Brandy's Success Diary

You've had such a challenging time lately, but despite that are staying so focussed on your health goals. I'm really glad the peek at your scales gave you some good feedback about how you're going with that. Your loss is really well deserved.
 
Yeah on the scales finally showing you some love!! I always want to say, your doing fine on the exercise, don't get discouraged that it's not enough, your doing what you can and that's all you can do. Hope the rest of your week is a good one! Take care of yourself!
Hugs
Kim
 
I'm really depressed and anxious right now. I just want to lose weight so badly. I'm tired of only being able to wear sweatpants and boy tshirts. I have 1 lousy pair of jeans that fits right. And only 2 shirts that make me feel good. I wear a tank top under all my clothes because I feel like it keeps me from juggling too much. I just want to feel happy to go clothes shopping. I want to wear normal clothes.
 
In time Brandy, it will come. Just don't give up, you wont accomplish anything by giving up, even when it gets so frustrating. I know you are very motivated now and that's great. If you stick to your plan the lbs will come off. Probably more slowly then you would like, but the weeks go by quickly and you'll be surprised at how fast the lbs start to add up.

V.
 
bmohearn said:
I'm really depressed and anxious right now. I just want to lose weight so badly. I'm tired of only being able to wear sweatpants and boy tshirts. I have 1 lousy pair of jeans that fits right. And only 2 shirts that make me feel good. I wear a tank top under all my clothes because I feel like it keeps me from juggling too much. I just want to feel happy to go clothes shopping. I want to wear normal clothes.
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Brandy, don't be depressed :cry: You will get slimmer. Just think of it this way, I don't know how long it took you to get to your heaviest weight but for me it took me 15 years to put on 90lbs. I know there is no way it's gonna take me 15 years to lose it, maybe 2 or 3 years or maybe 18 months? The point is, it probably took you a long time to get to the weight that you were so it is healthy for it to take a little while to come off. Baby steps, slow and steady wins the race. Maybe if you change something in the mean time like maybe get a new hair style. It worked for me, and made me feel better about my appearance and it only cost $12. Good luck and keep moving girl!!!!:hurray:
 
bmohearn said:
I'm really depressed and anxious right now. I just want to lose weight so badly. I'm tired of only being able to wear sweatpants and boy tshirts. I have 1 lousy pair of jeans that fits right. And only 2 shirts that make me feel good. I wear a tank top under all my clothes because I feel like it keeps me from juggling too much. I just want to feel happy to go clothes shopping. I want to wear normal clothes.
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Don't be depressed! You are here, and you're doing something important for you and your health. Be patient, keep on track and you'll soon see the results, I'm sure of it!

***hugs!!!***
 
Let your impatience be a motivator - but keep the patience going too - you want to keep the benefits you've achieved and go on from there. Fast down can lead to a fast rebound.

I guess this is the time of year when you re-evaluate your wardrobe? Though you're losing weight and don't want to build your wardrobe up much yet, maybe you could look into what low cost options you might have to just add one or two pieces that will be helpful over the next couple of months? It is an issue isn't it? Good luck with it.
 
I have today off. Here are my plans:

Shower to wake myself up. I must haver sweat a lot in my sleep, cuz I feel really gross right now.

Go on a 15 minute walk

Eat Lunch-whatever it may be. ((I did type Breakfast...but it is already getting late))

Do 55 minutes of yoga (one of my first yoga dvd's I bought)

Relax for a bit. Maybe watch a movie

Go on a 30 minute walk. (Hopefully Danny will want to come))

Eat a piece of fruit.... whatever I can find in the house.

ummm.... I need to stop typing.... I just found out my cat died. I'll finish later.
 
Hello and I am very sorry to hear about your cat!
Ty for popping in and checking on me,also that 15 min walk
will do you good make ya feel a lil better,getting fresh air and
exersice.I am getting out and walking today to NO RAIN or snow
finally lol.Have a nice day keep your chin up,Tammy
 
Awwwwwww Brandy, I'm sorry to hear about your cat. I hope you're handling it ok. It's never easy to lose a pet, they are a part of the family.

V.
 
My poor Omega was buried today in our yard. We have to make a stone for her. She's been sick for a while... so we new that sooner or later she would be gone. I'm not depressed... but miss her.

I never went on my walk. So here comes 90 minutes of Yoga. I was going to do it immediately after my last post... but I had to go dig a whole and such.

Lunch: a TEENSY bit of mac and cheese
Snack: 4 stalks of celery, and 10 grapes
Dinner: 2 pieces of baked haddock (small pieces), a couple mini potato things
Snack for later: Grapes and a glass of milk.

I've gone through 4 water bottles today. Thats pretty good I guess.

Tomorrow I"m going out for Japanese food with a few friends. Sort of a double date. I will probably get a vegetable dish.

TOM is coming in 2 days... so tomorrow's weight will probably not be awesome.I can already feel myself getting moody. lol. I will use today's weight instead. 213. Thats a 3.4 lb loss this week!! And I'm back on my track! (2 lbs a week until my anniversary)

Tomorrow morning I want my walk as long as it isn't raining. I really enjoy how yoga makes me feel. I might even do the audio disk before hand to get me in the mood... to clear my mind. I like to feel completely peaceful.

I enjoy not having bad thoughts, not having worrying thoughts... hell... not having thoughts at all. What a feeling...it is pure contentment.

oh.. and haddock for dinner??? I couldn't believe it myself. I can't even stomach fish!!! It wasn't bad...but I can't say I fell in love with it either. Hmmmm.....
 
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My weight this morning was up as I thought it would be. I was up to 216. Good thing I decided to use yesterday's. TOM is coming today or tomorrow.

Breakfast- I was sleeping still
Lunch- 1/3 of a can of hardy penne soup and 1/2 a bologna sandwich that I really didn't eat either.
Exercise- I just completed 10 minutes on the ski machine... and OMG I am tired. I have sweat soaking my hair too!

Its 1 pm now. At 2 pm I am heading out to the store to buy a new outfit to wear tonight. Dan's mother is buying both of us a new outfit!!! How sweet. Its weird that Omega (my kitty) is gone. Everything is just different. We also have her sister Alpha... you can tell that Alpha misses her. :(

Yes...so. I need to take a shower asap. I smell from sweating. But first I think I will do 10 minutes of strength training. Mostly arms probably. After I come back from clothes shopping I will do some yoga. Probably 30 minutes of it.

Dinner, movie, and a dessert tonight... thank you Frank!!!! He takes care of Dan and I. For dinner I will probably eat a vegetable dish. At the movies I won't eat anything. And then for dessert... umm... count me out until they have something with fruit.

I am so motivated. And honestly... I sorta feel good about myself right now. I am not looking forward to clothes shopping... but I figure if I do some strength and (MAYBE) if I can fit in a bit of yoga before hand... I'll know that I feel my best.

This week I am hoping to get down to 211. I think that will be sorta hard with TOM and all...but I will do my best. I want to get in around 7.5 hours this week for exercise.
 
I'm sorry about Omega, Brandy. It sounds as though the preparation of her illness helped you cope well, but obviously it is still a pretty big deal for you.

So Dan's mother is helping you both - and "Frank" is "looking after" you too? Great!! :D You may not be the size you want to be yet - but you are a pretty girl still and should enjoy that part of looking in a mirror. I hope you have a lovely time. I can hear that your health focus is still fantastic.
 
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I'm sorry about Omega, Brandy. It sounds as though the preparation of her illness helped you cope well, but obviously it is still a pretty big deal for you.

So Dan's mother is helping you both - and "Frank" is "looking after" you too? Great!! :D You may not be the size you want to be yet - but you are a pretty girl still and should enjoy that part of looking in a mirror. I hope you have a lovely time. I can hear that your health focus is still fantastic.
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Frank is a man that Dan and I go to culinary school with. He is 35 (Dan is 20, and I am 19) and he always makes sure we are ok. He gives us advice, and gets us stuff for really cheap... he helps us with whatever he can because he knows money is tight for us, and he has LOTS of money. lol.
 
40 minutes of exercise so far today. 10 minutes of the ski machine plus 30 minutes of yoga. Now I need to get dressed and go out for a new outfit. (I don't know how I feel about that yet) Then I want to come home and complete 20 minutes of yoga plus MAYBE some strength training. ((I will at least DEFINITELY have time for strength if I can't fit in the yoga.))

Its the start of a good week. EVen though TOM is about to show. I hope it doesn't affect my weight for the end of the week no matter how hard I work.
 
Wow good job on all the exercise today! You are off to a wonderful start this week and hopefully TOM wont interfere with weight loss! What are you going clothes shopping for? Is there an occasion or just for fun?
 
Priti-I had to go shopping for a new outfit. It was just for dinner tonight with a friend/an easter gift from my boyfriend's mother.

What happened??? I was miserable when I first went into the store. My hair wasn't done, I had no makeup on, and I was dressed horribly. Well... I found a pretty shirt to wear. Then the bad part came.... the pants!!! I am a size 18 comfortably. ((EEEK)) Even though size 17 is also comfy. They didn't carry a size 18 in the misses section.. it only went to 16. So I had to go to plus sizes. ((I've never had to do that before. Usually they carry 20's and above in the plus size. )) I looked for over 45 minutes for a decent pair of pants. And I just COULDN'T find one!!! But somehow... Dan found a very nice pair of pants for me... in just my size. I tried them on... and they weren't bad! I actually liked them. I bought them (or dan's mom bought them) and then I am going to wear my size 17 jeans anyways. i came home and did my hair and makeup... and I have a very high self esteem now.

Lately when I do my makeup...it just NEVER comes out right... so I've been wearing very minimal makeup... but today it came out perfect. A perfect evening look.

I am hoping to have a great night out. Tomorrow I am going to exercise a lot because Dan is working a double. When I say a lot.. I mean maybe a total of 2 hours or so all day.

I NEED to take a few pics of myself... I feel awesome! There is no law that says you can't be big and beautiful! (thats what my step mom always used to tell me. She's been heavy all her life.)
 
Brandy, I hope you have a wonderful time out on your double date.

You sound in very good spirits and that is great. Keep up all the good work your doing. Don't worry about TOM, he'll go away soon and take all his bad news with him!!!!! Have a great weekend:waving:
 
Hi Brandy!

Congrats on your great weight loss for the week!! :hurray: I'm sure TOM is responsible for the gain today, but that should all be gone by next week's weigh in. You've been doing so well lately, I hope you're proud of yourself. :)

That's great that Dan found you those pants that fit well. It's good that you have Frank and Dan's mom etc to look out for you. :) I hope you had a good time at dinner tonight. :sifone: <--after dinner cigars..lol

And I'm really sorry about your cat. I lost 2 of them last year, so I know how ya feel--I still miss 'em. :( I'm sure Margaret will be honored that you named your cat Omega after her. ;)
 
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