Coolsculpting Results

I wasn't really impressed with the results.  I did two sessions and went back Dec 1 and Jan 6 for after pics but I didn't really see much of a difference that wouldn't have also been accounted for by my 13 lbs weight loss from my second session on Sept 1.  Not exactly sure it was worth the $5000.00.  Oh well.  lesson learned I suppose. 

40by40 Results

Ok,  So I turned 40 on December 17th.  I didn't exactly make my 40lb goal.  In fact with some fluctuation I would say I didn't even make half. I weighed in at exactly 11 lbs down from my starting weight on May 16th.  Well 11 lbs is certainly nothing to turn my nose up so I will be grateful for that.  But I will have to up my game as well. 


On to a NEW PLAN!

40by40 progress and CoolScuptling

So so far I am down 7.6 lbs from my 40by40 goal.  So far so good for 7 weeks. I'm prepping my lunches and dinners pretty religiously and I'm obsessing just enough to stick t it.  So that's good I guess.

Also..  new news.  I decided last minute to spend a lot of money on CoolSculpting.  I needed my bra rolls and my upper flanks to disappear badly.  Nothing I did seemed to be able to handle those areas. Including a massive amount of time on my rowing machine.  So this should help me feel a little better.

Well day one was interesting.  The process was not what I would say is painful, it was more uncomfortable.  This applicator thing attaches to your body but extreme massive suction and then the temperature drops to -11 degrees to freeze and kill those fat cells that it sucked into the applicator.  that was interesting.  it was a little stingy at first till the cold finally numbed everything.  but when the 35 mins was over and the suction had to be released, that's when everything changed.  The tissue was like a frozen brick of tissue that was now just exposed to the warm air so it felt a lot like when you have frozen feet and you step into a hot shower.  painful! but what was really uncomfortable was the solid 2 minute massage the nurse does on the area immediately after suction is released.  not a relaxing massage at all.  quite uncomfortable that you are watching the clock and counting down those 120 seconds to be over.   Once that was done for the 5 areas i had done I wasn't feeling all that bad except the areas done still felt pretty hard and solid but I knew when they defrosted they would calm down and then most likely swell.  They gave me an abdominal binder to wear for comfort the first day if needed.

From here I went home to shower off the sticky mess they use for the applicator to protect your skin and change my clothes to head out camping for the weekend.  By the evening I was feeling REALLY bruised and really sore.  it hurt to be touched by anything.  the car, the side of the camper well when I Was trying to change my clothes and I'm too klutzy to not bump into everything.  and the off roading adventures all weekend to get to and from the lake were a bit challenging.  THANK GOD for the binder.  It really helped.

It wasn't a stop everything and stay in bed kind of pain.  I continues and was able to continue the weekend as if nothing as wrong, it was just very painful like i was covered in bruises from being in a boxing match or something.

By the time I was home Sunday night I was pretty sore.  I pulled out my abdominal binder from my tunny tuck days and used that as well to be able to cover the entire area that was done with the Coolsculpting.  That made laying down and sleeping more comfortable. So I am on day 4 now and hear that by day 10 I should be feeling normal again.

Results won't start being visible till about 4 weeks so I have a long way to go before I see the benefits from the money and pain i've put in to this so far.  Based on reviews and before and after pics that I've seen I should be pretty happy and pleased with the final results that could take up to 4 months to continue to see.  Fingers Crossed!!  I will keep you all updated.

40 By 40

Goals... That's the best way for us to follow through with anything right.  Setting goals for ourselves so we ca turn it into a challenge against ourself?  For anyone who is of a competitive nature, you would understand this well.

Well I need to really be serious about the weight I have gained in the past 6 months as well and lose a bit more.  Soooo.  This is my goal for myself.  On May 16, 12017 I set a goal of losing 40 lbs by my 40th birthday.  That would be about 7 months time and I think that would be definitely doable if I stick to it and stay strict on myself.

So here are some picture I took on 5/16/17:

As of today I am officially 7.4 lbs down and closer to my goal.  So 32.6 left to go.

These are pictures taken over this past week:

I've got some more work to do in my waste, back and arms.  There will always be work that needs to be done in my bitt and thighs so that will just be forever a challenge.

For today I will focus on the fact that I am -7.4 from May 16, 2017.

Yay!!!!!!!!

What I Ate was Simply Filling 2

Here we go with what I ate week 2 on Simply Filling.  I started to get creative while also enjoy some favorites.

Red Lobster - Lobster Dinner with a baked potato (I counted 5 WPA for a cheddar bay biscuit and I skipped the butter and melted butter and used the tbsp of sour cream on the potato with some A1 sauce.  Counted 4 WPA)

Shrimp tacos with Schwan's garlic herb shrimp for 1 WPA and corn tortillas and salsa verde

Schwan's frozen cherries and fat free cool whip

Reduced calorie wheat toast with 1/2 tbsp of unsweetened pumpkin butter

French toast with reduced calorie bread, fat free reddi whip and sugar free syrup.  scrambled eggs and air fried diced potatoes.

Quinoa pasta, grilled chicken breast and steamed broccoli with 1 tsp of pesto oil, 1 tsp garlic oil and some wildtree seasonings.

Quesadilla with white corn tortillas, fat free cheese and salsa verde

What I Ate was Simply Filling 1

This was my first full week sticking strictly to Simply Filling and I suppose we can say this was a success.

So this past week I made a few fun things and had some delicious Simply Filling meals.  I am pretty much loving this Simply Filling Plan and am incredibly surprised with how well this actually works. Who knew there would be away to eat as much as you want without tracking and still loose weight.



1.  This Italian Fish Stews was amazing!!!  It basically is just sliced fingerling potatoes, capers, diced fish, canned tomatoes and garlic and shallots.  It was DELICIOUS!!!

2.  Air Fried French Fries!  I love love my NuWave Air Fryer

3.  My lunch one day at work was low calorie wheat bread, fat free sliced turkey, hard boiled eggs, cantaloupe and carrots. 

4.  Baked potato, fat free cheese, fat free sour cream, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray

5.  Brown Rice, Scrambled Eggs and steamed broccoli with some ICBINB spray butter.  This was really a favorite of mine and I go home and make this for lunch now.  Very filling. 

6.  Nachos! Air fried white corn tortilla chips, fat free shredded cheese, fat free sour cream and green tobasco sauce.  Yum! 

7.  Brown rice, grilled chicken breast, corn, salsa verde, low calorie wheat bread with ICBINB spray butter.  

8.  Hard boiled eggs, petite pickles, unsweetened apple sauce, light yogurt

9.  Whole wheat pasta, ICBINB spray butter, Schwan's Garlic Shrimp, 1 TBSP grated Parmesan cheese, low calorie toast with spray butter. 

Let me talk for a minute about the shrimp.  So I LOVE Schwan's and buy often from their LiveSmart items.  This shrimp is AMAZING and half of the bag is only 1 SmartPoint.  1!!!  Can you believe that!  Stock up on this!!! 

10.  Air Fried diced potatoes, scrambled eggs and low calorie  toast with sugar free gram jam.

11.  Egg-Roll . White corn tortilla, fat free mozzarella and cheddar cheese, and one fried egg using cooking spray. 

Out of all of these meals there were only 2 Smart Points used.  Of course I had a couple of random snacks or meals here and there that used a few but these are just some that I took pictures of.  

Starting over with a bang!

So I let my self get wayyyyyyyyy to comfortable and now I have some serious damage control to take care of.  So I decided I would jump back on track with the Simply Filling Plan.  I have to tell you.  I am freaking LOVING this!!!  I played around with it, re-adjusting myself, over the past couple of weeks and have been back on seriously since Sunday.  Since Sunday, as of today I am down 5 lbs even.  Talk about dropping some water and weight to get you motivated and inspiring you.  That should keep me going.


So I'm going to be trying out something new.  I will be posting once a week about some random meals I had that week that were simply filling or mostly simply filling.  This should help me keep excited about it like in the past.  My goal is to lose.... well lets just start with my first goal.  My first goal is 20lbs.  Baby steps right?  Hahaha.


We will call these posts "What I Ate".  I've noticed that as long as I am going over the top on this, obsessing and staying crazy excited about it then I keep on track really well and lose weight at a very steady pace.  So I need to do that again.  :)


See you all soon with some Simply Filling Food Porn!  LOL

My Sunday Brunch

So it's Sunday and to me that means having a delicious breakfast/brunch.  So the task of coming up with the perfect meal began early.  Something yummy, something filling and something worth spending the points on.

A few days ago someone from work gave me three home raised quail eggs and I have been trying to decide how to prepare them and use them.  So this morning I decided, Fried quail eggs, mini blueberry pancakes, potatoes o'brien and a banana.  

Such a fantastic meal for only 12 Smart Points.  I felt like i was really pampering myself today.  

Lemon Chicken in the Freezer Section

I found this gem at the grocery store today and I was craving Chinese Food so I figured I should give it a try.  

This is only 8 SmartPoints per serving. I added 1/2 cup of brown rice and had a delicious 11 SmartPoints Lunch.  

The flavor is bursting with tart lemony flavor which I love.  I am very pleased with this and I am set for lunch tomorrow too.  I will be getting this again. 

Ice Cream Sandwhich

Another Pinterest find!!!!  I love these great ideas on Pinterest.  This one is Weight Watchers Ice Cream Sandwiches.

2 SP   1 Graham Cracker Sheet
1 SP   2 tbsp of Frozen Lite Cool Whip

3 Total SmartPoints

It was actually quite satisfying for that ice cream fix I needed tonight.

Salmon Burger w/ homemade sauce

I am a huge fan of Blue Apron meals and my all time favorite recipe of theirs so far is their Salmon Burger.  I decided to attempt a mock up of it with my Schwan's Salmon Burgers that I had in my freezer.  Wow!!  So good.  The sauce was a quick throw together sauce I came up with last minute and it was amazing.  

2 SP   1 Schwan's Salmon Burger
3 SP   1 Lite Hamburger Bun
My Salmon Burger Sauce:
1 SP   1 tbsp Lite Sour Cream
0 SP   Splash of fresh lemon juice
0 SP   Pinch of lemon zest
0 SP   1/2 tsp minced onion or shallot
0 SP   salt and pepper to taste
0 SP   Pinch of Wildtree Picnic Salad Blend
6 Total SmartPoints


The meal below was my salmon burger served with a kale veggie mix and a quick and easy pesto tortellini salad.

3 SP   1/2 Cup Schwan's Six Cheese Tortellini, prepared and rinsed under cold water
1 SP   1/2  tsp Wildtree Pesto Grapeseed Oil
0 SP   1/2 tsp Dry Pesto Mix
0 SP   1/2 tbsp Grated Parmesan Cheese
Total 4 SmartPoints

Mason Jar Salad

I decided to jump on the bandwagon with the Mason Jar meals and give a salad a shot. I was not disappointed. It was really as fresh as they said it would be.  I loved it. 

Mason Jar Salad

1 SP   2 TBSP Fat Free Zesty Italian Dressing
3 SP   1/2 Cup Garbanzo Beans
0 SP   1/4 Cup Pepperoncini
2 SP   1 Hardboiled Egg
2 SP   2 TBSP shredded Cheddar Cheese
0 SP   1 Cup romaine Lettuce

8 Smart Points Total

Microwave Baked Apples

So I found this recipe on Pinterest while searching for some Weight Watchers pins and this looked so easy and delicious I had to give it a shot.  A+

Microwave Baked Apples

0 SP   1 Sliced Apple
0 SP   1/4 tsp Corn Starch
0 SP   1/4 Cinnamon
0 SP   1/2 Tbsp Coconut Sugar
1 SP   2 Tbsp Lite Cool Whip (Frozen)

Total 1 SmartPoint

Delicious!

I'm Back and I'm Strong!

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So we all have a flexibility limit after weight loss right?  Is it just me?  Well mine was I allowed myself to fluctuate between 5-10 lbs before really stressing, But I put an "OH SHIT" limit at 20 lbs.  I refused to ever allow myself to reach a 20 lb gain from my lowest weight again. That was where I drew the line.  well unfortunately I hit that 20 lb gain mark 2 weeks ago.  I went in to serious panic mode!!! Which by the way is also serious motivation mode!

So I jumped back in the healthy eating lifestyle pool with both feet!  I am happy to say that taking my life seriously again has so far resulted in a 7.4 lb loss.  I'm not done!  I plan to lose the whole 20 I gained plus a little more.  how much more?  I don't know that yet.  One step at a time, but definitely the 20 lbs first.

So here is to me taking my life back again and learning to be strong again.  Time to hit the enter button on a healthy life!

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Lunch 8/25/14