BrownEyedGirl
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Q: What is your current height and weight?
5’9½” and 201lbs
Q: If you were at an ideal weight now, what would that weight be?
140 to 155lbs.
Q: At what weight would you like to be at four months from now?
175-180lbs; this is a 15-20lb loss
Q: Why do you want to lose weight?
To feel better about myself and to be healthier.
Q: Do you want to lose weight for a specific life event such as wedding or reunion? If so, when is that event?
I would like to lose weight for all future life events (weddings, reunions, anniversaries, birthdays); but no specific single event is motivating me at this time.
Q:What obstacles could get between you and your weight loss goals?
I can get in my own way; procrastination regarding exercise, bad knees, emotional eating and a general desire for unhealthy foods are all obstacles.
Q: Why do you think that you now have a weight problem?
I have checked my BMI and I know my body fat percentage, I am bordering on obesity. This concerns me as a lot of the women in my family have had heart problems and other weight-related health issues.
Q: What lifestyle changes do you think would help you lose weight?
Drinking more water, exercising on a regular basis, and eating less fatty foods/giving in less to tempting binges on unhealthy foods
Q: Have you lost weight in the past? If so, what has worked in the past to help you lose weight?
Yes I have, but I abused the Atkins diet to get my results. Cutting calories worked, though I would like to cut calories to a safe and healthy level this time around.
Q: Why do you believe that you did not lose weight or you gained the weight back?
I stopped being unhealthy in my weight loss method. I am still quite a large distance from my highest weight and I am greatful for that.
Q: What, if anything, has not worked for you in the past in helping you to lose weight? Why do you think it did not work?
Buying clothes in a smaller size than what I can fit into has always backfired. I think that it didn’t work because I felt a good deal of stress and pressure and felt as though I had failed before I had begun, if that makes any sense at all.
Q: Would you try writing down all food and drink consumed for a given period of time?
Yes, I have done it before. It can be painful to be held accountable for everything that goes into my mouth, but at the same time I find it motivating.
Q: Do you cook at home often? If so, what do you cook?
I cook 3-5 times a week ranging from soups to sweet and sour to roast beef or roast chicken. It really depends on what my husband and I are in the mood for. I love to cook.
Q: How often do you go out to eat? Where do you go?
One time per month, usually a Thai restaurant or a Japanese “fast food” restaurant called Wagamama. I admit that we also get popcorn (no butter) and candy when we go to the movies, which is also usually one to two times per month (depending on what movies are coming out).
Q: What are your three favorite foods?
Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich with a tall glass of skim milk
Chocolate usually in the form of a Ritter Sport with whole hazlenuts
Cheese less spicy lasagna
Q: What are your three favorite restaurants?
San Marco (very expensive Italian restaurant)
Nam Thip (aforementioned Thai restaurant)
Wagamama (Japanese fast food)
Q: What are three things you can do differently when it comes to food?
Control portion sizes better/eat less
More salads and soups for starters and fresh fruits instead of frozen yoghurt for desert
Less salt, butter, and oil used when cooking
Q: If you woke up tomorrow and your body was exactly the way you want it, what would be different?
I would have a good deal less fat, I would be more toned (but not too much), and I would be able to take on the 5 flights of stairs to get into my condo without becoming winded.
Q: Do you eat when you are not hungry?
Yes, I am an emotional eater.
Q: Do you binge eat (large amounts at a time)?
Yes, this falls under the “eating when not hungry” category, I know I am full and I do not feel good, but I eat the food all the same.
Q: Do you hide your food or eat in secret?
Yes I do. My husband is very supportive, but I am ashamed and this is not something I want him to know about me.
Q: Do you eat when you are sad, nervous, or depressed?
Yes, yes, and yes.
Q: Do you eat as a reward?
Any excuse to eat; celebrations, family get-togethers, rewards, when I am sad…
Q: Do you eat while watching TV or using the computer?
Yes, both.
Q: What do you normally eat for a meal?
For breakfast I have a bagel with cheese and some orange juice (standard)
Lunch could be anything from pizza to a plain sandwich
Dinner is usually the bigger meal of the day, pasta, stir-fry, etc. Today I had beef stroganoff.
Q: What type of snacks do you eat?
Ritter sport chocolate, Truly Juicy Wine gums, Plain salted potato chips and Low fat frozen yoghurt
Q: In terms of exercise, what, if anything, are you currently doing?
Currently I am not exercising beyond cleaning my home, and that simply doesn't cut it.
Q: Where do you go for exercise? A local public gym? School/work gym? Home?
Home.
Q: What, if anything, are your three favorite types of exercise?
I am not an exercise person, though I do love to swim.
Q: What is your daily/weekly/monthly/yearly motivation to move towards your goals?
I don’t have the motivation I need, or I would be where I want to be by now. I feel like I need a kick in the butt.
Q: Do you have rewards for certain goals?
The best reward would be a healthy body, longer life, and to feel better about myself.
Notes: I know I can do this and I am starting today.
Here are my measurements, as I feel it's important to take them now so I can (hopefully) note progress.
Height: 5’ 9½”
Weight: 201lbs (weighed myself today - the 4th)
Chest: 46”
Upper arm: 12½"
Forearm: 8½"
Wrist: 6"
Waist: 35½”
Hips: 47”
Ankle: 9"
Upper thigh: 27½"
5’9½” and 201lbs
Q: If you were at an ideal weight now, what would that weight be?
140 to 155lbs.
Q: At what weight would you like to be at four months from now?
175-180lbs; this is a 15-20lb loss
Q: Why do you want to lose weight?
To feel better about myself and to be healthier.
Q: Do you want to lose weight for a specific life event such as wedding or reunion? If so, when is that event?
I would like to lose weight for all future life events (weddings, reunions, anniversaries, birthdays); but no specific single event is motivating me at this time.
Q:What obstacles could get between you and your weight loss goals?
I can get in my own way; procrastination regarding exercise, bad knees, emotional eating and a general desire for unhealthy foods are all obstacles.
Q: Why do you think that you now have a weight problem?
I have checked my BMI and I know my body fat percentage, I am bordering on obesity. This concerns me as a lot of the women in my family have had heart problems and other weight-related health issues.
Q: What lifestyle changes do you think would help you lose weight?
Drinking more water, exercising on a regular basis, and eating less fatty foods/giving in less to tempting binges on unhealthy foods
Q: Have you lost weight in the past? If so, what has worked in the past to help you lose weight?
Yes I have, but I abused the Atkins diet to get my results. Cutting calories worked, though I would like to cut calories to a safe and healthy level this time around.
Q: Why do you believe that you did not lose weight or you gained the weight back?
I stopped being unhealthy in my weight loss method. I am still quite a large distance from my highest weight and I am greatful for that.
Q: What, if anything, has not worked for you in the past in helping you to lose weight? Why do you think it did not work?
Buying clothes in a smaller size than what I can fit into has always backfired. I think that it didn’t work because I felt a good deal of stress and pressure and felt as though I had failed before I had begun, if that makes any sense at all.
Q: Would you try writing down all food and drink consumed for a given period of time?
Yes, I have done it before. It can be painful to be held accountable for everything that goes into my mouth, but at the same time I find it motivating.
Q: Do you cook at home often? If so, what do you cook?
I cook 3-5 times a week ranging from soups to sweet and sour to roast beef or roast chicken. It really depends on what my husband and I are in the mood for. I love to cook.
Q: How often do you go out to eat? Where do you go?
One time per month, usually a Thai restaurant or a Japanese “fast food” restaurant called Wagamama. I admit that we also get popcorn (no butter) and candy when we go to the movies, which is also usually one to two times per month (depending on what movies are coming out).
Q: What are your three favorite foods?
Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich with a tall glass of skim milk
Chocolate usually in the form of a Ritter Sport with whole hazlenuts
Cheese less spicy lasagna
Q: What are your three favorite restaurants?
San Marco (very expensive Italian restaurant)
Nam Thip (aforementioned Thai restaurant)
Wagamama (Japanese fast food)
Q: What are three things you can do differently when it comes to food?
Control portion sizes better/eat less
More salads and soups for starters and fresh fruits instead of frozen yoghurt for desert
Less salt, butter, and oil used when cooking
Q: If you woke up tomorrow and your body was exactly the way you want it, what would be different?
I would have a good deal less fat, I would be more toned (but not too much), and I would be able to take on the 5 flights of stairs to get into my condo without becoming winded.
Q: Do you eat when you are not hungry?
Yes, I am an emotional eater.
Q: Do you binge eat (large amounts at a time)?
Yes, this falls under the “eating when not hungry” category, I know I am full and I do not feel good, but I eat the food all the same.
Q: Do you hide your food or eat in secret?
Yes I do. My husband is very supportive, but I am ashamed and this is not something I want him to know about me.
Q: Do you eat when you are sad, nervous, or depressed?
Yes, yes, and yes.
Q: Do you eat as a reward?
Any excuse to eat; celebrations, family get-togethers, rewards, when I am sad…
Q: Do you eat while watching TV or using the computer?
Yes, both.
Q: What do you normally eat for a meal?
For breakfast I have a bagel with cheese and some orange juice (standard)
Lunch could be anything from pizza to a plain sandwich
Dinner is usually the bigger meal of the day, pasta, stir-fry, etc. Today I had beef stroganoff.
Q: What type of snacks do you eat?
Ritter sport chocolate, Truly Juicy Wine gums, Plain salted potato chips and Low fat frozen yoghurt
Q: In terms of exercise, what, if anything, are you currently doing?
Currently I am not exercising beyond cleaning my home, and that simply doesn't cut it.
Q: Where do you go for exercise? A local public gym? School/work gym? Home?
Home.
Q: What, if anything, are your three favorite types of exercise?
I am not an exercise person, though I do love to swim.
Q: What is your daily/weekly/monthly/yearly motivation to move towards your goals?
I don’t have the motivation I need, or I would be where I want to be by now. I feel like I need a kick in the butt.
Q: Do you have rewards for certain goals?
The best reward would be a healthy body, longer life, and to feel better about myself.
Notes: I know I can do this and I am starting today.
Here are my measurements, as I feel it's important to take them now so I can (hopefully) note progress.
Height: 5’ 9½”
Weight: 201lbs (weighed myself today - the 4th)
Chest: 46”
Upper arm: 12½"
Forearm: 8½"
Wrist: 6"
Waist: 35½”
Hips: 47”
Ankle: 9"
Upper thigh: 27½"
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