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norsegirlSo I'm surfing the Oprah.com site today (yes, bored housewives do this) and there was an add for Special K's new fad diet thingy. I have no doubt in my mind that this is probably an unhealthy way to lose weight... and yet, I am intrigued by their claim. 5lbs and 1.3 inches sounds like a sweet deal. I'm also more than a little skeptical. 5 lbs in two measly weeks? Who did they test this study on anyway? People like me who only need to lose a bit, or people who really could stand to shed, well, a *me*.
So I figure sure, why not, what do I have to lose? Starting Monday (I have Tim Horton's donuts in the house and I'll be damned if I have to give them up before I get a chance to eat them, and besides, the weekend is a crappy time to start) I'll measure and weigh myself and follow their stupid plan religiously. Heck, I'll even try to get off the couch, walk the dogs, hit this gym I bought a membership to and never go to, and we'll see how it goes. I'm due for my period, so I should be nicely bloated at the start. That combined with the increased activity, means really, there is no way I shouldn't be losing weight. Nature will be working in favour of the Special K people. I'll journal my progress as I go. If you want in on the "Special K" filter, just pipe up. Otherwise I'll spare you the boring details of what I'm eating every day. And we'll see if I can meet this "average" weight loss claim.
So... a little about where I'm starting from. At 5'3" I weighed 115-118 (depending on the time of the month) in high school. My scale right now says I weigh 136. I think it may err to the light end of the spectrum while the old scale was heavy. The doctor seemed to think I was about 142 at my physical (if memory serves). I may be more than 20lbs over my high school weight. The skinniest I ever got was 106. It was after a week or so of crashing depression when eating made me nauseous. I did not look healthy. I did a little stint at 110 or so right before the big dip (yeah, more depression, no, not diagnosed depression, just breaking up with scum-bag boyfriends "depression"), which I was able to maintain for about 6 months. I figure my body's "comfy place" should be somewhere around 120. Ideally, that's where I'd like to be when I hit the beach in June. With only 5 or 6 weeks I realize that is probably impossible. Ah well, I'm counting on being able to maintain any weight I lose this year until next year's bikini season. And anyway, no matter how much weight I lose, it will still contribute towards looking better in a swimsuit.
Wish me luck folks.
For the sake of comparing my eating habits before, during and after, let's start with journalling what I ate today...
Can't remember anything before dinner (no, honestly can't. Doesn't mean I didn't eat, just didn't keep track)
Dinner: Romaine salad with grilled garlic chicken, parmesan cheese, creamy caesar dressing (regular variety, Wal-Mart was out of light) a couple glasses of skim milk and two After Eight mints.
Will attempt to not eat any more before bed.
So I figure sure, why not, what do I have to lose? Starting Monday (I have Tim Horton's donuts in the house and I'll be damned if I have to give them up before I get a chance to eat them, and besides, the weekend is a crappy time to start) I'll measure and weigh myself and follow their stupid plan religiously. Heck, I'll even try to get off the couch, walk the dogs, hit this gym I bought a membership to and never go to, and we'll see how it goes. I'm due for my period, so I should be nicely bloated at the start. That combined with the increased activity, means really, there is no way I shouldn't be losing weight. Nature will be working in favour of the Special K people. I'll journal my progress as I go. If you want in on the "Special K" filter, just pipe up. Otherwise I'll spare you the boring details of what I'm eating every day. And we'll see if I can meet this "average" weight loss claim.
So... a little about where I'm starting from. At 5'3" I weighed 115-118 (depending on the time of the month) in high school. My scale right now says I weigh 136. I think it may err to the light end of the spectrum while the old scale was heavy. The doctor seemed to think I was about 142 at my physical (if memory serves). I may be more than 20lbs over my high school weight. The skinniest I ever got was 106. It was after a week or so of crashing depression when eating made me nauseous. I did not look healthy. I did a little stint at 110 or so right before the big dip (yeah, more depression, no, not diagnosed depression, just breaking up with scum-bag boyfriends "depression"), which I was able to maintain for about 6 months. I figure my body's "comfy place" should be somewhere around 120. Ideally, that's where I'd like to be when I hit the beach in June. With only 5 or 6 weeks I realize that is probably impossible. Ah well, I'm counting on being able to maintain any weight I lose this year until next year's bikini season. And anyway, no matter how much weight I lose, it will still contribute towards looking better in a swimsuit.
Wish me luck folks.
For the sake of comparing my eating habits before, during and after, let's start with journalling what I ate today...
Can't remember anything before dinner (no, honestly can't. Doesn't mean I didn't eat, just didn't keep track)
Dinner: Romaine salad with grilled garlic chicken, parmesan cheese, creamy caesar dressing (regular variety, Wal-Mart was out of light) a couple glasses of skim milk and two After Eight mints.
Will attempt to not eat any more before bed.
