Day 2 of Phase 1

Well is was very shocked with this mornings weigh-in. From 183lbs to 179lbs! 4lbs is A LOT. I am guessing it is mostly water weight, but it's nice to see the scale moving.

The doctor's office called today to tell me that although it's not urgent, he'd like to speak to me about my test results. I booked in for the 28th. About 10 minutes later they called back to say it was more urgent than that and I'm now booked in for Thursday (17th). I am slightly concerned. I can deal with diabetes...but I'm constantly worrying that the day will come when I'm diagnosed with cancer, like Mum. I really need to try and keep it off my mind for the next 2 days. Won't be easy!

No exercise again today...still dealing with strep throat. Once this heals up I will start though.

Meals coming a bit later...

Day 1 of Phase 1

New diet begins today!

Starting weight: 185lbs

Current weight: 183lbs

A brief overview for how the next 2 weeks to a month will look:

• Lots of protein - chicken, lean beef, pork, fish, seafood, low-fat cheese, eggs and nuts
• Lots of vegetables - everything, including beans and lentils, but excluding potatotes (including sweet/yam), corn, beets and carrots
• Drinks - no beer, wine or anything with sugar - small amounts of skimmed milk and anything sugar-free

Now today wasn't a perfect example of how I should eat. The plan is

breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack. But I woke up with a VERY sore throat and it turns out I have strep throat. As a result, I didn't want to eat quite as much.

Breakfast:

Sauted red onions, 4 colours of bell peppers, tomatoes, garlic and a slice of bacon. Scrambled in 3 eggs and added salt and pepper and parsley. Sprinkled a mix of cheeses on top.

At lunch I finished the eggs above and also had some raw sugar snap peas

Dinner was my favourite! I stuffed a chicken breast with spinach, garlic and feta cheese, grilled some asparagus in olive oil, salt and pepper and then made a small salad of sliced cherry tomatoes and sliced mini Boccancini cheese, seasoned with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and salt and pepper. The whole meal was delicious.

I ended the day with a couple of peanuts and a few slices of chicken breast.

No exercise...just too ill. Spent the day in bed.

Starting over...forever

Well I have been here before...fat! Back in 2000 I gained 50lbs in 6 months. I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. At that point, armed with a crying baby, a husband who worked all the time and likely a little postpartum depression, that fat wasn't going anywhere.

I then had another baby in 2003 and that didn't help. I finally reached my highest weight of 185lbs. I was miserable! But this time my outlook was better. January 2004 I told myself it was time. I didn't want to be an overweight 26 year old. So I began Weight Watchers Online.

By June of 2004 I was down to 131lbs. I was thrilled and felt like a million bucks! But then time marched on and my absolute love of food...and my hatred of jogging...took over and I stopped being strict. Then Mum got sicker. I just stopped caring. I was a Mum and it took up all my time...no time to be me.

Fast forward to the present. Back up to 185lbs and starting to have some negative effects on me. I am fearing diabetes…Mum had it, I had gestational diabetes during both pregnancies and I also have PCOS which leads to insulin resistance and diabetes. So off to the doctors I go and the tests begin. I am currently waiting for results, but do feel that I am diabetic or at least pre-diabetic.

My doctor suggested a diet and as I’d done some research, I also had some ideas. We came to a conclusion and I have decided to start. This blog will be a journal for me as I hopefully improve my health and fitness.