Howdy Friends!  This past week was a whirlwind of excitement as I started a new job and continued on this diet program!  My husband and I are also working really hard on our rental property that we own and that has been my workout for the week.  Speaking of my husband I want to give a big shoutout to him because he rocks, he's a hard worker, and such a big supporter of me!  ((Awe)). Okay back to me...

 I had a successful week again on New Directions and lost another 3 pounds!  That makes for a -12lb loss in two weeks!! *Dances around like the white girl I am* 

I love that I have lost -12lbs in two weeks, however I wanted more!  But, so is life , right !?  Want want want!  I am extremely inspired and happy on this diet .  As crazy as it seems I am full, I am not doing without, and HELLOOOO there is a light at the end of this tunnel and the quicker I lose it the quicker I get there!  I believe I should hit my goal weight somewhere between September and November.  Cha Ching Ba Da Bing, as fast as time goes that will be here tomorrow or more like 5-7 months from now :). 

As good as it here in dietland, there are food demons lurking all around me trying to come into my little safe place and destroy my KETOSIS , but I am not breaking down. I survived grocery shopping for my husband and a breakfast filled with everything from muffins, donut holes, to fruit this week.  I did however, skip a Birthday celebration at work because I am not ready to be around cake or cupcakes.  BECAUSE I LOOVE CAKE AND CUPCAKES!!!  There is this place in town called Kirbys Cupcakes and holy moly could I sit down and lap up two of their Vanilla Vanilla cupcakes...but I'm not going to because what I want right now is not worth giving up what I really want!! 


Have a fabulous week friends and send me well wishes and I'll update ya next week on the next loss! :)

Like a Boss

First things first.  I could never ever do this without with all of the support I have coming from everywhere around me. So shoutout and ((Hugs)) to all of you!! You guys are amazing.

Next, I feel like I accomplished something last week that seemed almost impossible.  But now I'm ready, I see my future, I see success within the next few months and I am ready.

I lost 9lbs last week!!!!!!!!  I can't believe it.  I know I will probably never see those numbers on a weekly weight loss again, but I am proud of those 9.  Those nine pounds gone have officially set me on fire for this program.  Please continue to pray for me as I need lots of support.  I have several hurdles in front of me that I WILL conquer, but your support is what will make it all the easier.

Here is how I feel...and how I am going to lose this weight on this program.

7 Days In - Weigh in Tomorrow....I truly am losing it!

Hello friends.

I don't know if you have had a week like I have but...it's been CRAZY in my world and in my head. 

It has now been one week since I have had a "real what you would call meal".  I remember that last meal like it was the last pizza ever cooked on this earth.  It was super cheesy with delicious crust and I carefully dipped it in ranch and washed it down with 2 TALL beers. Now approximately in pizza alone I ate 1,320 calories and 75 carbs that night.  Gross amount of calories.  But unfortunately, pizza is my most favorite thing in the world and I will spend the rest of my life figuring out a way to enjoy pizza in moderation while maintaining a healthy lifestyle and weight!  I look forward to my next slice of pizza ...a few months from now :).

Other than spending time remembering my last meal I have conquered so many things this week.  I have had victory after victory and of course some moments in absolute torment as I prayed and shed a few tears.  These tears are not tears of true misery but just little bits of courage and energy seeping out as I felt "different" - "weird" -"unhealthy"- and hungry <--not in quotes. I am not any of those things and this diet is medically supervised to IMPROVE my health not destroy it or my mental health.  It is just so emotional at first because I feel disconnected and I am pretty emotional anyway.

Now to talk about my victories: I succeeded in having my shakes, puddings, and soups this week successfully!  I am really fond of the mocha shake, chicken soup, chocolate shake and pudding, and the Apricot Pineapple shake!  I even made two batches of chicken muffin thingys that you can make with the soup mix <--pretty good once I made a few adjustments to the recipe.  Don't worry Casey if you are reading this I only added in 2 tbs of salsa that fit into the carb allotment  :).  ( Casey is the dietitian on this program and she is AMAZING)

Next huge victory--- I am in KETOSIS and I mean pee on a stick make it turn purple ketosis! Woo WOO...and for all who are unaware ketosis means my body is not longer using glucose for energy and is now burning my storage of fat to fuel my body!  Woohoo..I could probably fly to the moon on this fuel ;). Ketosis also means that I am not near as hungry as I once was and I am feeling a bit more normal in my energy levels.  The dr. says it may take a few weeks to your body to get used to this diet, so this is just a huge step in the right direction.  I still am having mood swings though so please pray for me , my friends, and my wonderful supportive husband!




I also had a team luncheon with my new team.  It was at Shogun and it was difficult to say the least- but I was able to adjust my diet that day and enjoy a seaweed salad and a bowl of miso soup along with my lunchtime shake.  I skipped my mid afternoon shake that day to make up for the calories in the soup/salad.  It was worth it for a change in pace, but things like this are used just to keep social abnormalities to a slow roar.  However, that doesn't mean that I didn't want to jump into the fried rice and swim in it along with the steak and chicken being cooked in front of my eyes.  However, I did not have to go into a carb coma that afternoon so that was a plus!! 

So tomorrow is the big day - the big weigh in..what did one week of liquid of do for me.. Stay Tuned and send me prayers, light, and lots of love!!!!

Hello Friends.  It's the number one blog slacker here!  I am back!

Since the time I began a weight loss journey in January I have never lost track of my goals or slacked outside of blogging ( I mean not more than 1 week at a time 2-3 times :/) ! I had a great result from the last program I was using but unfortunately I just needed to take a radical action in order to really save myself -if you will.  My diseases aren't terminal but they would be if I don't get them under control. I am currently on about 6 pills a day.  You may look at me on the outside and think yeah she is overweight but to the point of problems--NO.  Well, on the inside my body is screaming for help and all the blood tests prove it.

So here I am.  What is this radical thing I speak of ?  Well it's a VLCD or very low calorie diet.  I will be consuming around 800 calories a day on an all liquid medically supervised fast. Now it's time to insert the crazy face that you are making now and doubts in your mind of how this will never work for me..and leave those thoughts right here.  Send me well wishes vs. negativity please!

I did not go into this program without researching everything about this diet. I am a researcher/hypochondriac about medical things and I firmly believe that the benefits outweigh the negatives.   I will be required to attend classes numerous times a week to learn about food, healthy habits, and how to lead a healthy life from here forward.  I will also be monitored weekly by a physician and registered dietitian and will get blood tests monthly. 

If you want to know more check out: http://www.robard.com/Programs/New-Direction/

If you want to see local success stories check out: https://www.facebook.com/NewDirectionsPhysicianWeightLoss

Okay, now back to me and where I am at currently on this program. 

Today is day 3 of no solid food.  The last meal I had was pizza and beer(Thursday Night)  and it was amazing, but it's not going to taste near as good as healthy will feel!!  I have a mixture of flavor options to chose from on this program .  So far I am really enjoying the Mocha, Apricot Pineapple, Chocolate ,and the Chicken Soup mix. I am currently HATING the lemon pudding :(. I am so happy they have a soup plus great tasting sweet things because I love savory things plus sweet things..Okay I like food dadgummit! 

I have felt pretty decent the past couple of days considering what I thought I would feel like. I am also not using any appetite suppressants or anything.  Today I actually feel really good ( so far) so i am hoping my body has switched into Ketosis.  This would be a really fast switch for someone but it is possible. I am going to by some ketone test sticks later today and we'll see. I am going to get to weigh in the first time next Friday which will be my end of week one.  Wish me luck--xoxo to you all!