Magical Orcas Island

Orcas Island - In the San Juan Islands

July 16 2010

So, we drove up to Anacortes WA, jumped on a ferry for an hour long trip over the Puget sound to an island called Orcas. Splendid. Lovely. Amazingly cute.

The rest was written about a Lie. The BT played with our emotions, captivated H with her wit and big words and worldly ways, and basically brain washed her sweet sweet spirit. BT RUINED MY LIFE.

Liquid Diets?

So, my friend Maryn who had RNY (gastric surgery) was in a situation where she wanted to lose a few lbs she had gained. She went on what she called 5 day pouch diet, link is: http://www.5daypouchtest.com/

I watched her go through it and was intrigued! So, I got on the band wagon. Weighed myself on day #1 and was shocked I had gained EVEN MORE since I began gaining weight last October. Well, I took on this challenge and did the work. Day #2, I was down 3 1/2 pounds! Day #3, I was down another 2 pounds. Day #4, down another 2 1/2 pounds! Day #5 is tomorrow and to be honest, I feel so good and want to just see the weight leave like this on going! I have to add protein to my daily intake so I will eat tuna and maybe scrambled eggs for dinner along with my protein shakes (I'm using slim fast) and sugar free jello and pudding.

I know its not natural, and trust me....I'll NEVER be anorexic because I LOVE food way too much... but I'm happy to get rid of the ugly fat. It feels good to be in control of what I eat and not 'graze' which always ends up in a sad story! I will go back to eating 'normal' foods, but I like the idea of getting back in touch with planning what to eat for the day so things are organized. I want to be down another 18 pounds by August 20th. This will bring me to my lowest weight loss since I was on a quest to lose weight.

I am swimming Monday and Wednesday nights, along with riding my bike to work these two days and going on a 30 min. bike ride during my lunch. On Thursday and Friday I go to the gym and do a regular work out. On Sunday I go back again for 1 hour of working out, whatever time is convenient. Tuesday and Saturday are my off days, as I know I need and want my down times. Today, I am starting to do crunches at home. Lets see how that goes!

I just want to look and feel good. I want to never again have back pain when I walk. I want to sit cross legged on a chair, I want to turn heads when I walk into a room, I want to one day be ok with wearing a bathing suit in a public hot tub, I want to look down at my own body and see my legs, without having to push the tummy in!

Busy busy busy summer ahead! We have baby showers, trips to visit friends, camping in August, along with keeping up with myself. My granddaughter is due Sept 4th so there will be a huge change in our life!

I'm looking forward to tomorrow, Please God help me thru each day. Amen.