Bethaboo's Diary Starting TODAY

bethaboo

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Hello all, here is my diary, I am new here as of today. I posted in newcomers so please read up on me over there! I posted on discussion boards in the past and love them! In fact my last two children were born while I was with a d.b. I had a lot of friends and it followed your pregnancy through the end! It was a lot of fun and great to be able to talk to others going through the same things. Anyways, I have never actually done a diary before though online. Im guessing I just say what is going on or how I feel?
Today I feel so so, kinda scared but happy to be on the right track. In my mind Im thinking, geez its only 25 pounds, that s nothing, but it feels like a huge mountain to climb, because I KNOW what it feels like to want to eat, and not need to! I started yesterday officially on my slimfast. I have done slimfast in the past, not really for weight loss, but as a way of maintaining, because I enjoy it, I like the way it tastes. I dont have any bad habits to break like drinking or smoking that hurt weight loss, but I just want to eat all the time, whether I am hungry or not. I was taking hormones after I had a total hysterectomy in Jan last year, but they REALLY made me want to eat. I felt like I woke up starving and went to bed starving. So I quit taking them altogether. I dont feel the greatest without them as I feel tired all the time, but hopefully my body will adjust. My exercise level is not very high. I am a very fast moving person anyways, I walk fast, talk fast, you name it. But as far as actual "lets do a exercise video" I DONT. But I am going to try! My main addiction is SWEET TEA. I have tried splenda and it stinks! But I love sweet tea. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to break a habit like that? Its caffiene free so its not bad as far as that goes, but I like it! I normally am a no water drinker, except for whats in my tea, does that count?? But I bought these cute little water bottles called aquapods, they seem really small, and I can drink one really quick, but its 11 ounces so I think thats great, better than eight right? But I dont feel like its a huge whopping bottle of water that Hate that I cant make myself drink! Right now I am shooting for four of those a day, to start with. Today I had slimfast, so far, and am fixing to eat chicken broccoli stir fry
 
What calorie range are you looking at?

Do spend some time reading around the forum, especially the stickiedt hreads to give yourself an appropriate range...

Sweet tea addiction? make it less sweet -gradually cut back on te sugar in it...
 
went joggin

well, I got dh and the kids out the house and we went to the park! I jogged for a mile and walked a mile, (the jogging literally almost killed me lol). I dont know how many calories that burned, but does anyone know how many times a week I should do the two miles? So far calories for the day:
slimfast 190
broccoli/chicken 150
iced tea 190
snack apples 80
peanut butter 200
half glass iced tea 100
rest of broccoli/chicken 150
half glass iced tea 100
total calories 1120
will have snack later of fruit/nuts
 
I dont know how many calories that burned, but does anyone know how many times a week I should do the two miles?

As many days as you can fit it in and stick with it, IMHO. A mile is about 100 calories, depending on your weight and to some extent on your speed. So if you're going to do 2 miles regardless, it doesn't make a huge difference in calories whether you walk or jog.
 
great so far

well today was good! I started a new job today at the hospital and was worried about being hungry and following the diet, but I was so shocked that I wasnt hungry! I didnt eat nearly enough, not on purpose, but I had apples/cheese for breakfast, and a slimfast and cheese for lunch with a bunch of water. For dinner I had chicken breast with mushrooms, pine nuts, onions, and sundried tomatoes, not many calories at all, with a whole wheat tortilla. So Im going to have a snack of apples/peanut butter before bed. I took someones advice about the sweet tea and halfed the amount of sugar I normally put, and it was no big deal at all! I must be doing something right, or I would have been starving! I havent weighed, Im going to wait until monday to do that. Anyways, cheers to everyone, hope everyone else had a pleasant day, no exercise for me today though, hopefully tomorrow I can go!
 
My main addiction is SWEET TEA. I have tried splenda and it stinks! But I love sweet tea. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to break a habit like that?

You wouldn't happen to be from the South by any chance, would ya? :D I too am a sweet tea addict. But I haven't had anything but water (and a few choice beers) for the last week or so.

Good luck with your weight loss goals!
 
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