Well, by the end of my thirtieth year of life I finally realized something. I realized that my doctors were making me crazy and making my problem worse. It's no biggie, just PCOS, which is a hormone disorder. Every time they would try to fix me, I'd gain at least 20 pounds and turn into Cybil until I fired them like the last time. It was like 14 years in an abusive relationship and I got the trailer, lol! Through all of this I realized they don't have the tools to fix me, I think this is on me to fix. I think it's also possible that I was never broken to begin with, that they made any issue I may have had far worse than it ever was. Anyhoo, so I devised a little plan from the knowledge I gained when I was a doctor on TV. It just so happened to coincide with work's Biggest Loser Contest. Fate smiles on me, don't be jealous.
This was the plan:
- Cut out processed and fast foods
- Cut out alcohol
- Start lifting weights again
- Only eat whole wheat breads, pastas, and grains
Past this my only goal was to eat better and ditch a few bad habits I'd picked up along the years.
I did really well for the first three or four months and the bottom fell out. I had lost 25 pounds just by adhering to my little plan and I got really stressed out and I let it all go to crap. That situation has been resolved to my liking. :)~ But, sadly, all that luscious enthusiasm I had in the beginning is tapped out. I've gained a little of the weight back, plummeted in from 1st to 3rd for the ladies in our competition, and I'm trying to fake the enthusiasm until I get there again. Now, I just need to get serious and most likely more strict than I had been. And, drum roll please, my plan:
Goal: Lose 34 pounds by 7/14/08 and win the Biggest Loser for the ladies figures.
- Cut out all soda
- No more than 4 alcoholic beverages a week (I was generous)
- The drinks may only be hard liquor on the rocks or water back
- Phase out all dairy products
- Drink 100 oz of water per day (Monday - Friday)
- I'm allowed the minimum of 64 oz of water on Saturdays and Sundays
- Give up salad dressing except on rare occasions
- Do abs at least 4 times weekly (goal 6 times weekly)
- Do a total body workout (from trainer) a minimum of 2 times weekly (goal 3 times weekly)
- Cardio is a minimum of 4 times weekly (goal 6 times weekly)
- Get 7 hours of sleep (people who got more sleep are clinically proven to lose more weight than those that are under sleeping)
- Cut out all artificial sweeteners (these hang on to the weight and affect your insulin levels)
- No eating 3 hours before bedtime
Today was the start day, I plan to eliminate a lot of these out of my diet slowly. More on that later, I need to get to bed early.
Today I accomplished:
- Created a blog
- Talked myself into working out
- 40 minutes of cardio
- 20 reps/3 sets of the bridge and cobra (to strengthen my core muscles)
- My grocery shopping
- Got to bed on time
- Took all of my vitamins but my 3rd hepasil
- Talked about my feelings
- Group hugs and unicorns with rays of rainbow lights shooting from their eyes (what were we talking about?)
2 comments:
For the record, please clear me as one of your doctors, and let the record reflect I was leery of the hormone therapy in the first place :) I'm SO proud of you girl, you'll do great! And the weight loss will help everything else, hang in there. Love you!
So, yeah, to clear Elena's name, the doctors I referred to were my former crotch docs; Elena doesn't handle my undercarriage. In hindsight I should have listened to her warnings but, silly me, I believed them. Call me if you need a fantabulous chiropractor and I'll give you her number.
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