A Day In The Life Of A Fat Girl

MandaGalyean

MandaGalyean

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I am Amanda. Mom of Colt and Maddy, wife to Bobby.

Today I start taking on a new role...Me. I want to find myself again. I have never been thin by any means, but I want to be healthy and out going like I use to be. I am The Fat Girl...it is like this whole other personality that is ok with me being fat and ok with me being unhealthy...It's like hey come laugh with me instead of at me. I think if I make the jokes and the first remark about me being fat, me knowing I am fat, me being ok with being fat it makes it all right with the world.

Today I start taking my life back! I want to be healthy...not thin. We, as a family, have started hiking and taking walks through Nature Trails around our area. We live in Texas and there are so many State Parks and hiking trails in this beautiful state that I want to see and visit. Right now I can do about 2 miles of flat hiking but I want to be better. I bought a treadmill today. I love to walk, but I do not want to do it in public. I am a super duper night owl as well and it is sort of scary to go out walking at midnight. I also started doing my Sweat in to the Oldies tape again. I know that sounds so cheesy, but they work for me, and the workouts aren't too hard. My biggest weakness is soda...Hi my name is Amanda and I am a soda-holic...Closely followed by bread. We eat dinner out alot, and alot of times, it is the only meal I eat. I know that is super bad, so I am here to work on all these issues as well as some mental ones I have.

Here are my goals...
Cut back on/ out sodas
Eat better...or more regularly
walk everyday
snack less

baby steps...
 
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The Weekend

So they weekend has come and gone...and I feel really crappy. Sodas being my weakness...I feel into the convienience of them over the weekend. I was on the go for the most part and didn't sleep well. I did get up and do my walking, but I didn't eat that great and I drank more sodas then I really meant to. I felt it today! I was sluggish and out of motivation...not to mention my hands and feet were swollen. Tomorrow I will be better...
 
hi amanda - welcome to weight loss forum. i love the name maddy - that is so cute :)
wel done for taking such a positive step towards your health. walking is a great way to lose weight and even better if it brings you together with the family. now i think that you need to set out a target for yourself so you know what you are striving for. it doesnt have to be weight .. it could be bmi, inch loss, lowered blood pressure, lower heart rate etcetc.
as for the sodas .. i think there are a lot of very low calorie options available on the market now? i think one is called slenderize from a company called fuze.
anyway - keep us updated on how its going :) you can do this!!
Sophie x
 
I see my posting pattern setting in...Monday's seem to be when I journel the most so I will do that here as well.

I have to admit I am staying to my plan. I have started eating Breakfast, taking Vitamins, and then eating lunch. I have found the best way to eat dinner out as well...I share a meal with my daughter. I have this mental thing about when I go out to eat, I need to eat all that is on my plate, because I feel bad paying that much for something and not eating it. I know people say, just quite eating out...but that is the one thing my husband loves. He grew up with a mom that stayed home and cooked 3 meals a day...now that he is grown he wants to go out to eat ...so we do... anyway. My daughter, Maddy, who is 7, doesn't eat that much anyway..so to save money and calories, it has really helped me the last 3 weeks or so to share with her. On Friday I went to eat with my mom, and I was so proud of myself, cause I asked for a to go container when my food arrived, and divided it in half to take home. I could have eaten the whole thing, but I know I would have felt horrible if I did.

I am hopefully going to start Water Arobics soon as well. My sister works for a local hospital that has a gym and for $20 a month it is hard to pass up, plus we will both have a buddy. She want's too lose some weight and I wanna get healthy so I think we will make a great team.

I have to say that I really don't have a goal. I mean sure everyone wants to lose a couple of pounds. I weigh 272 lbs. and I am 5'7. I wouldn't say that I am ok with my weight, but I am happy with myself as an overall person. I wouldn't mind getting down to under 200, but I know me, I wont stick to a diet, I won't count points. Like everyone else, I wanna eat what I want, exercise and lose those pounds. I am very greatful that I have no medical problems. No high blood pressure, no diabeties...I am healthy. If I had to set a goal for myself that is all I would do is wanna loose 73 lbs. and I wanna do it in 1 year and 11 months, cause that is when My hubby and I are going back to Vegas for our 5 year wedding anniversary.

I don't wanna say Ok I am gonna lose 73 lbs, cause disappointment will send me back to the black hole I was in. There is no pressure on me. My husband, Bobby, loves me and supports me. He likes me the way I am, but he is not like behind me saying why are you working out...stop it...or anything like that. He askes me when he gets home...how long did you walk today, or how far... he is just down right supportive of me either way.

My walking has slowly increased. I am up to 30 min now. I work myself from 1.5 to 2.0 to 2.5 to 3.0 and then back down again. I can even do it without holding on! Yeah Me! Friday Night we walked for Relay For Life for Cancer Research and my Bobby walked with me and we walked 45 min around the track. I was proud of us.

My sister says that I should keep a food journel. I can't, I found myself lying to myself...how stupid is that. I mean...it's not like I eat all the time. I have found adding breakfast to my routine, has really knocked out my cravings. I do not snack nearly as much as I use to. But I don't deprive myself either. Meaning I keep those 100 cal snack packs of Sun Chips, and Oreos for those times when I just need a little something. And Sodas...I haven't had one since Friday. I have one a day, usually when we have dinner out, because I don't keep them in the house. The cravings haven't been too bad for them yet. I drink Orange or pinapple juice in the morning...V8 or Cranberry juice at lunch, and water during the day. That really has helped...and I keep busy! Scrapping, or painting anything to keep my hands busy.

My walking has slowly increased. I am up to 30 min now. I work myself from 1.5 to 2.0 to 2.5 to 3.0 and then back down again. I can even do it without holding on! Yeah Me! Friday Night we walked for Relay For Life for Cancer Research and my Bobby walked with me and we walked 45 min around the track. I was proud of us.

Thanks Sophia for the comment...It really brightened my day and gave me some much needed encouragement. Hugs to you
 
Keepinga food diary is extremely helpful - especially if you associate moods with it - like how you're feeling when you're eating.. it really helps to see where your trouble spots are... in mycase ive found that it helps really keep me honest and I'll ask myself if i really want someting because i have to write it down.

There are a bucnh of free online food journals that also track nutrients so you can see where you are with fiber, sodium, protein and other nutrients.

It's a lot easier to cut back,w heny ou know what you're taking in to begin with
 
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