A new me! (hopefully, with some help)

Can i join in the 20 days pleeeeaaassseee??????Hey girls we are doing this together!!!!!

Im going for the exercise every day even if its crunches and weight liffting and not having any naughty stuff at all!!!

We are the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Great job kicking off the 20 day blast. Getting back on track when we fall off the wagon is definitely crucial to maintaining any of the success we manage to find on here.


If I might be so bold to offer a shout however, could I suggest that you might be cutting your calories a little too far back? Not 100% sure of your exact numbers but if you start calculating your basic calorie needs per day by calculating your BMR and then multiply the result by the activity level you have as someone that puts in long runs it looks like you're running a big deficit by cutting calories down to 1200 which could hurt in the long run.


I've seen a few calculators out there but the one that the guys on the fat2fitradio website have seems pretty good. When I started taking a look at my own numbers recently I figured out that I had also been cutting back calories too much and am now aiming to find ways to bring in more healthy calories.
 
I am SO GLAD you went for your run!!! I think the more you do something, the more you want to do it. Sex, sugar, going out and getting drunk, exercise etc... If you don't do it, you end up not wanting to do it, but If you are doing it a lot you want more! You have just done a ten mile run for chrissakes woman! The aim of it wasn't to get up to 10 miles, and think "I've done it now, so lets fuck it" :) If you get out the habit of doing it then it will be hard starting all over again. Like you said, its getting warmer now... wouldn't it be lovely for you to run down that country lane in some short shorts and a vest top, feeling the sun all warm on your slim bod? WOULDN'T IT!!!!! I want you to be out there getting them endorphins pumping, not sitting in a gloomy(!) Front room thinking about the quality streets lurking in the cupboards.


Personally, I think the reason that most people start teir diets off fabulously, then it tails off, is because they are excited at first. After that first weigh in when you've lost a few pounds your like "Wow, I'm REALLY DOING THIS!!!", Then you get all the compliments. But after a while, you forget how good it felt at the start, and you lose your excitement. So reawaken you enthusiasm, reach for the stars! Imagine a whole football stadium cheering in joy that you've lost so much weight, Imagine that moment when you go into a shop, and size 12 doesn't fit... You try on a size ten, and BLOODY HELL, you have got an inch to spare in that. Feel the joy deep inside your heart, imagine ringing people up, and coming on here, because YOU HAVE DONE IT! You've reached your goal, you look fantastic, you feel pumped with energy, and you feel better about yourself than ever before. And now your so happy the world seems better, you are skipping along the street with a big grin on your face, that you can't seem to lose, even if you try. GET EXCITED!!!!!!!


I think that by telling yourself its alright to have little treats here and there, you are slowly losing the food guilt, and that means that you will be more likely to give in the next time, and the time after, when confronted with junk. You are incredible at refusing the little treats in a way that I don't think I'd ever be- All the time at work you say no when there are naughties around the office. If you are "Treating yourself" (Although I think every time someone thinks or says that, the real phrase should be "Destroying yourself and your diet") at home, then soon you will be in the office too.. And when you meet with friends, then it will slip over into your lunches and dinners, and you will get FAT again. Yep, that ugly word that no-one likes to say. FAT! So you are doing the right thing by having 20 perfect days. It takes 21 days to form a habit doesn't it.... Just have a strong resolve, and think of junk as the enemy. Because it is.
 
You should try and stay away from even the small amounts of chocolate. that stuff is so addicting and just makes you want more. I used to not even think about chocolate then a family member gave me one as a treat and omg it was so good. all i thought about was chocolate for 2 weeks after. It seems to get better the longer you dont have it. evem havoing it every once and awhile seems to act like nicotine and make you crave it more later. So bad bad. no chocolate for you!.


Getting back to running sounds like a good goal. Just dont cut your calories to much. you dont want to start storing crap.
 
Wow Rainbow- you've got me revved up too! Let's go team!! We can do this. Let's get back our excitement that we all had at the start. I think we could all do with a dose of enthusiasm & I think I have just got mine, thanks to everyone in here, including, you, lovely Kate! xoxo Cate
 
ADAY 236

Blast day 2

Breakfast: 50g porridge & blueberries (201 cals)
Lunch: Ham, 97 cal crisps, 3 kiwi's & a yoghurt (325 cals)
Dinner: 2 Slices of wholemeal toast with light spread and mashed banana (221 cals)
Snacks: 5 coffee's, apple, granola bar & a small slice of wholemeal toast with light spread and marmite (444 cals)
Total calories = 1191

Exercise: 5km run, 30 min incline walk, 3x12 chest press, 3x12 peck fly, 3x12 back deltoids and 200 reps on the abs machine!!!

Oh boy, am i back into the swing of things today :)
I've had a good day at work today. I just seem to be in a much better head space all round really :D
I did have a little moment this morning when i thought 'oh, maybe i won't go to the gym tonight cos i did a run yesterday and i should rest' but i then told myself to 'shut up. you're going!'

When i got to the gym i decided to try and do 5km in under 30 mins. I did it in about 28 mins with my brother but i nearly died lol. Anyway, i started on 9 (km/hr) and realised that wasn't gonna be fast enough and by the last 5 mins i was flying on 11.5!!!! BUT.....I didn't make it :( i did it in 30.29!!! I was gutted!! I actually really really enjoyed my run, it was awesome. I loved battling the clock and distance. I was a total sweaty mess when i was done but felt awesome :hurray: Oh, i will bloody do it under 30 mins on wednesday I will!!!

I can't believe the amount of comments on my diary today :beating: Totally feeling the love today :)

Jess Aww thank you sweetie. Cheers for understanding and thank you so much for your encouragement. I really do feel like i'm back on track, with a vengence. You guys are just the best support ever :) I did think about 'the great south run' while i was running yesterday, i had kinda forgot about it the last week or so, and i thought 'you have to get back on track you can't go back to what you were cos you have this run to do'
Ooooooh of course you can do the Blast with me!!! How exciting!!! This 20 day kick arse blast is really gonna get us back on track!!!!!

Greg Thank you so much for commenting on my diary!! I feel like i have been visited by 'forum royalty' :blush5: :) Cheers for your encouragment and wise words mate. You are so right, i always feel totally awesome after a good run, i had just kinda forgot recently. It is so easy to wallow in self pity, weill it is for me anyway lol Thanks again for stopping by, you are such an awesome inspiration mate :)

Cate Heya cupcake. It's weird how we manage to conviently forget things huh, i really didn't realise i was doing it until i was having a good think about things on my run yesterday. It's kinda like it just struck me.
Oooh are you gonna do Blast too? :hurray: :hurray: Awesome. You might be right about the calories too, pick a number and stick with that (oh, and 2000 cals is not accepted :smilielol5: )

Feelinggooder Cheers for stopping by sweetie :) Ok, you have muddled my brain now lol i checked out that website and it said that my BMR is 1474 calories (what does that mean) and it says 'Moderately Active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk) = 2223 calories' :eek: . Does that mean that i should be eating that much? OK, i am a stupid ditsy 'non' blonde and i am totally lost now. HELP!!!!!! MyFitnessPal app is what i use and have used from the start and it says that if i want to lose 2lb a week then i am to have 1200. If i changed it to only wanting to lose 1lb a week it says something like 1560 cals. Oh, i'm so confused now lol. Advice please :)

And finally Ruthie My dear dear Ruthie. I am speachless!!! You are just totally bloody awesome :beating: You are right (of course) :) (Not too sure about the little shorts and vest top in the summer, i still wear jogging bottoms, not had the guts to go for the lycra things other wear!!!) I kinda feel like you have done as i asked and shouted at me but making me think 'yes mum. as usual, you are right' kinda way. Thank you so so much :beating:
Reading thru what you wrote i thought 'oh yeah' or 'totally right' or 'that is really obvious but we forget it'. You, my lovely, are fucking amazing and the way you put things is just freaking awesome. Love you :beating:

Thank you, thank you all for basically everything you guys are just the most awesomest :beating:
 
AEDIT......

In the hour it took me to read others and comment, and write my diary Mark and Cate managed to slip in sneaky comments so......

Mark You are sooooooooo right about chocolate. It really is evil stuff. I did try and give it up for lent but failed without realising. I had a Mcflurry while i was away :( and then thought 'oh well, i failed so i will eat it again AND SOME!!!!!! I think i will give it up again. Definatly during my 20 day blast anyway.
Getting back to running is awesome, i had forgotten, even after a week how great it makes me feel.
I don't know what to do about my calories. Any advise would be greatly accepted :)

Cate I am properly excited again. It is weird how we just slip into mundane boring old diet isn't it. We didn't even realise that we were just plodding along. I am so so chuffed that you are all excited and 'up for it too. Just think what we can achieve in these next 20 days and beyond (like buzz.....to infinaty and beyond.....yep lol i am odd)
 
Heya Kate,


I'm still trying to get all this BMR stuff straight in my head as well but as near as I can tell: The BMR amount (1474 in your case) is the number of calories your body burns each day for basic life functions. (ie if you did not bother getting out of bed for a few weeks your body would continue to burn off this amount of energy each day. If I understand the numbers on their calculator correctly the 2223 is the number of calories you can eat when you hit your goal weight of 150 lbs to maintain the weight long term if you continue to work out at the same pace.


Anything you eat under the 2223 number means that you should continue to lose weight if you keep up the same level of activity. For every 500 calories a day under the 2223 you'd lose a pound a week. Now that you're so close to your end goal weight it sounds like your calories need to get cut pretty close to a base level to keep aiming for 2 lbs a week loss. At some point when the calorie intake gets low we all run the risk of burning off muscle rather than fat.


At the end of the day everyone is different but I thought I'd mention it as food for thought as you're getting super close to entering maintenance mode vs weight loss.


Personally the thought of squeezing in another 1000 calories a day to maintain a goal weight instead of aiming to lose 2lbs/wk while keeping them relatively healthy calories is starting to sound like quite a difficult chore.
 
It was sp lovly to see you had a great day working out and your food was low no bad stuff.I cant tell you anything about your cals really.Cause me too, i dont understand the whole calorie story so well.I do know that you should eat more on work out days.Hope someone can clear stuff up about this.


My enthousiasm is really back, im even counting calories again and freaking out at the same time,but hey!!!i'll get through it!!!need to get used to it again.


Im counting my Blast days from today so i;ll be posting my food and progress tonight!!!!you're the best!!!Loves and kisses!!!!
 
ADAY 237

Blast day 3

Breakfast: 50g porridge & blueberries (201 cals)
Lunch: 97 cal crisps, granola bar & a yoghurt (334 cals)
Dinner: 4 meat balls in dry roast veg (peppers, onions, mushrooms and aubergine) (313 cals)
Snacks: 4 coffee's, 3 kiwi's and pineapple and 95 cal crisps (347 cals)
Total calories = 1195

Exercise: 30 min 'Kick fit' DVD

I had another really good day today. :hurray: Biscuits at work that i took up for Rachel and didn't have myself :) I love tuesdays, I work with Rachel and we always have a good laugh. I am still really focused and totally up for actually losing on sunday. I will be so chuffed if i can manage a loss this week, especially seeing as i haven't weighed on the Wii for 3 weeks now!!!!!
I have been really organised with food this week, really planning ahead. I really think that that makes such a difference, well, for me anyway.
When i got home from work i did my dvd work out, which was great fun. I haven't done one of them for bloody ages. I then made spagetti meatballs for the men and roast veg for me. I also made a large cottage pie for them for the next 2 days and some veg lasagne for me for the next 2 days so i don't have to worry about what to have.

Feelinggooder OK, that makes more sence. I am basically having a 1000 calorie deficit. I think i will try and stick to my 1200 for my 20 day blast then i will up it. I have been so slack for months now, i think it will be fine to be so strict for a few weeks :) Cheers for explaining, it really makes me understand how things work and it will give me more control over what goes on with my body. I can't wait til i can have all those calories, i wont know what to do with myself lol

Jess I am so pleased that you are excited about your weight loss again :) You will get there with the calories, once you get into the routine of it it is easy :) and........
:hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: on Blast day 1 :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: Really proud of you my lovely.

Love and hugs Xxx
 
ADAY 238

Blast day 4

Breakfast: 50g porridge & blueberries (201 cals)
Lunch: 97 cal crisps, granola bar & a yoghurt (334 cals)
Dinner: veg lasagne, with no cheese sauce (272 cals)
Snacks: 3 coffee's, 3 kiwi's pineapple, banana, small bottle of diet coke and a cup of tea (326 cals)
Total calories = 1133

Exercise: 5km run and a 1hour toning class :)

I had a pretty good morning at work and then at lunchtime i saw a print out of the rota at work for June!...........i.e after i am not gonna be there and it was so weird seeing everyone on there but me :(. I had a proper 'panic, panic, panic' moment and was really down all afternoon. I just felt like crying. I don't want to leave. I don't want everything to change!!!!!!!
I even tried talking myself out of going to the gym this evening but managed to persuade myself to go and i am so glad i did, it made me feel so much better :) I had another go at doing my 5km run in under 30 mins. I wasn't too optomistic that i would manage it because my legs were pretty achey after my kick fit dvd last night but..........I DID IT!!!!!! I did it in 28.56!!! :hurray: I was bloody knackered but it felt awesome totally smashing my time on monday (30.29mins) I then went and did the toning class and OMG it was hard but again i totally loved it but i am soooooooo gonna ache tomorrow. My arms, legs and stomach are aching already.

I am giving blood after work tomorrow so i can't go to the gym. I can't go before and i definately won't be able to go afterwards. It always makes me feel proper shaky and patheticly weak. But i feel it's important and they always want my blood group for some reason so it's worth it. I am aiming to do some crunches tomorrow but i really dont know how i am gonna be after tonights class, she really worked us hard on our abs!!!!! Anyway what i am trying to say is 'please forgive me if i don't do anything cos i am a total weed and will feel rubbish'

Love to all. Hope everyone had a great day :grouphug:
 
Kate- so sorry sweetie about that June roster! It sucks! Well done on turning that feeling around & kicking the kaiber, exercise-wise & calorie-wise!! YOU ROCK!!!!!!! You, young lady are being a wonderful example to us all. I know, I know, I embarrass you, but it's true. You are turning lemons into lemonade.

Sending you lots and lots and lots of love sweets, xoxoxoxoxo Cate
 
ADAY 239

Blast day 5

Breakfast: 50g porridge & blueberries (201 cals)
Lunch: 97 cal crisps, granola bar & a yoghurt (334 cals)
Dinner: Veg lasagne with no cheese sauce (272 cals)
Snacks: 4 coffee's, 3 kiwi's, pinapple, banana & a rice cake (368 cals)
Total calories = 1175

Exercise: Being very brave and giving lots and lots of blood!!!!!!

I had a prett average day at work today. I had my period this morning, which was a bit of a surprise cos i had felt fine. It did make we think that it was hormones that made me react so badly to the 'june rota' but i think i would have been down about that anyway.

At lunchtime i had a look in the local paper (it comes out on a thursday) at the 'job section' It was the first time in my life that i have ever looked in the job section in the hope of actually finding a job and.......There is a Dental Nurse job in there!!!!! It is at a practice in Bideford, which is about 20 miles away. Maureen (the dentist i work with now) knows the practice and says that he is a really nice guy :) It is a small private practice with just the one dentist. The travel is a bit of a bummer and would cost me a bit in petrol but they are a private practice so the pay would hopefully be decent to make it worth it.They want a qualified nurse to start immediately!!! I asked Maureen what she thought and she said to apply and if i have to leave straight away then that's how is has to be. Rachel's (the hygienist) husband is making my CV look 'better' for me, bless him, he is really good at it too and he is a dentist so he knows what a dentist wants to see on one :)She text me today to tell me he has finished it :hurray: It is weird, it seems like this was ment to be :) The advert and my proper poshly done CV on the same day!!!! Not gonna get my hopes up but i am in a way way better place mentally today :)

I went and gave blood after work :( I hate it, i am such a wimp lol. But it's important so i do it. I had some biscuits because they made me eat them :) and seeing as they took lots of blood and i was a brave little girl, i thought that i could get away with not adding them to my cals cos they dont count :rolleyes: Well that's what the nurses said.

Cate Aww sweetie :blush5: :blush5: thank you sweetie.....I love the lemons into lemonade bit, that's awesome. I am much more positive today :) Thank you so much for always being here for me my lovely. :grouphug:
 
Oooooh, I wish I had the motivation to make lots of dinners in advance! I think your right about planning ahead, specially when your out the house because you can control the food thats inside your home, but if theres temptations outside like fast food and you haven't taken any food with you your definitely more likely to give in.



ARRRRRGGHHHH!!!!! BLOODY HELL!!!!!! I knew you'd do it in under half an hour :) That's really brilliant!!!!! Well done!


That job seems perfect for you, and I bet your ight about the pay being higher. If need be you could always just work there for a while till you find a job closer to home, if you find the travveling a bit too much... But it'll be great if you get it! And I can't get over that your boss actually helped you with your cv! I doubt that happens often lol. Have you sent the cv off to them yet?


You are doing fabulously m'deary xxxxx
 
Fingers & toes crossed Kate for this job!! I think it's great that the people you work with are so keen for you to find a good job quickly & are prepared to bend over backwards to help you get it. It goes to show how much they think of you & your ability. You are doing very well sweetie, both food-wise & exercise-wise, but even more importantly you are doing well mentally & are being very positive during what may have been a negative situation. It's obvious to me that you are so much stronger emotionally than you were a year ago. Well done Kate. That's inspiration for all of us. Lots of love sweetie, xoxo Cate
 
Hey Kate,

Sorry I havn't been around much..and thank you for your well wishes. I do feel better now..not 100%, but better. I took the whole week off from exercise...it's the first time since I started on this deal that I did that...I hope to get back at it tomorrow. I won't be around for another 2 weeks because I've got a 2 week business trip coming up...here we go again!

Take care and thanks again...I'll try to get caught up on your diary when I get back,

Sarah
 
ADAY 240

Blast day 6

Breakfast: 50g porridge & blueberries (201 cals)
Lunch: Granola bar & a yoghurt (237 cals)
Dinner: Ham & cheese salad with light salad cream (206 cals)
Snacks: 4 coffee's, 3 kiwi's, pineapple, 97 cal crisps and a granola bar (548 cals)
Total calories = 1192

Exercise: 10 min walk and 5km run (did it in 29.16 mins)

I've had a good day mentally. I definalty feel more positive as the week has gone on. Chris has emailed me my CV back so i can get it finished so i can post it on monday. I have spent the evening doing a 'covering letter' to go with it. I found it really hard!!! I have never done one before and just don't know what to put in it but i've done it. Hope it's ok. Chris said he will check over it all before i send it so he can tell me if it's shit!

Oooh, mark said i was a bag of bones this morning :) He knows how i don't deal with compliments so he makes fun of 'my skinnyness' but that felt lovely, him saying that :beating:

I felt a bit weird and kinda faint when we were at the supermarket this afternoon and i thought 'oh, i better not go to the gym' but......i ate one of the granola bars from in the trolley and felt much better. I went and did my run but i thought i had better no really push to beat the time i did on wednesday cos i gave blood yesterday and i had felt odd earlier but i did make sure i managed it under 30 mins :)

Ruthie I definately find it easier planning meals. I kinda have to do it really if i want to do this 20 day blast cos my cals are really low and it's hard figuring out what to have. I am going to send my CV on monday, i'm gonna perfect it this weekend. It is great that my boss is so cool and helpful. And yeah, fingers crossed for the job!!

Cate Yeah, i've got everything crossed too. Thank you for your sweet words, yep, blushing again :blush5: I am lucky to work with such lovely people, i am really gonna miss them :( I hadn't really thought about it but yeah, i am emotionally stronger now. I think it is cos i am more confident and comfortable in my skin now thanks to you guys :)

Sarah Heya, glad you are feeling better :) Don't worry about having a week off from working out, you will find that giving you body a little rest will have done you the world of good and you will get straight back to it without any worries. Hope you have a good trip and that you don't have to work too hard. Big hugs Xx
 
ADAY 241

Blast day 7

Breakfast: 50g porridge with blueberries and a banana (276 cals)
Lunch: 3 small slices of wholemeal toast with light spread and marmite (206 cals)
Dinner: 75g porridge & blueberries (275 cals)
Snacks: a coffee & a granola bar (210 cals)
Total calories = 967

Exercise: Lying on the sofa and sleeping :(

I woke up at about 6am this morning cos i felt sick :( and couldn't get back to sleep. I had a nail appointment this morning which i managed to go to (i really shouldn't have cos i felt terrible) I felt sick, ached all over and had a head ache all day. I have started to feel better the last hour or so but still feel rubbish :( I haven't done any exercise but seeing as i'm not well i am not going to class it as failing my '20 day blast' i am going to be sensible tomorrow too and not do my run in the morning either. If i feel up to it i might do something gentle, like go for a walk.
I have managed to finish my CV this afternoon. That was really hard to do as well especially seeing as i felt so crap but i had to get it done.

I am going to weigh in the morning (i think) hopefully i will have a loss to get excited about :)
 
Finding motivation for your success comes from remembering why you want this so bad or why you need to do it. I knew if I didn't change I would die and my boys would be without a mom. Whenever I felt like giving up or not continuing or not giving it my all...i would remember those reasons. I was able to lose 129lbs in a year doing p90X and following my why list :)
 
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