Wow. I am all over the place today. On a roller coaster.
I woke up to find no weight change = grumpy face. Waiting patiently for magnesium to kick in. I also think this is some psychological response to finally being 142 or less, which is a magical/angry number for me (yes, Lisa, a number which is your fault and unfortunately is one of those things towards which I will always hold a grudge).
THEN, I went and checked my email (because God forbid I wait until I get to work), and YAY Korean school has officially offered me the job / sent me a contract!!! ^______^
Was very late to work... then spent time at work looking over the contract, sending questions/concerns to my recruiter/the school, and forwarding good news to my parents. Because of this, didn't have much prep time for class (to which I was also late), which stressed me out but turned out okay because we didn't actually discuss the reading. Instead we did small group consultations for our degree projects - and I got a lot of good ideas about my project.
Time for tea before next class. Hello Smooth Move. And time for an apple, because I didn't have vinegar with which to dress my lettuce, so I didn't want to eat my "lunch." I wish now that I had. Found out I inadvertently pissed off my dad with communications.
Next class very fun. However, I started to get more jittery/weak feeling - which is kind of what I get in place of hunger now - probably all low blood sugar symptoms.
Back to work - already feeling v. accomplished, although still a little unhappy physiologically.
Am also reviewing Dad's contract feedback. Am alternately feeling stupid for sending such a hasty response to the recruiter, and relatively justified because I feel like I addressed most of his concerns already, or already know the answers to the ones that I didn't.
I'm pretty happy I just get to go home tonight. Even if I do just get to go home and write a memo and work on my degree project.
Captain's Log, stardate 2013.430
Wakeup: (6:30am, 6 hours of sleep)
Snack (11:00am)
- apple
Lunch (1:45pm)
- chicken
- lettuce'n'vinegar
Dinner (7:30pm)
- beef
- kale chips
Snack (0:00pm)
- oops
Bedtime (12:00am)
Water: 48oz
Tea: 66oz
30 April 2013
29 April 2013
HIGH FIDELITY (DAY 8)
Monday, Monday. I've been singing the silly Mommas & Poppas song all morning. Which is stupid, because it's a very "pro-Monday morning" kind of song, and I am emphatically "no-no-Monday morning" song. Actually, now that I'm listening to the whole song... it's a little confusing. Do they like Mondays or not? They seem to be okay with mornings at first, but then later they say you can find them "crying all of the time" on Mondays...
This is a typical thing for me to do on Monday morning - ignore reality by getting overly involved in pop song lyrics.
Things are good so far. Haven't felt hungry at all the past couple of days - yay! Need to have more regular bowel movements, sans Smooth Move tea ('cause that's more cramping than I need in my life, thankyouverymuch), so Doctor says magnesium at night. So back to the Whole Foods vitamin section I go!
Yeah, today was definitely a 7. I think eating earlier helped - I actually had lunch at 11, and dinner around 5. Also, helps me get to bed a little earlier, potentially. ^__^
Captain's Log, stardate 2013.429
Wakeup: (6:30am, 6 hours of sleep)
Lunch (11:00am)
- halibut w/pepper & dill
- kale chips w/onion powder
Snack (3:30pm)
- hard-boiled egg white
Dinner (5:30pm)
- chicken
- lettuce'n'vinegar
Snack 8:00pm
- apple
Bedtime (12:00am)
Water: 96oz
Tea: 68oz
Also, just because it's awesome, here's an amazing version of "I Say a Little Prayer" by Aretha Franklin. Complete with awkward/bad youtube slideshow.
This is a typical thing for me to do on Monday morning - ignore reality by getting overly involved in pop song lyrics.
Things are good so far. Haven't felt hungry at all the past couple of days - yay! Need to have more regular bowel movements, sans Smooth Move tea ('cause that's more cramping than I need in my life, thankyouverymuch), so Doctor says magnesium at night. So back to the Whole Foods vitamin section I go!
Yeah, today was definitely a 7. I think eating earlier helped - I actually had lunch at 11, and dinner around 5. Also, helps me get to bed a little earlier, potentially. ^__^
Captain's Log, stardate 2013.429
Wakeup: (6:30am, 6 hours of sleep)
Lunch (11:00am)
- halibut w/pepper & dill
- kale chips w/onion powder
Snack (3:30pm)
- hard-boiled egg white
Dinner (5:30pm)
- chicken
- lettuce'n'vinegar
Snack 8:00pm
- apple
Bedtime (12:00am)
Water: 96oz
Tea: 68oz
Also, just because it's awesome, here's an amazing version of "I Say a Little Prayer" by Aretha Franklin. Complete with awkward/bad youtube slideshow.
TOODLES.
28 April 2013
GLOBETROTTING (DAY 7)
Kale chips are my new best friend. Which is great, because now I've expanded my vegetable options to THREE different things (Lettuce, Cucumber, & Kale)!
Felt half decent today - I'm tempted to say I've finally bumped up to a "7" on the feel-good scale. But I wasn't a 7 all day, so... 6.85. Yeah. That feels right.
I think the best thing I did was eat relatively soon after waking up. But I also got my second night in a row of 9+ hours of sleep, so it's hard to say what the better feelings were really from. Anyway, I'm resolved to wait to eat till tomorrow at lunch as per usual, and see if that was the culprit - if it was, then I'll probably start a different eating schedule that's more like "brunch, snack, early dinner, snack," and see if that makes things sit better. It would also prevent me from eating dinner at 9pm, which is probably a good strategy. You know, for life in general.
In other new, today's been busy. Like, all over the map busy. Woke up, showered, watched some project runway and cleaned the house a bit, discovered ants, went to the store, cleaned the apartment and rid myself of the ants via vacuum, traps, and raid, found out my step-grandmother passed away (T_T), finished the outline for my degree project, and actually started on a memo for class that isn't due for another 4 days. I might try and do some laundry as well. I feel pretty damn accomplished, actually. And what's always surprising about that is I look back on my day and go, "Hey, that wasn't so hard. Being productive wasn't so bad." Which makes me think it would/could/should be so easy to be so much more successful at life than I am at present. :P
Captain's Log, stardate 2013.428
Wakeup: (10:30am, 9.25 hours of sleep)
Lunch (12:00pm)
- beeeeef
- kale chips w/onion powder
Snack (3:30pm)
- strawberries
Dinner (6:00pm)
- chicken
- cucumber smoothie (still mostly gross)
Snack (8:45pm)
- apple
Bedtime (12:00am)
Water: 128oz
Tea: 56oz
Felt half decent today - I'm tempted to say I've finally bumped up to a "7" on the feel-good scale. But I wasn't a 7 all day, so... 6.85. Yeah. That feels right.
I think the best thing I did was eat relatively soon after waking up. But I also got my second night in a row of 9+ hours of sleep, so it's hard to say what the better feelings were really from. Anyway, I'm resolved to wait to eat till tomorrow at lunch as per usual, and see if that was the culprit - if it was, then I'll probably start a different eating schedule that's more like "brunch, snack, early dinner, snack," and see if that makes things sit better. It would also prevent me from eating dinner at 9pm, which is probably a good strategy. You know, for life in general.
In other new, today's been busy. Like, all over the map busy. Woke up, showered, watched some project runway and cleaned the house a bit, discovered ants, went to the store, cleaned the apartment and rid myself of the ants via vacuum, traps, and raid, found out my step-grandmother passed away (T_T), finished the outline for my degree project, and actually started on a memo for class that isn't due for another 4 days. I might try and do some laundry as well. I feel pretty damn accomplished, actually. And what's always surprising about that is I look back on my day and go, "Hey, that wasn't so hard. Being productive wasn't so bad." Which makes me think it would/could/should be so easy to be so much more successful at life than I am at present. :P
Captain's Log, stardate 2013.428
Wakeup: (10:30am, 9.25 hours of sleep)
Lunch (12:00pm)
- beeeeef
- kale chips w/onion powder
Snack (3:30pm)
- strawberries
Dinner (6:00pm)
- chicken
- cucumber smoothie (still mostly gross)
Snack (8:45pm)
- apple
Bedtime (12:00am)
Water: 128oz
Tea: 56oz
PEACE OUT, BITCHES.
^__^
WEEK 1 RECAP
Really, I should be posting these tomorrow or Tuesday, but I have more time on Sundays so I'm gonna post weeklys on Sundays.
As of today, after 6 days of eating only 500 calories per day while taking pharmacy-grade sublingual HCG hormone drops, I have lost 8.4 pounds, and 6.4 inches. That's pretty ridiculous.
I'm trying to keep track of everything, so I might have a better idea of what effects my losses - I already think drinking more water (and more water than tea) is definitely important. And I lost the least today, actually, and I think that's because yesterday I got my heart rate up running after a bus, which I'm not supposed to do.
Here's the numbers/graphical data, because Yes, I am that much of an Excel nerd. Remember the first two days were "gorging" days, hence the weight gain. (I think calling them "loading" days sounds much nicer.)
So, overall... The good news definitely outweighs any negative feelings I have towards my energy level or inability to have a corn dog. CORN DOG YOU WILL BE MINE AGAIN ONE DAY, BUT NOT THIS DAY. I feel like I'm adjusting well - it's definitely a learning curve, and trying to adjust your life so that you're still in a good place each day. I'm excited for Week 2, 3, 4, etc - and what changes that time is going to bring.
As of today, after 6 days of eating only 500 calories per day while taking pharmacy-grade sublingual HCG hormone drops, I have lost 8.4 pounds, and 6.4 inches. That's pretty ridiculous.
I'm trying to keep track of everything, so I might have a better idea of what effects my losses - I already think drinking more water (and more water than tea) is definitely important. And I lost the least today, actually, and I think that's because yesterday I got my heart rate up running after a bus, which I'm not supposed to do.
Here's the numbers/graphical data, because Yes, I am that much of an Excel nerd. Remember the first two days were "gorging" days, hence the weight gain. (I think calling them "loading" days sounds much nicer.)
The numbers I find more exciting, however, are the measurement inches. I was pretty shocked at my waist (1.5 inches) and my belly button (1.75 inches). Even though that's the area where I know I lose weight the fastest, it's still impressive. The only thing that didn't go down was my calves, which is unsurprising since they're pretty much all muscle, at least at the thickest part of my calf.
So, overall... The good news definitely outweighs any negative feelings I have towards my energy level or inability to have a corn dog. CORN DOG YOU WILL BE MINE AGAIN ONE DAY, BUT NOT THIS DAY. I feel like I'm adjusting well - it's definitely a learning curve, and trying to adjust your life so that you're still in a good place each day. I'm excited for Week 2, 3, 4, etc - and what changes that time is going to bring.
27 April 2013
MARGOT TENNENBAUM (DAY 6)
Restocking day. It is so unbelievably easy to spend $100 in Whole Foods, especially if you're buying vitamins. And top sirloin beef (the only beef I'm allowed to eat). The cat's diet is improving a lot from this as well, as he gets all my meat scraps from trimming things to 4oz. And there's lettuce/greens in the kitchen again, which send him through the roof. Seriously, he gets more excited for spinach than he does for catnip.
Also, I love my broiler. Why did I never use the broiler feature on an oven before this year? It is amazing and fast. ^_^
So, bought the liver support vitamins that Doctor recommended - hopefully those will help me feel a little better. Again, it's not like I feel particularly bad, it's just that I don't feel wonderful. I'm like a 6.5 on the feel good scale, and I would like to be more in the 7-9 range. 9-10 doesn't really happen unless I get to crossfit, so I'm not shooting for 10s. SACRIFICES MUST BE MADE. Really, 6.5 just means I don't get to my normal level of happy/peppy/excitable, etc. It leaves me feeling a bit like I'm pretending to be Margot Tennenbaum, which is not really my normal state of affairs.
Anyway, I'll let you know some real numbers tomorrow.
Captain's Log, stardate 2013.427
Wakeup: (10:00am, 9.75 hours of sleep)
Snack (2:20pm)
- apple
Lunch (3:30pm)
- beeeeef
- lettuce'n'vinegar
Dinner (10:00pm)
- chicken (w/curry & garam masala)
- kale chips
Snack (0:00pm)
- uhm, didn't eat this
Bedtime (1:15am)
Water: 106
Tea: 42
TA.
Also, I love my broiler. Why did I never use the broiler feature on an oven before this year? It is amazing and fast. ^_^
So, bought the liver support vitamins that Doctor recommended - hopefully those will help me feel a little better. Again, it's not like I feel particularly bad, it's just that I don't feel wonderful. I'm like a 6.5 on the feel good scale, and I would like to be more in the 7-9 range. 9-10 doesn't really happen unless I get to crossfit, so I'm not shooting for 10s. SACRIFICES MUST BE MADE. Really, 6.5 just means I don't get to my normal level of happy/peppy/excitable, etc. It leaves me feeling a bit like I'm pretending to be Margot Tennenbaum, which is not really my normal state of affairs.
Anyway, I'll let you know some real numbers tomorrow.
Captain's Log, stardate 2013.427
Wakeup: (10:00am, 9.75 hours of sleep)
Snack (2:20pm)
- apple
Lunch (3:30pm)
- beeeeef
- lettuce'n'vinegar
Dinner (10:00pm)
- chicken (w/curry & garam masala)
- kale chips
Snack (0:00pm)
- uhm, didn't eat this
Bedtime (1:15am)
Water: 106
Tea: 42
TA.
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