Ok. This is cool. Still in the 230 to 235 range. But, I am definitely skinnier. I thought I had hit a wall... That's what the scale is saying. But, muscle weighs more than fat. So, when u hit a wall, don't freak. Measure ur waist or chest or thighs. Other things are happening besides the scale going down!! Clothes definitely fit better. The 36 shorts I'm wearing are loose and I couldn't fit in them in December. Keep rocking!
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Not Now, I've Got a Headache
Karen has had several people complain of headaches. As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, this is natural.
Story #1. Two years ago I did the famed "Lemon Juice" cleanse. I actually enjoyed it. Did it for 7 days. It's designed to detox your body and cleanse out your belly. Well, at day 3 I started to get a really bad headache.
Story #2. I had the flu a few years ago and was taking advil to keep the fever down. Well, after about 4 days, the fever went down but I had this nagging headache. The cure? More advil of course!
Well, headaches are a withdrawal symptom. When you are not getting something the body "thinks" it wants, it tells you need it. Just as when we have low blood sugar, we get a headache. That's the body saying "eat a candy bar or I am going to shut down!"
On the cleanse, my body wanted all of the chemicals and crap found in the fast food and processed food we eat every day. Thus, a headache.
After reading the bottle of advil, it said stop taking after 5 days. Oh... This is why doctors tell us to alternate between advil and tylenol when we have pulled muscles or fevers. Advil is adictive to the body and after 5 days it wanted more. When I stopped, headache.
So, the weight loss program I am on now does a lot of the same things that the cleanse did. In fact, when I started, I anticipated the headache, even wondered when it would start. Sure enough, day 4...headache. But, I worked through it, took a couple advil ( I know, funny, right) and haven't had one since.
So, to anyone getting a headache, don't stop. Its not the nutritionals creating the headache, its your bratty body wanting the crap you usually feed it. Boosting metabolism and getting healthy requires your body make certain changes. It rebels in the form of headaches and other aches and pains. You just need to fight through it!!
Cheers!
Story #1. Two years ago I did the famed "Lemon Juice" cleanse. I actually enjoyed it. Did it for 7 days. It's designed to detox your body and cleanse out your belly. Well, at day 3 I started to get a really bad headache.
Story #2. I had the flu a few years ago and was taking advil to keep the fever down. Well, after about 4 days, the fever went down but I had this nagging headache. The cure? More advil of course!
Well, headaches are a withdrawal symptom. When you are not getting something the body "thinks" it wants, it tells you need it. Just as when we have low blood sugar, we get a headache. That's the body saying "eat a candy bar or I am going to shut down!"
On the cleanse, my body wanted all of the chemicals and crap found in the fast food and processed food we eat every day. Thus, a headache.
After reading the bottle of advil, it said stop taking after 5 days. Oh... This is why doctors tell us to alternate between advil and tylenol when we have pulled muscles or fevers. Advil is adictive to the body and after 5 days it wanted more. When I stopped, headache.
So, the weight loss program I am on now does a lot of the same things that the cleanse did. In fact, when I started, I anticipated the headache, even wondered when it would start. Sure enough, day 4...headache. But, I worked through it, took a couple advil ( I know, funny, right) and haven't had one since.
So, to anyone getting a headache, don't stop. Its not the nutritionals creating the headache, its your bratty body wanting the crap you usually feed it. Boosting metabolism and getting healthy requires your body make certain changes. It rebels in the form of headaches and other aches and pains. You just need to fight through it!!
Cheers!
Don't Quit!
Couple of things:
You lose inches before you lose pounds. When it doesn't seem the weight is coming off, try on a pair of pants that didn't fit when you started. This is a nice gauge. Measure your waist, chest, thighs, and check out your butt. You'll be able to see it coming off before the scale "tells" you its coming off.
At the beginning of a diet, you lose a lot of water weight. This is the reason for these "plateaus" we experience. All of the sudden the weight loss almost comes to a stand still. Well, its not. It is just taking a little more effort for your body to burn the fat. Plateaus are like your engine "red-lining"... they mean you need to shift gears. Add a little more exercise or walk/ run a little more. My plateau exercises are things like jumping jacks, squats, crunches, side crunches, and of course rocking kata a little more (I'm a martial artist, too).
I've hit a little bit of a plateau but it's not bothering me. I am hovering between 234 and 236, but, I am also wearing a pair of 36's that I couldn't fit into last fall. I also had fajitas and a Dos Equis last night! Actually, the weekends are a killer as I almost take the weekend off the program simply because our family events revolve around food. But, as long as I don't make a pig of myself, I don't gain weight and I hit it again on Monday.
The program as it stands now is:
Shake in the morning and for lunch. I am adding two tablespoons of the protein mix into the shake to get the daily protein level up. I have a 2 liter jug of tea with me everywhere. You MUST have lots of water. I also take a couple of vitamin supplements, you'll have to ask K about all that. Also, the Vemma is a great way to get more vitamins in your body. I guess I am "cross-training" my programs with Herbalife and Vemma. Its working.
At night, a sensible dinner...when K or P doesn't want a margarita...
But, here's the killer: Don't eat after 7:00 or you'll just spin your wheels. If you have to eat after 7, REALLY watch it. Unless you exercise at night, you'll go to bed with all of that food just sitting in your belly. If you didn't know, that's how Sumo wrestlers gain their weight. They work out, then eat a huge lunch, then take a nap. They do this a few times a day. Doing squats and crunches before I go to bed always helps if I feel I've been naughty.
Summer's here and its getting pretty warm! Spend more time outside just milling about. The heat boosts your metabolism and forces you to drink more water. Cheers!
You lose inches before you lose pounds. When it doesn't seem the weight is coming off, try on a pair of pants that didn't fit when you started. This is a nice gauge. Measure your waist, chest, thighs, and check out your butt. You'll be able to see it coming off before the scale "tells" you its coming off.
At the beginning of a diet, you lose a lot of water weight. This is the reason for these "plateaus" we experience. All of the sudden the weight loss almost comes to a stand still. Well, its not. It is just taking a little more effort for your body to burn the fat. Plateaus are like your engine "red-lining"... they mean you need to shift gears. Add a little more exercise or walk/ run a little more. My plateau exercises are things like jumping jacks, squats, crunches, side crunches, and of course rocking kata a little more (I'm a martial artist, too).
I've hit a little bit of a plateau but it's not bothering me. I am hovering between 234 and 236, but, I am also wearing a pair of 36's that I couldn't fit into last fall. I also had fajitas and a Dos Equis last night! Actually, the weekends are a killer as I almost take the weekend off the program simply because our family events revolve around food. But, as long as I don't make a pig of myself, I don't gain weight and I hit it again on Monday.
The program as it stands now is:
Shake in the morning and for lunch. I am adding two tablespoons of the protein mix into the shake to get the daily protein level up. I have a 2 liter jug of tea with me everywhere. You MUST have lots of water. I also take a couple of vitamin supplements, you'll have to ask K about all that. Also, the Vemma is a great way to get more vitamins in your body. I guess I am "cross-training" my programs with Herbalife and Vemma. Its working.
At night, a sensible dinner...when K or P doesn't want a margarita...
But, here's the killer: Don't eat after 7:00 or you'll just spin your wheels. If you have to eat after 7, REALLY watch it. Unless you exercise at night, you'll go to bed with all of that food just sitting in your belly. If you didn't know, that's how Sumo wrestlers gain their weight. They work out, then eat a huge lunch, then take a nap. They do this a few times a day. Doing squats and crunches before I go to bed always helps if I feel I've been naughty.
Summer's here and its getting pretty warm! Spend more time outside just milling about. The heat boosts your metabolism and forces you to drink more water. Cheers!
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