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xMissAprilx

xMissAprilx

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I am ready to do this and stick to it. Tired of all the excuses from myself. I.E. "I'm depressed, now I need chocolate." "I'm cramping so I'm not exercising today."

No more talking down to myself. If I mess up, guess what I'm human, it happens. If I'm cramping (which will most likely happen because working out causes me to stay on my period) well, too bad. Stick to it and push on. Hell, my weight is probably the reason why I can't get off of it to begin with.

It's time to take care of myself before something bad happens. Diabetes, heart attack and stroke as well as obesity runs through my family and I don't want to be a part of it. I want to feel sexy and look great! I know I can do it.

Before I made every excuse possible. Blamed it on being depressed and how no one supported me. Granted, things were bad. Everything is much better now and hopefully it stays this way, mainly so I don't go completely insane. :p

So, lets keep positive. Stay focused and try my very best to get this done.

Fears: Excess skin & no breasts. May seem dumb to some but I am afraid I will look even worse if I lose weight because I'll be so "floppy". I know losing weight is the best thing to do though and I'm trying not to think too hard on the above mentioned fear of mine.

Reasons to lose weight: To be healthy. Feel beautiful. Live a long & healthy life. Stop running out of breath so fast.

This is it. Time to be real and do it! I know I can! :)

SW & CW: 307
GW #1: 270
GW #2: 230
GW #3: 190
GW #4: 160
GW #5: 130
Top Goal: 120-115

I have a long ways to go, but its not impossible.
 
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Thank you both so much. It always helps to be given motivation. =)

As of today, I didn't eat the best of foods or time out my schedule very well. However, I did stay within my calorie goal. I also neglected my hour walk. I will push myself harder tomorrow.

Goal: 1700 cals/day
Cals: 1775
Minus 115
Total: 1660

Breakfast:
Crackers- 90
PB- 190

Lunch:
Crackers- 120
Mustard- 0
Tuna- 100

Dinner:
Ketchup- 50
Tarter sauce- 120
Fish- 210
Fries- 150
(All baked, nothing fried)

Snacks:
Almond Roca- 200
Pickled sausage- 150

Drinks:
Juice- 240
Tea- 150
Crystal Light- 5

Water:
3 cups

Exercise:
Just some light cleaning. (Estimated on FitnessPal as 115cals burned for 25 mins of cleaning)

So...like I said not the best choices but I'll work on it.
 
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OK girlfriend. Change your mindset and you are ready to go. Don't say I want to be..., say I am... So all together, "I am beautiful, I am healthy". Make a list of all the things you are, even the things you want to be. Your mind will help support your choices, not the other way around. Refer to your list often. I am 5'7", 118 pounds, and a personal trainer. I have achieved most of my health goals, but everyday I still do this exercise because it keeps me on track. Smile, you ARE beautiful.
 
=D Thanks for the comments. I will say I do believe I am beautiful (not conceited though). However, I believe having self confidence and being healthy will make me even more so. I am being healthy now. I am content with saying so. I might not be eating the healthiest of foods, but I'm doing what I can with what I got. I could probably do without a few things, I'm weaning myself off. =p haha.

Walked for 75mins today. Not sure whether it is 2mph or 2.5mph. So I'll post the estimated calories lost (from fitness pal) for both. Tomorrow I will be adding 10lb ankle weights when walking. Not sure if what the calorie burn is for that though. So I'll just use them for the hell of it & not worry about the extra calories burned (if any). Scale said I was at 303 this morning and 305 tonight. I'm using Monday as my weigh in days though. Todays was just reassurance for myself. :) & Here's my log:

Breakfast:
438 - pot stickers & orange chicken

Lunch:
Nothing....I know, I should have eaten but I stayed up til 10am and was still sleeping throughout lunch time.

Dinner:
Green Chile Enchilada Casserole- estimated at 735 (I added extra calories than what was actually estimated. It was homemade, so I'm not sure what the calories actually were)

Drinks:
(3)Diet Cherry Pepsi- 0
Crystal Light-5
Juice- 60
Fuzzy Navel- 250 (did not know it was that much...ugh!)

Water:
3 cups (need to work on drinking more and cooling it on soda)

Exercises:
Walked a total of 75 mins
@2mph- burned 433
@2.5mph- burned 520

I walk/dance around. Not sure at the pace.

That's it for the day.
 
Just remember that the sodium in diet soda can make you gain water weight! Make sure to balance it out with a ton of water. Half of your weight in ounces of water a day. It's tough, but it really does wonders! My skin looks great, and I feel awesome!

Good luck!

"Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est."
 
Hey April, thought I would drop in and say the very best of luck to you in this goal. We all came here for much the same reasons so you are not alone! Also I get motivation from reading others threads, you seem goal driven and very passionate about what you want to achieve so I will be following you on your journey. GL, Lewis.
 
imaninjadangit said:
Just remember that the sodium in diet soda can make you gain water weight! Make sure to balance it out with a ton of water. Half of your weight in ounces of water a day. It's tough, but it really does wonders! My skin looks great, and I feel awesome!

Good luck!

"Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est."
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Thanks. I was drinking only water then a soda craving came upon me. Grrr...
 
Lew said:
Hey April, thought I would drop in and say the very best of luck to you in this goal. We all came here for much the same reasons so you are not alone! Also I get motivation from reading others threads, you seem goal driven and very passionate about what you want to achieve so I will be following you on your journey. GL, Lewis.
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Thank you!! =D I wish you the best of luck in your journey too.
 
Well, I decided to add some pictures to my photo album on here as a a reminder of were I am starting out. I hope to one day be able to post some "after" pics.
 
Hi MissApril! I just started my diary too (like 5 minutes ago, lol). I think we both have the same mindset as far as making a major commitment to our health and lifestyle. I'm rooting for ya!
 
Oh, no...I understand. It happened to me, too. I bought some diet wild cherry Pepsi...mmmm. I noticed my weight kind of plateaued for a bit. When I stopped drinking the diet, it started falling off again.

I totally hear you on the soda thing, though. It is an evil, evil temptress!

"Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est."
 
That's what I am drinking as well. Lol I'll just limit myself until these last few are gone then no more. I say that now, watch me "forget" and get them again.
 
Breakfast:
Cresent rolls- 300
Lil smokies- 204

Lunch:
Casserole- 490

Dinner:
Casserole- 490

Snacks:
Choc chips- 210
Cresent roll & two smokies- 168
Crumb cake muffin- 220

Water:
9 cups :)

Drinks:
Crystal light- 5
Pepsi- 0

Exercise:
100mins-walking mph- estimated @ 520cals burned

Well, the ankle weights were very uncomfortable so I had to take them off. Made sure to drink plenty of water today, now just need to keep it up. Limited myself to one pepsi. The choc chips were a very early morning craving. I can't believe 2.5tbsps was 210cals. That's a bit much, won't be doing it again. That's it for today.
 
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Grrrr....caught myself getting ready to scarf down a cinnamon muffin. Thought it over, drank some water & ran away. Haha Today I weighed myself to check in for one of my challenges and was pleased. :) From 308.something to 303.4 However, since this monthly challenge is on a different site I'm still using Monday weigh ins for here. So...I'll be sure to post another weigh in, in the next few days. I'll be so glad to get out of the 3's. Still can NOT believe I ever let that happen. :/
 
Friday:
Didn't get to eat dinner. Went to a late movie and got out around 1am. Did my shopping and finally got home and ate (take out) around 5am Saturday. So I ended up being 1091cals short on my 1700cals/day. I did walk for one hour.

Saturday:
"Cheat" day. Went about my normal day. Did my one hour walk and ate normal. The only cheating done was the take out from early in the morning.

Today/Sunday:
Will get right back on track from that mess. No worries.

Not posting a food diary. I was under Friday, by a lot. And over Saturday by probably half. Thats a diary enough for my mess up. lol

Good Night Everyone
 
ah...I have been slacking as far as making sure to keep a food diary on here. I have an app on my phone that I just log everything into and don't have to type everything out. I've been good & staying on track though. That's whats important, right?! =)
Well I've already finished my walk today. Thinking about taking another one sense I really have nothing better to do. It gets so boring being home by myself all day everyday. Ugh!
Hm...been feeling extra bloated but the scale hasn't said I've gained any weight so that's good.
Hope everyone has a great day!
 
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