I hope your holidays were as enjoyable and excitable as mine. I spent my holidays in Orlando, Fl and Walt Disney World. It was truly a delight. I just simply love Epcot. I will be going back in this year or the next. But, this Christmas, I plan to be in Maui, Hi. Yoooohooooo! I love the warm tropical climates.
My weight loss is holding steady. I have lost a total of 50lbs and I have not lost much more. Maybe a pound more, give or take. Today, I have stopped taking Metformin(met). From the limited research that I have gathered, met destroys the B12 and 6 in your body. These minerals are what gives you the energy metabolism that your body needs. Afterall, I don't think met has helped me to lose weight. I have worked hard in the gym and in educating myself about nutrition; first, through a dietician, and now through my own research coupled with what I already knew from the dietician. I try to visit quality websites such as Harvard, Cornell etc... I don't seek this crazy stuff from the unlearned internet communities who tries to pimp invalid information across the internet for selfish gain. I like quality.
Moreover, this day, Feb. 1, 2012, I have stopped with the breads, both wheat/white, white pastas, all box cereals, all flours and most sweets. Now, I am not saying I won't ever eat a piece of bread again, but I won't eat it everyday like I've done in the past. I love myself some bread--wheat or white...just simply love it. Already I see a difference. This week, I am trying to jump back from a cold. So, my body is aching etc...However, I am holding to my guns.....don't shoot yet! I had none of the bad carby stuff in two days. That alone is a miraculous change. I have lost 1.5 lbs in two days refraining from bread. In addition, I am cutting back on meat. I will now only eat meat for 3 days a week, and no process salty meat either. I am leaning toward organic products for as much as I can find them in my little rural peninsula area. You would think that would be easy. NOT! Therefore, I have only worked out 2 days this week. Won't be going back to the stinky gym and its' "lusty overly testosteroned looking at my butt men while I'm trying to do cardio"until next week. I need to recuperate. Those men are stupid sexed out fools. I wouldn't touch them with a 10 foot pole. I live in a small rural area and the YMCA is all we got. I have to put up with it FOR NOW.
Ok, back to the weight thing:-) Today, I weigh 144lbs according to my scale. I am trying to get to 125lbs. My stomach is still holding on. I have a pouch. My waist line one inch above the naval is 30.5 inches. For every 6-8lbs that I lose, there is one inch that drops from the waist. I have been stuck in these 140s for over a month. I will be glad to see 140lbs right now. I planned to see 135lbs at the end of February, but NOT! I am 5'5 1/2." I am in a healthy weight zone. However, stomach fat increases the blood pressure(bp) and my bp has been between 130/90 and up for six months. The doc put me on 5mg isinopril. I am going to try the DASH diet and am already doing some of it now.
Nonetheless, I hope to get down in the 130s by the end of March. I am going to refrain from lifting weights in February. Usually that is a blocker to seeing the numbers that I want. Well, I got to go and attend to my teacher duties. Have a wonderful day:-)
