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Goals, Ideas, Dreams and a Plan
The Plan is thusly: Eat when hungry, stop when full
So far this week... a few slip ups, mostly last night.
Starting Weight Sunday 8/17: 280. (OMG!!!!!)
Goals:
8/24 - 270
Then there's one that involved 260 sometime in September and 250 sometime in October. I'll update correctly once we get there. :)
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Saturday, June 7, 2008
A New Starting Point
OK, here, finally, are my measurements. I don't have an accurate picture of how much weight I had regained since 4/28 and starting my new job and so forth and basically falling off the McKenna bandwagon, but I started on listening to the mind programming CD and reading the book and trying to follow the four golden rules (not always successfully). Still, I am doing much better.
Here are my new measurements. I think I have lost weight in the last few weeks, because I know I was up over 270 again and I also know that my pants are starting to fit better again, which is a huge thing. So here is a starting point. I'm going to try and keep at least two weeks between measurements and weighing... it might be more.
Weight - 268.4
Waist - 44"
Belly - 45 3/4"
Hips - 53"
% Body Fat - 29.6%
Since 4/28: Weight +2.8lbs; Waist +1", Belly +1 3/4", Hips +1 1/2", % body fat (4/20) .8%
Over all, not that bad. I'll have to modify some of my goals, but seriously here's where I'm at:
July 1 - 255
August 8- 245
September 15 - 235
October 22 - 225
November 29 - 215
January 1, 2009 - 200lbs
Three things I struggle with:
1. Eating due to stress/boredom. Skinny people do not eat due to emotional responses.
2. Eating when truly hungry. I know when I'm hungry. I can eat when I'm hungry. What do I do when I'm hungry and it's not time to eat? (I.e. meeting someone for dinner). Learning how to eat a little so as not to get full but also not be hungry so I don't shut down my metabolism
3. Drinking pop. I know I shouldn't drink non-diet pop. It's full of empty calories. It's now a choice, though,and I notice I tend to reach for non-diet pop instead of water. So the goal is to drink more water and less pop in general. Also the goal of the program is thusly: to control what you put into your body calorie wise. So Control.
Three things I'm good at:
1. Eating slowly. I don't always do it, but I can do it and it does make the food taste better.
2. Throwing food away. If I am eating slowly, I can stop when I am full and throw away the food on the plate. Just the other day I went to KFC and ate about half a chicken breast and a few bites of corn and a few bites of mac and cheese and a few bites of biscut and I was done. A little distressing to throw away all that food, especially the chicken for some reason, but I did it. I'm pretty good about throwing away extra fries at fast food restaurants. And just the other day I ordered a combo from Taco Hut that came with breadsticks and I threw almost the entire order of breadsticks away. Lesson to learn - maybe don't need combos.
3. I am very good at eating what I want and not what I think I should. :)
Thing to work on this week:
Excercise. I need to start walking again and taking more steps in general.
Here are my new measurements. I think I have lost weight in the last few weeks, because I know I was up over 270 again and I also know that my pants are starting to fit better again, which is a huge thing. So here is a starting point. I'm going to try and keep at least two weeks between measurements and weighing... it might be more.
Weight - 268.4
Waist - 44"
Belly - 45 3/4"
Hips - 53"
% Body Fat - 29.6%
Since 4/28: Weight +2.8lbs; Waist +1", Belly +1 3/4", Hips +1 1/2", % body fat (4/20) .8%
Over all, not that bad. I'll have to modify some of my goals, but seriously here's where I'm at:
July 1 - 255
August 8- 245
September 15 - 235
October 22 - 225
November 29 - 215
January 1, 2009 - 200lbs
Three things I struggle with:
1. Eating due to stress/boredom. Skinny people do not eat due to emotional responses.
2. Eating when truly hungry. I know when I'm hungry. I can eat when I'm hungry. What do I do when I'm hungry and it's not time to eat? (I.e. meeting someone for dinner). Learning how to eat a little so as not to get full but also not be hungry so I don't shut down my metabolism
3. Drinking pop. I know I shouldn't drink non-diet pop. It's full of empty calories. It's now a choice, though,and I notice I tend to reach for non-diet pop instead of water. So the goal is to drink more water and less pop in general. Also the goal of the program is thusly: to control what you put into your body calorie wise. So Control.
Three things I'm good at:
1. Eating slowly. I don't always do it, but I can do it and it does make the food taste better.
2. Throwing food away. If I am eating slowly, I can stop when I am full and throw away the food on the plate. Just the other day I went to KFC and ate about half a chicken breast and a few bites of corn and a few bites of mac and cheese and a few bites of biscut and I was done. A little distressing to throw away all that food, especially the chicken for some reason, but I did it. I'm pretty good about throwing away extra fries at fast food restaurants. And just the other day I ordered a combo from Taco Hut that came with breadsticks and I threw almost the entire order of breadsticks away. Lesson to learn - maybe don't need combos.
3. I am very good at eating what I want and not what I think I should. :)
Thing to work on this week:
Excercise. I need to start walking again and taking more steps in general.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Back on Track
So I got teh book, and the CD and I am back on track. I'll post my measurements on Monday, but then I'm going to wait a few weeks between to get more acurate picture of my weight loss. Hooray. I do want to feel better and be thinner and stuff. I was doing so well, I can't believe I fell off the bandwagon and didn't get back on. Sigh. Oh well, not going to beat myself up about it now. It is done and over with. Hooray. Still adjusting to the new job as made life really kinda hard. I dont have time to get things done the way I used to and I don't have time to go to the park every day, which really sucks. But Im going to start trying either to go to the park at lunch time or going right after work for 30 minutes. I'm hoping this will get me moving more. I just have to remember to take a change of clothes to work with me. :)
Sunday, May 11, 2008
It's been a while....
I haven't posted on this blog. I haven't been doing so good. Though I do notice some things, that mostly, especially when I go out to eat at a sit down restaurant, that I am eating slower. So I realize that McKenna's program are habits you do form and can maintain easily. I just haven't been doing it - and I don't know why. I think I got discouraged from lack of quick weight loss. But that's OK. I'm not going to post my weight again or do measurements for two more weeks.... having a job is a hard adjustment, too. I need to figure out how to eat and when to go get lunch and things of that nature. It's really hard getting back into job mode. I feel like I don't have any time.
I want to get back to taking a walk. I think it was really helping me. I really miss it. I am also tired of rain.
I want to get back to the four golden rules, if I do nothing else this week. I have McKenna's book on order, and the CD comes with it and it is supposed to really help as well. I think the book will be awesome and help me understand better. I've modified some of my goals, but overall.... I don't know. I think next time I'm hungry, I'll eat what I want, and eat it conciously and stop when I think I'm full. I can do this, I know I can do this - I did this!
I want to get back to taking a walk. I think it was really helping me. I really miss it. I am also tired of rain.
I want to get back to the four golden rules, if I do nothing else this week. I have McKenna's book on order, and the CD comes with it and it is supposed to really help as well. I think the book will be awesome and help me understand better. I've modified some of my goals, but overall.... I don't know. I think next time I'm hungry, I'll eat what I want, and eat it conciously and stop when I think I'm full. I can do this, I know I can do this - I did this!
Monday, April 28, 2008
Another Monday
So, here are my measurements for this week.
Weight - 265.5
Waist - 43"
Belly - 44"
Hips - 51 1/2"
From last week that's a loss of 2lbs, and 3". Total 11.8lbs and 10.5" on those three measurements since 3/25.
Goals for this week: Follow 4 Golden Rules everytime I'm hungry. To not eat when I'm not hungry. To eat whatever I want. To eat conciously and to stop when I am full. To cut back on regular soda. To drink more water. To walk at least 3 times this week, prefer 5. To not step on the scale until next Monday.
Weight - 265.5
Waist - 43"
Belly - 44"
Hips - 51 1/2"
From last week that's a loss of 2lbs, and 3". Total 11.8lbs and 10.5" on those three measurements since 3/25.
Goals for this week: Follow 4 Golden Rules everytime I'm hungry. To not eat when I'm not hungry. To eat whatever I want. To eat conciously and to stop when I am full. To cut back on regular soda. To drink more water. To walk at least 3 times this week, prefer 5. To not step on the scale until next Monday.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Bad Week... trying to do better now....
Well, to get it over with:
As of 4/21 -
Weight - 267.6
Waist - 43"
Belly - 45 1/2"
Hips - 53"
% body fat - 28.8%
That's .8lbs weight gain, which I would/might be willing to put toward muscle gain/fat loss, maybe. No change in waist, 3/4" loss from belly and 1/2" gain in Hips. All three subject to error in human measuring. Effective 0" loss.
Well, when I look at it that way, it's not really so bad, is it? I guess I just saw those numbers not going down and it looked so horrible to be "gaining" weight when I'm supposed to be losing weight on this program. I did realize I stopped eating when I was hungry and had started eating whenever I wanted - and not as conciously. So, from this moment forward I am only going to measure my weight and stuff once a week, and body fat % can only be measured once a month for accuracy. That puts my next body fat measurement around May 19. They say normal healthy is about 22%. I'd like to eventually get down to about 18-20% body fat, and my goal weight is still somewhere about 150-160. I like that, actually. A weight loss range, instead of a specific number, because then, if I say, I want to weight 152, and I go to 153, I may freak. Also, changing the concept of my goals from "I must weight this number or less" to "around this number" in my brain, and I think maybe I can stop weighing myself every five seconds. After all, what's going to change? Nothing. And I'm going to make myself miserable and stop the program, and it's a reallly good program. The book comes out in the US on May 15, so I'm really looking forward to that. Thinking about preordering from Barnes and Noble.com - only $15.00. If I order $10 more dollars, shipping is free. Gee... can I spend $10 more at a bookstore? I don't know... :) I'll decide by May 1.
As of 4/21 -
Weight - 267.6
Waist - 43"
Belly - 45 1/2"
Hips - 53"
% body fat - 28.8%
That's .8lbs weight gain, which I would/might be willing to put toward muscle gain/fat loss, maybe. No change in waist, 3/4" loss from belly and 1/2" gain in Hips. All three subject to error in human measuring. Effective 0" loss.
Well, when I look at it that way, it's not really so bad, is it? I guess I just saw those numbers not going down and it looked so horrible to be "gaining" weight when I'm supposed to be losing weight on this program. I did realize I stopped eating when I was hungry and had started eating whenever I wanted - and not as conciously. So, from this moment forward I am only going to measure my weight and stuff once a week, and body fat % can only be measured once a month for accuracy. That puts my next body fat measurement around May 19. They say normal healthy is about 22%. I'd like to eventually get down to about 18-20% body fat, and my goal weight is still somewhere about 150-160. I like that, actually. A weight loss range, instead of a specific number, because then, if I say, I want to weight 152, and I go to 153, I may freak. Also, changing the concept of my goals from "I must weight this number or less" to "around this number" in my brain, and I think maybe I can stop weighing myself every five seconds. After all, what's going to change? Nothing. And I'm going to make myself miserable and stop the program, and it's a reallly good program. The book comes out in the US on May 15, so I'm really looking forward to that. Thinking about preordering from Barnes and Noble.com - only $15.00. If I order $10 more dollars, shipping is free. Gee... can I spend $10 more at a bookstore? I don't know... :) I'll decide by May 1.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
so I went for a very nice long walk today. I'm not sure how long, I stopped twice or three times to fix my radio. It was at least 1 hour though. I'm not sure how many miles - my pedometer says 1.0 but I think it was closer to 2 miles. My pedometer didn't work for a while, I changed the radio station, put it back and when i stop to change the radio again (at least 10 minutes later) it hadn't tracked any of the steps I'd taken since I stopped the first time. Oh well. My feet hurt. :) I think I got some sunburn on my face too. I spent $5 bucks on a park pass as well, but no big. I want to start going more often to the park. And it's good for Sharon Woods, Winton Woods and all the Hamilton county parks. Yippie!
I'm going to go relax for a while, watch some TV, maybe get a snack - I had a pretzel. I ate most of it, but it started to get icky, so I threw the rest away. Also had a blue icee... fun.
I'm going to go relax for a while, watch some TV, maybe get a snack - I had a pretzel. I ate most of it, but it started to get icky, so I threw the rest away. Also had a blue icee... fun.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Weight Loss....but
Eh. I'm not happy with myself. I messed up big time this weekend. Totally binged on popcorn and other stuff when I wasn't even hungry. Well, I don't have much time today, but next time I'm hungry, I'm back to it....
Weight - 266.8
Waist - 43"
Belly - 46 1/4"
Hips - 52 1/2"
Total loss of 1.4lbs, 2 1/4" this week. Though I might attribute a little of this week's non-weight loss with muscle gain. I've been walking. I walked 4 times last week 15-25 min walks. This week, I'm hoping for 5 times, plus I'm going to a convention on Saturday, which will involve a bit of walking around. I'm still trying to get my pedometer working correctly.
Total loss since 3/24 - 10.6lbs, 7 1/4" (I think).
Goal: 260lb by 5/5/08. That's s 3 weeks to lose 6.8lbs. I think I can do that. Hopefully this week I'll be back on track and lose around 3lbs. I'm not totally concerned with the inches. I'm just using them as an alternate tracking method. This way, if I have a week where I am not losing weight, but I still lose inches I am not completely disheartened. :)
Weight - 266.8
Waist - 43"
Belly - 46 1/4"
Hips - 52 1/2"
Total loss of 1.4lbs, 2 1/4" this week. Though I might attribute a little of this week's non-weight loss with muscle gain. I've been walking. I walked 4 times last week 15-25 min walks. This week, I'm hoping for 5 times, plus I'm going to a convention on Saturday, which will involve a bit of walking around. I'm still trying to get my pedometer working correctly.
Total loss since 3/24 - 10.6lbs, 7 1/4" (I think).
Goal: 260lb by 5/5/08. That's s 3 weeks to lose 6.8lbs. I think I can do that. Hopefully this week I'll be back on track and lose around 3lbs. I'm not totally concerned with the inches. I'm just using them as an alternate tracking method. This way, if I have a week where I am not losing weight, but I still lose inches I am not completely disheartened. :)
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Grr... i did bad yesterday, and I didn't get to go walking... so I hope to change that tonight. If John goes to D&D I think I'll order a small pizza from papa john's because I'm kinda wanting good pizza. If he doesn't, we're making steaks.. yum! So, anyway, i'm going to go clean my kitchen and then go for a walk, I think before the rain.
I need to stop weighing myself everyday, because McKenna's right, it just ruins your whole day and your weight fluctuates up and down every day. Sigh. Oh, well. No help for it now, just gotta go get dressed and go walk. I wish I had a zune... I reallly want an MP3 player so I can take it with me while walking... :)
I need to stop weighing myself everyday, because McKenna's right, it just ruins your whole day and your weight fluctuates up and down every day. Sigh. Oh, well. No help for it now, just gotta go get dressed and go walk. I wish I had a zune... I reallly want an MP3 player so I can take it with me while walking... :)
Monday, April 7, 2008
Oh happy day!
So, I used to dread these days, how much weight have I gained? How much did I lose, how is this possible? Why me? Now, now I love weigh in days. I have got to STOP looking at the damn scale all the time though. I'll get better. I promise. I had a bad day yesterday. It started out OK, but when I was hungry, I munched popcorn and the day went down hill from there - I ended up with a bad taste in my mouth, and ate a pickle to make it go away, and then some cheezits and we finally ate dinner and I couldn't tell if I was hungry or not, and the whole night I couldn't tell and I still ate dinner and some more later too. So, back on the wagon today, again. I love this program, because I can eat anything I want, because I can't fail, and because you can jump right back. With Weight Watchers if you had a bad day, you'd lose all your points and be unable to think about anything but food and be full of guilt and mad at yourself. I am a bit upset, and I knew better, but I don't feel guilty and that I need to just stop, because I'm not on a diet. I'm changing my lifestyle habits.
Anyway, here we go:
Weight - 268.2lbs
Waist - 43 1/2"
Belly - 47"
Hips - 53 1/2"
Total loss this week: 3.4lbs, 3"
Total loss since 3/24: 9.2lbs, 5"
Now, I need to up my excercise, I'm going to try to walk at least 5 times this week at least 15mins. I know it's not alot, but I need to go slow, or I am going to fail the excercise bit at least right now. I know walking isn't good if it is slow, but I have to go slow right now, or my back and feet will protest and I'll be unable to do it at all. Any movement is better than no movement. I'm also doing small things, 20 "against the wall push ups" which help with upper body toning; ab crunches, which just involve sucking in my abs and holding and then letting go. The walking will help tone my legs, but I could also do some kicks and I'm going to do some biceps as well. I don't just want to be thin. I want to be healthy, fit, and strong.
Anyway, here we go:
Weight - 268.2lbs
Waist - 43 1/2"
Belly - 47"
Hips - 53 1/2"
Total loss this week: 3.4lbs, 3"
Total loss since 3/24: 9.2lbs, 5"
Now, I need to up my excercise, I'm going to try to walk at least 5 times this week at least 15mins. I know it's not alot, but I need to go slow, or I am going to fail the excercise bit at least right now. I know walking isn't good if it is slow, but I have to go slow right now, or my back and feet will protest and I'll be unable to do it at all. Any movement is better than no movement. I'm also doing small things, 20 "against the wall push ups" which help with upper body toning; ab crunches, which just involve sucking in my abs and holding and then letting go. The walking will help tone my legs, but I could also do some kicks and I'm going to do some biceps as well. I don't just want to be thin. I want to be healthy, fit, and strong.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
So, I know I'm not supposed to weigh myself every day or what have you, but I can't stand it. I hope it gets easier not to do... I'm down another 2lbs. So that's exciting, and I just wanted to post about it, because I'm crazy. :) I'm a bit worried that my scale is reallly messed up though. We're having porkchops for dinner, so that's cool. I want some mac and cheese, so I'll probably have that for lunch.
Wee... I love this.... :)
Wee... I love this.... :)
Friday, April 4, 2008
So, it was decided the bet was null and void, even though I lost by losing no weight, even though I have lost 7.4lbs since starting McKenna's program.
Still, new bet was made with $50 limit for a reward - new weigh in date is July 4, 2008. I have to think about what I want as a reward.
Hmm... the possiblities.... I might go for a $50 gift certificate to buy some new pants or to the bookstore if I get thorugh all my books by then... or I might come up with something different.... who knows?
Still, new bet was made with $50 limit for a reward - new weigh in date is July 4, 2008. I have to think about what I want as a reward.
Hmm... the possiblities.... I might go for a $50 gift certificate to buy some new pants or to the bookstore if I get thorugh all my books by then... or I might come up with something different.... who knows?
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Mess up, Stand up, Brush off, and Get back on
OK, so I fell back into my old ways last night. Argh! I made some real popcorn and it was good, but I munched out on it. I still didn't eat as much as I normally would, but hey, I ate when I wasn't really hungry and that's the problem. Also, when I was hungry later on (I didn't go to sleep until really, really late - almost early) I overate. I knew I was full, but I didn't stop.
Today for lunch I didn't eat when I was hungry because I had an appointment, so I was feeling sick by the time i had something to eat and now I feel overfull again. Welp, back on the wagon. Like Paul says, the program doesn't stop working, you just stop doing it.
Some of my problem may be hormones....stupid week of placebo pills....grr.
Today for lunch I didn't eat when I was hungry because I had an appointment, so I was feeling sick by the time i had something to eat and now I feel overfull again. Welp, back on the wagon. Like Paul says, the program doesn't stop working, you just stop doing it.
Some of my problem may be hormones....stupid week of placebo pills....grr.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
I <3 Paul McKenna
Wow! I really can eat whatever I want. This is so freaking awesome. I had a calzone from Larosa's tonight, because that was what I wanted. I realize I won't always get "exactly" what I want to eat, because we have an menu and so forth, but the point being that I CAN, IN FACT, eat whatever foods I enjoy eating!!! I ate about 1/3rd off the Calzone, had a Fry and 1 slice of Garlic Bread with Cheese and took the rest home. Hooray! ;) The waitress seemed kinda disappointed, but what does she care? I still paid for my food. Hehehe. My god, could you imagine if everyone in the world started eating this way? They'd need to make restuarants so much bigger!! People would take forever to eat and waiting times would be astronomical. Hehehe.... I think my brain is starting to "get it" that I'm not going to starve myself of things I love. I smelled some really good bread at the bakery when we swung by the grocery store for a few items. But I didn't start panicing and "oh my god gotta have bread" I was able to say "hey, that smells really good!" Also, Didn't really have any reaction around the cookies and chips either. Might have been because I was full at the time, since we had just come from dinner, but I don't know. It could just be the system working. Eeek... I'm very happy right now.
Addict
I know I have an addictive personality. I am addicted to food, I am addicted to buying books, I am addicted to games, etc. I don't have classic addiction, because I can overcome the feelings. For instance, I've been to Barnes and Noble's twice recently and haven't bought a book. I tend to get compulsive for a while and then move on to something else, so my addictions are always changing, but it doesn't change the fact that I am addicted to something.
I am hoping, however, that with this life change, and weight loss, and Paul McKenna's program, I can at least break the cycle of food addiction. I eat to comfort myself, I eat to keep myself occupied. I know this. The tapping is helping, the positive reinforcement is helping. I've had some "too full" feelings this week, and I don't like the feeling. It's good to know that. Before I'd never have noticed until I was so stuffed I'd be up half the night because of the bloating and pain.
Right now, I'm addicted to posting things on the Internet, so I'm going to go eat and then take a walk, but hey.... at least I'm not eating until I'm hungry. It'll take time, I know, but I do feel better already and I hope I just keep feeling better day by day.
It took me 10 years to put on this 77 lbs. It might have only taken a few months to pack on the last 27, but It's not all going to fall off in a matter of days - hell, if it did, I need plastic surgery because I'd have tons of saggy skin. Also, it took me 5 years to put on the weight from normal to over 200lbs. I didn't wake up one morning and gained 50lbs overnight. If it takes a few months to break the cycle, it takes a few months, or years. It doesn't matter. Small success matters, and I'm having those every day. I'll get there. Time is not the enemy any longer.
I am hoping, however, that with this life change, and weight loss, and Paul McKenna's program, I can at least break the cycle of food addiction. I eat to comfort myself, I eat to keep myself occupied. I know this. The tapping is helping, the positive reinforcement is helping. I've had some "too full" feelings this week, and I don't like the feeling. It's good to know that. Before I'd never have noticed until I was so stuffed I'd be up half the night because of the bloating and pain.
Right now, I'm addicted to posting things on the Internet, so I'm going to go eat and then take a walk, but hey.... at least I'm not eating until I'm hungry. It'll take time, I know, but I do feel better already and I hope I just keep feeling better day by day.
It took me 10 years to put on this 77 lbs. It might have only taken a few months to pack on the last 27, but It's not all going to fall off in a matter of days - hell, if it did, I need plastic surgery because I'd have tons of saggy skin. Also, it took me 5 years to put on the weight from normal to over 200lbs. I didn't wake up one morning and gained 50lbs overnight. If it takes a few months to break the cycle, it takes a few months, or years. It doesn't matter. Small success matters, and I'm having those every day. I'll get there. Time is not the enemy any longer.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Let's see if it works....
First time at a restuarant. We're apparently going to BW3s. Should be interesting. I've already decided I don't like their fries thing and I've always just eaten them because of the melty cheese, and I'm not in the mood for greasy cheese. :)
We'll see how it goes tonight.
We'll see how it goes tonight.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Hooray!
I am so excited right now!! And happy! And hopefully! And, and and.... yay! :)
OK, so measurements:
Weight - 271.6
Waist (natural) - 45"
Waist (at bellybutton) - 47 1/2"
Hips - 54 1/2"
That would be a lost of 5.8lbs and a total loss of 2 inches!
I'm sticking with this for at least forever. :) So easy, so simple, and just wow, I love it, and I love it, love it, love it. I plan to start walking every single day now, so it might not be a long walk, but it'll be a walk and that's all that matters. It's good for my weight. It's good for my heart and it's good for my high blood pressure and it's good for my creativity. So it's good all around. Hooray!
Eeek!!! I'M SO HAPPY. I've got weigh-in on Friday with mom. I hope I've lost even more by then.
OK, so measurements:
Weight - 271.6
Waist (natural) - 45"
Waist (at bellybutton) - 47 1/2"
Hips - 54 1/2"
That would be a lost of 5.8lbs and a total loss of 2 inches!
I'm sticking with this for at least forever. :) So easy, so simple, and just wow, I love it, and I love it, love it, love it. I plan to start walking every single day now, so it might not be a long walk, but it'll be a walk and that's all that matters. It's good for my weight. It's good for my heart and it's good for my high blood pressure and it's good for my creativity. So it's good all around. Hooray!
Eeek!!! I'M SO HAPPY. I've got weigh-in on Friday with mom. I hope I've lost even more by then.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Excited....
Hehe.... I'm kind excited. I'll post my full stats (weight and measurements) tomorrow, and they might not be quite as good, but I have lost 6lbs this week eating whatever I want - I have had Pizza and Arby's and Waffles and Chocolate. I haven't even done any real excercise. It's bloody fantastic and I hope I stick with this and can make this work for me. It's working so far, I know it is, and I am really hopefully, because I think I can do this. Anyway, just happy and wanted to update.
Have weigh-in with mother on Friday.... I really hope I don't have to clean her kitchen. :) But maybe I'll let her out of cleaning my car since they've had such a bad time the past few weeks with their basement.
Have weigh-in with mother on Friday.... I really hope I don't have to clean her kitchen. :) But maybe I'll let her out of cleaning my car since they've had such a bad time the past few weeks with their basement.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
I Can Make You Thin
So we're watching this TLC program. It seems fairly simple so far. It's 5 weeks, we're already 2 weeks behind, but we're going to go ahead and start this, because it looks like it is something that at least I can do.
Four Steps
1. Eat when you are hungry
2. Eat what you want
3. Eat consciously
4. Eat until you're full
(I think, I'm going to have to watch it all again). Anyway, the idea is to eat your food slowly, taste your food, enjoy your food and notice when your body is telling you it is full.
Some concepts to work with:
"Clean plate" syndrome. The idea that you must clean your plate or it is wasting food. I think we don't have to worry much about that one, we're pretty good about putting extra food away, hopefully we'll start making less food and/or put more away for lunch the next day or what have you.
Starvation is not good, it just makes more fat cells, therefore making it easier to put weight back on. I need a lifestyle, I need to be able to eat the things I like. I'm not a salad person (though I've been known to eat some Ceasar salads).
Knowing when I'm hungry and when I'm full. These are probably the worst. He had a hunger scale and the point was to never get so hungry you are famished or faint and to never get so full your are stuffed and uncomfortable. The point is to stay in the nice middle ground of slightly hungry to full. He showed that people tend to eat with their eyes and not their stomachs. So, tuning into stomach is the best idea. Also, eating slower and paying attention to your food, and not other things. I think this will help a lot. It's proven you tend to eat more when you don't pay attention to what you're doing. For example, they often tell you to not grab a whole bag of snacks, instead put some in a bowl, because if you're watching TV or something, you'll snack and eat and what have you, and then before you know it, you've eaten a whole bag and can't remember what it tastes like.
Anyway, I'm keen on trying this for the next five weeks, so we'll see how it goes.
Four Steps
1. Eat when you are hungry
2. Eat what you want
3. Eat consciously
4. Eat until you're full
(I think, I'm going to have to watch it all again). Anyway, the idea is to eat your food slowly, taste your food, enjoy your food and notice when your body is telling you it is full.
Some concepts to work with:
"Clean plate" syndrome. The idea that you must clean your plate or it is wasting food. I think we don't have to worry much about that one, we're pretty good about putting extra food away, hopefully we'll start making less food and/or put more away for lunch the next day or what have you.
Starvation is not good, it just makes more fat cells, therefore making it easier to put weight back on. I need a lifestyle, I need to be able to eat the things I like. I'm not a salad person (though I've been known to eat some Ceasar salads).
Knowing when I'm hungry and when I'm full. These are probably the worst. He had a hunger scale and the point was to never get so hungry you are famished or faint and to never get so full your are stuffed and uncomfortable. The point is to stay in the nice middle ground of slightly hungry to full. He showed that people tend to eat with their eyes and not their stomachs. So, tuning into stomach is the best idea. Also, eating slower and paying attention to your food, and not other things. I think this will help a lot. It's proven you tend to eat more when you don't pay attention to what you're doing. For example, they often tell you to not grab a whole bag of snacks, instead put some in a bowl, because if you're watching TV or something, you'll snack and eat and what have you, and then before you know it, you've eaten a whole bag and can't remember what it tastes like.
Anyway, I'm keen on trying this for the next five weeks, so we'll see how it goes.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Monday, Monday....
Well, I'm trying something new. I'm not really keeping track of what I'm eating, exactly. I'm trying not to eat when I'm not hungry and to stop eating when I'm full. Not exactly working, but it'll take some time, i think. I feel this way, that my body, with this plus walking everyday and toning (abs, arms, chin and chest, mostly) I'll get down to my ideal body weight and size. It's the only thing i think that's going to work for me, because counting calories, WW points, etc are too much work and I'm not a "diet" food person, since I don't like a lot of fruit and veggies and the ones I do like are the starchy ones that aren't "good" for you.
Anyway:
Weight: 277.4. (ARGH!)
Waist - 46" (natural)
Belly - 48" (at bellybutton)
Hips - 55"
My goals over the next month - to lose enough inches and weight to fit into my jeans and shorts comfortably; to try not to eat when I'm bored, to try to eat less at night and to try and know when I'm hungry and when I'm satisfied.
Anyway:
Weight: 277.4. (ARGH!)
Waist - 46" (natural)
Belly - 48" (at bellybutton)
Hips - 55"
My goals over the next month - to lose enough inches and weight to fit into my jeans and shorts comfortably; to try not to eat when I'm bored, to try to eat less at night and to try and know when I'm hungry and when I'm satisfied.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
One Day I'll find what works for me
But today is not that day.... Argh. I need to do something. I do not like being overweight. I do not think that eating good food is wrong, but I know I eat too much of the good food and that's the problem. I am also an emotional eater... when I'm depressed or sad I either want NOTHING or something really fattening. Easter candy hasn't helped matters. Well, what can I say, I'm fat and I have no discipline. That's pretty much it. Now that it's warm, I'm going to go walking everyday it's not raining - starting the Monday after Easter. Also work on portion control. It's the only thing I can do, because it has to work, and it has to be a lifestlye that I can live with for the rest of my life. Not eating certain foods or what have you will not work for me. WW points is too complicated, really - well yes and no. It's a lot of time for a little gain - i.e. I gained weight the week I tried it. So - Monday it is back to measurements, starting walking and portion control. I don't care if I lose the bet, I just want to get off my blood pressure medications. Cuz I think they are helping my teeth rot out of my skull. cuz I'm sure drinking pop has NOTHING To do with that... :)
So - right sized portions + daily excercise and occasionally weights to help with toning = being the right size for my body. I hope.
So - right sized portions + daily excercise and occasionally weights to help with toning = being the right size for my body. I hope.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Aargh!
Well.
1) Upset about my weight. Slightly down from last week, but I weighed myself on Sunday morning and was down about 2lbs and now I'm only down .2lbs. That bites. Will post stats sometime soon for this week.
2) Excercised this morning - 10 minutes of light excercise, but I did something. Yay!
3)I'm going to try something this week and then if it doesn't work, go back to WW Points next week.
1) Upset about my weight. Slightly down from last week, but I weighed myself on Sunday morning and was down about 2lbs and now I'm only down .2lbs. That bites. Will post stats sometime soon for this week.
2) Excercised this morning - 10 minutes of light excercise, but I did something. Yay!
3)I'm going to try something this week and then if it doesn't work, go back to WW Points next week.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
weekend blahs....
Well, I went over my points... way, way, over my points, actually on Sunday. Saturday, if I give myself some activity points, like 1... I probably didn't go over, even with the chocolate. Sunday was just full of fail. I gained .6 lbs this week, too. I realize I need to up my activity... so I'm going to try that, and try to stay within my points this week. We'll see if it helps. If not, I don't know what to do.
Saturday
Rally's Double Cheeseburger and Fries *Guess* 14 +9 =23pts
2 Chicken patties - 2 slices of bread 6pts
1/3rd of a King Size Chocolate Bar 3pts
Pretzels with Mustard - 2pts
Which actually only puts me 1 point over for the day on Saturday - which is cancelled by my activity point.
Sunday I had pizza and lots of it. I'm sure I went over my 48pts.
My weight was 271.6.
Saturday
Rally's Double Cheeseburger and Fries *Guess* 14 +9 =23pts
2 Chicken patties - 2 slices of bread 6pts
1/3rd of a King Size Chocolate Bar 3pts
Pretzels with Mustard - 2pts
Which actually only puts me 1 point over for the day on Saturday - which is cancelled by my activity point.
Sunday I had pizza and lots of it. I'm sure I went over my 48pts.
My weight was 271.6.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Saturday....Saturday...Saturday....
Well, I had a Rally's burger with cheese for lunch and fries... yum! I have no idea how many points they are, because Rally's website is down.... I'll look it up later.
I've also had about 1/3rd of a hershey's bar. Also yummy... also lotsa points.
Sigh. Still, if I didn't have the ability to have days like this, I'd go crazy!!!
I've also had about 1/3rd of a hershey's bar. Also yummy... also lotsa points.
Sigh. Still, if I didn't have the ability to have days like this, I'd go crazy!!!
Friday, February 22, 2008
Friday Yikes!!!!!
Lunch was leftovers for 8pts
Snack of grape juice and some crackers 5pts
Pretzels - 2pts
Dinner - I'm guessing totally on dinner.... I wanna say 20pts
Two grilled cheese sanwiches and ore idea waffle fries with cheese
That puts me 2 pts over.
That gives me weekly points of 16.5, but I'll round it down to 15 for good measure.
Snack of grape juice and some crackers 5pts
Pretzels - 2pts
Dinner - I'm guessing totally on dinner.... I wanna say 20pts
Two grilled cheese sanwiches and ore idea waffle fries with cheese
That puts me 2 pts over.
That gives me weekly points of 16.5, but I'll round it down to 15 for good measure.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
A Good Day??
Well, maybe....
Lunch was PB&J and a pickle - 6.5pts
Snacks Pretzels - 2pts
Snacks Sweettarts - 2pts
Dinner was Mac & Cheese Lasagna - 20pts (this is kinda rough)
That puts me at 30.5pts for the day.
So I have 2.5 points left and still have 20 weekly points as well.
Lunch was PB&J and a pickle - 6.5pts
Snacks Pretzels - 2pts
Snacks Sweettarts - 2pts
Dinner was Mac & Cheese Lasagna - 20pts (this is kinda rough)
That puts me at 30.5pts for the day.
So I have 2.5 points left and still have 20 weekly points as well.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Dinner
So, I had my tacos - 6pts. I wanted something else. I making some peas. If I eat the entire thing, i'm at 3pts over. I can handle that. :)
That's all, just a quickie update. I'm very excited and I am hoping to learn portion control and how to tell when I'm hungry and when I'm satisfied so I can better understand my body and my weight issues.
Yay! I hope this works.
That's all, just a quickie update. I'm very excited and I am hoping to learn portion control and how to tell when I'm hungry and when I'm satisfied so I can better understand my body and my weight issues.
Yay! I hope this works.
Change in Points..
So, handy dandy internet tells me I should actually currently have 33pts per day and what it does is go down 1 pt for every 10 pounds (i.e. 271 = 33, 269=32, 257=31).
So, this week I would have had 33 pts per day.
Meaning I have to fix my weekly points. Geez, I need a spreadsheet, but easy enough to figure out.
As of right now I have 23 weekly points left.
Currently today I have spent 27 points of 33. Meaning I have 6 left for dinner, so if it goes as planned I'll only be over by a few points.
So, this week I would have had 33 pts per day.
Meaning I have to fix my weekly points. Geez, I need a spreadsheet, but easy enough to figure out.
As of right now I have 23 weekly points left.
Currently today I have spent 27 points of 33. Meaning I have 6 left for dinner, so if it goes as planned I'll only be over by a few points.
I Wanna Give Up!
Ever had one of those days....
Today is my day. I wanna give up and eat the rest of the pizza sitting in the other room. I'm kinda pissed that the Digornio pizza is more points then a regular pizza.... doesn't make much sense to me. Sigh.
I was good. I put it away. For Tomorrow.
Points Today
Sprees - 1pt
Pizza - 24pts
Pudding 2pts
Leaving me.... 4pts for dinner. I think I'll have leftover tacos... 2=6pts and some fruit. That'll put me at about 4 over. Not bad, really.
Today is my day. I wanna give up and eat the rest of the pizza sitting in the other room. I'm kinda pissed that the Digornio pizza is more points then a regular pizza.... doesn't make much sense to me. Sigh.
I was good. I put it away. For Tomorrow.
Points Today
Sprees - 1pt
Pizza - 24pts
Pudding 2pts
Leaving me.... 4pts for dinner. I think I'll have leftover tacos... 2=6pts and some fruit. That'll put me at about 4 over. Not bad, really.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Quickly Running out of Weekly Points....
I did pretty good today, except dinner... which again put me over the top. I don't know if the points are accurate or not, so, it's a pretty close gestimate.
Lunch
Tuna/Crackers - 7pts
Snack
Reese PB Egg - 4pts
Dinner
Burger and Fries at Smokey Bones - 25pts
Total - 36pts
Weekly Points remaining 19pts
Lunch
Tuna/Crackers - 7pts
Snack
Reese PB Egg - 4pts
Dinner
Burger and Fries at Smokey Bones - 25pts
Total - 36pts
Weekly Points remaining 19pts
It's Only Tuesday????
I wanna cry, because half this morning I thought today was Wednesday... I'm losing my mind - well that's the title of the blog, eh?
Anywho.... Have to add 4 pts to last night due to popcorn snackage. Still have 24 weekly points. I'm doing good thus far, have only spent 7 points. Dinner is always a lot on Tuesday because we go out to eat with our friends.... So my goal for tonight is.... eat slowly. :)
We'll see how it goes!
Anywho.... Have to add 4 pts to last night due to popcorn snackage. Still have 24 weekly points. I'm doing good thus far, have only spent 7 points. Dinner is always a lot on Tuesday because we go out to eat with our friends.... So my goal for tonight is.... eat slowly. :)
We'll see how it goes!
Monday, February 18, 2008
Monday Eats
Daily Points 31
Weekly OVERAGE Points 35
2 Krispy Kreme Kruellers - 7pts
2 French Bread Pizzas - 18pts
3 Tacos (Meat, Shells and Cheese) - 9pts
Corn - 3/4cups - 4pts
Pears - 1/2 cup - 0pts
Total - 38pts
Used 7 Weekly Pts
0 Activity Points
28 Weekly Points Remain
Weekly OVERAGE Points 35
2 Krispy Kreme Kruellers - 7pts
2 French Bread Pizzas - 18pts
3 Tacos (Meat, Shells and Cheese) - 9pts
Corn - 3/4cups - 4pts
Pears - 1/2 cup - 0pts
Total - 38pts
Used 7 Weekly Pts
0 Activity Points
28 Weekly Points Remain
Monday
OK. Point 1 - I found a free web point calc, which is pretty on target.
Weight 271
Down 2lbs from last week, but still up by 1.2lbs, but at least it's not a gain
Measurements - almost all down, so bonus!
Waist - 44"
Hips - 53"
Right Arm - 15"
Left Arm - 16.5"
Right Thigh - 26.5"
Left Thigh - 27.5"
Not excercising today, can hardley breath due to being sick. Will update food later.
Weight 271
Down 2lbs from last week, but still up by 1.2lbs, but at least it's not a gain
Measurements - almost all down, so bonus!
Waist - 44"
Hips - 53"
Right Arm - 15"
Left Arm - 16.5"
Right Thigh - 26.5"
Left Thigh - 27.5"
Not excercising today, can hardley breath due to being sick. Will update food later.
Starting Over
OK, so last week kinda was full of fail. I'm going to start over again, because that's what you do. You fall off the wagon and you get back on.
I don't know if I can do the calorie count thing. I part wish i was still with weight watchers, because the point system was easy to follow. I can still kinda do that here, but the problem is, I don't have a point calculator. I'll see what I can do.
I know when I left WW I was at 31 points, and I think it goes down by a point for every 25lbs you lose or something like that. It goes up points to maintain weight, but since I won't be there for a while, it's a good enough system to start with. So, it's 31 points per day plus an extra 35 points per week, with 20 mins of good excercise offsetting 1 point.
So my goal is to do 1 point per day of excercise and work up from there.
Also, I know I need to drink more water, so I'm going to start at 16oz per day at least, more is great.
Mutli-vitamin equal good so one per day - I take flintstones... I'm such a 3 year old. :)
Other goal is to eat at least 2 fruits and veggies of different kinds per day. That's actually a lot for me. I'm not going to let potatoes count as veggies. But corn and peas will count. Cuz that's all the veggies I eat. I do better with fruits, though I did eat one banana...last week the other is icky now.
Stick with the no mindless snacking bit. I'm really doing a lot better on that part.
I'll add weight and measurements for this week. I'm still going to stick to my goals set before in terms of weight.
I don't know if I can do the calorie count thing. I part wish i was still with weight watchers, because the point system was easy to follow. I can still kinda do that here, but the problem is, I don't have a point calculator. I'll see what I can do.
I know when I left WW I was at 31 points, and I think it goes down by a point for every 25lbs you lose or something like that. It goes up points to maintain weight, but since I won't be there for a while, it's a good enough system to start with. So, it's 31 points per day plus an extra 35 points per week, with 20 mins of good excercise offsetting 1 point.
So my goal is to do 1 point per day of excercise and work up from there.
Also, I know I need to drink more water, so I'm going to start at 16oz per day at least, more is great.
Mutli-vitamin equal good so one per day - I take flintstones... I'm such a 3 year old. :)
Other goal is to eat at least 2 fruits and veggies of different kinds per day. That's actually a lot for me. I'm not going to let potatoes count as veggies. But corn and peas will count. Cuz that's all the veggies I eat. I do better with fruits, though I did eat one banana...last week the other is icky now.
Stick with the no mindless snacking bit. I'm really doing a lot better on that part.
I'll add weight and measurements for this week. I'm still going to stick to my goals set before in terms of weight.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
Disappointment
It's Monday. Sigh
The weekend didn't go well.
Saturday I ate 3/4ths of my Fetticine with Chicken and bread from Macaroni Grill. I also ate several Honey Graham Stix. Sunday I ate 2 and 2/3rds slices of Digornio Four Cheese Pizza, mini nilla wafers, hondy graham stix, a bowl of cinnamon bun cereal, most of a fat free hot dog and a box of velvetta shells and cheese.
No excercise this weekend, unless you count cleaning the house and grocery shopping and six trips up and down the stairs.
Weight: 273 - that's a 3.2lb gain. Sigh
Bust - 51" - no change
Waist - 44" - no change
Hips - 55" +1
Right Arm - 16" +1
Left Arm - 16" no change
Right Thigh - 28" - no change
Left Thigh - 28 1/2" - +1/2"
Today's already been bad, so I'll have to make up for it the rest of the week and this weekend. I so do not want to clean my mother's kitchen and my car!!!
The weekend didn't go well.
Saturday I ate 3/4ths of my Fetticine with Chicken and bread from Macaroni Grill. I also ate several Honey Graham Stix. Sunday I ate 2 and 2/3rds slices of Digornio Four Cheese Pizza, mini nilla wafers, hondy graham stix, a bowl of cinnamon bun cereal, most of a fat free hot dog and a box of velvetta shells and cheese.
No excercise this weekend, unless you count cleaning the house and grocery shopping and six trips up and down the stairs.
Weight: 273 - that's a 3.2lb gain. Sigh
Bust - 51" - no change
Waist - 44" - no change
Hips - 55" +1
Right Arm - 16" +1
Left Arm - 16" no change
Right Thigh - 28" - no change
Left Thigh - 28 1/2" - +1/2"
Today's already been bad, so I'll have to make up for it the rest of the week and this weekend. I so do not want to clean my mother's kitchen and my car!!!
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Need Better Eating Habits....
So, I did my weight excercises, bonus points for that.
Food is still sucky.
I ate the rest of the pizza for lunch on Friday - 3 slices
And then for dinner I had 2 chicken patties, egg noodles and peas. Lots of egg noodles... they are very tasty.
And 2/3rds of a bag of popcorn.
Sigh.
Today I'm cleaning, so no planned excercise. Also, going to fast until dinner. Not the best way to go about things, but hey. It's 2 pm. I have 3 hours to clean the rest of my house and I have yet to finish a single room. Sigh.
Food is still sucky.
I ate the rest of the pizza for lunch on Friday - 3 slices
And then for dinner I had 2 chicken patties, egg noodles and peas. Lots of egg noodles... they are very tasty.
And 2/3rds of a bag of popcorn.
Sigh.
Today I'm cleaning, so no planned excercise. Also, going to fast until dinner. Not the best way to go about things, but hey. It's 2 pm. I have 3 hours to clean the rest of my house and I have yet to finish a single room. Sigh.
Friday, February 8, 2008
God says Overeating Sucks....
I am in pain, probably a mild gallbaldder attack - not enough to keep me awake at night, but enough that I'm uncomfortable - and awake at 9am when I went to bed after 3 and didn't fall asleep right away. On the other hand, since guys are pounding on my roof, it's better than being woken up by that....
Still I overate yesterday
I had two packages of oyster crackers
Several Saltines with Mustard
An entire bag of mini-tater tots.... sigh
And half a large extra cheese Papa John's pizza
On the upside, I did excercise - 20 mins cardio -, and i think I'm feeling it in my upper abs, adding to the gall bladder pain.
Today I'm going to do weights only for my upper body. 12 reps x3 - biceps 3x, triceps 2x, shoulders, pecs - but no abs...
I'm also going to wait until the pain lessens... hopefully that will be soon.
If the pain goes away soon, I'll probably eat pizza for lunch... if not, I'm waiting for dinner.
Saturday I plan to clean my house, so no set excercise and Sunday I'm going to freaking relax. I'll let you know how it goes.
Still I overate yesterday
I had two packages of oyster crackers
Several Saltines with Mustard
An entire bag of mini-tater tots.... sigh
And half a large extra cheese Papa John's pizza
On the upside, I did excercise - 20 mins cardio -, and i think I'm feeling it in my upper abs, adding to the gall bladder pain.
Today I'm going to do weights only for my upper body. 12 reps x3 - biceps 3x, triceps 2x, shoulders, pecs - but no abs...
I'm also going to wait until the pain lessens... hopefully that will be soon.
If the pain goes away soon, I'll probably eat pizza for lunch... if not, I'm waiting for dinner.
Saturday I plan to clean my house, so no set excercise and Sunday I'm going to freaking relax. I'll let you know how it goes.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
The Day that Was....
So, Wednesday turned out OK.
Food LOG
1 package (about 30) oyster crackers
1 Digornio 4 Cheese Garlic Bread Pizza - I burnt it, so I didn't eat all the crust
That's it. It's 1 am and I am hungry. Sigh.
Excercise
Yes I did! 20 minutes cardio/sculpting and then a brief walk to and from my apartment to the office to get new keys. Yippie! I'm trying to find another good beginner workout on excercise TV, but no luck so far, so I'm stuck with strong and graceful for a while. That's OK. I like the instructor.
Food LOG
1 package (about 30) oyster crackers
1 Digornio 4 Cheese Garlic Bread Pizza - I burnt it, so I didn't eat all the crust
That's it. It's 1 am and I am hungry. Sigh.
Excercise
Yes I did! 20 minutes cardio/sculpting and then a brief walk to and from my apartment to the office to get new keys. Yippie! I'm trying to find another good beginner workout on excercise TV, but no luck so far, so I'm stuck with strong and graceful for a while. That's OK. I like the instructor.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
I Like food....
Sigh. This sucks. I overeat. I don' t know how to have good meals and balanced nutrition and so forth. Especially when there is no bread, hardly no butter, no milk, no cereal, no easy foods to fix for lunch. And it's raining. I'm in a foul mood.
Yesterday:
1 bowl (box) of Kraft Mac & Cheese
Pretzels (mindless)
Reeses Pieces (see previous)
Three weiner buns with cheese and fries with cheese
I did not excercise. It was a weird day.
I need to change.
Yesterday:
1 bowl (box) of Kraft Mac & Cheese
Pretzels (mindless)
Reeses Pieces (see previous)
Three weiner buns with cheese and fries with cheese
I did not excercise. It was a weird day.
I need to change.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Monday blahs
So, Monday Food Log, eh?
7oz Tuna
4oz Saltine Crackers
1 bacon cheeseburger w/ bun
French Fries
Pretzel Sticks - mindless snacking
Reeses Pieces - really wanted chocolate and sugar
Sigh.
I did excercise, however. Did 3 reps of 12 on bicep curls, hammer curls, external rotated biceps, fly-like things, triceps x2 different excercises, and a sitting "bench press" all with 3lb weights.
Going to try cardio today.
7oz Tuna
4oz Saltine Crackers
1 bacon cheeseburger w/ bun
French Fries
Pretzel Sticks - mindless snacking
Reeses Pieces - really wanted chocolate and sugar
Sigh.
I did excercise, however. Did 3 reps of 12 on bicep curls, hammer curls, external rotated biceps, fly-like things, triceps x2 different excercises, and a sitting "bench press" all with 3lb weights.
Going to try cardio today.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Day 5
So First, since this is a Monday on to the measurements:
Weight: 269.8
Bust: 50"
Waist: 44"
Hips: 54"
Right Arm: 15"
Left Arm: 16"
Right Thigh: 28"
Left Thigh: 28"
My overall goal is to get my weight to between 150-160 depending on where it wants to be. As for measurements themselves.... I'd like to be around a dress size 12 which means I need to lose about 12" or so in my waist, roughly. We won't really worry about that for now, per my estimates I've got about 2 years to get to my ultimate goals. For now I'll just settle for losing inches.
As for this weekend, eating was bad.... Friday we had a party to celebrate a friend's pregnancy, so I overate there, Saturday we were in Indy, so I overate there and Sunday was the superbowl and I probably overate then too.
Friday: Double Quarter Pounder and Medium Fries from McD's plus HI-C orange non-diet pop; 1/3rd of Digornio Garlic Bread Pizza; 3 Reeses Cups, Potatoe Chips, Licorice, Cheetos, Mozarella Stix and Popcorn Chicken.
Saturday: Arby's Med Roast Beef, Curly Fries, a side of Cheddar; Original Auntie Anne's Pretzel; Two bags of Chewy Sprees; 9oz Sirloin, Baked Potatoe w/butter, a few bites of a ceasar salad, three potatoe skins, one roll at Damon's for Dinner; pretzels and root beer w/amaretto and a pomegrante martini.
*We did do some walking on Saturday, so a few excercise points for that
Sunday: 24 Sweet BBQ wings from BW3s and a basket of buffalo chips with cheese, some pretzels with mustard and most of a bag of PopSecret Extra Butter popcorn.
Goals for this Week:
1. Lose 1.5lbs at least
2. Keep Food Log
3. Excercise Cardio 20mins 3x
4. Excercise Weights 3 reps of 12 for biceps, triceps, ab crunches and pecs; x2
Weight: 269.8
Bust: 50"
Waist: 44"
Hips: 54"
Right Arm: 15"
Left Arm: 16"
Right Thigh: 28"
Left Thigh: 28"
My overall goal is to get my weight to between 150-160 depending on where it wants to be. As for measurements themselves.... I'd like to be around a dress size 12 which means I need to lose about 12" or so in my waist, roughly. We won't really worry about that for now, per my estimates I've got about 2 years to get to my ultimate goals. For now I'll just settle for losing inches.
As for this weekend, eating was bad.... Friday we had a party to celebrate a friend's pregnancy, so I overate there, Saturday we were in Indy, so I overate there and Sunday was the superbowl and I probably overate then too.
Friday: Double Quarter Pounder and Medium Fries from McD's plus HI-C orange non-diet pop; 1/3rd of Digornio Garlic Bread Pizza; 3 Reeses Cups, Potatoe Chips, Licorice, Cheetos, Mozarella Stix and Popcorn Chicken.
Saturday: Arby's Med Roast Beef, Curly Fries, a side of Cheddar; Original Auntie Anne's Pretzel; Two bags of Chewy Sprees; 9oz Sirloin, Baked Potatoe w/butter, a few bites of a ceasar salad, three potatoe skins, one roll at Damon's for Dinner; pretzels and root beer w/amaretto and a pomegrante martini.
*We did do some walking on Saturday, so a few excercise points for that
Sunday: 24 Sweet BBQ wings from BW3s and a basket of buffalo chips with cheese, some pretzels with mustard and most of a bag of PopSecret Extra Butter popcorn.
Goals for this Week:
1. Lose 1.5lbs at least
2. Keep Food Log
3. Excercise Cardio 20mins 3x
4. Excercise Weights 3 reps of 12 for biceps, triceps, ab crunches and pecs; x2
Friday, February 1, 2008
Day 2
So, here we are again... yippie. As for my Day 1 goals, they were half met. I said no mindless snacking, which was half accurate - I did pop a bag of microwave popcorn last night to eat with my husband while we watched TV. Here's my food log from yesterday:
About 70 tiny pretzel sticks with mustard
1/2 bag of Homestyle Pop secret popcorn
A large plateful of egg noodles
4 very small pieces of chicken - probably about 6oz total in apple vinegar/cider sauce
I ate a large dinner because I didn't eat breakfast or lunch. Bad on me.
As for goal number two from yesterday - I ended up doing laundry and walking up and down my stairs with a full laundry basket 6 times at least. It wasn't constant excercise, but it was something I wouldn't normally do and therefore counts for something.... and my legs are feeling a little pain from it this morning.
Goals for Day 2
1. Excercise - going to do a little weight training
2. Keep writing down everything I eat
My goals for Week 1 (This is week 0. Week one will be Day 5-Day11)
1. Lose 2lbs by Day 12 based on offical weight on day 5
2. Excercise Cardio 3 times at least 20 minutes and do some weight training
3. Keep Food Log, try cutting back on amount of food eaten
4. Eat only when hungry
About 70 tiny pretzel sticks with mustard
1/2 bag of Homestyle Pop secret popcorn
A large plateful of egg noodles
4 very small pieces of chicken - probably about 6oz total in apple vinegar/cider sauce
I ate a large dinner because I didn't eat breakfast or lunch. Bad on me.
As for goal number two from yesterday - I ended up doing laundry and walking up and down my stairs with a full laundry basket 6 times at least. It wasn't constant excercise, but it was something I wouldn't normally do and therefore counts for something.... and my legs are feeling a little pain from it this morning.
Goals for Day 2
1. Excercise - going to do a little weight training
2. Keep writing down everything I eat
My goals for Week 1 (This is week 0. Week one will be Day 5-Day11)
1. Lose 2lbs by Day 12 based on offical weight on day 5
2. Excercise Cardio 3 times at least 20 minutes and do some weight training
3. Keep Food Log, try cutting back on amount of food eaten
4. Eat only when hungry
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Day 1
So here is day 1 Goals:
1. No "mindless" snacking
2. Excercise 20 minutes
I think we all want to lose weight with no effort. I want to be healthy, but the eating part is hard for me, as I don't really like "diet" foods - no salads, no tons of veggies, etc. I also have trouble with meals besides dinner. I like fast and easy and I also want it to taste good. Not an easy combo for the diet world. I'm going to try not "dieting" becacuse I've heard that you can't keep it off for five years - starvation doesn't work - it only leads to binging and gaining the weight back.
What I want to work up to is 45mins to 1 hour of excercise every day, at least 30 of that being cardio/type workouts or walking. I'd like to work on strength and muscle tone 3-5 days per week. Besides excercises I want to only eat when I'm hungry, drink more water and eat more fruits and veggies in general. I also want to cut down on "fat" only foods like potato chips and cheesy poofs. I don't plan to cut all the fat out of my diet, but pretzels and popcorn make more filling snacks anyway. I'd also like to start limiting my non-diet pop intake, i.e. set a limit of 1 non-diet pop type drink per week and move that to every two weeks, then once a month. I'd like to lose an average of 1.5lbs per week, but there will probably be more in the beginnings and less as the days go by, so my first goal is a little more than my additional goals for 2008.
Current Weight - 271.4lbs
Goal 4/1/08 - 252lbs
Goal 7/1/08 - 235lbs
Goal 10/1/08 - 220lbs
Goal 1/1/09 - 200lbs
So that's a total of 70 lbs for the "year" which is pretty close to 1.5lbs per week for the next 47 weeks. I'll update goals and list my weight every week as well as measurements each Monday. Should be fun.
1. No "mindless" snacking
2. Excercise 20 minutes
I think we all want to lose weight with no effort. I want to be healthy, but the eating part is hard for me, as I don't really like "diet" foods - no salads, no tons of veggies, etc. I also have trouble with meals besides dinner. I like fast and easy and I also want it to taste good. Not an easy combo for the diet world. I'm going to try not "dieting" becacuse I've heard that you can't keep it off for five years - starvation doesn't work - it only leads to binging and gaining the weight back.
What I want to work up to is 45mins to 1 hour of excercise every day, at least 30 of that being cardio/type workouts or walking. I'd like to work on strength and muscle tone 3-5 days per week. Besides excercises I want to only eat when I'm hungry, drink more water and eat more fruits and veggies in general. I also want to cut down on "fat" only foods like potato chips and cheesy poofs. I don't plan to cut all the fat out of my diet, but pretzels and popcorn make more filling snacks anyway. I'd also like to start limiting my non-diet pop intake, i.e. set a limit of 1 non-diet pop type drink per week and move that to every two weeks, then once a month. I'd like to lose an average of 1.5lbs per week, but there will probably be more in the beginnings and less as the days go by, so my first goal is a little more than my additional goals for 2008.
Current Weight - 271.4lbs
Goal 4/1/08 - 252lbs
Goal 7/1/08 - 235lbs
Goal 10/1/08 - 220lbs
Goal 1/1/09 - 200lbs
So that's a total of 70 lbs for the "year" which is pretty close to 1.5lbs per week for the next 47 weeks. I'll update goals and list my weight every week as well as measurements each Monday. Should be fun.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Weight Loss Day 1
Re-starting a New Year's Resolution
They say a good way to lose weight is to blog about it, so instead of filling up my LJ with weight loss posts, I decided to move it to one spot, so I could just sit here and blog.
So there you have it. I'll put my stats up tomorrow.
They say a good way to lose weight is to blog about it, so instead of filling up my LJ with weight loss posts, I decided to move it to one spot, so I could just sit here and blog.
So there you have it. I'll put my stats up tomorrow.
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