Charles Diary. Feel free to help out!

Is this the first time you´re trying running? You are relatively heavy for longer distance running, so take care of your joints by wearing decent running shoes and seeking out soft surfaces to run on. How was the ice cream experience? Rewarding, worth it, disappointing?
 
LaMaria said:
Is this the first time you´re trying running? You are relatively heavy for longer distance running, so take care of your joints by wearing decent running shoes and seeking out soft surfaces to run on. How was the ice cream experience? Rewarding, worth it, disappointing?
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I can run but it takes a toll on my body most of the time and no, this is not the first time I ran. I don't run instead of walking because my body can't handle it. (Better reason to lose weight and get healthier I guess.)

The ice cream experience did not feel that great, I'd say disappointing. It did not taste any better then they usually do, it didn't make me feel sick. Nothing... It just gave me the feeling that I could escape from this diet anytime without any worry and I don't really want that feeling.
 
Giaz said:
. It just gave me the feeling that I could escape from this diet anytime without any worry and I don't really want that feeling.
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It's good thathaving the ice cream set off alarm bells. You are doing a great job & perseverance will pay.
 
Day 15!!

Breakfast: 1 banana.
Lunch: Fried rice with egg and bacon. (Delicious)
Dinner: 3.5 servings of peas and corn.
Daily Exercise: 50 minutes of walking.
Liquid Intake: Water.
Daily Weigh-in: 103.2kg

NOTES:
Seems that I lost weight which is nice! (I already knew that I would.)
Will totally have this lunch again sometime.

It's sort of interesting but I think having that ice-cream yesterday restarted my motivation and now it's completely as strong as when I just started whether it makes sense or not.
 
RE-reading your diary is a good idea. Sometimes we have to remind ourselves how far we have come.
 
Day 16!!

Breakfast: 1 banana.
Lunch: 8 medium heat barbecue chicken wings. (Not hot at all.)
Dinner: 2 cans of plain tuna, 1 raw carrot and 1 big spring roll.
Daily Exercise: No walking today. Took a break due to my hip. (I injure myself a-lot with exercise...)
Liquid Intake: One 8 ounce glass of milk, Water.
Daily Weigh-in: 103.5kg

NOTES:
It's sort of interesting seeing the scale move daily.

The spring roll was really really sweet. The flavor was quite overwhelming but I wanted to try one so I did.
 
Day 17!!

Breakfast: 1 carrot.
Lunch: 10 medium heat barbecue chicken wings. (Not hot at all.)
Dinner: Fried rice with 1 egg and 1 slice of bacon. (Tried making it myself since everyone else got pizza.)
Daily Exercise: 40 minutes of walking.
Liquid Intake: One 8 ounce glass of milk, Water.
Daily Weigh-in: 103.7kg

NOTES:
Pizza... They say it gets easier to keep going, I think it gets harder. xD (Not because of the scale, I don't actually care about that)
I'll keep going anyway no matter how hard it gets!
 
I say there´s ups and downs but in the long run it does get easier - even when some days/weeks will get hard again. Good job trying to make a healthier option when your surroundings order calorie bombs. Another option would be to have one slice and to make a large salad to fill up the holes (ideally salad first, pizza after). Day 17 sounds really good already!
 
It is a huge win, but I agree with having one or even two slices of pizza, but with lots of salad would still be a healthy meal. Unfortunately, pizza is one of those things that it is very hard to stop eating, so that is a trap. I am speaking from experience here. Pizza talks to me!
 
cate said:
It is a huge win, but I agree with having one or even two slices of pizza, but with lots of salad would still be a healthy meal. Unfortunately, pizza is one of those things that it is very hard to stop eating, so that is a trap. I am speaking from experience here. Pizza talks to me!
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Yeah, It would be quite difficult to just have one slice without going for another.
 
Day 18!!

Breakfast: 1 can of plain tuna.
Lunch: 3 coles chicken tenders and 1 banana.
Dinner: Coles roash chicken.
Daily Exercise: 1 hour and 4 minutes of walking.
Liquid Intake: One 8 ounce glass of milk, Water.
Daily Weigh-in: 103.0kg

NOTES:
Sorry, forgot to upload this yesterday so i'm uploading this in the morning for me!
 
Looks like you´re still doing fine! I think it may be time to start thinking about your five a day though. Giving your body all the nutrients it needs is one way to help get rid of/prevent cravings. Maybe look at some simple dressings - either to make yourself once a week or to buy - and make a decent mixed salad to go with at least one of your meals.
 
Day 19!!

Breakfast: 1 can of plain tuna.
Lunch: 3 coles chicken tenders.
Dinner: 2 coles chicken tenders and 2 banana's.
Snack: 1 small low fat chocolate mousse.
Daily Exercise: None, I had work tomorrow and couldn't risk continuing injury to my hip. :/
Liquid Intake: One 8 ounce glass of milk, Water.
Daily Weigh-in: 103.0kg (stayed the same :eek: )

NOTES:
It seems I've become more relaxed about this dieting thing. While I haven't changed all that much and am still dieting, I am more easily allowing exceptions although they aren't really that big.
 
If they remain small and exceptional and as long as they make you happy: that´s ok. Same as ever: look at what they "cost" in terms of calories/work-out time, then decide if they´re worth it.
 
Thanks for the tips! I'll try to be more careful with salt although I'll have to look up
 
I agree with LaMa. You got yourself off to a good start but now is a good time to introduce a more balanced healthy diet with all the food groups. Do some homework about nutrition. A heart foundation 'diet' is a good place to start.
This is just a plateau Charles. It happens to everyone. It's time to step things up a bit & change things around. More veg would be a good idea, but not starchy veg like potatoes, peas etc. Experiment. Cheers, Cate
 
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