Month 2 begins

I weighed myself last night.... 180.7. Sigh. At least I am not gaining weight, but I feel like my stomach is growing again.

Day 23

So I can no longer drink alcohol without serious consequences. One drink may be fine, but no more. This alone will hopefully help me lose some weight. I have been busy running and trying to eat well. Today, I was tempted and gave in - 3 cookies. They were yummy. 39-32-42

Day 18

Okay, so I have now been on this medication for a couple of weeks. I am running 5days a week without two days in a row off. My legs hurt. I have weighed myself: 182.6. Let's see if anything starts happening. Have I mentioned that it is Halloween time and I love candy??? Will power sucks. My meds are making me hungry (that and the exercise) but I have refrained from increasing my calories. Trying to keep them under 1800 a day (since I refuse to starve myself). This is not easy. I hope to have results soon. 39-36-42

Day 6

Well, I am now (as of this morning) on my full dose of metformin. I have done my exercising this week and have eaten right. I did have two glasses of a really yummy French white wine yesterday (Damn you Kate and your peer pressure). I can tell the medicine is influencing how I metabolize alcohol. I could really feel my two glasses. Usually it takes most of a bottle.
The afternoon.... my stomach hurts. I should not have eaten the candy. Bad idea.

Day Two-

So I have started my new regime. This is Day two of my medicine. So far so good. My legs hurt from running two days in a row. I will double my dosage tomorrow and see what (if anything) that does. Fingers crossed.

Tests

So the Baton Rouge Clinic has the fastest lab in the world. I had blood drawn at 9am this morning and got a phone call from my doctor at 11:55am. My thyroid is just fine. My cortisol level seems to be good too. We are going to try me on the insulin resistance diet and medicine. Should be fun. I have to run faster and farther than I have been to ensure that my heart rate is properly elevated for a minimum of 20 minutes. I cannot take the weekends off from exercising any more. No more snacks of fruits or crackers. I have to rethink the way I eat and make sure I am not increasing my calories more than I currently take in. Will keep you posted!

Next steps

So a few weeks ago I went to see my friend who is a dietitian about my inability to lose weight. I wanted to make sure that my diet was as healthy as I thought it was. She commented that indeed I was eating well and she had nothing to suggest. So then I decided to schedule a visit to the endocrinologist. Not being able to lose weight after three years of trying is a bit ridiculous. I explained that I had my TSH (thyroid) level checked 18 months ago. It was totally normal. We went through my diet and exercise and medical history. I now have a jug to fill up with pee, have a blood panel to get done, and am hopeful that I will have some answers in the not too distant future. He suggested that I may have insulin resistance in which case my diet and exercise regime will have to be tweaked. No more taking the weekend off from exercise. And I'll have to eat my carbs with other food. Looking forward to my cheese with my granola bar. Yuck. We shall see.

Week of 9/13

Wednesday, 9/15
tortilla
milk
1/4 avocado
rice crackers
chips w/ salsa
fish tacos
almonds
plum

Tuesday, 9/14
aduki beans w/ brown rice
salad
rice crackers
2 granola bar
2 plum
tortilla
olives
3 glasses wine
1 choc chip canoli

Monday, 9/13
1/4 sm avocado
yogurt
almonds
granola bar
blackened chicken ceasar salad
plum
granola bar
aduki beans w/ brown rice
olives
pickle

back at it.... 9/9-9/12

Thursday, 9/9
2 shrimp wrap (tortilla, shredded cheese, shrimp)
yogurt
8 oz skim and choc milk
granola bar
mixed greens w/ salmon, mushrooms, balsamic vinegar and olive oil
peach
granola bar
2 mini milky ways
shrimp wrap
olives
8 oz milk
pom juice and seltzer

Friday, 9/10
aduki beans with brown rice and 1 oz shredded cheese
raspberries
granola bar
chips and salsa
hard taco
cheese enchilada
peach
brie and crackers
sun chips
3 glasses wine

Saturday, 9/11
3 tortillas
milk
aduki beans w/ brown rice
escargot
gin and tonic
2 glasses wine
salad
lump crab and shrimp soup
crab royale
bread and butter
pastry w/ ice cream and raspberry sauce

Sunday, 9/12
avocado
3 tortillas
aduki beans and rice
olives
crackers w/ tapanade
2 gin and tonics

I hate this!!!

Just got back the photos that will be gracing Campus Technology magazine in the coming months. I am a fat girl and I hate it. I hate lugging around this extra 30 pounds of chunk. I hate looking like a blond jabba the hut in a dress. So what am I going to do about it??? I have already been watching what I eat, exercising daily, and not drinking the alcohols more than twice a week. So what is left??? I am going to get a trainer again, allow myself only one drink a week. Run 2 miles in the morning instead of one. Cut out the chocolate in my milk in the morning and the extras I allow myself throughout the week. No sugar ever!!!!! (except for my weekly margarita)and I am going to get more serious about eating right. I am going to eat more protein and good fats... maybe start my day with a egg. Hmm.... Maybe just maybe this will get it done.

January 27th

1 mile walk with weights
2 tortillas w/ cheese and salsa
2 large glasses of milk
pretzels
24 oz water
cherries
salad with shrimp
chips
orange

January 26th

15 min workout
1 mile walk
tortilla w/ cheese
salad w/ shrimp
dried apples
orange
cherries
48 oz water
pretzels
24 oz water

January 25th

1 mile run
1/2 mile walk
tdockbocki
cupcake
cherries
24 oz water
kong namul
chicken shawerma sandwich
24 oz water
orange
3 glasses muscato
2 tortillas
1 shrimp wrap

January 22nd

1 mile run
aduki beans w/ brown rice
24 oz water
cherries
pretzels
salad with 1/2 grilled chicken breast
orange
apple
pretzels
24 oz water

January 21st

1 mile walk
brown rice with aduki beans
6 oz water
apple
pretzels
24 oz water
4 prunes
dried apples
orange
brown rice w/ aduki beans
24 oz water
salad
salad
cheeseburger with bacon

January 20th

15 min workout
1 mile walk
chicken wrap
glass choc milk
pretzels
cherries
24 oz water
3 glasses water
small salad w/ caeser dressing
2 rolls with butter
new potatoes
drum with crawfish saffron cream sauce
orange
pretzels
24 oz water
red wine
tortilla
3 slices cheese
cookie

January 19th

15 min workout
1 mile walk
chicken wrap
2 glasses chocolate milk
king cake
cherries
pretzels
24 oz water
arugula, w/ gorgonzola and 1/2 chicken breast
pretzels
orange
king cake
24 oz water
20 oz water
2 cookies
chicken wrap
tomato and red pepper soup
dried apples
2 glasses of water
1 glass choc milk