Brandy's Success Diary

KARL: I wasn't saying that I was going to be able to keep up with her. She lost 12 pounds in the 1 week she's had it so far. And every day she goes a pound or two down. I wasn't saying I was going to keep up with her, but I want people to notice a difference in me too. Ya know?
 
I went to bed at a normal hour last night, and woke up around 9- which is decent for me. I looked at my schedule for next week, and started to worry about not having enough hours, and now I am going to have to start looking for a second job. Which I HATE doing. I hate being new some place. Its just REALLY stressful, and I'm always a bit embarrassed. But I want to put that thought aside for a week or two, to see how my hours end up... because this could just be 1 down week. STRESSSSSS.

Anyways, I had cereal for breakfast, Dan and I are going to go on a walk, because for some reason or another he keeps canceling going to the gym with me,and without him.. I don't have a way to get there!

I'm staying healthy, my weight is going down, I am trying to be positive and stay in a good mood. I want to stop worrying about money, I should have enough to get by. Just not enough to SAVE too much. Things always work out for me in the end.

This is EXACTLY the type of mood that I DON'T want to be in... because I worry and stress and EAT everything in sight. But I am going to try and move this out of my mind and concentrate on my health. "198, 198, 198" I just need to keep that as my mantra to get through the day.
 
Ok brandy, think about this....eating food that you don't wanna be eating will just stress you out more! Remind yourself eating will not solve your problems, but add to it. Try to find another way of stress reduction. I KNOW! buy a $10 walking dvd! that way its stress relief PLUS your getting in that excersize! I LOVE LOVE my walking dvd! its a good workout!

i hope things settle down for ya soon!! ((Hugs))
 
Korrie- That reminds me, where did you get your walking DVD? My step mom wants one for her birthday, which is monday. lol
 
walmart baby, lol thats where I get most things. Its by Leslie Samone, or Samsone, something like that, lol She's great!
 
Yeah, I just went on Walmart.com and got the DVD shipped to my step-mom's house for her birthday. She's looking for something like that to do for the winter. Thanks! <3
 
The rest of my day is going good so far. I didn't go to the gym-I already said why. But Dan did go on a nice walk with me. Its so good to get out there! The weather is AWESOME.

My food has been good so far, and I've stayed away from temptations... ESPECIALLY chips, which are one of my major weaknesses!

Now I am going to take a shower and get ready for work later tonight. I have a fiber-one bar in case I get hungry... I don't want to much on anything at work tonight. And I won't. Because I'm strong.
 
I'm contemplating making a new journal. I just don't know, Because I've put a lot of effort into this one.

I'm down a good amount of weight, and seeing the number go down- is helping me curb cravings. Today Dan's mom brought home a box of AMAZING doughnuts from a local place called "coffee shack", and they are the type of doughnuts that are HANDMADE, and will throw any other doughnuts out of the water. But this morning I saw 209.8 on the scale and decided not to eat any. Dan had one, but that's his choice. I stuck to my cereal for breakfast.

My mom called me this morning and my dog died. She was like 11 or 12, and last night she just collapsed on the ground, so my mom took her to the emergency vet, and they said she had a bleeding tumor on her heart. There was no way she was going to live. So my mom had NO choice but to put her to sleep. They said the surgery would cost several thousand dollars, and it more than likely wasn't going to help anything. And they said they could let Shadow die at home, without treatment, and she would only last a couple days. But she would be in a lot of pain. Hmmm... that's weird. No treatment= Longer life than WITH treatment. Anyways... she was put to sleep at 11pm last night. My mom is a wreck. I'm just sad. Not a wreck, but I miss her. She was my favorite dog, because she was QUIET (unlike my mom's other two miniature dachshunds), and she was fun to take on walks. Shadow is one of the reasons I lost weight when I first started to lose.

ANYWAYS, I am not sure if I'm going to my mom's house today when they bury Shadow. I have work from 6-10:30 tonight, I don't want to miss work because of this. I think my mom and I will start talking again. She seemed to really want to talk to me today when she called at 8:30 am.

I am going to shower early today, probably right after Dan and I get back from our walk. Then I will wash some clothes, and chill out until either my mom asks me to come over, or I have to go to work.

My mom says she feels guilty because when Shadow collapsed last night and they took her to the emergency vet... she was promising Shadow that everything would be okay, and now that she had to be put to sleep my mom feels like she let Shadow down. She feels so bad. I feel bad too.









Enough of the depressing stuff that is making me cry....
I am going to be healthy today, same as the rest of my life. And now I will go on a nice brisk walk to start off the rest of my day.
 
Sorry about your puppy Brandy!
I am happy for you losing weight though! Congratulations:) You are doing great!
 
:(. I just lost my Guinea Pig a week ago, she was 7 years old. She was really sick, so I was crying for days before she died, then when she finally did my mom and I just sat in the room and cried. Animal death is just like having a friend die, it's hard. :grouphug:
 
LowFatMilk said:
:(. I just lost my Guinea Pig a week ago, she was 7 years old. She was really sick, so I was crying for days before she died, then when she finally did my mom and I just sat in the room and cried. Animal death is just like having a friend die, it's hard. :grouphug:
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Thanks for understanding. Its tough, I miss her so much!
 
I weighed 208.8 this morning on the scale! woohoo! 7.2 pounds lost so far! I will update my ticker on Friday. :D Maybe I will be lucky enough to see a 205 by then??? I am losing insane amounts of weight this week, and I know its probably water weight. Future weeks will be harder to lose.... but I am enjoying seeing the scale go down.

I got someone to cover my shift at work today- I wanted a day to catch up on homework, to get some exercise in, and to relax. I'm still young-I can afford to have those days. (sort of... lol)

And now I am going to go eat lunch and take medicine for this headache I have!
 
Grats on the weight lost!:hurray:

We've both been fighting this for a long time with our ups and downs. Infact, on my original Weight Loss forum account I actually joined before you did! And double infact, you actually posted in my secret account's diary back in 2006.

:biggrinjester: Hurray to real life and real work!
 
Yeah baby, yeah!! :hurray: Kicking ass on the weight loss! BTW, If I came across wrong on my last post, I apologize. I certainly didn't mean anything negative... All I meant was that you and I, we need to keep at it and not let ourselves slip, and when we do, we'll see the weight come down, nice and steady. We just can't have unnatural expectations.

You're doing great :hug2:
 
That is wonderful news! I am having a similar experience myself:) Yay for being back on the wagon! I will be waiting impatiently for Friday and trying to catch up with you lol;)
 
I just went out to Shaw's and bought some plums, apples, acorn squash, healthy soups, and some oatmeal. I wanted to make sure Dan and I had plenty of healthy options in the house when we got hungry.

Dan and I went on a 1 hour walk in the woods this afternoon and later tonight we are going to go to the gym for a while. After dinner and homework of course. Today has been a GREAT day.
 
I'm still being healthy, still on the wagon. And i'm proud of it! At Walmart yesterday, I bought some generic slimfast drinks. They aren't half bad. I figured I'd give them a try as breakfast before school. I think I should have eaten something small with it because it's only 2 hours later and I'm hungry!

After school Dan and I are going to pick up a game, and then we're going to the gym for a while. Somehow I will find something healthy between school and the gym. Lol.

Nothing to really update about besides that.I'm boring today. Lol.
 
I have noticed that eating almost impeccably for the past 5 days has made me lose my cravings for unhealthy foods. I got a 6" sub from subway for lunch... and I decided no cheese, and no drink because I don't like soda, and (WHAT???!?) I didn't even want chips. I thought they would ruin the meal. But Dan wanted to try the LIGHT lays potato chips. I used to love them.... except when I get my hands on chips... i could eat the whole damn bag! So I had a couple... and decided that my sandwich tasted better by itself.

After leaving the gym today I felt GREAT. If I am feeling up to it I will go again for an hour before I go to work. I did 20 minutes on the bike, 20 minutes on the treadmill, and 15-20 minutes on the strength machines. Exercising puts me in a good mood.

What makes me in even better of a mood- is that I have been so good these past 5 days, and I've lost a lot of weight this week, and I can feel the changes in my own body.

I don't want to say how much I weigh anymore (until Friday), so it can be a big surprise. But everything is going GREAT. I doubt my weight will keep dropping this fast, because I'd be at my goal of 135 in like 2 months. lol. But I'll be happy with a 1.5-2lb per week weight loss.

The changes I can feel in my body arent COMPLETELY visual.More like I feel I have more stamina, no more bloated feeling like i had a lot, and of course a higher self esteem. :D

I have Tonight, Wednesday and Thursday to kick butt to help me even more in my first weigh-in for my challenge. I'm pumped!
 
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HEY!! I'm in the SAME boat! not having all that pop and sugar now, i just dont' miss it! Isnt' it wonderful the changes we're seeing??
 
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