Inspiration Book.. Part One

For those who don't know already, I got the idea to make an Inspiration Book from Katie @ Are You Willing.. I already have an Inspiration Wall, but what happens when I get down and I am NO WHERE near my house?  Well, this is going into my purse and hopefully will help me conquer those sad/bad feelings.. :)

I'll post pics when it's finished, but I wanted to post some of the quotes I've put in it so far.. They are put throughout (about every 5 pages.. the book is 90 pages)..

** Change; we don’t like it, we fear it, but we can't stop it from coming. We either adapt to change, or we get left behind. And it hurts to grow, anybody who tells you it doesn’t is lying. But here's the truth: The more things change, the more they stay the same. And sometimes, oh, sometimes change is good. Sometimes change, is, everything.--Meredith Grey (from Grey's Anatomy)

** 'Unless you puke, faint or die, keep going!'  --Jillian Michaels

** It's my life... and I'm worth it!

** Live the kind of life that makes all of your exes jealous!

So far, that's all I have.. do you all have any good quotes that I could use??

The Good, The Bad... and The Smelly?

Yeah, you read that title right.. The Adkins diet makes you smell (some more than others, of course).. I could brush my teeth every hour and my breath would still stink.. I can't stop with the gas (thankfully it predominantly happens at night).. and I'm pretty sure the smell is coming out of my poors.. ick!

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As some of you know, this is my second try, during this journey, with Adkins.. the first time I lost 25 lbs before thinking WW would work.. and I did that first attempt with the knowledge I've had since doing it in 2000.. since then, it has changed.. And I'm still kinda wondering how it's gonna affect my weight loss (thinking it's gonna be for the better).. 

The "new" way of doing the Adkins diet (for me) is to start out on the Induction, do it for 2 weeks, then start adding 5 grams of carbs daily each week (ex. 25 g, 30 g, 35 g) until I stop losing weight.. that will be my daily carb intake allowance.. I plan to still do my "one hour cheat" weekly..

The "old" way of doing the Adkins diet (for me) is to start out the Induction, do it for 2 weeks, then based on your weight loss at the end of the Induction you get a set amount of carbs a day (mine usually was 60 grams)..

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Today I went to the gym.. for about 30 minutes, seeing as I missed Zumba by 15 minutes (damn it!).. so I ran 1 mile and walked .5.. I'm thinking I'm going to get an ankle brace for my right foot, as it seems to hurt anymore when I run.. :(

I was late to the gym (well, later than usual) because I went to Hobby Lobby to get a journal/sketchbook for my "inspiration book".. I plan to work on it over the coming week, and once it's done I will be sure to take some pics of it.. Most of what's going in it is the pics on my "inspiration wall" and some quotes.. I can't wait to get it done.. :)

Weekend with Adkins

Well, I officially re-started the Adkins diet on Saturday.. and boy was it hard.. I wanted a donut so bad (which made me mad too).. but on Friday night I went to the grocery store and then came home to divide my stuff up/fix it so I wouldn't have the excuse of being lazy keep me from succeeding..  I wanted to share something weird with you all: When I am doing the Adkins diet, I bake more than ever!  Not sure why, since I can't eat it, but maybe I like the torture factor?!  lol.. I baked cornbread Saturday and then blueberry muffins (my FAVORITE!) on Sunday.. I'm crazy, I know..

But I didn't eat any of it.. I brought tuna fish, smoked sausage, boiled eggs, cheese sticks and sugar-free jellos.. goodness was I hungry by the end of the day.. and SOOOOO sick of smoked sausage by the end of Sunday.. :)

I'm very proud of myself for not giving in to having the blueberry muffins (or the numerous other things I could have eaten there).. and I was intrigued, because I really, honestly, feel lighter already.. so I went to weigh myself.. and while I was thinking I'd logically see a gain, I saw a loss.. a BIG LOSS!  I lost 6.4 lbs in 2 days!  Is that nuts or what?!  That just makes me crazy because all that JUNK I ate in the last week before starting Adkins is what made me get to 233.. and it's nice to see that crap gone.. Now I'm back to where I was 2 weeks ago.. But I can't make the scale my BFF, so I will not weigh in again until Saturday, and this weight today won't go on my ticker.. It was more of a sneak peek.. 

Hope you all had a great weekend.. Oh, and Tim, the Fighter was great!  Of course, I LOVE Mark Wahlberg, so anything with him in it is FABULOUS to me.. lol

Quick Update..

Well, I weighed myself this morning, and I'm going with what it says.. which is:

233.8 lbs

That is SO much better than 241.0.. honestly, I guess I should have taken off my boots and sweater first.. oops!  So I'm off to build my nice lunch, and see what I could possibly fix for breakfast there.. not eating now, that'll just be hard..

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.. Me and Blubeari are going to see The Fighter tonight.. I can't wait.. Mark Wahlberg is so hot!!  :)

Sorry about the Adkins thingy.. I don't know how to move it.. lol

Honesty Is The Best Policy.. **UPDATED**

I've heard a lot of people say that they read because I am honest.. I put it all out there (well, most of it anyways).. and for the most part, that is true..  I can honestly say this week has been full of omissions.. and I am done doing that.. 

** Omission #1 **  

I have been to McDonald's 4 times this week (sometimes twice in one day!).. ick!

** Omission #2 **  

I haven't been to the gym since Monday this week.. blah!

** Omission #3 ** 

Obviously, with omission 1 and 2 being biggies, I have gained 10 lbs these past two weeks!  HOLY SHIT!  That's the biggest (and most disappointing) omission..

So I changed my weigh in on my sidebar.. this is what I weighed at the doctor's office.. I'm going to weigh in tomorrow morning to make sure it's relatively accurate.. If it's somewhere around 241, I will leave it at the doctor's weigh in.. If it's more, I will change it.. No more omissions.. I will own up to my limitations, faults, and victories!  :)

** UPDATE **  I couldn't help myself, so I weighed myself on my scale before taking a shower.. it showed 235.0.. which means I'm probably around 233ish.. which makes me happy!!  Happy Dance happening now.. lol.. and my hatred for doctors scales is that much more.. grr!  

I plan to start my Adkins diet tomorrow.. I originally planned to start today, but I had no groceries, and that's a recipe for disaster.. so I went to get my stuff, and I came home to fix it all up.. I got salad greens, tuna fish, turkey bacon, asparagus, chicken breasts, ground turkey, broccoli and some other stuff I can't remember right now.. lol.. oh! eggs!  of course!  I'll be eating so many eggs, I may just grow feathers.. hehe

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Oh, anyone notice the new ticker at the top of my blog?  Yeah, I figured this would give me a daily reminder that I cannot will not go to my reunion fat!  I refuse to let myself do that.. So I have 133 days left to get this crap off my body.. 

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So I won't be weighing in again for two weeks.. and if I lose 12 lbs by then, I plan to buy that Adidas gym bag I found at Meijers.. My current gym bag is TOO small.. and I plan to start showering at the gym sometimes, so I need room for the essentials.. So here's crossing my fingers that it all goes the way it's supposed to (as I know normally I can lose 12 lbs by then)..

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I'm still looking for a cute journal/notebook for my Inspiration book.. Oh, and LeAnna, I love your question you had about what I'd put in it.. I'm not exactly sure what all I want to put in it, but I know I'm basically gonna put a lot of pics of me skinny, and write some quotes I have found over this journey.. Of course, the first few pages will be the "before" pictures.. gotta make sure I know not to get back to that..

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So I'm spending my last "carby" day with my two old buddies, Ben and Jerry.. and hopefully will never see their quart-size butts ever again.. now, their teeny-size brothers?!  that's a possibility, but it's a far away possibility..

It's the End..

of one plan, and the beginning of another.. :)

I've definitely gotten more comfortable with the idea of going on the Adkins diet tomorrow.. and now that I know what my paycheck is, I know I can afford to go grocery shopping and get most of the staples I need.. My biggest concern: eating all the salad they say to eat.. I'm all for eating broccoli, green beans, asparagus, etc.. but salad is just SO BORING!  Guess I'm going to have to find some ways to make it more interesting.. I know I'm going to start doing a "taco" salad of sorts.. basically meat, lettuce, cheese.. One thing I will miss is tomatoes.. I love them on salads, and now I can't have em anymore..

I was making my shopping list just a few minutes ago.. It basically is what is probably on everyone else's list too, just maybe not the same versions, as I usually can't eat the fat free or low fat version of stuff..

** 2 dozen eggs (1 dz to boil, 1 dz to eat for breakfast)

** turkey bacon

** ground chicken breast

** chicken breast

** lean ground beef

** salad mix (not exactly sure what type yet)

** green beans

** salmon filets

** sugar-free jello

That's as far as I've gotten.. I have quite a few staples already, so that's saving me some time.. I'm seeing my doctor tomorrow, so I'm going to have her do a blood workup so I can see if any of my vitals improve throughout this process.. not sure why I didn't think of this in the beginning, but better late than never, right?!  lol.. I'm also getting my pills refilled (and hoping that my combo will bring back my energy, because this lack of energy is just not cool)..

Well, I know this is short, but I am so tired, I just can't think too much right now.. lol.. I'll see ya tomorrow morning with my weigh in.. hoping to not see too much of a gain, seeing as I basically have been eating badly all week..

Game Plan..

Okay, so I'd just like to give a few shout-outs in the beginning of this entry.. all the people who have commented over the past few weeks, you all are awesome!  There are not enough thank you's in the English vocabulary to make you understand how much I appreciate you all..  and then to Katie @ Are You Willing?.. her recent entry "Offense and Defense" made me think differently about things.. in a good way.. :)  And I'm hoping that she doesn't mind me copying her with the inspiration notebook.. I have my inspiration wall, but what happens when I am at work (or anywhere BUT home) and I need inspiration?  This is probably where my good intentions falter the most.. I can do great if I'm home 24/7, but seeing as I can't afford to do that, I am going to have to find other ways to make it work outside my house..

Which leads me to my main point.. my game plan.. 

While it is not totally finished, and probably won't be for a few days (or weeks, idk yet), I do have some major "plays" done.. After much thinking, reading, and listening, I have decided that I am going to go on the Adkins diet on Friday..  I'm sticking with my Friday weigh-ins.. I also plan to do my measurements this Friday and continue to do them every OTHER week.. I'm currently looking into recipes for Adkins-friendly meals, as I really don't want to rely on packaged crap.. 

I plan to stay on this diet for a while.. Right now, the idea I'm having is to "re-evaluate" at 180 lbs when I want to switch over to something different (I'll probably do WW, but I'm not sure yet).. so that gives me 40 lbs to wait to worry about "normal" eating.. lol.. I have no idea why this diet works for me.. But as my mom (and lots of you all) has said, it seems to be the only way I can lose weight.. So I'm going with it..

This week, however, is honestly going to be a bad week, food-wise.. as I plan to eat (within reason) a bunch of the foods that I won't be having over the next 60 lbs.. While I do plan to give myself a "cheat hour" every week, after the 2 week induction (usually on Fridays), this way I don't totally binge because I "want" something.. 

This is as far as my plans have gotten.. so for now, anything else will be played by ear.. :)

So how was Wednesday for you?  I'm about to go find out by reading blogs.. TTYN!