Water... gotta have it.

Yesterday I didn't cheat, and was under my carb intake by 4 carbs. Checked the scale today. .. didn't lose... not even in ounces. There could be water weight or food that still needs to exit my body, but I think I know why.... I realized I only had one glass of water yesterday. :/

Bad Jennette...

Half way there + progress photos!

Well, half way through Atkin's Induction, and I'm right on schedule. The promise of Induction, is that you can lose up to 15 pounds in the first 2 weeks. I started this diet at 224, and today I weighed in at 216! So, technically, I should way 208-209 a week from now. That'll be my 210 award of eating at Rodezios. ;) Definitely looking forward to it!


Oh, and face pictures. My face is definitely showing what a difference 8 pounds can be!

I lined up the pictures as best as I could (overlapping first in Photoshop to make sure my eyes and mouth line up. The pictures don't lie! My face looks MUCH slimmer! My jowels/chin are a little tighter, and more straight line than a slumped curve (I can't wait to see my jaw line again ;__;)

My front facing photo you can't see my double chin as much! Before I looked so bloated. Bleh. This is doable. ;) Can't wait to see what another week will do to my face. AND I'll take body pictures to compare that as well.



My work-out schedule is working out so far. I really like how I have it planned (not sure if I shared it before, but here we go anyway):

Monday Wednesday Saturday: Gym
Tuesday: At home workout vids
Thursday: Church basketball (once that ends, I'll probably try to do a Zumba or work out class if I can)
Friday: Rest day

Now that the madness of a off-set week is over and the start of a new one is here, lets KICK this pig! 

Fatso - "The Diet Song"

So, every time I diet I can't get this song out of my head. It's funny. Enjoy. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJZf1UBhmf8

I cheated yesterday...

But it's okay! It was just beans, and I had less then a half a cup of them! We went to our ward chili cook-off last night. Sadly, all but 2 chili pots had beans in them, so I was in one of those situations where, it was cheat, or starve. I HATE that, and I hope that doesn't happen again. At the very least I picked the beans out that I could see, and I took my nifty Carb Intercept just in case. 

It even sucked because there was also mounds of delicious fudge. Everyone around me as having desert but me. One kid even asked why I didn't have any. Hard to explain to a kid why I refused treats. :(

I do think I was punished though, cuz the few chili's I could eat with less beans, ended up being the spiciest (oh the irony), and I HATE spicy food. I ended up having heartburn all night. >_< 

Karma. 

But...... I STILL lost a pound yesterday!

It's Okay to Eat Out!

Yesterday was one of those eating out fiasco's I was worried about. We had some friends over too, so trying not to make a big deal about everyone's restaurant choices, and whether or not I could eat there, was my challenge. Thankfully, our friends totally support my diet, and we all agreed on a place I can eat: Denny's! I had their Ultimate Omelette and a side of Broccoli, and it was DELICIOUS! Only 3 carbs (because of the eggs) in that entire meal. 

Ironically, before the suggestion of eating out was ever made, I was already looking up restaurants and places that have low-carb items on their menu. The new Atkins android app has a nifty search option that shows each restaurant in your area's menu, and how many carbs each item has. You can even customize your limit of carbs, and it'll only show those numbs. It gave me good insight on what places to avoid (since some had absolutely NO options for me, mostly fast food), and which places to suggest regularly. 

I also found a pretty cool forums that list out all the restaurants menus (including warnings about them). I bookmarked this site for sure! I also have another list on my phone for when restaurant decisions are made on the spot. I LOVE eating out. It's one of my guilty pleasures, so as long as I have the tools to keep myself with the diet, I think I'll do great. :)

Yesterday was also a day unexpected, when I ended up only have 12 carbs total for my daily intake. It's supposed to be 20, but I guess I always tried to push it up to 20 before, adding things until I reached my limit. But thankfully, my meal at Denny's was satisfying enough, I had no cravings for the rest of the night. I really think my SlimQuick pills had something to do with that, because I also had a caffeine rush I think. XD (And I thought I got high of the mushrooms on my omelette). ;)

Well, either the SlimQuick or my lower carb intake than usual have to account for the fact that yesterday alone.... I dropped 2 lbs! YAY! I could definitely see it in my face. My double chin was twice the size it is now. (Why is it my face is always the first thing that shows my weight?) With the Atkins diet, they claim you can lose up to 15 lbs in your first 2 weeks. I've experienced this before, and the transformation is just beginning! Today was proof of that!

Anyway, a new goal of mine is to keep my carb intake lower than 20, and not try to push it just for the sake of meeting it. I plan on working out today too. Pushing out all those other carbs and burning nothing but fat! Wish me luck! Today was a huge morale booster!