Changes.... My weight loss journey....

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Step 1: I'm here.

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I am substantially overweight.

My first goal... To lose 32.1 lbs. Trust me.. that is the first of MANY goals to come....

But I am trying to see this not as a diet but as a change in my lifestyle.

I am planning to eat healthier and get active. Track my exercise... and my food... just so I can see what I am consuming.

My exercising will start off small and hopefully increase as I am able to handle it...

My motivations:
- my children - I am afraid that I will not live to see them grow into adults with families of their own
- my health - I'm almost 35... my blood pressure is high - I'm on meds... i wouldn't mind one more child and I'm too afraid to do it at this weight
- my wedding - SO and I (not the biological father of my children) are planning to get married in March... I do not want to look like this on my wedding day
- energy level - Honestly.. I am tired ALL the time. No matter how much sleep - i still want more
- my work - its high energy and I'm tired of being hot and sweaty while there


there are so many more I could keep going and going...

I am looking forward to this journey.

I can do it!
 
Welcome to the forum! You came to the right place, for motivation, information, advice and support. Great to see you making this change and setting goals. I hope to see you around here a lot.
 
So far today so good...

I exercised for 27 minutes PLUS went for an hour long swim with the kids. (Didn't count that since I can't tell how long I was just standing and watching and how long was treading water/swimming.)

eatings been going well... right now I am wanting to go and grab a chunk of cheese and an apple. LOL. But I'm stopping myself......

So far today:

yogurt with fibre
3 bottles of water
2 slices of multigrain bread with 2 slices of lean turkey
salad with 1 oz cheese, 2 slices of turkey, a handful of croutons, red pepper

yummy...
 
Lookin good! I love apples and cheddar cheese, but of course, cheddar cheese has a lot of calories in it so I subsitute laughing cow light cheese, its *almost* like the real thing, it at least satisfies my craving for that particular snack.
 
heya, welcome to the forum, looks like your off to a great start! the forum is a good support system so your in the right place. i started at 350+ and now at 321 and still trucking on (i'd actually gotten to 313 a few weeks ago but slid in my diet but back on track), i find the forum helps with accountability.

i saw one of your posts elsewhere so just thought i should say welcome. all the best xoxo
 
thank you both.

dinner is complete.... a spaghetti - ish meal... easy on the meat.. no cheese.... tonnes of veggies.... whole grain pasta.

It was yummy.

I didn't break down and eat the cheese.... Skinny Cow Cheese eh - not sure that is available in Canada.

Now... this headache hurts me... is it from lack of "normal" (for me) food?
 
oh and cherry - thanks for sharing.... It's good to know there are others with this much weight to lose that are sucessful and do not "fall off" the wagon when they have a bad day!
 
The headache could be from cutting down on sugar or caffein, our bodies get pretty addicted to that stuff. Hope it goes away soon.

I started "dieting" in 2007 at 260 lbs, so I've come a long way. I know you can do this with the right dedication, motivation and support, so, if you're feeling weak send me a PM and I'll set you straight!
 
Thanks Owl... sugar or caffeine eh? Could likely be...
Anyway to combat it besides pigging out?
Sigh.
 
heya, just wanted to say thanks for stopping by my diary. the one thing i like about my forum diary is that it's my outlet, i get to say the things that i'd never tell a soul in the real world like my actual weight or other stuff i may be going through. my family and friends are very supportive of my weightloss efforts but at the end of the day it's like only people with weight problems can know what i'm really going through so this is a good outlet for my emotions.

otherwise i think your off to a great start with good food choices and finding time to workout plus swimming too...my first love is swimming but i haven't been in a pool in YEARS because of how self-concious i am about my weight. my goal is to by the end of this year be able to start swimming again even though i'll still have a long way to go weightwise.

all the best hun. WE CAN DO THIS! xoxo
 
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Thanks Owl... sugar or caffeine eh? Could likely be...
Anyway to combat it besides pigging out?
Sigh.
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I got off both (I was a serious cola addict) by switching to tea and iced tea (1 spoon of sugar per 1.5 litre batch), and graduating from the tea to water, which was easy because I had no special attachment to tea the way I did to cola. Now water is almost all I drink.

Welcome to the forum - I hope you find it helpful.
 
Hmmm.... problem is I like sugar in my tea. LOL

so much to figure out.. the headache is still there.. but not quite so bad.

I did slip a little tonight and have some pretzels. not too many... but still I had them... checked out the content and they weren't too bad so I wont beat mysel f up over it.

All in all I'd say it was a good day eating and exercise wise.
 
I know what you mean about energy levels (in your motivations lists!)
I find that as soon as a cut down on sugar and foods high in saturated fats I start to feel I have more consistent energy levels throughout the day!
Getting sleep is great for feeling rested but you are what you eat and I definitely know that food has a huge impact on how I feel during the day!
 
hey! welcome to the forum!

just a tip, make sure you eat enough calories so you don't get any rubbish headaches!! good luck with your 32 lb goal!!
 
So i saw that a lot of people here weigh themselves each day.

I thought that might be a good idea... I know that weight fluctuates day to day and such but I thought that seeing even small progress would help.

My scale was down by 3.2 this morning.

water weight and such you can be sure... but I also know this can happen when you have a lot of weight to lose.

I'm not going to fool myself into thinking that will stay. If, at the end of one week, I can be down three pounds I will be thrilled!
 
Hey! Just thought id pop in after i saw one of your posts in another journal and welcome you to the forum :) It looks like you are off to a great start. I agree with eymediaoutlet regarding the calorie intake. I started off eating way too few calories and had a constant headache and weak feeling the whole week. Now that ive upped the calorie intake the headaches are gone and i feel like my energy is more balanced throughout the day.
Good luck with your weight loss!
 
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thanks for the welcome!

how does one find out what their caloric intake should be?

I just took my measurements... I've never done that before! LOL... I'm glad I did - it might help keep me motivated!
 
There is a sticky somewhere that has a way to calculate what your calorie intake should be for maintenence and then for weight loss, I'll find it and be back with a link. How many calories are you eating now?
 
I have no idea how many calories I am eating! Just trying to eat sensibly.

thanks for the link.. I will check it out now.

Todays eating was

3 bottles of water
2 diet pepsi
2 cups of blueberries
2 slices of whole wheat bread
salad with lean turkey, cheese, croutons (just a couple) red pepper, broccoli, carrots and light salad dressing
2 turkey, cheese, salsa 1% sour cream whole wheat wraps. (SO GOOD)

took my youngest for a slushee since his brother was at a friends house. I CRAVE slushees. I love them. I got myself a water instead. i wanted to kill SO as we were leaving and he bought 3 of my favourite cookies. Sigh. He's thin as a board.. can't expect him to stop eating.

But I did it - I refrained...

and am trying to think of a good snack as I'm just getting nibbly.

I was not able to exercise today as I've hurt my foot. I had a piece of glass stuck in there a few days ago and now it's become infected. I was barely able to walk to pick up my prescription let alone walk for exercise.

Sigh.
 
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