I found the BEST NO CALORIE flavoring ever!!!!!
As I'm writing this, I'm drinking my morning protein shake. I usually add things to it because the straight shake can be monotonous. When I was grocery shopping yesterday, I was in the spice section and found Mint extract. I thought that might be great with the holidays coming up to add a little extra ZING to my shake.
I put it in this morning and WOW!!! With a tablespoon of baking cocoa in my regular vanilla shake, I'm drinking liquid candy! Usually, there is a specific after-taste of any protein shake. With the mint added in, I don't taste it at all!
I can't wait to share this with my fellow cohorts on Tuesday!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Bon appetite!
So Tuesday came and went, and I lost another pound. :) I quite expected not to just because my eating had been off for the previous week due to side effects from a medication. I can honestly say, I've got my appetite back!!!!
With my appetite back, I went grocery shopping. I chose this week to pick frozen veggie instead of fresh, since I lose motivation to cook fresh easily. So I got my thermic veggies, only frozen!
Also, I like fish, but I have trouble with getting raw fish from the meat dept. (I think it's the smell. :/ Anyway, I found Gorton's grilled Haddock in the frozen foods section, so I'm going to try it to see if it's good.
My challenge to overcome this week: Cardio everyday!
With my appetite back, I went grocery shopping. I chose this week to pick frozen veggie instead of fresh, since I lose motivation to cook fresh easily. So I got my thermic veggies, only frozen!
Also, I like fish, but I have trouble with getting raw fish from the meat dept. (I think it's the smell. :/ Anyway, I found Gorton's grilled Haddock in the frozen foods section, so I'm going to try it to see if it's good.
My challenge to overcome this week: Cardio everyday!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Oh, the weather outside is....
actually, not so bad today!
Happy November, Everyone! May you get into the spirit of the upcoming season whole heartedly like I am. (I get picked on because I have been playing Christmas music since June...)
Today is the next day I get weighed in and measured to track my progress. This past week has been horrible due to experiencing side effects from a medication I'm on which gives me extreme nausea (which I should be completely used to by now...) as well as loss of appetite. Now, usually, this wouldn't bother me much because the theory is that if you eat less you lose weight, right??? NOT! My body has gone into store-mode because it's not getting enough calories. That means it's storing the calories as fat which doesn't help me to lose anything, so instead of burning calories it's keeping 'em for a rainy day. :(
I fully understand the ramifications of plateau-ing. But, I'm okay with this only because of the extraneous circumstances in which I had to take a new medication for 7 days. If this med was going to be with me for longer, I'd have to find a different way to cope long term with the no appetite. Starting Thursday, I should be back on track with eating the way I should be. THIS IS IT PEOPLE! This is the time when you have to say to yourself, I can't control the situation, but I'm still MOVING toward my goal. I'm not giving up! This is a way different mindset than I've ever had before. Usually, I would come across an obstacle and give up, or, in this case, gorge myself on all those comfort foods I love after gaining my appetite back! Not this time! I'm aware and prepared to do this differently.
Awareness is the first step to change. Like I said in my very first post, "I'm Tiffany, and I'm a Carboholic." I'm aware of this and Thursday will be a time for me to keep that in mind when I get my appetite back.
Stay positive!
Happy November, Everyone! May you get into the spirit of the upcoming season whole heartedly like I am. (I get picked on because I have been playing Christmas music since June...)
Today is the next day I get weighed in and measured to track my progress. This past week has been horrible due to experiencing side effects from a medication I'm on which gives me extreme nausea (which I should be completely used to by now...) as well as loss of appetite. Now, usually, this wouldn't bother me much because the theory is that if you eat less you lose weight, right??? NOT! My body has gone into store-mode because it's not getting enough calories. That means it's storing the calories as fat which doesn't help me to lose anything, so instead of burning calories it's keeping 'em for a rainy day. :(
I fully understand the ramifications of plateau-ing. But, I'm okay with this only because of the extraneous circumstances in which I had to take a new medication for 7 days. If this med was going to be with me for longer, I'd have to find a different way to cope long term with the no appetite. Starting Thursday, I should be back on track with eating the way I should be. THIS IS IT PEOPLE! This is the time when you have to say to yourself, I can't control the situation, but I'm still MOVING toward my goal. I'm not giving up! This is a way different mindset than I've ever had before. Usually, I would come across an obstacle and give up, or, in this case, gorge myself on all those comfort foods I love after gaining my appetite back! Not this time! I'm aware and prepared to do this differently.
Awareness is the first step to change. Like I said in my very first post, "I'm Tiffany, and I'm a Carboholic." I'm aware of this and Thursday will be a time for me to keep that in mind when I get my appetite back.
Stay positive!
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