Week 24: Day 6: Work Events & Good Friends

I'm down 4 lbs from last week! This is good but not as good as I was hoping...so what went wrong?

Last week was the Employee Assistance Program Week so don't you think this should have helped me? Their idea of assisting the employees was by giving us muffins & Belgian Waffles first thing Monday morning and then cake Thursday afternoon! My problem is my addiction to carbohydrates (donuts, baked goods, chocolate etc.) so where they not helping me with this issue? I find it funny that these work place help programs encourage unhealthy eating. I guess they know that unhealthy food is a comfort to me!

The second event was a dinner at our good friends place. They are vegetarian and they're always making good food...we love visiting them! They know we're trying to lose weight so they always have a challenge on their hands when we come because I'm also a bit lactose intolerant so large amounts of dairy products our out of the picture. If I can keep to small portions then a visit to their place is OK but the food is always so darn good! We have decided we will not be sacrificing these dinner parties with our friends so I will just have to work harder to keep the portions smaller and drink more water while we're there.

These two minor brakes in my program caused me to get cravings at least 2 times last week in the evening. I had to have an extra chocolate protein shake on those nights. This extra food didn't make me gain weight overall but it did slow my loss this week.

I have one major goal for this next week and that's to get my food journal done everyday so they have a look at it next week. This may be able to help me out a bit so they can give me some tips. They're already a little worried about me because I'm not eating a variety of meals and the meals I'm eating are simple. Keeping the meals simple and the same is important so I can have continuity in my daily tasks because of my personality.

Have a great day!
-Ian

Week 12 Day 1: 100 Pound Detox

Since we have had trouble staying of program for the last few weeks we have been put on a special one week detox!

There is a new girl at the weight loss clinic that the company ships around to train staff. She also specializes in rapid weight loss! I'm very excited about this because she herself has lost 100 lbs!! It's nice to be getting info and advice from someone that has lost a lot of weight because you feel they understand you. If I have 150 lbs to lose and someone that has only lost 20 or 30 lbs is advising me I get in a mood...”Who are you to give me advice small fry!?!”

The excitement of being on the program has come back!

She has predicted about a 15 lbs loss for me and about 8 lbs loss for my wife in one week!

So what's the deal?

Well, first we had to spend MORE money to get extra supplements we don't have. Some to give us energy some to stimulate the thyroid and some to help clean the bowels.

Second, she cut our calories per day and gave us special meal plans. The meals are easy and good for on the go like chicken salad or smoothies. Our snacks are gone but we can still eat all the freedom food we want. Peppers, broccoli, asparagus, cucumbers, spinach and the other veggies low in natural sugars. If we are still hungry we're allowed to add a protein smoothie as a snack but I think we're trying to avoid that.

Third, she has recommended at least a 20 minute walk each day. We should lose a lot of weight without it but the loss should be very impressive with the walk each day.

Today was a first full day on detox and I'm already excited for our Wednesday appointment to see how much we lose!