Adam is back for round 2...

DeepGreen

DeepGreen

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Hi guys, long time no see. Many new faces here and some old.

I am back to a fresh start to a healthier life style. A little bit of background of me for most you who don't know me (or who even care :p). I am now 22 year old college student who is currently. I started my weight loss journey in 2007 when i was at an all time high of 276. I changed my lifestyle; ate healthy, exercised and reached an all time weight low of about 196 lbs (had a relatively low body fat) by the end of 2007.

2008...well...that wasn't such a good year. I tried to hit it back into gear...but lets just say, its was a bad year.

I've gained some of the weight back and now i'm currently about 220 (put on about 25 lbs...and lets not even get into how much muscle mass i loss by not weight lifting). I am trying to reach my ideal weight of about 175.

I also want to make this a life style change, not a diet. i was careless in 2008...didn't manage my time right...didn't exercise. Now with a little bit more free time, and an awesome gym membership (and with some extra cash with from the holidays :D) I am ready to kick it into high gear.

Today was a good start of the day. Main reason i started this journal entry back is because I FINALLY got my gym membership back. I put it on hold since last october. Today was actually a pretty good day eating /exercise wise. I had 2 slices of whole grain bread and some scrambled eggs for breakfast (ok, a little bit of butter), some rice and chicken at about 4pm, and a protein shake, after my even work out (i did an hour of cardio and some weight lifting...I am gonna be sore tomorrow).

Eventually, I will weigh myself and set up a fitday account and all that good stuff. I just want to take it slow. Oh...and my goal....

Lose 8 lbs a month (2 lbs a week), so...about 40 lbs lost by the end of june. Basica plan will be 1800 cal diet....high in protein, good fats, and some carbs (maybe a 1/2, 1/4, 1/4 ratio...i will get the exact plan later on) and to exercise 6 days a week....6 days of cardio and 4 days of weight lifting.

I am glad to be back and definitely looking foward to meeting some of my old weight loss buddies and the new faces around here.

Until tomorrow, have a good night.

Adam
 
Hi there! I'm new to the forum so we definitely have not met.

I know how difficult it can be sometimes to keep up with healthy habits, especially being a college student. I'm sure juggling your social and academic life is a task in itself. You seem really determined though and you'll definitely be at your goal by this summer. BEST OF LUCK!

Nice to meet you! :waving:

PS Do you go to Florida State?
 
Thanks for the support mal and olux.

I actually go to UCF...right now I am cross enrolled at a community college to finish up pre-reqs. And thanks for your words of encouragement. It is hard juggling school, social life, work, and exercise and I wasn't able to hand it last year. This year...with only 2 classes, working less then 30 hours a week, I will make it work...

Today was an ok day. Woke up, ate a cheese egg omlette with whole grain bread for breakfast. Which was a decent breakfast (i am planning on having some oatmeal tomorrow...not a big fan of oatmeal, but a lot of the members do eat it on here and they say thats a good breakfast), and my 4pm lunch wasn't that healthy...had 2 fried (grrr, i know!) hamburgers, with tomatoes, on top of an onion bun. I also had an ice cream fudge bar, and 2 lolly pops. Grrr...nutrition wise, my lunch sucked (it was my fault...i could of at least baked it...but i lacked self control and was so hungry...that is the last time i am letting that happen though), but I think i did manage to keep in my calorie range. That is the last time I am eating fried food btw, i feel so sick and disgusted afterward. anyways, after i ate, i had my evening class and then did about an hour and a half at the gym. I am slowly building back to how I was. After a gym, drunk a protein milk shake with skim milk and finishing the rest of the night with good ol' h2o.

Overall, i Estimates (and my estimates are far off, i need to actually count) that breakfast was about 400 cal, both burgers were about 500 each (with bun), ice cream / lolly pop was 150 and protein was about 200, bring a grand total of about 1750 (add +10% and that would make it about 1925, which is a little higher then i suspected)

I will officially weigh myself, formulate a plan, start counting calories, and all that good stuff tomorrow. Hoping there is a feb. challenge cuz i definitely love those.

So my 2nd day went ok...more days ahead :D
 
Today was an ok day. (i'll make this short and sweet since i work tomorrow in the am and have to sleep soon)

Did about an hour at the gym (first 30 min was easy, last 30 min was ok). first machine said i burned about 425 cal and the 2nd machine said i burned about 300 calories..but you can never tell how accurate those machines really are. My calorie intake was decent, at about 1830 (+- 10% deviation, so 1647 - 2013...which i can live with)

oh, one more thing. I ate around 31% fat, 22% protein, and 47% carbs. Too much carbs and not enough protein that i would of liked, but overall pretty decent.

mental note to self: try to buy a scale so you can measure and count your calories better. (does anyone know a good place where i can buy one???)

oh, and one more thing. my chest is still so damn sore from bench pressing Wednesday. grrr, hopefully this goes away soon!
 
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Today wasn't that good of a day. Had to work, and only did 30 min of cardo at the gym (cuz i felt so sore). My estimate for my total consumption 2774 (-+ 10%..2497- 3051) which most like means its a wash; not gaining or losing weight. Tomorrow I am planning on eating 1200 calories (and the next day i plan on cutting 400 cal (total of 1400 cal)...which, if plan goes to plan, i will definitely make that back up) If i feel sore again tomorrow, for the 4th day, I won't go to the gym. I am in the middle of planning my meal for tomorrow which i'll post in the next post...
 
About to go to sleep, but i linked my food log in my sig (for those who care :p).

Right now, I have forecasted 1080 calories (120 calories difference). Still high carbs (49%) but a nice serving of protein (32%). I talked to a colleague at work and decided to double my protein shakes (2 scoops at 26 grams, and 2 cups of skim milk at 8 grams, looking at 68 grams of protein!!!!

Going to sleep now...Hopefully I feel good that I can make it to the gym. Good night guys

side note: I now am in a possession of a crap load of chicken breasts. Right now, they are seasoned and in the freezer. I have to think of ways to cook them. Oh yeah, I got to pick up some vitamins and omega 3 fatty acid pills...
 
I ended up having too much for breakfast, ate 2 oranges and some cake. I had to cut the banana out of my daily meals. Also had to cut out 2 serving the protein shake to just 1 mixed in water. I am still having peanut butter sandwich for lunch...right now forecasted calories of 1196. (62 grams of protein, which is decent)

I am not working out tonight and taking a rest day (still sore, but not as sore as i was yesterday, should be 100% tomorrow) so energy expenditures shouldn't be an issue. Dinner is very light..just the protein shake, so it looks like i have to drink lots of water. I may buy some vitamins though though to make sure i have enough nutrients in my diet. Oh and some omega fatty acids as well maybe (that might put me over though!)
 
I ended up working til 1235 in the morning. Got home about 1 and pigged out a little bit :(. Grrr...i hate myself...however, I did maintain my 1200 cal technically for the first and roll over those calories that i after 12am into the 2nd...which i am not recording in my food log..... I calculated my midnight dinner to be 1200 calories, which seems like too much! But I guess the numbers don't lie. (but they tend to be inaccurate).

I need to slow down what I am eating. Eating too much and calories add up to quick. Have to go to be soon..but if I do follow the plan like I did the day before, I would only be limited to 1400 calories. Thus, maybe i can compromise, eat 600 (assuming i wake up around noon time) to make it a compromise. Will see...it just seems like i am being stupid now
 
Today was another horrible day and I do not want to mention it (its in my food diary though). I did throw in some quality gym time...so thats good...

I basically need to cut roughly 400 + 1600 = 2000 in the new few days (probably over counting, but thats my count). I will cut calories by 500 for the next 4 days to make up for this...I will eat 1300 calories for the next 4 days...

It kinda feels like this is going out of control. I am exercising and stuff good but I need to focus on the eating...I will start a preliminary meal eating plan tomorrow....
 
Today I had a lot of self discipline and stuck for my intended goal...1304 calories. I did had to knock out my evening protein shake though...because I love these dang oranges and eat like 4-5 in one serving :eek:. Instead of weight lifting today, I just did cardio (since I couldn't afford my extra protein shake): 30 min on the threadmill which roughly 18 min of that jogging at 6mph (I am trying to working back to jogging 30 min @ 6mph, i was able to do that easy! The machine said I burned about 240 calories...but I think I burned more. I also jumped on the cross trainer for 30 min, machine estimated 320 calories burned.

I am so happy about my will power today. Just 3 more days ago, but I should survive (grrr...my stomach is growling right now....but it will go away)

Tomorrow is going to suck. I have to work 1045-345 at my call center job and then 5-10 at my retail job. I need to find a way to fit in the gym tomorrow and it will probably be around 8:30-9:00 am when I need to start (I want to do 30 min of cardio / roughly 30 min of lower body resistance training / final 30 min of cardio / +before/after time of changing getting ready = 2 hours min). In order for me to realistic fit all that in, I need to be at the gym around 8:30...to get to my job in time. Grrr...hate waking up in the mornings, but have no other choice...(and going after my other job is NOT an option since the gym closes at 10pm).

Don't have much time on here...and should be going to bed early. I will pack my lunch tonight though....looking at a whole grain sandwich with natural peanut butter...roughly 390 calories...and probably a medium banana ( i need to buy some!!!).

Well...off to sleep...will talk more about how my classes are going (grr...I am slipping...i need to start studying more....getting lazy, heh...)
 
Hey! I'm glad you're back and that you posted in my diary! I know how it is to gain weight back (I did too, :cries: ) but what can you do! You make mistakes and slack and you just have to get back into it! WE CAN DO IT! lol
 
Risty! Always great seeing you! Yes i did posted...but its funny. so easy to gain, but so difficult to lose.

these passed 2 days has been crappy. Ate about 2400 calories yesterday and 1600 calories day. Grrr...my problem is is my crappy late night snacking. Yesterday wasn't that bad because I hit the gym for an hour but today....grrr....made an excuse...felt so cold outside, decided to stay in. Tomorrow is my first weight in day and i feel horirble. We'll see how it goes. Tomorrow I will aim for 1500 calories and I need to develop something for my late night cravings. We'll see how it goes, but once i master that, i think i can definitely start losing the weight faster.

One thing for sure...i'm never buying cashews again for a while. I have to learn how to only eat 1 serving size and not a whole bunch...

Since I didn't make it to the gym today I am planning to put in double time tomorrow, 1.5 hours in the morning and 1.5 hours in the evening...
 
Uggggggghhhhhhh!! I feel you my problem is definetely the late night snacking.. I don't know how to solve that... I think we will be fine.. I have been trying to just eat an apple at night, I even bake it to make it yummier but I feel you... Well good job on stopping yourself before going crazy and gaining way to much.. So good luck!!! you will do it this time.. Just getting back into the ring of things is challenging at times... good job...:sifone:
 
Grr, I accidentally under calculated yesterdays, closing to 3200 calories (i feel so disgusted with myself with my last night snacking).

I decided just to start brand new tomorrow, at my usual 1800 calories. If I do over eat, I will work it off by putting in more hours at the gym AND not cutting my foods.

Tip for late night snacking - starting drinking lots of water! Also, set specified time and after that time, do not eat anything else! We'll see how weight in goes tomorrow...i hope i lose something because i have really been busting my butt in the gym...but i don't feel like I should lose anything...especially with 3 / 7 bad days this week! Nearly half...
 
First off, I think I found a partial solution to my late night cravings. I need to get baggies and divide things up into portion sizes if i can. If i eat from a can, or from a bag, I tend to think the whole container is a portion size :eek:.

I don't know how to feel right now. Scale said I lost 5 lb but I don't feel excited. Maybe a part of me feels it water weight or just part of those hormonal balances where you gain and lose weight rapidly. Maybe what I am doing is right or not...we'll see on my next weight in...

And 5 lb feels like a little severe, but this is the first actual week. I should slow down next week (or gain it all back). Grrr...I sound so pessimitic, but...meh...I don't know, I need to have more self control. I guess I am just so disgusted with myself over the passed few days. Also...I started drinking a whole lot more water...

One last thought. I am gonna start maybe researching threads on here about cycling calories, maybe more calories on my weight training days and less calories on my cardio days. We'll see...but what am I doing right now is working I guess...so i'll stay with the same regime until i don't see results.
 
ADAM IT'S ALL MINDSET.. JUST DO IT!!!! STOP THINKING CAN I.. LOOK LET'S CHALLENGE EACH OTHER FOR 7 DAYS AND KEEP OUR CALORIES UNDER 1800.. I KNOW WE CAN DO IT!!! LET'S DO IT.. LATE NIGHT SNACKING LIKE GREEN TEA AND LIKE YOU SAID HEALTHY SNACKS.. WEIGHT WATCHERS HAS A LOT OF HEALTHY SNACKS AT RALPHS.. LIKE STRING CHEESE, AND ALL KINDS OF WEIGHT WATCHER SWEETS AND ICECREAMS.. ALSO THERES THESE REALLY COOL WRAPS TORTILLA LOOKING BREADS.. IN THE TORTILLA SECTION THERE CALLED FLAT BREAD THEY HAVE ONLY 100 CALORIES AND 10 CARBS AND A GRIP OF FIBER.. AND YOU COULD PUT GRILLED CHICKEN IN THERE AND VEGGIES AND MAKE A BOMB ASS WRAP THAT IS REALLY STUFFING.. SO YOU CAN STILL EAT BUT MUCH HEALTHIER.. REGARDLESS STAY UP AND WE CAN DO THIS...:party:
 
Thank you so much ivette, you are awesome! I've been kinda busy (ok, thats an excuse...a little lazy) to monitor what to eat and such. I will start back tonight!, not tomorrow...and start recording stuff. I am still here and alive though. And ivette.....i am down with that competition :)
 
ADAM BABY!!!

Im sooo glaaaaad your back sweetheart:)I have a big soft spot for you:D

I will def be posting in here.It is great to be catching up agian.

:hug2::hug2::hug2::hug2::hug2::hug2::hug2::hug2:
 
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