Camila's Comeback!

Cory - Thanks for that. Yeah caffeine is my arch nemesis right now. I really want to be done with it forever, but my body reacts soo violently if I do not give it what it is used to! :( I'm trying instead to slowwwwwly wean myself off of it, but the task feels impossible.

abob- Yeah I have to keep reminding myself of the same thing. I think the very early "noticing" is actually just from my bloating going down after drinking enough water. I'm prepared for my progress to stop or reverse (in terms of what I am seeing on the scale), but also trying not to think that way. I don't know! I'm not disciplined enough to weigh once a week. No idea how you guys do it lol

Anyways, speaking of weighing...hopped on the scale this morning to see it still at 157. This is actually a relief seeing as I expected to be back up. So I will hold onto it while I can.

This weekend is going to be rough. We have a big bar crawl tomorrow and I definitely want to participate because it is such a fun event. The only downside is that all rational thinking goes out the window when it comes to my health after a few cocktails. "Sureee, yeah lets go get Mexican!" :eek:

And then if I end up hungover I am completely useless the next day. All I want to do is eat to make the hangover go away lol. I'm trying to put together a "plan" consisting of me drinking tonsss of water today, eating something healthy but filling when some of us go to breakfast before the event, and then drinking a glass of water after every cocktail that I have. I might make some hangover juice ahead so I can be prepared to fuel my body with nutrients lol. I also may not start drinking til a bit later in the afternoon. I mean the thing is 6 hours long and we will likely stay out after that into the evening. Maybe I'll sneak some granola bars in my purse lol.

Anyways, today is my day off. I decided to wake up early and go run some errands. I also agreed to make my boyfriend dinner tonight so I've gotta get that going. Hope you all have fantastic Fridays!

~Camila~
 
Hey you, coffee withdrawals are tough - my husband had them for days!! bad migrans - now he he is good. I switched to a herbal coffee - which taste pretty much the same. teeccino.com They have tons of flavors too. I drink the vanilla one. They are alkalizing too - so I m quite happy that it's a healthy choice.
If you think you will "sin" this weekend - just plan ahead - see what extra exercise you can do - where can you save calories. We all have occasional treat sometime - the difference should be (between before and our present self) that we get back on the wagon and so some damage control.
Have fun!!! :)
 
Camila ~ Good. As long as your scale doesn't determine your dedication or measure your progress everyday then you're good. Going up and down is frustrating!

157 is fantastic! Congrats!

I know the hungover feeling, I was working so hard and planned so many great things for the weekend that never happened because I was hungover. Just stick to your plan and you should be good! And remember even if you fail, it doesn't mean you have to start over, just get better and pick right back up!
 
Oooh herbal coffee. I can honestly say I have never heard of it! I will certainly have to look into it! Thank you for the tip :)

abob- I have to keep telling myself to keep going. I feel like I always get to this point, losing 5-7 pounds and then for whatever reason I just give up completely. Thankfully I am not feeling that urge to give up yet. However, I realize that I may feel like that after tomorrow. I'm going to have to keep coming back and writing here to stay motivated :)

Okay so a few things. As I said I am making my boyfriend dinner tonight. He wanted a roast which I thought was okay because I can throw a bunch of veggies in the crock pot with it. I went to the store and got an extra lean cut of meat, some red potatoes, and then threw in some broccoli, and carrots. I know he will only eat the potatoes and meat so I will have lotsss of veggies to fill up on.

Also tried making a vegan chocolate cake. Now I'm nothing close to vegan but it actually looked really good and I wanted to try out using my coconut oil. It's complete now...and honestly it looks *really* good, but the taste is...different. I substituted the two cups of sugar :eek: with stevia extract powder. I have never used stevia in anything so perhaps this is why the taste is a bit on the bitter side. I'm wondering if it is a little more difficult to sweeted cocoa powder with stevia than say...fruit? Anyways...it is honestly not that bad, but it is verrryyy rich. I just indulged in a small slice. I'm not sure. I know my boyfriend will not eat it lol but I don't mind it. One more thing...it smelled incredible while baking.

The weird thing is, I ate the small piece and then realized that the thought of cake didn't even really excite me anymore!

Have not had any water today, guh. Maybe I will make a juice this afternoon and chug some water while I clean!
 
hey - I use stevia quite a bit for tea/herbal coffee etc...but I don't think it's great for baking.
I usually use xylitol, or palm coconut sugar,erythritol ...check them out - they are pretty good & natural sweeteners.
I also heard about but I havent tried it yet. (bit pricey for me)
Palm coconut sugar has calories but has low gi. & it's quite nutritious.
When I use stevia for baking I usually use the liquid form (as flavored like vanilla, mint etc)
 
Justina -- Thank you for the insight! I was so confused as to why it didn't taste sweet...I will have to check into some of those. Honestly though I can eat it, and I will so it doesn't waste (lol) but yeah. Next time I am going to use your suggestions. You live, you learn, right? :)
 
Camila ~ Do not even put the thought of giving up in your mind. I am the same way, though. Yes, continue to come here and put in your daily diary entries, it really will help to have us here!
 
Well, I survived! Actually, we had a fantastic time. Considering we were out for a whopping 12 hours! It could have gone worse. I managed to drink lots and lots of water and eat. Even got in lots of exercise dancing. Ironically, the best part of the whole thing was seeing all of the pictures friends posted this morning. I actually like how I look in the pictures. It isn't that I look thinner than normal or anything. However, my skin was glowing and I actually look happy! I don't know. It is nice to see that the changes I am making are carrying over into other aspects.

Anyways, I am definitely going to need to do lots of clean eating and juicing this week. I think my goal for the time being is to be down to 156 by next week Monday. It is definitely reasonable, I think.

Anyways. That is about it for now! Hope you have all had a great weekend!

~Camila~
 
Monday...boo!

Definitely feeling the need to detox a bit this week! Started my day off with a yummy green juice: kale, broccoli, celery, lemon, and green apple. I was in a bit of a rush and only got about 6oz of juice but it still has me feeling good. Will be interesting to see how I feel by then end of work today. I actually almost talked myself out of juicing because I was lazy but thankfully I did!

My body is so sore today from going out this weekend haha but the good sore! Anyways, water is my focus today. Ill update more later!

Have a healthy week, everyone!
 
Camila ~ That is awesome! It's great to feel happy with pictures that your friends post. 12 hours! WOW! I am sure you can reach your goals :) Keep it up!

Hope you have a great Monday! I am excited for this week and hope to stay disciplined!!
 
Thank you! I've done pretty well today. Had my juice this morning, and lots of water at work. Snuck a brownie for a snack and now I am about to have chicken and roast veggies for supper! Then probably another juice later on with more water.

Still holding steady at 157 which is fine by me after this weekend! I know I said 156 was my goal but I really think I can get to 155 by next week. Here's to hard work!

~Camila~
 
Well done on the weight loss so far, and sticking at it!

How's the insomnia going? I've struggled with it all my life and have a few things that work well for me, if you'd like to hear about them. (I was recently on a prescription medication- not a sedative- for it as well)
 
2lbs is totally do-able...Maybe without brownie snacks :) haha just kidding. It's okay to indulge sometimes. You're doing great! Keep it up!

Amy - Are your methods for insomnia non medicinal? I'd be curious to hear about them!
 
I've got medicinal and non-medicinal things I've used with varying degrees of success in the past. The medicinal one I used is a prescription called Valdoxan, which is a form of melatonin (you can also buy melatonin over the counter in some parts of the world)- it works very well indeed, isn't habit forming, but I found left me not at my best (not incapacitated, but mentally a little slower than I should be), so I decided to throw myself back into my long standing insomnia and deal with it on my own.

The main thing I use for my insomnia is mindfulness meditation- acknowledging the way I'm feeling and allowing myself to accept it. It sounds counterintuitive, but after awhile it really works- it doesn't allow you to hook into your anxiety. (I was taught mindfulness meditation by my therapist as part of my treatment for my anxiety disorder). Other things I use in conjunction with that are the standard sleep hygiene (only using the bedroom for sleep, sex, and getting dressed- particularly no reading or electronics in bed), winding down half an hour before bed (turn the lights out gradually, don't do anything stimulating in the last half an hour to hour before bed), keeping a worry diary by my bed (so I can write it down and theoretically not think about it until the morning), and making sure I'm not hungry (but am not overfull or at risk of my bladder being full in the middle of the night) before I go to bed. Also making sure my bedding is comfortable- not too hard, soft, hot or cold. It's a bit of trial and error and there are more techniques than that, but that's what I do when I sleep best.
 
amy - Sorry to hear about your struggles with insomnia, but thank you for sharing your experiences! Insomnia has been pretty much a lifelong struggle...literally since I was a little. I'd wake my parents up at 5am because I got bored just sitting there wide awake lol. I've tried...everything, from meditation to sedatives. I think I am just a very very restless person. Oddly enough, benadryl works to relax me enough to sleep. I just hateeee the feeling of taking it every single night. Hoping if I radically change my lifestyle right now I'll feel naturally tired at SOME point :)

Megan thank you for the encouragement :) Crossing my fingers. I can't believe it is only Monday. I need a fast forward button!

Thanks Justina! It is amazing how much better I feel with my juice haha :) I am going to have to go back Wednesday to stock up on some more produce. I think I am going to stick with organic. I haven't had any complaints since I switched.

Did dinner, some more water, and now a juice! This one is a bit sweet...should have included more kale! Oh well. I feel so bad when I juice early in the morning...wonder if my slumbering apartment neighbors can hear that racket. :-/ Hopefully not!

This week already feels like it is going to be ridiculously slow. I'm in the process of looking for a new job, so work is not much fun for me right now. Also, job hunting takes...forever. It literally took me two hours to apply for 1 job today. Blah :( But payday is Wednesday woohoo!! Okay, done rambling.

~Camila~
 
I hate job hunting. Particulary since all of the applications are online at this point.

I hope the change in lifestyle will help your insomnia. It helped my uncle, but I don't think it works for everyone.
 
Hi Camilla, first time posting your in your diary. Just wanted to say that I think you're doing a great job and to keep it up. I also wanted to mention that I know exactly how you feel about liking how you look in photos now. I'm actually starting to like photos of myself too! Which is amazing because I literally wanted to crawl under a rock whenever someone got a camera out before I started losing. I still have a long way to go, but I can see a difference in myself. Since I gave up soda and started drinking water... lots of water... my skin has improved immensly! :)

Anyway, as I said you're doing a terrific job. Keep it up! :)
 
Cory - I hate the online application processes. Ugh. I feel like half the time jobs have already been filled by the time I apply. So frustrating. But I really need something new soon. Crossing my fingers.

Mandy - Thank you for stopping by and for your motivation and timely post. I say timely because I woke up this morning and realized that I had NO caffeine yesterday! What is even better is that I did not even think about having caffeine! Small steps, haha!

Well I am stillll at 157 this morning. Was kind of hoping to be down, even if only half a pound. But on the bright side, I am not up. I can see the 10lb marker lurking in the distance and I realllly want to get there! I do not have tons of weight to lose but I am quite on the short side so any little difference is really noticeable to me. That said, my clothes are definitely looser. I notice how they hang differently on me. Some are even borderline too big. So that pleases me!

Anyways, food this morning is meh. Two pieces of Ezekiel bread (yummm) toasted with cocoa spread and a small glass of OJ. Not perfect but I am a bit pressed for time.

Hope you all have a wonderful day!
 
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