Journey Beyond Survival

In late 2005 I discovered something that helped me to  Raise my Metabolism  while being able to  eat more .  Of course, it was still a sensible plan but less restrictive than my weight loss phase.  It was also due to more than lifting weights and building muscle. It may sound too good to be true, but I've had really good results with it both to finish my last 20 pounds in 2006 and also when life has been too hectic to really pursue my goals  this time around.  How?  Well, let me illuminate: Eat more Weigh daily Set 5 pound cap Reaching cap means weight loss phase diet Set 5 pound low Reaching low means eating more Maintenance phase 'successful' when Low can be maintained 10-30 days at 'eat more' phase The basic science is that our bodies reach an equilibrium state where we seem to be able to maintain in spite of minimal increases or decreases in diet.  Some of this is due to increasing muscle mass.   The Queen of Muscle Mass ...

Weight: 215 BMI: 30.0 (obese) Weight loss to date: +0.2 lbs from last week I'm sick. I gained. I'm not really feeling like talking right now. I gotta go blow by dose.

Last night I worked out @ 7:00pm. While my kids were getting ready for bed. That is a new for me. Thanks to Corletta. I did: 2.21 miles 342 calories 2.5 min @ 4mph/25 min @ 4.5mph/2.5min @ 4mph Today at 5:30am I scraped the crust off my eyes and got on the treadmill again: 2.08 miles 325 calories not really sure because I did the same as last night until 15 min. Then I went back to 4mph because I was dying. Without an ipod! My new diversion is Jillian Michaels' book on metabolism. It's helped to divert the attention away from the timepiece. She talks a lot about whole foods, whole grains, organic, and such. I'm already on that kick, it's just I've been adding in too much sugar. We already it whole wheat bread, wheat pasta, Fiberific cereal etc. We should do better on veggies, and I have fruit around generally. If I could just get my butt to the grocery store. I don't have glass tupperware, and I have teflon pans (Scream, run, aaaah!) But I do actuall...

I am now 217.4 lbs. My BMI is 30.3, so I am still obese. I was at one point this week 216.2 but I bet you can guess what happened. Yep. Those cookies on Thursday turned it to 219 by the next morning. I am reading Jillian Michael's new book about metabolism. It should help. It was the first time I've seen lithium in a food book. I've heard all sorts of urban lore from first-hand experiences that lithium increases weight and makes you keep it on. I don't believe it, because I've listened to my Dr.'s but there is always that nagging 'this can't work' at the back of my brain. I found a new site. BMI for Females I think I will use this site from now on. It seems more accurate since additional measurements are taken into account. Also, I may just be paranoid but it seems to me that the graphs are skewed. Recommended weights for women in thick of average heights seem to be a good 5 to 10 pounds more than those that start getting over 5'9...

regression I BEFORE pulled up to stand walked with walker turned while walking with walker fed herself with both hands pincer grasp both hands ate dirt ate hair ate sand like it was sugar ate all table foods 15 words spoken 15-20 sign language words crawl up and down 20 stairs AFTER no fine motor skills in hands compulsive movements with hands (touch hair slap downward) 2 sign language word adaptations all liquids thickened to 'nectar' consistency all solids ground to stage three baby food consistency crawl two stairs up not down at all walked with two hands held cruised along furniture 4 oz maximum tummy capacity feeding 9 times a day 1 1/2 hours apart while awake regression II BEFORE crawled thirty feet walked to fatigue two hands held loved whole milk 1/4 tsp laxative in her nectar thick liquids had thunder thighs cruised furniture in both directions with incentive (insert evil Jillian laugh) ate from 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup ground up table foo...