Becky's diary.

AIt is awesome right? I should thank you in advance for my future weight loss haha. The first day i was chewing my jaw hurt at night and the next day lol. Chewed so much gum, but so what, its sugar free!! Damn, a 130 calorie cookie? the ones i get are usually 70-90 each or something, those must be epic :drool5:
I bought 8 packs of gum the other day each with 12 in, and i finished them in about 2.5 days. maybe thats a bit obsessive, what do you say? :rolleyes:
Well its definitely helping me out atm. So i dont feel like eating the whole day long. And it does burn a few calories i reckon? So it's all good haha :hurray:
 
Alright guys, you started a trend... I totally had to pick up some gum today after reading all about it's miraculous powers! And I have to say, it totally lived up to the hype! Plus apparently the gum whitens, so hey! double duty! :D


Becky, I noticed your calories fluctuate a lot from day to day - is that part of your plan or is it just how the days turn out?
 
AHeya Sparked. No its not part of my plan. Just happens that way :p I hardly even write my calories atm, but mostly im on about 1200, and sometimes its more.
Today ive been a bit naughty :blush5:
I was getting ready for work and just went a bit crazy and scoffed a couple of things down, wasnt THAT bad but i had like a cracker, chocolate mousse, light hot chocolate, a tiny chocolate egg, and maybe something else, cant remember.
Ive just been on the crosstrainer, burned about 250 calories. But we're going to a party tonight anyways so im going to be over on my calories anyway. Ah well. I will atleast suggest walking/cycling to and from the party, hope my bf goes for it. He has a bad back atm. And then hopefully we dont get THAT drunk, we'll see.
Just made a lovely dinner. Chicken, red pepper, red onion, tomato, and feta cooked in the oven, with an italian spice mix, and some yellow rice, quite healthy and nice!
Work was a bit shitty today. Well the managers seemed to be testing me out doing something which can be quite hard, but i did really well and they said so :) which is nice. But a guy i was working alongside with, felt the need to keep questioning me and correcting me, which didnt need to be done, because i was only doing it the way that everyone has taught me so far. But was just like ughhhhh ANNOYING! piss off grrrr. But i was a bit tired anyway. Hope i dont have to work with him so much.

So aiming for 1200 calories again tomorrow, and gonna try and be in a good mood. I just feel down atm, its pissing my bf off. He asks me why im so depressed. I think cus of the situation with my family a bit, and just dont feel i have anything to be happy about :(
But yeh, enough of that. Gotta snap out of it.
 
Hey beck, have you thought about shakes or anything in the morning? They might be more convenient (and easier) than scoffing down whatever is available! That can be dangerous for your daily calorie limit.
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I drink these shakes called Boost, and one flavor is this yummy chocolate (which I think you like judging from what you ate! hehe) :biggrin: It tastes like a liquified brownie - really good! It may not seem like it'll fill you up at first, but wait about 10 minutes and you'll notice that you're not so hungry anymore. They're packed with nutrients and protein.


The dinner sounds great though! I'm hungry while typing this, so oy.. time to chew some gum now I think. :p


Also sorry to hear about your crappy work day. Annoying co-workers are the worst since you can't really pick and choose who you end up with. You can pick your friends, but not family (or co-workers). hehe
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Can you wear headphones to drown him out? hah! :biggrin:


Hope you're feeling better!
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ABeen doing badly again :( ugh why cant i just do this like i did before?
Feeling so crappy atm, dont know what to do. I cant keep control of my eating for more than a few days. I just find myself giving in all the time, and I think well tomorrow's a new day ill just start over then. And then pigging out on anything i can find.
I've had a good day today, which is something. Consumed about 1300 calories. I was gonna go on the crosstrainer a bit tonight aswell, but i went to sleep for a bit and woke up a bit too late and wouldnt feel comfortable doing it now cus its late and i worry it makes noise that the neighbours can hear. So I was gonna go for a jog but my bf starts moaning cus its dark and cold and i dont have any lights/reflecting vest or whatever. And we were already arguing about something,so just like doubly pissed, and triple pissed off cus hes drinking beer and got coke/crisps today while i was at work. Like, dont know why I fucking bother. Just pissed and upset and stressed out atm :/

To your last post Frogged: Ive never bought shakes cus i think they're exspensive. I dont know how much you buy em for but you mean like proper protein/diet type shakes yeah? That kind of stuff is always exspensive. Or would it be something to just make my own shakes? Id like that actually. But I dont have a blender actually :p
A chocolate milkshake every morning would be awesome haha.
Unfortunatly I cant wear headphones to drown out annoying people at work. I work at mcdonalds here in Holland. I like the job, but they're big on communication. So we dont even have a radio to listen to, just the beeping of the fryers and such :p I think it burns some decent calories when it's busy.

We made some bagels the other day, they turned out pretty nicely!


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Very tasty :) used a bit more flour than expected so they turned out to be 230 calories each, which still isn't too bad.
I like baking alot, thinking of opening my own bakery/cafe someday :p hehe.
 
Hey becky


Yeah, the shakes I get (Boost) are a little pricey. I get them online from a medical website. The best deal I've found is a case of 24 for about $35, but with the shipping it's about $42. I can usually make a shipment last an entire month. However, I haven't really been drinking them daily like I had been doing. I get a higher calorie version called 'Boost Plus'. They look like this:





Each bottle has about 360 calories, so in an effort to reduce my daily calorie intake and eat more often, I substituted them with Nature Valley bars.


I'll still drink them eventually, but I've been dead set on breaking through this 2-month plateau I've been stuck in! Once that happens, I'll gradually ease them back into my regimen.


Let me make a recommendation for ya. You said you'd be interested in making your own shakes? Well, months ago, before I became obsessed with Kashi cereals, I used to drink something called Carnation Breakfast Essentials every morning for breakfast. What I did was buy a case of them packaged like this first:



Then I bought mix packets (packaged below) and just re-used those bottles.



There are chocolate versions. It worked out rather well and was pretty tasty and cheap. Those boxes usually have about 10 mix packets for around $5.


I'm not sure if you can find the mixes in any local shops in your area. You probably could, but they're available all over the web. Amazon sells them, but they always like to sell them in bundles, so it's a little more pricey. But, if you end up trying it and liking it, it could be a good deal.


Hang in there regarding your diet. There are just times when we feel more famished than usual and give in more easily, but it's only temporary. As long as your honest with yourself about it and gradually take the steps to correct it, you'll always end up ok! I can't count how many times I slipped up (and still do), but I make up for it usually with increased exercise the following day. It happens, so just take it in stride and don't get discouraged!


Those bagels look very yummy btw! I just recently got some Bagel Thins (110 calories each) and they're excellent! :biggrin:
 
AToday is the day, that I will learn to limit my food consumption again. I've been eating so greedily. It's gotten out of hand recently. But i'm gonna get my willpower back. Control my eating better. And get this flab off again. I've gained a good couple of pounds, and it doesn't feel good. My boyfriend's tagging along too atm. He has been for a week or so, i've not done brilliantly in that time but ive been trying.
We've started doing some walking in the forest. It's nice and its good exercise. There's some forest trails close by, but we're gonna go to this other place today, see what its like.
I'll just be glad to start making some progress again. Then I can trust myself to have a treat sometimes. Anyways, getting back on track =)
 
AIve finally got my self control and my will power back :D thank god. I've had 2/3 really good days. Ive been writing my food out for the day before i eat whereas before i would write it after ive eaten something. Forgot to weigh this morning so i dont know where im at yet. Im eating 3 portions of fruit every day so far, and 3 green teas with sweetner, various meals cereal/eggs for breakfast, big meal for lunch last few days as ive been working 17-01:00 so i take a sandwich or 2 for my break. And a couple of snacks mostly a few crackers or so. Ive been doing some walking for exercise and also on the crosstrainer.
Anyway, thats all for now :)
 
A:D YEAHHHHHHHHH! Me too, I just feel like something within me has just clicked! Better late than never lol. We're gonna BUST THIS SHIT!!!!! Lol.

Btw... Have you got any progress pics, because I don't remember seeing any!
 
AYeah i do Ruth, ill put some up again soon. And btw I was 165.8lbs a few days ago, and today i am 162lbs :) yay
 
AHelloooo. Thanks fucking god it's friday! This week has felt sooo long. I think because I had to work 17:00-01:00 tue and wed, then 12-20:00 thu, and today 12-18:00 but i finished early :) had to go to a different mcdonalds to work, cus i dont have enough hours at the one here in this town because of the reconstruction. Sunday is the last day im working here in this town, then for 2 weeks shifts at the other place until its reopened again.
I've been really good this week :) It's been about 5 days i think. I've gone from 165.8 to 161.8 eek! 4 lbs ive never seen such a loss so quickly. Well maybe when i first weighed myself i was bloated/full of bad food from the day before lol. Ah well.
So tomorrow evening i'm going to let my hair down a bit. We're going to a sorta festival thingie, which should be really fun. We're gonna get some takeaway before hand. I just think ill eat normal for the day, then get takeaway and not go crazy, then have some drinks at night (probably will go crazy with drinks lol). We're gonna go for a long walk in the forest tomorrow anyway, probs dye my hair, possibly look for something new to wear tomorrow, even though i shouldnt spend money, well i wont get anything unless its a must have!
I was quite proud of myself today. I finished work, then had to walk all the way through town to the train station, and I was quite hungry, so i was thinking of all the places that are still open and what i can get, my thought's weren't too healthy. But then i decided, no , ill wait until im at the train station, they have a little shop there, and i remembered they even sell apples and bananas!, so i got an apple, some chewing gum (sugar free) a diet coke, and 2 of these milk biscuits (the ones that are supposed to be a bit healthy xD 90 calories each) so it could've been alot worse :)
I'm thinking of posting some picture's now that Ruth has asked :p but there's not gonna be any difference between now and the last time i posted pics.

Well this is me at my heaviest i think, which would be 203lbs/93kg


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I had lost just a couple of lbs in this one


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And this is me right now, at 161.8lbs :p
 
AOH LALA!!!!

You are looking seriously sexy!!!! And I personally think that you should go and buy yourself a new outfit and treat yourself, because you have earned it will all your hard work losing weight. Did you buy anything new for tonight? Hope your out there somewhere right now stark bollock raving drunk and having an amazing time x
 
Becky, you look fantastic! :biggrin:


Pretty much everything rainbow said above! You are doing so wonderful and you do deserve to treat yourself!


Have a great time, but in moderation of course! hehe :p
 
Ahey Frogged and Rainbow :) Thanks alot guys!! Nice of you to say so :)
I got a new dress for the occasion Ruth :p its a really nice flattering one, made my boobs look good and my waist really small hehe.
I got reasonably drunk and had a very good time. But, i sorta started eating bad friday night, and it went on all the way to sunday, and yesterday was a bit bad too xD that's why i shouldn't let myself go too often, i go over the top haha. I've reigned myself back in today, so hopefully back on track again xD ah well, what can you do?
 
It's good to let loose once and a while! Trust me - living pent up and confined is no good for anything
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As long as you get back on track as soon as you can, you'll be just fine! Keep up the great work, Becky! :hurray:
 
Hello! Just found your diary. I've been on again, off again on this site and my diet. :p But my starting weight wasn't much off from yours. I started at 219.8, went down to 153... then fell off hard core and ballooned back up to 193. *sigh* But I just wanted to pop in and say great job and keep it up!!! Oh, and how is it that you look so much better at 161 than I did at 153? No fair! ;)
 
AHey Mizzie. Nice to "meet" you :p
Thanks for stopping by my diary. I am so off and on right now it's incredible lol. Thanks for the encouragement. It's great that you're trying to lose weight again! Im sure i don't look better than you did at 153!! haha. We always think badly of ourselves eh? xD
I'd love to say im on track at the moment, but i dont wanna jynx anything. I have a couple of good days followed always by bad ones. Yesterday was okay, i worked out really hard for the first time in ages, cus i ate this big chocolate penguin, and my bf wanted to go out for dinner so i was like ill burn as many calories as possible to get rid of the penguin and give me some calories for dinner, and i did good, burned 800 calories, and was good at the restaraunt but then afterwards at home i had a bit too much snacky stuff, and chocolate. So it was okay. Today im gonna try and be good, been great so far, Just worked out for 30 mins on the crosstrainer, now got 700 calories left for the day, need to make dinner soon. Just hanging on atm, hoping i can find my rythm again.
 
ASurprisingly, I'm still going strong! It sorta feels like i've learned how to work out again. I just got lazy and stopped. Still worry about getting my hopes up only to fail. I weigh 163.4 atm. Im going to be weighing daily, I just prefer it that way. I'd just love to be like 155 by christmas, Im running out of time i know! Let me think... 15 days eek. Well below 160 would be great atleast. Going back to see my family on the 23rd. Whenever i go back, its almost ALL about the food. All this food ive missed so much since moving over here, i just let myself go wild. Im really going to try and limit myself this christmas. Its NOT all about food and booze!! it's about having a good time with my family.
Work's so crazy and unpredicable atm, kinda hating it. On friday our restaraunt is reopening thank god. It just gives me all this extra stress being in a different place working atm. I have to work tomorrow, and then i have 4 days off. They just dont have that many hours for me. So there's 4 days of chilling at home lol. Will deffo work out though. And probably try and go out and socialize once or twice.
I have 400 calories left still today! Cus i did one hour on the crosstrainer :D yay me. I should eat some more i guess, but i dont want to xD but i should.
I've eaten 1432 calories today, and burned 667... definitely will eat something else.
 
:hurray: I know what you mean about learning to work out again. It's really surprising how fast you lose your strength and focus when you stop, isn't it? Oh, and on those days when you are a little low on cals, but just don't want to eat more, don't worry about it. A low day once in a while isn't going to hurt any more than a high day once in a while. Just don't make a habit of either one and you are good. Keep it up, you are doing great!
 
AAn hour! Blooming heck girly! So glad your doing well again :)

Ah well Mizzie, I went for a jog for the first time in 5 years and ran for over half an hour quite fast lol. I think the worst part of exercise is the thought of it- once you've got over that mental barrier its not hard. For me anyway.

I know my opinion is probably a wrong opinion coming out of a big fat greedy mouth, but I don't think that you should give a rats arse about what you eat on christmas day. I think if you are eating well then your appetite will be naturally smaller so you won't go too overboard with the food. As long as its just the day and not the entire festive period, it'll be fine. But don't listen to me lol.
 
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