Diet Disappointment

I've been pretty faithful to the caloric restrictions, done some walking and a little bit of exercise. I'm certainly not fanatic about it, and I'm not really dedicated to the exercise part of this. But I'm doing a lot more than I used to, so that's good.

As a result, the loss has been disappointing. Yes, some weight is coming off, but not near the two pounds a week I was hoping for. It seems to be up and down. I'll lose a little, gain it back, and so on. The long-term is in the right direction, but it's a lot slower than I anticipated.

I guess more exercise would be a good addition. More walks, more exercise sessions. I pulled out the Dancercize DVD, so I'm heading toward it. Do I expect to be able to do it the first time? No! I expect to learn some of the moves - maybe a few of them. But I don't expect to keep up with the video. That's down the road a bit, yet.

I've been taking the B-12 as suggested by the doctor. I take the sublingual in the morning and before meals, and the caplet with my meds.

I've heard of people following their diets with no results for up to two weeks, and then there's a large loss registered. I'm hoping that's part of what's happening. I hope it's just my metabolism figuring out that I'm serious, and learning that it will be fueled every couple of hours. It's kind of like a plateau. Eventually, the body has to use energy from somewhere and the weight comes off.

Well, school again today. Have to make my snack & lunch.

Today's Report...Lost Some!

Not near enough, but almost a pound gone overnight. Now, before you think I'm off my rocker, I've been tracking daily since this began. I don't report loss figures, but I'm tracking. I'm not allowed to exercise yet.

I added some stuff to my soup yesterday:
fruit shake in the morning (with protein powder as usual)
1/2 avocado
3 oz chicken in a ceasar salad. I had cheese on the salad and dressing (sure wish the dressing bottle had a squeeze-top!).
I did not have my apple, and I made but did not sample, some gelatin dessert.

I got up before 5am today and had 1/2 slice of home made bread with neufchatel cheese. I've had lots of coffee.

I'll go to work, come home & nap and be ready for this evening's activities.