Changes.... My weight loss journey....
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Cord the Seeker
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Looks like you're doing pretty good so far.
If you want to get a little more scientific about it all, I suggest checking out FitDay.com - it is a calorie/activity/you name it tracking programme. It can help you set caloric targets for yourself, by having you input things like your stats, goals, food, exercise and all that stuff.
I found it an incredibly useful way to get started. It can help you see exactly what foods are having what impact on your diet.
If you want to get a little more scientific about it all, I suggest checking out FitDay.com - it is a calorie/activity/you name it tracking programme. It can help you set caloric targets for yourself, by having you input things like your stats, goals, food, exercise and all that stuff.
I found it an incredibly useful way to get started. It can help you see exactly what foods are having what impact on your diet.
cherrygarcia
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just passing by...looks like your really making great choices. i've never tried adding bran to yoghurt (i only add it to my morning oats), but after your post i'll definitely have to give it a try! xoxo
cinderelly
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Hey there now I gotta try to remember everythign I commented on...too lazy to do the quote thingy...
I love apples and p/b
Im wondering how old your kids are and what their sexes are and what you do for work, lol.
I have two girls, 5 and 15...I too would like another baby at some point if I felt I could trust a partner agian...but Im 31 and will not do it at this weight...LOL
Congrats on your up coming wedding and on moving forward from whatever your situation was before
Ive been a single mom pretty much most of my life and started at 16 ha...Just finally through alot of trail and error trying to figure out how to put myself first...
Your a slushy girl too hey!!!Damn those good high sugary ice thingys!!!I love thos Vit water drinks so when Im feeling I need something like a treat I will pick one of those...
Have you ever thought abt using splenda, that is all I use adn I have only used that for yrs...
Your headaches could be related to cutting your sugar down or out...Are you still getting them?
I would like to also know where in Canada you are
Sparkspeople is excellent as well...Ive never used fitday but I love sparkspeople
I love apples and p/b
Im wondering how old your kids are and what their sexes are and what you do for work, lol.
I have two girls, 5 and 15...I too would like another baby at some point if I felt I could trust a partner agian...but Im 31 and will not do it at this weight...LOL
Congrats on your up coming wedding and on moving forward from whatever your situation was before
Ive been a single mom pretty much most of my life and started at 16 ha...Just finally through alot of trail and error trying to figure out how to put myself first...
Your a slushy girl too hey!!!Damn those good high sugary ice thingys!!!I love thos Vit water drinks so when Im feeling I need something like a treat I will pick one of those...
Have you ever thought abt using splenda, that is all I use adn I have only used that for yrs...
Your headaches could be related to cutting your sugar down or out...Are you still getting them?
I would like to also know where in Canada you are
Sparkspeople is excellent as well...Ive never used fitday but I love sparkspeople
Owl1
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I use sparkpeople.com also to track my calories and it also tracks my exercise and gives me plans to follow, which is great so when I got to get a workout in I'm not at a loss for what to do.
I also love yogurt with bran, another good one is yogurt and steel cut oats, my son loves that. We call it yogi-oats.
I think you will find that you can maximize your weight loss efforts if you track you calorie intake vs how many you are burning in a day. I know just watching what you eat works well for lots of people, but actually knowing what you are putting in and taking out really helps you understand your weightloss and in the end will help you develop the habits you'll need to keep the weight off.
Have a great weekend Changes!
I also love yogurt with bran, another good one is yogurt and steel cut oats, my son loves that. We call it yogi-oats.
I think you will find that you can maximize your weight loss efforts if you track you calorie intake vs how many you are burning in a day. I know just watching what you eat works well for lots of people, but actually knowing what you are putting in and taking out really helps you understand your weightloss and in the end will help you develop the habits you'll need to keep the weight off.
Have a great weekend Changes!
We just spend 2 hours at the pool! It was awesome.. I was moving for ALL of it and doing laps for about half an hour.
Man I feel good. tired - but good.
Cinderelly - something tells me you know just about all there is to know about me... (I wondered when you'd figure it out! hehe) HI! I know you sent me to this site a few years ago... but I found this through random searches earlier in the week and then relized I was reading your diary one day! HAHAH
To answer those questions... 2 boys... 10 and almost 6. Was married and then divorced.. been divorced 4 years and am now nearly ready to take the punge again.
Man I feel good. tired - but good.
Cinderelly - something tells me you know just about all there is to know about me... (I wondered when you'd figure it out! hehe) HI! I know you sent me to this site a few years ago... but I found this through random searches earlier in the week and then relized I was reading your diary one day! HAHAH
To answer those questions... 2 boys... 10 and almost 6. Was married and then divorced.. been divorced 4 years and am now nearly ready to take the punge again.
cinderelly
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Hee hee hee ya but where in Canada?lol
Ive been single for 5 and just started dating again...that was my plunge, LOL!
Ive been single for 5 and just started dating again...that was my plunge, LOL!
Ok so I woke up so hungry this morning I seriously wanted to eat off my left arm. Why does that happen sometimes?
and on top of that I'm feeling sick.
i want nothing more than to go and eat something that is incredibly bad for me - but I will not. I ate some blueberries instead and waited for the extreme "i'm gonna puke" hunger to pass... now I'll figure out something sensible for breakfast.
the scale is being extremely kind right now.. I'm afraid to post it until Wednesday which will be one week.. I want to move my ticker so badly! LOL
You know what I really want? i want it to be 6 months from now. Any time I've tried anything like this before its lasted less than 4 months. I want it to be 6 months from now so that I can KNOW that I am succeeding.. not about the scale numbers ... but about being able to stick to eating healthier. I'm afraid to say I want to lose xxx amount of weight - simply because if I do not succeed by then I'll feel like a failure. I just want to keep eating right.......
ok.. where are the damn cold meds.. i can't breathe. damn - are there calories in those. hahah
and on top of that I'm feeling sick.
i want nothing more than to go and eat something that is incredibly bad for me - but I will not. I ate some blueberries instead and waited for the extreme "i'm gonna puke" hunger to pass... now I'll figure out something sensible for breakfast.
the scale is being extremely kind right now.. I'm afraid to post it until Wednesday which will be one week.. I want to move my ticker so badly! LOL
You know what I really want? i want it to be 6 months from now. Any time I've tried anything like this before its lasted less than 4 months. I want it to be 6 months from now so that I can KNOW that I am succeeding.. not about the scale numbers ... but about being able to stick to eating healthier. I'm afraid to say I want to lose xxx amount of weight - simply because if I do not succeed by then I'll feel like a failure. I just want to keep eating right.......
ok.. where are the damn cold meds.. i can't breathe. damn - are there calories in those. hahah
I can't even begin to tell you how proud I am of myself right now.
Today was the "taste of the danforth" festival here in town. It's a huge thing that shuts down greektown and everything spills out onto the road.
SO and I went.
There was more food there than I can even tell you... Most of it fried, covered in cheese or pastry. What I wanted (more than anything) was a tiropita (It's basically a cheese pastry or pie) and a gyro (with chicken and... ready for this.. 4french fries!) They are sooo good.
But I refrained. I had chicken on a pita with tomato (no sauces of any kind), a corn (WITHOUT butter), a strawberry smoothie, and a blackberry ice thing. Maybe not perfect- but in light of what I WANTED to eat I'd say it was pretty darn good.
YAH HOO.
I can't even begin to tell you how good I feel!
Today was the "taste of the danforth" festival here in town. It's a huge thing that shuts down greektown and everything spills out onto the road.
SO and I went.
There was more food there than I can even tell you... Most of it fried, covered in cheese or pastry. What I wanted (more than anything) was a tiropita (It's basically a cheese pastry or pie) and a gyro (with chicken and... ready for this.. 4french fries!) They are sooo good.
But I refrained. I had chicken on a pita with tomato (no sauces of any kind), a corn (WITHOUT butter), a strawberry smoothie, and a blackberry ice thing. Maybe not perfect- but in light of what I WANTED to eat I'd say it was pretty darn good.
YAH HOO.
I can't even begin to tell you how good I feel!
Cord the Seeker
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Well done - resisting something as good as that stuff sounds takes some serious willpower.
You did better than me today, who indulged like a dork on french fries and fried chicken. And I'm now looking longingly at the refrigerator, where I have two cans of cola that I keep at work just so that I know that when I refuse to drink them it is a choice and not because I'm too weak to keep any around.
Unfortunately, tonight I may be too weak... I've told myself today is a 'treat' day, but even on treat days I haven't been drinking cola. Cola is my enemy.
You did better than me today, who indulged like a dork on french fries and fried chicken. And I'm now looking longingly at the refrigerator, where I have two cans of cola that I keep at work just so that I know that when I refuse to drink them it is a choice and not because I'm too weak to keep any around.
Unfortunately, tonight I may be too weak... I've told myself today is a 'treat' day, but even on treat days I haven't been drinking cola. Cola is my enemy.
tamwalt
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Hey Changes, it looks like your off to a great start, I'm a Mommy too (2 year old Son), don't plan on having any more until I lose most of this weight... I wanted to mention that I love fatsecret.com, it's a lot like fitday and sparkpeople, if your looking for more site options. Keep at it! And referring to your signature, yes, you CAN do it!! Best of luck.
Best of luck.Cord -- French Fries are by far my biggest weakness..... if I eat one I could eat platefulls... Resisting even a bite of the gyro with fries in it was easier than I thought but I did it because I knew if I would lose it completely if I ate even one. From what I can tell your journey has been amazing and I think you are doing great.... one day will not ruin it!
Shyjesta -- Thanks!
Tamwalt -- 67 pounds - that's incredible! I hope to be just like that some day!
well I felt fantastic about my choices yesterday and today the scales are down 6 lbs.... it just kinda validated my choices yesterday. I'm a very happy me.
Shyjesta -- Thanks!
Tamwalt -- 67 pounds - that's incredible! I hope to be just like that some day!
well I felt fantastic about my choices yesterday and today the scales are down 6 lbs.... it just kinda validated my choices yesterday. I'm a very happy me.
I'm glad your a happy you today. Keep up the great work!
cinderelly
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This is awesome and isnt it great to feel so good abt your positive choices
Oh and abt visiting, I actually am buds with a few ppl tha tlive out that way and Ive always wanted to see the falls...LOL
Thanks for stopping by ladies.
today - I feel like shit.... some that's been squished under the tires of a car. This cold I've felt coming on the past few days has hit like a tonne of bricks.. not good... every time I cough or sneeze i swear I think my head might explode. Once I swear I heard something snap.
Eating has been good...
But now I dont want to eat anything but I'm hungry. I tried eating dinner and threw half of it out.
sigh.
Oh well... another day tomorrow.
today - I feel like shit.... some that's been squished under the tires of a car. This cold I've felt coming on the past few days has hit like a tonne of bricks.. not good... every time I cough or sneeze i swear I think my head might explode. Once I swear I heard something snap.
Eating has been good...
But now I dont want to eat anything but I'm hungry. I tried eating dinner and threw half of it out.
sigh.
Oh well... another day tomorrow.