Blues Fat Loss Diary

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blues

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Hello!

(Took this from my newcomers post)

I've decided to join to help keep my motivation up and find a few people to share my experience with. I stalked a few of the diaries before I joined and found some really positive, inspiring stuff so am stoked to get involved. My weight has been up and down by about 40lbs in the last two years - it's something that I've always felt has shredded my confidence and now I'm taking the steps to make it right, permanently.

I'm 6'2 and started my weight loss journey properly 12 days ago on April 2nd, 2013 weighing in at 135kg (297lbs). Having weighed myself a few minutes ago I am now at 130kg (286lbs) which means that collectively so far I've lost 11lbs. That seems really fast. I weighed myself like 5 times to make sure I wasn't imagining it. But I'm doing a lot of exercise and have been eating as healthily as I possibly can. I have been eating really nutritious, low fat food and the change is noticeable on my face and legs (?!) already.

My long term goal is 210lbs. I'm a tall, broad dude and my goal isn't to get skinny, but healthy. When I get to that point I suppose I'll decide whether to lose more but that'll be a while away yet!

So:

Starting (Apr 2nd 2013): 297lbs
Current: 286lbs
Lost this week: 4.4lbs
Total loss: 11lbs
 
Welcome to the boards, blues. There are a lot of guys here and many of them have had tremendous success... all are supportive.
Good luck in your quest to find the smaller you.
 
Thanks guys :)

Today was decent. I mean, I'm 13 days in and no part of me wants anything to do with bad food. I'm so much more interested in the result than in the junk food so am feeling good about that at the moment. This morning was irritating though. I forgot to take my breakfast into work with me, I've been eating 0% yoghurt and fruit in the mornings. So by the time lunch time rolled around I was full to the brim with green tea and pretty low on energy.

I'm fortunate enough to work for a technology company that gives us free lunch every day at the canteen. There's usually a few hot choices as well as a salad bar and soups and sandwiches. I've been eating salads every day (I've always eaten a lot of vegetables anyway - I've been a vegetarian going on roughly 5 years at this point). So today I just had a salad with some roast vegetables, and some honey and yoghurt afterwards, and then snacked on a banana during the mid afternoon sugar dip (where a lot of the time i'd sneak to the vending machine for something bad).

When I got home I was pretty hungry so I just hit up a piece of wholemeal toast with marmite and some coffee. I've stopped taking sugar and milk in all of my beverages, and don't drink any calories whatsoever because it seems like a huge waste.

Tonight I'm gonna grab some lentil and sweet potato sheperds pie with a greek salad.

I feel like something has switched for me. I know exactly what I need to do and I'm doing it. Being 11lbs into an 87lbs goal makes it seem daunting but I'm trying not to think about the time it will take too much. But then I saw a bitching quote yesterday and its keeping my mind in the game, it goes:

"So what if it takes a year? That year's going by anyway. Make it count."
 
so I just hit up a piece of wholemeal toast with marmite
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Don't know why but this made me smile.

Also, marmite might be the best thing in the world. Especially on crumpets. With butter.

*tummy rumbles*

Keep it up--Us UK people need to represent ;)
 
Sunflower said:
Especially on crumpets. With butter.
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Ooo yeah. I never know how I feel about crumpets. Like, I really dig them, but I also take minor issue with the idea that I'm eating what is essentially a tasty sponge...

Went food shopping tonight and got plenty of tasty, healthy stuff for the rest of the week. The challenge will be from Thursday - Sunday. I'm headed to Germany to see some family and you know what it's like when you go home! But I've pre-warned them and am determined so I'll make sure I take my 'rents dogs out for some super long walks and make certain to stay eating as well as I have been!
 
Having to go somewhere else for a while and having to eat and being thrown off of normal track has always been a pit fall for me. I find it is hard to stay with good eating habits while away from home. But I do my best and I'm sure you will to. Just remember the end result your striving for.
 
Thanks Jmann! Thats right, just got to remember the main motivation and everything else is just details!

Today was sort of a heavy day at work. I forgot breakfast again so ate an Alpen bar and a coffee. The Alpen bar is pretty calorie light but those things are garbage really, it's a lot of sugar and almost totally unsatisfying.

Got me a jacket potato and some roast veg for the ol' lunch though which was decent. Now I just had a coffee and a banana to see me through til dinner and we'll probably have some sort of salad/falafel combo which i enjoy.

I haven't weighed myself today. I usually weigh on Tuesday mornings, but the last time I weighed myself was Sunday so I sort of don't want to see no progress on the scale. So I might weigh myself next week instead depending on how I'm feeling.

Feeling pretty good though. Still a bit blaaah about how long it's going to take to reach my goal even if I stick to it religiously like I am. But that's science and there ain't a damn thing anyone can do about it. Aside from perhaps more exercise...
 
Welcome to the forum! :)
Well done on your weight loss so far! good job! Seems like you are doing the right choices for food!
More exercise is a good idea!
 
Thanks Justina :)

Had a bit of a blue moment yesterday - occasionally I'll be put off by the size of the challenge but I've started asking myself, 'What's the alternative?'. Do I go all the way and lose the weight or remain unhealthy and unhappy? Because those are the two choices. Life's too short for the second, so I'm staying positive and have resolved never to be as heavy as I am today ever again.

I usually just eat fruit for breakfast at the moment but grabbed a three egg omelette and a piece of wholemeal toast this morning for a big ol' protein hit. So I'm feeling good. Got a mixed bean salad with roast veg for lunch and roast peppers, sweet potato mash and veg chilli for dinner, plus got some fruit to stave off the late afternoon hunger.

I'm away for four days from tomorrow morning but will still be staying super strict on eating well, and then when I'm back, I'm going to start back at the gym the way I used to!

Lets do this thing!
 
Hey Blues! Had to pop in here since you were nice enough to post in my diary. Despite the slight discouragement you may have felt you sure sound totally pumped to get after it. It might seem daunting now but try to think of smaller goals that will all be helping you get to your main goal. How awesome will it be to say you lost 25 pounds? And once you get back into exercising, you'll probably quickly notice you're able to run more or lift more or do whatever it is you decide to do faster/better/stronger. That's what's good about these diaries, you can look back and see how far you've come long before you reach that final goal. You've got this, blues!
 
Good call on the smaller goals!

I'm away from home until Sunday but have managed to still eat pretty well. Been avoiding the bad stuff pretty easy but did break and have some crisps yesterday but I'm not going to get too worried about that. Just had fruit and yoghurt for breakfast and am going out on a long walk for most of the day today so that's cool.

My weigh day is Tuesday so hopefully I've dropped some more then. My clothes feel different so here's hoping that's a few more pounds down.
 
blues said:
I feel like something has switched for me. I know exactly what I need to do and I'm doing it. Being 11lbs into an 87lbs goal makes it seem daunting but I'm trying not to think about the time it will take too much. But then I saw a bitching quote yesterday and its keeping my mind in the game, it goes:

"So what if it takes a year? That year's going by anyway. Make it count."
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I like that quote... :)

You can do it! Just take it a day at a time! :D
 
I've had a busy work schedule and so have neglected this diary slightly, but I think I'm still on track! I had a bit of an 'off' few days abroad but nothing too bad (and comparative to the way i used to eat, actually pretty well) and so have moved my weigh in to next week just so I don't get disheartened early on if I haven't made the progress I'd hoped. I'm hoping to have lost 2kg (4.4lbs) since my last reading by next tuesday and am feeling positive as I'm definitely starting to see results on my clothes now.

What's great is that after three weeks now I have barely any hunger at all even when eating such a reduced amount. I don't crave any bad foods so sticking with it hasn't been a chore and I've learnt to make some really good, nutritious new meals so that's been pretty sweet. i generally feel a lot better too, which I'm not sure is physiological or psychological. perhaps both.

Schedule hasn't really allowed my gym resolution yet but I'm hoping that will change when work lets up a bit and I think that will really speed up my progress.

Onwards!
 
So I broke and weighed myself this morning, and I've lost a further 2kg (4.4lbs)since last weigh in. Which I'm happy with :)

That brings me to a total loss of 7kg/15.4lbs/1 stone 1lb since April 2nd.

Feeling pretty good!
 
And to further supplement that, I've dropped my BMI by two points, and have lost just over 5% of my original body weight.

Starting (Apr 2nd 2013): 297lbs
Current: 282lbs
Lost this week: 4.4lbs/2kg
Total loss: 15lbs
 
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Great job, blues! With results like that without the gym time you're aiming for, just think of how great you'll do *with* the gym time!
 
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