Brandy's Success Diary

oLUX said:
Hey Brandy! YAY I just want to say I can TOTALLY FEEL you on knowing what you need to do but not actually doing it. We all know that if we want to be healthy and skinny, we need to eat well and work out. But of course we all have lives and sometimes working out gets pushed to the bottom of the list. Story of my life.

You just have to keep at it though! You have a great, optimistic attitude and you WILL DO THIS! :) I know you're thinking of dropping the LBs before getting a gym membership which is a great idea! I know that way you'll probably work hard now so that you CAN get that gym membership once you start to lose the weight. I just want to tell you from my own experience that the other way around worked better for me. I was sitting on my ass talking about working out and how I wanted to get into shape. I made lists of things I would do to work out/ things I would eat but just never fully committed myself to it. It wasn't until I bought my gym membership and told myself IM OVER THIS SHIT! and took myself to the gym. I think once I had the membership, I knew that I couldn't make any more excuses as to why I was sitll overweight.

So I don't know. We all think differently, and there are a plethora number of ways to view a situation. Whatever will work for you! :) I'm so excited to see your progress in the coming 6 weeks! :) It will pretty much be SPRING by the time the challenge is over. Hopefully we're both down a few pants sizes by then! :) HOOORAHHH!!
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I would like to get the membership now, but my boyfriend is going to be the one paying for it, and he wants to make sure I'm committed plus he wants to make sure his income is going to keep being steady.
 
Monday

I am going to make today a spectacular day. I haven't done well the past couple of days. I am cooking dinner tonight for the entire family plus a friend that is leaving to do the Appalachian Trail tomorrow. I didn't really have choice on what I was making, (steak) but I figured I would cook some sweet potato french fries (baked not fried) as an appetizer, a nice mashed potato to go with the steak (I love them, and I will have room for them in my calories) and maybe a healthy dessert if I can find some. Not sure what I am going to eat for lunch, but I think it MIGHT be chicken and veggie stirfry. And for snack I will have some pineapple chunks. Not sure what exercise will be today either... I think I am going to check out Mal's pre C25K plan to get myself ready for it.

I'm back on track. I have the mindset (again), and I am ready to shed the pounds. My goal "work hard" goal is to get into the mid-190's by this time next month! (when I will be house-sitting at my father's)
 
Hey Brandy :O) I'm so glad you're back. And as far as getting to 190, you know you can do it! But one thing I thought I'd mention in the meantime is do you have a Comfort Inn in your area? All the ones around me let adults swim for 6 bucks a session or for 20 bucks for a month. That way you could just pay for a month and swim and show Dan you'd go :) Plus it's pretty affordable I think. And as far as workout videos I've always had to stick to pretty tame ones like Richard Simmons or ones that weren't too complicated because I'm not exactly miss coordination. So a few years ago when I broke my arm I just did the work outs anyway but didn't move that arm at all. It works ok with SOME videos if you get stuck indoors because of weather. I need to hush up now cuz somebody's gonna notice I have no excuse for the fact that I'm not exercising consistanly myself :X
 
So Dan and I have decided to go on a 4 month extravaganza of eating healthily and exercising. We saw our friend today (who is going on the AT) and he leaves tomorrow. So in the 4 months he is gone we want to lose a bunch of weight- so when he comes back he will be all shocked and what not. lol.

I went to the store and bought some sprite zero, and a whole bunch of pineapple- because I'm on a pineapple kick now. hahaha.

Tomorrow I have school all damn day, and then my mom's house at night. I will hope to fit in a 30 minute walk somewhere in my day. And I'm clueless about food plans for tomorrow- but food is of little interest to me right now.... I will figure it all out tomorrow.

G'nite everyone!!
 
Yea it'd be great cuz the 20 bucks for a month is not a contract. I googled though and it doesn't look like there's one in Pembroke. Maybe there's one close enough in an adjacent town though? Sorry to get you all excited though...I shoulda looked first.
 
Hey darling, haven't seen you in a bit...

Is plymouth near you? I have a membership to planet fitness, its like $10 a month per person and there is one in Plymouth, pretty cheap and overall not a bad gym.
 
So I don't know how I am going to exercise tonight. But I have a huge essay due tomorrow in a class that I haven't been to in 2 weeks- the reasons are long and I don't feel like explaining them at this moment. I have to do an outline, rough draft, and final draft by tomorrow at 2. Plenty of time- I know. But I am going to have to help dan with his, and I have just SOOOO much homework to catch up on. So tonight I have to get that done, maybe later tonight around 11 or 12 I will go on a quick 15 minute walk with Dan- just to say I did SOMETHING.

School makes me so damn busy. So much schoolwork I have to catch up on with reading and with assignments and projects/reports. my gosh.

Food has been spectacular today. I am very proud of myself. :D *pats self on back*.

I am having car troubles, so I need to see if my mother will let me use her extra car while my step-dad fixes my car's brakes or something. (I'm lucky to have a family full of mechanics so I never have to pay for labor... and my mom and step dad usually pay for my parts.... unless it is a ridiculously high amount in which case we will split it.) I have a very generous family when it comes to car troubles.

And on top of everything... I have been so preoccupied with all the above that my house has gotten to be a mess, and I have a ton of laundry to catch up on, and some dishes to do. I think that will have to wait until Friday though... because I am busy until the weekend. Maybe Wednesday night I can get some done.... but I won't have ENOUGH time to do everything.

I refuse to not exercise for a day. I must get in at least 15 minute walk or more. I want to form a habit of NEEDING and WANTING to exercise, and the only way to do that is to be consistent.

Well, My rant is off. I will reply to comments and visit everyone's journal tonight when I get home from my mom's house. (yay biggest Loser!!!)
 
"I refuse to not exercise for a day. I must get in at least 15 minute walk or more. I want to form a habit of NEEDING and WANTING to exercise, and the only way to do that is to be consistent. "

That's a great inspiration there! I need to borrow some of that attitude =) Good luck with your goal, and congratulatiosn on your success so far!
 
:)I hear ya I feel guilty if I dont exercise...Im gonna see if I cant be consistant on the 7 hrs a week...LOL...it will be hard but ive done it agian this week...
 
Hate to be quick and ignore my awesome friends leaving comments for me <3... but I only now just finished the rough draft of my essay. Tomorrow morning I will print it out and make corrections on it... and then fix it up before class. I would be relieved by this (and trust me... partly I am) but tomorrow I'm going to have to wake up early and help Dan work on his. So I must get to bed for the night. I will undoubtedly have time to catch up on everything tomorrow while Dan works on his paper though.

Woohoo! I wasn't sure I'd get it done in time!!
 
Good morning Brandy! That is great you got your paper done. You shouldn't stress the forum so much. As much as it's good to be on here school of course has to take priority! Hope your day goes well and Dan gets his paper done too:D
 
Ah jeez. I have such a headache from doing those papers for the last 24 hours (well, plus going to class). I almost had a breakdown about it. I hate when big things are rushed!!! Anyways... I will attend all my classes now so I don't fall behind! :Angel_anim: lol.

My eating has been good, and within calories. For dinner I am having mashed potatoes, and baked chicken- and it has panko breadcrumbs on it. I have been good all day, so I deserve it. And as long as i stay within decent size portions I will stay within calorie limit for the day with it too.

Haven't exercised yet today- because of the mad rush to get the paper done. So tonight after dinner settles I will go off for a little jog. Then I must get some cleaning and laundry done. I have a lot of homework to catch up on this weekend- and I don't want to do it tonight. So.... cleaning will take its priority along with exercise tonight.

My arm is pretty much 100% better now... but I did twist it wrong the other day and it really hurt again for like 15 minutes. So I think it might still be sensitive??? I don't even think that makes sense.... but my point was that I do not want to start working out my arms again just yet. So I will do cardio, and come Monday I will bring back the weights to buff my biceps. lol.

I am feeling very motivated to go on a jog today. Like I can push myself to do anything right now.

I am very sleepy though... so after I go on my walk/jog I will relax on the computer and watch a movie. :sleeping:

Tomorrow will be a pretty clean day. School in the morning... well, from 8 to 2 pm, and then my dad's house like usual on a Thursday night.
 
Brandy-take care of yourself, stress doesnt do a body good!!! On side note if you can fit in the excercise it will help with teh stress that is my #2 reason for sticking with it LOL! Take care
 
I really need to get ready for school... but I just don't wanna. lol. (and I need to leave in 4 minutes!)

The jog never happened because of the damn snow. It made everything so slippery. :( I must find another way! I will get some exercise in today.. I have to... somewhere. somehow.

I have a long day ahead of me, and I'm bringing my pineapple with me. lol. I am craving pineapple like crazy. At least its not chips and icecream....

well, 2 minutes until I leave....
 
Wow. Things are sounding hectic for you right now, Brandy. Is it near end of term time?

It's good to know that you are getting support from your family.
 
good advice. I would agree that eating slowly helps in keeping your weight in control. Eating slow makes you feel more satisfy and tells your brain that you are full.

The problem is, which i believe is contrary to what many people would say. The food doesn't taste as good as eating fast....


hmmmm....rene
 
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