BrownEyedGirl
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Thank you MissDFITT - so far so good! 
Brown Eyed Girl's Weight Loss Diary
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Alta818
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Good luck brown eyes!!!
I just wanted to SAY...that I read through your whole diary right now, and I'm happy that you too, like all of us, are trying to make steps towards the right direction. You seem wise, and determined, and it really is STEP BY STEP and we're off
.........to the GOAL we intend...!!!
I am rooting for you
and will keep checking on you.....
...and I almost bought a pair of jeans a couple days ago, sizes smaller, and I put them down, because not only were they expensive, but like you said, sometimes, they JUST tend to not motivate, and actually FRUSTRATE
when trying them on......and I HATE dressing room lighting!!! 
I just wanted to SAY...that I read through your whole diary right now, and I'm happy that you too, like all of us, are trying to make steps towards the right direction. You seem wise, and determined, and it really is STEP BY STEP and we're off
.........to the GOAL we intend...!!!I am rooting for you
and will keep checking on you........and I almost bought a pair of jeans a couple days ago, sizes smaller, and I put them down, because not only were they expensive, but like you said, sometimes, they JUST tend to not motivate, and actually FRUSTRATE
when trying them on......and I HATE dressing room lighting!!! 
MissDFITT
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I HATE dressing room lighting!!!
Ugh I totally agree! I swear its either the lighting or the mirrors, but one of them always makes me look 100x bigger than I am... or maybe its just that I want to look smaller or look good in what I am trying on, but I NEVER do.
I recently purchased two pairs of jeans that I thought were my size... didnt think to try them on. I am currently between sizes, a 10 in some brands a 12 in others... wish everyone made an 11... anyway I bought two pairs of AE jeans 10s... got them home was gonna do a fashion show for my hunny... and I couldnt get either pair buttoned... talk about having your day ruined! I was going to take them back, but was like ehh they should fit soon enough, I'm sure they will be in there for years before they fit! I should have just taken the damn things back!
UGH!!!
Great progress, brown eyed girl! Glad to see you taking such a strong approach, it's in inspiration!
One recommendation I might have: I see that your biggest meal is usually dinner. While that is not a problem in and of itself, I think it might be good to even out your other meals a little bit more.
The reason I say this is when you are up and about during your day, you are burning off at least some of the calories you eat. In the evening, before bed, it's the hardest to burn off calories. I don't think it will make or break your approach by any means, but every little bit helps.
Good luck to you!
PS - sorry to make this my first post. I'll introduce myself soon.
Glad to see you taking such a strong approach, it's in inspiration! One recommendation I might have: I see that your biggest meal is usually dinner. While that is not a problem in and of itself, I think it might be good to even out your other meals a little bit more.
The reason I say this is when you are up and about during your day, you are burning off at least some of the calories you eat. In the evening, before bed, it's the hardest to burn off calories. I don't think it will make or break your approach by any means, but every little bit helps.
Good luck to you!
PS - sorry to make this my first post. I'll introduce myself soon.
Alta818
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Awwww....don't say THAT....not for YEARS....for WEEKS.......don't worry.....Ugh I totally agree! I swear its either the lighting or the mirrors, but one of them always makes me look 100x bigger than I am... or maybe its just that I want to look smaller or look good in what I am trying on, but I NEVER do.
I recently purchased two pairs of jeans that I thought were my size... didnt think to try them on. I am currently between sizes, a 10 in some brands a 12 in others... wish everyone made an 11... anyway I bought two pairs of AE jeans 10s... got them home was gonna do a fashion show for my hunny... and I couldnt get either pair buttoned... talk about having your day ruined! I was going to take them back, but was like ehh they should fit soon enough, I'm sure they will be in there for years before they fit! I should have just taken the damn things back!
UGH!!!
....I'm gonna make my OWN dressing room at home...change the bulb to RED and GET SLIMMING mirrors, and WRITE a NEW number on the TAG, and WHALA....I FEEL GREAT about myself!!! LOL...i wish!
MissDFITT
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Ha, it seems like years...I don't loose weight like I used to.... unfortunatly.
Can I come try on things at your house??? I hate that one size is different across the board... and that women's sizing is jacked compared to mens! My BF always fits in the same size jeans no matter what brand or cut! That frustrates the hell outta me!
Sorry browneyed to go off on your diary!
BrownEyedGirl
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Thank you for the well-wishing, Alta818 . Yes, it really is a step-by-step process and for me, so far, the hardest part is the first step, at least for the exercise it was So far so good, and thanks for checking up on me, I need someone to kick my butt if I start to try and run too early (or stop moving all together). As for the jeans, I have noticed that “skinny jeans” are all the fashion here right now, does anyone else look like a chicken with big ol’ thighs when they try them on? I feel horrible in them and they look terrible. My hubby, who is usually very into just about anything tight fitting (classic pervert syndrom when it comes to me, yay ) even said not to buy them. He agreed that they were completely non-flattering. And yeah, dressing room lighting is a nightmare. There is one store, claires, that has really nice lighting in their fitting room - but you pay a lot of extra $$$ for their flattering lighting.
MissDFITT, there is a company that makes jeans in the in-between sizes – Maurices. At least they did when I shopped there last. At my long-ago 170lb mark (sigh) they carried a size 13 jeans, which was perfect for me at the time as I had no chance of squeezing into a 12 and a 14 was baggy on my butt (I can't imagine anything baggy on my butt, but there it was!). As to going off on the fitting rooms in my diary, it’s one of my own pet peves, so go right ahead. I can’t say enough bad things about fitting rooms. Am I the only one who bumps their head, elbows, and knees in them? I don’t know why but I always seem to come out battered and bruised after I am done trying things on!
hardyb, Yes, dinner is usually my biggest meal because it’s the one I have with my husband and – unlike yours truly – he can eat 600 calories per meal and have five meals a day and still maintain at his normal weight. I was thinking I might cut my dinner in half, but I don’t know. I usually do a lot of re-heating when I cook things that can store well, but for things that are fresh it's usually only been finished for about 10 minutes when he walks through the door after work. I’ll think on it over the weekend and try and get it sorted. In the mornings my stomach can’t handle much food or I get nauseous, I don’t know if this is normal or just something strange about my body, but it’s been this way since I was a kid. As to the introduction post, it was a good post, so no need to apologize for it And it’s nice to meet you.
On another note I won't be posting a food diary for today (Friday) or Saturday until Sunday in the evening. I am going to pick up my puppy and we are combining that with a visit with my in-laws. But anyway, I will keep track of my food in a hand-written journal over the weekend and update when I get home. I really hope that my MIL does not make those fantastic "brun kartoffler"; small sweet potatoes cooked in butter and coated in sugar - they couldn't possibly be any worse for my body.
Anyway, see you all Sunday Have a good weekend and stay on track.
. Yes, it really is a step-by-step process and for me, so far, the hardest part is the first step, at least for the exercise it was So far so good, and thanks for checking up on me, I need someone to kick my butt if I start to try and run too early (or stop moving all together). As for the jeans, I have noticed that “skinny jeans” are all the fashion here right now, does anyone else look like a chicken with big ol’ thighs when they try them on? I feel horrible in them and they look terrible. My hubby, who is usually very into just about anything tight fitting (classic pervert syndrom when it comes to me, yay ) even said not to buy them. He agreed that they were completely non-flattering. And yeah, dressing room lighting is a nightmare. There is one store, claires, that has really nice lighting in their fitting room - but you pay a lot of extra $$$ for their flattering lighting. MissDFITT, there is a company that makes jeans in the in-between sizes – Maurices. At least they did when I shopped there last. At my long-ago 170lb mark (sigh) they carried a size 13 jeans, which was perfect for me at the time as I had no chance of squeezing into a 12 and a 14 was baggy on my butt (I can't imagine anything baggy on my butt, but there it was!). As to going off on the fitting rooms in my diary, it’s one of my own pet peves, so go right ahead. I can’t say enough bad things about fitting rooms. Am I the only one who bumps their head, elbows, and knees in them? I don’t know why but I always seem to come out battered and bruised after I am done trying things on!
hardyb, Yes, dinner is usually my biggest meal because it’s the one I have with my husband and – unlike yours truly – he can eat 600 calories per meal and have five meals a day and still maintain at his normal weight. I was thinking I might cut my dinner in half, but I don’t know. I usually do a lot of re-heating when I cook things that can store well, but for things that are fresh it's usually only been finished for about 10 minutes when he walks through the door after work. I’ll think on it over the weekend and try and get it sorted. In the mornings my stomach can’t handle much food or I get nauseous, I don’t know if this is normal or just something strange about my body, but it’s been this way since I was a kid. As to the introduction post, it was a good post, so no need to apologize for it
And it’s nice to meet you.On another note I won't be posting a food diary for today (Friday) or Saturday until Sunday in the evening. I am going to pick up my puppy and we are combining that with a visit with my in-laws. But anyway, I will keep track of my food in a hand-written journal over the weekend and update when I get home. I really hope that my MIL does not make those fantastic "brun kartoffler"; small sweet potatoes cooked in butter and coated in sugar - they couldn't possibly be any worse for my body.
Anyway, see you all Sunday
Have a good weekend and stay on track.
BrownEyedGirl
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Friday, July 11th
Total calories: 1626
Breakfast: 252 calories
1 toasted bread, 70g (172 calories)
1 slice low fat cheese (53 calories)
1/4th of a medium apple (27 calories)
Lunch: unknown calories
Grilled Lime and Chile Chicken with Red Bell Pepper and Salsa
Water & diet coke to drink
Snack: unknown calories
Teriaki Beef Jerky (2 pieces)
Dinner: unknown calories
"Foil Beef" (basically ground beef with veggies mixed in and baked in the oven)
2 small roasted potatoes
Desert: 275 calories
Medium fruit bowl (120 calories)
Frozen low fat vanilla yoghurt (155 calories)
Suppliments:
Multivitamin (x1 tablet, recommended)
Calcium (x2 tablets, recommended)
Fish oil (x3, as recommended)
Exercise:
15 minutes elliptical trainer (able to squeeze in before leaving for the train)
25 sit-ups
Walking (2 miles, regular pace)
Not the best day - eating what my mother in law makes is always a gamble. Never sure if she adds things she doesnt need to, she doesn't go for low-fat beef or anything like that - so I was trying to be very careful about what I ate while I was visiting. And my willpower isn't that strong
Total calories: 1626
Breakfast: 252 calories
1 toasted bread, 70g (172 calories)
1 slice low fat cheese (53 calories)
1/4th of a medium apple (27 calories)
Lunch: unknown calories
Grilled Lime and Chile Chicken with Red Bell Pepper and Salsa
Water & diet coke to drink
Snack: unknown calories
Teriaki Beef Jerky (2 pieces)
Dinner: unknown calories
"Foil Beef" (basically ground beef with veggies mixed in and baked in the oven)
2 small roasted potatoes
Desert: 275 calories
Medium fruit bowl (120 calories)
Frozen low fat vanilla yoghurt (155 calories)
Suppliments:
Multivitamin (x1 tablet, recommended)
Calcium (x2 tablets, recommended)
Fish oil (x3, as recommended)
Exercise:
15 minutes elliptical trainer (able to squeeze in before leaving for the train)
25 sit-ups
Walking (2 miles, regular pace)
Not the best day - eating what my mother in law makes is always a gamble. Never sure if she adds things she doesnt need to, she doesn't go for low-fat beef or anything like that - so I was trying to be very careful about what I ate while I was visiting. And my willpower isn't that strong
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BrownEyedGirl
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Saturday, July 12th
Total calories: unknown
Breakfast: 453 calories
1 cup skim milk (146 calories)
1½ cups total raisin bran (267 calories)
½ a small apple (40 calories)
Lunch: unknown calories
Open-faced sandwhiches -
½ slice rye bread (60 calories)
1 slice deli roast beef 2 slices deli turkey (35 calories)
2 thin slices white bread (80 calories calories)
2 "frigadella" meat balls made with beef and spices (unknown calories)
Water to drink
Dinner: unknown calories
1 lamb steak of unknown size, maybe 125g? (uncertain size means uncertain calories)
1 small side salad, no dressing (33 calories)
3 small roasted potatoes with spices, baked with oil (uncertain, dont want to know)
Desert: 120 calories
Medium fruit bowl (120 calories)
Suppliments:
Multivitamin (x1 tablet, recommended)
Calcium (x2 tablets, recommended)
Fish oil (x3, as recommended)
Exercise:
15 minutes on a stationary bike set on tough
25 sit-ups
30 minutes puppy play
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BrownEyedGirl
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Sunday, July 13th
Total calories: 1681 (guestimation)
Breakfast: 453 calories
1 cup skim milk (146 calories)
1½ cups total raisin bran (267 calories)
½ a small apple (40 calories)
Lunch: (guessing 400 or so)
Open-faced sandwhiches -
½ slice rye bread (60 calories)
1 slice deli roast beef 2 slices deli turkey (35 calories)
2 thin slices white bread (80 calories calories)
2 "frigadella" meat balls made with beef and spices (unknown calories)
Water to drink
Snack: 277 calories
½ (50g) of a ritter sport with whole hazlenuts (277 calories)
Dinner: 371 calories
30g salted tortia chips (135 calories)
125g ground chicken meat (130 calories)
Spicy seasoning (50 calories)
Veggies, the same amount I have in a side salad, but with just lettuce and cucumber (33 calories)
Cooked and drained onions (23 calories)
Snack: 180 calories
1 chocolate chewy granola bar (100 calories)
1 orange (80 calories)
Suppliments:
Multivitamin (x1 tablet, recommended)
Calcium (x2 tablets, recommended)
Fish oil (x3, as recommended)
Exercise:
15 minutes on a stationary bike set on tough
25 sit-ups
15 minutes elliptical trainer
unspecified puppy playtime
6 potty trips outside (5 flights up and 5 flights down per trip) - trust me, it's exercise!
Total calories: 1681 (guestimation)
Breakfast: 453 calories
1 cup skim milk (146 calories)
1½ cups total raisin bran (267 calories)
½ a small apple (40 calories)
Lunch: (guessing 400 or so)
Open-faced sandwhiches -
½ slice rye bread (60 calories)
1 slice deli roast beef 2 slices deli turkey (35 calories)
2 thin slices white bread (80 calories calories)
2 "frigadella" meat balls made with beef and spices (unknown calories)
Water to drink
Snack: 277 calories
½ (50g) of a ritter sport with whole hazlenuts (277 calories)
Dinner: 371 calories
30g salted tortia chips (135 calories)
125g ground chicken meat (130 calories)
Spicy seasoning (50 calories)
Veggies, the same amount I have in a side salad, but with just lettuce and cucumber (33 calories)
Cooked and drained onions (23 calories)
Snack: 180 calories
1 chocolate chewy granola bar (100 calories)
1 orange (80 calories)
Suppliments:
Multivitamin (x1 tablet, recommended)
Calcium (x2 tablets, recommended)
Fish oil (x3, as recommended)
Exercise:
15 minutes on a stationary bike set on tough
25 sit-ups
15 minutes elliptical trainer
unspecified puppy playtime
6 potty trips outside (5 flights up and 5 flights down per trip) - trust me, it's exercise!
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BrownEyedGirl
New member
Monday, July 14th
Today's eats: 1634
Breakfast: 450 calories
1 toasted bread, 70g (172 calories)
1 slice low fat cheese (53 calories)
Plain yoghurt (100 calories)
1 giant red "delicious apple (125 calories
Lunch: 378 calories
15 saltine crackers (160 calories)
1 large rye bread, 60g (132 calories)
1 serving deli roast beef (33 calories)
1 teaspoon hot mustard (10 calories)
5 cucumber slices (10 calories)
1 small side salad, no dressing (33 calories)
Snack: 100 calories
1 chocolate chewy granola bar (100 calories)
Dinner: 526
Tenderloin steak (273 calories)
½ serving mashed potatoes (139 calories)
1 medium corn on the cob (70 calories)
Brocolli (34 calories)
Snack: 180 calories
1 chocolate chewy granola bar (100 calories)
1 orange (80 calories)
Suppliments:
Multivitamin (x1 tablet, recommended)
Calcium (x2 tablets, recommended)
Fish oil (x3, as recommended)
Exercise:
6 "puppy potty" trips (5 flights down & back up again per trip)
puppy playtime outside before nap time (x3 - about 10 minutes of playing tag, gentle tug-o-war, etc. Tires me out!)
15 minutes elliptical trainer
25 sit-ups
Today's eats: 1634
Breakfast: 450 calories
1 toasted bread, 70g (172 calories)
1 slice low fat cheese (53 calories)
Plain yoghurt (100 calories)
1 giant red "delicious apple (125 calories
Lunch: 378 calories
15 saltine crackers (160 calories)
1 large rye bread, 60g (132 calories)
1 serving deli roast beef (33 calories)
1 teaspoon hot mustard (10 calories)
5 cucumber slices (10 calories)
1 small side salad, no dressing (33 calories)
Snack: 100 calories
1 chocolate chewy granola bar (100 calories)
Dinner: 526
Tenderloin steak (273 calories)
½ serving mashed potatoes (139 calories)
1 medium corn on the cob (70 calories)
Brocolli (34 calories)
Snack: 180 calories
1 chocolate chewy granola bar (100 calories)
1 orange (80 calories)
Suppliments:
Multivitamin (x1 tablet, recommended)
Calcium (x2 tablets, recommended)
Fish oil (x3, as recommended)
Exercise:
6 "puppy potty" trips (5 flights down & back up again per trip)
puppy playtime outside before nap time (x3 - about 10 minutes of playing tag, gentle tug-o-war, etc. Tires me out!)
15 minutes elliptical trainer
25 sit-ups
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BrownEyedGirl
New member
Tuesday, July 15th
Today's eats: 1514
Breakfast: 275 calories
1 toasted bread, 70g (172 calories)
1 slice low fat cheese (53 calories)
½ glass of orange juice (50 calories)
Snack: 278 calories
1 serving frozen yoghurt with pecans and caremel (155 calories)
1 very large delicious apple (123 calories)
Lunch: 460 calories
Pre-packed chicken noodle soup (300 calories)
15 saltine crackers (160 calories)
Dinner: 501 calories
Grilled chicken breast (155 calories)
Large serving brocolli (68 calories)
Mashed potatoes (278 calories)
Suppliments:
Multivitamin (x1 tablet, recommended)
Calcium (x2 tablets, recommended)
Fish oil (x3, as recommended)
Exercise:
7 "puppy potty" trips (35 flights of stairs up, 35 flights of stairs down)
puppy playtime (30 minutes total)
15 minutes elliptical trainer
25 sit-ups
Today's eats: 1514
Breakfast: 275 calories
1 toasted bread, 70g (172 calories)
1 slice low fat cheese (53 calories)
½ glass of orange juice (50 calories)
Snack: 278 calories
1 serving frozen yoghurt with pecans and caremel (155 calories)
1 very large delicious apple (123 calories)
Lunch: 460 calories
Pre-packed chicken noodle soup (300 calories)
15 saltine crackers (160 calories)
Dinner: 501 calories
Grilled chicken breast (155 calories)
Large serving brocolli (68 calories)
Mashed potatoes (278 calories)
Suppliments:
Multivitamin (x1 tablet, recommended)
Calcium (x2 tablets, recommended)
Fish oil (x3, as recommended)
Exercise:
7 "puppy potty" trips (35 flights of stairs up, 35 flights of stairs down)
puppy playtime (30 minutes total)
15 minutes elliptical trainer
25 sit-ups
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BrownEyedGirl
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Wow this little puppy is really wearing me out. He naps through the day and rides in a special puppy bag whenever I take him out, so he isn’t getting quite the same amount of exercise that I am . He still isn’t fully comfortable in his crate, so I can’t close the door and take a nap myself, which is very unfortunate. Last night I got a full 6 hours, I don’t know how it happened, but I am not complaining about it. I am hoping as he settles in more I will get a bit more rest. Still, he is so much fun to play with. He tires fairly quickly, though, which I guess is a good thing as I do too. Especially with all those stairs, oh my goodness; I thought I had prepared myself, but I was just delusional. He whines when I am on the elliptical as he sees the moving parts and wants to play with them. I have to use his leash to make sure he can’t reach me, as he is miserable if he has to be in another room (and I want to keep my eye on him as much as possible). I just don’t want to whack him in the head with one of my foot pedals or something.
I weigh in tomorrow and a part of me is dreading it. That visit to my mother-in-laws was better than most of the trips to her house as far as eating goes, but it still wasn’t very good (when considering I am trying to lose weight, not gain it). I limited myself and watched what I was eating, but I am very happy to be home again where I can see what is going into each meal I prepare.
. He still isn’t fully comfortable in his crate, so I can’t close the door and take a nap myself, which is very unfortunate. Last night I got a full 6 hours, I don’t know how it happened, but I am not complaining about it. I am hoping as he settles in more I will get a bit more rest. Still, he is so much fun to play with. He tires fairly quickly, though, which I guess is a good thing as I do too. Especially with all those stairs, oh my goodness; I thought I had prepared myself, but I was just delusional. He whines when I am on the elliptical as he sees the moving parts and wants to play with them. I have to use his leash to make sure he can’t reach me, as he is miserable if he has to be in another room (and I want to keep my eye on him as much as possible). I just don’t want to whack him in the head with one of my foot pedals or something. I weigh in tomorrow and a part of me is dreading it. That visit to my mother-in-laws was better than most of the trips to her house as far as eating goes, but it still wasn’t very good (when considering I am trying to lose weight, not gain it). I limited myself and watched what I was eating, but I am very happy to be home again where I can see what is going into each meal I prepare.
Wow
COngrats on ur determination. I didnt even think of tracking the calories in the way u have. I do it in my head and maybe its not such a gd idea. I have a bad knee (13 ops and a 3rd recon and kneecap alignment surgery coming up) but i guess i should try a lil harder to get some exercise. I have a dog (7mth old Kelpie cross (farm dog) and we only get out for dog school- trying to curb his bad behaviour.
I have started to utilise the shake method like your hubby. I dont emotinal eat (sad or depressed) and i tend to actually become a non-eater. I can go days without much at all. It makes me atleast have some calories. I dont know how or if im doing the wrong thing but im consuming less then 1000cals a day. Every1 else around here is like 1400 plus. It is a very low calorie diet (VLCD). OPTISLIM VLCD. Its 3 shakes a day but iv taken the third out and replaced with a proper meal. Im 5'6, 75kg (?? 166ib). I want to lose 10kg by Oct. I did 30kg in like 4mths last year so i should be able to. Im confident that you will get to where you want to be too. Gdluck and keep up with the diary. It helps me so hopefully it helps u to keep focused.
Dee
COngrats on ur determination. I didnt even think of tracking the calories in the way u have. I do it in my head and maybe its not such a gd idea. I have a bad knee (13 ops and a 3rd recon and kneecap alignment surgery coming up) but i guess i should try a lil harder to get some exercise. I have a dog (7mth old Kelpie cross (farm dog) and we only get out for dog school- trying to curb his bad behaviour.
I have started to utilise the shake method like your hubby. I dont emotinal eat (sad or depressed) and i tend to actually become a non-eater. I can go days without much at all. It makes me atleast have some calories. I dont know how or if im doing the wrong thing but im consuming less then 1000cals a day. Every1 else around here is like 1400 plus. It is a very low calorie diet (VLCD). OPTISLIM VLCD. Its 3 shakes a day but iv taken the third out and replaced with a proper meal. Im 5'6, 75kg (?? 166ib). I want to lose 10kg by Oct. I did 30kg in like 4mths last year so i should be able to. Im confident that you will get to where you want to be too. Gdluck and keep up with the diary. It helps me so hopefully it helps u to keep focused.
Dee
BrownEyedGirl
New member
DeDe23 ~ If I don’t write everything down, I forget things as the day progresses and then I sit there and scratch my head later. I have a little booklet that fits in my back pocket that I write everything in when I am not here at the house. Then I calculate everything using food labels and, in the case of some foods, fitday.com. Sometimes I have eaten under what I am allowing myself, in which case I usually have an extra snack.
Your dog is a fantastic way to get some extra exercise. A walk to the park or even just around the block and they seem really excited. My pup lets me know if he wants extra exercise or not by grabbing his toys and running from one end of the living room to the other over and over. When he does that, I know it’s time to go out again. Today I let him walk half way home from the vet (about 15 minutes, slowish pace for me, but really speed walking for him) and he was worn out. Of course after the stairs back into the condo, so was I
I am tempted to try the shakes once in a while, but the only real time I can have cheese is when my hubby isn’t around – this means I can never have it for dinner and only very rarely for lunch (he usually has lunch with me).
If you are consuming less than 1000 calories a day you are actually depriving your body of the energy it needs. I think the general rule of thumb is not to go below 1200 calories; it needs to convert energy from somewhere and, if push comes to shove, your muscles and your organs are also convertable into energy. I am not saying that this is happening, but it's something to consider when cutting calories. Not only that, but your body thinks that it is starving as a result of how low the calories are, and thus any energy you eat, it is going to hang onto to store into fat for when the next “famine” comes and you can’t eat as much. I would advise the sticky posts for determining calories (how many to eat to maintain versus how many to eat to lose weight). Really a fantastic guide.
Good luck!
Your dog is a fantastic way to get some extra exercise. A walk to the park or even just around the block and they seem really excited. My pup lets me know if he wants extra exercise or not by grabbing his toys and running from one end of the living room to the other over and over. When he does that, I know it’s time to go out again. Today I let him walk half way home from the vet (about 15 minutes, slowish pace for me, but really speed walking for him) and he was worn out. Of course after the stairs back into the condo, so was I
I am tempted to try the shakes once in a while, but the only real time I can have cheese is when my hubby isn’t around – this means I can never have it for dinner and only very rarely for lunch (he usually has lunch with me).
If you are consuming less than 1000 calories a day you are actually depriving your body of the energy it needs. I think the general rule of thumb is not to go below 1200 calories; it needs to convert energy from somewhere and, if push comes to shove, your muscles and your organs are also convertable into energy. I am not saying that this is happening, but it's something to consider when cutting calories. Not only that, but your body thinks that it is starving as a result of how low the calories are, and thus any energy you eat, it is going to hang onto to store into fat for when the next “famine” comes and you can’t eat as much. I would advise the sticky posts for determining calories (how many to eat to maintain versus how many to eat to lose weight). Really a fantastic guide.
Good luck!
BrownEyedGirl
New member
Wednesday, July 16th
Today's eats: 1521
Breakfast: 252 calories
1 toasted bread, 70g (172 calories)
1 slice low fat cheese (53 calories)
1/4th of a medium apple (27 calories)
Snack: 225 calories
1 giant red apple, "delicious" variety (125 calories)
Plain yoghurt (100 calories)
Lunch: 378 calories
15 saltine crackers (160 calories)
1 large rye bread, 60g (132 calories)
1 serving deli roast beef (33 calories)
1 teaspoon hot mustard (10 calories)
5 cucumber slices (10 calories)
1 small side salad, no dressing (33 calories)
Dinner: 371 calories
30g salted tortia chips (135 calories)
125g ground chicken meat (130 calories)
Spicy seasoning (50 calories)
Veggies, the same amount I have in a side salad, but with just lettuce and cucumber (33 calories)
Cooked and drained onions (23 calories)
Snack: 295 calories
1 bag unsalted popcorn (215)
1 orange (80 calories)
Suppliments:
Multivitamin (x1 tablet, recommended)
Calcium (x2 tablets, recommended)
Fish oil (x3, as recommended)
Exercise:
Walking (30 minutes, regular pace)
15 minutes elliptical trainer
25 sit-ups
Today's eats: 1521
Breakfast: 252 calories
1 toasted bread, 70g (172 calories)
1 slice low fat cheese (53 calories)
1/4th of a medium apple (27 calories)
Snack: 225 calories
1 giant red apple, "delicious" variety (125 calories)
Plain yoghurt (100 calories)
Lunch: 378 calories
15 saltine crackers (160 calories)
1 large rye bread, 60g (132 calories)
1 serving deli roast beef (33 calories)
1 teaspoon hot mustard (10 calories)
5 cucumber slices (10 calories)
1 small side salad, no dressing (33 calories)
Dinner: 371 calories
30g salted tortia chips (135 calories)
125g ground chicken meat (130 calories)
Spicy seasoning (50 calories)
Veggies, the same amount I have in a side salad, but with just lettuce and cucumber (33 calories)
Cooked and drained onions (23 calories)
Snack: 295 calories
1 bag unsalted popcorn (215)
1 orange (80 calories)
Suppliments:
Multivitamin (x1 tablet, recommended)
Calcium (x2 tablets, recommended)
Fish oil (x3, as recommended)
Exercise:
Walking (30 minutes, regular pace)
15 minutes elliptical trainer
25 sit-ups
BrownEyedGirl
New member
Thursday, July 17th
Today's eats: 1612
Breakfast: 325 calories
1 toasted bread, 70g (172 calories)
1 slice low fat cheese (53 calories)
1 chewy chocolate granola bar (100 calories)
Snack: 303 calories
1 giant red apple, "delicious" variety (125 calories)
25g whole wheat crisps (178 calories)
Lunch: 228 calories
1 large rye bread, 60g (132 calories)
1 serving deli honey turkey (43 calories)
1 teaspoon sweet mustard (10 calories)
5 cucumber slices (10 calories)
1 small side salad, no dressing (33 calories)
Dinner: 441 calories
30g salted tortia chips (135 calories)
125g ground chicken meat (130 calories)
Salsa (70 calories)
Spicy seasoning (50 calories)
Veggies (33 calories)
Cooked and drained onions (23 calories)
Snack: 315 calories
1 bag unsalted popcorn (215)
1 chewy chocolate granola bar (100 calories)
Suppliments:
Multivitamin (x1 tablet, recommended)
Calcium (x2 tablets, recommended)
Fish oil (x3, as recommended)
Exercise:
30 minutes walking, regular pace
35 flights up, 35 flights down (puppy breaks)
30 minutes playing with the puppy
15 minutes elliptical trainer
20 sit-ups & 10 crunches
Today's eats: 1612
Breakfast: 325 calories
1 toasted bread, 70g (172 calories)
1 slice low fat cheese (53 calories)
1 chewy chocolate granola bar (100 calories)
Snack: 303 calories
1 giant red apple, "delicious" variety (125 calories)
25g whole wheat crisps (178 calories)
Lunch: 228 calories
1 large rye bread, 60g (132 calories)
1 serving deli honey turkey (43 calories)
1 teaspoon sweet mustard (10 calories)
5 cucumber slices (10 calories)
1 small side salad, no dressing (33 calories)
Dinner: 441 calories
30g salted tortia chips (135 calories)
125g ground chicken meat (130 calories)
Salsa (70 calories)
Spicy seasoning (50 calories)
Veggies (33 calories)
Cooked and drained onions (23 calories)
Snack: 315 calories
1 bag unsalted popcorn (215)
1 chewy chocolate granola bar (100 calories)
Suppliments:
Multivitamin (x1 tablet, recommended)
Calcium (x2 tablets, recommended)
Fish oil (x3, as recommended)
Exercise:
30 minutes walking, regular pace
35 flights up, 35 flights down (puppy breaks)
30 minutes playing with the puppy
15 minutes elliptical trainer
20 sit-ups & 10 crunches
BrownEyedGirl
New member
I will have to weigh in on Friday (tomorrow). By the time it struck me that I needed to weigh in today I had eaten breakfast, snack, lunch and been out playing with the puppy for half the day. I’ll do my best to remember tomorrow. I have just been so tired and the first thing I do when I wake up is to take the puppy downstairs. That’s right, I don’t shower, eat, or anything. It’s all on hold, so I am disheveled and disgusting, but it’s better than having him poop inside.
I hope I will have a loss, but doubting it due to a combination of how I ate at my mother-in-laws and (warning: too much information incoming) my monthly visitor is due. So yeah, woo woo for bloating!
BrownEyedGirl
New member
I weighed in at 198.8 - 1.1 must be my lucky number
BrownEyedGirl
New member
Friday, July 18th
Today's eats: 1564
Breakfast: 275 calories
1 toasted bread, 70g (172 calories)
1 slice low fat cheese (53 calories)
½ glass of orange juice (50 calories)
Lunch: 460 calories
Pre-packed chicken noodle soup (300 calories) - this stuff is really, really tasty!
15 saltine crackers (160 calories)
Dinner: 551 calories
Grilled chicken breast (155 calories)
Large serving brocolli (68 calories)
BBQ sauce (50 calories)
Mashed potatoes (278 calories)
Snack: 278 calories
1 serving frozen yoghurt with pecans and caremel (155 calories)
1 very large delicious apple (123 calories)
Suppliments:
Multivitamin (x1 tablet, recommended)
Calcium (x2 tablets, recommended)
Fish oil (x2 - forgot the one with lunch)
Exercise:
6 "puppy potty" trips (30 flights of stairs up, 30 flights of stairs down)
puppy playtime & walking through the park (over an hour)
15 minutes elliptical trainer
25 sit-ups & 10 crunches
Today's eats: 1564
Breakfast: 275 calories
1 toasted bread, 70g (172 calories)
1 slice low fat cheese (53 calories)
½ glass of orange juice (50 calories)
Lunch: 460 calories
Pre-packed chicken noodle soup (300 calories) - this stuff is really, really tasty!
15 saltine crackers (160 calories)
Dinner: 551 calories
Grilled chicken breast (155 calories)
Large serving brocolli (68 calories)
BBQ sauce (50 calories)
Mashed potatoes (278 calories)
Snack: 278 calories
1 serving frozen yoghurt with pecans and caremel (155 calories)
1 very large delicious apple (123 calories)
Suppliments:
Multivitamin (x1 tablet, recommended)
Calcium (x2 tablets, recommended)
Fish oil (x2 - forgot the one with lunch)
Exercise:
6 "puppy potty" trips (30 flights of stairs up, 30 flights of stairs down)
puppy playtime & walking through the park (over an hour)
15 minutes elliptical trainer
25 sit-ups & 10 crunches