Falling Off The Wagon

BurgerAs some of you may remember, I went on the Lindora low carb weight loss program some months ago. I did, in fact, loose 18lbs. I was doing great; than the program ended. I never really completed the program properly as I missed my last two weeks of “metabolic adjustment”. It’s all my fault, really, I was not committed enough to follow through with the long term maintenance routine. It’s not that I didn’t know what to do, I just didn’t do it. It’s been a hectic time, of course, with all the house drama; a convenient excuse.

So I’ve completely and totally fallen off the wagon. I’ve gained back probably five pounds and noticeable inches to my waist. This has really got to stop. It’s a matter of balancing wants and desires. I desire to keep my weight down, but I often want to eat a hamburger. Somewhere there is the right balance. Starting to exercise regularly like I used to, oh, that would help greatly as well.

I write this to update you on where I am and to let you know the struggle doesn’t end. Hopefully soon, we will get through the move to Portland transition and things can get back to normal, which will make it so much easier to get on track. That and I plan on getting a really good bike in Portland (it’s bike city after all). So many things are bike-able, I may get it a good deal more exercise getting around town. Portland does have all those great food carts though…..oh, boy.

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Lindora Update

Danish PasteriesSorry it’s been a long time since the last weight loss update. The news is good, very good in fact. After four weeks on Lindora I have lost a total of 17lbs and an inch and a half off my belly. This is an 8 week program so I have some more to go and I’m on track for my goal of 190.

It’s not been easy and there have been good days and challenging days. We are now on Christmas vacation away from home and thus on a hiatus from Lindora as well. I am trying to keep to the program as best as possible but the folks at Lindora said to not worry about loosing weight, just not to gain any. I haven’t stepped on a scale yet and I’m a little afraid to. We’ve not strayed greatly, but we have strayed. Let’s just say Solvang, CA is not a good place to go if you’re on a diet due to the abundance of Danish pastry treats .

The other big piece of news is that due to my weight loss I was able to stop taking the injectable insulin a few weeks back and I was able to cut another diabetes medicine in half. So far, even on this hiatus, my sugar is staying in line. I have also noticed several of my pants don’t fit right anymore due to my shrinking waist. That’s a very satisfying feeling.

After Christmas it’s back to the grindstone for the final push for 190. My ultimate goal is to stay below 200 for life. I started this adventure at 218lbs. So far, so good.

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Lindora – Day 2

Cravings sneak in. The headaches today were much less but still there. No weight loss yet but it’s only day 2. I did feel a few small feelings of, man, would I love to really eat something. For these first three days we are on Lindora foods only and it ain’t much. Even the foods with some sustenance like Chili or Spaghetti are very small portions. At around 5:30 I did feel my first feelings that I was actually pretty hungry. I have a snap reaction to eat the second I feel the slightest bit hungry no matter what, so that’s a habit I am going to have to work on. I muscled through though with the help of some coffee. Caffeine is a natural appetite suppressant.

I have to say I’m starting to get sick of the lindora food and I am so looking forward to completing these fist three days so we can start eating “real” food. I try not to think about it because if I do it freaks me out a little. It will be important to see some improvement in my weight as well to starve off discouragement. So far, the first day is easy; the second day is harder. Hold on tight kids, it might be a rough third day.

Lindora Weight Loss

I will be starting the Lindora weight loss program starting tomorrow. It’s something Lisa talked me into and she is doing with me. We have a friend who has been on the program and has done fantastically well with it. Weight loss is the biggest factor holding me back with my diabetes, so it’s no trivial thing. If I can drop around 20lbs and keep it off; and isn’t that the truly tricky part, keeping it off, I will not only be off insulin but several other prescription meds as well. We’ve analyzed several programs and this one looks like the one for us. It is medically based and teaches you to eat real food as apposed to being dependent on pre packaged food.

So, I’ll be keeping you up to date with how I’m feeling and my progress. This is a low fat, low carb diet and I’m one who loves to eat, so this will be a challenge for me. But I’m so looking forward to dropping weight, looking better and I know I will feel better. I still remember what it was like to be sub 200 lbs and it felt much better.

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Some Dude From Cali: Kick Start My Heart

I’m back with a few topics to discuss:

A health update

Michael Jackson memorial comments

The state of political discourse on tv in this country.

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