BOTT Challenge for January - Roll Call - Tues!

WOW Michele that is AWESOME

WAY TO GO  

Be sure and share with us in the next post what your "Plan" is as it may help others.

Take care,
Kathy

I am still losing.  My problem has been it being stalled or slow.  I had hoped to have been under 200# by now but I can't complain when I look at the overall picture.  I have lost 123# as of 12/15.  Since my scale says I weigh more than the doctors I am letting mine catch up to theirs.  On 12/15 mine said 218 now it is 213.  So that's why you might not have seen my signature tracker moving...

I been playing phone tag and emailing my doctor and dietician this week.  It turns out my recent labs have me quite deficient again.  I knew this to be true since I don't do any suppliments.  So for this new year I came up with a plan/schedule and emailed  it to my dietician and doctor and got the ok.  I hope I can follow it and get myself BOT.  This gives me about 1500 calories if I can eat it all which I usually can't. It covers all the suppliments, water and protein.   I keep asking if that is too much calories but the dietician thinks it's fine.  She doesn't think I will get all the calories in anyway given my past of not eating enough after surgery.

Here it is:

6am multivitamin, diet coke or diet sprite (working on switching over to diet sprite and then none)
6:30 breakfast (3/4 c special k w/skim milk & yogurt)
7am protein
7:30 coffee 6 oz
8am water
9am crystal lite w/upcal d, protonix, psych meds
10am snack-specialty protein shake
11am lunch (salmon, 1/2c veggies, 1/2c fruit), B1
12pm iron
1pm water
2pm crystal lite w/upcal d, B6
3pm snack (cheese, 6 saltines, summer sausage)
4pm water
5pm crystal lite w/upcal d, zinc
6pm dinner (1 oz protein, 1/2 c veggies, 1/2 c fruit)
7pm protein
8pm protonix, biotin, vitamin D (mondays)
9pm multivitamin, bed

Any thoughts or ideas to improve this would be appreciated.  I do go to the gym for 30-45 min a day right now and do cardio. 

My worry is how to catch up if you miss something or how to do it on the go.

Jimi

I think sitting down with your nut is a good thing to do.  I see you do cardio only.  Now might be a good time to mix it up and add in some weight training.  Weight training adds muscle to your body and the more muscle you have the more cals you burn.

You are doing great and take it one day at a time    Give your self a big hug each day and don't think of it as how much you have to loose.

Thanks for being here with us Jimi, we are here for you 

Take care,
Kathy

Well, it's Jan 5, and I'm finally getting w/ the program.  I do have a chopped-up month ahead, as one of my daughters is having her 1st baby in about a week, and I will be going to help at their house for maybe a couple weeks.  I will pretty much be in charge of cooking, so I'll have some control as to what I eat, but it's not like it's my own house, where I have total control.  Along w/ the huge excitement of our new granddaughter, there will be the general stress that a new baby's lack of routine brings, and THAT'S what I'm concerned about--emotional eating! 

I did go back to the gym yest.   Wow--was that ever a wake-up call--talk about out of shape!  I can't believe what I used to do there and how pitiful I am now. 

I did pretty well yest w/ my eating during the day but had a bad evening/late night. 

Today has been much better, and I feel more focused.  I've realized that I just absolutely can't have any of the junk food around right now, and without kids in the house, there's no reason I can't purge my fridge/pantry.

I'm ready to tackle the 5% Jan Challenge.

Hey Jo,

Congratulations on the upcoming new baby  Sounds like your life right now is all over the place.  No matter what, try and find some time for you to breath and focus on you.  Getting back to the gym is an eye opener is it not?  I was the queen of working out and could kick butt.  Now getting back it kicks my butt.  However, we got there once we can do so again.  

In the  next post tell us what is triggering your night eating?  Maybe you are not getting in enough protein during the day?

Hang in there, we will do this.  You be sure and check in with us when you are at your daughters so we can keep you on track girl

Take care,
Kathy

Z  Present. 
Like others, I am trying to keep my eye on the prize of losing 5% of my weight this month.  Gotta step up my exercise and get my water drinking back on track.  Otherwise ok.

Wishing us all the best of success.

Z

Hi Z,

Water is one of my challenges.  I love drinking tea and although that is not bad I try and make it where I can't have anything else until my water intake is met.  

Hang in there, we are on our way 

Take care,
Kathy

I'm feeling invigorated.  Maybe this time it's gonna work!  My 5th day on the wagon and it feels good.  Now, I've just got to get my feet moving with some cardio.  One step at a time!

Hey Jewel 

Put some good music on and crank it up and dance, dance, dance 

Thanks for being here with us!!

Take care,
Kathy

Hello, All:

I started the challenge yesterday and have begun incorporating exercise in again, really tracking protein, since I seem to be falling short these days and cutting down on my carbs, good though they may be (just a trigger for me....seem to need the crunchiness).  My goal is the 5% by the end of the month...so...here I go!  :)

Good luck to everyone...I am excited to be a part of this!  :)