First of all, I am truly touched by the responses that my first ever post got! I feel really motivated because I don't want to let myself down, of course, and I also want to make everyone here proud as well. All of the posts asked me what kind of goals I have, and offered their advice on diet, nutrition, exercise, etc... I guess when I was ranting and raving on why I MUST commit to weight loss...I forgot to even talk about the specifics. So here goes:
I weigh 225 pounds. I can't even think of the number, never mind type it for the world to see. I can't believe I let myself get to this point. Although I think that women can be beautiful in any form, I can't have that same mentality for myself. I truly admire women who are 'large and in charge' and think its awesome when women can exude sexuality and confidence despite their weight issues...However, I cannot carry this over into my own psyche... For further details with my psyche issues, please see my "MUST START TODAY" thread/diary post
Ok, so for my goals. I think I would really like to weight 150 pounds. This is what I am going to aim for. When I weighed about 160, I was very confident, but you wouldn't catch me dead in a swimsuit. I guess my goal is to finally put on a swimsuit. (see prior post). Although these numbers sound big, especially for a girl, I have weighed this much in the past and look pretty good. Very average and healthy, even if I wanted to be skinnier. It might have to do with my build... even at a the weight I am now, it is pretty spread out into good proportions. I also hold a lot of weight in my boobs, which I'm looking into getting reduced. I have a consultation for a breast reduction in about a month, and before I get the procedure done, I would like to lose at least 50 pounds. Before the consultation, I'd like to lose 20. I know, I know that sounds like a lot, but I've done it before.
So for my diet. I once had a lot of success with Atkins, but thats one of those diets you give a go once, lose weight, and then your just really sick of meat, cheese and eggs. They say your either a 'fats' person or a 'carbs' person. I am a carbs person for sure...I'd rather eat a loaf of bread than a steak. I could live on cereal. I love crunchy things. I'm not going to set myself up for failure by doing Atkins again. I realize that your carb intake should be limited in any diet, and it should be good carbs like whole wheat and such. I will keep this in mind.
And exercise. I'm not going to lie, I hate it. I would rather read a good book and watch TV. However, once I am done sweating and panting and shaking at the gym...I do feel pretty good about it when I leave. I have a membership to a gym, so I just need to do it. But I don't know how hard I need to be working, or how long, so if anyone has any expertise in the matter, I'd love to hear from you.
So I went grociery shopping so I can have loads of healthy foods to munch on, and I am vowing to cut out my restaraunt outings and 'lunch dates' with my girlfriends. Going out to eat is my kriptonite, if you will. So I really need to cut back on this. I'm sure you've heard of the Hungry Girl's recipe book 200 under 200...or something like that. Well, they always rave about these Sharataki Tofu Noodles that are like, only 20 calories a serving (!!!) So I am looking everywhere for these things and I finally find them in the last place I think to look (the tofu section haha) But...they're not normal, dry pasta that you cook...they're like, really pale white already cooked noodles floating in a bag of liquid. Yeah, not very appetizing. I had just came from the Ethnic Foods aisle where I discovered, to my horror, canned/jarred fish and other horrifying foods... so when I found these noodles, I could only think that the noodles resembled some kind of preserved fish/worm/disqusting long slimy thing. Nevertheless, 20 calories for pasta is hard to beat, so I bought it...along with Meatless Meatballs and Boca Vegan Burgers. Don't ask me why....I am nowhere near being a vegetarian. I guess I just got into the tofu spirit. So I go home and fix myself the pasta with Meat(less) balls and marinara. It tasted only slightly better than it looks. So...I guess I should just stick to eating whole wheat pasta in moderation, eh?
For breakfast, I must have cereal. Another reason low carb will not work me. So this morning, I had all-bran with skim milk (with right serving size). I am taking some fat free yogurt, grapes, and fat free tuna salad with wheat crackers to work with me. I work at Chili's, so I can't get hungry while working or I will munch on french fries. One french fry every thirty minutes really adds up. Hopefully thats all I will eat for the rest of the day. I know they say rapid weight loss is not a good idea, but it just really motivates me. If I must eat tonight, I'm going to stick to some slices of deli meat or something.
Thanks for putting up with my blabbering on (typ-ering on?) I really love to hear what you guys have to say. Like I said, if you have any words of advice, I'd love to hear from you, and my friendship is here for you as well.
I weigh 225 pounds. I can't even think of the number, never mind type it for the world to see. I can't believe I let myself get to this point. Although I think that women can be beautiful in any form, I can't have that same mentality for myself. I truly admire women who are 'large and in charge' and think its awesome when women can exude sexuality and confidence despite their weight issues...However, I cannot carry this over into my own psyche... For further details with my psyche issues, please see my "MUST START TODAY" thread/diary post
Ok, so for my goals. I think I would really like to weight 150 pounds. This is what I am going to aim for. When I weighed about 160, I was very confident, but you wouldn't catch me dead in a swimsuit. I guess my goal is to finally put on a swimsuit. (see prior post). Although these numbers sound big, especially for a girl, I have weighed this much in the past and look pretty good. Very average and healthy, even if I wanted to be skinnier. It might have to do with my build... even at a the weight I am now, it is pretty spread out into good proportions. I also hold a lot of weight in my boobs, which I'm looking into getting reduced. I have a consultation for a breast reduction in about a month, and before I get the procedure done, I would like to lose at least 50 pounds. Before the consultation, I'd like to lose 20. I know, I know that sounds like a lot, but I've done it before.
So for my diet. I once had a lot of success with Atkins, but thats one of those diets you give a go once, lose weight, and then your just really sick of meat, cheese and eggs. They say your either a 'fats' person or a 'carbs' person. I am a carbs person for sure...I'd rather eat a loaf of bread than a steak. I could live on cereal. I love crunchy things. I'm not going to set myself up for failure by doing Atkins again. I realize that your carb intake should be limited in any diet, and it should be good carbs like whole wheat and such. I will keep this in mind.
And exercise. I'm not going to lie, I hate it. I would rather read a good book and watch TV. However, once I am done sweating and panting and shaking at the gym...I do feel pretty good about it when I leave. I have a membership to a gym, so I just need to do it. But I don't know how hard I need to be working, or how long, so if anyone has any expertise in the matter, I'd love to hear from you.
So I went grociery shopping so I can have loads of healthy foods to munch on, and I am vowing to cut out my restaraunt outings and 'lunch dates' with my girlfriends. Going out to eat is my kriptonite, if you will. So I really need to cut back on this. I'm sure you've heard of the Hungry Girl's recipe book 200 under 200...or something like that. Well, they always rave about these Sharataki Tofu Noodles that are like, only 20 calories a serving (!!!) So I am looking everywhere for these things and I finally find them in the last place I think to look (the tofu section haha) But...they're not normal, dry pasta that you cook...they're like, really pale white already cooked noodles floating in a bag of liquid. Yeah, not very appetizing. I had just came from the Ethnic Foods aisle where I discovered, to my horror, canned/jarred fish and other horrifying foods... so when I found these noodles, I could only think that the noodles resembled some kind of preserved fish/worm/disqusting long slimy thing. Nevertheless, 20 calories for pasta is hard to beat, so I bought it...along with Meatless Meatballs and Boca Vegan Burgers. Don't ask me why....I am nowhere near being a vegetarian. I guess I just got into the tofu spirit. So I go home and fix myself the pasta with Meat(less) balls and marinara. It tasted only slightly better than it looks. So...I guess I should just stick to eating whole wheat pasta in moderation, eh?
For breakfast, I must have cereal. Another reason low carb will not work me. So this morning, I had all-bran with skim milk (with right serving size). I am taking some fat free yogurt, grapes, and fat free tuna salad with wheat crackers to work with me. I work at Chili's, so I can't get hungry while working or I will munch on french fries. One french fry every thirty minutes really adds up. Hopefully thats all I will eat for the rest of the day. I know they say rapid weight loss is not a good idea, but it just really motivates me. If I must eat tonight, I'm going to stick to some slices of deli meat or something.
Thanks for putting up with my blabbering on (typ-ering on?) I really love to hear what you guys have to say. Like I said, if you have any words of advice, I'd love to hear from you, and my friendship is here for you as well.