Post Profile By Sanford

As you can see by the chart (logged on My Fitness Pal), post Profile has not been going well. I keep trying to get back on to a plan to follow sustain. I joined the YMCA to workout, but I still haven't gotten back to eating the way I know I should. I have every excuse in the book used by now and I am now weighing in at 150 lbs.

I have another work trip this summer, plus the state fair the week before I leave. Deep fried Oreos are my favorite food to get at the fair 😣. The other day I was working and went out to lunch with a co-worker. We decided to try a place that sells healthy foods. They also will cook meals for the week. I find this to be a God sighting. God knows my struggle and how great I felt when I was around 130 pounds. I went today and signed up for the subscription so they will cook the Keto meals I need for the few weeks before my trip. Tomorrow I am going to start a 3 day cleanse.

I know some people may not understand the struggle or they don't agree with the methods, but I will keep praying and starting again and again if I have to so I can not get so out of control that I completely give up on myself.

Profile by Sanford Week 21 - Adapt Phase

Starting Weight: 164.20 lb
Current Weight : 129 lb
Total Weight loss: 35.2 lb
Total Weight loss goal: 40.2 lb

Week 0-1 weight: 161.8 lb (-2.4 lb)
Week 1-2 weight: 157.40 lb (-4.4 lb)
Week 2-3 weight: 155.2 lb (-.2.2 lb)
Week 3-4 weight: 154.10 lb (-1.1 lb)
Week 4-5 weight: 151 lb (-3.1 lb)
Week 5-6 weight: 149.2 lb (-1.8 lb)
Week 6-7 weight: 147 lb (-2.2 lb)
Week 7-8 weight: 146 lb (-1 lb)
Week 8-9 weight: 144 lb (-2 lb)
Week 9-10 weight: 142.6 lb (-1.4 lb)
Week 10-11 weight: 139.8 lb (-2.8 lb)
Week 11-12 weight: 138.9 lb (-.9 lb)
Week 12-13 weight: 138 lb (-.9 lb)
Week 13-14 weight: 136 lb (-2 lb)
Week 14-15 weight:134.7 lb (-1.3 lb)
Week 15-16 weight: 132 lb (-2.7 lb)
Adapt Phase
Week 16-17 weight: 131.80 lb (-.2 lb)
Week 17-18 weight: 131.40 lb (-.4 lb)
Week 18-19 weight: 130.10 lb (1.3 lb)
Week 19-20 weight: 129.8 lb (-.3 lb)
Week 20-21 weight: 129 lb (-.8 lb)
Goal weight : 124 lb 

June 4th I weighed in at 128.1, so I haven't been the best these last few days so I am back up a little. The hardest part is the starch. It is hard to find one that fits being low calorie and whole wheat, etc. The other hard part lately is getting vegetables to 4 cups a day. Yesterday I had a buffalo wrap from Target for lunch, then we had Taco Johns for dinner so I had a chicken salad. I ended up eating the shell. Not sure why. I didn't wanted to but wanted to at the same time. I would have been better off not, but I think this is how I learn. About a month back I tried to drink a diet pop, and could only finish half the can. Now I know that pop just isn't as good as it once was to me. As you can see in Adapt the weight loss has slowed a lot for me but hopefully next week will be a good week. I'm trying to keep up with exercise but we are still working on the basement. Just floors, doors and trim are left. Hopefully we have great progress this weekend. We have been busy the last two days with baseball, tonight is finally a night without anything but it is our 7 year anniversary. No set plans, but we will see. Lots of changes at work are also going on, but at least the kids are out of school so less homework and having to wake kids, make lunches, and so forth. My goal is to make my goal by the end of the month and I think it is doable. Twenty-three days to lose 5 lbs. A little over .2 lbs a day or 1.4 lbs a week. Definitely need to work on my starches, especially if they move me to Adapt 2 and 3. I think I'm going to start tracking calories on MyFitness pal again to ensure I exercise to keep calories in low. I have a coach session tomorrow so I'm most likely going to move to Adapt 2 then.

Profile By Sanford Week 19.5 - Adapt 1

Profile pancake with PB2 and WF jelly, looks gross but not too bad. 

The goal is to be 130 lbs or less by tomorrow. Then I hope to be to goal by the end of June. The only thing that might deter my goal is I have a week long mission trip to go on in MN. It will be a decent workout, but I also don't have much control over my food. I could bring profile products, but we stay at a school so I have no way to keep vegetables on hand. Most of the food is like the school lunch programs kids have, which is only semi healthy. Plus there is always treats galore!

May 25th I weighed in at 130.10, but staying on plan has been harder. Not sure if is due to adding starches and fruit or if it is being  closer to my goal, I'm just loosing momentum or what. In Adapt 1 I really need to be working out to lose the weight, and sometimes it is hard. We are still working on our basement, kids are in school, I work, then there are normal chores. It is hard to stay on top of all of this but I'm still happy with my progress so far.

I also have a work trip this week which is going to challenge me, but I hope to exercise and not go too far off the plan. I probably could have moved to Adapt 2, but I wanted to hold off since I feel like I'm not doing the best on Adapt 1. It will probably next week when I change it up.

Profile by Sanford Week 18 - Adapt Week 2

Current weight 131.4. I lost another .4 lbs. I have been going off  plan , eating some sweets and I had a drink during Mother's Day. I was actually up more than this after the weekend, but I was able to get down due to going back on plan. That makes me feel optimistic that I can do this longer than just when I'm getting coached. I just have to keep on track and not let it go over a 5 lb gain. I know I need to increase my exercising, and I am working on that. I have been doing 30 burpees a day, spread out by doing 10 before work and then 2 other sets of 10 before bed. I already feel myself getting stronger. I am going to make sure I have an upcoming appointment to get measured. We have less things scheduled coming up. I think I can stick to plan more till the end of the month. I'm looking forward to  my results next week, I hope to be down a whole pound. Once I loose another 1-2 pounds I can move to Adapt 2.

Profile by Sanford Week 17 - Adapt Week 2

This week I only lost half a pound, but I will take it because I thought I would have been up. This was a hard week. I ate potato chips! Too many potato chips. Here is what I ate this past week -

Breakfast - Profile cereal with unsweetened vanilla almond milk, and fruit (apple, kiwi or banana)

Snacks - bars, variety pack, Profile MR, cucumbers, cheese sticks

Lunch - carnitas with 1 corn tortilla, cheese and tomato
fresh caught fish cooked in lemon and garlic with steamed veggies x2, cheese stick
lunch meat ham with spinach, cheese wrapped in a spinach wrap
BK club salad with yogurt dressing

Dinner - carnitas, spinach cheese and chips
carnitas and salad
egg roll in a bowl
chicken, potato, green beans with bacon, and string cheese
1/2 English muffin with ham and cheese
chicken and steamed veggies with cheese

I only over did the starches when I had the potato chips, otherwise the dinner I had potato was the day I had fish and veggies for lunch. I definitely need to get more veggies in during the week.

This weekend is going to be busy as well. I'm going camping, I have to get back for Sunday school, we have lots of practice for violin and baseball. I took today off (Friday) for field day and my Profile appointment, but I still have a lot to do.

Next week I'm working on eating more veggies and staying on track. I also want to exercise more, but getting up early isn't working out, I don't take time during lunch, and we have been too busy at night.

Profile by Sanford Week 16 - Adapt Phase 1

Muffin top pan, cloud bread with dill

Starting Weight: 164.20 lb
Current Weight : 132 lb
Total Weight loss: 32.2 lb
Total Weight loss goal: 40.2 lb

Week 0-1 weight: 161.8 lb (-2.4 lb)
Week 1-2 weight: 157.40 lb (-4.4 lb)
Week 2-3 weight: 155.2 lb (-.2.2 lb)
Week 3-4 weight: 154.10 lb (-1.1 lb)
Week 4-5 weight: 151 lb (-3.1 lb)
Week 5-6 weight: 149.2 lb (-1.8 lb)
Week 6-7 weight: 147 lb (-2.2 lb)
Week 7-8 weight: 146 lb (-1 lb)
Week 8-9 weight: 144 lb (-2 lb)
Week 9-10 weight: 142.6 lb (-1.4 lb)
Week 10-11 weight: 139.8 lb (-2.8 lb)
Week 11-12 weight: 138.9 lb (-.9 lb)
Week 12-13 weight: 138 lb (-.9 lb)
Week 13-14 weight: 136 lb (-2 lb)
Week 14-15 weight:134.7 lb (-1.3 lb)
Week 15-16 weight: 132 lb (-2.7 lb)
Goal weight : 124 lb 

Eight pounds from goal. I have been moved to Adapt 1. It is a little over whelming. Today was day 1 and I am nervous about the slow down of weight loss. I did not get in my 2nd MR. I had already brushed my teeth and it was 9pm. I tried to do some run/walk on the treadmill and I have the 30 day calendar workout I also did today. I had an apple for breakfast and some potatoes for dinner as my starch. I had some lunch meat ham on romaine with mustard for lunch, since this has also changed up with Adapt 1.

I also went to the store and I got some popcorn, english muffins for other days. It was hard to find pretzels and crackers that I found fit with the Exchange List, so I didn't buy any this week. I want to work more at adding fish at least twice a week. I need to really focus and plan more for next week. I have decided to make sure to not go out of town this month, except for an overnight with cub scouts for 1 night which isn't too far away.

This week I am documenting what I am eating with my print out given by my coach. I will update all my Adapt 1 eating on next weeks post. Here is to a successful week for all!

Profile by Sanford Week 15

Starting Weight: 164.20 lb
Current Weight : 134.7 lb
Total Weight loss: 29.5 lb

Week 0-1 weight: 161.8 lb (-2.4 lb)
Week 1-2 weight: 157.40 lb (-4.4 lb)
Week 2-3 weight: 155.2 lb (-.2.2 lb)
Week 3-4 weight: 154.10 lb (-1.1 lb)
Week 4-5 weight: 151 lb (-3.1 lb)
Week 5-6 weight: 149.2 lb (-1.8 lb)
Week 6-7 weight: 147 lb (-2.2 lb)
Week 7-8 weight: 146 lb (-1 lb)
Week 8-9 weight: 144 lb (-2 lb)
Week 9-10 weight: 142.6 lb (-1.4 lb)
Week 10-11 weight: 139.8 lb (-2.8 lb)
Week 11-12 weight: 138.9 lb (-.9 lb)
Week 12-13 weight: 138 lb (-.9 lb)
Week 13-14 weight: 136 lb (-2 lb)
Week 14-15 weight:134.7 lb (-1.3 lb)
Goal weight : 124 lb 

Obviously I didn't blog last week. We went out of town for Easter and then again the following week. Add in baseball, violin, housework, and work.

Even with going out of town I have been able to lose weight. I didn't drink. I tried to eat all my profile products. I didn't eat anything (that I know of) that wasn't on the list for Reboot. Easter I ate too many deviled eggs. 
This last weekend I ate two McDonalds side salad with Profile Ceasar dressing that I had in a cooler while my husband ate a Big Mac meal with Dr Pepper and the kids had chicken nuggets. Why hasn't McDonalds gotten the soda machine like Wendy's? I could care less if any size drinks are a dollar because they no longer have lemonade. My kids never know what to get and my daughter hates Hi-C. She ended up getting water because my kids are not used to pop, since we rarely let them have it. But they are at a point where the milk or juice is too small, it is one gulp for them. Ahhhh, I digress. 
Saturday my husband's family got together, but it wasn't anything I have never had before so I wasn't tempted. I had a salad with southwest chicken that I found at Aldi. We also went to play a the park which was a lot of fun because they have big slides and I had no fear of getting stuck in the tunnel.
Sunday we went to ikea first thing in the morning. They have a breakfast of eggs, sausage, and potatoes. I got this and just tried a small potato just to see if it was awesome and it wasn't. I gave them to my husband. I also tried Schweppes Lemon Lime Sparkling water and it tasted great. This might be my go to drink. I'm not a big fan of blue Powerade Zero and that seems to be all gas stations have. I also got pork rinds based on the fat, but after I got them I read it was based on 9 pieces or 5 serving of this not so big bag. I had a few then took a nap the rest of the way home.

It is a little frustrating being so close to moving to Adapt. I was frustrated with my two weeks of .9 lb lost, and these last two weeks have been good. I should be there next week for sure. I have been craving things off plan even more lately, I don't know how people stay on Reboot for a whole year. Mostly I have been eating more on plan items, like 4 fats a day or 6 oz of protein. I know I shouldn't but I caved. I didn't beat myself up. I just moved on. My coaching session isn't until tomorrow night so I still have one more day I can weigh in to see how close I am.

Profile By Sanford Week 13

Starting Weight: 164.20 lb
Current Weight : 138 lb
Total Weight loss: 26.2 lb

Week 0-1 weight: 161.8 lb (-2.4 lb)
Week 1-2 weight: 157.40 lb (-4.4 lb)
Week 2-3 weight: 155.2 lb (-.2.2 lb)
Week 3-4 weight: 154.10 lb (-1.1 lb)
Week 4-5 weight: 151 lb (-3.1 lb)
Week 5-6 weight: 149.2 lb (-1.8 lb)
Week 6-7 weight: 147 lb (-2.2 lb)
Week 7-8 weight: 146 lb (-1 lb)
Week 8-9 weight: 144 lb (-2 lb)
Week 9-10 weight: 142.6 lb (-1.4 lb)
Week 10-11 weight: 139.8 lb (-2.8 lb)
Week 11-12 weight: 138.9 lb (-.9 lb)
Week 12-13 weight: 138 lb (-.9 lb)
Goal weight : 124 lb 

BMI - 26.95
BMR - 1240
Body Fat % - 31.58%
Muscle % - 47.11%
Bone Density - 4.08
Hydration - 48.86%

Two weeks in a row I have only lost .9 lb each week. I don't think the 5 low/2 high carb works, at least for me and how I weigh in. Saturday I am always down, then Wed weigh in I am up. I think it is better to be more consistent otherwise I am blaming working out. I talk to my coach tomorrow and we will see what they say. I have been sticking to the Profile plan. It maybe too that I am getting closer to goal.

I am almost done with the 30 day thigh challenge so I want to start another workout series. I have selected one from 'The Other Home Gym'. It has a nice start and will help me progress too.

For Easter I need to buy the ham, but not sure if I will eat it. I will bring some roasted vegetables, and some salad to eat while I am there. I'm just going to load up on cucumbers, celery like I have been to stop from eating all the treats and junk. Part of me wants to go to the next step and the other half is worried since I think it will slow down my weight loss, but I have also seen where others lose more on the Adapt phase. Only time will tell.
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Profile By Sanford Week 12 & New Measurements

Starting Weight: 164.20 lb
Current Weight : 139.8 lb
Total Weight loss: 25.3 lb

Week 0-1 weight: 161.8 lb (-2.4 lb)
Week 1-2 weight: 157.40 lb (-4.4 lb)
Week 2-3 weight: 155.2 lb (-.2.2 lb)
Week 3-4 weight: 154.10 lb (-1.1 lb)
Week 4-5 weight: 151 lb (-3.1 lb)
Week 5-6 weight: 149.2 lb (-1.8 lb)
Week 6-7 weight: 147 lb (-2.2 lb)
Week 7-8 weight: 146 lb (-1 lb)
Week 8-9 weight: 144 lb (-2 lb)
Week 9-10 weight: 142.6 lb (-1.4 lb)
Week 10-11 weight: 139.8 lb (-2.8 lb)
Week 11-12 weight: 138.9 lb (-.9 lb)
Goal weight : 124 lb 

This week's weigh in was a little disappointing. I really wanted another big loss, and I'm not sure if my plan of 5 low/2 high carb days is working. I weighed in on Sat last week and I was down 1.6 lbs, so I'm going to weigh in again this Sat to see how I'm doing. Maybe Saturday is a more magical day for me. My coach said your weight could vary by 2 lbs each day so I shouldn't dwell on it much. 

I did have them retake my measurements and I am super pleased with the results.  I have been working on exercise more and have been doing a thigh slimming 30 workout.

I'm going to keep at it and try to get more sleep and stress less, but that is easier said then done.

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Profile By Sanford Week 11

Starting Weight: 164.20 lb
Current Weight : 139.8 lb
Total Weight loss: 24.4 lb

Week 0-1 weight: 161.8 lb (-2.4 lb)
Week 1-2 weight: 157.40 lb (-4.4 lb)
Week 2-3 weight: 155.2 lb (-.2.2 lb)
Week 3-4 weight: 154.10 lb (-1.1 lb)
Week 4-5 weight: 151 lb (-3.1 lb)
Week 5-6 weight: 149.2 lb (-1.8 lb)
Week 6-7 weight: 147 lb (-2.2 lb)
Week 7-8 weight: 146 lb (-1 lb)
Week 8-9 weight: 144 lb (-2 lb)
Week 9-10 weight: 142.6 lb (-1.4 lb)
Week 10-11 weight: 139.8 lb (-2.8 lb)
Goal weight : 124 lb 

Saturday and Sunday I wasn't counting calories just sticking to my plan, eating what I was supposed to eat. Monday and Tuesday I was counting calories and trying my best. Turns out it is really hard to try to get 1000 calories in and keep total carbs below 60g. Yesterday just to make it I did eat an extra babybel cheese to make it. It was the only thing I could find with calories but no carbs.  Myfitnesspal warns you:

I changed my calorie goal to be 1000, to see what it list for my carb intake, and it has 125 carbs a day. This is based on another keto post I found that said to eat 50% carbs, 30% fat, and 20% protein. I need to do my research on this and figure this out, but I am so happy with my weigh in this week! I am going to also look at some keto meal plans to see how they get 50 carbs but still get in calories. Only 5.8 lb to lose in two weeks and it feels more attainable now.

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Low Carb Profile By Sanford Plan

I have a plan to lower my carbs Monday thru Friday and to not track and pack in the carbs Sat and Sunday as part of an experiment to see if it helps me drop more weight.

I went through to see what Profile products have the least amount of total carbs, and here is my list:

25g Protein - creamy chicken soup : 7g total carbs,
15g Protein - refreshing strawberry kiwi drink & refreshing cranberry grape drink : 4g total carbs
                      cappuccino : 5g total carbs
10g Protein Bars - creamy Peanut Butter bars 18g total carbs

Just in Profile Products, total carbs would be 33 total carbs and add in 4 total carbs if you have the lemon iced tea fiber drink. Once you have 4 cups of veggies and your meal you can easily be over 60 carbs, and the article I found said to keep to 50 carbs. Unfortunately it didn't say net or total. 😒

At my appointment time, they did not have the creamy chicken soup so I went with the chicken and broccoli, which is 16g total carbs. I also got the refreshing cranberry grape drink, cappuccino, and lemon bars (19 total carbs). I plan on skipping the fiber drinks during the week. So total with Profile products will be 60 still. I figured 1 carb with the lemon bars won't make a difference if I do the PB bars, but maybe for the next week I will do PB. I thought about making my 25g be a 15g since those have fewer carbs, but I'm trying to stick to plan.

I didn't discuss with my coach because I wasn't sure what they would make of it, but I figure I am still sticking to the Profile plan. I see a lot on Facebook say they don't drink the fiber drink since it makes their stomach hurt.

I used Myfitnesspal to figure out carb amounts.

I plan to keep to 4 cups of veggies a day:

1 cup zucchini 4 carbs

1 cup raw cucumber 4 carbs

1 cup spinach 2 carbs

1 cup celery 3 carbs

1 cup Walmart Romaine salad blend 1 carb

Here are my dinner plans:

tomato tuna melt (2 carb meal)

dill chicken salad (2 carb meal)

 grilled turkey bacon with mushrooms, adding some Mrs Dash (depends on mush and Mrs Dash used)

chicken zoodles with salt and pepper (4 carb meal, 1 cup zucchini)

I hope to be within 10 pounds of my goal weight or 134 lbs by my appointment before Easter which I'm going to try to schedule Thursday April 13th. This gives me, as of last weigh in, 22 days to lose 8.6 lbs. This is about 3 pounds a week. Kinda a stretch but a good attempt at weight loss will make me feel better going into Easter. 🐰

Profile by Sanford Week 10

Starting Weight: 164.20 lb
Current Weight : 142.6 lb
Total Weight loss: 21.6 lb

Week 0-1 weight: 161.8 lb (-2.4 lb)
Week 1-2 weight: 157.40 lb (-4.4 lb)
Week 2-3 weight: 155.2 lb (-.2.2 lb)
Week 3-4 weight: 154.10 lb (-1.1 lb)
Week 4-5 weight: 151 lb (-3.1 lb)
Week 5-6 weight: 149.2 lb (-1.8 lb)
Week 6-7 weight: 147 lb (-2.2 lb)
Week 7-8 weight: 146 lb (-1 lb)
Week 8-9 weight: 144 lb (-2 lb)
Week 9-10 weight: 142.6 lb (-1.4 lb)
Goal weight : 124 lb 

I'm actually happy with the weight loss this week because I weighed in the other day and I was thinking I would only lose 1 lb this week. So close to being a lb and half. My goal is one pound a week to be realistic. I can't even imagine how much I will lose when I get to the next phase which should be about forever 9 more weeks.

I was looking up 'how to lose weight on ketosis' and came across an article at Live Strong.
It says to be 30-50g of carbs a day then 2 days of 100-200. With the Profile plan there is a surprising amount of carbs in the foods. This is more of a lazy ketosis plan. With the Profile items I had today that was 47 carbs and didn't include the carbs in dinner or other vegetable.

On my next appointment I am going to make sure I get as many of the lower carb foods: 25g protein chicken noodle soup (not always in stock), 15g protein cranberry grape drink, 10g pb bars, and 15g protein cappuccino. The sour cream oats are low in carbs but they also are more expensive. The pizza's are really high! I bought two last week.

I am still stressed out and having trouble sleeping which is flowing into my exercise. Since Lent started I have missed two days of exercise. One day was yesterday. I usually have time before bed but my den meeting went late and I came home and my husband had company. By the time I remembered to exercise it was way too late.

This weekend I also have training from 8-1 where they will be serving lunch and showing how to cook outdoors since it is outdoor leader training. Not sure how I will swing not tasting anything, but I've done it before I'm sure I can do it again.

Easter is going to be the toughest. Good Friday is a baseball game, which we will probably leave from there to my sister's house. There is always so much food, and not healthy food. I plan on bringing some dishes to share, and roasted veggies to fill me up. Three and half weeks to go before than so that isn't enough time for me to be on Adapt unless I can lose 2-3lb each week going forward, a very lofty goal. Then my coach would have to approve it as well. Seems like a tall order, so I'm not going to focus too much on that this week. 

My cravings have been strong to go out to eat and get something easy. I have some days when I'm fine, but then others I seem to starve every day. Most days I try to wait until 2:30pm for my bar, but it sounds so good I've been eating it early. I'm just trying to stay strong, eating at home, and remembering I want to lose so bad. It also helps when on the Facebook group, they say they end up throwing up when they cheat. 🙊 On to week 10!

Profile by Sanford Week 9 - Halfway to Goal

I can't believe it is already week 9! 🙀 Things have really slowed down as far as weight loss. When I started, 40 lb. did not seem that much. I thought it would be about May, but being more realistic at 1 lb. weight loss would be more about August.

Starting Weight: 164.20 lb
Current Weight : 144 lb
Total Weight loss: 20.2 lb

Week 0-1 weight: 161.8 lb (-2.4 lb)
Week 1-2 weight: 157.40 lb (-4.4 lb)
Week 2-3 weight: 155.2 lb (-.2.2 lb)
Week 3-4 weight: 154.10 lb (-1.1 lb)
Week 4-5 weight: 151 lb (-3.1 lb)
Week 5-6 weight: 149.2 lb (-1.8 lb)
Week 6-7 weight: 147 lb (-2.2 lb)
Week 7-8 weight: 146 lb (-1 lb)
Week 8-9 weight: 144 lb (-2 lb)
Goal weight : 124 lb 

This last week I tried the pancakes, plain and they weren't too bad. I'm sure they will taste even better with some syrup and FF whipped cream. I also tried the turkey with pepperoni pizza and it was delicious! I also have been liking the pomegranate green tea, it is good with ice.

I would like to step up working out but I have seen two coaches who have advised to stick with the 150 min of moderate exercise a week. This week I started a 30 day thigh sliming challenge I found on pinterest. 

Saturday I went to a few stores to see if I could find a cute new outfit, something spring inspired. I just ended up feeling defeated. I went to Cato and tried on a cute light green pant in a size 8. I was able to button it up, but the pocket lining was showing, and I found distracting. Next I went to Target to try on some pink jeans and I didn't feel right in their 8s either. I ended up buying nothing. 😟. Before I started, I went out and bought a pair of size 12 jeans from JCPenny and now they are  pretty loose, my other pair of jeans is a skinny jean from Costco which is a size 8, which must have good stretch. My goal is a size 6, but I have been a size 8 for a long time, I think even the last time I was 124 lb. I wore size 8. At this time I had more free time, and was just starting to run 5k and my first half marathon.

I did find a nice bike on clearance at Target and can't wait for warmer weather. We also bought a more comfortable seat, because that can be a big deterrent to wanting to ride a bike. I hope March 20 brings Spring and no more snow!

Profile By Sanford Reboot Reduce Easy Meals

So on my plan, being 5' I get:

25gm Protein MR x 1
15gm Protein MR x 2
10gm Protein bar or Profile chips x1
Vegetables x 4 cups
Meat x 3 oz lean, 4oz very lean
fat x 3
free x3

If I'm having a week where things are really busy, I go to the store and get:
2 bags of ready to eat salad mix
bag of coleslaw mix
California frozen steam bag veggies
cucumbers
2 stalks of celery
bell and sweet peppers
cheese slices
boneless, skinless chicken breast
ground turkey
almond slivers

I already have some Walden Farms, Profile, and regular salad dressing in the fridge. I also have garlic, soy sauce and ginger for Eggroll in a Bowl, along with salsa.

If you plan ahead and are able to afford some Profile products, I would suggest:
pizza
microwave soup
chips

My food would look like the follow -

Breakfast - 25gm shake
1st snack - string cheese and celery
Lunch - salad with Profile 15gm MR, regular salad dressing

• variations - 
• add chopped steam veggies to soup ( I miss crackers! I like thicker, chunky soup)
• use Profile or Walden farms dressing add cheese to salad or have cheese stick on            side
• steam veggies instead of a salad, add cheese or cheese to side
• almonds instead of cheese or dressing 
• cucumber or peppers in salad

2nd snack - 10gm bar, every other day fiber drink, celery and/or cucumber if hungry

Dinner - Eggroll in a Bowl, if not shared, will make 4 dinners, almond slivers

               or

               4oz chicken breast, steamed veggies, cheese on the side or on top of chicken or veggies

               or 

               cook bell peppers, add in cooked chicken, salsa and cheese

3rd snack - 15gm MR

Obviously you would need time to cut up the celery and other veggies, cook chicken and Eggroll in a Bowl, etc. There are chopped veggies at stores too if you are on a road trip or short on time. Just watch out for extra additives or fat. Consult with your Profile coach before eating packaged items.

Profile By Sanford Week 8

For the last week I have been getting small headaches. I think I have linked them to pickles. Maybe too much sodium at once? They did't seem to affect me the first few weeks, but now I think they do.

Starting Weight: 164.20 lb
Current Weight : 146 lb
Total Weight loss: 18.2 lb

Week 0-1 weight: 161.8 lb (-2.4 lb)
Week 1-2 weight: 157.40 lb (-4.4 lb)
Week 2-3 weight: 155.2 lb (-.2.2 lb)
Week 3-4 weight: 154.10 lb (-1.1 lb)
Week 4-5 weight: 151 lb (-3.1 lb)
Week 5-6 weight: 149.2 lb (-1.8 lb)
Week 6-7 weight: 147 lb (-2.2 lb)
Week 7-8 weight: 146 lb (-1 lb)
Goal weight : 124 lb 

The last two weeks I have been exercising and I don't seem to be losing as much as when I don't exercise. I know I could be gaining muscle, but I like to see the loss on the scale since I didn't see it when I did my measurements. My pants are fitting better. I got a size 12 just before starting and those are loose but the size 10 are not.

There is a Facebook video that explains Ketosis by Nurse Cindy. I'm hoping that I have a few fat cells that are about to pop and soon.

Profile By Sanford Week 7

Mashed cauliflower with soup

I was really disappointed by my inches numbers. I would like my chest to go down but want my hips to go down the most. I would really like to be skinnier on the bottom, but I know you can't necessarily control where your body takes fat from. I set a goal with my coach to exercise at least 4 times a week, and to try to get 150 min of exercise. It wasn't a busy week so I have been exercising every day and exceeded the time. Now to share my stats:

Starting Weight: 164.20 lb
Current Weight : 147 lb
Total Weight loss: 17.2 lb

Week 0-1 weight: 161.8 lb (-2.4 lb)
Week 1-2 weight: 157.40 lb (-4.4 lb)
Week 2-3 weight: 155.2 lb (-.2.2 lb)
Week 3-4 weight: 154.10 lb (-1.1 lb)
Week 4-5 weight: 151 lb (-3.1 lb)
Week 5-6 weight: 149.2 lb (-1.8 lb)
Week 6-7 weight: 147 lb (-2.2 lb)
Goal weight : 124 lb 

I see my coach tonight....getting closer to goal which might mean I change to the next phase soon.