A Girl has got to eat.

Thank you, Dreaming and Kori :)

I got back into it full force yesterday. So hopefully by weigh day I'll have lost at least a pound so I can get below the 250 mark and move on already! It seems I really struggle when it comes to getting below important scale milestones. Not sure if I psych myself out or what. I am sure glad I found this forum. You guys are a great support system :)
 
Stopping by, first post here. I see you in various other diaries and wanted to check you out.
All I can say is Bravo!!! You get a standing ovation from me! What you have done so far? Damn!

You ever lose faith for a minute... just look at your road, you've gotta be able to take some comfort and pick up some strength from that!


I'm a fan!:party:
 
Today was wonderful in the way of food and exercise. Even after a hard workout at the gym and a lot of walking, I went for a nice long bike ride with my family. I felt like a little kid again. I felt so free, especially going down hills with the wind and sun on my face. I didn't want that moment to end. I think it is within these sorts of moments where I find my motivation to keep plugging along. :)
 
Hey Cabbie, thanks for your encouragement! I can use all the support I can get, especially on days like I had over the weekend.

Anyway, hope to see more of you! :)
 
Hope you are doing well today :) So Glad to hear you are back at it full force! You go girl!
 
ymcachick said:
Today was wonderful in the way of food and exercise. Even after a hard workout at the gym and a lot of walking, I went for a nice long bike ride with my family. I felt like a little kid again. I felt so free, especially going down hills with the wind and sun on my face. I didn't want that moment to end. I think it is within these sorts of moments where I find my motivation to keep plugging along. :)
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Good going. :D:D:D
 
Thank you so much everyone. Your support means the world to me.

I think I worked myself into a tizzy for nothing, or maybe that helped me burn extra calories, lol, I don't know, but what I do know is...... I lost 7 pounds this week!!!!!!! I am sitting at 243, so I'm nearly out of the 240s! My next mini goal is 239. Once I hit that weight, I'll officially have less than 100 pounds to lose. lol, I've never known anyone who was happy about having 100 pounds to lose! :)
 
ymcachick said:
I think I worked myself into a tizzy for nothing,
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This is the amazing part of weightloss. To this day i still work myself up over nothing. Stuff like, "OMG i just had 2 serving of crackers, is the end and i going back to my old habits" or "the scale says I'm up 4 lbs". Sure these days are getting less and less but they still happen. You are not alone, everyone has their little tizzie moments. I guess it's just how we respond. I always have to remind myself to step back and look at the big picture. I then quickly realize this is just one day in the rest of my life and I will have many more days where i overeat, miss the gym, feel depressed.

The amazing things you have accomplished will not be reversed in one day. By reading your posts you have already gotten over it, which is the hard part. Congrats on this weeks loss and keep up the good work.
 
You're doing great! Congrats on losing 7 lbs this week! I only lost 1 lb:( Ahh well, I guess everyone is different!

WillLose
 
Holey Schmoley Ms Y.. you are powering!!! OMG 7 pounds in a week is just amazing! Well done on hitting the "less than 100!!!" I know what you mean, I am a little ways off that one yet so it will also be a good day for me when I get where you are!

WTG!!! :hurray:
 
hey hey i skimmed through the diary and just HAD to post! You are doing a marvelous job! if only i was down 123 pounds.. i would be on cloud nine. I also had a 7 lbs loss out of the blue recently.... feels great doesn't it. I can relate to you on so many fronts.. I decided this was my year to put me before anyone else and it is paying off in spades. it seems to be going just as well for you. Best of luck in your continued success, adn i''l be checking out what you got to say from now on. Chat you later!
 
Matt, I've been called obsessive with my lifestyle change, but I think I'm trying hard not to be so extreme about having an extra this or that. I'm just afraid if it's starts with having an extra serving, will it end with me eating the whole tray? You're right though, what I've worked on won't be reversed in a day. Hopefully I'll find that balance.

WillLose, a loss is a loss. :) Don't get too down on yourself, but I do understand the disappointment, especially when you work so hard and the scale doesn't budge. Hang in there though.

lol Kori, I couldn't believe it to be honest! I think my mini binge and changing up my exercise (adding the bicycling in addition to my other stuff) really just kicked things up, but boy oh boy what I wouldn't give for results like that every week! ;)

Kureransu, thanks for stopping by! It does feel great and I'm glad you can relate, especially when it comes to putting yourself first. Sometimes that's the hardest thing to do, but I think in this instance, it's quite alright to be a little bit selfish!
 
I nearly forget to post about my exercise yesterday! I was so hyped when I went to the gym, that I burned 1011 calories and did 5.52 miles on the AMT in a 65 minute session. It's a new record for me. I actually had the machine maxed up to 20 for a good solid 15 minutes. I think bicycling outdoors has really helped. I'm planning a nice bike ride this evening. Can't wait!

In other weight observations, it still baffles me how many people smile at me now compared to back then. Maybe I just look happier and more receptive to smiles? Whatever the reason, it feels good to have that sort of peer acknowledgment again. When I was in my shell, I think I denied how essential that human interaction really is for our well-being.
 
If I managed to lose 7 pounds a week in 2 weeks I would be at goal! ;)! And in 3 weeks I would be underweight ;) ;)!

You are so awesome, I don't even know how you do it, I feel overwhelmed that I still have to lose so much... and now I feel a little bit ashamed, you have such a positive attitude!
I also get myself into tizzies quite frequently, another pound up how is this possible, why am I even doing it, I will never be skinny, yadayadayada... but you guys keep my feet on the ground!

Have an awesome day, Camy
 
Thank you, Camy. I don't think you have anything to be ashamed about. Whether you're 10 pounds overweight or 300 pounds overweight, there's a common factor among us all: every single one of us put ourselves in this position and now we're all trying to get the hell out of it. I like that there's a sense of camaraderie that forms which helps us get through the shit.

Speaking of shit, fat free cream cheese is rancid. I bought some because it was cheaper than my laughing cow cheese and had zero fat and 5 fewer calories. What a mistake that turned out to be! Never ever again will I be buying that crap.

Exercise is going terrific. Although, today may prove challenging due to the rain, but I'm going to hit the gym hard this afternoon. For getting below the 250 mark I rewarded myself with a lol um... "magic tan" It's one of those spray tans without the uv effects. Needless to say, I won't be wearing shorts for a week! Streak city! But I'm happy with my arms, face, neck and shoulders area. Besides, it turned out to be free because my original appointment was cancelled due to them being out of solution and failing to notify me. hehe. I sure do like free stuff.
 
Hey ymcachick, Just thought I would stop by and say hello. How is everything holding up on your end? Congrats on the 7 lbs in a week, I may have missed it because I skimmed through your diary, but what have you been doing to lose the weight that quick, I lost 9 lbs but that took me 23 days lol I would kill to lose 7 lbs in a week!
 
ymcachick said:
Speaking of shit, fat free cream cheese is rancid. I bought some because it was cheaper than my laughing cow cheese and had zero fat and 5 fewer calories. What a mistake that turned out to be! Never ever again will I be buying that crap.

Exercise is going terrific. Although, today may prove challenging due to the rain, but I'm going to hit the gym hard this afternoon. For getting below the 250 mark I rewarded myself with a lol um... "magic tan" It's one of those spray tans without the uv effects. Needless to say, I won't be wearing shorts for a week! Streak city! But I'm happy with my arms, face, neck and shoulders area. Besides, it turned out to be free because my original appointment was cancelled due to them being out of solution and failing to notify me. hehe. I sure do like free stuff.
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LOL, I don't think fat free cream cheese is that bad. Maybe there is something wrong with my taste buds. My mom thinks its crap too. Ah well.

And who doesn't like free stuff? I always go to this site called . I love it. I have gotten so many things free from there. And it's allowed me to keep up on coupons which has resulted in lots of free food and cosmetics.

Anyway, you're doing awesome. Congrats on getting passed your mark and doing so well with your exercise. :D
 
Hi Dior, thank you for popping in! To answer your question, I'm not sure if there's any big secret. I can tell you what I've been doing and hopefully you can take what you think may work and apply it to your routine.

I want to first start out by saying that I am only now at the weight where a lot of people start their "journey", so I think it's safe to say that since I initially had so much weight to lose, it probably came off easier/quicker in the beginning. Okay. So that said, According to fitday, I've been averaging between 1200-1400 calories/day. Now this is where I may slightly differ with some people... I exercise A LOT. I exercise off all the calories that I eat every day and then I exercise some more, be it walking or more recently riding bicycle. I try and change things up and keep it interesting. I h ave also noticed that if I zigzag my calories, like eat 1600 calories one day and 1200 the next, it keeps my body guessing and my metabolism sharp. Same with exercise, I really try to change things up even if it means pushing myself to the next level of resistance.

As far as what I eat, I make sure I pack my meals full of protein and fiber. I drink a lot of water throughout the day too.

I wish I had the secret to weight loss, but I don't. All I know is that what I've doing so far is still working extremely well. Since starting, there hasn't been a week that I haven't lost weight. I hope this helps!

Dreaming, that looks like a great website! Thanks! :) I tried sprinkling a little bit of garlic onto the cream cheese and that helped with the flavor a lot.

Anyway, hope everyone is having a nice holiday weekend!
 
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