September 2012 post (can't remember when I wrote this one)
Situation:
So, I have managed to lose over 40 pounds and keep it off since I started this journey back in December. I recently started a new, very sedantary, job with a crazy travel schedule and lots of money for expensing food. I got a little too excited for not having to pay for my meals for half of the week anymore, and started buying more than I could chew. I stayed conscious of they types of food I was eating, so no crazy fast food binges. I frequent trader joe's and whole foods with the corp. credit card. I've come to realize, that even though I'm still eating a majority of healthy food, I'm eating more healthy food than I was before. In short, too much of anything does not produce the desired results (even if its healthy). I also came off of a high of working out 2-3 hours per day for 4-5 days a week when I finished school in May and didn't have to work until August. I dropped a lot of my pounds in those few months while I was cooking for myself and burning fat because I had lots of free time. All of a sudden, I have no free time, or very limited free time as a full time employee of someones company. My workouts have moved to more like 2-3 times per week if I'm lucky. And some of those are only 20 mins, while some are 60 mins. So what do you get when you increase food and reduce exercise....drum roll....weight gain! I gained back 3 pounds since I started working. I also hurt my shoulder lifting weights so my muscle mass in my upper body is dwindling given the reduction in weights and pushups.
Action:
The intervention...
When the time reduces and the exercise does too, there is only one way to continue weight loss, the diet. In order to allow me to not have to think to hard about food prep, or reduce my need to cook but still be able to be healthy, I'm trying a new program. It is called Take Shape for Life. It is comprised of 5 meal replacements and 1 lean and green meal. It was referred to me by a brother who lost 60 pounds on the program. Today is my first day. I thought that I could use the blog to write about what I'm feeling with this foreign food. It's apparently piled with a lot of nutrition, but the portions are tiny. The good thing is only 2-3 hours can go by before you eat again, so albeit small amounts, the eating is frequent which may curve hunger eventually.
It is lunch hour at my job now. A lot of people eat at their desk. I can smell soup and possibly Indian food. It's a little painful, but I will reach about 2.75 hours shortly and I will be able to pull out my lunch as well. Medifast Chili. I hope it tastes good. I'm starting to get hungry, but I'm trying to stretch it out since I spend so many hours awake.
Ok, this was an unfinished post, but I decided to publish anyway...
Situation:
So, I have managed to lose over 40 pounds and keep it off since I started this journey back in December. I recently started a new, very sedantary, job with a crazy travel schedule and lots of money for expensing food. I got a little too excited for not having to pay for my meals for half of the week anymore, and started buying more than I could chew. I stayed conscious of they types of food I was eating, so no crazy fast food binges. I frequent trader joe's and whole foods with the corp. credit card. I've come to realize, that even though I'm still eating a majority of healthy food, I'm eating more healthy food than I was before. In short, too much of anything does not produce the desired results (even if its healthy). I also came off of a high of working out 2-3 hours per day for 4-5 days a week when I finished school in May and didn't have to work until August. I dropped a lot of my pounds in those few months while I was cooking for myself and burning fat because I had lots of free time. All of a sudden, I have no free time, or very limited free time as a full time employee of someones company. My workouts have moved to more like 2-3 times per week if I'm lucky. And some of those are only 20 mins, while some are 60 mins. So what do you get when you increase food and reduce exercise....drum roll....weight gain! I gained back 3 pounds since I started working. I also hurt my shoulder lifting weights so my muscle mass in my upper body is dwindling given the reduction in weights and pushups.
Action:
The intervention...
When the time reduces and the exercise does too, there is only one way to continue weight loss, the diet. In order to allow me to not have to think to hard about food prep, or reduce my need to cook but still be able to be healthy, I'm trying a new program. It is called Take Shape for Life. It is comprised of 5 meal replacements and 1 lean and green meal. It was referred to me by a brother who lost 60 pounds on the program. Today is my first day. I thought that I could use the blog to write about what I'm feeling with this foreign food. It's apparently piled with a lot of nutrition, but the portions are tiny. The good thing is only 2-3 hours can go by before you eat again, so albeit small amounts, the eating is frequent which may curve hunger eventually.
It is lunch hour at my job now. A lot of people eat at their desk. I can smell soup and possibly Indian food. It's a little painful, but I will reach about 2.75 hours shortly and I will be able to pull out my lunch as well. Medifast Chili. I hope it tastes good. I'm starting to get hungry, but I'm trying to stretch it out since I spend so many hours awake.
Ok, this was an unfinished post, but I decided to publish anyway...
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