Lisa's Weightloss Journal (comments welcomed!)

[Castillo Mom]

Hi Lisa! I'm still alive and kicking. I'm still on track but I'm at a plateau. I'm kind just holding steady and will wait and see what happens on my official weigh in. To be truthful, I weigh in every morning, but Monday is the "official" day. I've been checking your journal too and you're doing great. I'm still waiting for my 35 lb clippie which I'm sure I'll get soon. See ya later!

 

[Castillo Mom]

I'm baaack! Well, as you can see by my new clippie I've weathered the dieter's plateau storm. Whew! I weighed this morning (as I have very day this week) and found that I now weight 188 and 2 oz. Woohoo! I was getting worried there for a minute. I'm not going to post my menu for the past week, can't really remember other than that I had prime rib for dinner last night. It was served with green beans and baked potato. Baked potato? It was dripping with butter and sour cream. I asked that they substitutue with a side salad or extra veggies, but the waitress was not very accomodating. I was too tired to push the issue, so I figured I could just take it home to my hubby or just leave it on the plate. Well, I had two bites. That was the most delicious baked potato I've ever had in my entire life! Well, almost. I'm not sure how many carbs are in two bites, but I'm not concerned at all. The potato didn't make it home for fear I would want to eat it as a midnight snack, so it stayed on the plate. Well, I'm still at work so back to the grindstone.

 

[LAinSEA]

2 bites baked potato - can't be any more than...15 carbs. But what willpower - only 2 bites!

congrats again on getting the next clippie!

-Laurie

 

[Strings]

Congratulations on the new clippie! It really suits you.

 

[ZerasPride]

First on that beautiful new clippie and second on resisting that baked potato. You are doing great. I can't wait to hit onederland some day. Have a good one!

 

[Castillo Mom]

I haven't been doing a very good job at posting my menus lately, but I'm going to post yesterday's this morning before I get started with work.

12/19/03:
Breakfast-Um, let's just say I had good intentions of stopping by the Bistro (on-premisis restaurant where I work) but I got a little side tracked.

Lunch-Here's where things get interesting. The physician's I work hosted a lovely luncheon for us at a french restaurant. Temptations abounded! We started with appetizers, a tomato-basil mixture on very small pieces of buttered garlic toast. I ate one which couldn't have been more than 4-5 carbs since it was so small. Next appetizer was shrimp that had been sauteed in butter/garlic. Yes! I freely indulged in these. Next came ceasar salad which was very good and very fresh. For the main entree we had a choice between filet mignon, chicken marsala, halibut or salmon. I had the filet mignon sicne I was not in the mood for seafood or chicken. It was delicious and the portion size untipically generous. It was served with green beansand brocolli and some type of potato which I didn[t touch. It looked good though. Now for dessert. We had a choice of creme brulee or banana flambe accompanied by vanilla bean ice cream. I went ahead and had some of the ice cream and one tiny bite of banana. Not too shabby.

Dinner-One pork chop, diet Coke.

Even with the small indulgence I had, I still stayed within the 25-30 carb range yesterday. I weighed in this morning and I'm down a pound and I now weigh 187. Yay! Now back to work.

 

[ZerasPride]

Lisa - I'm so glad you were able to post! That lunch sounds wonderful. I was just telling my sister how low carb eating can be very satisfying and what you ate just proves my point. Who wouldn't want shrimp, steak, a salad and veggies for a meal and then a little taste of dessert? You truly can eat this way and not be or feel deprived. Good for you!

And down another pound. Girl, you are going to be disappearing in a minute if you keep this up! I am so proud of you. Keep up the great work! I weigh in on Monday. I am going to resist the urge to weigh in a day early. I'll report on what the scale says. I am hoping for a 2 pound loss. We'll see. Take care!!!

 

[Castillo Mom]

Just finished watching LOTR Two Towers which I think was too much stimulation and I can't to sleep, so might as well post today's menu.

12/20/03
Breakfast-Two slices of Orowheat whole grain bread, toasted; small cup of coffee. I went to the office today to catch up on my work so didn't have time for a full breakfast. The toast sure hit the spot though.

Lunch-Leftover pork chop from last night's dinner; diet Coke. Sugar free jello for dessert.

Dinner-Taco salad, diet Coke. Atkins ice cream, butter pecan which was delicious!

I plan on sleeping in tomorrow morning and a full day of house cleaning to follow. I'm baking a cake for the kiddos, so it's a good thing I have a stash of low carb desserts in the house. The kids are officially on winter break. Taxi mom gets a rest for two weeks, yay!

Lisa, thanks so much for your encouragement. I was worried last week since I hadn't losts, but I guess I kind of made up for it this week. It's hard to accept that we can't expect a loss every single week. (But I can hope can't I)? I'll be right there pulling for you at weigh in on Monday. Have a great Sunday!

 

[Strings]

Lisa-
Way to go. That meal sounds wonderful. I'm very impressed that you resisted eating most of the dessert. I have to abstain, or I'll eat the whole thing. Great job this week.
Beth

 

[Castillo Mom]

Well, I made it through today's baking session without a problem. Made 18 chocolate cupcakes for the kids and a spice bundt cake for hubby. My kitchen smells so good right now. Fortunately I have some Atkins butter pecan ice cream waiting for me.

12/21/03
Breakfast-Two scrambled eggs, hot link; water.

Lunch-Wasn't in the mood and I got too busy.

Dinner-Homemade chicken soup. Made sure I didn't have any chunks of potato in mine, only zucchini; diet cherry 7-UP.

My goal is to get my 40 lb clippie by 12/31/03. Seems like a reasonable goal since I'm at 187 right now. So that would mean 4 lbs to go in 10 days. Hmmm, maybe it's a little loftier than I thought. Oh well, I'll have to see how things go.

Beth, thanks for your encouragement! I know the feeling of taking one bite of something and ending up eating the whole thing! Sometimes I have willpower, sometimes I don't. Right now things are on the upswing for me, but who knows what temptations next week will bring what with coworkers bringing in goodies every day.

 

[lulu201]

Go, Lisa! Go, Lisa! Go, Lisa, go!

You're on your way to that 40 lb. clippie, girl. Just take it one pound at a time and you'll be there before you know it!

Best wishes at weigh-in tomorrow --
Erin

 

[ZerasPride]

You are doing so well! I just know you will earn that 40 pound clippie by the end of the year. I don't know how you resisted with all those wonderul smells that must have been coming from your kitchen. Of course having your own yummy dessert must help some so I'll keep that strategy in mind. I think I'm going to attempt one of the lc cheesecake recipes I've seen on line next week. Ever make one of those? I'll let you know how it turns out. Keep up the fantastic work!!!!

 

[Strings]

Lisa, way to go. I know you can get that next clippie. You are so determined.

 

[DoeWDW]

Hi Lisa! I've popped over to catch up on your journal - you're doing GREAT!! You have such willpower! Baking for my family while I'm trying to behave - there's no way I'd make it through without a cheat!!

Keep going with that healthy eating, and I'm sure that 40 pound clippie will be yours in record time!!

 

[lulu201]

Lisa, I just saw that CA had earthquakes today. Are you OK?
to you and yours.

Erin

 

[Castillo Mom]

Erin, thanks very much for asking about the earthquake today. Everything is just fine over here. The epicenter was about a hundred miles away. My husband called me at work to ask if we felt it, but I guess we were all too busy to notice. Apparently it rattled some windows around locally. Earthquakes happen fairly often in California but the majority aren't even felt. Guess it's one of the things we have to put up with in exchange for the beautiful weather.

Now for today's menu....

12/22/03
Breakfast-Two slices of low carb toast, coffee.

Lunch-Two hamburger patties w/cheese, broccoli, lettuce and tomato; Crystal Light.

Dinner-Leftover chicken soup; water. Atkins ice cream for dessert.

Doreen, Erin, Lisa and Beth, thanks so much for your support and encouragement. This experience has been much easier because of you wonderful ladies. I've never had so much support, and from folks who I've never even met before! It means more than you know. Thank you so much! I'll be checking up on you all tomorrow, I promise!

 

[DoeWDW]

Lisa, I'm glad to hear all is OK with you and your family. I was thinking of you when I heard the news.


Doreen

 

[Strings]

Lisa, I'm so glad you're okay. I probably won't be able to check inuntil Sunday, Going to my parents, and they have dialup. I just don't have the patience to deal with that. I hope you have a wonderful holiday.
Beth

 

[lulu201]

I just wanted to drop by and wish you happy holidays, Lisa!
Enjoy!

Erin

 

[Castillo Mom]

I'm at the office right now and finally have a moment of peace and quiet since no one else is here. I'll try to at least remember my menu from yesterday. The previous few days are basically a blur, but I pretty much stayed on plan.

12/26/03:
Breakfast-No time!

Lunch-Went out to lunch with my mother which was nice. Had a bunless avocado burger with a side of cottage cheese; ice tea.

Dinner-I ordered a pizza for the kiddos. Nothing but boring food in the fridge and we were out of produce! Settled for a hamburger patty (again) with cheddar cheese and two hot dogs (without the bun of course); diet coke.

I weighed yesterday and I'm down to 186 1/2. So that means I'm 2 1/2 pounds away from meeting my goal of 184 (40 lb milestone) by 12/31. I'm not sure what's going to happen in the next few days, but I'm going to try my best. I just don't want to be disappointed when I weigh in on 12/31.

Yesterday we got a new ekg machine and I was the guinea pig. Oddly enough they discovered that I have a resting heart rate of 46 which is really low. Basically anything below 60 is considered abnormal. Bradycardia isn't always a bad thing, athletes have a slower heart rate. The problem is I'm not an athlete, never have been. I'm a little concerned and will make an appointment for a physical with my doctor to see what's going on. In the meantime, I promised myself I wouldn't freak out because it doesn't mean anything is seriously wrong. Could be that's just the way my old ticker functions.