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bmohearn

bmohearn

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I'm 18 years old, and i am trying to go on a diet once again. I've never really had success with diets, but i've never had support on any of them either. I've Joined this sight, and now i think i can find some support.

About a year ago i lost about 20 lbs on the Atkins diet. I HATED IT. It always put me in such a bad mood. i need carbs. So i'm going to start a new lifestyle instead of a new diet.

My current goal for this week is to:

Drink 3 water bottles per day
Not snack at work, and
have only water from the free fountain drinks at work.

You see, i work at a restaurant (uno's chicago grill) and we can snack all we want, and have all the sodas for free. it doesnt help for a diet.

I'll update a bunch, participate in all the challenges, and not let this get the best of me.
 
Sticking To It

I'm going to stick to this diet. i swear by it. i will keep track of everything. Calories, weight, protein, etc.

I'm off to get ready for work. I want to feel better about myself. I dont want people to look at me and only see fat. I want to feel better about myself. I will think about next week's goals while i'm at work tonight.

I'm not going to keep track right now of anything else besides my 3 goals.

3 water bottles
No snacking at work
only water to drink at work


I already had my 3 water bottles. its a baby step. really small baby step. but its a start.

wish me luck!!
 
the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step - congratulations on making that step...

we'll be right there with you on your journey... :D

Check out your company's website, there is stuff on the menu that falls into the healthy range... so you shouldn't deprive yourself... it's a decent perk youo get you should be able to use it.. though water is a much better choice than any soda (even the sugar free ones)

welcome and you're gonna do great
 
Made it through work

I am on my 5th water bottle of the day. My goal was 3, so good for me. I ordered a honey crisp chicken salad from work. it was healthy and delicious. It wasn't EXCELLENT for me, but it was eating healthier than i usually do. 760 calories, 65 grams of carbs, 45 grams of protein. Its A Lot better. Normally i would have had like pizza skins or something. (which is a deep dish pizza crust filled with mashed potatoes, topped with cheese and bacon bits... delicious, but really fattening) It doesn't do much today i guess, i ate TERRIBLE in the beginning of the day. Before i went to work i had:

Breakfast: half a cheese quesadilla, with salsa
Lunch: 1 cheese quesadilla, a plate of nacho chips with salsa
Before work dinner: a chicken and cheese quesadilla
After work dinner: Honey Crisp Chicken Salad

I know thats really bad. But i also had 5 water bottles... actually starting my 6th soon. I decided to go on a diet mid-day... so give me a break.

This afternoon wasn't toward loosing weight... just to start eating healthy. i obviously didnt eat awesome, but i started to choose better foods.

I'm going to try to get my boyfriend to do all this stuff with me. I dont know if he'll join the forum... but i think i can get him to eat healthy with me.

I have a bad habit of eating fast food whenever i'm at college..(every other day) and that is a really bad habit.I need to find something else to eat... or even eat the healthier food...like the snack wrap at McDonalds. No french fries maybe. whatever. I made it through work... first steps.

Also, i have to make up new goals for myself. i know i can do better than that. i can drink more than 3 water bottles a day. So i'll make them A LITTLE more strict.
 
If I go someplace where I know temptation lies, I don't carry any cash. That way it's hard to make an impulse purchase of something snacky.

At work I only eat what I bring, and I only bring healthy stuff, and since it's a small business in a factory, there's no vending machines or other temptation in reach. The exception is a lunch truck which comes by around 1pm. I stopped carrying cash to work specifically because I used to have no willpower to resist it's siren song of nice cakes and fatty foods.
 
Welcome to the forum! I know what it's like to have a lot of yummy food right there at your disposal. I worked at a daycare, and little kids get all the yummy snack, like goldfish, and yogurt, and peanut butter and crackers, and then lunches of maccaroni and chicken strips and stuff like that. Just stay away from the soda, and you can consider that a major victory. Keep up the good work!
 
New Goals

I've thought of the restrictions for myself for the next 2 weeks.. so until December 20th.

1. No Soda: Instead i'll have water, juice, lemonade (one thats 5 calories per serving), and iced tea.

2. 4 bottles of water per day: 16.9 fl oz/ bottle at least.

3. No Chips: instead i'll eat popcorn, vegetables, or fruit. Even though popcorn isn't awesome for you, its better than chips. They are my addiction.

4. Try to stay to a good exercise plan: i'm going to try to find a plan to exercise that i can stick to. My goal for the next to weeks is to get myself into the habit of exercise.


Thats it for now. I'll keep myself on baby steps, closer to a healthier life style. i'm tired of feeling bad about myself, having no energy, getting winded easily, and being embarrassed.
 
1st full day complete!

I made it through my first full day of dieting.

Breakfast: Chicken and Cheese quesadilla with salsa and a bottle of water. (I dont know why, but i've been OBSESSED with them lately!!

Lunch: 1/2 of a foot long sub from Subway. Which consisted of toasted wheat bread, turkey, American cheese, Lettuce, and honey mustard dressing.

At 2:00pm: The other half of my sub from lunch. I was hoping i could satisfy myself with that for a dinner... but i can't. :(

Snack: I had 8 caramel rice crisps. (60 calories)

I only had 1 1/2 bottles of water, and i said i wouldnt have soda... but i had a DIET coke. So i figured that was ok.

I'm SOOOO hungry. I want to make another quesadilla or something.... I dont know what to do though.

I've lost all self-control. Im having really bad cravings!!! There was a dish my stepmother made that was on the idea of a taco dip. cream cheese, chili, salsa, and melted cheese... then you used tortilla chips to dip it in. OH MY GOSH..... i want it soooo badly. I picked the wrong time of year to start i diet... but i have to start now because if i dont, i'll just keep putting it off.

How does this idea sound... Maybe ONCE a week i can cheat on my diet for one meal. Only if i do good for the rest of the week? Like a reward or something?

I'm so hungry. my stomach really hurts. i HAVE to eat something.

Can someone please give me a challenge, or an idea... or something. I REALLY dont want to give up on a diet in only 1 day!!!

IDEAS QUICK... THANK YOU!!
 
The best diet buddy of all

I talked to my boyfriend Dan, and he decided to help me lose weight. I mean... he's thin...so i dont know why he's want to do this with me... but i'm appreciative. He wants one more mac and cheese meal... so i'm cooking it for him to thank him. maybe he'll be like my personal trainer. How perfect can he be?

I ended up having another quesadilla... i'm full and wish that i didnt get so hungry sometimes. But thats why i'm on a diet. I NEED MOTIVATION. I'm going to go make a list of things i want from this diet.
 
Last New Idea.

I cheated the night of my first full day on a diet!! i'm ashamed. Starting tomorrow as soon as i wake up, my boyfriend Dan and i are going on the diet. I'm also thankful for the advice i received. I will now make sure to stop eating 2-3 hours before bedtime, and use techniques to curve my hunger. instead of doing all that stuff that made sense... i just pigged out and gave up.. LIKE A LOSER!! I realized that i shouldnt give up that easy. It will be worth it in the end.

TOMORROW i start again. One day down the drain.
 
Hey don't worry about the cheating... I think i did a bit of it today, I kept going back to the chili pot my mom made and taking little bites all the time.

In my journal, you asked how long it took me to get to the halfway mark...omg.. a LONG time. I've been trying to lose weight since freshman year, and i'm now a junior. Joining this forum and having a place to rant too is what really got me going, that and doing the challenges, because i'm a very competitive person. I know how you feel, wanting the weight off in a snap of a finger, but it doesn't happen like that. We both know that. So, my advice to you is to just do it one day at a time, and take it slow. Make it a challenge to get through tomorrow as best as you can, and then just go on from there.

As Mal said, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

Good luck and get going! :D *hugs*
 
Slip ups will happen.. Don't beat yourself up... Just regroup and focus on the next meal... you can do this... Ask yourself why you did cheat and try to focus on changing that behavior... Were you tired, bored, hungry, annoyed?
 
The Official First Day.. again.

I've got the motivation now. I've done some research, and read a lot of the posts on this forum. I know what i have problems with now, and i know what i want, and i know what i want to do. I will check in daily (as long as i'm not ultra-busy) and it will keep me motivated. I have my boyfriend to be on my butt about what i need to do.. and hopefully he'll torture me until i do it.

Breakfast: Quesadilla with cheese and just a little salsa- about 510 calories. (i told you i'm obsessed... knowing me, i'll get sick of them soon though)

I've decided to do a few things.

1) Start counting calories. That way i wont want to eat a whole bunch, acting like its all ok.
2) Exercise at least 3 days a week. I wish i could say i wanted to exercise every day... but i'm not used to exercising at all. So for the next 2 weeks i'm just going to exercise the 3 days.
3) I'm going to TRY to take a walk everday.. even if its just for 15 minutes. (winter gets cold...once spring comes.. i'll try for longer)
4) keep lists of reasons for me to stay on track.
5) Keep a list of diet rules where i can see it, to stay motivated.

I'm allowing myself 1200 calories.. unfortunately my breakfast was around 500. That leaves only 700 left. But i plan on being good for the rest of the day.. so i wont need more. I will stop eating 2 or 3 hours before bed.. maybe longer because i have work tonight.. so i have no idea what time i'm going to bed.

I'm going to copy my motivation list a little later.

yes... i spend a lot of time of this forum, it keeps my mind fresh. i like it. i love the advice.

I'm on my way to being thin!:D
 
Don't worry about slipping up. Losing weight is a long process and there will be many slip ups along the way. The important thing is to keep trying. Stick with your baby steps plan. Focus on water, no soda, exercising three days a week, going for a walk on the other days and writing down everything you eat with calories. It's hard to drop down to 1200 calories a day without being really hungry. Just write down everything you put in your mouth, you can slowly lower the calories as you go. You will find new, healthier, lower calorie foods that you enjoy eating, but it's not going to happen overnight.

Don't ever give up on yourself. Don't give up on the day or the week either (I've already screwed up, I might as well eat a candybar, etc.)...you don't need to keep "starting over", just keep going. Good luck.
 
Lunch Time

I took people's recommendations, and i'm not going to limit my calories to just 1200 yet. My caloric intake is supposed to be between 1200 and 1550, so i'll go with in that range. i just had some rotisserie chicken.. i took the skin off. But i have no idea how many calories that was. I had 6 potato patties..(flat tater tots pretty much) which wasnt good for me, but i'm full now. I had a bottle of water with it too. I'm keeping to the baby steps. I feel dumb because i feel like i keep switching my goals. But i'm trying to find the right ones. i'm on my second bottle of water. I have to keep telling myself:

1. 4 bottles of water per day
2. no chips
3. 20 sit ups a day (until i get the ab lounge.. its too cold to walk today)
4. keep track of everything i eat.

i have a little notebook with everything i eat, and the amount of calories if i know how many there are. This time i dont know how many there are, so i plan on looking up an estimation online.

I need to keep posting on the forum to make sure i keep my goals in mind. it really helps. All the advice and suggestions you guys are giving me makes me even more determined. I think i'm doing good so far today!! i'm proud of myself.
 
atta girl for keep going and finding what does work for you- that is how you will be successful in reaching the goals you want for yourself...
 
Random

I felt like typing some more. i looked up online what i ate for lunch. the chicken was 214 calories, and the potatoes were 178 ( i could have done without them tho. :( ) So far today i've eaten 912 calories. Ive decided that as long as i stay under 1500 i'll be happy. I finished water bottle 2. on to number 3! haha.I have work later tonight so i'm not sure what time i'll be eating supper. I probably wont eat a big dinner, it probably will be just a snack. i bought caramel rice cakes at the store yesterday, and i still have a half of a bag left. At work i'm never really starving. So i'll just bring those to munch on. I'm thrilled. i love the idea that with help, support, and self confidence i'll be thin eventually. i'm looking forward to living a healthy lifestyle. I want to seriously change the way i'm living my life.

Today's Personal Goal: To only drink water, and do 20 sit ups.

I like keeping track of stuff. i never realized how much more determined it would make me. I'll weigh myself again in a week. i dont want to be disappointed. especially if i gained weight before i went on the diet (so i thought i weighed less to start than i really did.)

i'll write again later today i'm sure.
 
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