I did it!

I can't believe it but in 4 weeks i was able to get back down to the weight I was before I started to gain!! I lost about 12.5 pounds in the last 4 weeks and 4.8 of those were this week alone!! Now, I can start losing again and feel like every pound counts because I don't feel like I am starting all over again. It's a good feeling to be back on track. Unfortunately it is a crazy time of year to be dieting. Halloween candy, Thanksgiving, making Christmas goodies and going to Christmas parties... oh my. this is gonna be hard, but I started Weight Watcher's last year in October right before Halloween. I did well too. I lost consistently for about 3.5 months straight without one gain. So, if I could do it then, I can do it now. I will be strong. I fit better in my clothes again and that feels great! I have 12 pounds until I get to my Weight Watcher's lifetime goal! Yay, then it's FREE! I will continue on to lose another 10-20 after that but I will be happy with even 10 more after my lifetime goal. I was that weight when I got married and I was thin. I am 5' 11" and I think a size 6 is good for my height. I do want to get lower but if my body won't go that low I will be ok with it. I can't wait until I can start walking again. My stroller got a flat tire and we are having a terrible time finding an inner tube to fit. I would love to start running again but my neck and back still ache when I try. .(car accident again...grrr.) I will have to walk on my treadmill or do some Fios exercise programs or my Wii. I have some dvd's but I still have to be careful of my injuries from the accident. anyway, I am so excited to share about my weight loss and I hope to have inspired someone out there to not quit! I wanted to. I saw my weight creeping back up and I just couldn't track my food every week. I kept giving in to the candy and the cookies. (my weaknesses!) I made excuses, but when I saw the scale one day and a number popped up that I had not seen in just under a year, I panicked and knew I needed to get back on track NOW, not next week, NOW. before it was too late and I was back where I first started. That would have been discouraging to me and I know my husband who pays for my meetings every week, would have been mad. Well, it is late and I need to get to sleep. Sleep is important in weight loss too. So goodnight everyone. :)

Raspberry Ketones--as seen on Dr. Oz.

I had seen the Doctor Oz show a couple months ago about raspberry ketones. He had a clip about Raspberry Ketones on there. He and this other doctor stated that the raspberry ketones shrink your fat cells (all over fat not just a concentrated area of the body) and break up the fat in your cells making it easier for your body to expel the fat. They said that you can eat regular raspberries and get the same effect as the concentrated ketones in the pill form, but, you would have to eat 90 pounds of raspberries a day. That is not only not realistic but it would add calories and sugar to your body making your body work that much harder to get rid of fat. They said that the pill form is a much more effective way and it is all natural as well. I have researched it and seen that there are people who have lost weight with little change in diet and exercise. I do note that they did try to eat differently and did Incorporate a little exercise, but, nothing extreme. Dr. Oz did state at the end of the show that we all need to be aware of what we are eating and taking these ketones are not a sure way to lose weight if you are not going to stop eating a ton of bad stuff. Everything in moderation. Exercise is also good for us and should never be ignored. I also saw that all the scientific research done was done on lab rats and mice not humans. Now, humans are not physiologically anything like mice or rats. But, like I said, I have seen testimonies of people who have said it works. the doctor on the Dr. Oz show said she had 2 patients on these and they lost a lot of weight and she had before and after pics to show. This doctor also said that people have seen results in as little as five days. I Bought some of the raspberry ketones today. I did it. I broke down and got them at GNC. They were $21 with my GNC Gold card. Not bad. We will see if there are results. I am still doing Weight Watchers of course. I have lost 30 pounds so far. (it was 39 but I stalled and then went off the plan for a couple months too so I gained after eating all the brownies and cookies I wanted!) I want to kick start things again so I am still tracking with Weight Watcher's and I will also take the raspberry Ketones. Dr. Oz says to take 100 mg a day. The capsules I have are 125 mg capsules and it says I can take 1-2 a day with meals but not to exceed 4 capsules a day. So today I took 2 at lunch (250mg) and then 2 at dinner. I may or may not go down to 1 at lunch and 1 at dinner. We shall see how it goes and I will definitely update here! Ciao XOXO