November 19th - November 26th, 2012
Almost a month has gone by since I started the WIO diet. I won't lie, this week was a challenging week. If you read my post about Thanksgiving you will know why.
One thing that I hadn't mentioned in the Thanksgiving post was that I got a little frustrated and irritated. This is the first time that I have noticed myself getting that way. I feel that it was more that I wasn't able to eat the same foods as everyone else. A prime example was Thanksgiving night or the night after, when someone in the family came downstairs and they had two delicious looking turkey sandwiches and a plate full of sour cream and onion Lay's potato chips and drinking a Dr. Pepper. I literally could smell it all and I had to leave the room, only to go upstairs where everyone had made more food and I thought I was going to break.
As for my energy levels, I feel like I am right where I was at before the diet began. I am excited that I got some workouts in this week and didn't feel like I was going to fall over due to lack of energy.
Overall though, I felt like it was a break through week for me. I felt I made big strides in fighting the internal battles and winning all of them even when I felt like I could rationalize why I should break down and eat with everyone else.
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Thanksgiving in Farr West, Utah
November 22, 2012
Thanksgiving was, let's say, different. Normally on Thanksgiving I am gorging myself on all the fixins'. The turkey is always great, but I love piling those potatoes and gravy right on top of the turkey. And let's not forget the rolls, oh the rolls! Well, this year, there was turkey, broccoli, deviled eggs and pickles. The people that started the WIO came out with rolls that are low carb, but I forgot to bring them to the place we were having Thanksgiving dinner, so bummer for me. They also came out with a pumpkin pie! Each slice only had 52 calories and it was amazing! I could barely tell the difference between the stuff I normally have and what they came out with.
One of the other things about Thanksgiving that was tough, was the family eating all of the time and at times where I was not able to eat. I am glad to report that I stuck to my guns and didn't break. But I do think that we should all take a look at Thanksgiving and remember it is about time with family not all about food. Even if the food is amazing!
One great thing this year though, was that I didn't feel like I was going to burst because I ate too much. I am looking forward to next Thanksgiving when I will be able to eat the foods that I want, but with better portion control.
Thanksgiving was, let's say, different. Normally on Thanksgiving I am gorging myself on all the fixins'. The turkey is always great, but I love piling those potatoes and gravy right on top of the turkey. And let's not forget the rolls, oh the rolls! Well, this year, there was turkey, broccoli, deviled eggs and pickles. The people that started the WIO came out with rolls that are low carb, but I forgot to bring them to the place we were having Thanksgiving dinner, so bummer for me. They also came out with a pumpkin pie! Each slice only had 52 calories and it was amazing! I could barely tell the difference between the stuff I normally have and what they came out with.
One of the other things about Thanksgiving that was tough, was the family eating all of the time and at times where I was not able to eat. I am glad to report that I stuck to my guns and didn't break. But I do think that we should all take a look at Thanksgiving and remember it is about time with family not all about food. Even if the food is amazing!
One great thing this year though, was that I didn't feel like I was going to burst because I ate too much. I am looking forward to next Thanksgiving when I will be able to eat the foods that I want, but with better portion control.
3rd Week on WIO
November 12th - November 19th, 2012
The third week is here! Time is flying right by. I am grateful that I was traveling for the bulk of the week, as it took my mind off of not eating my normal foods that I love so much.
During the week, I made my way up to Kodiak, AK to doing some consulting for a company called F/V Icy Mist. I was really excited to go up and eat some good seafood, as it is hard to come by here in Utah, plus April doesn't like seafood. I stayed at the home of the Gunderson's there in Kodiak. They were incredibly nice and very generous people. The didn't have Hood's chocolate milk, and I wasn't about to try having my shakes with just water again. Thanks to Jennifer, as she had coconut milk, which is one of the approved milk's to use. It was actually quite good, not as good as the chocolate milk, but I would definitely buy it to use if you can't find the Hood's milk. I had great tuna and crab legs while there. I wish I could have stayed a little longer and would have seriously considered it if April and Ellie were there with me.
I didn't really do any exercising all week, as I was gone. I probably should have done something in the sense of core workouts, but didn't think about it until now. From here on out, if I am going to be traveling any where for work, I will at least do some core exercises.
My energy levels have been great and I feel like my body is starting to really get in shape. I haven't seen any mood changes, but that is probably cause I don't see it. I had been asked by Rich at Elevate Fitness and some others if I had been having any headaches or anything like that. I hadn't thought about it until then, but I haven't had any headaches. It is common if you drink as much soda as I had been that you will go through withdrawals and get headaches. I don't think it happened to me since I was drinking so much water and staying hydrated.
This coming week is Thanksgiving, should be interesting. Come back and check on how it went!
The third week is here! Time is flying right by. I am grateful that I was traveling for the bulk of the week, as it took my mind off of not eating my normal foods that I love so much.
During the week, I made my way up to Kodiak, AK to doing some consulting for a company called F/V Icy Mist. I was really excited to go up and eat some good seafood, as it is hard to come by here in Utah, plus April doesn't like seafood. I stayed at the home of the Gunderson's there in Kodiak. They were incredibly nice and very generous people. The didn't have Hood's chocolate milk, and I wasn't about to try having my shakes with just water again. Thanks to Jennifer, as she had coconut milk, which is one of the approved milk's to use. It was actually quite good, not as good as the chocolate milk, but I would definitely buy it to use if you can't find the Hood's milk. I had great tuna and crab legs while there. I wish I could have stayed a little longer and would have seriously considered it if April and Ellie were there with me.
I didn't really do any exercising all week, as I was gone. I probably should have done something in the sense of core workouts, but didn't think about it until now. From here on out, if I am going to be traveling any where for work, I will at least do some core exercises.
My energy levels have been great and I feel like my body is starting to really get in shape. I haven't seen any mood changes, but that is probably cause I don't see it. I had been asked by Rich at Elevate Fitness and some others if I had been having any headaches or anything like that. I hadn't thought about it until then, but I haven't had any headaches. It is common if you drink as much soda as I had been that you will go through withdrawals and get headaches. I don't think it happened to me since I was drinking so much water and staying hydrated.
This coming week is Thanksgiving, should be interesting. Come back and check on how it went!
2nd Week on WIO
November 5th - November 12th, 2012
The second week has gone a lot better than the first. I have serious cravings for chips and salsa, and cafe rio! I am feeling great and have been fitting into some of my clothes that have either been really tight fitting or haven't fit for awhile now. I had a trip to Wisconsin that started on the 4th and came back on the 5th. The worst part about it was trying to suck down the shakes with just water. I usually use a chocolate milk (Hood's) which is a low carb/low calorie milk, in my shakes. The shakes are almost impossible to drink, but I am trying really hard to make sure I am following the plan as much as I can. Traveling sure doesn't help with the eating though. Unless you go to the grocery store to buy your own stuff to eat, you are basically telling the waiter/waitress what you want to add or subtract from your meal.
This week I have had a lot more energy, not as much as I would like since I would like to start working out more than just Tuesdays and Thursday nights. I have my on and off days on being good at drinking my water, it is hard to drink more than 120 oz. in a single day, let alone that you are running to the bathroom constantly. It is definitely getting better though, and if you are reading this and doing the WIO, don't get discouraged, keep plugging along, you can do it!
This coming week should be crazy too, as I am heading off to Kodiak, AK for work. Good thing I should be able to eat a lot of good seafood while I am there!
The second week has gone a lot better than the first. I have serious cravings for chips and salsa, and cafe rio! I am feeling great and have been fitting into some of my clothes that have either been really tight fitting or haven't fit for awhile now. I had a trip to Wisconsin that started on the 4th and came back on the 5th. The worst part about it was trying to suck down the shakes with just water. I usually use a chocolate milk (Hood's) which is a low carb/low calorie milk, in my shakes. The shakes are almost impossible to drink, but I am trying really hard to make sure I am following the plan as much as I can. Traveling sure doesn't help with the eating though. Unless you go to the grocery store to buy your own stuff to eat, you are basically telling the waiter/waitress what you want to add or subtract from your meal.
This week I have had a lot more energy, not as much as I would like since I would like to start working out more than just Tuesdays and Thursday nights. I have my on and off days on being good at drinking my water, it is hard to drink more than 120 oz. in a single day, let alone that you are running to the bathroom constantly. It is definitely getting better though, and if you are reading this and doing the WIO, don't get discouraged, keep plugging along, you can do it!
This coming week should be crazy too, as I am heading off to Kodiak, AK for work. Good thing I should be able to eat a lot of good seafood while I am there!
Friday, December 7, 2012
November 6, 2012
Tonight was my first workout with the WIO group at Elevate. I thought I was going to die! Since my body was still going through the morphing process from using carbs as the primary energy source to consuming fat, I had no energy to do anything. Part of it was probably due to the fact that I am so out of shape. We did lunges, squats, medicine ball workouts, core workouts, etc...Before I even left, I was already sore. I have a feeling that this week I am going to have a hard time moving around.
1st Week on WIO
October 29th - November 5th, 2012
Here we are at the first week mark of the WIO diet. I am glad that it is over! I have been told that the first week is the hardest week, then it starts to get better. Essentially, I have a meal replacement shake for breakfast, another for lunch along with a salad, then for dinner I have another salad with 5 oz. of beef, pork or chicken or 7 oz. of seafood, then end the day with another shake. I can't have any bread or other things that I enjoy. I just have to keep reminding myself of my reason why I am doing this. I was given a sheet with all of the items that I can eat, and it doesn't include much other than veggies and what meats are good. I am also supposed to drink 1/2 of my weight in ounces in water, that is almost 150 ounces a day. That was incredibly tough the first couple of days, but has been a bit easier in the last few days.
Surprisingly, I have been in a good mood, which is much different than the HCG diet that I had done last year. I have absolutely no energy, as the diet is rebooting my pancreas, liver and digestion and putting my body into a state called Ketosis. As you are reading this, you are probably thinking that I am crazy, but there have been over 600 clinical studies on the most important health issues that we face as Americans today. Those include: being overweight, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, high glucose levels or diabetes, and fatty liver disease. I have all of them but the high blood pressure, and so it was worth trying out, and if in a month things haven't panned out, then I will figure something else out.
Well, that's it for now.
Here we are at the first week mark of the WIO diet. I am glad that it is over! I have been told that the first week is the hardest week, then it starts to get better. Essentially, I have a meal replacement shake for breakfast, another for lunch along with a salad, then for dinner I have another salad with 5 oz. of beef, pork or chicken or 7 oz. of seafood, then end the day with another shake. I can't have any bread or other things that I enjoy. I just have to keep reminding myself of my reason why I am doing this. I was given a sheet with all of the items that I can eat, and it doesn't include much other than veggies and what meats are good. I am also supposed to drink 1/2 of my weight in ounces in water, that is almost 150 ounces a day. That was incredibly tough the first couple of days, but has been a bit easier in the last few days.
Surprisingly, I have been in a good mood, which is much different than the HCG diet that I had done last year. I have absolutely no energy, as the diet is rebooting my pancreas, liver and digestion and putting my body into a state called Ketosis. As you are reading this, you are probably thinking that I am crazy, but there have been over 600 clinical studies on the most important health issues that we face as Americans today. Those include: being overweight, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, high glucose levels or diabetes, and fatty liver disease. I have all of them but the high blood pressure, and so it was worth trying out, and if in a month things haven't panned out, then I will figure something else out.
Well, that's it for now.
November 3, 2012
Wow! It has been a long time since I have posted anything here. I am getting started again with keeping a journal as I am trying to take back the control of my life, eating habits and exercise. Keep your eyes open, as I am including links to different sites in my posts to help educate myself, as well as others.
I had a doctor's appointment to get a refill on my Metformin (got diagnosed with Type II diabetes in January, 2012), so I planned to talk with Dr. Steve Berry about some options. I also took a look at place called Elevate Fitness that a friend of mine owns. I saw some things on his site that really caught my eye and intrigued me enough to call Rich and see if I could meet with him before or after my doctor's appointment. After meeting with Rich, that next week, I ran over to meet with Steve. He was concerned about my weight, said that my heart, and lungs sounded good, but he couldn't promise that in my current condition, that it would last long. We took some blood tests, and got the results back about a week later. The tests showed that my A1c number had gone back up after they had improved in the first 5-6 months. Some other results weren't that great either, but after discussing it with Steve, we felt they could all be reversed.
Luckily I had already started working out at Elevate Fitness, and participating in a weight loss program called the WIO Diet. When I weighed in at the Doctor's when coming back for the test results, I had already lost nearly 7 lbs. in less than a week!
At this time, I am not going to be posting many results in the way of weight loss and inches lost, as I want it to be a surprise to my family when I go home for Christmas. But, I will say that in the first week I lost 15 lbs. and lost 15.5 total inches. After I go home for Christmas, I will start to post my results that I receive when I go in for my measurements on a weekly basis. Periodically, I will also post things about the actual diet and how I am doing/feeling throughout the process. The WIO protocol has three different phases, and the first phase is going to be 126 days. Right now, I am not sure if I started the diet at the right time, as Thanksgiving and Christmas are going to fall within that time frame.
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