Weigh-in #26
Week 26
Start (old scales) - 175lbs
Start (new scales) - 169.5lbs
Last - 164.6lbs
Current - 163.2lbs
Loss - 1.4 lbs
New Scale Total Loss - 6.3lbs
Total Loss So Far - 14.3lbs
Pounds Until Halfway Point - 4.45lbs
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i need a uk ana texting buddy! i’m 5’5, 169 lb but working on it. my number is...
There’s things that keep popping up in my dash, y’know? Things i don’t enjoy!Let...
Lots of Uni work to do today so not completely focused on my goals :/
I went way over on carbs I think :(
Food
Daily Milk 3
B. Beans 4
Brown Toast 4
Scrambled eggs 4
D. Haddock 2
Potatoes 2
Vegetables 0
Rice 8
Snacks
Shredded wheat 4
Fruit salad and natural yogurt 1
Slice of Brown Bread 2
Slice of chicken 1
Total 35
Exercise
Day 7 of the 30 Day Shred
Moo
:)
Sweats for t-t-t-todayyyyyyy!!
Body Attack was a KILLER! I think that I work harder when the class has more people (i.e. not SO many people that I’m bumping into broads left and right, but enough that I wanna show off). And considering the routine was almost the same as yesterday, I was pretty accustomed to the moves and could just work it.
Today, for dinner, we’re making a BBQ chicken pizza!! Whole wheat dough, BBQ sauce, baked chicken, and 2% fat cheddah! Mmmm. Can’t wait to try it.
ALSO: weighed myself today and was 174, 2 lbs down since my initial heart attack of a weigh in yesterday/Wednesday so I feel like that’s at least reasonable.
Things are looking up, with no major MEAL related events this weekend (when things revolve around eating, I tend to join in on those things…)
Tomorrow: Farmer’s market early in the AM, pancake saturday, and BodyJam followed by the POOL! Glorious.
From 325lbs (5/4/07) to 187 (6/3/11). Still 20% body fat. BUT Traps showing up nicely. Same with shoulders. But my head looks huge in this picture, no?
I won’t be able to finish these 30 days because I’ll be in Korea in 20 days, so I’m going to cheat and answer some questions ahead of time.
Day 01 - Your stats
Day 02 - How tall are you? Do you like your height?
Day 03 - A picture of your fitspiration. What features do you like about this person?
Day 04 - Your greatest fears about weight loss.
Day 05 - Why do you really want to lose this weight? Are you doing it for you?
Day 06 - Do you binge? If so, explain why you think you do.
Day 07 - Do your friends and family know you’re trying to lose weight? Do they support you?
Day 08 - Your workout routine.
Day 09 - Did people ever make comments about your weight in a negative way?
Day 10 - What was the hardest thing you gave up during your weight loss journey?
Day 11 - Your favorite fitspo blog and why?
Day 12 - What food plan do you normally follow each day?
Day 13 - Are you losing weight in a healthy or unhealthy way?
Day 14 - What is your ultimate goal weight/look?
Day 15 - Are you vegan or vegetarian? If so, has this helped you lose weight? If not, would you ever consider turning vegan or vegetarian?
Day 16 - When did you first decide to lose weight?
Day 17 - What is your favourite treat meal?
Day 18 - What food is your weakness?
Day 19 - When is your favourite body part to work on? Why?
Day 20 - What is your favourite form of cardio?
Day 21 - What is your favourite resource for healthy living info?
Day 22 - Quick! What are the 5 things you like best about yourself?
Day 23 - Did the media play a role in your wanting to lose weight?
Day 24 - When did you first notice your hard work paying off?
Day 25- When you reach your goals, what do you plan on doing to maintain your results?
Day 26 - What excites you most about reaching your goals?
Day 27 - How do you stay on track in tempting situations? (e.g. BBQs, Birthday parties, out with friends, etc.)
Day 28 - Have you had any setbacks you’ve had to overcome? How did you do it?
Day 29 - Your definition of beauty.
Day 30 - 10 facts about you! And now, what are your stats?
Tonight Im doing my Coach plan run from Nike+
so I only have to do .64 miles. which is cool cause my feet really hurt.
I have to run for 1:00 and then walk for 5:00, relatively easy. Im on the Walk to Run program so,
and then after I’ll probably do some Yoga err something./
i wanted to get up and run a mile before getting in the pool, but my feet were still sore from running the past few days (high arches are a bummer), so i took a short nap before getting in the pool and swimming 100 laps. i’m so tired, like i feel like i’m about to fall asleep typing this, but it felt absolutely amazing.
afterwards i was starving, so despite my binge earlier i made myself a bowl of whole grain wheat penne pasta. i normally just kind of estimate what i put in, but i actually measured out everything this time. i’ve been really overestimating the amount of pasta i eat. i measured out 1 cup, like i figured i normally eat, but it turned out to make a HUGE bowl. and i always thought i used a full cup of sauce, but 1/2 a cup was plenty, even with the extra pasta. the bread was more calories than i thought though (150 calories for a medium sized piece of french bread, extra 30 for the tsp of butter…so worth it though). so dinner ended up being 517 calories. oh well.
food journal:
breakfast- whole wheat bagel with ~1 tbs butter (170 calories…i remembered the calories for butter wrong. whoops.)
lunch- pb&j on whole wheat (270 calories)
snack- fudge (400 calories), 2 pieces of taffy and a few tortilla chips (100 calories)
dinner- whole grain wheat penne pasta with mushroom red sauce and french bread (517 calories)
desert- skinny cow ice cream sandwich (140 calories)
total- 1,597
exercise journal-
swimming (100 laps-45 minutes)
yikes. weighing in tomorrow, let’s hope it goes well. if not i’ll have to stick to a strict 1300 calorie a day food plan…
I’m 5’3” and I’m fine with my height. I wouldn’t complain if I was an inch taller, but I’m really cool with what my height is right now because when I wear heels, I look about 125908125 feet tall.
That’s a lie, but heels > no heels but I’m still a good height.
…was a bad day. I only made it to the gym for half an hour and totally binged after dinner…like 500 calories worth. I don’t feel too bad because I did work my ass off this week, but the thing is I’ll be away all next week and my routine will be all messed up!! Just need to work out a little extra tomorrow and try to stay on track the rest of the weekend. I need a hug.
thepictureofhealth replied to your post:CalorieKing is telling me to lower my intake to 1230 calories per day.How many do you eat now? 1230 isn’t that ridiculous. And your body can still function on that if you keep it as your net calories.
I was eating 1250 calories but the problem is I never have that as my net calories. I need to start eating back my exercise calories. I used to do it, then I stopped and had great results but now it’s slowed down heaps and I need to fuel my body. I’m more active than “light” but less than “moderate” thanks to my job. I’ll go back through my study notes today and work out my BMR and go from that. I think I can trust my own career change over a website that doesn’t give inbetween options.
jess-nelsonreblogged your post:CalorieKing is telling me to lower my intake to 1230 calories per day.That’s the calorie intake…by daily…It’s not that bad if you eat light frequent meals.
No, it’s not bad but my problem as I mentioned above is that I don’t tend to eat back my exercise calories. I think 1230 is too low for me, because I’m more active than CalorieKing says I am because they don’t have an “inbetween” option from light to moderate like it does when you calculate your BMR. So I’ll be doing that today and working out my calorie needs for myself.
What good is learning this stuff to become a Personal Trainer if I don’t practice what I preach? I need to work these things out for myself before I can work them out for anyone else.
There’s things that keep popping up in my dash, y’know? Things i don’t enjoy!
Let me post the picture and i’ll explain why it pissed me off.
Now, before i begin, i am NOT promoting anorexia or bullimia.
Anyway.
You guys do realize that not all insanely skinny girls are Anorexic, right? There are some with extremely high metabolisms who cannot control how skinny they are. Now before you go off saying, “Well there’s a difference from someone with a high metabolism and someone who is Anorexic and a bag of bones,” I’d like to dissagree.
My stepmother has a very high metabolism and is just as skinny as that girl on the right. She eats A LOT but never gains a pound. Because of people saying things like that picture above she has a low self esteem. She tells me every day that she hates being this skinny and wishes she could gain some weight. People approach her and tell her that ‘there’s help out there’ so many times, and it makes her feel horrible. She feels disgusting. She hates it. But she can’t control it. How do you think it makes her feel when people say things like this? It’s horrible.
Why is it that when you call a fat girl ‘gross’ everyone hates you and calls you a monster, but when someone walks up to a skinny girl and tell her to eat a burger, everyone praises you and agrees? Double standard much?
Not all skinny girls want to be that skinny. Many can’t control it. But yes, there are girls who are anorexic and bullimic as well.
But just as there are issues with weight in America about how so many are overweight and unhealthy, there are girls who feel so horrible about theirselves that they actually stop eating and lose mad amounts of weight. To me it goes hand in hand - they are both eating disorders. Why should a girl with such a low self esteem that they are actually putting their life at risk get so much hate? It’s not going to make them eat, let’s face it. It’s going to lower their self esteem even more. Instead you need to offer them advice, talk to them, and help them seek professional guidence or they will die.
Same with overweight individuals, they need professional help, you can’t tell them to go eat a salad.
So why are overweight individuals easily sympathized with while Skinny girls are treated like demons? Like its their fault and they oughtta be ashamed, when its also the overweight individual’s fault for being bigger?
It’s ridiculous.
So i’d be really interested to hear your opinion on this matter, but please refrain from insults or i will not answer you. I want an intelligent conversation, not a fighting match, because i wont deal with it.
Again, i am not promoting Anorexia/Bullimia no more than i am promoting overeating. I’m simply trying to have my say on the matter. They are both disorders that should BOTH be sympathized with instead of ridiculed.
Thank you.
Yesterday's intake and exercise
Okay so I really didn’t want to post this buuuut…yeah, this is what I look like now. I think I’m a little bloated because I’m getting my period but you guys get the idea. I’m 5’8 and I haven’t weighed myself in like 3 days but I’m assuming I’m in 163-158 range?
little bit of progress.
Less fatty arms/haven’t got layers of flab covering my hipbones.
I do however look pregnant. fml.
I lost another 2.2 lbs! yay :)
Wow, this guy knows his shit! Everything he says is so true and might be able to help you take weight loss to the next level.
i’m open to follow any weight loss blogs so if anyone knows any tell me! :333
Breakfast:
bananna & Morning star farms “sausage” and egg biscuit=7 pts
Lunch:
Slow cooker Ropa Vieja with some cheese on top
Salad with a small bit of cheese and Crutons and 1000isl dressing = 10 pts
Dinner
Grilled chicken
Mashed potatoes(instant)
Stuffing
Creamed spinach with laughing cow light swiss = 14
Snacks=
WW fruties = 2
Jamba Juice bar= 2
Grilled turkey and cheese on light bread =5
39/59
activity points earned =2
Recipe for Ropa Vieja: http://www.weightwatchers.com/food/rcp/index.aspx?recipeid=110251 I reccomend this recipe. I was really tasty. I added a 1/2 can of stewed tomatoes to mine. Plus this recipe makes a ton! Me and the boyfriend has made this into several meals and have some frozen.
GAH! I still have 20 points left over! I am really having trouble eating all my points when I eat at home all meals. I could have had more veggies and fruit today, but I just would have been lower in points. I was feeling bad about the stuffing and potatoes with dinner. I made them both b/c my boyfriend really doesn’t eat veggies, so if my sides are veggies I usually find something quick and easy that he will eat. So far on my days off work, I have ussually be higher in the points, but for some reason today I didn’t go over board with the eating.
I need to find a better way to post this, I couldn’t get a screen shot to work for some reason.
50 TIPS TO HELP YOU SUCCEED AT “NORMAL” EATING
from psychology of eating expert Karen R. Koenig, LCSW, M.Ed.
author of
No matter how many years or decades you’ve been overeating or how many
diets have failed you (notice I didn’t say that you failed on the diets but that they failed
you!), you can learn how to become a “normal” eater—eating when you’re hungry,
choosing satisfying foods, remaining aware and enjoying food, and stopping when
you’re full or satisfied. To do so, you will have to be focused like a laser and persistent
like a dog digging for a bone, not expect overnight success, switch your attention from
the scale to your appetite, and learn effective life skills to manage stress and distress.
I’ve taught hundreds of disregulated eaters how to eat “normally” and I can teach
you! Here are 50 tips to speed you on your way…
Self-Talk
1. Look in the mirror daily and tell yourself you can learn the skills of “normal” eating.
2. Instead of thinking there are “good” and “bad” foods, consider them as nutritional
or non-nutritional (“good” and “bad” are moral terms that are best avoided in the
food arena).
3. Don’t put yourself down for the mistakes you make with food. Rather, lavishly
praise yourself for all your successes, even the tiniest ones.
4. If experience tells you that diets don’t keep your weight off, don’t try to convince
yourself you should be dieting. Instead, give yourself points for trying a different
approach.
5. Never say anything to yourself you wouldn’t say to a young child you love,
including calling yourself stupid, hopeless, bad, a failure, worthless. Be your own
cheerleader by generating positive thoughts about your progress.
6. Avoid all-or-nothing thinking and using words like never and always. Remind
yourself that most of life is not black and white, but gray.
7. Detoxify negative things people say about you that are untrue rather than repeating
them to yourself. Remember that what people say belongs to them, not to you,
even if your name is attached to their words.
8. Ask yourself often how you are feeling so you can become connected to your
emotions, but ask only with curiosity not condemnation.
9. Stop judging yourself harshly and start developing self-compassion. Treat yourself
lovingly and practice speaking to yourself with extreme esteem.
10. Do not keep telling yourself that learning to be a “normal” eater is hard because
saying so only programs you to find the work difficult. Instead, substitute the words
challenging or doable.
Hunger
11. Check in with yourself often to see how hungry you are using descriptions such as
not hungry, moderate, very, famished or a 1-10 scale.
12. Every time you think about food, ask yourself if you’re really hungry enough to eat.
13. Experiment with eating smaller meals more frequently.
14. Consider your hunger as a signal that you need fuel, not that you have to go out
and seek the most fantastic eating experience of your life.
15. Practice believing that hunger is for fuel and pleasure, not for meeting emotional
needs.
Choosing Satisfying Foods
16. Don’t get hung up on what other people are eating, but ask yourself what you
would like to eat.
17. Remind yourself that foods fall on a nutritional continuum (high value/low value),
not on a moral continuum (good/bad).
18. Never eat without stopping to consider what you want first. Spend time making a
satisfying choice.
19. Refrain from allowing guilt or shame to contaminate your eating decisions.
20. Don’t eat foods you don’t find satisfying because they’ll remind you of being on a
diet.
Eating with Awareness and Enjoyment
21. Before you eat, look at your food, the portion size, its presentation. Breathe
deeply.
22. Chew every mouthful thoroughly to release flavor.
23. Let food sit on your tongue to let your taste buds absorb flavor.
24. When you’re talking, stop eating and when you’re eating, stop talking.
25. Stay connected to your body’s appetite signals while you’re eating.
26. Push away guilt and shame while you’re eating and focus on sensory pleasure.
27. Pause while you’re eating to see how you’re feeling about your food in terms of
quality and quantity.
28. Stop eating when flavor pleasure declines as it will after a while.
29. Rather than being determined to polish off all of the food in front of you, seek the
moment when flavor peaks and you feel an internal “Ah” of satisfaction—and stop.
30. Keep asking yourself while you’re eating, “Am I full?” and “Am I satisfied?”
Stopping When You’re Full or Satisfied
31. Think of full as being enough food (fuel) in your belly and satisfied as being the
high point of pleasure.
32. Quantify fullness and satisfaction with numbers or words such as nearly, too, just
or a 1-10 scale.
33. When you feel full or satisfied, focus on that sensation and broadcast it to your
whole body.
34. When you’re done eating, put down utensils, push away your plate, get up—do
whatever you need to do to disconnect yourself from the food.
35. Make sure you’re not focusing on the food that’s left and believing you have to
fini**** or clean your plate. You decide when enough is enough.
Beliefs to Change
36. From “I need to diet to lose weight” to “Diets don’t work long term.”
37. From “This is too hard” to “I can learn to do this over time.”
38. From “This will take too long” to “If I don’t change now, I’ll only be back in this
same place again so I might as well get going on it.”
39. From “Losing weight is the most important thing” to “I will lose weight if I honor my
appetite and learn to eat ‘normally.’”
40. From “I am bad/worthless/ugly if I’m overweight,” to “I accept my body as it is and
will still try to improve it.”
Stopping Emotional Eating
41. When you have the urge to eat when you’re not hungry, ask yourself what you
might be feeling.
42. Remind yourself that feelings need a different response than food.
43. Get to know what emotions trigger unwanted eating—boredom, loneliness, anxiety,
shame, guilt, disappointment, helplessness—and then learn better ways of dealing
with them.
44. Keep a feelings log so you know what’s going on inside of yourself all day long.
45. Reduce stress which will lessen frustration, helplessness, and feeling
overwhelmed.
46. Make sure you’re taking care of yourself as least as well as you take care of
others.
47. If you find yourself eating when you’re upset, don’t be hard on yourself. Be
compassionate and curious and consider your behavior a learning experience.
48. Get help through therapy if you have a history of trauma or abuse, as there is a
strong correlation between such a history and emotional eating.
49. Be responsible for yourself and don’t blame others for your emotional eating.
50. Tell yourself that you can bear any emotion, practice doing so, and you’ll be
amazed at the emotional muscle you’ll build.
If I start working out 5 times a week, I could possibly reach my ultimate goal weight by the time new years rolls around.
I think I’m going to try and ease into it. I’ll go for 45 minutes one day, and 60 minutes the next.
…idk I’ll figure something out.
Again, not very happy I went over 1200, but I did rollerblade for an hour again yesterday. I’m SO SORE this morning from it.
I kinda ate shit today :/
Lunch
Work up this morning to find my fiber cereal is all gone. Someone ate the rest of it which doesn’t really make me too happy. There wasn’t much else in my house for breakfast besides a breakfast drink mix. It was filling but I would have much rather had my freaking cereal. -.-
Anyways, I’m changing up my exercise routine today. I’m going to go ahead and eat lunch then maybe go for a quick walk around the block then eat dinner around 5 or so then exercise for about an hour at home. I really wish I had a gym membership somewhere close to my house but I’ll work with what I have I suppose.
I’m also trying not to eat past 6 in the evening and trying to get to bed around 10 pm and no later. Having a little bit of struggling with going to bed earlier because of insomnia but I’m hoping pumping up my exercise time will help tired me out a bit and allow me to start going to bed earlier.
I feel really good today, like reaaaally good, best I’ve felt in a while and even though I’m not seeing much change, there is a little, I can feel it.
Here’s to feeling motivated today!
Yeah now I’m sitting here cooling down from Wii Fit. I swear, I push ridiculously hard at that thing!
Highlights include 60 jackknives and holding a plank for 114 seconds. Not bad for a fat girl!
Completely unrelated, but I have a hole in my sneakers. No, not my converse or TOMS, my Asics. Guess it really is time for a new pair, I was going to wait until I reached 230 to get them but it looks like I’ll have to get some next week regardless.
When you do it for them, you lose. You have to do this for y o u.
When my mom used to tell me to stop eating so much, I used to blame her. Looking back, I was so wrong. It was all me. I ate too much and I didn’t exercise enough. But when she would tell me to put down all of that junk food and the extra helpings, I got angry and I just wanted to eat more and more.
But, on that February Tuesday after I went out to dinner with my friend and ate a slice of pizza with ham, chicken, mozzarella cheese and vodka sauce, that’s when I knew it had to end. That’s the day I started my journey and I never looked back. Yes, of course I had my binges and my days when I quit exercising, but that was my lowest point. It was also my highest weight. I’m down at least 12 pounds since then, and while it might not seem like a lot, it’s a hell of a lot better than nothing.
So do it for you.
More reason to starve :)
No lie, that 149 lbs weigh in discouraged me a bit :( Lol! I’m pretty sure I sound like a big sap but I really wasn’t expecting to weigh that much. I definitely have to get a second weigh in. Hopefully the next one will show me weighing less ( a lot less) and I can find my motivation.
I’d love to go for a run [okay, okay, a jog broken up with short periods of walking because I’m still not a runner], but earlier this week I stepped on a piece of metal the size of a nail and ran it completely through my big toe. Yeah. Fun. I’m trying to avoid anything high impact for a little while to give it time to heal.
For that reason, I’m thinking of putting my 8 pound dumbbells to good use. I’ll be sure to post whatever exercise I end up doing.
I’d love to know your favorite way to work your arms. Drop some ideas in my ask box? : ]
I love looking at other healthy blogs and I want to share my own tips. I’ve lost 32 pounds in the past year the healthy way and I would like to have something to keep track of this progress aside from a number on a scale.
I don’t know.
So delicious! It’s filled with veggies and couscous is super easy to make (it actually cooks itself, just boil water, add couscous, take off heat and cover for 10 minutes, that’s it!).
You don’t have to bake this but I like it with the little bit of crisp on the outside!
Recipe here: http://piecesinprogress.tumblr.com/pastapossibilities
123 calories, 2 fat, 24 carbs, 2.5 fiber, 4 protein
I didn’t drink enough water yesterday which is why I didn’t lose anything. I drank a bit less than normal and that combined with the incredible heat/ massive sweating in my workout means I got dehydrated. I’m rehydrating today and looking forward to being back where I should be tomorrow! :)
The good side is I informally took my measurements and am going to be down at least another inch from my hips and half inch from my waist again! I love that what I’m losing is fat loss because it’s really noticeable. I’m wearing a tank today that I’ve been too embarrassed to wear since I got it and it’s actually loose on me now! :D
Today, I had a free 15 minute personal training session. I was sweating like hell and out of breath by the end of it! I can’t wait to start doing it every week. She was great.
After that, I came in and got a nice glass of ice water. I am trying to cut out soda for now. I am a diet soda ADDICT! I don’t drink coffee or tea so I drink diet soda for my energy. But I drink anywhere from 2-5 cokes a day! It’s way too much.
So right now there is no soda. I am going to try to do no soda until the 16th.
So, I made Caroline a mayo, cheese, and tomato sandwich on wheat. Phil had left overs from when we had mexican the other day. And I made myself a reduced fat peanut butter and banana sandwich on wheat bread with my water. I feel good right now. Exhausted… but good
Next Week's Plans
I’m going to be honest and say that when I stayed at my friend’s house the last couple of days I didn’t exercise as much self-control as I could have. I made a lot of bad choices with the excuse of not being at home and not being in control. I had A LOT of sodium, carbs, and a whole lot of fat(I finally had some pizza which is the only thing I literally refuse to eat because I know I’ll pig out…and I pigged out). It wasn’t pretty. My weight went back up by about 4 pounds as expected but like the last time this happened it’ll go back down pretty quickly and I’ll be right back on track in a couple of days(though I really would like to have continued without any setbacks…hopefully I’ll get through the summer without any more). I obviously haven’t learned my lesson with this, though, and I really need to. I won’t always be able to work out two hours a day and I can’t go my entire life without eating out or indulging so I need how to do it healthily. I can’t just let everything go to shit because it’s too hard to say no.
Anyway, I stayed with my cousin last night because I was babysitting her so when I got home I had a KIND protein bar and worked out for an hour on the elliptical. I had some high fiber oatmeal with a glass of soy milk after. I had a cup of coffee as I made dinner which was a couple of bites of turkey breast, sauteed portabello mushrooms with worchestershire sauce, and salad with balsamic vinegar, red peppers, tomato, and feta cheese. A little bit of pineapple was dessert. I worked out for another hour after that.
Would a hedonist diet?
I’ve been shit slack this week. Well let’s be honest here, for the last two weeks.
Carborama.
Gah. Blah. Oh, oops, that ones copywrited.
I’ve had bread, pasta, pizza (gasp). And the evil of all evils, Coke. A cola.
Boo me. I did go for a run Monday, but I doubt that counts now.
Crap. Why’s it so hard? I’ll attempt to stay away from the Duramine next week but I’m making no promises.
Here’s to another weekend. Cheers big ears.
Jx
Hey there, rib cage. It’s been a while. Now, that you came back I will do anything to keep you.
I haven’t done my workout yet :x
There’s still time! If I don’t get it in today, I’ll just count today as my rest day for the week… I’m so sore already. Getting in and out of the car today was painful lol
I walked around in the mall for hours shopping though… and didn’t buy anything, what a let down!
Went to dinner at Houlian’s with my sister and didn’t partake in the free disco fries… I only ate a max of 350 calories total so I’m still on track for the day as well, proving it’s entirely possible to make smart choices when eating at restaurants.
Real Girl Thinspo. My favorite kind.
This was something i did in OT(occupational therapy) today… i think it actually shows why Ed is so hard to combat…
it is a dialogue between me and my eating disorder:
Alyssa: I want recovery to live my life
Ed: No, you NEED me to survive
A: I need to change my lifestyle
E: You shouldn’t change anything because you’ll just fuck it all up
A: I want to be healthy and happy
E: I can give you that, if only you’d try harder you fat cow
A: I want to not hate my life
E: You should hate your life because you have fucked it up completely
A: I want a successful career
E: I’ll give you that by pushing you to accept nothing less than perfection. No perfection=FAILURE
A: I want a life filled with love and joy
E: You don’t deserve that
A: I am going to change to better myself
E: I will make your life a living hell if you disobey me
A: I want to be content with my life
E: You can be content when you are perfect
A: I want to have fun
E: You don’t deserve that. Everybody thinks you’re fat anyways, the only reason they hang out with you is so that you make them look better by being the fat friend
A: I want to be Ed free
E: You will never be good enough without me, you’re a loser and a failure without me; you will blow up like a balloon and become the fattest and most hated person on earth without me.
Seems irrational right?
But it goes through my head every minute of every day…
And after awhile…
Ed becomes truth…
if you ever wondered what i’m fighting
that’s part of it
So why do I still look exactly the same when I look in the mirror?:( I feel so fat, gross and just plain fucking ugly. Why can’t I see any of this weight come off? I’m a uk size 6/8, but I still LOOK at least a 12/14. Wtf? My mum wants me to go to the doctor, because she’s worried about the way I see myself. But why can’t she see it? I bet she does, really… So why won’t she admit that my stomach is still disgusting? That my thighs are still huge? That everything still jiggles when I move!? Tomorrow I’m going to drink loooads of water and eat ONLY fruit, and hopefully the next day, too. Actually I might try to do that until monday, I think. I’m so sick of catching my reflection and cringing away from it, will this shit ever stop?:/
MEAL PLAN FOR THE WEEK
Breakfast - banana, green tea
Snack (in school) - gumgumgum :)
Lunch - Weight Watchers soup/ravioli, strawberries/grapes/raspberries for dessert
Snack (before working out) - fruits, like an apple
Dinner (after working out) - canned tuna with corn/3 fiber crispbreads with low-fat, low-cal cheese or salami
Snack (late-night, in case) - fruits!
WORKOUT PLAN - MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY
*8-Minute Ab and Arm Workouts, once in the morning and once in the afternoon/evening
*1 hour total of walking/jogging on the treadmill
*30 minutes on the stationary bike
*2 rounds of strength training
-> Wednesday is my day-off from the gym! But I will still do the 8-Minute Ab and Arm Workouts twice, once in the morning and once in the evening.
-> On Saturday next week (June 25), I will take a picture wearing the exact outfit I wore in today’s picture and compare. What the scale says isn’t important.
Cait, you have to realize that you cannot afford any more unhealthy eating! I know the only reason you ate unhealthily tonight was because you had no more fruits to snack on, because your lazy butt just slept this afternoon instead of hit the grocery store. It’s your own fault, but tomorrow will be better. You’re going to stick to your plan, grocery shop for fruits and Weight Watchers soup as well. You are going to work out and love it. You will not even THINK about eating anything that is not what you planned. You are slowly getting back on track, and in a strange way, I’m actually proud of you.
almost had to blackmail myself to get on the scale today but SO SO glad i did!!
Don’t you hate it when scales don’t properly function? I stepped on the scale first time and I weighed in at 64.4kg. Then I decided to step on again and I weighed in at 66.8kg… What the hell? Is that even possible?! Which one should I take? 64.4kg of course HAHAHAHA. - Amanda
Lost a pound! That’s 4 in total.
I was hoping for more, but the weekend was a bit bad, wasn’t it? And I’m sure my McDonalds for lunch and my Chinese for dinner didn’t help either!!! I’ve had a bad day today…
Why was it so bad? Well, every Thursday I like a treat after class. Some people have a cream cake, I like junk food. I then had a job interview (and I am now consequently employed woohoo!), and I was out with the twins all afternoon. We didn’t get back in till late, we were all starving (including the girls) so we ordered something in.
What am I going to do about it? Superspeed foods. Hundreds of them! I am going to go out to the shops and grab as much strawberries and baked beans as possible! I am also going to plan my meals better this week. I have noticed that I often forget to have both an A and a B choice so I will fix that in my food plan too! I have a target of 2 pounds next week and I want to smash it! No ferrero roche this week! No picking at the toffees!
I also feel that my lack of exercise is an issue. I know I’ve got a cracked vertebrae but I feel it will really speed up my weight loss if I get off my fat backside! I am usually running around after the twins but it is obviously not enough. I have (or should I say: Morag has) a wii fit that has never been used. Perhaps it’s time it came out the box…
Aims for Tomorrow:
How to lose FAT and not MUSCLE (super important info)
feels good!!!!!
I’m going out tomorrow night, in exactly 24 hours, and I feel SO bloated right now. Like, I feel so so so fat and unhealthy, it’s not even comprehensible. But I wanted to wear this fitted top when I go out to party tomorrow night, do y’all think that my bloat/fatness that resulted from the binge will be gone by then?
This is probably stupid, but I feel so down because of it. Where has my self-control gone off to?
welcome to my health blog. This is kind of an online diary for me. I will post about food, recipes, health, exercise, tips, my experience and lifestyle. I exercise about 5 times a week. I would like to exercise ideally every day. I eat healthily but I also allow treats, generally good treats, but still very yummy treats. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll have the odd blow out, but I am terrible with guilty feelings afterwards so I prefer to be healthy about my treats rather than naughty and suffer with guilt! So I have begun this blog to help me get to stage where I am completely satisfied with my lifestyle and health. I sometimes struggle with acceptance, therefore I have to be at a zen with myself in order to accept myself. This I truly believes is achieved through my diet and exercise regime. But this is a personal thing I know. I do not have any sort of eating disorder, nor do I agree with all this pro-ana, pro-mia thing. I am happy to listen to anyone with a problem, I too hope my followers will be around to help me :) But I am healthy!!! So please, respect that! Anyway, I think this is a good enough introduction. Follow, if you please. x
Extra Easy Day:
- Brekkie: 28g porridge oats (HEX B), skimmed milk (part of HEX A) 1 tbsp golden syrup (2), strawberries
- Lunch: Jamaican chicken casserole
- Dindins: wholemeal pasta, red & yellow pepper, red onion, tomato, chicken, herbs, garlic, egg, mozarella (rest of HEX A)
- Snacks: 100 cal M&S mini popcorn cakes (4.5), mini milk (1.5), strawberries, cherries, fat free vanilla yoghurt
- Drinks: water, chai tea, redbush vanilla tea, options belgian hot chocolate (2)
- Syns: 10 = Great day :)
Stressful day. Revision in morning. Modern French Thinkers exam in afternoon. First question was excellent…second was not bad…third was atrocious…hopefully this balances out. :/ Then I was starving and had dinner, cleaned the bathroom and kitchen so they’re habitable again and my room. Now chiiiilled. Debating whether to do some exercise before bed. Was gonna start off the shred again but my ankle is sore and twinging for some reason… (it does this every so often :( )
So tired. Gonna at least read through my Baked and Delicious magazines and plan out the rest of the week and my reply to my german schools. The internet’s been SO super frustratingly slow that I haven’t got round to it yet. :( Been trying to have a ‘quick’ look at Tumblr for the past 5 hours but everything keeps freezing. Booo.
‘Cupcake’ x
I was always very slim, up until my twenties, but even back then I thought I was “big.” When I met my husband, I was 16 and weighed around 105 - 110 pounds. It’s so strange how I was self conscious back then but now I would be in heaven if I weighed that.
My weight started to creep up after my junior year when I quit my dance/flag line group. I got a lot of exercise with it and since I didn’t march my senior year, I got no physical activity. I’d always been more interested in books and art than anything and I devoted myself to that for a long time. When I got married and moved in with my husband, it got worse because we cooked big meals every night. But the real problem began when I was working three jobs and lived on fast food. One of my jobs was in a bakery, which didn’t help either. Let me tell you, I don’t care how much willpower you have. Christmas time in a bakery kills. Fresh cookies and cinnamon rolls straight out of the oven… that “just one” will add up if you do it every single day.
Anyway, I told myself that I had it under control and that I was ok as long as I didn’t gain anymore. I was fine at 130. But then 130 became 150. And 150 became 175. And then I looked at my closet one day and decided my clothes were looking kind of ratty and I needed to buy some new ones. My financial situation as well as my lack of free time had stopped me shopping a long time ago. So I went out to get a few things.
It was a shock to realize exactly how many sizes I had gone up. I had to keep going back to the racks and getting the bigger size until finally I realized that I would need to go to the plus size department. So I went home and cried instead.
I still haven’t bought new clothes and that was about four years ago. I rely on t-shirts, hoodies, and jeans on the rare occasions I do leave my house. I don’t like going out with friends, or even to family functions. Worse, I very seldom do any of the things that used to make me happy. I’ve turned myself into a social outcast and I’m pretty sure I have mild depression.
I’ve tried almost every diet you can think of. I’ve done low carb, high protein, high fat, low fat, no fat, gluten free, dairy free, veganism, juicing, raw food, cleansing and anything else you can think of. At one point I was on this thing where I was cutting out anything that could possibly be an allergin and then adding it back in slowly, just to see if I had any reactions. I forget the name of the diet, but it was a book written by some kind of doctor who promised miracle results. And I got them. I lost about 30 pounds. But man, was I sick and tired of the food.
The thing is, I know that the only thing that will work for me is a diet that’s convenient and full of variety. So I’m opting for calorie counting this time around. I’m going to allow myself to eat whatever I want but to keep my overall calories within a budget of around 1200 -1600 a day, depending on if I exercise or not. Eventually I hope to move into other phases, like cutting out processed food and drinking only water. But too much too fast is what’s ruined me in the past so I’m going slow. I hope to use this tumblr as a daily food diary to track what I eat, and also to list any goals or triumphs or thoughts I have along the way. Basically I’m hoping this will keep me accountable and I’ll stick to it this time.
Wish me luck!
Breakfast:
- 3/4 cup of Kashi Toasted Berry Crisp cereal - 210 calories
- 3/4 cup of skim milk - 70 calories
- 1 small banana - 90 calories
- Coffee with skim milk - 20 calories
Snack:
- Coffee with 2 creams and 1 sugar (it was given to me by one of the people I work with and I didn’t want to be rude and just throw it out..) - 40 calories
Lunch:
- 1/2 salami sandwich with mustard and spinach - 275 calories
- Baby carrots - 30 calories
- Red grapes - 60 calories
Snack:
- Fiber One bar - 140 calories
- Red apple - 95 calories
Dinner:
- Greek salad with vinaigrette - 160 calories
- 1/3 chicken breast - 95 calories
Total: 1285 calories
not exactly hungry, i just feel like eating. it’s a difficult habit to break.
i’ll go for another walk instead.
The change I was doing with P90 and eating more calories obviously didn’t work at all. I was trying to get up to losing 8lbs a month, instead of 5lbs (what I normally lose) but I’ve only lost 1lb in the last month and a half so blah. That’s the problem with losing once a month instead of once a week. I have to try a diet for a whole month just to see if it works. Gr.
Anyway, I’m going back to what I usually do! Which is every other day switching between doing the 30 Day Shred, and the treadmill (or the stationary bike I just got! $40!). And hooping everyday. Along with eating 1,200 calories.
Though I might still screw around with eating more some days, I don’t know. Every BMR calculator gives me a different calorie consumption! I’ve gotten anywhere from 1,600 to 2,800. It’s ridiculous. If anybody has any ideas, I’m all ears.
This was all rambly I’m sorry, haha.
“Losing weight” is insufficient terminology. It’s too vague, too unspecific. When a person sets out to lose weight, just what are they trying to lose? Bone density? Muscle mass? Organ weight? Of course not – they’re generally looking to lose adipose tissue. People want to burn body fat, and they want to do it without negatively impacting the more beneficial sources of (corporeal)gravitas. Simply put, you want to lose fat, not muscle. The only problem is that the popular methods for shedding weight often result in excessive (but really, any amount is excessive) muscle loss, too. I’m talking, of course, about precisely the practices I rail against in the Primal Blueprint – Chronic Cardio, ultra low-cal/low-fat ascetic dieting, and other trappings of Conventional Fitness Wisdom. Granted, adhering to any, individually or in concert, will probably help you lose weight, but a ton of it will come from yourlean mass (not to mention bones and organs). That said, if you’re going for skinny-fat chic or the waiflike, undernourished look, feel free to run fifteen miles a day and live off canned tuna and rice cakes. The scale will drop, and you won’t be weighed down by that pesky musculature any longer. But you don’t want that (do you?). You want a strong, lean body. You want to maintain your agility, your power, your strength, and your agreeable appearance. You want to burn fat while maintaining (or even building upon) your existing muscle. Heck, if you’re mostly interested in burning fat, you need the muscle. Muscle is a hungry, wasteful thing. It craves protein and fatto run effectively, along with a bit of glycogen every now and then to fuel up. Next to the organs and the brain, your muscle mass is one of the biggest consumers of energy in the body, and the more you have, the better your fat loss. It’s a delicious cycle – the right kind of exercise spares muscle and burns fat, and more muscle with reduced body fat allows you to do the right kind of exercise. To make sure you’re losing the right kind of weight, you have to chart your progress. It’s a little more complicated than just watching your total weight, though. In fact, you don’t even really need the scale anymore. Well, you can keep it around, but don’t get too comfortable; your meetings will be fleeting and infrequent from here on out. Spend a little quality time alone, if you must. Get your fill of each other, because you’re going to be using an entirely different set of barometers to monitor your weight loss: eyes, ears, belts, and weights. Check yourself out. Don’t hover in front of the mirror, though. Strip down to the bare essentials and take full body snapshots, making sure to space them out every few days. A lot of people tend to obsess over minor daily fluctuations, but you’re not going to see a whole lot of visual differences that quickly. Five days, six days, or definitely a week, however, can be enough time to notice a difference in a direct comparison. Look out for misshapen lumps, sagging chests, flabby underarms – all signs that you’re losing muscle and maintaining fat. If you’re doing it right, you should be getting noticed. Whether it’s a significant other, a co-worker, or friends, people will compliment you. Heed their words. When people say, “You’ve lost weight!” (and they’re not your grandmother clicking her tongue in disapproval) and, “You look stronger and healthier!” it means you’re on the right track. Take it as a sign. Losing fat and maintaining muscle means dropping pants sizes. Using an extra notch on the belt is good. Having to buy an entirely new belt is better. Using a hole punch to create new holes because you can’t afford a new belt is pretty bad – but at least you’re still losing fat. The best way to ensure you’re maintaining muscle mass is to chart your progress in the weight room. Muscle loss is accompanied by a reduction in strength, so if you find yourself failing to hit the marks you used to destroy with ease, you’re probably eating muscle. It’s a bad sign if you’re dropping weight and doing fewer pull-ups than before. (You can also use body fat testing to get actual numbers, but I’m a big fan of the above methods. How you feel, look, and lift is going to be enough of a marker for most people.) Okay, those are a few ways to monitor your progress (or lack thereof), but what about actually doing it? What should we be eating, and how should we be exercising? Short answer: follow the PB way. Eating a high-fat, moderate protein, low-carb diet is pretty crucial in our everyday life, and it’s no different now. Minimizing our insulin load while filling up on fats, meat, and veggies is just as important. Likewise, lifting heavy things and running really fast every once in awhile are keys to promoting fat mobilization and muscle maintenance. You could even just check out the last post I did on building muscle and for the most part all that stuff will apply, too. But there are a few specifics that bear repeating, and a few areas where today’s advice differs slightly from that of the previous muscle-building post. IF is perhaps your greatest tool when losing weight and maintaining muscle. It increases insulin sensitivity (good for mobilizing adipose tissue), promotes the secretion of growth hormone (a muscle sparing, fat burning hormone), and reduces body fat. What’s not to love? It’s almost like the human body’s response to IF was designed specifically for our current predicament. Hmm, I wonder if Grok ever found himself in a situation where food was scarce and muscle mass was precious… For extra benefits, exercise in a fasted state and wait at least an hour before you eat something. I know, I know, those words probably still sound like sacrilege to a few of you, but it’s true that constant, Chronic Cardio is catabolic – it retards muscle growth, interrupts protein synthesis, and can even reduce existing muscle mass. Too much exercise (especially highly stressful long distance steady state stuff) releases cortisol, a vitally important “flight-or-flight” hormone that can be incredibly damaging in unnaturally large amounts. In Grok’s day, cortisol would have kicked in when he needed it to jog his senses and get him focused on surviving a momentary threat; nowadays, we’re pelted with stress from all angles, and our body doesn’t differentiate between artificial stress (like work, traffic, or money) and “real” threats. Chronic Cardio is just another unnaturally stressful situation we subject ourselves to, and cortisol is happy to help – except all that help packs on the pounds and eats away at our muscles. Besides, sprinting (or really, any exercise that stimulates lactate production) is a great way to increase growth hormone production and burn body fat while maintaining fast twitch musculature. GH, fasting, sprinting, fat mobilization… it all seems to fit together, huh? You fail to move it, you’ll lose it. You can’t forget about lifting, whether it’s with a heavy barbell or your own weight. Resistance training increases bone density, which is an important factor in healthy body weight, and it (obviously) also increases (or maintains, depending on your diet/intensity) muscle mass. Oh, and I probably don’t even have to say it, but heavy lifting (especially compound exercises like squats and deadlifts) also stimulates growth hormone production. You’re not trying to pack on weight – even if it’s muscle – so there’s no need to stuff yourself. When you’re not fasting, just eat normally. Eat your fill, and stop when you want. Just keep those carbohydrates low, no more than 50g or so for most people, and don’t obsess over calorie counting (in either direction). Focus on saturated and monounsaturated fats (with some fish oil to supplement) and take in about a gram of protein for every pound of lean body mass. Again, you’d be pretty safe just following the normal Primal eating and exercise plans, getting plenty of rest, minimizing stress, and fasting once in awhile, but I figured a quick and dirty guide with a few clarifications would help ensure you achieve fat loss without sacrificing muscle mass. It’s just too bad that most of the mainstream assumes muscle loss accompanies weight loss – if they even consider it. Let’s hope a few outsiders stumble upon this and realize weight loss doesn’t have to be a compromise. Source: http://www.marksdailyapple.comEyes
Ears
Belts
Weights
Intermittent Fasting
Avoid Excess Chronic Cardio
Make Sure You Sprint
Lift Heavy Things
Don’t Go Overboard on the Food
Weight Loss from Books!
So, these past few days I was away from home (visiting Kay, attending a wedding, etc). I decided that it would be difficult to count calories and difficult to control what kinds of things I would be eating.
As a result, I stopped counting and just tried to listen to what my body was saying.
I ate a cupcake, I had pizza and fries, and more. I was not as restrictive and it paid off!!!
I think often I give my self a decent amount of set calories (1200-1500), buuuuut I think counting causes me to focus to much on weight loss and not on enjoying the food or just living a healthy lifestyle. As a result, even though I was eating a healthy amount of calories, I still felt restricted by what kinds of foods I could eat and how much of them as well. So, these past few days, if I was hungry I ate, if I wasn’t I didn’t.
I weighed in and voila 148 pounds :)
(and with 2 weeks till the beach, so when I keep this up I could reach 145 or less!)
So, I plan to continue eating intuitively as best I can, unless I hit a plateau or something, then I will re-evaluate…but I think what is wonderful about this is that it is teaching me to listen to my body and how to eat in a way that is maintainable!
All you guys who’ve been complaining about it, I feel your pain. I really do.
I’ve been a bit worried about how far I can run and I’ll be able to do the full 5k. I realised I’ve been including my 5 minute warm up walk in my timings. So today I did my 5 minute warm up and then I ran for an extra 40 minutes on top of that. 40 minutes!
Go me!
It’s not almost 7:30 pm. I had my meal exactly 12 hours ago. I’m stopping, I’m making myself something healthy to eat now. I hate feeling weak because I’m restricting myself.
I ran last night! For the first time in, like, a month. I ran close to 1.5 miles, maybe 1.2 miles. At any rate, I ran! It was almost easy, too, which freaked me out a little bit. I wasn’t timing myself too seriously, but I knew that for having run as far as I had at that particular point, I should have been breathing a little heavier. It was probably because I took my asthma meds prior to running (the asthma meds I’ve been without for nearly as long as I haven’t been running. Connection, maybe?!). Maybe it’s because I don’t weigh as much as I did when I was running before. I don’t know how I did it, but I shed another 5-8 pounds (depending on the scale, of course). Probably has to do with me participating in this “No Junk Food for the Month of June” challenge on Facebook. It’s done me some good; I can’t even fathom eating a bag of chips or anything without true nutritional value. Even now when I am DEAD BROKE, a bag of chips would be cheap and quick and filling for a time. But, a banana from the fruit guy is the same amount of change, and even more filling and nutritious. I guess this is what boyfriend was always talking about when he’d say, “Eat real food.” Had to figure it out the hard way.
Yeah, so I ran last night, and I’ll probably do so again tonight or tomorrow morning.
That’s all.
serendipitybabyy said: - We probably know more about the scientific weight loss aspects than any normal person would.
THIS IS SO TRUE. I think that’s one of the biggest myths about those with eating disorders- that our actions are due to ignorance about nutrition. I’ve read both diet books and medical textbooks extensively in an attempt to known as much possible about weight loss. I also had a nutritionist after I was diagnosed last year, so I know how I’m affecting my body.
So, I haven’t done a GPOYW or a progress picture in a while, it took me a couple of pages on my blog even to find a recent picture.
ANYWAY, yesterday I was (and still am) running low on clothes, so I decided to just grab this gray shirt that I normally don’t wear because it’s a little too tight and too short. Well, I pulled it on and holy baggy-ness batman! This is NOT the same shirt I used to wear!
Let us all ignore my insane face in the first picture. I know they are taken at different angles, but you can even see how much baggier the shirt is on my now. Not to mention how much smaller my upper arms look and can I mention that my boobs look a lot bigger too (you can’t realllly tell that in this picture thought….)? tmi? AND LOOK AT MY FINGERS! They are soooo much less sausagey now! HURRAH!
Could I be dorkier though? No? I didn’t think so….
Oh my gosh I hurt. Such a good day at the gym.
First I walked for like 10 minutes on the treadmill. I almost forgot to stop, since I was just warming up. My body was ready to keep going!
Then I did the whole line of machines, 20 reps on each. I did as much weight as I could, which was 50 or 70 on the leg machines and 20 or 30 on the arm ones.
After that, I tried the elliptical again. It kicked my ass, seriously! I loved it.
According to my Lose It! App, I burned 500 calories today. I definitely feel like it. I love the feeling of pushing myself just the right amount!
So one suggests that weight loss is specific to blood type and the other notes that weight loss is possible with the elimination of grains. If I follow both books, I need to eliminate my grains that I love so much!
Anyone think there’s any truth to these statements in Dr Peter J.D’Adamo’s Eat Right 4 Your Type& Gary Taubes’ Why We Get Fat and What To Do About It?
Tomorrow is a very very exciting day!
And now I’m off to work at my grandma’s house from 11 to 4.
Apparently she wants me to drive her to Stop & Shop so she can get groceries, which means she’ll want to go through the Wendy’s drive-thru for lunch. I need to figure out if I can afford to get the chicken nuggets there or if I should stick strictly to the Lean Cuisine I’ve been eating the past few weeks.
When I was younger, I used to never care about my weight. Now, it’s everything to me.
What food is your weakness?
Anything drizzled or covered in chocolate.
Wasn’t TUMBLR friendly. lol
Lunch was a chicken & mushroom pasta n sauce made up with water (free) mixed with a full tin of mushrooms (superfree) & a pint of squash (free.
Kitkat as usual is 5.5syns.
Gonna get home & do my biggest loser workout! Hopefully will be greeting Bob & Jillian like old friends. I won’t want anything too heavy after that so I’m going to oven cook 2 of my garlic & chilli sausages (syn free from Joe’s Sausages our consultant makes a group order every week) and chop them up into a 2 egg omelette (free).
Sorted!
BY THE WAY, some creeper who apparently lives across from the gym congratulated me on how often I’ve been going there :D
Apparently he can see me exercising everyday from his window that faces the gym o.O
Scale came in yesterday and I weighed myself this morning: 146 lbs. That means I’ve lost 6 lbs since my starting weight of 152 lbs.
I’m not going to lie I’m feeling a little bit disappointed… During the school year I usually weight 147 lbs. I gained 5 lbs when I went home this semester between my brother’s graduation celebrations, my going away celebrations, etc, etc. I feel like I’m just back to the weight I usually am. There was even a point this spring where I was down to 143 lbs. I feel like I won’t be breaking even until I’m back down to 143. There’s no reason I should have put that 10 lbs back on. I never want to put that weight back on again.
Either way… before I got on the scale I was feeling awesome about my figure. I’ve been going to the gym a lot. I haven’t lost 20 lbs over night and I need to understand that is healthy. I want to loss the weight healthy with an exercise program I can keep up with when I go back to school. An hour of gym a day isn’t unreasonable to keep up with during the semester.
I weighed myself before I went to the gym today and after some working out I feel better :D I’m going to keep this up!
Maybe I haven’t lost so much because all the fat has been turning into heavier muscle at the gym :P
even though i only had it for a week and a half, i guess it was a pretty easy habit to get into. :P
i ordered some new ones last night. three different cheap ones. not sure which kind works best for me, and they were seriously around $2 a piece+shipping so it’s not like i have much to lose if any of them break. haha. if all three of them break…well then…i’ll have to think about getting a fancy expensive one i guess. :P
anyway, i think all of them are coming in from out of the country so it’s going to be a while until i get them. ah well, at least we’re getting the treadmill this weekend.
Until then, think I’m just going to do lots of walking.
The reason that got me into weight loss this time around was honestly… my boyfriend. I think that’s a great reason beside being healthy. I want to enjoy being healthy with someone I love.
I want to enjoy his company in more ways than just sitting around watching movies but being fit enough to go hiking and enjoy the beautiful world with him and others.
In light of that…
Goal setting:
By the end of the summer I want to…
- Overhead Press: 50 lbs. This is important to me because I’m so short I need to be able to lift things that are over my head :P Seriously…
- Chest Press: 100 lbs. I’m already at 62.5!
- Row: 100 lbs. It seems to keep up with the chest press.
- Leg Press: 200 lbs.
I don’t think these goals are crazy. I’ll work at them everyday :)
Are you vegan or vegetarian? If so, has this helped you lose weight? If not, would you ever consider turning vegan or vegetarian?
I went vegetarian for like a month and I did lose a lot of weight, but I got sick because I wasn’t doing the whole vegetarian thing right. I eat meat now, but I eat it a lot less frequently. I wouldn’t go veggie again just because I work out so much and I need meat as a source of protein, but I do choose fish or poultry a lot now.
My boyfriend is coming over to see me! We’ve been apart for 5 weeks so it will be so good to be back together, he is only staying Friday - Monday so we don’t have long, but it will be so nice, I keep thinking about it and getting butterflies! SO EXCITED!!! I’m going to pick him up from the airport at 11am!
I need to start planning things to do with him, on Saturday we are going to watch my Dad do a triathlon, the sea swimming element of it is around a big rock with a 1000+ year old castle perched on top of it so that will be all pretty and nice. I want to go for a cycle together as well (exercise AND couple time, excellent!) and just chill and do nice things together.
After he goes on Monday though we won’t see each other for another 5 or 6 weeks :-(
OH and that was what I came on here to ask you all, we are going out for a meal together tomorrow night to my local Indian restaurant, I don’t really know what the best thing to have weight-loss-wise would be, obviously I want to stay away from things like fried rice, naan, and creamy curries like korma and tikka masala, so what would you suggest? I was thinking I’d get tandoori chicken or chicken shashlik and then steal literally 2 spoon fulls of my boyfriend’s boiled rice (the portions are HUGE). What do you think? Does that sound sensible? What do you normally order at an Indian if you’re watching your weight?
I love everything right now.
Nothing like Zumba with friends to cure the angry soul. My friend Christiane (Hi!) came to the Wed. night class my mom and I go to. The instructor isn’t one I’m completely used to—not my Zumba instructor friend (who got a different job and can’t teach classes anymore!!). She’s a little more intense, but class was so fun. And the more people you know and like in the class with you, the more enjoyable. I love it.
I love everything. I love you people, who read my blog and find me inspiring, in whatever crazy way. I don’t say this enough (probs because I feel fruity and awkward when I do) but it honestly means so much to me when people message me or tell me in person how great they think I’m doing, and everything that goes along with that.
So YAY for everyone!
Okay, so it's 2:45 a.m. here.
But, since I’ve destroyed my normal sleeping pattern (which I’m working on getting normal again :D), I’m wide awake. Since I sat for basically 2 hours watching a movie, I decided to stretch. There are many good ways to throw in a little extra exercise to your busy life. All these stretches are a song long!
- Listen to a catchy song. Jog in place during the verses, and touch your toes (and hold it) during the chorus. This should limber you up really well.
- Listen to fast paced song. Do crunches during the verses, and using a weight, do some bicep curls during the chorus.
- Listen to a slow, calm song. Hold each stretch for 15 seconds. Do an ab stretch, toe touch, left arm stretch, right arm stretch, lower back stretch, upper back stretch, hip stretch. Repeat this until the song ends.
Easy enough, right? Every little thing helps. So do every little thing you can! Remember, drink plenty of water, get enough sleep, and eat a ton of greens. Making little steps will lead you to a better, healthier life.
#Motivation
I just tried on half the unworn dresses in my closet. They were all bought when I was at least 20 pounds lighter. I was in the mood of playing dress-up and gave them a try. Last year the outcome of such a thing would have led me to a binge or deeper into my depression. This time, as I was testing to see just how high the zippers would go, I was filled with a sense of determination. I have the most beautiful dresses in my closet and I WANT to wear them. I have lost 10-20 pounds twice before and I can do it again. All it takes is motivation and will power and I know I have them in me. I used to let these silly things bring me down but not anymore. Anyone else wanting to lose weight should try on a favourite dress that no longer fits and make it your motivation to get healthy again. I have this beautifulllll emerald green Chloe dress in a size FOUR! My cracked out mother bought it for me thinking that I would fit into it…. The zipper stops half way but no worries, by the end of August it will go up all the way. I can already imagine myself in it with a nice summer’s tan.
Wow! Fat Joe looks great! We love that folks are using their...
Wow! Fat Joe looks great! We love that folks are using their celebrity status to speak out on the importance of maintaining a healthy weight and being healthy. And he’s right, people don’t live as long as they use to these days, stay away from the foods that are killing you! xoxo
Another Day
I have to go to work today and I don’t want to. Blah. I enjoyed my day off. I enjoyed doing absolutely nothing. I had a ton of homework to do and I skipped it. I have all next week off so I figure that’s what I’ll be doing next week. That and I’ll be getting myself back on track as far as exercise goes. I’ve been craving ice cream like no other lately. I don’t know what the deal is. :/
My arms are sooooooore from benchpressing yesterday.
That’s how I know I had a really good workout :-)