Putting Technology to Use

Might as well use technology to help with weight loss. Since starting the Kaiser weight management program I've been use the Lose It app to log my products. Kind of boring since the same every day if not in the same order, but supposedly good practice for when we go back to food. Makes sense. You can also enter weight, goals, even exercise though I'm not doing that last one.

For exercise/movement related issues, I got a Fitbit which I just set up and am wearing for the first time today. No idea what it will say in terms of steps. Even though I no longer have a desk job (retired in September from a super sedentary job) I'm not exactly jogging through my day. But gotta start somewhere!

Woo Hoo! Eight Pounds Down First Week!

Despite being an "older, short" woman, my loss was one of the biggest in our group I think. Two women mentioned losing 3.5 pounds each, and one man, who was quite happy, said that he lost nine, but the leader pointed out that he was male, taller, etc. than most of us. So yeah, eight pounds down is good! (Official weight - 189.3) But we don't officially share our weight loss, and I certainly didn't mention mine!

I'm wearing the same outfit for weigh-in each week, and no shoes, to be consistent. Of course it won't stay 8 pounds a week! I know there's water weight lost the first week. I am NOT drinking all the water I'm supposed to - though more than I normally do! Something to work on.

The first on-product meeting was productive, with people sharing tips, and the commonality of being hungry, having cravings, getting headaches, dealing with people who don't know we're on a special diet. Seems like a good group.

Two people already dropped out! The reality of the products hit them, I guess. Hopefully the rest of us (17 I think) will stay the course.

My blood pressure was a little higher but I'm not worried. With weight going down it will go down too in time, I know.

So yeah, things are looking good! On to Week Two. I do have one dinner (paid for already, including wine) to survive on Saturday, but otherwise, should be smooth sailing - or as smooth as possible with less than 1000 calories per day. But it's temporary, a break from food, just for fifteen more weeks, I can do it.

Dreams...

Dreamt of ice cream and marshmallow sauce. That is all.

Hotel Does Not Equal Lots of Eating and Drinking!

So I'm in a hotel for two nights out of town, and normally hotel, vacation, away from home etc. means BRING ON THE YUMMY FOOD! So I'm struggling but winning the battle to stay on the program products even though there's room service and a great hotel restaurant and of course a mini
bar and lots of other opportunities to eat OFF program.

Also there's no scale here so can't weigh in till Monday morning when back home. But that might be a good thing because that scale had better have moved when I get back! And then Monday night will be the first cohort meeting since we went on product-only. Should be interesting!

The "Scale hasn't Moved" Blues

So I woke up early feeling absolutely empty. Like my stomach was the Grand Canyon. If you dropped a rock in it, it would fall forever. Not really a great feeling, but I thought, time to get on the scale. I must have lost a lot since I feel so empty. But sadly, no change from yesterday!

The Kaiser program leader said first week weight loss was double digits! It's day five and not seeing that. But maybe that's for men, and not "older short women" like me!

Tired........

Not too surprising on less than 1000 calories! Feeling wiped out. Glad I'm retired (as of September)  so I don't have to be getting up at oh dark thirty and then working eight hours. Wonder how the others in my "cohort" are doing this week...

Day Three - Woke Up Feeling Shaky

So they warned us we might feel headachy, a little shaky. Check and check. Headache yesterday, today woke up feeling shaky. (No pun intended - shakes, shaky, get it?)

I can't say I'm hungry exactly, but I've been having cravings. A steak. Salmon. Pasta with butter and Parmesan cheese.

Plus, food is everywhere. A number of Facebook groups I'm in post recipes, food, etc. Scroll scroll scroll. And I am so used to eating the kids leftovers. (I live next door to my one, three and eight year old grandchildren, who I babysit five days a week but am pretty much with the rest of the time anyway!) Leftover grapes, etc. almost made it into my mouth.

I did remember to weigh myself before eating or drinking anything today. 189, so down four pounds from the 193 on Monday?? But they do say the first week it's all water weight. Or just having nothing in your digestive system! But down is good. Hanging in here...