Brandy's Success Diary

I have stayed within my calorie limits, and I did the Biggest Loser Bootcamp dvd today... 30 minutes. It kicked my ass. I am thinking whether or not I am going to do the yoga, but I am watching Hell's kitchen from 9 to 10, and then I need to study for a midterm exam tomorrow. So I don't think I will have time. NO big deal, because the weekend is coming up, and I will have plenty of time then.

After my workout today I found myself thinking about whether or not to exercise tomorrow. I didn't give up during my workout even though I wanted to. I need to talk myself up... I need to get those negative thoughts out of my head.

Now I will take a shower, get my school book ready to study, watch my show, study my ass off, and then get a nice sleep tonight. :D

I also just wanted to tell you all THANK YOU for being here to give me advice and to support me. I couldn't keep on track without you all. Seriously.
 
Today has gone well so far. I am very motivated and very happy!! :D

I studied for my final last night from online powerpoint presentations I found because I forgot to take my text book out of my trunk before it got towed. :banghead: But, I studied hard and I think I got a 95% on the midterm! We made a poached chicken terrine in class, and I did a great job... and didn't eat it because I didn't know how many calories was in it. After school I stopped by the grocery store and bought some light BBQ fat free pringles, frozen Green Giant Steamers, a box of spinach and artichoke chicken Lean pockets, and a frozen Pasta Al Dente meal... which is 400 calories, but it is DELICIOUS. It was something they were portioning out for samples and we walked by and smelled it.. and OMG it smelled GREAT!! So, we got some. I figured I could afford it. Umm, I also got some crisp gala apples and 2 green cucumbers. I think cucumbers and feta would be a great healthy snack, and friggin yummy!!!

I've had 555 calories between breakfast and lunch. I'm thinking about having my pasta dish for dinner. I have a TON of homework to get done this weekend, including POSSIBLY a trip to the library, which might do me good for getting some peace to write some of my 3 essays that I have to do this weekend! lol. I also have a lot of cleaning to do... but besides that I have a bunch of exercise that I want to get done. Tonight I want to do Bootcamp and Yoga DVD, totaling 1 hour for the day.

I probably won't reach my 202 this week, but I'm really hoping for a 204.

Gotta run for now, I'll update more later!
 
Your food sounds so good and I bought those same lean pockets the other day. They weren't bad but I'm over my sandwich kick and have a ton of those and the other diet panini ones in my freezer :X. Somebody on here recommended the veggie steam bags you can get in bag aisle and I bought some a while back. Well yesterday I finally tried them and they worked awesome! The veggies weren't too hard or soft and tasted so fresh.

Anyway good luck with the papers. I read about all the homework you have to do and cringe though. I'm still burnt out from last semester and know my turn is coming again in August, lol. Although if my classes were for culinary arts maybe I would be more into it. Have a good weekend.
 
Someone might wonder how I put on 71 pounds in less than 2 years. Seriously.. it is AMAZING that I did that without noticing it. I went from a healthy 149 in 2005 to 220 sometime in 2007. WTH???

Well, I'll be down to that weight again soon. I have chosen 140 as my ULTIMATE goal. But, for now I'm still working toward 190. Where did all the pounds come from?? OH yeah.. from the drive through death traps I became addicted to during my first year of college!
 
I will not let myself get stressed out, but I haven't lost weight this week. In fact, I weighed in at 207 this morning. It is very confusing because I have been eating within my calorie limits. I have done research online about why I might not be losing weight, and it might be because I am not eating often enough or enough calories. I have been under 1200 most days this week. So I am going to try and get into the habit of eating 4 or 5 times a day with no more than 4 hours apart. This week has also been lacking in raw fruits and veggies, so I will start incorporating those. i have some cucumber, I have a few apples, and I will have to see if we have some carrots or celery. I'm just trying to adjust it, because I refuse to let this bother me. I am going to keep working out with my DVDs, today I want to do The Biggest Loser Bootcamp DVD again, and I am going to get myself ready and go out for a long walk today since it is supposed to be REALLY beautiful outside. And I can throw on my headphones and just walk til there's no tomorrow! :D Well, at least until dark. lol. I will take advantage of the nice day, and of course the healthy foods I have in the house. I am going to go plan out my food for the day so I have no question in my mind what I am going to eat, and then I am going to get dressed and charge my phone so I can go out and embrace the fresh air!
 
I took advantage of the weather and went on a one hour walk. It was beautiful out! And now I'm enjoying a short rest period with the windows open and a coconut bay Yankee Candle burning in my room. I want to sit for a half hour or so, and then clean and and do some homework. Later tonight I will do the Bootcamp DVD.
 
Today didn't go as well as planned. No worries though, tomorrow is a new day. And it is going to be quite a busy day. Today was one of those days that I just couldn't concentrate on anything, and didn't have motivation to do anything. But tomorrow I have no choice... I have a ton of homework due Tuesday, a lot of laundry to do, I need to pick up my car, turn in a job application... It is easier for me to keep busy when I'm already busy. If that makes sense. lol.

I'm going to get a good night sleep and see if that helps my mood for tomorrow. Today was just a .... BLAH... day.
 
And so it is Monday once again. I have a ton of homework to do, a lot of exercise planned... and my day did NOT start out well.

I woke up very early this morning and got ready so I could drop Dan's mom off at work, Dan and I went down to Plymouth to get $400 from my dad to get my car back. (Woohoo its fixed!), I went to my mom's house to pay her back with my dad's money and pick up my car... Follow Dan back to his mother's work to drop her car off to her when she gets out of work... and my car broke down in the parking lot again. OMG. Seriously STUPID. So now I had to leave the car there until my step brother can tow it after work. And I had to sit until 2:30 at his mother's work to wait for her to get out... and I didn't even bring any homework so I could be productive. lol.

Dan and I walked across the street to a small mom and pop breakfast place and I got a turkey club sandwich on Wheat bread, no mayo. So relatively healthy. Then I bought a giant box of cheerios for another healthy breakfast option. Well, lol... I ended up eating it for dinner.

By the time I got home, I was SO exhausted and stressed out that I passed out on the couch for 2 hours! lol.

Now I have a ton of homework and exercise to do (hopefully) before 8pm when I want to watch a tv show.

I found a website for my motivation... so I hope that will keep me rolling. I was thinking about applying for The Biggest Loser, seeing as they are casting right now... but I don't think I have enough weight to lose. Plus, I think I can do it on my own with a constant motivation.

Enough procrastinating for now... I must get stuff done. For once. lol.
 
:hug2:Shitty morning babe:hug2:...Sorry abt that:hug2:

It took me 4 hrs to go to the superstore walmart to grocery shop LOL!!!

But we are now stocked up for a cpl weeks...

IE - Biggest loser, you dont have enough to loose but I mean ppl only a lil bigger than you ahve been on it...Maybe just apply for your motivation...

Talk to ya soon
 
Cerella: Thanks for stopping by. I was thinking about applying. I have until the end of the month, I think I will do it next Friday (if I decide to for sure) when I am home by myself. Dan supported me to actually. Not sure if I should take that as a compliment! lol.
 
Damn... a shitty, early morning followed by a shitty LATE night. I am going to be awake for quite some time. I have a lot of homework due tomorrow as well as a midterm in the morning. But, its ok... because I have a TON of coffee in my system (and in the kitchen) to last me for the night. I have a ton of energy and my eyes are bugging out of my head!! lol.

I did not get my exercise in YET today, and I may not be done with homework until 2am, but I am DEFINITELY going to do 2 BL dvd's, even if that means going to bed at 3am and waking up again at 7. hhahaha... just to get more coffee in the morning before school.

I am happy to promise myself the exercise. I need it. And I have my breakfast and lunch planned out for tomorrow, and I might pack myself something for dinner before I go to my mom's house tomorrow night for the Biggest Loser episode! :D. BLAHALHALHALHALHALH.... I am full of caffeine. hahaha. I refuse to give up on myself. I am worth every bit of effort it takes to make myself successful in weight loss, in school, and in the world as an adult.
 
Hey Brandy! Don't kill yourself on the studying/exercising tonight!! BTW, watcha doing now? Procrastinating? Ha ha... I can relate!!!

This weather changing stuff really sucks, I did a total of 35 miles of cycling this weekend and today cleared 6" + out of my driveway. Uggh!

Sorry I haven't been around much. Hopefully I can catch up a bit with a lot of people.
 
Today was hectic, but it went well. My car is back and safe (as far as I know. lol)

My mood has been wacky, and I have been doing a lot of thinking. I need to learn to appreciate more in my life. I do not have a job, and I have plenty of spare time. WELL, I really don't... but I have time that I just surf the web or watch movies, and I could be out volunteering or going to fun activities. I could be OUT doing more, instead of being inside. I could make things for craft fairs, attend little old lady bingo nights (rofl), going to food pantries or blood drives, I could be doing A LOT of stuff- but I'm not. [Yes, this is my personality. I'm so boring. lol. I am not a typical college-kid partier who likes to get drunk and go to clubs, etc. lol. I'm boring, but I'm happy.]

I know this is not weight loss related at all. I used to be a very angry person... not MEAN, but I had a problem where little things would bother me at the drop of a hat. And I have really changed that, but I could do more to change it. And I think getting out and doing things in the community and in my life would make a difference in how I feel about myself- which in turn will change how I feel about situations and how I deal with things.

School vacation is next week, I have a TON of homework to do during it, and a ton of cleaning as well. So that is my adventuring for the rest of this week, this weekend, and into next week as well.
 
reluctantcabbie said:
Hey Brandy! Don't kill yourself on the studying/exercising tonight!! BTW, watcha doing now? Procrastinating? Ha ha... I can relate!!!

This weather changing stuff really sucks, I did a total of 35 miles of cycling this weekend and today cleared 6" + out of my driveway. Uggh!

Sorry I haven't been around much. Hopefully I can catch up a bit with a lot of people.
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Yes... procrastination is my life. lol. Weather is driving me NUTS. Next thing you know.. it will by mid July, 90 degrees one day, and -10 degrees the next with hail storms! lol. You never know with New England. I don't understand. rofl.
 
Oh Jeesh. I have such a long list of stuff to do, and I have NEGATIVE time to get it done. So, this is just me procrastinating and gathering my thoughts before I get started.

Dan and I went to a produce store after school today and spend $8.00 and change and got 2 onions, a bulb of garlic, a cucumber, 3 plums, 4 grapefruit (for dan), 2 GIANT sweet potatoes, 2 pounds of green grapes, a bunch of snow peas, and maybe one or two other things. Its SO CHEAP there. Then I went to the grocery store and a little over a pound of chicken breast and a Green Giant broccoli and cheese simply steamer thingy. So, I have plenty of food for myself to make and create now.

I have 2 -2 page papers due tomorrow that I haven't done yet, but it shouldn't take TOO long to get them done. Plus, I have to study for a vocab test in culinary tomorrow. Not to mention the gigantic list of chores and projects I have for around the house... I don't even know where to start. lol.

I'm down to 206... only a .2 pound loss from last week. But, I have this week to make it even lower. With all my healthy foods it shouldn't be a problem! :D
 
I woke up to go to class today and ended up being 4 minutes late. My chef wouldn't let me in... even though on the syllabus it says I can be up to 15 minutes late, and after that the chef gets to decide if I can come in. Well, I waited around for a half hour because I thought he was joking... and, well, he wasn't. So around 8:35 I went home. Now I am going to relax for a little bit, and then get started on my household projects. its going to be a busy weekend.
 
Dan gets to go into work later than expected tonight! :D So I get to make us a nice dinner. I am very excited about it. He is my whole world, my best friend, my soul mate, my protector, my supporter, my rock. And when he's away, I just think about wishing he was home. haha. I am really trying to work towards getting our own place. Hopefully before Christmas. But I need to find a steady, good paying job first. So that means I need to go and find places that are hiring... Oh jeez, great... no one is hiring! Anyways... I am going to make marinated chicken breast, broccoli, and sweet potato for dinner I think. I better go get cleaning, I've been watching Rush Hour 3 with Dan for the past couple hours, and before that I napped. So before I waste away the rest of my potentially-productive Friday night... I am going to get some chores done.
 
Hey you tha tis crap abt school...and tha tsounds like a yum dinner:)I have been reading just not posting:)I miss talking

What does Dan do?
 
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cinderelly said:
Hey you tha tis crap abt school...and tha tsounds like a yum dinner:)I have been reading just not posting:)I miss talking

What does Dan do?
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Dan is a waiter at a steakhouse restaurant. He sometimes is a cook there as well. And yeah... crap about school. So that means 10 points off my final grade because HE broke the rules on the syllabus! I'm not too happy. Actually, I'm pissed about it. :rant:
 
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