Alright, so i must admit the i have been very neglective of my blogging duties for this year, but i will say this, i have not neglected on my weightloss duties, and i have lots and lots to share with you all.
So around April, and old friend of mine had noticed that i was looking swollen, so she asked if she could look at my ankles, when i did, she commented on how swollen my ankles were and that i should go and see a doctor about it, so of course out of concern for my health i called my doctor and made and apointment with him.
after talking to my doctor, and several blood tests, he noticed that my blood enzyme levels in my liver were high, and seem concerned about, so he ordered some more tests and finally ordered an ultrasound on my abdomen to see what was going on and determined it to be the cause a what he called a "fatty liver", which in simple english terms means that there was just too much fat around my liver and so it was having to work harder to get its job done.
When my doctor made that discover he decided that something had to be done about my weight, and at that point i had only been able to lose 7 lbs, as i was starting at 192 lbs and explianed to him that i had been trying for these 4 months to lose weight and was doing everything possible, eating right, eating smaller portions, and excercising, but was having no luck, after i explained all this to him, he decided it was time to take a more drastic approach, maybe not as drastic as surgery, but still drastic, and put me on a water pill called hydochlorotazide, and a diet pill called Phentermine, which you can only get from a doctor and is not for everyone as it is an amphentamine, and can cause high blood pressure and heart problems.
So now that you know that history, here is the present, since i have been on this new medication for the past 7 months i have lost a total of 56 lbs, dropped 8 pant sizes, and 6 inches around my waist, my doctor and i have determined according to my BMI, that i should and need to get down to around 110-115 lbs, right now i am 136 lbs so i am more then half way down and have 26 to21 lbs left to lose and am very very excited with anticipation, now i personally can't see any differance in the way that i look, however i have noticed that when i go to church on sundays i have women commenting on my weightloss and how good i am looking, in fact there is one lady who continuesly asking me if im feeling ok and if im healthy, in which i happiely reply that i am very healthy and feeling great, i have also noticed that i have been getting more looks and compliments when i go out around town, and i must admit that i feels really great to be getting those again, because when i was at my heaviest, i was so incredibly depressed and felt so ugly and disgusting, and now even though i still feel ugly and gross, i know that it must be in my head if strangers, and especially my father compliment the way i look, which just makes me feel even better, not to mention dropping all these pant sizes, i can't remember ever being in a single digit pant size before, and it just keeps making me feel better and better, and makes me want to lose more weight.
so here is my solem vow to you all, i am going to continue with this blog every day, not untill the end of the year, but untill the end of my weight loss, i will not stop losing my weight untill i get to my goal of 110 lbs, so wish me luck everyone, its going to be one hell of an end to this year!
Monday, November 29, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Weigh in #1
ok so i'll admit now i havent been that great with my trying to eat healthier thing but i have been doing better in general, im eating smaller portions and i have not had a single soda pop this whole week although i have had some coffee to get my caffeine, i dare any of you out there to go a day without some form of caffeine!
Well now some of you are probably wondering how we did on our weigh in and here is the truth, duh duh duh....
yes i had to add some drama into it haha, well this week i have lost 3 pounds and Dennis has amazingly lost 11 pounds wooohooo goo team Jensen, it seriously makes me feel good when i stand on that scale and see a lower number even if it is a small number like 3 and not a big number, i am so proud of Dennis for losing 11 pounds and here i thought that he wasn't taking this seriously, he sure showed me tonight!
i dont even feel different although i have noticed that as long as i am focused on something and keeping myself busy, that i tend to not think so much about food, and that is when i am lounging on the couch or being lazy, that i think more about food and wanting to eat, well i am going to keep this entry short because its late and i'm so ready for bed right now, thanks for reading!!
Well now some of you are probably wondering how we did on our weigh in and here is the truth, duh duh duh....
yes i had to add some drama into it haha, well this week i have lost 3 pounds and Dennis has amazingly lost 11 pounds wooohooo goo team Jensen, it seriously makes me feel good when i stand on that scale and see a lower number even if it is a small number like 3 and not a big number, i am so proud of Dennis for losing 11 pounds and here i thought that he wasn't taking this seriously, he sure showed me tonight!
i dont even feel different although i have noticed that as long as i am focused on something and keeping myself busy, that i tend to not think so much about food, and that is when i am lounging on the couch or being lazy, that i think more about food and wanting to eat, well i am going to keep this entry short because its late and i'm so ready for bed right now, thanks for reading!!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Biggest Loser season 9 week1
today was hard for me because Dennis made burgers, and i love burgers, especially the bacon burger from wendy's, i must confess that it's my weakness, but i had to resist the urge of having a burger and instead i made some top ramen, which was actually really yummy so i think im going to do just fine with this and i haven't even started exercising!
After just watching the biggest loser i can honestly say i am impressed and feel motivated as i always do watching this show, they had some of the heaviest contestent yet again, and in one week, thats right i said one week, almost all of them were losing 20-30 pounds, i mean talk about unbelievable!
so i am making a committment to you know, that i will work harder then i have ever worked and i will make all of you proud of me, because their was a couple people on the show that were not much heavier then i am now and i am so close to the 200 mark that i scares me, and makes me want to cry, because i dont want to be like this, i dont want to be big for the rest of my life, im still a young girl, and i want my son to grow up eating right, i want to be able to do things with him, to be able to play with him with he gets older, so i am going to work harder then i have ever worked before, and continue to motivate Dennis and we are going to prove to everyone that it can be done!
I LOVE YOU GUYS!
Total Calories eaten: 900
Total Calories burned: 0
Breakfast:
special K red berries cereal: 120 Calories, 25g. Carbs, 3g. Protein
1% milk: 100 Calories, 1.25g. Fat, 6.5g. Carbs, 4g. Protein
Lunch:
Top ramen: 380 Calories, 14g. Fat, 52g. Carbs, 10g. Protein
Dinner:
toast and jam: 300 Calories
After just watching the biggest loser i can honestly say i am impressed and feel motivated as i always do watching this show, they had some of the heaviest contestent yet again, and in one week, thats right i said one week, almost all of them were losing 20-30 pounds, i mean talk about unbelievable!
so i am making a committment to you know, that i will work harder then i have ever worked and i will make all of you proud of me, because their was a couple people on the show that were not much heavier then i am now and i am so close to the 200 mark that i scares me, and makes me want to cry, because i dont want to be like this, i dont want to be big for the rest of my life, im still a young girl, and i want my son to grow up eating right, i want to be able to do things with him, to be able to play with him with he gets older, so i am going to work harder then i have ever worked before, and continue to motivate Dennis and we are going to prove to everyone that it can be done!
I LOVE YOU GUYS!
Total Calories eaten: 900
Total Calories burned: 0
Breakfast:
special K red berries cereal: 120 Calories, 25g. Carbs, 3g. Protein
1% milk: 100 Calories, 1.25g. Fat, 6.5g. Carbs, 4g. Protein
Lunch:
Top ramen: 380 Calories, 14g. Fat, 52g. Carbs, 10g. Protein
Dinner:
toast and jam: 300 Calories
Contest
So today is officially day one of our weight loss plan and we already have a contest going on, it is between my husband Dennis and our friend Chris, who ever loses the most weight in one year gets $50, we will weigh in once a week and the boys will take a picture of the weight on their scales as part of the contest as Chris lives in Las Vegas, so we will see what happens, Dennis is weighing in at 295 and Chris is weighing in at 370, so i think it will be a close race!
Now what better way to get motivated to lose weight is a small friendly competition, i can already tell that this is going to be fun and i can't wait to see the end results!
I have also decided to keep my hair blond through this until i can reach my goal weight and then when i do, i will dye it back to my natural hair color as part of my transformation, so im excited and pumped.
so today being the first day has been pretty hard, i have just been so hungry all day, so i have been trying to drink a lot of water to ease the hunger pains, i have found that it is a lot harder to stay eating healthy when you are not in the comforts of your own home, when your in your own home, you already know what you have, and you know what is going into your food, whereas, when you go to other peoples homes, you eat what they eat or don't eat at all, or at a restaurant, its just plain harder to find something healthy to eat, but im not giving up, i know i can do this, i just have to keep at this.
total Calories eaten today: 1,105
Calories Burned:0
Breakfast:
special K red berries cereal: 110 Calories, 25g. Carbs, 3g. Protein
1% milk: 55 Calories, 1.25g. Fat, 6.5g. Carbs, 4g. Protein
Lunch:
1% milk: 110 Calories, 2.5g. Fat, 13g. Carbs, 8g. Protein
meatloaf, mashed potatoes with vegetables: 450 Calories, 25g. Carbs, 3g. Protein
Dinner:
Top ramen: 380 Calories, 14g. Fat, 52g. Carbs, 10g. Protein
Now what better way to get motivated to lose weight is a small friendly competition, i can already tell that this is going to be fun and i can't wait to see the end results!
I have also decided to keep my hair blond through this until i can reach my goal weight and then when i do, i will dye it back to my natural hair color as part of my transformation, so im excited and pumped.
so today being the first day has been pretty hard, i have just been so hungry all day, so i have been trying to drink a lot of water to ease the hunger pains, i have found that it is a lot harder to stay eating healthy when you are not in the comforts of your own home, when your in your own home, you already know what you have, and you know what is going into your food, whereas, when you go to other peoples homes, you eat what they eat or don't eat at all, or at a restaurant, its just plain harder to find something healthy to eat, but im not giving up, i know i can do this, i just have to keep at this.
total Calories eaten today: 1,105
Calories Burned:0
Breakfast:
special K red berries cereal: 110 Calories, 25g. Carbs, 3g. Protein
1% milk: 55 Calories, 1.25g. Fat, 6.5g. Carbs, 4g. Protein
Lunch:
1% milk: 110 Calories, 2.5g. Fat, 13g. Carbs, 8g. Protein
meatloaf, mashed potatoes with vegetables: 450 Calories, 25g. Carbs, 3g. Protein
Dinner:
Top ramen: 380 Calories, 14g. Fat, 52g. Carbs, 10g. Protein
Sunday, January 3, 2010
The Game Plan
Ok, so it may not be day one yet but I thought we should at least start with the game plan to let people know how we plan on doing this, My husband Dennis is starting out at 295 Lbs. and plans to lose 125 Lbs. for a goal weight of 170 Lbs., and I Meagen am starting out at 188 Lbs. and plan on losing 78 Lbs. for a goal weight of 110 Lbs.
Our plan is like I said in the description to eat healthy smaller portions, and exercise more, we are also giving up chocolate, soda pop, and alcohol, as part of our weight loss plan, I dont know how we are going to do this but here goes, we will also be documenting everything we eat and drink so you out there can see if we cheat and when and how often, I dont even know if anyone will even read this but who cares right!
Now your probably wondering where I got this idea from, I got this idea from watching the movie Julie and Julia, where the lady writes a blog about her experience cooking through Julia child's cookbook, and so here we are. I am a little disapointed at my own personal weight though, I never thought that I would ever be this heavy, there are days where I just feel so tired that I want to sleep all day, which may be from my thyroid condition, but in general, when I look at myself in the mirror, I find my self disgusted at the way I look, and I hate the way that feel, I want to be thin again, to be able to look at myself and feel beautiful again, I didnt always used to be like this, I used to be thin and kind of geeky too, well im still a geek but you get the point.
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I feel really excited this time about trying to lose weight. When me and Meagen help each other in eating right and losing weight we have had good results. I'll try my best and with Meagen's support I know I'll have success.
Our plan is like I said in the description to eat healthy smaller portions, and exercise more, we are also giving up chocolate, soda pop, and alcohol, as part of our weight loss plan, I dont know how we are going to do this but here goes, we will also be documenting everything we eat and drink so you out there can see if we cheat and when and how often, I dont even know if anyone will even read this but who cares right!
Now your probably wondering where I got this idea from, I got this idea from watching the movie Julie and Julia, where the lady writes a blog about her experience cooking through Julia child's cookbook, and so here we are. I am a little disapointed at my own personal weight though, I never thought that I would ever be this heavy, there are days where I just feel so tired that I want to sleep all day, which may be from my thyroid condition, but in general, when I look at myself in the mirror, I find my self disgusted at the way I look, and I hate the way that feel, I want to be thin again, to be able to look at myself and feel beautiful again, I didnt always used to be like this, I used to be thin and kind of geeky too, well im still a geek but you get the point.
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I feel really excited this time about trying to lose weight. When me and Meagen help each other in eating right and losing weight we have had good results. I'll try my best and with Meagen's support I know I'll have success.
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