In October I told you about a diet Spencer and I had started, back then I had lost 5 lb in the first 2 weeks. The diet is called The Spike Diet, and you can read about it on their website.
I'm thrilled to update that I've lost, as of my last weigh-in last Saturday, 18 pounds! There's no way I'll tell you my actual weight, but the second digit in my weight dropped to a number I haven't seen in years! I've lost more than 2 inches off my waistline! I bought a smaller belt and am now buckling it at the 3rd hole, and I'm wearing jeans I nearly threw out before because I haven't fit them in a long time and couldn't foresee squeezing into them again... now they fit comfortably!
I'm not the only one who's been losing weight, Spencer lost 25 pounds and is in the best shape he's been in in years!
I'm not going to lie and say it's been a total breeze, but for someone who's never really committed to a diet before... any serious attempt at a diet would not be a total breeze. But it hasn't been hard at all either! Once a week I get to stuff my face with whatever the heck I want, and it's a key part of the diet! I've heard from a couple people that they would be worried about getting back in diet-mode after a day of indulgence, but for me it actually makes it so much easier because I know that on Saturday I can eat as many Christmas cookies as I want.
A few things that have helped me along the way...
I keep track of ALL the food I eat and calories on a spread sheet and enter them as soon as possible.
I snack on protein because it burns more calories in the digestions process.
Keeping a bottle of water handy helps stretch me to the next meal, and keeps the water weight off... somehow.
We buy Special K Protein Meal Bars for when I don't want to make something... the chocolate chip ones are the best and the convenience of them keeps me from reaching into my kids' halloween candy, or popping a hotdog into the microwave.
I'm trying with all my might to not bake any cookies until Saturday, because I know that before they are even cooled off I will eat like 7 of them... which is ok on Saturdays because that's my spike day!
When I make dinner I add up all the calories in the ingredients and divide it up to get my total calories eaten.
The calculation of how many calories you are supposed to eat can be a bit confusing, so be careful when you figure it out.
The whole metabolism boosting thing must be working because I feel like I'm losing weight more easily as I go along, although I'm not expecting much weight loss in the next couple weeks with Christmas coming up. I'm not really worried about it though because a couple times during my diet I've fallen off the bandwagon and gained a couple pounds back, but the next week those pounds were gone. One of those times was when I had the flu (or whatever it was) and I was eating whatever I could grab or was given to me, like really yummy and bad for you creamy chicken and wild rice soup. Once I was well enough to prepare stuff I was back on track.
Oh and, a small Christmas miracle occurred on Sunday. I took the girls to go see the childrens' play How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and there were cookies for sale, and I didn't get one! Most people wouldn't consider that a small miracle, but if you know me then you know I'm obsessed. Coffee and cookies get me every time, but not THAT time!
I'll check back at some point again, hopefully it will be because I reached my goal of 25 lbs lost!
Oh, and because tips are always good, what diet tips do you have?
My Mother’s House
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