148lbs! wohooo!

since last weigh in: 148.4
Current weight: 148.0 lbs


lost .4 lbs.

I hadn't posted in so long and my weight has since fluctuated up and down but I think I have a grip on it now, inshaAllah. I want to start fasting next week to make up my Ramadan fasts and I am curious what that will do for my diet.  I went on a biz trip with the hubs and that threw me off completely! subhanaAllah. That's why it has taken me so long to get back in stride. 

Monday, Wednesday and Friday I do my little workout.

Friday is my cheat day

down to 148.8lbs

since last weigh in: 152.8lbs
Current weight: 148.8 lbs


lost 4 additional pounds

lost 2.4 lbs

Previous weight: 155.2 lbs
Current weight: 152.8lbs


I messed up last week by taking my cheat day before doing at least one week of the diet. :(  So am sorta back on track.

Lost 2.2 lbs

Previous weight: 154.6 lbs
Today's weight: 152.4 lbs


Lost 2.2lbs alhamdulillah!

l Gained .6lbs

Yesterdays weight:153.2
Today: 154.6

weight gain of .6lbs

Lost an additional 1.8lbs!

weighed myself this morning

Starting weight: 155 lbs
Current Weight: 153.2

Lost 1.8lbs! Alhamdulillah

lost 2.4lbs!

Previous weight: 157.4lbs
Current Weight: 155lbs

weigh loss of 2.4lbs.  


I am a little confused. I had some blood work done this past Friday and the doc gave me the results yesterday. Even though I started this diet with 38% body fat I am actually really healthy. My cholesterol is normal, blood pressure, vit. D, RBC count.  I was really expecting some horrible news. Alhamdulillah.

Cheat DAY!`

Yesterday (SUNDAY) was my designated cheat day and I LOVED IT! I weighed myself today to see the after effects of it and I went up 3.8lbs. Today, however am back on my diet.

The cheat day was supposed to help me not plateau.  So far I am pretty happy with the way this diet is going.  ALhamdulillah.

3 Days in...

Lost an additional 1.6lbs

Last weigh in: 153.8 lbs
Today's weigh in: 152.2 lbs

Lost some weight

I lost 2.8lbs....Alhamdulilllah

Starting weight: 156.6 lbs.
Current weight: 153.8 lbs.

Starting Information...

In the name of Allah, compassionate & merciful بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Peace be with you السلام عليكم

ok so this is my starting info (cringe worthy)
TOOLS:

1. I purchased a Escali bathroom scale
   
   
2. Orbitape Body Mass Tape (apparently the army uses it)
   
   
3. Slim Guide Skinfold Caliper (to measure the chubs)
   
   
4. 35lb/16kg Kettlebell
   
   

 

So after using the skinfold caliper to determine my percentage of fat by (1) measuring my upper arm (back), (2) front upper arm, (3)just below the shoulder blade, (4) side of waist.  Adding those 4 measurements up I got a total of 116mm which roughly translates to 38% body fat for someone 5'3" and 25 years old.  I was going to get it done via bodpod or DEXA, but one couldn't find one nearby and two I am not cool with the radiation specially after my recent miscarriage.

My starting weight is 156.6lbs (I weighed in at 160 at the doctors office during the pregnancy). 

my weight X percentage of fat = how many lbs of fat I have
156.6lbs X .38 =  59.5lbs of body fat

156.6lbs- 59.5lbs = 97.1 lbs of lean body mass.

Using the orbitape I measured my bicep, bust, waist, hip and thigh the total inches was =142.5 inches.  I will just be reporting over all inches lost publicly.

what gets measured gets managed

Salaams!

I am starting a new phase in my life inshaAllah. I am recovering from a miscarriage, have 30lbs over my I deal weight, two beautiful children, loving hubs who also wants to lose weight and clothes that no longer fit. Alhamdulillah. I will be doing the Slow-Carb diet by Tim Ferriss

The 4-Hour Body

not all of it is halal so I will be avoiding the haraam advice. I like him as an author and after reading the book and purchasing the needed equipment I am ready to try more vigorously.  I am still waiting for some tools to arrive in the mean time I will be posting my weight loss on this blog as well as inches lost as well. Seeing how I don't necessarily want to divulge my figure's figures nor would hub appreciate it I will only say I lost x amt of inches today or I lost a total amount of x inches. 

That way I can still record it.

I am soo excited!

trying to go back to my pre pregger weight

"it took 9 months to put it on...its ok if it takes you 9 months to take it off..."

My baby girl was born on Sept 18, 2010 at 11:55 pm! Alhamdulillah, totally enjoying her and my toddler, I am tandem nursing and the weight is just melting off me.  I am trying to eat more and have constant fluids because, alhamdulillah these kiddos can eat.  (btw my toddler is eating food regularly but I still nurse him to sleep or when he gets hurt, he is 23 months old and I will stop inshaAllah @ 30 months or before if he weans himself).

yup, am back trying to lose some baby weight.  At 9 months and ready to pop I was around 160-162lbs. My starting weight was 146, just weighed myself and I am 148-149 lbs so I lost about 14 or so pounds. ALHAMDULILLAH.

So far though I might just put on all that weight again because staring at me right now are a whole bunch of entenmanns goodies, ALL BUTTER loaf caked, cheese danish twist, Marshmallow iced devil's food cake, marble loaf cake and some other ones.  SO OH MY GOD do I need to watch it.  My first baby boy my starting weight was 130lbs so I am hoping to go back to that weight.  I also remember that for one month after birth I ate all kinds of junk food and gained a bunch of weight surpassing my prego weight.  Inshaallah I don't do it this time.  Make du'a for me!

Ramadan Day 2

After iftar last night I ate 4 cups of watermelon (around 10pm) and around midnight I ate okra with some white rice and a side dish of sliced tomatoes and lemon.  I drank chicha morada  that I made with my friend the day before Ramadan.


For suhoor I had that lamb stew with Okra, white rice, a side dish of sliced tomatoes w/ lemon juice and chicha for the drink.

Since I am currently about 34 weeks pregnant I am taking it as easy as possible during the day.  With a toddler though that isn't always possible.  I did make up 4 days of fasting during Sha'aban the last one I completed on the 28th. So my first fast of Ramadan wasn't the first I was doing that was so long (nearly 16hrs) none the less being as preggers as I am it still has some discomfort.  InshaAllah I am able to get through this month without any issues.  Ya'll be making du'a for me right?

I want a healthy pregnancy, easy natural delivery (preferably home birth like my first) and a quick recovery.  That my child is born healthy without any mental, physical or emotional deficiencies. AMEEN.

Ramadan Day ONE

suhoor, lamb stew, white rice, chicha morada.

iftar: date, lamb stew, watermelon, white rice, chicha morada.

Lomo Saltado

This was another craving I had (still stuck on Peruvian) called Lomo Saltado. I made it last nigh and alhamdulillah I am still eating it! Alhamdulillah! I can eat more food (before everything made me sick) but the nausea is a little stronger. I was checking myself out in the mirror yesterday and guess what? I am showing! I don't even know how that happened because I am still only 3mothish along. Alhamdulillah.

My little dude (17 months) is still nursing and I intend on continuing as long as it is physically possible for me inshaAllah. I guess your du'as are working people because I feel like a different woman from even 4 days ago. yay!

found the img online but it did look just like it minus the vegetables in the rice, I just had plain white rice.

cravings COMPLETE

as salaamu aalaykum!

this pregnancy is still kicking my butt, however, I am doing A LOT better alhamdulillah. Today I ate a bowl of cereal for breakfast.

I then was able to eat 2 (yes two!!) steaks, a big portion of rice and this crazy good sauce (huancaina).

I made papa a la Huancaina (beyond good) and made extra sauce so I can add it to everything.

This is what it looked like(sorta). Picture courtesy of aPeaceofCake. yum.

am not dieting

I am no longer trying to loose weight. My new goal is to try to eat healthier so I don't have to worry about it later when its crunch time. :)

Week 9 Day 1

Breakfast: Bowl of Cinnamon toast crunch (although I like it I prefer non sweet cereal, am weird like that).

Lunch: a bowl of grapes (sweet and delish) a bowl of pasta with spinach again. I am an animal of habit specially right now that I can't hold much down. Whatever works I keep eating more of it.

Dinner: bowl of spinach (okra & ground beef), raspberry tea with milk and cookies. Homemade Rice treat. lots of water.

Week 8

Breakfast.
Bowl of cereal with milk and some water.

Lunch: pasta with spinach as the sauce with some ground beef and okra. yum.

snack: ate some more of the above pasta

dinner: milkshake made from vanilla/caramel ice cream and sugar. Wanted banana milkshake but no bananas :( More pasta with spinach. some fruit called carambola.