that therapist...or maybe me...who doesn't want to be a size 10 again.

stay tuned..

OH OH OH! I devised a menu plan for this week, and I've STUCK to it..

all week long. Amazing. The only meal we've eaten out this week is lunch on Sunday while we were emptying the storage unit..and then last night..but that's date night so it's allowed.

I'm starting the new menu plan today for next week. I might actually have found a way to do this.

Lisa

I've pledged to lose 10 pounds in 2 weeks

I am a member of a Weight Loss Surgery site and there is a group of people that are committed to losing 10 pounds in 2 weeks.

this is how we're planning on accomplishing this feat

No carb (less than 20 grams a day) for 2 weeks and lots of water. High protein 6 times a day. 170-200 grams a day. Anyway 10 will be gone in 2 weeks. (I HOPE)

Now I've been told that this is how you get in 200 grams in one day. I haven't had that much protein a day since the very beginning ... time to get back to basics. 3 isopure shakes spaced out thru day. 3 cups of egg whites thru the day scrambled. A chicken breast or 2.This is easy spread out for 6 meals.Calories : Egg whites 350Protein shakes: 400Chicken breast: 380It is that easy if it's rich in protein. If not you will have a hard time. Gotta want it.

I have to get some protein that I like...and that will be 'filling' so that I don't snack. I need to keep busy so that I don't snack. I need to add a walk in every day - even if it's cold. I plan on doing the gym for 1 hour on Saturday and on Sunday.

My therapist told me this week that *I* was the reason I'm not a size 10, that obviously *I* don't want it enough... 10 pounds is my first goal. We'll go from there.