Friday, January 13, 2006

Losing weight

I forgot to blog about the fact that I began a weight loss programme on January 3rd. I had a fat version of a "lightbulb moment" after viewing the hundreds of Christmas photos in which I looked like a land-based version of a submarine. In not one of the photos did I look "nice" and the startling appearance of a double chin (where the hell did THAT come from!) has galvanised me into action.

So, I joined SparkPeople.com. It's a great online diet and exercise web site. I just entered my current weight, my goal weight, and my ideal per week weight loss (2lbs) and the SparkCalculator promised me that if I adhered to the daily calorie/carb/fat/protein limits, and met the required weekly exercise goals, that I would loose 50lbs by July.

If I loose said 50lbs - I will undoubtedly be Grenada's hottest, sexist, sweetest looking, finest-ass woman!

So far, 1.5kgs lost (sorry, my scale is a kilogram scale much to my annoyance) which translates to 3.3lbs. God! I hope that is not just water weight. I am being a very, very good girl. I have cut out all refined sugar, bread, pasta, root veg, rice, and most dairy. I am learning to read labels and count calories. A fit of aerated-drink withdrawal has led me to discover Diet Sprite, which tastes much, much better than any other diet soda - you can't taste the sweetener at all. Yay! I am faithfully chopping salads, measuring quantities and logging everything that passes my lips. And to tell you the truth, it's actually been easier than I thought. If I feel tempted, like today when a client dropped off BARS of Swiss chocolates for us, I just remember that the Christmas picture in which I looked the best (read: least bad) was one of me with my mouth full of food. Talk about motivation.

I still have not begun my recommended exercise routine and I know that unless I do I will definitely not start seeing the type of results I want to see. So..... next week's committment is to get moving.

And guess what? I'm kinda looking forward to it! July - here I come!!!

Posted by YingYang at 2:58 PM  

6 Comments

  1. Mad Bull posted at 8:37 PM  
    Good Luck!
  2. Stunner posted at 8:09 AM  
    Everybody seems to be battling with their weight. I've been battling with my fat for so long now. I am hitting the gym on average, 3 times a week. Gianed abou 3 pounds...not a bad thing, I want to loose the extra fat and that dutty belly but gain some muscles. The muscles are getting bigger, slowly but surely. All the best with you weightloss programme.
  3. Francine posted at 6:23 PM  
    hi there! i'm so happy i found your blog (I think I followed your link from acomment you posted on Chookoloonks) because I've been looking for a Grenadian blog.:) I'm Grenadian, though I haven't lived there since 1981, but I was just back for christmas with my husband. we live in France and right now I so want to be back on Grand Anse beach! That photo is gorgeous!
  4. Jon posted at 11:54 PM  
    congrats an good luck with the rest of your plan!

    got so inspired, i joined sparkpeople too :-)
  5. YingYang posted at 2:24 PM  
    Thanks for the support guys. Jon I am now addicted to SparkPeople. I'm there everyday faithfully logging my food intake. Francine, welcome my Grenadian sister!
  6. Jdid posted at 9:15 PM  
    good luck with the diet girl, dont forget the exercise

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