if there had been more in my house there wouldn't be now. i'm still hungry. in that need to stuff things into my body NOW way. i didn't even wait for the frozen pizza to completely heat up! with other binges i'm normally able to mentally tell myself to wait or pause or do something. nap ones are so hard though. i don't even reach the consciously thinking about it stage. i was wondering if anyone else goes through something similar and if so, whether anything helps. i never get like this when i sleep over the night. just naps.
since i went out to lunch, and am not going to the gym... and later have a farewell party with a red velvet cupcake theme (agh) to negotiate, this day's kind of a lost cause. i'm not going to beat myself up for it. but... boo! boo i say! i'd like to be able to nap every so often.
Here's what I've been doing that is really helping me:
1) drink lots of water in the AM. Most of my daily water intake has been happening in the morning. I have a 16oz. bottle that I use. I'm not good at sipping water, so I chug half of it and then wait a few minutes and chug the rest. Then, when I feel ready, I do it again. That's half my water done. When I feel ready, I do it again. If I feel like it is too much, I stop. As I drink more water, I want more water.
2) I carry a water bottle with me everywhere. If I am carrying it around and end up thinking about it and drinking more water.
1 container 80 calorie yogurt, any flavor (dannon's light and fit works here)
1 scoop vanilla protein powder (i use aria from trader joe's - one scoop is 40 calories)
1/2 cup low-fat vanilla soymilk (35 calories or only 20 calories if you use unsweetened vanilla almond breeze!)
1 cup frozen unsweetened strawberries (40 calories)
splenda to sweeten to taste
1 1/2 cups cold water
ice cubes for thickness
i put my yogurt in the freezer for about an hour so it's nearly frozen then i blend everything together. today i used raspberry yogurt with the strawberries and it was so yum! i'm going to start mixing up the yogurt flavors and the frozen fruit too. i have frozen papaya that i may use with tropical fruit yogurt. it should be interesting!
enjoy guys....let me know if you like this and what combinations you use!
- Mood:
amused
Need a wee bit of advice. I've been working out pretty well - two sessions of circuit training a week, plus hikes/cardio/swimming. Thing is, I cracked two ribs last week and can't exercise (or do anything, really!) without excrutiating pain. The nurse at the clinic said to play it by ear, but any idea how long these things take to heal? And has anyone got any ideas for gentle exercising that won't make me feel like I am breaking inside?
- Mood:
sore
Just a quick question... how do you keep track of what you eat during the day? Do you go by calories? I'm so used to the weight watchers program by counting points, that I have no idea how else to keep track! I'd like to NOT use the points system.
I'll be quite honest and say that today, the first conscious day of this journey, was difficult for me... and its not over yet! I was watching noggin with the 4 and 2 year old today and was reminded that "slow and steady wins the race"... where Moose clarified that if you work at something little by little, it'll eventually get done. As ridiculous as it sounds, it was totally what I needed to hear... yes, coming from the pre-school channel and an animated Moose and bird =).
What were your challenges when you started? How are you keeping track of what you eat now? Do you just watch and make sure you're eating healthy, or do you count calories? Also, another question is how many calories should I be eating?
Finding foods that are healthy enough that I enjoy for breakfast is one of the biggest challenges for me, really. First of all, I dont like the traditional breakfast foods. And here are my three biggest "issues"...
1. Eggs creep me out.
2. I cant eat whole grains.
3. I can eat about 3 bites of yogurt before I start to gag.
The only way I can eat eggs is if they are really mixed in with something else (a LOT of veggies) and even then I must eat them with some toast to buffer the texture of the eggs. I dont like the taste much or the texture, so there's not a lot to do with eggs.
Second is the whole grain issue. I get sick to my stomach even smelling whole grains and when I even try to eat something "wheat" or "whole grain" I end up with the gag reflex. I've tried many many times to get used to whole grains, but to no avail... so whole grains are out. I can handle the "white" bread disguised as "whole grain"... but its not my favorite.
I can only handle so much yogurt, no matter what kind it is. Maybe its a texture thing when it comes to the yogurt. If the yogurt is in any way warmer than it was when it came out of the fridge, I cant eat it anymore. I've tried it with granola to fix the texture issue... but again... it didnt work. I've tried fresh fruit in the yogurt... again, no luck. I can barely eat a small yogurt (like the kind that comes in 4 packs) without getting disgusted. I like yogurt, I do. I just wish I could eat it, haha.
Its unfortunate that those are the only foods I have a problem with, and they all happen to be perfect breakfast foods.
Some of my (very few) breakfast foods include:
string cheese and a handful of almonds
bagel with lite cream cheese
total cinnamon crunch (one of the only cereals I enjoy)
What are some of your favorite breakfast items? Any ideas?
***EDIT***
I do eat non-breakfast foods for breakfast... I'm just looking for any ideas for breakfast! There was a time when all I ate for breakfast for 2 weeks was a baked potato... I ended up losing the most weight during those two weeks as well... but baked potatoes seem so heavy for summer!
But if it's there and back...40 minutes a day!!
Hi friends!
Something hit me recently... that something being the number 300 on my scale. I was terrified. I vowed never to let it get to that, yet here I am. Mind you, it is exactly at 300.0, not 299.9, not 300.1... flat out 300.0. Its terrible!
I've been on the weight watchers program in the past and did lose weight on the program, but being a college student... I couldnt fork out the money every month. In highschool, I had joined with my mom (she paid, gotta love moms!) and lost 25lbs (i was only around 235 starting at that time) so i was on the right track. Summer rolled around and we just stopped going and I gained the weight back. I put on more weight in college and now I'm completely ready to get it all back off, plus some! I was also in weight watchers this past year for only a month and did lose 8 lbs, but february happened. February was not a good month. My grandma passed away from a long battle with lung cancer and It was hard on all of us. We were very close. On top of everything, my mom found out she had breast cancer and ended up with a double mastectomy. I was traveling home every weekend to either be with Nana (grandma) or to see my mom. Unfortunately, the only WW meetings I could go to were on saturdays, so I ended up cancelling my membership since I could not attend. I tried the program on my own, but didnt have to face weigh-in each week... which totally threw me off.
Its now almost July, and things are finally getting back to normal. My mom is doing fine and just had reconstructive surgery done this past Friday. She's cancer free and doing well. We've had time to grieve the loss of Nana, and it is finally summer, so I dont have the stress of school weighing down on me on top of everything as well. When I had started weight watchers in January, my weight was 294. I had gotten down to 283, but ended up hitting that 300 mark a couple of weeks ago. I've stayed at 300, sometimes it reads 298 or 299, but for the most part its around 300.
I had mentioned that I hit the 300 mark a couple of weeks ago. To be quite honest... I'm scared to start because I dont want to fail. I've tried so many times in the past just going at it on my own, and I really knew I needed to try something different. Here's where you guys come in! I really need some support, and I've heard that online support can be completely amazing (i'm hoping you guys are completely amazing!). I'm looking forward to supporting you all and I'm ready to make this change!
1. What is your LiveJournal user name? evrythngtolose
2. What is your name? Stacey
3. What is your current weight 300.0 Heighest weight? 300.0
4. How tall are you? 5’8"
5. How much weight do you want to lose? I'd at least like to reach 150, I'd be happy there. After that I'd like to get into the 130s.
6. How long have you been overweight? Since 4th grade
7. What kind of methods of weight loss have you tried? Weight Watchers, Dieting alone, Dieting with Friends/Family
8. How old are you? 21
9. Are you married? no
10. Do you have any children? no
11. What are you hoping to get out of this community? I'm hoping for support, ideas, recipes, exercise tips, anything!
Hello
I read this page everyday. I don't post often. But I have really started to refocus on my weight loss which has been nothing but a YOYO..
In march I had a small health scare and it got me back on track. I started @ 308 and I'm down to 251 as of today. So I've lost 57 pounds since March.. I used to post under my old journal ( RANDOM11) but I decided to create a new journal. I need a fresh start.
I'm 40 years old. I'm 5 ft tall and I hope to get down to 110 pds. I'd love to find some weight loss buddies.. I really need some support.
1. What is your LiveJournal user name? getdowntome (was aka Random11 ) New account to focus on weight loss
2. What is your name? Michel DiPalma
3. What is your current weight 251? Heighest weight? 308
4. How tall are you? 5’
5. How much weight do you want to lose? I want to get down to 108. So that is 200 lbs from 308
6. How long have you been overweight? Since I was 8
7. What kind of methods of weight loss have you tried? Everything
8. How old are you? 41
9. Are you married? yes
10. Do you have any children? no
11. What are you hoping to get out of this community? support
12. Do you have anything to add? I read this journal often for inspiration. I want to become more active but want to start “fresh” and focus this journal to be weight loss focused.
I'll post some progress pics soon..
- Location:My desk
- Mood:
calm - Music:The gentle humm of the dishwasher
Anyway, I'm rambling. Instead of wallowing totally, ( I'm posting the pictures I took the other day when I was feeling pretty damn hot before I went to the gym. )
I feel i may have offended some people and for that i am so sorry. Perhaps i should have let you in to my weight problem a little bit more and the psychology of it.
Growing up i suffered from bulimia, you can reach a healthy weight, a recovered weight, and then some. But it never leaves you. My biggest fear is i'll get to my target weight and still hate myself. I hate my thighs at 7 stone, so what weight am i gonna be happy with? Regardless i'm a long way off. I feel like i can't do it because i've tried and failed so many times previously. And every time i fail i hate myself some more. My body, post bulimia doesn't function like everybody elses. I am a vegetarian, i don't eat pretty much all dairy, if i eat 2000 kcals a day i will gain weight. I need to eat less to lose. I have ruined my metabolism. I also don't go to the toilet very often. I figure that's from heavily abusing laxatives, and am not sure how that would effect my weight but there's a useless fact for you all lol.
At the weight i am now, my mother never says i look nice, it is a hammer to my confidence everytime i get dressed for something that means something to me and she retorts "you never look nice now". Or how she's ashamed of med at my age she was a size 8. Or how she cannot believe i've done this to myself and let myself get to this.
Sometimes i get so down i can't leave the house because i don't want anybody to look at me and feel like everybody is.
So yeah, i'm off work with 'depression' that for me persoanlly i know routes down to my weight. I've been conditioned to hate myself at this size. I have friends who are heavier than me who i think are perfect. I just hate myself. And need to challange that.
Again sorry if i offended anybody. Maybe this little bit of history of me helps you to understand.
drainedAlso, the liquid stuff I'm going to use as a meal/snack replacement is called iMetabolic. Has anyone tried it? And for those of you that have tried slimfast/optifast/etc., how did that work out for you?
Thanks. :)
( My survey )
Got a long road ahead of me. It'll be the biggest help to see people actually doing what I need now to embark upon.
(Dear mods, I hope this okay. Love always, K)
What's that quote? It's 99% inspiration and 1% perspiration? Or is it the other way around? Weight loss certainly seems like it could be both, at least in my head. I know I talk myself out of exercising, and talk myself into eating that ENTIRE bag of chips all too often.
Which brings me to my point: I've started a new community to help with the mental aspect of weight loss. It will be following the podcasts of Renee Stephens' Inside Out Weight Loss. She emphasizes changing the inner in order to change the outer. It's a once-a-week commitment to yourself in order to really challenge yourself to deal with your weight issues and mental baggage. This week, we're looking at creating "unstoppable weight loss motivation." Please come join me!
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iwolj. Look forward to seeing you there!Anyways, I digress.
A shirt that I often stole from her used to be VERY tight on me. I put it on to go to a friend's grad party today, and was pleased to find that it's hanging off me now =)
Last night I bought us a brand new scale, a digital one that records weight for two users, and shows you the difference in pounds every time you get on it. I was a little deterred that my weight has basically stayed the same the last few weeks, but I'm glad that I know what's what with my weight.
- Mood:
nerdy
Consequently, I haven't been working out terribly much, but I've been eating more than my fair share. We've been eating a lot of restaurant food (even though I've been making mostly smart choices) and it's been scary.
But! I still lost when I weighed in at TOPS on Thursday, and a good amount at that with 1.6 lb. I want to keep losing, keep going, but I haven't really had the energy to exercise.
So, today, we decided to step it up a little bit and move more. We went shopping and enjoyed a nice stroll around, something we haven't done in about two weeks, and when we got home we had ourselves a nice home-cooked vegetarian dinner and played a little DDR.
It felt so good to get up and move my muscles again! I can't even begin to describe how nice my legs feel now that they're not all bound up from being basically chair- or bed-ridden for the past week.
I just wanted to share my success in the face of adversity in that hopes that I can help others, too.
This isn't necessarily a huge difference, I'll admit, and they're not the best pictures, but to keep this from being boring:
This is me, circa August 2008. Probably pushing 270, although at that point I was deathly afraid of the scale. I'd committed myself to "changing" but I didn't really try all that hard.
And this is me in mid-April 2009, around 250. It's not a huge difference but it's noticeable!
I also want to say that you don't have to lose weight all at once in order for it be a change worth making. You can get healthier just by making a few simple swaps: parking a little farther out, walking around the store a few extra minutes, diet soda instead of regular, mustard instead of mayonnaise. Simple things! And they work! You just have to make them work for you!
- Location:Waterloo, IA
- Mood: optimistic
*Very few migraines
*More energy
*The need to do more outdoorsy things
*a bit more self esteem (still have a few other things I need to work on before I will be more happy)
I'm getting a bike on Saturday (on layaway now) I try and walk three times a week (i was walking everyday but burnt out) I still could do better on my eating but I'm at least more aware of what I put in my mouth and how much of it I do so that is a good thing.
My reward when this is all over is for my husband and I to bike tour from Edmonton Alberta to Jasper Alberta in a 15 day vacation. We have set this for June-ish 2011 so I'll have lots of time to get re-used to bike and then long distance rides.
The only disappointing to have happened me is not being able to start college in the Fall due to not getting funding. Other than that Ive been happy and now am working on Plan B since school fell through:)
I'm really glad that I have this community to share my ups and downs and read about all of your successes too. You have all been truly inspiring!!
- Mood:
happy
And then something happened. I can't even tell you what it was. It's like one day I got up, stopped going to the health club all together and went right back to my old eating habits
So tomorrow I going to the health club before work and zumba clas tomorrow on my way home. I already have my clothes laid out for tomorrow so there will be no reason not to make it in the morning. I even have dinner planned for tomorrow night so I won't stress about being "late" from work.
I have been thinking about starting weight watchers. I have found a meeting on Friday during lunch that is close to my office. I'll post if I decided to join.
Tomorrow I stare over!!!!!
CW 298
GW 150
- Location:home
- Mood:
determined
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