I had my first visit to the center today, had my testing done, my weight and body composition analysis. I also received my supplements and my prescription, which I started today. I will record my measurements and weight now, and begin tracking my food tomorrow.
My current weight is 156lbs, and my goal weight is 130lbs. My measurements are: waist: 38", hips: 40.5", chest: 38", R thigh: 23", L thigh: 23.25", R upper arm: 12.75", L upper arm: 12.75". My current BF% is 34.1%, and the desirable range for me is 20 - 27%. I'm shooting for 22%.
I learned some important things today beyond measurements and weights too. Today I ate about 1/2 of what I usually eat, and I believe it's because I'm now determined, and I have hope that I will be successful this time because with this program I now have a plan, a program to follow, a clear goal in my mind, and the support and help of supplements and a appetite suppressant prescribed by the doctor. I really BELIEVE I can do this, and I'm excited about it.
The weight control center offers a free website for tracking your calories (has a drop down menu for finding calories for a food), tracking your weight, and keeping a journal. You can join free here: http://www.drweightcontrol.com/online_journal.html
As I said before, there is no hidden agenda for sharing this info with you. I just thought it might help you keep on track, like keeping your own blog journal. I don't know about you, but I'm not the most organized person, and I usually start out gang busters, and fizzle out over time with just about everything I do. Maybe keeping track and written records will help me in both areas of my life.
Anyway, it's almost midnight, and I've got to get some sleep. Anyone out there have any triumphs or pearls of wisdom to share? I'd love to hear from you. Keep your chin up and keep pressing forward.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Pre-Battle, Getting Ready for War
Hi. My name is Beth Mello, and I'm about to embark on a mission to lose weight, get fit, and slow down the aging process a little bit. Anybody care to join me?
I'm 44 years old, and I'm tired of looking at a closet full of clothes that I can no longer wear! I'm tired of alternating between 2 outfits every Sunday for church because I can't fit into anything else (or else looking like a sausage in it if I can get it on) and feeling fat in them anyway! I'm tired of feeling tired all of the time, and depressed every time I look in the mirror!
Can anyone relate?!?
How about this? I'm disgusted with the fact that I've tried so many weight-loss programs, spent hundreds of dollars on books and every pill, liquid or whatever that promised to melt the pounds away, stop me from eating too much, give me energy, yattah, yattah, yattah. News flash! I'm still about 50lbs overweight!
Look, I don't need to lose 100's of pounds, but if I keep going the way I'm going, I will all too soon. And I know that there are too many of you that are already there right now. It sucks! Plain and simple.
I have lots of reasons for starting this blog, but two major ones. First, I'm doing this like a journal to help me keep myself accountable. Second, I'm hoping that some of you reading this will share your successes, failures, thoughts and ideas with me and anyone else reading this, and maybe together we can do this.
PLEASE DO NOT use this blog as a place JUST to advertise your affiliate links. By all means, if you've found something that's working for you, feel free to share it, and your link too. But make sure you're a true success story for that product, and not just trying to make a buck. Believe me, I've tried most of the free trials out there (and wound up paying for too many by missing the deadline too!), and I'm still 50lbs overweight! So don't go getting people all worked up about your wonder-supplement unless you're a living success story for it! It's too hard to go through that disappoinment again and again.
Well, I gues that's it for the opener. I haven't even weighed myself to record my starting weight or taken my "before" picture or even developed any kind of a game plan yet. I usually avoid scales like the plague, and wear clothes that make me feel like I'm hiding my fat, even though in reality they probably make me look even dumpier. I'll save those things for my next post.
I'm really hoping that I'll get lots of input from lots of people (particularly women, because I believe it's a lot harder for us than it is for men to lose weight). And I hope this helps a bunch of us do this not only for right now, but for life! Here's to getting fit and feeling good about ourselves again!!! Yeehaaa!
I'm 44 years old, and I'm tired of looking at a closet full of clothes that I can no longer wear! I'm tired of alternating between 2 outfits every Sunday for church because I can't fit into anything else (or else looking like a sausage in it if I can get it on) and feeling fat in them anyway! I'm tired of feeling tired all of the time, and depressed every time I look in the mirror!
Can anyone relate?!?
How about this? I'm disgusted with the fact that I've tried so many weight-loss programs, spent hundreds of dollars on books and every pill, liquid or whatever that promised to melt the pounds away, stop me from eating too much, give me energy, yattah, yattah, yattah. News flash! I'm still about 50lbs overweight!
Look, I don't need to lose 100's of pounds, but if I keep going the way I'm going, I will all too soon. And I know that there are too many of you that are already there right now. It sucks! Plain and simple.
I have lots of reasons for starting this blog, but two major ones. First, I'm doing this like a journal to help me keep myself accountable. Second, I'm hoping that some of you reading this will share your successes, failures, thoughts and ideas with me and anyone else reading this, and maybe together we can do this.
PLEASE DO NOT use this blog as a place JUST to advertise your affiliate links. By all means, if you've found something that's working for you, feel free to share it, and your link too. But make sure you're a true success story for that product, and not just trying to make a buck. Believe me, I've tried most of the free trials out there (and wound up paying for too many by missing the deadline too!), and I'm still 50lbs overweight! So don't go getting people all worked up about your wonder-supplement unless you're a living success story for it! It's too hard to go through that disappoinment again and again.
Well, I gues that's it for the opener. I haven't even weighed myself to record my starting weight or taken my "before" picture or even developed any kind of a game plan yet. I usually avoid scales like the plague, and wear clothes that make me feel like I'm hiding my fat, even though in reality they probably make me look even dumpier. I'll save those things for my next post.
I'm really hoping that I'll get lots of input from lots of people (particularly women, because I believe it's a lot harder for us than it is for men to lose weight). And I hope this helps a bunch of us do this not only for right now, but for life! Here's to getting fit and feeling good about ourselves again!!! Yeehaaa!
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