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I was always a yo-yo dieter... all through school...all my life... then, i got really serious... REALLY serious.. and I dropped about 40lbs.. (i'll post pic's) At the time, i was in my last year of college, so I could train at the school gym (and I trained some others too) and everything was great... being a broke college student, going to a small college with virtually no friends.. (which was my own fault for kind of being a hermit once I got married) I lived diet and exercise.... and then.. I graduated.... 
) I'm only going to do this for a short period of time to help me get removitated and also in part because my hubby has agreed to try atkins. After I get where I would like to be on that plan, i will switch back over to my well balanced diet.
..i just interviewed for a promotion at work, however, I already have a job offer out of state, that i have once my 10 year background clears.. ok.. pro's and con's...
.. i went to see a liver specialist and he said the protein powder didn't do it, because it's probably genetic.. but no alcohol... 
(damn) so for a while, i tried to avoid protein and that pissed me off because i knew i needed it for muscle... so that kinda made me feel like what's the point.. but now i've said screw it..somethings going to kill ya one way or another
...and until they do more tests, i'm going to just do what i want to do.. ( i go back at the end of Feb) So here I am... Tomorrow I begin the induction of the First Phase of Atkin's... i will post my daily meals and workouts... along with moods and all that stuff... feel free to post and comment.. Oh.. and my highest weight was over 180 (i stopped weighing at 180) My lowest was 122 (and I looked sick....even though, at the time I thought I was still fat) (i'm about 5'8 or 5'9) I'd like to get around 130-135, (i'm at 149 now) even though weight is not my focus, I want to be lean and muscular...I will get there...let the games begin
Ego, your crazy! I missed talking to you and emma! I need someone to help keep me in line... but i've got that.. "time to kick it into high gear" mindset going again... so this should be interesting 
i won't let myself, or you guys down... i promise 
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And more personal stuff, well.. i don't really know what's going on with my career ..i just interviewed for a promotion at work, however, I already have a job offer out of state, that i have once my 10 year background clears.. ok.. pro's and con's...job i have now.. bad pay, stressful yet rewarding, and i have made some great friends. the job i have once everything goes through = really good pay, stressful with lots of overtime, moving to a location that i know nothing about and know no one...BUT i will never make this kind of money in social work and I can advance very quickly... HOWEVER...i have always wanted to be a personal trainer..and I could still do so.. (even though i currently look like i ate a personal trainer now..lol) I could stay here, if i get the promotion, and get my personal training certificate pretty quick.. OR .... go with the other job, work my butt of for a few years, save up money...and get my certificate and have enough to one day open up my own little gym... (yeah..i'm a big dreamer) oh me... decisions, decisions... |
6 chicken wings cooked in olive oil and a little butter... OHHHHH... that will be saved for special occasions!
) That number WILL decrease.... it just takes some time and work
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Originally Posted by Journey
.. this morning I weighed 151.5!!! YIKES... )
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Originally Posted by Egoatdoor
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Originally Posted by b_reed23
hi there!! Looks good so far in here...we have pics, and weight...do we get some height and measurements??
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oh well... they will match the rest of my body later...
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Originally Posted by Journey
I think the lowest i've ever been was around 14.6%, but i'm not for sure.
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Like you are going to have bathroom issues! LOL 
You'll get your weight back down!
I'll be better than i was before
I'm just wondering, aren't you hungry all the time? I mean, two of your "meals" are mozzarella cheese sticks. Those can't be too filling.
actually, i'm not really hungry during the day... i'm usually on the go at work (i'm a social worker and i go to peoples homes a lot..and some of the homes make you not hungry ) I wasn't even reallly hungry tonight when I went to eat dinner but that chicken was just so tasty! It's kind of weird, but when i'm busy, i'm not hungry... but as soon as i run out of stuff to do.. i just get the munchies 
... and i'll probably start eating more turkey bacon with my cheese sticks..i just ran out two days ago, but i bought more tonight.. by the way.. great abs! 
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Originally Posted by Journey
actually, i'm not really hungry during the day... i'm usually on the go at work (i'm a social worker and i go to peoples homes a lot..and some of the homes make you not hungry ) I wasn't even reallly hungry tonight when I went to eat dinner but that chicken was just so tasty! It's kind of weird, but when i'm busy, i'm not hungry... but as soon as i run out of stuff to do.. i just get the munchies ... and i'll probably start eating more turkey bacon with my cheese sticks..i just ran out two days ago, but i bought more tonight.. by the way.. great abs! |
Thanks for the compliment, but they have since dissappeared.
Prolonged illness, weight loss, loss of lean body mass, and then gaining weight by eating junk. That's just about summarizes why. Bah. Gotta work extra hard.
hey, don't worry about it! it's a part of life... constant cycle To really appreciate the "good" sometimes you gotta go through the bad..but that makes the good really good afterwards You'll get back where you want to be in no time ... and the good news is, you were already their once, so your not a beginner again!! You already know the steps you have to take and the way to progress! Just don't stop!
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Originally Posted by aggies1ut
Didn't you have a journal on here before titled "Journal of the Journey?"
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) and yeah, ego's right.. never had a journal here.. i had one on bodybuilding.com called MINE but it looks like it got deleted because it became inactive on my behalf 
..i wish i would have kept it up.. it was pretty good when I think back on it.. crap.. gotta get ready for work .. here is my workout that I did this morning..
.. i had a REALLY long day at work today.. diet was pretty much the same as before, except i had one small bag of pork rinds as a snack (i had to work later than i thought and i was out of food, and this is what i found at the gas station) I also went out to "eat" at my favorite place.. "BAGELHEADS" .. yeah..sounds great right!?? well.. i didn't eat!! 
i just went to socialize.. i ate my salmon before we left and i just drunk diet sprite.. and I also had 1 diet root beer (but they were all 0 carbs, and no caffine) Then i came home and had a ton of meat.. i was freaking starving early this morning and late this afternoon.. don't know why.. but i just was.. and it's going to be a sore day tomorrow.. i can tell already.. lower back and hams are already screaming! but hey..as long as i'm challenged right
i know better than that! 
so i'm really thinking twice.. but the position was for a location in North Alabama.. and I really wanted to go to Tennessee... and then.. GUESS what i got in the mail... a letter from the state of Tennessee saying i'm scheduled to take a written exam for a position i applied to about 3 months ago... and it's for the 11th!!! so now i'm REALLY dumbfounded.. because..i'm up for the promotion at work... i have the other job that pays more, but if i get the promotion at work, it wont be that much more... and then..i have to move to a place i still don't know about... or i can go take the exam for the state job in TN..where I want to live... and see what happens... So anyway.. 
the point is.. i'm going to TN this weekend... could it be because i'm not used to eating that much fat??? i don't know.. but i sometimes think i'm ready for my old healthy diet.. but i'll give it to the end of induction.. and at least it will be easier to eat on the road for our trip if i can eat atkins foods... anyhoo.. enough weird stuff about my life...
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Originally Posted by Journey
Goals for this week include.. a LOT less red meat, more fish! NO eating when i'm not hungry.. being smarter about my choices.. and don't be disappointed next week!
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I think these are good goals for the week.|
so now i'm REALLY dumbfounded.. because..i'm up for the promotion at work... i have the other job that pays more, but if i get the promotion at work, it wont be that much more... and then..i have to move to a place i still don't know about... or i can go take the exam for the state job in TN..where I want to live... and see what happens...
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Arggg... What do you think you are going to do? What do you want MORE? Which one seems more interesting to you?| and i've had some weird side effects from this diet... the last few days i've woke up with my heart rate blarring... i mean.. it's waking me up... is that normal for atkins? |
Not that I have heard off... It could be your arteries having a spaz attack at all the cholesterol and saturated fats! |
and also.. bathroom wise.. i'm having the opposite of what you would expect from what would happen with no fiber.... could it be because i'm not used to eating that much fat???
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| time to wake the hubs up and try to convince him we should go the the beach to walk the dogs.. (there's a little secluded spot on the beach where you have to kinda walk through a wooded area to get too, but it's so nice!! we take the dogs there a lot.. not many people go, because there are alot of rumors about the spot..but so far, me and jason have been fine and we only go in the morning!) |
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Originally Posted by Emma-Leigh
Hey Kim!
I think this sounds good... Remember that atkins/keto is not an excuse to be unhealthy. you still need to think about saturated fat intake and vitamins/minerals and all those things... Fats should be things like olive oil, avocado, nuts/seeds while meats/protein should be low in sat. fats. I think these are good goals for the week. Thanks Yeah.. i get pretty grossed out when i go to do the dishes... Yuck! Arggg... What do you think you are going to do? What do you want MORE? Which one seems more interesting to you? i don't know! i don't know! I love my job now.. but i don't make that much...(will be about 7,000 more if i get the promotion) BUT i don't want to live here too much longer.. i mean, i've made great friends and i love my job, but i just don't want to settle down here..ya know? BUT the other job seems like i would make a bunch of money, but never get to enjoy it! and my ultimate goal is becoming a personal trainer.. so i could work my job now and pursue that on the side..(once i lose weight..i feel stupid saying i want to be a personal trainer the way i look now!) but i think me and jason would LOVE TN.. we want to have land..and all that stuff.. and TN is where we've talked about for a while..and now i have a chance! so i'm thinking... NO to the job my friends quitting.. stay here and work and hopefully go to TN.. ?? oh my oh my... Hmmm... Not that I have heard off... It could be your arteries having a spaz attack at all the cholesterol and saturated fats! Remember before when i didn't eat hardly ANY fat.. good or bad.. yikes.. my body's probably in shock.. Sometimes that can happen... yes... but it is usually with LOTS of fat... and often there has to be something wrong with your intestines too...(eg: amage from long term laxitive abuse can do it)... either that or you are taking something that is stopping the fat from being absorbed?? well i go back to the Dr. on the 17th to find out about my liver.. never used laxitives unless it was ABSOLUTELY necessary.. so that's been like 3 times in the last 23 years! lol.. not taking anything.. just a multivitamin.. and again.. it could just be my body not used to it..? Have fun Kim and give your puppies a big hug for me! |
I hope it is not anything serious.|
Originally Posted by Journey
diet today was better.. but still could be improved.. i had an egg/cheese omlete for breakfast...lobster with a little butter and shrimp for lunch... then a few chicken wings and a slice of swiss cheese for a snack..(ok.. yeah..that was the worst part of the day meal wise) and then lunch.. turkey italian sausage and i had to try my turkey meatloaf.. which was sooooo good!
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Geez.... You really need some help on the 'not-saturated fat thing'!!
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Originally Posted by b_reed23
what part of TN is the job in?? I am also in the state, so you'll know someone!! |
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Originally Posted by Emma-Leigh
Argg.. I forgot about your liver issues... Diarrhoea/problems with fat absorption can be caused by liver disease (and pancreas problems too)
I hope it is not anything serious.Arggg... Better?! Geez.... You really need some help on the 'not-saturated fat thing'!! What about an egg and avocado omlete for breakfast...?? And lobster, shrimp and olive oil for lunch...?? Then some salmon and walnuts for afternoon tea?? And instead of 2 whole eggs - put in 1 and add some olive oil!!! Hope you had a great day Kim! |
Come on now.. if all i can eat is meat and cheese for the first 2 weeks, i gotta make it somewhat tasty! (i'm not supposed to have nuts yet, and limited to up to 4 oz of cheese a day, and only 3 cups loose lettuce and 1 cup of another veggie like brocolli MAX) So i'm kinda border line in the food.. i'll give you an example.. and you'll see.. it's not THAT bad.. but it's not that great either.. .. i'm working on it i just know when i go back to the old eating habits there will be none of this rich luxious cheese and chicken wings and oatmeal... how i've missed my oats! Weight - 144.5 today |
Originally Posted by Journey
Good workout this morning.. saw myself in the mirror, feel slightly leaner.. realized.. i still have a good bit of muscle under all this fat..
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so soon..it will be revealed! Weight - 144.5 today
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Woo hoo!! Congrates! Well..i started last monday.. so this begining the second week... I'll probably end it next week.. but i'm not completely sure. A lot depends on where I am by then I might go slightly longer, for some reason I think i might have knocked myself out of ketosis about 5 days in..around the time the weird bathroom stuff started happening.. i think it might have been some of the pork rinds i ate 
..not sure.. but i'm not having those problems anymore, and the weight is dropping.. around that time, my weight went up a few lbs, and then slowly dropped.. so i might go an extra week, to make up for that. Jason's doing really well on the diet too.. he's lost 12 lbs and is working out along with me. 
I can't wait for tomorrow to be over! We are leaving for TN then and are going to make it a little Valentine's getaway as well 
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Originally Posted by Journey
Emma, I added a pic of the pups in my gallery just for you
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YAY!! Puppies!
Damn it! kinda having a fat day and needed to vent! i don't think i'm losing anymore! could i be gaining weight, but it just be some muscle? i'm just getting ticked...i'm ready for lots of veggies! i've had a bad snacking habit lately...and now i'm snacking on higher calorie foods than i would normally snack on. Next Monday or Tuesday, most likely i'll go back to my old healthier eating habits...i lost just as much weight back then..and i didn't feel like I was consuming a whole cow in the process... wow..lack of sleep makes me pretty negative.. Better get to bed early tonight! Test tomorrow at 8:30! (and i'm definately a stress eater...times like this i just want to munch and munch...must control this!)
There is nothing magical about keto - it is just another way to cut calories. And good luck for the test!
so we will be leaving in just a few minutes...just hope we don't get lost! i have yahoo directions and maps so we should be good. Just gotta drive careful! and this morning..i'm still trying to decide if it's atkins or no atkins...apart of me wants to give it the full 14 days... just so i can say on Tuesday morning..what the 14 days did... weight gain or loss..then i would know for sure... but damn it..as soon at those 14 days are up.. veggies..yummy veggies... but then again... i have no groceries at home...and a freezer full of meat! i would lose i'm sure...if i just kept my big mouth shut more!
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Originally Posted by Journey
i ended up putting in my two week notice at work on... i got a call from the other place that i have been waiting on..and i'm cleared to begin on Jan. 27th.. then I leave for training for 3 weeks on March 5th... i'm scared to death.. i hope i'm making the right decision.. i won't be moving for at least a year.. so i'm here for another year now... i've been sick because of my nerves since I found out i got the job.. i cried to my supervisor when i put in my 2 weeks..because I love my job..but i'll never make as much money as I will with this new job.. and my friend just QUIT the job i'm taking..to come back to the the job i have now... i'm so confused..and tired.. i sleep like 20 hours the whole Thursday-Monday... and i've been really bad when it comes to diet Sun-Tuesday... REALLY bad.. don't ask.. .i don't know what happened... and i know i have got to regain control... i'm just at a major turning point in my life and now i'm freaking out.. but that's still no excuse.. there are no excuses in this game..
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You sound utterly confused!!) You made yourself a 'goal' and you are going to stick to it!!
i'm going to miss my friends soooo much! i do some shadowing for a week and then i'm at for 3 weeks in March for Training...i can't wait for this..it's going to be a great mental challenge...and i plan on making it a physical challenge as well..i plan on working out hard and eating very very clean while i'm there..I can't wait!
Diet..all healthy! Lots of cottage cheese... Yummy!
today i started taking Universal Animal Cuts. I took it this morning and i was really hyped up within about 30 minutes... but then i took it this afternoon and i didn't really feel much from it. But i could definately feel it this morning... we'll see how this goes
20 minutes HIIT...whew... after my cool down, hr was 171.
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Originally Posted by Journey
diet great, cardio kick butt
20 minutes HIIT...whew... after my cool down, hr was 171. |
You are on a roll now!!
I feel like i'm FINALLY back! Today was my last day at work, and my co-workers are so great... they took me out to lunch (i had a grilled chicken salad...just chicken and veggies..yum!) and they gave me the sweetest card. I'm going to miss those guys...i made some great friends there, and the place was such a great place to work..just not much money in social work anyhow...i start my new job as an investigator on Monday... (i begin my week of shadowing) i spoke with the lady who will be training me and she sounds nice...hope we have a great week I got some back fat that i'm ready to banish can't believe i let that stuff creep back on me.. But hey... lifes a journey...quit bitching and start lifting.. right I just start seeing them having so much fun..and i get the what the hell attitude.. but gotta remember..it was that attitude that got me here again.. |
Originally Posted by Journey
Thanks Emma
I feel like i'm FINALLY back! |
YAY! That is what we want to hear! |
lifes a journey...quit bitching and start lifting.. right
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Now..the tough part... the weekend... I know i'm supposed to go have drinks with my friends... i'm going to try my damnest to say no... if i do drink anything at all, i'll only have diet coke and vodka.. but i really don't want any alcohol... I just start seeing them having so much fun..and i get the what the hell attitude.. but gotta remember..it was that attitude that got me here again..
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