A Correction, and a Verdict.

Ok, so I know I just posted, but I was thinking about what I said, and wanted to throw something else out there.

Green tea? Yes, it works. However, I firmly believe that I'm not losing weight ONLY because of the capsules. I've changed my diet pretty drastically. Snacking? Nope. My 'snack' during the day is sometimes a hard-boiled egg. But I'm usually not snacking at all.

Sometimes I have popcorn at night, while watching a movie or reading a book, but that's it. No more cheez-its *insert sob*, no ice cream, no candy, no soda...its hard, but worth it. After all...Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels! :)

BTW...verdict on the Cabbage Fat Burning Soup? Its actually really, really, really good! If you like veggies, I'd definitely recommend giving this a try!!!

Liz

A loss, and Cabbage Soup.

Down again, woot! (Thank you, green tea!)

I'm down to 198! *YES!* -insert little happy dance-

Ok, so yep. I'm still losing weight! Which is awesome...anyways. Cabbage Soup.

I found this recipe online, on my very favorite cooking website, http://www.allrecipes.com/. It has a recipe for everything. I use it almost daily. Anyways, I was browsing...something. I don't even remember what anymore, when I came across a recipe called Cabbage Fat Burning Soup. Naturally, I had to look at it.

Basically, its a veggie soup, with tons of different vegetables in it, with a tomato base. It actually sounded pretty good (to a veggie lover like me...my hubby is a different matter entirely). So I scrolled down and read some reviews. One lady said she had been making this for her boyfriend for 3 months, and he only eats it once a day, having a small breakfast of whatever he wants, and a small sandwich for lunch, with this soup for dinner, and he had lost over 50 lbs!

Another woman said that she checked with a local hospital, and they confirmed that this is what they feed overweight patients who need to lose weight prior to a surgery.

Worth a try, if you ask me!

Its nothing to make, not really...and it does smell good! I figure that, even if I only eat one bowl a day...at only 90 calories/serving, that's pretty good!

I'll include the recipe, just in case there are any other freaky, veggie soup- lovers out there!

-5 carrots, chopped

-3 onions, chopped

-2 (16 oz) cans whole, peeled tomatoes

-1 lg head cabbage, chopped

-1 pkg dry onion soup mix

-1 (15 oz) can cut green beans (I omitted these...hubby won't even think about trying it if there are green beans...)

-2 qts tomato juice

-2 green bell peppers, diced

-10 stalks celery, chopped

-1 (14 oz) can beef broth

Place vegetables in stock pot. Add beef broth, tomato juice, and enough water to cover the vegetables. Simmer until vegetables are tender. May be stored in refrigerator for several days.

See? Easy Peasy. :)

I'll let you know how it tastes!

Liz

Down to...

Down to 200! Woot!

I know I was much lighter a while ago...but vacations make it really hard to keep your weight down! (So does stress...)

Thats all for now!

Liz

A cheat day...

I'm just gonna come right out and say it, first thing. Yesterday was a major cheat day. And I mean major. I ate french fries (twice!) some reeses (boy were they good...) and went out to lunch with a friend at Panera...oh. And had beer. Yep. Cheat day.

But do I feel bad? Nah. Not really. I mean...I am at the point where I feel like it sort of makes you feel worse, if you feel bad about it. It happened. I can't un-eat the food, so...why feel too bad about it? Right?

Besides, not to toot my own horn or anything, but I've been doing really, really good lately. This green tea stuff has really been working well for me, better than anything else so far. And, feeling good about how well it works helps me to eat better. I haven't really wanted any junk. And I definitely haven't been overeating.

The result? I have lost several inches! Not a whole lot of poundage, but hey. Inches are more important to me right now! I'd say I've lost 5 or 6 lbs and maybe like, 4 inches in the middle! (Also lost some in the thighs, and I'd say the arms as well!) WOO! So, yeah. I haven't wanted to cheat. I'm looking better, and so, feeling better!

Now, a sad note (partially, at least). Looks like I'll be going kinda alone from here on out. At least for a while...why? Because my counterpart, aka wife, aka Tina...is pregnant! (Yeah...not my baby though. LOL) And while I hope she still posts...she really shouldn't diet right now, don't ya think? :) Looove ya T! And Congrats...

Happy 4th

So...here we are in July, and...although I may earn some eye rolls, sighs, and whatever else, I'm going to say that I found something else to try! :)

Green Tea! In tablets! They are great! You take two capsules in the morning, with food and water, then one or two in the afternoon. They don't work as drastically as the Lipodrene, but they aren't as expensive either.

To me, I like these better than the Lipodrene, because they are waaaay more natural. And they do work.

Anyway, just a quick update...It's the 4th of July! Time to BBQ!

Liz

An update and a little teeny rant...ish

About 4 weeks ago, my computer broke. The keypad wouldn't work, so, no blog. Well, no lot of things, really, but, for the intent and purpose of this post, no blog. Then, I went out of town for two weeks, so no blog. Not that I'm making excuses or anything...

Anyway, I'm home, computer is somewhat fixed, and so I'm back, and bigger than ever! Literally. Well, not literally, literally....but I certainally haven't lost any weight.

A bit of good news is that I've found a running buddy! Woo! Bad news? She can't run for about 4 more weeks, as she is recovering from a C-Section...but thats ok. We'll both have to take it slow.
I know, I could start running now, with the hubby, but...Does anyone else find it incredibly hard to do things like that with their spouse, or s/o? I mean...he doesn't discourage me or anything like that, but...there is absolutely no room for leeway with him! Before he came home, in October, I had lost, probably about 10-15 lbs on my own, just by dieting. Then he came back, and BAM, it all came right back, and then some.

Now, trying to diet with him home, I am seeing the same thing. We both want to lose weight, we both need to, but for some reason, its so hard for me to do it when he's around! (That sounds really bad...I don't really want him to leave or anything like that, its just....GAH!)

Anyway, I am definitely going to be more faithful about posting here, and try to be more faithful to my dieting!

Cheers,

Liz

It is now May....

And I have been...terrible about everything :-(

I wasn't keeping in touch with Liz, I wasn't up to doing anything at all ....and knowing all that makes me really sad. The only excuse is....REAL LIFE.


My real life got the best of me, and for that I am so sorry for letting Liz down, and for letting you guys down as well.


But........a huge update is that you should never weigh yourself on your period. Apparently it's because of all the water retention and whatnot, and all the extra eating you do because of your period that you weigh more. You should always you know strive to not eat that ice cream, but sometimes it's all you can do when you have your "monthly gift."

Other than that, my husband and I bought an exercise bike. We did it to better our health. I used it for the first time last night. Not bad actually.

What I did was the equivalent to running a mile and half in 14 minutes about. I think I did pretty good :-) As long as you keep your heart rate up for 30 mins or more....you should be good to go.

I plan on doing this bike every night (yeah yeah I say it now but I will never do it). But seriously...why pay for a piece of equipment that you will never use? My husband has already used it twice, and I plan on using it once a day. Maybe if we get a TV to put above the bike I will be able to watch my shows and bike at the same time :-)

But yes, last night I biked for about 3 miles it says. I burned 114 calories. And with my weight as it is, that was the equivalent to running a mile and a half in 14:11 or so :-) I hate running, so biking can be my new alternative.



I hope to continue this, and I hope that Liz also continues to post too. Like we said earlier, you will hear about our failures, us reaching our limits and how our real lives can affect us. I just didn't realize that it had been so long since I had posted :-(