I haven't been following along as strictly as I could, but I have been drinking a bunch more water and am keeping with the diet about 3/4 time. At a week or so in, I've lost about 6lbs.
Weight: I incorrectly said I was at 226.8 at the beginning of this blog, but in reality I was 234. so I am now at 228.
Neck: 15.5"
Chest: 46"
R Arm: 13.5"
L Arm: 13.5"
Waist: 41"
Abdomen: 45.5"
Hips: 45.5"
R Thigh 21.5"
L Thigh 20"
R Calf 16.5"
L Calf 16.5"
Onward and upward to week 2!
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Hear That? That's the Sound of the Other Shoe, Dropping on my Steak
The blood testing kits came in the mail today, and I enthusiastically snapped them up and joyfully proceeded to discover what my blood type was (something I have never found out). After a couple of squeamish moments (and having to have my husband do the actual "stabbing" part) I found out I am Type A Neg. Brian is O Neg so he could give me a kidney if I needed it. This caused me to flash momentarily on the Futurama episode when Hermes gets demoted, and wants to jump off the Planet Express building and the Professor tells him to stop hogging that healthy liver....but I digress.
After looking through both books, going through and picking out our favorites off of the "Good" and "Neutral" Food lists in the Blood Type book and crossing off items we aren't supposed to have in the 4-Hour book, and then cross-referencing the list for items that fall on both lists, we now have a pretty good idea of what our shopping list is going to look like for the foreseeable future.
As a Type A, I am to try to go vegetarian as much as possible - but I am also thinking that maybe my gluten sensitivity could be tied to the fact that for a long time, I've been eating entirely the wrong thing. If you eat the wrong stuff long enough, your entire body goes out of whack. So I'm going to ignore the gluten free bit for awhile, and see how it goes following the mostly vegetable diet, with a little bit of meat. I'm allowed a little bit, but I will have to watch it.
And now, a moment of silence for those items that did not make the cut, and to which we bid a fond farewell to (at least until the first "cheat" day :) )
Brie
Parmesan
Cheddar
Blue Cheese
Ice cream
Bacon
Shrimp
Scallop
Lobster
Beef
Beef
Lamb
Toast
Olives
Potatoes
Oranges
Worcestershire Sauce
Soda
Black Tea
Goodnight, my lovelies. Dream of lots of cheese, and thick steaks.
After looking through both books, going through and picking out our favorites off of the "Good" and "Neutral" Food lists in the Blood Type book and crossing off items we aren't supposed to have in the 4-Hour book, and then cross-referencing the list for items that fall on both lists, we now have a pretty good idea of what our shopping list is going to look like for the foreseeable future.
As a Type A, I am to try to go vegetarian as much as possible - but I am also thinking that maybe my gluten sensitivity could be tied to the fact that for a long time, I've been eating entirely the wrong thing. If you eat the wrong stuff long enough, your entire body goes out of whack. So I'm going to ignore the gluten free bit for awhile, and see how it goes following the mostly vegetable diet, with a little bit of meat. I'm allowed a little bit, but I will have to watch it.
And now, a moment of silence for those items that did not make the cut, and to which we bid a fond farewell to (at least until the first "cheat" day :) )
Brie
Parmesan
Cheddar
Blue Cheese
Ice cream
Bacon
Shrimp
Scallop
Lobster
Beef
Beef
Lamb
Toast
Olives
Potatoes
Oranges
Worcestershire Sauce
Soda
Black Tea
Goodnight, my lovelies. Dream of lots of cheese, and thick steaks.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
The Books have Arrived!
Came home from work today to see that the two books I ordered, "Eating 4 Your Blood Type" by Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo and "The 4 Hour Body" by Tim Ferriss. The blood typing kits I ordered haven't arrived yet, but they should be here the next few days.
It's 5 months, 1 week & 5 days until March 21, 2014, which is my goal day.
Here are some starting statistics (don't judge to harshly, I'm fragile - and a bit poofy).
Height:
Weight: 226.8 (It's important to note that this is still down 9lbs from my heaviest ever - at 235. I lost 15lbs previously on IsaGenix and have thus far been able to keep at least some of it off. )
Neck: 16"
Chest: 46"
R Arm: 13.5"
L Arm: 13"
Waist: 41"
Abdomen: 45.5"
Hips: 45.5"
R Thigh 21"
L Thigh 22"
R Calf 16.5"
L Calf 16"
I will post "before" pictures the first day of the new diet, which will probably be Monday. Need some time to sort out all of the menu restrictions, plus it just seems fitting to start a new diet on a Monday.
It's 5 months, 1 week & 5 days until March 21, 2014, which is my goal day.
Here are some starting statistics (don't judge to harshly, I'm fragile - and a bit poofy).
Height:
Weight: 226.8 (It's important to note that this is still down 9lbs from my heaviest ever - at 235. I lost 15lbs previously on IsaGenix and have thus far been able to keep at least some of it off. )
Neck: 16"
Chest: 46"
R Arm: 13.5"
L Arm: 13"
Waist: 41"
Abdomen: 45.5"
Hips: 45.5"
R Thigh 21"
L Thigh 22"
R Calf 16.5"
L Calf 16"
I will post "before" pictures the first day of the new diet, which will probably be Monday. Need some time to sort out all of the menu restrictions, plus it just seems fitting to start a new diet on a Monday.
Saturday, October 5, 2013
So. I will be 32 years old on March 21st, 2014. I have made a goal of losing (as the title might suggest) 32lbs at least by then. I have decided to keep a blog of my progress.
Today I ordered 2 books, "Eating 4 Your Blood Type" and "The 4 Hour Body". They arrive on Tuesday. I am approaching this from with tools from several different plans, as one has never quite done the trick. I plan on going back to my gluten free diet, and incorporating the suggestions from both of the books mentioned above. I am also going to incorporate the occasional cleanse from Isagenix, with which I had a great 15lb loss success with when I tried their 9-day cleanse program last March, just before my birthday and stating my new job with Coffman Engineers. I think the combination of the 'instant gratification' of the cleanse with the sustainable life & diet changes provided by the blood type book, and they exercise program in the 4-hour book might do the trick.
I will post starting measurements & pictures later this week.
Today I ordered 2 books, "Eating 4 Your Blood Type" and "The 4 Hour Body". They arrive on Tuesday. I am approaching this from with tools from several different plans, as one has never quite done the trick. I plan on going back to my gluten free diet, and incorporating the suggestions from both of the books mentioned above. I am also going to incorporate the occasional cleanse from Isagenix, with which I had a great 15lb loss success with when I tried their 9-day cleanse program last March, just before my birthday and stating my new job with Coffman Engineers. I think the combination of the 'instant gratification' of the cleanse with the sustainable life & diet changes provided by the blood type book, and they exercise program in the 4-hour book might do the trick.
I will post starting measurements & pictures later this week.
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