Ali Bee's Weight Loss Journal

Ali_Bee

Ali_Bee

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This is my journal I guess. Not much else to say other than I'll be sharing some pretty personal emotions in here. Please, be sentitive and just try to encourage me as best you can. I'll be tracking exercises that I enjoy and dislike, as well as foods I find helpful and healthy. I'll post my weight goals and achievements as well.
Thanks guys, you're the best!


Goal #1- 155lbs (April 8)
I'm so close to making it...so close!
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Welcome to the forum! I have one question for you. 17.8% body fat? Is that what you have now or what you want to get? If it is what you have now, that is pretty darn good!
 
March 2, 2006

And so it begins... Here is a survey I made and I'm going to fill it out every time I update my journal. It just shows my mood and cravings etc.

Mood: Excited
Food Craving: Clubhouse sandwich
Drink Craving: Crystal Light Raspberry Ice
Last Food Eaten: Bowl of Special K, 1% milk and Splenda sweetener
Goal Seems Reasonable: At the moment, yes

Weight: 161.5lbs
Hours Spent Workout Today: None yet (I workout best at night)

Calves: 15.5 inches
Thighs: 26 inches
Butt: 41 inches
Stomach: 37 inches
Ribs: 31 inches
Bust: 37.75 inches
Total Inches Lost/Gained: 0.5 gained since last week
 
Reply to Hypo Hippo

I'm not sure exactly, I just know that I weigh a lot I think for somebody who's only 5'5. 161lbs is a lot for my stature, but I know a lot is muscle. Umm, I don't know if that body fat percentage is correct, I just calculated it on some internet site. I'm going to buy an actual body fat reader where you use your hands to calculate it somehow. I just want to feel healthier! :) Don't we all? Hehe!
 
I feel awful right now, I should have never aten that food. I wish I could just throw it all up and it would be better, but that's not the way life works. I never want to become bulimic. I want to lose this weight naturally and healthily. Do not give into temptation. When I binge, I will simply workout that much harder to work it off. I can do this. I need to believe in myself. I need to have faith that everything will work out. I do have faith! I do believe! I WILL WORKOUT! Yes! Just one small goal at a time!

I've narrowed down my large goal of losing 30lbs to many smaller of only 5lbs. That way the 30lbs will seem more attainable and I can reward myself for every 5lbs I lose. Rewards not including food. Perhaps I'll go out shopping with friends or take a night out to pamper myself...something along those lines. Or simply feeling great about myself!

Mood: Regret, sadness
Food Craving: Nothing
Drink Craving: Water
Last Food Eaten: Two cheese and cracker packs and a pudding cup. (Now you know why I'm depressed!)
Goal Seems Reasonable: Definately not

Weight: 161lbs
Hours Spent Workout Today: 0.5 hour walking, planning on doing a massive workout after this to work off the large amount of calories consumed while binging.
 
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Hey that goal is always in sight! Don't regret having a bad day - everybody does it... it's hard to get yourself on track, but I believe in you! Try not to overdo yourself just because you ate a lot hun, it's not healthy to do that to your body and everyday is a new day - a new start.. so forget about what you ate, you enjoyed it, you already went through the stomach ache so there's no point spending anymore time worrying about it.
Small goals are the best way to go! That's exactly what I had to do today - I sat down and wrote out some smaller goals and what I will do when I reach them. So 5 lbs - that doesn't sound too scary does it? That's totally reasonable! And when you reach it.. treat yourself! Something chocolatey, or pizza or who cares?! You deserve it. Keep your spirits up - You can do it! Have a good weekend!
Cheers!
 
Thanks so much elizab3th! That was very kind of you to support me. Even with that little binge the other day, I've still gotten myself down below 160lbs! YAY! I'm so excited. I now weigh 159lbs. This is the happiest day ever! Well, not ever but pretty close.

Mood: Excited, happy, proud of myself
Food Craving: Nothing really, I just ate a big, healthy breakfast
Drink Craving: Water very much so
Last Food Eaten: 3 egg whites, 1/2 a grapefruit, small cup of sugar free tea
Goal Seems Reasonable: It's beginning to look very reachable!

Weight: 159lbs
Hours Spent Workout Today: Well, it's too early to have worked out this morning. I just woke up! But last night I did about 10minutes of intense pilates, some light weights and 20 minutes of speed walking.
 
Congrads On Under 160 So Now Your In The 50's You Go And Keep Rocking!!!!
 
Thanks redneckwoman66! You're such a sweetheart. Getting below 160lbs has inspired me and motivated me to work just as hard or maybe harder to reach my goal weight! Slow and steady always wins the race...
 
Hey Ali,
You are diong such a fantastic job on sticking to your goals:D Even if you do binge, like you said it just makes you work harder. No worries your almost to your gaol of 155. Keep it up girl. I love the fact how you post your feelings,cravings,ect........ You are really dedicated to yourself. Stay strong for all of us:D Have a good one.
 
Thanks jelly! It's nice to know that people care so much around here and are so supportive. I definately couldn't have even started losing weight without everybody's inspiration and support! I just like to record everything I'm feeling at the time so that I can look back and say "When I binge like that, look at how awful I felt" or "When I did that exersice, I was so happy". It's a nice way to stick to my goals. 155lbs is looking very close and I think I can get down probably LOWER than 155 before March 15. But that might just be the optimistic me talking right now. I'll try my best though!
 
Good Morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just wishing you a "happy Day".
Don't give up and today is the day where you loose that pound:D or eat healthy:D or work out harder:D You know what I mean. Today is your day. So have a good one and keep us updated.
 
Good morning to you too Jelly and good luck!

Today I feel excellent. I lost another 0.5lbs over night and I feel like celebrating! I may go for a walk in the forest today or go sledding...something really fun!

Mood: Proud of myself, anxious to reach my goal, glad I'm losing weight the healthy way
Food Craving: Turkey bacon
Drink Craving: Lemonade
Last Food Eaten: Nothing, I just woke up. I plan on eating some egg whites, maybe some weight watchers toast and a few pieces of turkey bacon.
Goal Seems Reasonable: Definately!

Weight: 158.5lbs
Hours Spent Workout Today: None yet, I just woke up. Last night I did a pilate's exercise ball workout though. I'm still a little sore, but it felt amazing!

Oh wow...it just hit me that I can actually do this! I'm actually going to get fit and be healthier... I'm so EXCITED!!:D :p
 
This is just a quick journal update to let you guys know how I'm doing...

Mood: I'm kind of getting nervous that I'll lose this weight and then hit a plateau...I have plateaus. I'm having doubts as to whether my overall goal is reasonable or not?! AHH!
Food Craving: Nothing
Drink Craving: Nothing
Last Food Eaten: Small piece of steak, potatos, coleslaw, fruit smoothie.
Goal Seems Reasonable: Mostly...

Weight: 158.5lbs
Hours Spent Workout Today: 30 minutes of speedwalking, plan on doing a 30 minute pilates workout tonight.
 

You know what plateaus are - it means you're losing that weight really great and your body is going "nooooo i like this fat" and holds on to it haha but it just means you may have to make changes with your diet / exercise - switch it up , surprise your body! Don't worry - if its going to happen it will whether you worry about it or not - so atleast be happy and take care of yourself! You know we're almost the same weight! I haven't weighted myself recently but I think I might be the same! Cheers!
 

I hate today. I woke up this morning and looked at the scale...AH! I've gained a few pounds. I'm pretty much back to where I started. I hope this is all just a conspiracy and I'll be fine later. I'm so obsessed with the scale though! I look at it almost every day but don't keep track of it in my weight loss journal, I just record it on paper once a week. It just makes me sad because all this work and I GAINED weight! Oh man this is degrading. I'll go do a workout now...yay!

Mood: Disappointed. I haven't lost as much weight as I thought I would this week. I'm embarassed.
Food Craving: Everything, yet I don't want to eat anything.
Drink Craving: Vanilla milkshake!
Last Food Eaten: Nothing in the past 4 hours. I just drank a glass of Crystal Light
Goal Seems Reasonable: Definately, 100% NO!!!!

Weight: 161lbs (That was when I looked on the scale...I'm not sure how you can gain 1.5lbs overnight? Maybe it's water weight?)
Hours Spent Workout Today: 30 minutes of speedwalking so far.

Calves: 15.5 inches
Thighs: 25.5 inches
Butt: 40.75 inches
Stomach: 36.5 inches
Ribs: 31 inches
Bust: 37.50 inches
Total Inches Lost/Gained: 2.5 lost since last week
 

Ofcourse it's jsut water weight hun! Your weight will fluctuate by 3 -4 pounds a day depending on what you've eaten and how it's reacting with your body - remember that muscle weighs more than fat so maybe if the scale is getting you down you shouldn't rely on it for updates. Hide it! Put it away where it's out of site and get your mind off it that way everytime you go to the bathroom it isn't sitting there calling your name. I used to weight myself everyday and it got me down too! Even if there is no progress on the scale doesn't mean you are doing your body good - it'll thank you for all this healthy eating and exercise! You can do it girl! You're doing awesome and I believe in you - you just have to believe in yourself! You should take up a yoga class or bellydancing or something! Soemthing that's fun and you'll forget you're exercising.. I'm looking into it for myself right now. Cheers!
 
Hey elizab3th! Sorry I didn't reply to your previous comment. I didn't see it before I posted my new journal! Thanks about the plateau info. It really helped me. I might try switching up my diet this week and do different cardio workouts to see what happens. I think the problem with the scale is that it used to be in a high cupboard in my bathroom and not as easily accessible. Recently I've been leaving it in the corner so that I can weigh myself once a week without the hasstle. But I keep "forgetting" when I weigh myself...so I've gotten into the habit of weighing myself too much. I really need to stop...it's an obsession that isn't too healthy. It's so nice that you have relatable stories that are similar to mine! And even cooler that we weigh the same and are both trying to become healthier people! YAY! Thanks for giving me the confidence to keep persuing my goals. Hopefully I can make it! Wish me luck! I dance...so that's one of the reasons why my legs are so huge and I weigh a lot. I have a ton of muscle in my legs from tap, hiphop, jazz, lyrical and some ballet. I also ride horses, so that makes my legs pretty strong too. Plus my arms have muscle from acro dance. I've always wanted to try yoga, but there are no classes around here. I live in a small town with little access to that type of thing. Thanks very much for the help! I'll definately look into it.

Mood: Inspired! I think I can, I think I can...
Food Craving: Nothing, nothing at all.
Drink Craving: Water
Last Food Eaten: Bagel with fat-free turkey bacon, some cheese, lettuce, tomato...mmm!
Goal Seems Reasonable: It's getting closer to the deadline and honestly...I'm having doubts. I'm not sure if I can do it. I need some motivation guys!

Weight: Around 160lbs...haven't checked today. I'm going cold turkey on my scale addiction
Hours Spent Workout Today: 30 minutes of speedwalking plus I'm doing lots more workouts tonight.
 
Hey girl just wanted to drop in and say you're doing great. We're all cheering for you so keep up the hard work... Kudos on trying not to weigh yourself... that evil little box still has a hold on me. Keep it up! :D
 
Hey Ali, Where u at????:D Hope every thing is cool. Keep us updated.
 
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