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Friday, July 10, 2009

secrets revealed....

many of my dear loyal readers have been asking about my new "food plan"...so here it is...i was told in may that if i did not lose 100 pounds i would be dead in five years from cirrhosis...this is due to the fact that my liver is "excessively fat due to diabetes." the doctors suggested to have a "forced weight loss" by having lap band surgery...for those of you who know me you know that i do not do well with pain meds or anesthesia...i like to quit breathing...well the other night i was at books a million looking at the clearance rack...i have a love affair with clearance...anyway i found "dr. phil's ultimate weight loss solutions" book and food guide for $3.97!!!!! i was so pumped...i love dr phil cause he just puts it out there...thing is people are accepting of him when he does it but when i put it out there it does not go over so well...oh well!!! anyway so i begin reading the self help book...it is so good and sensible...he has very good points...he has it broken down into seven keys...he is adament that you do not skip forward...he equates going through this program like a college course...follow the syllabus...anyway...my favorite thing so far is that he said if "you eat something that slides down your throat it will slide on to your butt"...his piont is that you need to eat foods that you actually have to chew and work for...raw veggies for example...then there is the food guide that has the menus made out for you...now if you are like me...if you are told what to eat and how much you will do it...i fail when i have to come up with things to cook...i will post some of the menus over the weekend...so then he talks about water, water, water, ....i drink one cup of coffee in the morning and the rest of the day is water...he does say it is okay to put some of the sugar free kool aid packs in the water....on in the self help book he actually has behavioral audits...this shows you what triggers you to eat...like for me...it is at night because i am bored...i work all day and don't slow down to eat but because i am so tired when i get home i don't feel like doing anything else...

with all of this said, i have lost 25 pounds since june 1 and am walking 1 - 2 miles a day...i am very focused...the other key is that i have put my family pretty much on their own...they are not on board with me with this plan so they can find something to eat on their own...i should say my daughter wants to do it with me but she has been out of town...

when i hit 30 pounds i am going to put before and after pics on here...if you have any more questions, please let me know...this is the best plan i have ever done....

4 comments:

Hillary @ The Other Mama said...

I am so proud of you!! You go, girl!!

Dana said...

yea! I totally believe the water, water, water.. i found that if I drink nothing but water I can maintain my weight without worrying too much about what I eat.. Now losing weight, that's another story, I've finally got back to my pre-baby weight but nothing but exercise will lose it for me. The great thing about the water is that if you can just make yourself do it for a while, you will begin to crave it just like you did other drinks before. 25 pounds, that's awesome!

I'm going to be praying for you!

GIRL RAISED IN THE SOUTH said...

A secret, for sure! I am very prayerful and hopeful that you can stay with it. Dana is right about the craving water. I, too, struggle with my own weight loss. My biggest enemy--inactivity. I propose that we do this together, not as competition, but as support. I'll be your sounding board, and you be mine. We can share menus and meals together!

GIRL RAISED IN THE SOUTH said...

A secret, for sure! I am very prayerful and hopeful that you can stay with it. Dana is right about the craving water. I, too, struggle with my own weight loss. My biggest enemy--inactivity. I propose that we do this together, not as competition, but as support. I'll be your sounding board, and you be mine. We can share menus and meals together!