Brandy's Success Diary
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bmohearn
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I had a cup of Tea last night... and I realized how great it makes me feel. So I think I am going to start having a lot of tea. There isn't anything bad about having a lot of tea is there??
Its already 11am!!! I missed breakfast. But no matter....I will probably have cheerios anyways.
Here are the different types of foods I have in the house that I am choosing from for my food today:
Cheerios with or without 1% milk
Tea
Everything Bagel with Cream cheese or with scrambled Egg whites and a slice of cheese
Water
Celery with Peanut Butter or Italian Dressing
Ramen Noodles (MAYBE)
I'm not sure if I'll have the Ramen in my food today. Its just that if I get sick of having "breakfast" foods all day, and I have room in my plan I might have some for dinner.
Hmmmm.... exercise today??? Its really crappy out. I will probably do step aerobics again for 45 minutes. Maybe some yoga tonight if I feel in the mood.
Its already 11am!!! I missed breakfast. But no matter....I will probably have cheerios anyways.
Here are the different types of foods I have in the house that I am choosing from for my food today:
Cheerios with or without 1% milk
Tea
Everything Bagel with Cream cheese or with scrambled Egg whites and a slice of cheese
Water
Celery with Peanut Butter or Italian Dressing
Ramen Noodles (MAYBE)
I'm not sure if I'll have the Ramen in my food today. Its just that if I get sick of having "breakfast" foods all day, and I have room in my plan I might have some for dinner.
Hmmmm.... exercise today??? Its really crappy out. I will probably do step aerobics again for 45 minutes. Maybe some yoga tonight if I feel in the mood.
Eldaweesda
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I think it's good for you especially if it is Green Tea or Black Tea, it helps with weight loss.
The weather is crappy here too!
Must be a global conspiracy!You have been doing excellent on all of your exercise Brandy!
Keep it up and you will be losing weight like crazy, as long as you control your food consumption. It looks like you have that under control as well.
I am very proud of you as well Brandy, cause I know how hard it is to stay motivated, especially if you over do it with the exercise and pain sets in. Your on your way, keep sweating and I'll talk to you later!
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bmohearn
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Today is going in the right direction. Every day this week has gone in the right direction!!! I am so incredibly happy! 
My cravings have pretty much subsided. Well... the unhealthy cravings for cake and cookies and chips, and etc. I watched a video on YouTube about Paul McKenna. He's the one who says he can make you lose weight. Well... I personally thought it was a scam. I didn't watch it very intently.. I just sort of listened to it, and watched a few scenes from time to time. I had it on a different tab while I was bumming around the internet. There was something he did to a woman in the audience about cravings. He told her to imagine her favorite "naughty" food... (she chose chocolate cake or something). Then he said for her to imagine her least favorite food. I have no idea what it was. Lets just say (for sake of needing an example) that it was cottage cheese. (lol) He wanted her to picture cottage cheese covered in maggots, hair from a barber shop floor, worms, etc. Then he wanted her to look at the chocolate cake that he held in front of her. She said her craving of wanting that cake went from a 100 to a 0. And I thought about it. And for some odd reason... no cravings since. OR... BARELY ANY. I haven't wanted Fast food, chips, cookies, cake, doughnuts, chocolate, or anything like that in a LONG TIME. (well long for me anyways)
I have been making really healthy choices this week, and its amazing to me...because it doesn't seem like something I would actually do! I have been thinking very hard before I eat things. I think about how much fat it has in it, or "are these empty calories?" or "what nutritional value does this have in it?"
Here is my intake of food so far today:
Breakfast
2 cups of black tea with 2 sweet & Lows each. (0 everything.)
3/4 cup of Honey Nut Cheerios (no milk): 110 calories, 2 fat, 22 carbs, 3 protein
Lunch
1 everything bagel- 300 calories, 4 fat, 54 carbs, 12 protein
2 egg whites scrambled with 1 slice of American cheese and a dash of Cayenne pepper: 147 calories, 9 fat, 1 carb, 14 protein.
I was even debating whether or not to use the cheese. But I just CANNOT have eggs without melting cheese in them while they cook. I get worried about dairy because of how much fat they have in them. But I felt it was ok since I didn't have milk with my cheerio's this morning.
That means my totals for the day SO FAR are: 557 calories, 15 grams of fat, 77 carbs, and 29 grams of protein.
I'm doing great!!! I will most definitely want a snack before dinner. So I will probably have more cheerios.
My cravings have pretty much subsided. Well... the unhealthy cravings for cake and cookies and chips, and etc. I watched a video on YouTube about Paul McKenna. He's the one who says he can make you lose weight. Well... I personally thought it was a scam. I didn't watch it very intently.. I just sort of listened to it, and watched a few scenes from time to time. I had it on a different tab while I was bumming around the internet. There was something he did to a woman in the audience about cravings. He told her to imagine her favorite "naughty" food... (she chose chocolate cake or something). Then he said for her to imagine her least favorite food. I have no idea what it was. Lets just say (for sake of needing an example) that it was cottage cheese. (lol) He wanted her to picture cottage cheese covered in maggots, hair from a barber shop floor, worms, etc. Then he wanted her to look at the chocolate cake that he held in front of her. She said her craving of wanting that cake went from a 100 to a 0. And I thought about it. And for some odd reason... no cravings since. OR... BARELY ANY. I haven't wanted Fast food, chips, cookies, cake, doughnuts, chocolate, or anything like that in a LONG TIME. (well long for me anyways)
I have been making really healthy choices this week, and its amazing to me...because it doesn't seem like something I would actually do! I have been thinking very hard before I eat things. I think about how much fat it has in it, or "are these empty calories?" or "what nutritional value does this have in it?"
Here is my intake of food so far today:
Breakfast
2 cups of black tea with 2 sweet & Lows each. (0 everything.)
3/4 cup of Honey Nut Cheerios (no milk): 110 calories, 2 fat, 22 carbs, 3 protein
Lunch
1 everything bagel- 300 calories, 4 fat, 54 carbs, 12 protein
2 egg whites scrambled with 1 slice of American cheese and a dash of Cayenne pepper: 147 calories, 9 fat, 1 carb, 14 protein.
I was even debating whether or not to use the cheese. But I just CANNOT have eggs without melting cheese in them while they cook. I get worried about dairy because of how much fat they have in them. But I felt it was ok since I didn't have milk with my cheerio's this morning.
That means my totals for the day SO FAR are: 557 calories, 15 grams of fat, 77 carbs, and 29 grams of protein.
I'm doing great!!! I will most definitely want a snack before dinner. So I will probably have more cheerios.
bmohearn
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SO I am ending my night with some delicious foods that may not be the MOST nutritious...but still pretty ok.
1 chicken Patty on light wheat bread and some cheddar and broccoli pasta. I was too low on calories for today (only 597 before this meal) SO I decided that I could allow myself this.
1 chicken Patty on light wheat bread and some cheddar and broccoli pasta. I was too low on calories for today (only 597 before this meal) SO I decided that I could allow myself this.
bmohearn
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I am getting flustered right now. I just keep pouring myself a cup of tea over and over and over again to try and calm down. Really... I just want to eat and eat and eat. But I figure enough TEA will calm that urge. I've had 6 mugs of tea today, and 1 1/2 water bottles. So I'm done with my water goal for sure. But why do I want to eat out of anger?? I'll only be more angry afterwards.
Korrie
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awww, i'm sorry hun 
What about walking?? that might do ya some good? Whats upsetting you? just the fact that you want to eat or did something happen. It sounds like a form of emotional eating....also, I've heard that punching bags can be a healthy way of taking out aggression.
Hope you feel better soon ((hugs))
What about walking?? that might do ya some good? Whats upsetting you? just the fact that you want to eat or did something happen. It sounds like a form of emotional eating....also, I've heard that punching bags can be a healthy way of taking out aggression.Hope you feel better soon ((hugs))
bmohearn
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awww, i'm sorry hun
Hope you feel better soon ((hugs))
I'm fine now. I wasn't angry. Just aggravated. I guess I felt that I was putting effort towards something to make other people happy; and those other people just gave up and didn't care. I'm fine. I just made myself about 4 mugs of tea. lol. There is nothing in it..and I drink it with sweet and low... nothing in that either.... so I can have as much as I want!
bmohearn
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Yesterday's food was amazing. I had HUGE amounts of protein and pretty low calories. I was so proud of myself.
Breakfast: Woops... I was sleeping!
Lunch: 6 oz of baked, lean YUMMY steak; and 1 cup of green beans.
I didn't get to exercise yesterday except for bowling for 2 hours.
Today I want to do 45 minutes of step aerobics; and a walk with my brother later today. Oh, and I'll probably play basketball with him too. So I will get plenty of exercise today!
Breakfast: Woops... I was sleeping!
Lunch: 6 oz of baked, lean YUMMY steak; and 1 cup of green beans.
I didn't get to exercise yesterday except for bowling for 2 hours.
Today I want to do 45 minutes of step aerobics; and a walk with my brother later today. Oh, and I'll probably play basketball with him too. So I will get plenty of exercise today!
Miss Ladybug
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Bowling is exercise are you kidding?? Great job on the protein and low calories yesterday!! YEAH! Have fun walking and hanging with your brother! that sounds like a good day to me!
Kim
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bmohearn
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I weighed in this morning at 211.6; I'm happy seeing that number. I feel like its been so long since I've seen it. And I am working my hardest to have that number go down. I feel the need to exercise more and more and more. Pretty much... any foods that are high in fat, calories, or sodium... make me feel icky. And the ones that a high in protein and vitamins make me feel GREAT and healthy. Every time I exercise I feel myself getting lighter and lighter. I think I will be able to make my goal by my anniversary. I want to keep planning my future goals; but at the same time I don't want to plan too far ahead. I want to keep it one goal at a time. And I am feeling awesome. I feel like a whole new person. I hope to fit into my size 13's by my anniversary. I bought them my senior year in high school, and they didn't fit. But it was only by a little bit. I think I am going to change my ticker to taking 10 pounds at a time. I am so proud of myself for what I am doing!
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Jillzy_2008
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oh Im so happy youre happy!!! Yay!!!
dont forget to update that meter thingy!!!! ((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))
dont forget to update that meter thingy!!!! ((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))
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bmohearn
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I ate at quizno's for lunch. I thought I ate healthy; but I guess not. I had a honey bacon club. I had 1 half for lunch, and the other is going to be for dinner. But it has A LOT of fat in it. I didn't realize. I am going to exercise a lot this afternoon with my brother, so hopefully I will work some of it off. No matter. I will still have a marvelous day.
1369 cals 60fat 108carbs 102 protein.
Those are my totals for the day!
1369 cals 60fat 108carbs 102 protein.
Those are my totals for the day!
bmohearn
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I'm very emotional right now. Too many different emotions for me to concentrate on just one. I am motivated as all hell. But feeling down because I have NO ONE and NOTHING to keep me feeling that way except for myself and the people on this forum. I saw my mother today; and she was bragging about how she's lost 20 pounds in the past couple months. Its because she found out she had cyliacs... (sp??) So there went a HUGE portion of calories. Then I told her that I've lost 5 pounds in the past couple weeks. She pretty much said "Well, you have a long way to go" She has no words of encouragement for me. I cleaned her house today when she went shopping. And she couldn't give me a simply "thank you". So I asked for one. She refused to give it to me. I'm sick and tired of trying to seek her approval. I won't ever get it. My boyfriend is proud of me when I lose weight...but he doesn't care about how much this means to me. He just doesn't get it. My step mother is the one person who I think really, TRULY is proud of me. But I barely see her. I don't have ANYONE to say "Put that down, missy. You know you can't eat that". Its all me. My brother could care less (he's 16) and my little sister is only 4 lol. I like to talk a lot about my weight loss, why some times are harder for me then others.... and no one will listen to me. I've never felt that I had to do something alone. And the reality is.... I do. I have written a few entries thanking all of you for being there for me...giving me advice, and cheering me up. I meant that from the bottom of my heart. Because even if I have never seen you before in my life, and will more then likely never meet in person.... you have done more for me then you will ever EVER know.
I have to go pick up my room... like always now. Today has been a good day for me, and I hope tomorrow is too.
I have to go pick up my room... like always now. Today has been a good day for me, and I hope tomorrow is too.
Korrie
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I'm really sorry babe Its tough to feel like your alone, I know. My mom is the SAME way, always bragging about herself followed by a put down on my end, so I can sympathize. The cold hard fact of it all is..."you" really are the only one you can depend on. I know you want other people to help you...we all do...but in the end, you are the only one that can do this.
It sounds like you have family issues that need resolved. Maybe you can talk to your mom about it...maybe it'll help, maybe not...but in the end, you need to find your own way of dealing w/ her behavior...some way of not letting it bother you anymore. Just curious, how old are you? I guess I assumed you were my age until I read your bro and sis's age.Not that it matters really.
Anyways, you know we are here for you! We all believe in you and weither you have a long way to go or not...you'll get there and just have that much more to brag about!!
Its tough to feel like your alone, I know. My mom is the SAME way, always bragging about herself followed by a put down on my end, so I can sympathize. The cold hard fact of it all is..."you" really are the only one you can depend on. I know you want other people to help you...we all do...but in the end, you are the only one that can do this. It sounds like you have family issues that need resolved. Maybe you can talk to your mom about it...maybe it'll help, maybe not...but in the end, you need to find your own way of dealing w/ her behavior...some way of not letting it bother you anymore. Just curious, how old are you? I guess I assumed you were my age until I read your bro and sis's age.Not that it matters really.
Anyways, you know we are here for you! We all believe in you and weither you have a long way to go or not...you'll get there and just have that much more to brag about!!
bikinibound
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Hey Sweetie,
That does suck about your mom being that way about your weight loss--and not thanking you for cleaning her house. My gran was kind of like that about my weight loss. Whenever I told her I'd lost more weight, she'd tell me all about her dieting when she was younger. And then she'd tell me how much one of her friends has lost so far. It was very irritating to listen to, but lately she's been a lot better. And I've kinda stopped telling her, too. I might tell her once in awhile, but not as much as I used to...lol. You might have a long way to go--but you'll get there. Just keep plugging away and try not to think about how much farther you have to go--even though I've lost 60lbs, I've still got nearly 50 more to lose--I try not to think about that..lol. You are smart to set mini goals like you have been--it's a lot more rewarding.
I think it's hard for people who've never had to lose a lot of weight--or who've never been serious about losing a lot of weight--to understand what we go through. I guess you could look at Dan's attitude as much preferable to a bf who was very critical of your weight and hard nosed about it. And trust me--my H used to say things like, "Are you sure you want to eat that?" Or just giving me disapproving looks in general. It is not fun--so be happy Dan doesn't do that. It's not his job to be the food police. That's what I kept telling my H. He finally got a clue.
Anyway, you know we're always here for you--to be a shoulder to cry on, or to offer advice, etc. I don't have much support outside this forum either. Like I said, for people who have never been overweight or who aren't interested in losing, it's hard for them to give you what you need. That's why it's so great that we have this forum.
That does suck about your mom being that way about your weight loss--and not thanking you for cleaning her house. My gran was kind of like that about my weight loss. Whenever I told her I'd lost more weight, she'd tell me all about her dieting when she was younger. And then she'd tell me how much one of her friends has lost so far. It was very irritating to listen to, but lately she's been a lot better. And I've kinda stopped telling her, too. I might tell her once in awhile, but not as much as I used to...lol. You might have a long way to go--but you'll get there. Just keep plugging away and try not to think about how much farther you have to go--even though I've lost 60lbs, I've still got nearly 50 more to lose--I try not to think about that..lol. You are smart to set mini goals like you have been--it's a lot more rewarding.
I think it's hard for people who've never had to lose a lot of weight--or who've never been serious about losing a lot of weight--to understand what we go through. I guess you could look at Dan's attitude as much preferable to a bf who was very critical of your weight and hard nosed about it. And trust me--my H used to say things like, "Are you sure you want to eat that?" Or just giving me disapproving looks in general. It is not fun--so be happy Dan doesn't do that. It's not his job to be the food police.
That's what I kept telling my H. He finally got a clue. Anyway, you know we're always here for you--to be a shoulder to cry on, or to offer advice, etc. I don't have much support outside this forum either. Like I said, for people who have never been overweight or who aren't interested in losing, it's hard for them to give you what you need. That's why it's so great that we have this forum.
bmohearn
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Today is a beautiful day, and I really need to get some exercise in. I am perfectly capable, but I'm feeling a bit lazy today. I need to take care of a few things, then I will get in the shower for a quick scrub down, clean up the little bit I have, exercise, and then hope I can get myself motivated some more.