Well, WTH?! lol

Well, huh.. how in the world did I forget to blog for 8 days?!  Oops.. All I can say is that I got so busy that I just forgot.. lol.. story of my life, right?!

Alrighty, so this Induction Phase is almost over.. Monday starts my own plan.. :)  So far, I've lost 9.8 lbs.. and while I'm super happy to have those 9.8 lbs gone, I'm kinda kicking myself for not getting the whole 10 lbs.. bc that'd put me at 1 lb a day loss.. But who knows, maybe by Monday's weigh in I'll see the 14 lbs I want to see.. lol.. I can't be too mad, bc I did "cheat" on Wednesday and have dinner at my bro's house to celebrate Father's Day.. I didn't go overboard, but I had baked beans and a HUGE baked potato, plus chicken and my summer jello my mom makes.. lol.. not too bad, but still it was more carbs than I was supposed to be eating that day..

My plan that will start on Monday is the following:

** 1 Light Yogurt daily

** 1 serving of oats daily (in the form of oatmeal or oatbran muffins)

** no more than 60 additional grams of carbs a day (not including the yogurt or oats)

** 1 meal time of eating whatever I choose per week (such as a birthday party, dinner out, etc.)

Now, on to the TMI part of this post.. Consider yourself warned:

I am really surprised to not have had any issues with constipation this time.. Honestly, I haven't been eating my veggies like I should (we all know cooking is not my fave thing to do), and that's what keeps you regular, from what I understand.. lol.. But this is a GREAT thing.. my belly is happy!!  WOOHOO!! 

Day 1 Wrap-up..

Well, first off, let me say THANK YOU for all the wonderful comments.. I appreciate all of them.. and HS, I was thinking of doing exactly what you suggested.. I believe that the Oat Bran they make you take daily is a good idea (within moderation), and after the Atkins 2 week Induction period, I plan to introduce days of "no" carbs (2 a week) in between days where I mix in veggies, fruits and low-fat yogurts (the foods I CAN NOT live without).. We'll see how this goes and will tweak it here and there.. :)

Now, onto my daily goals for today.. I got 3 out of 3!!!  WOOHOO!  I don't think I've done that in forever!!

** Eat breakfast-- I got in 2 hard boiled eggs.. not much, 

but for not eating breakfast in ages, it's a start..

** Join Ideal Fitness-- Almost talked myself out of this one.. So glad I didn't.. 

I went ahead and joined, but won't have to pay the fees until Friday (payday).. 

While I didn't stay very long, I didn't really expect to..

** TRY to run for 5 minutes-- I ACTUALLY DID IT!!  I'm so proud of myself.. 

Just had to zone out while doing it, and I made it through.. :)

I'm okay with only doing 1 mile today.. I'll be adding more steadily..

Now, I'm thinking I'm going to go search for some food.. I'm thinking Turkey Smoked Sausage and cabbage.. or maybe a hamburger patty without a bun.. hmm.. decisions, decisions..

Day 1..

Well, while this should have been happening on the 1st of June, I'm glad it's happening at all.. So, it's officially day 1 of my re-start.. and I've decided to be smart about the Dukan Diet and bought the book to make sure I do it correctly.. so as of right now, I'm doing the Atkins Diet Induction to start losing weight..  After noticing that I was eating WAY too much carbs in a day, I knew I needed to cut them out to get them out of my system..  I hope you will support me while I attempt to do this my way.. :)

I have enough meals waiting for me to keep me going to about a week (that's when turkey sausage and tuna fish will become SERIOUSLY gross to me.. lol), and instead of the daily salad, I will be subbing that with cabbage.. I can't do salad on a daily basis.. I don't like it enough.. While I am going to try to do a salad at least once a week, I hope to bump this number up as I continue this.. :)

So I had my dad help me with my measurements, and have done a spread sheet like I saw Sabrina use a while ago.. thanks, Sabrina! :)  As soon as I weigh myself in the morning, I will post it on my Weight Statistics page..  and of course, post about where to find it once it's up.. :)  My body fat percentage is being calculated by the Navy standard, in case anyone cares.. lol

Well, I'm off to bed.. crossing my fingers I haven't gotten to 250 in the past 10 days.. eek!