Fluctu-whatta?!

Some days, I REALLY hate the scale.

Went to my appointment today, only to find that I gained the three pounds back. WHAT THE FRENCH TOAST! A few months back I had an awful time with my water weight fluctuating. Welp, looks like we meet again you nasty evil little monster! 

I was super bummed out. I'm sure that I'll be able to lose the three pounds by next week, if not more--because hey! I've already been down this road before. Nevertheless, it's totally frustrating. The first time I faced it, I really wanted to give up. Luckily my persistence got the best of me and I stuck with the program. Jim has done really well, and that's just one more person I don't want to let down. Especially since I got him doing the program as well! 

Onto the next challenge of the day...dreaded lemon raspberry shake. So I have big issues with expectations of things. I sniffed the bottle, which I DO NOT RECOMMEND. Whey protein has a very distinct smell to it, and it's not really an appetizing one to say the least. Tami told me to just shake the damn thing up and get over it. I shook it up, and let it sit for a few minutes. Waited, waited then waited until she yelled at me again. First reaction, not so bad. The WEIRD thing about it, the AFTER TASTE IS BETTER than the initial sip. CRAZY RIGHT?!

See what I mean? This freaks me out. Something that taste like this, should NOT look like this. When I think "smoothie", I think frosty frozen blend of deliciousness. It's the whole mind over matter thing I need to get a grip on. That being said, these could totally taste like hot garbage juice and then where would I be?! Probably back on the road leading me to more poor decisions and beating myself up. After all is said and done, I REALLY think it's time that I invest in a blender to take to work. I'd really like to get a Ninja, however I'm positive that someone would jack it there. Actually, I know so! I've had shit taken there from me, that you wouldn't even dream of being even worthy of stealing. At this point, I'm thinking I should just get a Magic Bullet. They already have the little drink cups and I can store and wash it out easily there. Yeah, I think that's what I'll do. 


I stuck the lemon raspberry into the freezer so it would get a bit icy. NOPE...not doing that again. Blending is definitely the way to go. Tressa says that it's definitely a taste that you have to get used to. I trust her judgement and know she'd never steer me wrong. I'm just going to have to nerd it up, and experiment with more flavor combos to see what I can come up with!

New shake!

Literal and not literal lol.

I've been feeling pretty good today. Headed back into work with a nice little spring in my step. We got through our schedule pretty quickly, and I was definitely on top of my game. I pack quite a bit of things on my first day back. Mostly supplies for the week. Starting with my little container of vitamins. I have many rituals I do, not enough to classify me as OCD just yet. I usually take my medications in the morning when I get up, hop in the shower, have a little bite to eat (usually fruit) and head off to work. When I get there, I check in of course and take my regiment of vitamins by at least 10:30 and have either a shake or a bar. Works out pretty well actually, and I rather like it that way.

So as you all know, I've been doing the shake thing for a while. I'm starting to look so good, I do a little shake when I walk now too! HA! Not enough for anyone else to notice, but it's there if you look closely. It's a constant reminder to myself that there was a whole lot more JIGGLE there before I melted away! I have to admit, I'm always nervous trying these shakes. Whey protein has a certain type of smell to it, and texture. In my experience, I've learned to DRINK AS SOON AS YOU SHAKE IT UP. If I let the shake sit too long, it gets too thick and I can't do it. Cody raved about the lemon raspberry shake, and I'm super skeptical. So skeptical that I couldn't even bring myself to try it out today! Instead, I went with the coffee flavored one!

First of all, let me apologize for these GIANT gaps between my pictures. I haven't mastered how to put them up next to each other on here. Moving along! I filled up my water to the designated line and shook until I got dizzy. VERDICT: IT WAS GOOD. WAY BETTER than the shakes I was drinking before! I was super surprised. I'm a sucker for anything coffee flavored, and this totally did the trick. I wasn't able to drink the whole thing in one sitting, got busy at work. I stuck it in the freezer to chill it better, and I ended up sipping it through a straw later because of the whole texture thing. Overall, I'm super happy about the flavor and the consistency. ALSO! I don't have to use a blender bottle! It might not be eco friendly, being in these pre-made plastic containers, but I made sure I recycled them after a rinse. There was only 3g of sugar in these, and it didn't have that gross aspartame taste to it. I'm SUPER WORRIED that the lemon raspberry one will. That one doesn't have any sugar in it at all, and it's only 100cals vs. 110 in this shake.

My friend Jane asked me how I was today, and commented that I looked really good. She said every time I come back, she can notice I've been losing. It's really nice to hear that people are noticing. It makes all my efforts that much more worth it, and I know I can push myself further on. Jim sent me a message last night and said he lost close to 20lbs on his first week! I was super thrilled! For some odd reason, I kind of have bad luck recommending things to people. Like places to eat or to go do something, they never seem to like the things I suggest. Well some people don't and others do. I can't tell you how excited and happy I am, that he is really into this program. Luck for him, men lose weight way faster than women. When you're larger, you drop poundage faster as well. Seems like Jim is one of the few, that I've had luck with recommendations. 

The whole point of my blog on here, is to give REAL people just like ME an insight to the process. Specifically if you're going the route of protein shakes, or thinking of seeking a doctor in your area that offers these options. I grew super frustrated in finding ACTUAL TESTIMONIALS on these programs and products. It wouldn't be a blog if I didn't include my crazy personal shenanigans, but you all get the drift. If one person reads this blog and is able to get something out of it, I've done my job as an author. I hope this helps in some shape or form to someone. If it means support in weight loss, or consolation that you're crazy messed up life is not so crazy after all! Comment, ask questions, get a hold of me if you're wanting to know specific details. If not, buckle up and enjoy the twisty slide down the scale with the melting girl!