wouldn't it suck if...

After all my hard work for the past three weeks (while not weighing myself) i didn't lose a dime?
That is the problem with not weighing in often. I think I'm working hard but I have no scale to tell me if I am indeed working hard.

I have 5 workouts until my schedule weigh in on Monday morning. I betta see less than 170, I'm just saying. A sweet 165 would be even better. The thing is I haven't lost that many inches since the first of this month (I actually gained half an inch around my gut).

The Green and Lean failed, not miserably though. While I have still been having rye bread and whole grains, I have increased my green intake. So all in all it's not bad. Now will it bring me to 165 by Monday. I hope so.

Raven is Representing Us For Real!

I straight jacked this from concreteloop.com and I'm about a month late with it. Basically Raven talks about everything in her interview with Jet Magazine and her size comes up...Here is what she says;

"I have to stay true to who I am’, says Disney star Raven-Symoné, 22, regarding her new self-titled CD, which is slated for release April 29. ‘I am not going to sing about sex, drugs and violence, that’s just not who I am’, she continues. As she prepares for the CD’s release and a 55-city Pajama Party concert tour, the confident and talented entertainer hopes this project will fill a void in today’s music. We need some music that will open people’s minds up and give them other things to think about other than the same things we have been giving them for a while. Maybe my album can do that.’

While the 5-foot-2-inch singer-actress stays true to her music, she’s also staying true to her image by being comfortable with her size. ‘When I look in the mirror and see how voluptuously fabulous I am, I can’t even worry about it. I am just fabulous."

not weighing is the best...I think

As I type I could be sitting at a slim 165 but on the other end I could be a strong 170 or even worse, back to 175. There is so much unknown with not weighing but there is also peace of mind.

The good thing though is my next weigh is a week away so that give me time to do something so I don't see 1-7-anything on the scale.

The plan: The Lean and Green Diet!

Yes, I'm a genius. I found it impossible to get my necessary caloric intake on just green foods so I will include LEAN meats like beef and chicken and I also might have to throw in a Slim Fast shake every now and then.

Right now my waist is a 32 (I just ate) but If this goes well by next weekend I should be a 30, even after eating.

I will keep a journal 'cause this may become my staple 'I need to lose weight QUICK' diet.

Motivation Pile is down to 1

So this morning for no reason i decided to put on a pair of jeans i haven't been able to fit in, ever, although i have worn them once back in '06.

They are a UK size 10 and say US size 6 on 'em (i know right!). Anyhoo, i fit into them! these, a dress that I wore for mother's day and a black ?Guess pants size 31 were the pinnacle of my motivation pile. Now I can fit into 99% of everything I own, I have to start buying smaller sizes.

Now I have cheated something horrible this week but I will be back on track so for my June 1st weigh in I should be under 170 (hopefully 163-167).

I'm still amazed that they can fit. They didn't even fit when I bought 'em in Easter 2006 from TK Maxx (shout outs to my London, UK ppl!).

Well, 145 here I come man!

I'm looking good and feeling better and once this journey is done I will post my before and my after to motivate others!

update: upon further investigation i realized that the jeans were mis-labeled and are in fact a size 14 UK. Making them a size 10 US not 6. Dang.
Also May 23rd 2006 was the last time I wore these jeans. Exactly 2 years ago!

Note: my goal size would be a size 8 US

Mini Update

Beginning Weight = 194
Beginning Size = a Jacob 13/14
Goal Lbs. = 160Goal #2 = 145Goal Size = 7/8

Current Weight = less than 170 Pounds
Current Size = 11/12 37-31-43
Weight Loss = 24 plus pounds
Pounds to Go = less than 10 to first goal (160)

Week # = 6 (from 186lbs)

My belly is still big as heck...even considering I've shrank from a 37 inch waist to 31. So because of that I will be embarking on Green Diet, a diet that is 99.9% green coloured foods.

For example:

(this list includes things that just have green skin too!)

broccoli

green peas

apples

spinach

green banana (my j'cans know this)

olives

salad

those green smoothies...

This diet should effectively reduce my fat percentage thus allowing my pot belly to shrink. I will only be conducting it for one week at a time for maybe 3 weeks or so.

By June I will be playing in a soccer league so I probably won't be able to keep the carbs down...i will need the energy...so then my green diet will end.

Currently I am starting to only weigh myself monthly! On the first of the month. I can measure myself if I have the time though. I'm doing this to reduce the psycho rages I get when I flutter in weight from day to day. Overall, every month I should be at least 5lbs down. If I continue to eat properly and workout hard (like running up and down ski hills) there is no reason I won't keep shedding weight.

hm...I won't sweat it

The past two weeks were weird. I continued workout and eating right, confident that I would see 170 but instead i saw 174 then 175. Upset with the increasing pattern, I began to indulge. Had some pizza and food after 6 and just like I thought, I didn't gain a damn thing.

the reason I went up is still unknown (i wasn't bloated, constipated or menstruating) but two weeks later I'm happy to say that I'm at 171.6.



It's not the 168lb I swore I would be at by Mother's Day, but it's damn sure better than the 180 plus I was at in the beginning of April.



Needless to say, my splurges are stopping ASAP (well kind of).



Note: I will now concentrate on losing 1.25-1.5lbs per week. I'm trying to reduce the feeling of defeat when I don't reach my goals.



In relation to that the weigh-ins are now officially down to twice a month, most likely on Fridays.



And treating myself is now a necessity. Seeing as the scale is sometimes not my friend even when I'm faithful, I know will try the cheat meal (not day) thing. Today it's all about Wendy's!