Day 74, yes it's been that long

Okay, so I have to say my apologies to my wife for not keep this blog up.

I can blame it on everything but myself but...... (very long soul searching pause)..... it is totally my fault.

Yes yes I was remiss with this but I plan on missing a few more days in the future (boy this truth thing makes you feel better). As a human male I don't always fulfill all my responsibilities and this is one of them. But.... I'll try to make it less un-frequent (if that's a word).

Anyway, The big news is Marina has not cheated at all so far and it's day 74 and she went through the holidays like a champ. I know she could have given in but as she says the food isn't going anywhere, it will still be there when she's done. And the verdict so far?

43.4 lbs in 10 weeks. Amazing!!

All I can say is she is truly a machine.

I am so proud of her.

I must confess that when we are shopping and I look around for her if we get separated, I sometimes don't recognize her because she has slimmed down enough and my image of her new body shape hasn't caught up yet. Hope she doesn't use that as a way of getting away from me. :)

Well, that's all for now. Love ya Marina and I am so proud of all you've accomplish to this point.

xoxo

Day 31

Marina is amazing.

It's a strong statement but what else can you say about a person who has overcome the temptations at every step. Our family is not making it easy either. Junk food has come through, chips and dip (more junk food), we eat lasagna, Tacos, barbecued ribs, you name it over the past month.

Marina even prepares most of it for us and yet not a simple taste has moved from her finger to her mouth. That is amazing.

The plan itself is designed to help with the craving but the rest is sheer willpower, it's all Marina.

So when I say I'm proud of her, what I mean is I couldn't do what she is going.

She has her goal and nothing is stopping her this time.

love ya Marina xoxo

*** oh and she mentioned she has dropped a little more this morning despite her period which is outstanding during a time of normal fluid retention. Saturday is just around the corner.

Day 30

The past few days have been good for Marina. She mentioned last night that the kids and of course I were eating things in from of her that smelled so good, but as she mentioned in her blog, those were the things that got her to this point in her life. I agree with her that leaving certain foods out isn't the way to go, but in moderation they should be allowed once she gets to her goal. The big thing is maintaining the weight once it's lost, it creeps on so easily if you fall back into the poor habit that our family shares. We could blame others but the food only goes into you one way and that's by consciously saying it's okay to eat it. I can guarantee that the foods we really crave have nothing to do with nutrition, it's all about the taste.

Made a mistake and put on my facebook page that Marina had lost 22.8lbs in the first 4 weeks. I know Marina wanted to keep it quiet and so I deleted the post but 2 people noticed it. Luckily not alot of her friends are also on my page and not alot had seen the brief posting. Sorry Marina.

Well, the weight is on the move again. Marina mentioned seeing a difference from Saturday to today. Wonder where she'll be on Saturday, another 4,5,6,7 ?

She's doing great. Love ya Marina.

Day 27

If you read Marina's blog you'll understand what happened yesterday.

Emails flew yesterday about how much, and what about this and a million self doubts about what was going wrong. And then this morning there was movement.

She was up twice last night to pee and I think the onset of her period is making her return fluids. Stressing over stuff can do the same. So I'm glad see saw a move on the scale. Maybe it will vindicate her efforts.

So she took in almost 45g of carbs yesterday, we'll see if that effected anything tomorrow since it takes carbs until the following day to show up. I don't think it will have hurt. From what I read on the net she should be safe from being kicked out of ketosis.

At noon we went shopping and picked up some Ketostix which you pee on and it measures how deep into Ketosis you are. It was weird because we had to go through a pharmacist to buy them.

Marina reports she is peeing like a racehorse today so that fluid buildup maybe finally over.

Time will tell tomorrow, 4th week almost in the bag.

Proud of you Marina.

xoxo

Day 25

Marina saw a drop once again in her weight this morning. Yes it's cheating to look but it keeps the morale up if she does. Of Course,it could serve as a negative if the scale showed a gain. I don't think we'll see a plateau for a while though, it's too early in the program. Haven't heard from the IP people yet about what is the max of carbs before ketosis stops. The stuff I read on the net says 30-50g is the max. We'll see what they say.

Marina is off to walk again today, hope it goes well and she isn't to tired since she has to work tonight.

Marina got back from the gym and walked 45 minutes and used up 360 calories.

Marina talked to Bob (her weigh coach) and he says 25g to 35g is where the range for carbs but not to pay too much attention to the carbs in the veggies because of the fibre content, maybe the fibre goes through without breaking down so it keeps some out of the body? Not sure.

All in all she is in good spirits when it comes to the weight loss. Happy for her.

love ya Marina.

Day 24

Marina worked last night and came home tired, which is very understandable since I feel the same way after working my second job. She was still in good humor though despite the onset of PMS and such.

She went for a walk at noon with Judy. Marina did 45 minutes of walking and the machine said she burned 325 calories. She says she feels fine after it and isn't suffering from tiredness like some people have mentioned occurred with them. Glad it all went well, I know she kind of missed walking. Proud of her as always.

I know she is hoping for a good number on Saturday and with this bit of exercise it just might counteract her normal water retention at this time of the month. Time will tell.

love her lots

Day 23

Marina has been doing so well of late that I really haven't had anything to report other than she lost another amazing 5lbs on saturday bringing the 3 week total to 19lbs.

She reports no problems with crazing or hunger and is so looking forward to next week and what kind of loss it brings.

I thought maybe I should do the same for myself but for now it's just a thought.

From behind I can see a difference, she's smoothing out and slimming down. Around the waist is also slimming.

Proud of you Marina, again and again.

xoxo