Tuesday, July 29, 2014

OptiFast - end of week 15

somehow i managed to bungle the weeks - possibly during vacation. instead of sorting it out i'll just say - this is officially the end of week 15. one more week of product only. next wednesday, August 6 we are to start swapping out one meal replacement for 4 oz. of lean protein and 1/2 cup of cooked vegetables. i can't believe how fast this portion of the program has gone by, although i know it draggggggged at points. most people at group tonight were saying how bored they are with the flavors, shakes, etc. weirdly, i'm not. as i write that, the thought pops in my head: Then why did you go off plan last week? I don't know, Self - i say in response. 

Btw, those few off plan food detours added up to 4.7 pounds. I looked at the scale with one eye half open last week, not really wanting to be cognizant of the damage i'd done. The good news is, after a solid week back on, 2 days kicking ass at the gym and 2 sessions of carpet cleaning for my mom - all involving copious amount of sweat... I managed to erase the mistake. I lost the 4.7 and 2 pounds on top of it, making my current weight 264.2. yay. yippee.

go me.

one annoying thing, that is totally deep in TMI territory, is that I am having some post period spotting. well, more like quite a bit and every day for nearly 2 weeks. :/ no cramps to speak of. doesn't feel like a period. annoying actually. and of late, starting to concern me. of course i spent way too much time on the internet trying to figure out possible reasons why. I am concerned that fibroid(s) may be recurring, or some other more serious gynecological malady. but i am trying not to jump to conclusions about that. 

I did find a bit of info last night that was reassuring in a way... 



seems plausible, but i couldn't seem to find any credible sources of info to corroborate it... so i emailed the MD I see for Medical Weight Management program today. hopefully, she'll get back to me soon. if it continues, I'll hafta make an appt. with Dr. C.

suppose that's all for now.

stats refresher:

Highest Weight (2 weeks prior to starting
OptiFast) - 313
Weight at start of OptiFast - 306.2
current weight - 264.2

total weight lost so far:
since HW - 48.8
since OptiFast - 42

woot.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

OptiFast - end of week 13

gained 4+ pounds. lame. i ate fud.

current weight 270 point something. back to the drawing board.


Tuesday, July 15, 2014

OptiFast - end of week 12

All the walking (made near 20,000 steps one day), climbing pyramids and good choices paid off and I managed to lose weight over my vacation. I'm sure the Montezuma's Revenge I came home with also helped. Today I weighed in at 266.1 for a loss of 8.1 pounds. Yay!

This is familiar territory for me. I remember when we lived on Jones street, just prior to starting the RN program, I stepped on the scale one day and was horrified to see it read 264. I swore I'd never go higher.... But, of course it did. I'm happy to be back down near the mid 200's and I'm swearing again, I will never let my weight get so high again. This time I mean it.

OptiFast - end of week 11

In Mexico so no weigh in


Tuesday, July 01, 2014

OptiFast - end of week 10

Weighed in at 274.2 today for a loss of 5.6 pounds, made up for last week and then some. Yay! Off to Mexico!