New pair of jeans!

So I didn't lose a lot over the weekend, only 0.6 lbs. As per usual, a bit dissapointing, but oh well...

On a happier note, I finally decided to spend some money and buy a new pair of jeans. I've been trying to hold on to my existing pair, but I've lost enough weight that they are now starting to fall off when I walk around.

I was pretty happy to find out that I went down from a size 12 to a 10 at Old Navy. I know I'll lose more weight, so I didn't want to spend too much money. I was glad to find a pair of jeans on sale for $15—sweet!

Hopefully it won't take me too much longer to ditch the size 10 and move on down to a 8 or even a 6...

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June 28, 2010
Weight 154.8 lbs - down 0.6 ↓

Friday update

It finally feels like summer here on the west coast. I'm finally starting to wear capris and sandals. Blue sky and warm temperatures = T.G.I.F.

I just came back from the clinic. Got my shot and stocked up on my vitamins, K-cal and Bari-effa. Bye bye $56...

I'm a little dissappointed (yet again). I'm losing weight, but last nights EU sample came back zero. I wasn't burning ketones during the evening. I feel so bummed out about it.

I've still managed to lose another pound, but in the back of my mind, I'm thinking maybe I would have lost more if I was burning ketones 24/7?

Oh well, I guess there's not much I can do since I'm following the diet to the T. I will continue to putt along and hopefully will make my goal of loosing 20 lbs. in the first month.

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June 25, 2010
Weight 155.4 lbs - down 1.0 ↓

Big bruise

I've been going to Dr. Bernstein since June 1st. So 3 times a week for the past three and a half weeks, I've been getting my B6/B12 shot.

Usually when the nurse injects, it hurts for a few seconds and that's it. Well on Monday I got a shot from a nurse that I have never dealt with before. It seemed fine, but this morning when I woke up and found that I had a HUGE bruise. It's probably the size of my palm. Luckily it doesn't hurt, but boy oh boy, it looks pretty ugly.

Today's nurse said that the vitamins were injected too low on my stomach. Ugh.

Oh well, hopefully that won't happen again.

On the brighter side, I'm down 1.6 lbs since Monday and burning ketones at +2.

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June 23, 2010
Weight 156.4 lbs - down 1.6 ↓

The t-shirt...

Being overweight for the majority of my adult life, it's been very difficult for me to wear certain types of clothing. I'm not talking about the oh so predictable item like a bikini, but something much more basic.

For years I haven't been able to wear a simple t-shirt out in public. I hate my fat chubby arms, so even on a super sweltering hot summer day, I refuse to wear anything that shows any skin above the elbow. I can be sweating like a pig, but I still refuse to wear a cool comfy t-shirt. I feel so self conscious about my arms and in general how it accentuates my fat body.

As a part of my weight loss goal is to be able to wear, yup, a t-shirt. So today I've decided to post a pic of one (it's a bit of a fancy one, but oh so pretty) to keep me motivated. Hopefully I'll have lost enough weight in the next several months so I can be comfortable wearing it out and about in public.

Moving along slowly...

I don't know if has anything to do with "that time of the month," but my weight loss speed has dramatically slown down.

Last week was prety pathetic, so it got a bit depressed. I was hoping to be weighing much less by this point in my diet journey. So I spoke to the doctor at the clinic about this and he assured me that the most important thing is the ketone level. Luckily I'm still burning at +3, so I may not see a dramatic weight loss, but my body is still burning the fat.

I have noticed my pants are fitting differently. My so-called straight legged/tight jeans are now looking and feeling more like loose fit.

How do you deal with weight loss slow down?

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June 21, 2010
Weight 158.0 lbs - down 1.2 ↓