Got my labs back today...

Not surprising, there is an elevation of male hormone. It pretty much confirms what the doctor thought with polycystic ovarian syndrome. I'm kind of anxious now for the follow up appointment to get here.

Nothing too exciting to report today. I had one of the Healthy Choice steamers for dinner. Those are great for nights I just don't want to deal with cooking. The family had pizza. What can I say, it was just one of those days. DH called late this afternoon and suggested it was a good night for pizza...which like never happens.

I also should mention, it was Sherri's birthday! If you're reading this, I hope you had an awesome birthday and enjoyed your cake. :D

And we're back!

Yep, full day. Done. There were times I felt a little carb withdrawal (seriously, high fructose corn syrup is evil- but is part of my "sick food" diet). But, most importantly, I made it through the day. Ok, so maybe, just maybe I drank a pot of coffee by myself. We'll just let that slide for today. Even with that, I had one heck of a time keeping up with the kids. Tomorrow's a new day.

FINALLY!

Yep, it appears the nasty flu is finally gone. I'm back on the smartfood. :)

For what it's worth, the gatorade did it's just and rehydrated me. Not that I'm thrilled with the amount of sugar that went in me...but, we'll just detox that right out and get back to losing weight. :)

Switching to chicken soup.

Blah! I've had it to hear with puke. The littlest apparently has what I do.

I was trying to use my SmartFood today. I finally called the office and asked my wonderful friend that has helped me do this what she would do. She confirmed what I was hoping. Go off the food so you don't associate it with the stomach flu. So, I'm doing it. Switching to chicken soup and saltines.

Please, pray. We need to get over this quickly.

Rule modification. (Sort of and maybe tmi)

When everything is evacuating your body as quickly as it goes in, it's time for a little rule change. I'm thinkin' stomach flu? I dunno. But it sucks. So, I had tomato soup for dinner. HFCS be darned.

Hopefully this will be short lived and I can be back to normal tomorrow. Oddly enough though, with the "issue" I've had today, 3.2 pounds down.

Gonna Git-R-Done...

I spoke with a very wise (and skinny ;) ) friend this morning. Basically, I walked away with- just git r done. The longer/more I vary, the longer I'll need the diet. Seriously. Structure is good. I like structure. But I've honestly been wanting to just break away and eat whatever. I know, stupid. I'm getting results and feeling good.

Today, I totally feel like I'm gonna yak. I've been having headaches and now waves of nausia. I think I'll have it checked out on Monday. However, my guess is that the wine and sweets on Friday night might have contributed to the nausia- my body is detoxing itself.

So, here I sit...SmartSoup and mint tea in hand. I love the soups. You can totally monkey around with them. This one has balsamic, ginger, garlic powder & onion powder. They are totally tolerable plain, I just like to monkey. The tea tends to be a saving grace for me. I don't notice near the cravings when I'm consistent with tea- whatever kind it may be.

On a side note...this morning, I mixed a vanilla shake with coffee. Wasn't half bad...very do-able, kind of latte-ish...a little.

Another great weigh in!

I wasn't expecting to lose this week. I still lost 2.2 pounds! :)

I'm not feeling all that well tonight...nasty headache again. So, I'm keeping this brief. I will say, aside from the headache, I'm feelin' good. :)

Bad to the bone...

It's not as easy as I thought it would be to travel and diet. Saturday night, I had pizza, really.good.pizza. It was a family dinner. I felt hungry when I shouldn't have...MIL reminded me, sugar and dairy. Darn it!

Then, on Sunday, we took the kids to the new VeggieTales movie. I had popcorn. OMG. Loaded. FWIW, I also had a stomach ache afterward. Now, the thought of it makes me want to puke.

I'm back on track and may actually still have a couple pounds lost this week- after gaining 3 over the weekend. I so should have just had a salad.

Happy Dance!

I'm down 4 more! Woo Hoo!

I have some stuff coming up this week....I don't expect as big of loss. But, we'll see. I'm going to try and eat smart at dinners out.

I'm going to start doing pictures every 2 weeks, rather than every week.

Maybe I should just stay fat

DH and I were having a conversation at dinner tonight. Basically about some drama, or more appropriately, Frama going on in some of the lives around us. He commented that men just don't get into those things, that it's gotta be the hormones. I then asked well, why am I different? He referred me back to the conversation with the endocrinologist- in the fatty tissue (like the excess around my middle), the weak estrogens convert to male hormone. So, according to DH, I am somewhat blessed.... ? Ok, whatever, I think I'll stick with the program for now. ;)

Dinner tonight surprised even me. I made the family a childhood favorite- kind of a mock tamale pie, but with ground turkey. I had no clue what I'd do for me...so, I sauteed up some onions and ground turkey. Reached for the garlic and wondered to myself if I could possibly cook without garlic (or the Johnny's Garlic seasoning), so I did. I threw in some oregano. Saw the balsamic and put some in. Then thought of the worteshire (I so can't spell this) sauce. It smelled awesome but lacked a little in flavor...got a little happier with that last ingredient and then pulled out one of the bbq rubs. Oh yeah! It was a little zippy, but still really good. Then, I had a spinach salad on the side with cucumbers.

So, I weigh in tomorrow...I can't wait. :D

Pictures and endocrinologist update...

This was the week I think I see the most difference. Amazing what 5 pounds does. ;)

I had my long awaited visit with the endocrinologist today. He's confirming what I've thought for awhile- PCOS- PolyCystic Overian Syndrome. He also, and this surprised me, was extremely supportive of the smart for life plan. He said to keep it up as it's clearly working. :D

Still rockin!

Last week's weighin gave me a high- 5.2 pounds! I went in thinking that maybe I'd have 3. I'll try and get to pictures later tonight. My poor camera is probably lonely. I've been having a fibro flair and haven't been much for shooting.

Tonight's dinner was really good. I picked up a couple of the new Healthy Choice steamers. I ofcourse added some seasoning, but when don't I? I had a spinach side salad with it w/honey mustard (no cal) dressing and a little bit of sugar-free strawberry preserves (they fit the dressing criteria). I have one more cookie/muffin to have yet tonight (but that's normal).

The craving that really wasn't....

I thought I was craving sweets and fat. I made candy (Christmas Crack to be specific) for DS' teachers and ofcourse thought I should probably sample a small piece- after all, I made a small modification to the recipe. Well, it tasted good at first. But, by the time it hit my stomach, I was pretty sure I could yak. Then, the taste it left in my mouth was just ick. The sugar was not my friend. Small victory, I guess.

Dinner tonight was boring. I made a scramble with egg whites, chicken (yes, that's right, I blended my lean protein choices! :D ) broccoli, onion and garlic. It was ok, but didn't have near the flavor I expected.

Wednesday....

Nothing too exciting today. I felt pretty yucky this morning (nothing to do with my diet) and really didn't want to eat for the first part of the day....which ofcourse makes cookies not so fun.

Dinner was quick tonight. Weight Watchers SmartOnes- something fajita w/extra chicken thrown in for protein. I also made a side of veggies to go with it- zuccini & onions w/Johnnys and balsamic. :)

My own little vulture...

Tonight, there was a serious lack of fixin's for food. So, I made the family pancakes...which of course got me the coolest mom title from my two older kids. Then there's the little one. She's 23 months old and as different as different can be. She picked at her pancake while I made my dinner...

Chicken stir fry w/carrots and zuccini and garlic. I made the sauce with rice vinegar, soy sauce (low sodium), water, ginger, cinnamon, mustard, lemon sub and stevia. It totally rocked...pleasant surprise since I had no real clue what I was doing.

So, DD sees me with this bowl of chicken and veggies. Up she climbs back in her highchair. "I.try.MOMMY!" I give her a few pieces. Devoured in seconds. She then assumes the position. Her little elbows on the table, leaning toward me asking about my chicken. I shared. That'll teach me...

Cravings galore

I've got to be PMSing or something. I'm having cravings for everything. It sucks.

I was good for dinner last night. I made broiled tilapia w/ a mayo/dijon/balsamic & dill coating. DH's had sour cream/mayo/dill/mustard and saltine crumbs. The carrots rocked. I sauteed them in the fat free spray, then put some butter spray on and tossed in dill. Then, when they were close to done, I put balsamic vinegar on and covered them. Totally carmelized yumminess. To save time, the second veggie was canned beets.

As I wear a pair of lowrise jeans today, I'm encouraged to keep on...my butt actually looks good in them.

Picture Slideshow

Slow and steady...

I'm down 3 more pounds! :) As much as I'd love to lose quicker, I'll take what I get.

I've been doing great with meals and have figured out supplementing grams of protein in freezer meals, etc. Oddly enough, it also fills me up to have those little meals...who knew? ;)

I'm going to try and post my transformation slide show in another post. For some reason, it didn't come through in this one.

Meh.

I had a "meh" day today...no energy and just plain tired. Might have had something to do with no sleep last night. Between staying up late playing games with DD and the littlest not sleeping, I didn't wake up feeling the greatest.

So, last night, I made this great soup for dinner. I used a packet of the smart soup, 6 oz of canned chicken (98% fat free & packed in water), 1/2 c onion, 1/2 c carrot, 12 oz water and a small handful of spinach at the end for color...oh and some garlic seasoning. At the table, it was good, but missing "something." If I had balsamic vinegar, I'd have added a tsp of that...in it's absense, I added a tsp of A1. It rocked.

Today on the other hand, I was so beyond non-compliant. I did great all day with smart food and water....then, that mean ol' DH made homemade Mac N Cheese- not just any either, Alton Brown's recipe! To add to that, it was made with 3 cheeses, one from NewYork. Yeah, it was a holiday meal and worth the dieting fudge. ;)

I don't know that I've lost much this week...Friday will tell. Which, speaking of, I forgot to update from last Friday. 2 pounds. Probably a lot of water weight as I'd been craving salt.




I forgot to take my camera with me to SFL, and had my mom snap a couple at home. I definately feel my shape changing. My jeans are loose and somewhat baggy. And, ok, TMI here but some of my underwear is literally falling off! :D Ok, and I know, the slippers in the pic are fabulous! One of my favorite Christmas pressies.