Proof in the belt

Well, the neighbor's neice had invited me to her Quinceañera. So I had to go cowgirl style and I jave a rhinestone belt I haven't worn in 2 yrs. I was surprised! I had to go 3 more holes over!

There are no more holes left on the belt but there is room to put another hole when needed!

Oh! And where you see my finger is the original hole I have used.

Progress!! So Excited as Goal is getting nearer

So I had another blood test as I thought I had a UTI but all they saw was sugar in my urine. That was due to the fact that I had treated myself to a real Cherry Dr Pepper at Hut's in Austin, TX.

The good news that after eating and drinking that soda. My glucose was 93 and my A1C is 5.5, which the Dr said was actually a better number to go by and she liked the numbers!

    Also, I have lost over 11" in 355 days and my weight is below 158!

As it stands, I am seeing results in the way my clothes fit and my glucose is lower and every day, I reduce my risk of necoming pre-diabetic!

1 Goal met!

Well, I have met one of my goals!

My waist is officially under 35".

(By 3/16")

Had a good workout today!

And I predict ny the wnd of tje month that I will either have to take in the waist or give them away!

So Close....

UMeasurement day!

So since scales are not so reliable, I use the BodyTrackIt app to yrack my changes. 

If you remember my goal of being inder a 35" waist? Well, I am at 35" exactly!

1/16" to get below that measurement'

No problem, I will just keep doing what I am doing and it will be gone soon.

Small steps keep me going and so I am using the bathroom scale to keep me himble even though I know it is off but my logic is that is the weight that I show at the Dr.'s office with clothes on.

With that in mind, my mext goal if being under 160 lbs. is 3.9 lbs. which I want to happen. I have a tendancy to self sabotage by stopping what is working for me. Not this time. I am so close that I am not willing to slide down that hill again.

Thanks to Rocco Dispirito and his "Now Eat This Diet" cookbook, i am able to have the food I love without the fat and calories. The first recipe I tried was the Beef with Broccoli. His recipe takes it from 720 calories to around 193 calories.

I ised a fat free gravy mix and so my change equaled 174 calories per serving. It is so good that my broccoli despising husband ate it!

Here is the link for that recipe:

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/rocco-dispiritos-pound-a-day-diet-claims-quick-weight-loss/blogEntry?id=21485655&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

Also, he has several recipes on his own website:

http://www.roccodispirito.com/blog/recipes

You do not have to sign in to het the recipes.

I bought the majority of his books at the local Half Price Books but his Lose A Pond A Day I purchased on the HPB Marketplace and Amazon

 

In his recipe he mentions Seal Sama Teriyaki sauce. It is actually not available in the stores listed. I used a low salt variety that only had 3g of sugar. Later, I did find one made with Agave.

But, yesterday, I received an email that it was available at http://www2.netrition.com/cgi/prices.cgi?manu_id=512

WooHoo! Happy Camper!

I was actually getting ready to make it from scratch but I would rather have this as a comparison first.

Happy Trails!

Also the Shiritaki Rice/Miracle Noodle is founf in refrigerated dairy section in Central Market.

This is what the scale showed and when I went to the cardiologist, this is what I weighed with clothes

And this is what I weighed this morning

And this is what the Wii shows I weigh

I am not a Wimp!

So today, Tim told me that he is impressed that a 5ft nothin' can do the weight load I do!

Wow! 

The little sneaky bugger bumped me up 6 lbs to 740 ony legs!

I sneaked a photo of my workout sheet!

The lowest weight is 40 lbs.

Bring It!

So with my new goals changing from back/hip strengthening to reducing my risk of diabetes, i have a new list.

1). Waist size under 35 and continue to get smaller

2). Reduce fasting glucose from 95 to below 85

3). Reduce belly fat

4). Increase my BMR & RMR

( basic and restong metabolic rate)

5). Get my BMI out of the obese down past the overweight range

This week started as an increase to going back to see Timothy Parravano once a week.

His promise to me is that if I come to training and leave everything on the floor, that those goals are doable, promise.

So, today, I blew wvrything out of the water. I went one or two more than he asked and sometimes more. I screamed baked goods by the time I got to the legs ag 734#s. He wanted 6 on each side for the waist twist, I did seven. Last rep on biceps, i growled and did two more. Tbat is how my whole work out went.

I so brought my game! I was shakey for 3 hrs afterwards. The next two days will be painful but it will be worth it.

  Brian will hold me accountable to do a 2 min. horse stance, a 2 min. Traditional plank, a 1 min. horse stance, and finally a 1 min straight arm plank, three times a week.

First week I started with Timothy followed by me today.

Weight vs Inches

So weighing between 164-170 at any given time and never seeing mich of a change can be depressing. That is why I use clothes, body measurements, and what my husband notices. I have avoided measuring myself since last July 2014. Partly out of paying attention to the scale and not to my clothes. 

     Recently, I gave away at least 15 pairs of pants that either are too big or now that they fit, did not look good on me. Only 2 pairs didn't fit but were not my style. Another item is my undies of which i have gone from large down to a med. 

I did go ahead and purchase two new bras which were not as easy to find as I have a large cup size but my ribcage is now 34". Having the right size bras helps my tops fit correctly, the material lays how it was designed without embarrassing gaps.

  Well, Jan 30, 2015, at almost midnight, I finally did my measurements. Wow! I have lost a total of 5"! So, though there has been no weight change, my body is changing. So remember to not get stuck on the scale nber eapecially when you are performing weight bearing exercises.

Dieting vs healthy eating

So in the discussion of dieting, i don't diet. I have plenty of books regarding weight loss and cooking.

My former endocrinologist gave me a choice of the Zone or South Beach.

Well, i am not much for prepackaged food as i am for cooking from scratch so I of course chose the Zone.

The reason I was recommended this is that it is hard for me to get enough caloric intake in a day that is balanced/ healthy. 

So yes, if you eat healthy, you can sometimes be looking at the end of the day with only 900 calories on the balance sheet and thinking can I eat 2 protein bars to reach my 1300 calories and not throw it back up b/c you are already so full.

The result of having a small stomach and not eating enough food is that you can gain weight and not be getting your nutritional needs met.

Don't get me wrong I love and eat unhealthy foods and will cook them willingly or go out and buy them. But instead of eating a 1/2 dozen Krispy Kreme donuts, i have my free one and then my favorite Iced Cream Filled. Of course, now a days, I get the Cram Filled withou tthe Chocolate Icing as I can't seem to handle that much sweetness. I also limit myself to a 3-6 month range between donuts. That way it is a special treat and not a habit.