Week 7 Weigh In - July 1st

So I am now up to my most current weigh in. I went in on Friday and was down to 160.2. I had only lost 1.4 lbs, but the positive side was it was ALL fat. My BMI went down to 28.4. I will fill you in later on my cheat day on July 2nd (bad bad bad) but for now I'm going to go play with my little one who just started walking today!!!!!!

Week 6 to week 7

So on week 6 I had a small cheat. I ate some ice cream. My littlest child was sick and the recommendation was a lot of yogurt, ice cream, and milk. So I ate ice cream right along with him. It didn't throw me completely out of ketosis, but it did throw off my week. On a very good note though I was finally able to fit into a pair of jeans I hadn't worn in 3 years!!! They are actually a bit big, so I pulled out a pair I had that was another size smaller and they fit too!!!! Woohoo for fitting into a size 12!! Not nearly where I want to be yet, but I am improving. I didn't get this big overnight, it was over 5 years, four children and six angel babies. It will take time to get back to where I was. I have started playing piano again (something that I truly enjoy and is a huge stress reliever for me). Other than the ice cream I was spot on.

Weigh ins 4, 5, and 6

So weeks 4-6 were pretty unremarkable with the exception of a medication change on week 5 for the appetite suppressant. They switched me from Phendimetrazine to Phentermine because of Rick Scott's stupid new laws. Within 2 days of being on the Phentermine I began to feel kind of blah and by day 5 on it I was in a deep depressive state and the doctor was considering putting me on suicide watch because it was that bad. She took me off the phentermine and 2 weeks off of that I felt great again.

Weigh ins:

Week 4 - June 9: Weight 167.2 lbs ; loss of 2.2 lbs; BMI 29.6 (finally into the "overweight" category instead of obese!!!)

Week 5 - June 17: Weight 164 lbs; loss of 3.2 lbs; BMI 29.1

Week 6 - June 24: Weight 161.6 lbs; loss of 2.4 lbs; BMI 28.6

Week 3 Weigh in - June 2nd

I went in for my week 3 weigh in ready to be weighed. I was really proud of how well I'd done. I got on the scale and weighed in at 169.4! I was down 5.2 lbs and my BMI was now down to 30. I was allowed to add in up to 25 carbs a day if I wanted, but I wasn't required to. I could eat fruits and veggies to fullfill those carbs and I was still supposed to take in at least 500 calories of protein.

Week 2

On week two I did AMAZING. I stuck to my calories and took all of my meds on time and managed to get about 90 oz of water in each and every day. My husband works odd hours and before starting the program I tended to snack a lot at night when he was gone. With the appetite suppressant having finally kicked in I started to notice things about my eating. At night I was still going out to the kitchen and looking for something to snack on. I started to realize that I wasn't actually hungry. I was lonely and bored. I'm used to chaos and things being busy when the kids are up all day, but once they go to bed and my husband leaves for work the house is so quiet. I didn't really have any hobbies anymore, once I had started having my children everything became about them. I was eating at night to cover up boredom. I started compensating by going to bed earlier ( I needed to sleep more, I was always tired) and by trying to find things I could enjoy that were quiet. I have been working on quilting a baby blanket for my youngest. Week 2 was very eye opening and I stuck with the program to a T.

Weigh in 2 - May 26th

So time came for weigh in number two. I already knew I had screwed up and that it was going to be bad. I knew I was already out of ketosis (we monitor this at home with keto stix). I begrudgingly stepped onto the scale that I knew would betray what I had done, but I had decided from the get go to be honest with them and charted what I ate. If I can't be honest with myself and them I knew I wasn't going to make any progress. I climbed on and weighed 174.6 lbs. I had gone down, but not the normal number for someone on week one of the program. My fat mass went from 44.8% down to 42.7% and my BMI went down to 30.9. That still put me into the obese category. I talked with the doctor and the nutritionalist and they both said I at least did the right thing and got right back on the program. The doctor also had my blood test results back. My bad cholesterol was too high, my good cholesterol was too low and I was at a 90% risk for a heart attack. I just wanted to cry. How could I let my body get into that bad of shape? I needed to keep doing what I was doing for my health so that I could be there to watch my children grow up. I can't afford not to do this. I got my injections for the week and went home to keep plugging away.

First Week on Medi

That first week was difficult in some ways and easy in others. One of the things that was surprisingly easy was sticking to the 500 calories (at least for the first 5 days). I was shocked that 4 oz of ham (120 calories) was a lot more ham than I anticipated it to be and that I could still eat what felt like a lot if I chose the right foods. On day 5 I had an awful day! I had a craving for cookie dough and gave in, and once I had done that I decided fine I'll have that McDonald's quarter pounder too. The next morning I hopped right back on board, but the damage for that week had already been done.