My Diet.......UGGGG!!!! :)

So I have to share with sad news with everyone that I am on a diet!!! I hate the word "diet" and I am not the type of person who "diets". Well, after I had Brady which that pregnancy was full of eating right and taking insulin injections in my stomach daily....my drs told me my health would NOT recover from his pregnancy the way it did with Abby. and it DIDN'T!!

I gained so much weight after I had him because my body had been through so much and I was on 100 units of insulin a day for 32 weeks. So I couldn't lose the weight I gained with him, and I gained even more after he was here!! The last trip I made to the dr....my blood sugar was high, my blood pressure was high, my weight was at an all time high and I felt helpless!! So of course I went into denial and said there HAS to be something wrong with me, I don't eat that much!!!

I enjoyed the holidays and said like every other human...JAN 1 I am going on a diet...well I didn't! LOL

Well, about 3 weeks ago I noticed my pants were tight, I was so tired I couldn't walk up the stairs without having to sit down when I got up here, my face was covered in acne like never before, my hair was falling out, and I just looked awful. SOOOO I said to myself...I cant do this anymore, its time I took control of my own health!

I spent about 2 days mourning the old me then I realized, there is no miracle diet, no miracle pill, no miracle diagnosis to make me feel better. I did alot of research on what the best approach for me would be. I decided counting calories and walking on my treadmill was my best option. I can eat what my family eats just smaller portions and my treadmill is always available for use!

THE BIG DAY!!! JANUARY 23, 2012...I started my diet! The calorie calculator I used said to lose 1 pound a week I needed a calorie intake of 1650 calories a day. Well, I dropped it down to 1400 calories a day to start, just to see how I would do. The first few days were KILLER, I was so hungry!! I thought about food and eating from the time I got out of bed until I went back to bed that night. I noticed something about myself...my stomach was growling.....I couldn't remember the last time my stomach growled! I hated it!!! I thought about quiting probably every 2 hours for that first week!

When I weighed 7 days later I was shocked.....I had lost 7 pounds...WHAT???? No way! I was beyond happy. I couldn't believe just cutting my calories and keeping a food journal had made such a difference.

The next week wasn't so pretty!!! I was still hungry alot but I was also very irritable! It was a rough week but I never went over my 1400 calories a day and I added my treadmill in the mix to! I weighed and I had lost another 3 pounds!! 10 pounds in 2 weeks...WOW!!!!! I was impressed!

This past week I weighed and YEA...another 4 pounds GONE!!! So counting calories and walking on my treadmill in 3 weeks I lost 14 pounds....its a miracle really!!!!

The hunger pains are not as bad, the irritability isn't as bad, but I do have my good and bad days. But I am looking forward to seeing what the future brings with this lifestyle change.

I haven't set a BIG goal, I am going pound by pound and using every 10 pounds as a milestone!!! I will definitely do diet updates and let you know how I am doing. Its not been easy, BUT its easier than I thought it would be!

14 pounds GONE......here to my next milestone of 20 pounds GONE!!!!