Day 2...On My Way

Well, I made it through day 1. Last nights dinner would have been great if I had tweaked it a bit myself. Dinner was chicken stir fries with broccoli, snow peas, ginger and onions. Now the onions were a bit much. The recipe called for 3/4 cup of onion and it was just way to much. Now I like onion but when all your food tastes like onion then it is a bit to much. But other wise it was pretty good.

So this morning I wake up and I feel a lot less bloated. I feel like I lost 5 lbs, even thought I didn't. But I feel great!!

This mornings breakfast consisted of plain yogurt, blueberries, almonds and turkey bacon. It was good, you have to have a taste for plain yogurt but I like it so it works for me.

Lunch today is tuna with celery, olive oils and vinegar dressing, 1/2 a cantaloupe and more blueberries.

Day 1.....Let's Eat

So today, so far, has been an interesting day. I got up, as usual at 5:30 am grabbed a cigerette and went to go make coffee, oops no coffee, trying to kick the 2 pots a day I drink. So I went and sat on the commputer for a little while, hopped in shower, woke my son up at 6:30 am and oh yeah, ate breakfast. Now I normally do not eat breakfast till about 9:30 am. Talk about choking it down! Not because it was bad but because I am not hungry that early in the morning. My sense of eating is going to change.

So for breakfast....

Cottage Cheese, Pineapple, Mandarin Oranges and 3 Macadamian Nuts..Filled me up for sure and I actually got hungry around 11:30 am.. Not bad!

24 oz of water

Lunch...

Chef Salad - Yummy....Lettuce, Mushrooms, Celery, Turkey Breast, Lean Ham, Swiss Cheese, Chick Peas and Olives Oil and Red Wine Vineagar Dressing.

A little about me

Anyone who knows me, knows I have been trying everything in the world to lose weight since I had my son. Which was 12 years ago!! I am sure that most of my problem is pure laziness but now that I am 31 years old the weight doesn't come off as easy as it use to. I guess I am just tired of being over weight. I don't want to be super model thin, but I want to be comfortable with my own body. Which as of right now I am not!! So now that I am back to taking weight loss seriously again, I decided I would try some thing new.

I have tries several different diets. Let's see, there was Atkins, Weight Watchers (I joined every year for 6 years), 6 Week Body Make Over, Cabbage Soup, umm and just plain starve yourself diet. I would say that by far Weight Watchers seemed to work the best for me. The one problem is that it allows me to eat the foods I love..JUNK FOOD.

My weight problem started at 18. I think I was a little depressed. My parents had just moved away and I had gotten pregnant. I had my son 5 days after my 19th birthday and I really never got a grip after that. My problem was not eating alot of food, it was the food choices I would make. I would much rather eat chips then a piece of fruit. So I am hoping with trying the Zone, that I will get healthier.

Week One stats (I will update every Monday and the label to see them will be "stats")

Weight: 230 lbs

BMI: 40.8

Waist: 46"

Hips: 49 1/2"

So please check in daily to see how I am doing. It is a new experience for me, one that I hope to strive on!!! Have a great day!

One Day To Go

I am so excited!!! I start the Zone diet tomorrow. Today I will be finishing up my shopping and getting ready. I will also take my body measurements and weight. I haven't decided if I am going to share those yet. So I am off to go get the last cup of coffee for a week and if I like this way of eating, it just may be my last cup of coffee for a very long time..We'll see

My Poor Neglected blog

Well, I guess it is time for me to give this blog a little love! I could have alot of fum with this one if I just put the effort forward! I have another blog that gets all my attention and with plenty of time to take care of both, I should give it a go.

Stupid Laws of Arkansas

So our first dumb that Arkansas has on the books is...It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle. Maybe it is just me but, driving blindfolded falls under the catergory of just plain stupid.

Easter Day

So, I had a fairly good weekend. I knew I was going to my father in laws on Sunday and he always has a ton of food. Good food at that, so I ate fruits and veggies Thursday to Sunday morning, that way I could go and enjoy myself on Sunday. Worked out well for me.

Now with a new week starting I am one again commited to eating right. I have added a weight loss ticker..see below. Every time I lose weight I will updated it..atleast once a week.

So I didn't stick to well to my goal of posting everyday!! Well, I guess it is bound to happen. I have done well with the eating lost 1 lb. Not so bad, they say the first 10 lbs is mostly water. I have been eating alot more fruit and salads. Less junk. I geep track of my calories and avergae between 1500 and 1700 calories a day. Not to bad I guess.

My Story

So my story starts back in high school....

I was always a skinny kid, until puberty that is..sorry! In high school I worked really hard to keep my 5'3" frame at 140 pounds. It is so hard for me to remember those days! LOL..long time ago. Everyday I walked to school and I even walked when I had a car. I would work out in my room after school and managed to stay fit.

My senior year in high school my parents decide they were moving to New Hampshire. I got out of high school in January of 1994 and I went to work full time at the job I had all through high school. I got my own place, both of my parents had moved to New Hampshire by March and in May of that year I got pregnant. I did graduate high school in June with my class and no one knew I was pregnant, only me.

I got depressed, my parents were gone, my mom was my best friend and I turned to food. I ate everything in site and blamed it on being pregnant. People seemed to understand that. I quickly went from 140 to 180 and then to 200 and by February of 1995 I was a robust 215. Five days after my 19th birthday, my beautiful 10 pound baby boy was born. That was just the beginning!
The lowest I have been since that point in my life was 180. Food had become a comfort for me. All my friends were gone and I was raising a baby alone. I have fluctuated from 180 all the way up to 240 lbs, being my highest. I am now just about a month shy of my 32nd birthday and have managed to hover around 220 lbs.

It has taken alot for me to write this but I want to be honest with my readers. I have tried every weight loss program there is. What really works is what I did back in high school, eat right and EXERCISE. Will I ever be 140 pounds again? Probably not, will I be at a healthy weight? You betcha.

I have started this blog to keep myself motivated and hopefully help some of you out at the same time. Please feel free and look around of you have any questions or want to make a comment and are to shy to post it please feel free to email me - adayinthezone@gmail.com

If you would like to post your story, please email me at that same email address. If you want it to remain anonymous, I will certainty respect your decision.