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BlueJae

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Hullo! I'm new here, hopefully this is the right place to be posting. I'm Jae; I'm a nineteen-year-old uni student and EMT, and as you might have guessed, I'm looking to get rid of some of this extra chub! :D I've done training for various sports before, but this is the first time in my life I've tried to specifically lose weight. I have no clue what I'm doing, but you lot seem to have this figured out, so I'm hoping if I hang around here I'll learn a thing or two!


I started a few weeks ago at 155 lbs:





Eesh. According to my scale, I'm down to 147 now, so that's nice. I haven't done new pictures since then because I don't really look any different, unfortunately (except my hair's a new color! I really am a blue Jae now :3 ), but I'm hoping sooner or later I'm going to start seeing some changes. Anyway, I'll put some stats here (and do my best to update them once in a while!).


Height: 5'6"

Weight: 147 lbs

Chest: 40" (augh!)

Waist: 30"

Hips: 38"

Upper arm: 12.5"

Thigh: 24"

Mile time: 10:30


So... that could be worse, I guess. (40 inches! No wonder my bras have stopped fitting. Good grief, Jae.) My goal is to hit 135 lbs and an 8:00 mile. Not sure how long that'll take; I'll get there when I get there, I guess! One thing I'm grateful for is that I've gotten to this point with my self-esteem more or less intact. Like, I get that I'm kinda fat, and for reasons of long-term health I should do something about that, but in the meantime it's pretty easy for me to wake up, say 'yep, still fat', and get on with my life. Not to get too sappy, but this forum has really been a huge inspiration (I've been lurking around for a while) -- seeing you guys accomplish such incredible things has really put this in perspective for me, and you know what? It's not the end of the world! Losing weight takes a long time and a lot of effort, but it's doable. And I'm going to do it 8D


Okay, that's enough about my feelings. If anyone's reading this, what's the etiquette on posting in people's journals -- do I just barge in? Wait for them to come here? There are some people whose journals I've been reading for a while that I'd love to thank, but I don't want to be a creeper about it.
 
hahaha, omgosh i totally know what you mean about barging onto peoples threads. i just joined too but have been reading for awhile.


we are similar weights/ measurements :) I would like to be able to fun faster too, are you signing up for a race or anything to get you motivated?
 
[quote name="bluebird" url="/t/54369/alright-lets-do-this#post_827945"]<p> hahaha, omgosh i totally know what you mean about barging onto peoples threads.  i just joined too but have been reading for awhile.</p><p>  </p><p> we are similar weights/ measurements :)  I would like to be able to fun faster too, are you signing up for a race or anything to get you motivated?<br />  </p>[/quote]


It takes talent to be socially awkward on the internet, but we manage somehow xD I'm not signed up for anything at the moment. I mostly run on a treadmill, so that makes it easy to keep track of how fast I'm moving and make sure I keep improving. I've just started running fairly recently, so right now I increase the speed by another .1 mph every day. Probably I'll have to increase my speed more slowly eventually but that seems to be working for now! I'm also doing that Couch to 5k programme to get used to running outside -- I don't want to be stuck in a gym forever. What's your mile time at now, do you know? It's such a frustrating thing for me to increase because I can't just cut x number of calories and trust that it will take care of itself, I actually have to work at it xD I'm a bit lazy. Seems like there's a lot of tried-and-true advice to be had here, though.


Blue[avian] high five, by the way! That's a funny coincidence.


[quote name="rishy223" url="/t/54369/alright-lets-do-this#post_827946"]<p> what kind of diet and or exercise program are you doing?</p>[/quote]


I'm... not, really? I'm just trying to eat less and exercise more. I guess I'm doing this Ct5k thing now, that's sort of a program. I've been trying to keep track of how many calories I eat but it's pretty tedious going, so I'm not sure how much longer I'll keep doing that -- I told myself that I have to keep a really accurate count for a week, and then if I still don't feel like it's helping I'll stop. I work out with my absurdly fit roommate, so that's a good way to make sure I'm getting enough done. Hope that helps!
 
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hahaha, omgosh i totally know what you mean about barging onto peoples threads. i just joined too but have been reading for awhile.


we are similar weights/ measurements :) I would like to be able to fun faster too, are you signing up for a race or anything to get you motivated?
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It takes talent to be socially awkward on the internet, but we manage somehow xD I'm not signed up for anything at the moment. I mostly run on a treadmill, so that makes it easy to keep track of how fast I'm moving and make sure I keep improving. I've just started running fairly recently, so right now I increase the speed by another .1 mph every day. Probably I'll have to increase my speed more slowly eventually but that seems to be working for now! I'm also doing that Couch to 5k programme to get used to running outside -- I don't want to be stuck in a gym forever. What's your mile time at now, do you know? It's such a frustrating thing for me to increase because I can't just cut x number of calories and trust that it will take care of itself, I actually have to work at it xD I'm a bit lazy. Seems like there's a lot of tried-and-true advice to be had here, though.


Blue[avian] high five, by the way! That's a funny coincidence.



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what kind of diet and or exercise program are you doing?
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I'm... not, really? I'm just trying to eat less and exercise more. I guess I'm doing this Ct5k thing now, that's sort of a program. I've been trying to keep track of how many calories I eat but it's pretty tedious going, so I'm not sure how much longer I'll keep doing that -- I told myself that I have to keep a really accurate count for a week, and then if I still don't feel like it's helping I'll stop. I work out with my absurdly fit roommate, so that's a good way to make sure I'm getting enough done. Hope that helps!
 
AHad a really lovely day. My father's just had an operation but it sounds like everything went as well as could be expected, so that's a weight off our chests.

Eating was not bad as well today! I'm surprised how nice healthy food is xD I've got classes all day so I had to improvise lunch (ended up being an egg and some celery), but I had a lovely turkey dinner to make up for it. About 1200 calories in all, according to the internet; I'm surprised, it felt like more than that. Then again, I'm not sure how accurate my portion estimates are -- I shall have to practice with a measuring cup. (My roommate does have a tablespoon measure, and it's huge! Somehow I've been cooking for years without ever noticing.)

One last thing: this morning I woke up at 7:00, before my alarm, and instead of rolling over and going back to sleep like I would have done at any other time of my life I got up... and not only did I get up, I went to the gym! I have no idea what's come over me o.o It probably sounds a little pathetic, but considering that at my worst I can easily sleep 10 hours a day, I'm really excited! I really think I'm turning a corner.
 
Originally Posted by Irishprincess


Hey your body looks unreal in your pic at the top, i'd love a figure like that!! Welcome to the forum:) xxxx
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That's so sweet, thank you! :3 I'm glad to be here. Everyone is so nice ~
 
I've decided that this working out in the morning business is going to become a habit -- it really is a nice way to start the day. Okay but not awesome workout this morning; my mile was very slow, unfortunately. The idea is that you get faster the more you run, right? x.x" I felt really shaky after lifting weights, too, which I think was part dehydration (must remember to drink water in the evening, too!) and... I'm not sure. Maybe I haven't been eating enough? I've been reading some more about weight loss and according to nearly everywhere I've looked 1200 cal/day is the minimum for women. I certainly haven't been making that consistently. Up to this point I've been perfectly happy on about 1000-1200 cal/day, but today I felt really hungry and found myself sort of obsessing about food, which is not usual for me. Maybe all this exercising is raising my metabolism...? Does that happen? There's so much conflicting information out there about all this metabolism business, I'm not sure what to think. On the other hand, I do have quite a low 'food drive', as my biology professor puts it -- if I'm not doing fairly strenuous physical activity, I have to go without eating for about a day before I start feeling really hungry. Usually I get light-headed before I start craving food xP I'm definitely more worried about undereating than overeating now that everything I put in my mouth isn't an energy-dense cookie or the like. So I've taken it easy and eaten loads today, I'll go for a walk instead of a jog tonight, and I think I'll try to exercise different muscle groups for the next day or two and give myself time to recover, hopefully that will do it.


Anyway, enough of my rambling! My final calorie count for the day was 1625, which is a bit higher than I'm used to, but I feel fine and taking my workout into account I'm still below maintenance, so that's alright. I haven't erased any progress, just... slowed it down a little xD I'm dying to know what I weigh, so I've decided Fridays are going to be my weigh-in day. Bit of a shame that I had this spike day the evening before, but such is life -- I'm not stopping tomorrow, so listening to my body is more important than this specific number on the scale! And then I'll probably undo any progress I've made, because I'm going out drinking with friends tomorrow evening xD How on earth does wine have so many calories? I probably ought to switch to vodka or something, but it makes me cry and sing Russian folk songs, which is not anybody's idea of a fun night out!


New food of the day: seitan! I'm in university and get most of my food from a cafeteria, which is sometimes a good way to find interesting new foods. :3 I was hoping seitan would be sort of like tempeh, but according to the internet it's actually wheat gluten. Apparently it's supposed to be a meat substitute for vegetarians -- I wouldn't say it tastes like meat, but it's nice.


New food of the week: celery :3 Not new, obviously, but sort of newly rediscovered. I was looking for something to put on a salad that I hadn't already eaten three times this week, so I threw on some celery sticks. Oh my god, they're delicious! I think I literally stopped eating and stared at them after the first bite xD Like, 'what is this amazing thing?' They've got no nutritional content whatsoever, of course, but there's something so satisfying about the way they crunch, so they're my new version of junk food: I should eat an actual meal instead... but they're just so good! I've just worked it out from my food journal and over the past four days I've eaten three times my height in linear feet of celery, which is a bit absurd. I don't think I need to worry about fiber requirements, anyway!


Goodness, look at me rambling xD I need to get out more. One last thing, though -- I thought it would be nice to put a proper avatar photo up, but I about drove myself crazy because I couldn't find a photo where my face didn't look fat. I spent nearly fifteen minutes digging through old photos before it occurred to me that, duh, my face is fat, just like the rest of me. I can be so dense sometimes xD But there's another motivation to stick with this thing -- no more fat face! Although I am really quite chuffed about Irishprincess' comment about my figure; I've been preening since I read it! What a nice, positive forum this is. :3
 
Hey BlueJae,


First of all your face does NOT look fat at all. And second of all, I laughed about the celery story. How can you not lose weight when you have... Vegetable Power!
 
Originally Posted by bluebird


Hey BlueJae,



First of all your face does NOT look fat at all. And second of all, I laughed about the celery story. How can you not lose weight when you have... Vegetable Power!
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Thanks, bluebird! It probably sticks out more to me because I know what I look like when I'm fit. There's cheekbones in there somewhere, I swear!
 
I'm really jealous of your ability to eat that much celery and enjoy it! I don't know what it is for me. I love the idea of celery: the pretty pale green color, that satisfying crunchy sound, the fact that it has somehow negative calories... it's a no brainer snack food! But every time I have some I get so disappointed by the taste. For me, it's just kind of "blahh..." Put some peanut butter and raisins on it though... ohmygosh!!! I can't have all three ingredients in my apartment because I can go crazy on some "ants on a log"! Maybe one day I'll start to develop a taste for it, I hope. Since I've been trying to eat healthier food, and eating a lot more fruits and veggies, I've noticed my taste pallet has changed a lot. I used to really dislike mushrooms and now I kinda like them again. I had a bad experience when I was a kid (not with the psychedelic kind!) Also, onions.


BTW, welcome!
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Originally Posted by le_squish


I'm really jealous of your ability to eat that much celery and enjoy it! I don't know what it is for me. I love the idea of celery: the pretty pale green color, that satisfying crunchy sound, the fact that it has somehow negative calories... it's a no brainer snack food! But every time I have some I get so disappointed by the taste. For me, it's just kind of "blahh..." Put some peanut butter and raisins on it though... ohmygosh!!! I can't have all three ingredients in my apartment because I can go crazy on some "ants on a log"! Maybe one day I'll start to develop a taste for it, I hope. Since I've been trying to eat healthier food, and eating a lot more fruits and veggies, I've noticed my taste pallet has changed a lot. I used to really dislike mushrooms and now I kinda like them again. I had a bad experience when I was a kid (not with the psychedelic kind!) Also, onions.



BTW, welcome!
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Thanks! :3 I'm glad to be here.


I think the crunchiness is the best part, myself~ so satisfying. I didn't always like it this much, though, so maybe it's an acquired taste. (What's this about negative calories, though? Sounds almost too good to be true!) Celery's good with hummus, too, if that's something you like. It's good to know that people get over those bad food experiences eventually -- I ate a whole habanero on a dare when I was thirteen and I've been off peppers ever since. It sounds like it's just like you and celery -- they're so bright and pretty, and I love crunchy vegetables... but the smell still makes me a bit ill, unfortunately!
 
Alright, journaling time: 146 lbs this morning! Considering I stayed up until 2 studying and drinking sweet tea, I'm pleased with that. :3 That's about 10 lbs since I started this weight-loss business, so that's a nice first milestone to hit. I don't look any different, though! That's a bit frustrating, but my scale can't lie, so I'll just have to keep going and trust that the next 10 will be a bit more noticeable.


Food today: I've just had another huge lunch, but I've more or less declared today my cheat day so I'm not going to worry about it. I was sort of daydreaming about tempeh after writing my journal entry yesterday, and then today they were serving it in the cafeteria! I love this school. :3 I was so pleased I actually took a picture:




(Note my absurd stack of celery, lol.)


Nearly 1400 calories today, which is a bit on the high side for me, but it's not the end of the world.


Had to move my workout to the afternoon because of exams, but it still got done, which I'm rather pleased about :3 I wasn't going to go at all, and then my roommate convinced me to go with her. She's so great~ And I'm really glad she got me to go, because I feel wonderful now. Exercising really does put me in a better mood. I told myself that if I ran a mile on the treadmill without stopping I could have tempeh for dinner as well, and then I went 1.5 miles! I mean, it took me nearly sixteen minutes, but... still. Baby steps. :D And I'm not sore or tired at all now. I bet I can go farther tomorrow.
 
First of all, PLEASE switch to vodka! And don't forget to have someone film you singing "Kalinka" as you weep and eat a mountain of celery. This footage should be then immediately downloaded to YouTube for our viewing enjoyment.:smilielol5:


Secondly, don't worry about creepiness. Srsly! if you are enjoying someone's diary, don't hesitate to jump in. You don't have to wait for them to come to you. It's the best way to make friends around here, IMHO.


Also- that cafeteria food looks really lovely


Congrats on getting to 146. Nine pounds gone is a great start!



And finally- thanks so much for your nice comment on my "Before and After" thread! You are not at ALL creepy- you are adorable! (And yes, I do have a daughter who is your age. Also a son who is 16 and 14 year old twins!)


PS- Your face isn't chubby!
 
Originally Posted by Rox


First of all, PLEASE switch to vodka! And don't forget to have someone film you singing "Kalinka" as you weep and eat a mountain of celery. This footage should be then immediately downloaded to YouTube for our viewing enjoyment.:smilielol5:



Secondly, don't worry about creepiness. Srsly! if you are enjoying someone's diary, don't hesitate to jump in. You don't have to wait for them to come to you. It's the best way to make friends around here, IMHO.



Also- that cafeteria food looks really lovely



Congrats on getting to 146. Nine pounds gone is a great start!





And finally- thanks so much for your nice comment on my "Before and After" thread! You are not at ALL creepy- you are adorable! (And yes, I do have a daughter who is your age. Also a son who is 16 and 14 year old twins!)



PS- Your face isn't chubby!
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You laugh, but that's basically what it looks like when I drink! (Hey, that reminds me, there's some celery in the fridge I haven't eaten yet. xD ) ? ???? ????? ??????? ???...


Thanks so much for stopping by my journal. I've been following this site anonymously for a while, so you're sort of an internet celebrity as far as I'm concerned~ And thanks for the reassurance, as well. I do love reading people's journals, but I am a bit shy when it comes to responding.
 
No workout yesterday :( Technically I could have gone but there were people doing a consciousness-raising thing for cancer on the track all day, it wouldn't have felt right to be clanging around on the weight machines while they were lighting candles and singing. I ought to have run outside, but it was raining and freezing and I didn't wanna. xD But I did go to Target and get some new exercising clothes, so that was exciting -- credit to my roommate, again, for bringing me. What would I do without her? Workout gear is a bit expensive, I had no idea o.o" I really did need more, though, and it's nice to own some things that aren't black or grey. Best purchase of the day: eye-searingly fuchsia sports bra. It goes nicely with my hair. :3 Which needs to be redyed, as it happens! I'm working tonight, though, so maybe Monday. My hair's the only thing about my personal appearance that I really put effort into, so I hate when it gets sloppy.


I'll definitely work out later today, I've even written it down in my schedule xD On call tonight, so hopefully people behave! I get very crabby when they wake me at one in the morning because someone's had too much to drink and thrown up in the toilets.
 
AAlright! Not the best weekend ever, but I've had worse, and today is a new day. Plus I've got a date on Friday (eek!), so I've gotta be good this week!

Oh my gosh, what have I gotten myself into? xD I haven't been on a proper date in ages, I bet I'm all out of practice.
 
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