bye bye Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving came and went.....and I did take the day off:) There was only 2 things that I LOVED and missed the taste of....broccoli and rice casserole and corn casserole!!!!! I had cherry pie and chocolate pie....at one point I looked at Norm and said...this is ridiculous...I am not even hungry...just eating to be eating cuz it's Thanksgiving! lol Well the next morning I woke up and WOW was I thirsty...after a 1200 mg restriction on sodium per day to UNLIMITED soodium....I was very dehydrated!!! I was very ready to get back on track of eating right!! and haven't struggled at all the past 2 days...doesn't appear that I gained weight so no harm no foul!!! I go back to the doctor on Wednesday since they were closed for the holiday....and will update the weight loss then:) Week 5 starts now.....GO AMY!!! The picture is of me and Norm on our first Thanksgiving!!!! what a great day!!!!

IT FEELS GOOD.....

sooooo I fit in a pair of jeans today that hasn't fit in over a year....and they fit perfectly....girls...you know how good that feels...so I'm gonna keep on keeping on:)

weigh in 3

another 2 pounds GONE!!!!!! I am so excited.....for a total of 13 lbs in 3 weeks.....I am very pleased with the progress!
It just gets easier and easier cause it's a habit at this point....i'm not even having to think much about decisions at the dinner table in a restaurant or making dinner at home...I am so excited!

Thanksgiving....everyone wants to know what the plan is....the plan is to eat a little of each thing & enjoy the day...and get right back on the program the next day...I don't anticipate gaining a pound...in fact at my next weigh in I expect a 3 pound loss...well see won't we:)
Thanks Norman...for your aweseome support...you are my best friend and truly the love of my life....thank you for being you!!

2 days unitl 3rd weigh in....

still going great...no breakdowns...no I can't do this anymore...no anything...it's EASY and HEALTHY!!!! This week I decided to get on the scale on and off throughout the week...I haven't done that at all in the past-just on Saturday weigh ins...and I have been freakin because somedays I lose a pound...gain 2 pounds....etc....I am DONE getting on the scale daily....as we all know that can drive one CRAZY!!!! lol But I am still worried.....lol


It's almost time for Thanksgiving.....I hope all of my friends have an amazing time with their families:) I will be enjoying REAL food next Thursday and back to weigh in on Saturday!!! I have to reach my goal for my birthday....:)

I'm so thankful my my family...my AMAZING husband...my awesome kids...great friends...Dallas Mavericks basketball...and oatmeal cookies.....and for our GOD who shows up big and is so awesome!!

Love ya!! Saturday....weigh in 3.....I want to be 4 lbs.....

2nd Weigh in and start of week 3

2nd weigh in....lost an additional 3.5 lbs....making total weight loss for 2 weeks at 11 pounds:) I am EXTREMELY excited with this progress!!! and in all honesty, I am enjoying the new way of eating...I feel better and have more energy....and this week I got a couple of comments about my glowing skin....I guess bc I am detoxed and drinking the proper amount of water:) Last night 2 people noticed I had lost weight so that was really nice!!!

I have some bell peppers stuffed with ground turkey (onions & roasted tomato's).....in the oven...its smelling delicious:) If you guys have any recipes to share I would love them:)

I also went to send out some love to Kim who started the cookie diet this week:) You GO girl!! I'm proud of you!

Week three my goal for weigh in is 3lbs.....tune in Saturday:)

week 2

guys....this is just not hard at all....I don't have much to write...

yesterday went to school to have lunch with Channing....Norm had his Sonic while Chan had her kids meal with tator tots.....I had my cookies & diet DP...it really is easy!!! I think I am just used to it now...but I also think my motivation is strong...I made the commitment to do it, went to their doctor, had the EKG, had the blood work and now I am invested not only emotionally but financially...and the first week I saw changes...I lost weight on the scale....and my clothes are loose...so thing are going great...I am honestly not sitting around sad and depressed because I can't eat...or even daydreaming about my favorite foods...

I did figure out and remember why I don't eat gelatin...it totally freaks me out..the texture is just GROSS!!!!!

Had a grilled ck southwest salad from McDonald's last night..left off the lime dressing they toss it with and the chips and it was only 230 calories and had salsa instead of dressing which added 60 calories....now that was GOOD and surprisingly healthy!!!! McDonalds has a cool nutritaln site that allows you to take off items and recalculate calories.

ok...Saturday morning is my 2nd weigh in...I'm expecting 4lbs...go AMY!!!

approaching week 2

.....made it thru the weekend....it was weird eating cookies while the kids are having sonic and Norm too after church today....but it worked:) the family is supportive....and I still got my Sonic Diet DP!!!!

Norm & I ate with my Dad Sat night...first night to eat out since I started this journey....Applebees....had grilled Ck and steamed broccoli...and they have LOW FAT cheese!!!! They were so great to put let me change up the plate & take out the potatos and add the low fat cheese:)

Went to Wal Mart tonight.....I am ejoying the challenge of finding new things to make that fit in the parameters & are healthy for me....
no beef or pork.....no sugar or honey....no fruit or fruit juice...no milk...fats or oils...no alcohol....

there are about 20 different healthy choices & smart one...frozen entrees that meet the dinner requirements:)
So there really are lots of choices:) this week the whole family wants me to make the grilled chicken salads:)

ok gotta go...hugs and more hugs to my friends who encourage me and love me...fat and soon to be skinny!! lol

Week 1 WEIGH IN

Amy is a happy girl...all my efforts paid off this week...with a 7.5 pound loss for the first week:) I am so excited!!! I should expect to lose 2-3 a week from this point on...so my goal is 4 for next week:) lol

so far so good...half way thru the weekend...no issues...breakdowns...etc....Blake had donuts and Norm had subway....I had my cookies:)

Tonight we will be going to Fridays since we have a gift card...so it will be my first time to eat out and make choices on a menu:)

More later.....in case you guys didn't know...I have the most amazing husband in the world!!!!

Thur & Friday.....Day 4 and 5

I am so excited..my jeans are not tight today (they are not falling off either)...lots of motivation this week:) Guys...this is not hard during the week...it's just making a conscious decision to eat right at dinner which has made me have to cook for the kids and for me and Norm:) and lots of planning...but this is so going to help me later when its time to eat normal again:) Lifestyle change:)

Got some gelatin last night..you can snack on that as long as it is sugar free:) got home- took 2 bites and said norm..go check the package...it was not sugar free...grabbed the wrong package...but I could tell it had sugar immediately:) AND NO I didn't finish eating it:)

This weekend will be the challenge..we will be out and about for Aly's basketball game and church etc....and there will be lots of temptations (lets get a burger...lets get a snack etc)...you know the typical weekend:) so I will report again after the weekend:)

oh and I go back tomorrow for my first weigh in....I will be excited with 6lbs...that seems like a lot though???? but that is what I want!!!! lol

until tomorrow...I am eating my cookies....and doing GREAT!!!!!

Love y'all all:)

Day 3

GREAT day!!!! The Oatmeal cookies are GREAT....really!!!! I love Oatmeal so today was a treat!
Tonight: same salad as last night!!!! I truly love grilled ck!

I noticed that again tonight...I want to snack...I am literally not hungry...just WANT to snack!!! lol....so I am typing this and heading out to Norm's softball game:) I wonder how much I was snacking without even realizing it...just grazing through the kitchen etc???

so far the first 3 days have really not been bad at all.....the day time routine is not hard....its the night time....but I will fight thru it.....my investment now is too great....I am ready to see the return:) I am ready to be HOT....lol!!!!

Love to all of you reading my blog and following!!!!

Day 2

well....today I got bitchy...detoxing from all the crap (sugar) and missing my DP...lol....but I survived...I was hungry every 2 hours today.....today I had "garden pizza" cookies....surprisingly very good:) (not great) Tonight I had grilled ck breast chopped up on salad with salsa and one slice of fat free cheese.....it was REALLY good. Tonight...I have had that "i want to snack" mentality....so I have had to redirect several times.....that's a habit to break for sure because I am not hungry...I just like to snack:)

must drink at least 64 oz plus an additional 8 oz for every 25 lbs you are overweight....I had to pee all day:) lol
It's ok to drink crystal light....mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
and it's ok to snack on sugar free gelatin...I haven't tried that yet...but I noticed they snack on that on the biggest loser show.....

One more day......and I should pretty well be thru the initial detox stage:) stay tuned.....

the BEST thing that happened today....my daughter put up 12 pts on the board tonight at her game....and the MAVS beat the SPURS.....YEAH!!!! No comment on the election.

Day 1

Day one was surprisingly.....EASY.....the cookies taste more like bread to me and although they are not TO DIE FOR delicious-they are tolerable? Today: I had cookies and 2 DIET Dr. Peppers...yes you CAN have coffee, diet sodas and tea:) The cookies DO fill you up...I only had 5 today and never was hungry:) Tonight for dinner....we had a grilled CK breast and FRESH cauliflower,carrots and broccoli:) WOW...our friend Suzanne got us a rice cooker/steamer for one of our wedding gifts and the veggies steamed in there turned out 100% perfect!!!! WOW!!! I am pleasantly surprised because we used NO SEASONING!!! The diet DP thing is new to me...I love my Dr. Pepper...ughhhhhg

So some of you e-mailed me with questions: the cookie diet allows for 800 calories a day:) so the first week there is NO EXERCISE!!!! The exercise part...each person is different on this subject...but the Dr gave me a schedule so that at the end of the 4th week I am exercising daily.....so yes this diet does involve a lifestyle change and does incorporate exercise at some point but you do have to take it slow due to the reduced caloric intake:)

Also, no fruit and no sugar of any kind and low low sodium intake:)

So today was easy cause I was at work and busy with work stuff....so there weren't a lot of times that I was actually thinking about food or eating or wanting to cheat or anything.....so I am curious to see how the weekend goes:) I go back to the DR on Sat....and will have a one week report:) I would like to report back at least a 6 lb loss!!!!

ok, Me and Norm are baking cookies for tomorrow for the bball team....so far so good...no temptations to taste yet:) I have some extra steamed broccoli sitting out so if I need to nibble...I can have unlimited broccoli!!! lol

Thanks for all the encouragement today!!!

Sunday.....on the countdown to day 1

Afternoon....at the urging of a couple of friends....I have decided to blog my journey of the "cookie diet" so others could get all their questions answered and so we could all track the ups/downs and successes of this journey:) I have been very curious about this diet for some time (always hearing the commercials on the radio etc) and recently met Angela who has has much success- so after much research & thought...I am doing it! I am very excited....went to see the doctor yesterday....got my first week supply of cookies and I am ready!!!! The doctor gave me a goal of 30 pounds by Jan 3:) Check back this week.....they said the first week is the hardest!!!! and if you have tips,encouragement etc...please share:)

Norm and I went to the grocery store tonight...for the first time ever I had to look for sodium, protein,carbs etc on the labels...and I was quite suprised at what I learned. We have our dinners planned out for each night...Norm is going to eat good with me each night to support me.....what an amazing husband:) I will share throughout the week:)

for more info....if you are not familiar with the "cookie diet":)

smartforlife.com

Amy