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Really embarassing.

I want to cry.

Right after Brooklyn was born I dropped 17 lbs... then they all came screaming back with a vengeance, and brought along a few friends too. This is the most I have ever weighed my entire life.

I have to do something... and fast. Just a month ago I weighed 240. Since then, I have been trying different diets (like adrenal type diets)... and also supplements to keep your metabolism up... and the only thing it got me was 11 pounds heavier.

I am so depressed it's hard to smile. I don't like being around other people because of how embarassed I am. I am only 5'6". According to those charts at the dr office (which I know are a little extreme), a person my height should be around 130 lbs. Know when the last time was that I weighed that? 5th grade. Right when all those stupid medications kicked in and I gained a ton of weight.

Don't try to make me feel better with the: "You've just had a baby, you're body is still recooperating and healing." I know it's healing... but it doesn't take more weight to heal.

I've been told since I move here that, "this diet change will help" or "wait till you're pregnant, all the lbs will shed off", "weight till after the baby here", "Do this", "do that"... and what has it given me? Nothing but false hope and 11 extra lbs to my stomach and butt.

The past month, we have been doing excellent at eating dinners at home, and trying to make good choices for lunch. And I'm still gaining weight. I have no idea what to do. I don't want to turn to people because I'm so embarrassed, and I don't want to turn to food because then I will end up like those shows with the 1000 lb people who eat themselves to death.

I'm going to try something new this time. I'm gonna do what I think will help. If it doesn't- I may have to do something drastic.

My Plan:

Fruit Smoothie for breakfast with 50 g protein
Salad with lean meat for lunch (chx, turkey, or steak)- and blend protein powder in the dressing for extra energy support
For dinner, half my plate will be reserved for fruits and assorted veggies- the other will be a small entree (one enchilada or one 1/2 sandwhich)

I will avoid chocolate and sugars to the best of my ability for now. Soda doesn't count.

In order to get one soda, I must drink 1600 mL of water before.

I will give it a week, and see how it does. If no pounds are lost, I will probably have to do something stupid like the purification system again. (It is just so rigid I hate doing it. It's not really stupid.)

Tomorrow will be my prep day for the week. That means I will have to go to the grocery store to get all ingredients. Make all seven salads for the next week's lunches. I will have to cook the meats and cut them up to appropriate sizes... as well as blend different varieties of dressing with protein for extra support.

Trial Run starts Tuesday. Wish Me Luck

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That's RIGhT! EAT IT!

One more day left!

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Alright! There went 10 pounds!



Just 8 more to go if I'm gonna get my goal for this purification system!



I feel... clean. It's a nice feeling when you don't feel weighed down by heavy metals or infections... or parasites! Did I tell you it's gone!?! Holy crow I'm so excited! Probably had that sucker for 12+ years! AND IT'S GONE!



Take that Lupus!



I think since I'm "hopefully" ridding my self of extra steroids I will begin to drop this weight even when I'm not doing the cleanse!

-STACI!

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WOOHOO!

1 more pound! Every stinkin' single one counts!

I was actually upset Sunday, because for two days I was still the same weight, but then on Monday I was thinking... '5 lbs in 6 days? Not's not so bad! The health admin wants you to only lose 2!' So that cheered me up!

Let's go weight loss!

A Patient at the office actually said she could tell that my face had slimmed down! There's a start! I wish it would come off the lower half of me first though. haha

P.S. Just 3 more days till I can have chicken!!! YEA FRIDAY!

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YEAH! WOOHOO! THAS RIGHT! SAY WHAT?

I've lost 5 lbs in 4 days!

But how did you do it Staci?

EXERCISE?

HECK NO. I don't usually have time for that junk.

I started the infamous (in these parts anyway) PURIFICATION SYSTEM.

I wanted to keep it a secret at first, but now I'm too excited.

I know my last post said 215... but I had gained a couple pounds in the last little while that bumped me back to 217.

It's a detoxification program. Does it guarantee weight loss? No. Will it happen most likely? Well sure. Here's how it runs:

It does have a protein powder and whole food fiber powder that you have to eat x2 a day(GROSS!!) in a fruit shake. You can eat as many vegetables as you want, fruit is slightly limited per fruit. (You can only eat so many strawberries, blueberries, etc.-- However, you can eat as many different fruits as you want.) The only madhouse is that you have to eat twice as many vegetables as fruits. So that definitely keeps my fruit intake in check. haha.

Also you can have 1/2 cup COOKED of brown rice a day (Or 1 cup of lentils--NASTY!)

I still take my supplements and the "SP Cleanse" which is part of the detox. After 7 days I get to switch to "Green Food" (No idea why, haha). But this program is intended to be a detox. It is meant to help you appreciate non-processed, "RAW" foods, vegetables and fruits. It tries to help you understand how important these foods are to keeping your body healthy and cleansing.

Anywho, I lost 2 lbs. the first day, and have lost one every day after that so far.

It's only day 5 (out of 21-- on day 11 I can eat Chicken! Yea!) But I'm excited it's helping to get rid of all the old meds that have been cloggin my organs for years. I want to be healthier, but I also want to fit into my old clothes. I have 5 boxes of clothes awaiting my weight loss. Right now I have 3 pairs of pants, about 2 skirts, and about 5 shirts that fit me. It's quite sad.

However, we have found ways to keep me eating. Andrew, the most wonderful husband ever, uses the prescribed 100% extra virgin olive oil to fry me a 1/2 of a sweet potatoe. It's so good witha tiny shake of sea salt. MMPH! It's like the dessert for my day. It's extra yummy.

Anywho, I'll let you know the updates!

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So, Weighed myself this morning, and I finally lost a pound! I have been shifting weight for the past few weeks, going up a little, then going down a little, it was very frustrating. However, today I weigh a pound less! That may not sound like a not (Which it's not) but it is progress non-the-less!

I know that as long as I have the steroid predizone in my body, it will affect this weight loss. But at least it has let me lose this much so far. The less and less I have remaining in my system, I believe the weight will just begin to shed off, like it did when I took myself off my medications a few years ago.

I want to fit back into all those clothes I traded my normal clothes for! I got 5 boxes just waiting for me! C'mon body! Let's do this thing!!

Here's to Good Health!

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So, I promised myself that if I "magically" lost 10 lbs, I would start a blog on my weight loss goals... and hopefully, success!!

So, here's how it all started.

I started working in Bryan's Chiropractic office late November, and from there, I started my "supplemental program" sometime in December. I know it's only 10 lbs, but I'm still excited!

Here's the changes Andrew and I have made in our diets that have helped us:

*We only eat out for dinner once a week (date night)
*We try to only eat out for lunch once a week.
*We take our "intestinal cleanse" seriously. :)

Anywho, we are still pluggin' away, and Andrew has lost some pounds as well. He actually fits back in the clothes we wore when we were first dating! Lucky beast!

Anyways, I'm hoping to lose more so that I can fit back into clothes I did when Andrew & I were first dating as well! It would be great and especially help me boost my ego!


-STACI