Acai Berry

I think the Acai Berry is a good supplement. I haven't had any drastic results but I also haven't been eating super good or working out recently. And I'm back down to 172 after a weekend of bad eating (note... not bad food, just not good for you food). So, like any supplement, diet, etc. I think Acai is as good as you make it. If you really make a diet change and work out, I think it'll help you a lot. If not, it might help you maintain.

I'm going to the doctor next week to get my thyroid checked out. I don't know if anyone recalls my bout with psoriatic arthritis, but during that time my thryoid levels were checked out and my doc told me I should probably be checked again to see if I should start treatment for hypothyroidism. (And an aside, my fingers are starting to hurt again... I hope the arthritis isn't back!) I thought at the time that my levels probably looked like hypo just because I was really overweight at the time, so I just dismissed it. But the more I look at symptoms for it, the more I think it'd probably be best to just rule this out. I'm gonna get anemia ruled out too. Apparently women who've had babies and breastfed them are susceptible. And anemia and hypothyroidism can be linked. Again, just wanna rule these things out or if I do happen to suffer from them, wanna get started on treatment BEFORE we go to Cancun.

So stressed out right now because of the stupid CPA exam. I'm trying to be mindful of what I'm eating so I don't overeat due to stress. I may start a food journal just to be nerdy and over-analyze what I eat and what that food has in it. It'll give me something to distract me from my stress.

Pretty good

I think I did pretty good this past week. Not great but better. And that's all that matters, right? I worked out Monday and last night with my friend the Wii Fit. Brendan was cracking up when I was doing the boxing. I guess he liked the animated punching bags Mommy was swinging at. Pound-wise I haven't really changed much and I haven't measured inches in a while but I feel a little better. I also went and visited the GNC store near our house yesterday. I walked in and the lady at the counter asked if she could help me. Normally I would've said nah, just looking but I said actually, I'm curious about your Acai berry products. And she gave me a sample of the fruit chews with Acai berry. Those are very tasty. Then she ushered me to the section with all the different Acai products. She pointed one out to me that she said a lady and her daughter bought earlier today. It has green tea in it too which I've read is a good combo. Then I asked her about colon cleanse stuff and she showed me their 7 day GNC brand cleanse system. It's on sale right now but still kinda pricey, so I said I'd talk it over with my husband cause we're both trying to lose weight so we'd both need a kit. She said it'd be on sale till the end of the month, gave me a few more samples of the chews so he could try, and I bought the supplement she showed me. She's a really good salesperson. Cause it wasn't until I was reading the package later that I realized just how expensive the product she coaxed me into was. You're supposed to take one pill with each meal and there's 60 pills in a bottle and I paid $16.99 for it which is on sale from 19.99. So kinda disappointed about that. (I realize that's less than $1 a day but if you think about for both of us to take it the recommended amount, that's $40 every 20 days.) I think we are going to do the cleanse because she said it's a really good way to jumpstart your metabolism (you'll lose 2 - 5 pounds) and then with the supplement, it'll help you maintain that boosted metabolism (of course assuming you eat well and exercise). She said it's recommended to do a cleanse every 6 months. I think I'm gonna look into buying an Acai berry supplement from Walmart and a green tea supplement. It'll be MUCH cheaper that way and I can't imagine that it's THAT different. We'll probably start the cleanse next Sunday morning. I made sure to ask her just what "flushing your system out" meant and she assured me that it was gentle and I wouldn't have to be stationed near a restroom, hehe. I'll let ya know how it works!

Lack of motivation

We just can't seem to get the weight loss ball rolling. It's very frustrating. I did work out on Monday. I think I'm trying to accomplish too many things at once right now. The biggest thing that has to get done is studying/taking the CPA exam and I've only studied for one hour for that this week. Ugh! I've just got to setup a schedule for myself and say no matter what, this is what I'm going to do. I'm thinking about waking up early to either study or work out since neither is getting done. But that would require going to bed earlier too. Which is something we probably need to do anyway. I read something yesterday that said if you get 7 to 8 hours of sleep at night you are less likely to gain weight. I get six most nights. Off to work on a schedule now...

Ooh, also considering trying one of the acai berry supplements and/or a cleansing supplement... thoughts?