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CoffeeGirl

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I'm 26 years old, Canadian, I work in an office so I have next to no movement all day and I think that has contributed a lot to my difficulty with losing weight over the years.

I started gaining after I graduated highschool - in university I bought my lunches and ate so much junk. I was a competitive swimmer so that helped me keep the weight off for awhile, but once I quit swimming I gained so fast.

I just moved into a new house with my husband, and since it's probably the last time I'll ever move I figure it's a good time to start a new routine. I'm ready to get back in shape!

I intend to lose weight by keeping track of calories - I'll keep it under 1800 for now and once I've lost some pounds I'll cut that down to 1500. I don't buy all of the dieting tips that are out there (like snacking throughout the day or making sure you eat breakfast), they all just seem like extra ways to screw up so I'm focussing on calories in-calories out.

I have an elliptical trainer at home so I'm going to try to use that often for exercise. I'm also going to try to get out on my lunch breaks and do some walking, but I live in a cold place so that'll be hard once winter starts. I want to get back in the pool and swim regularly again, but not until I've lost about 30 pounds so that I don't feel too gross in a swimsuit.

I guess numbers are important so time for that...I'm not going to measure myself, weight is enough - the simpler the better for me! My starting weight will be the heaviest I ever weighed in at, not my current weight - seeing that on the scale combined with me seeing the beginnings of stretch marks on my belly are what have spurred me on to finally get in shape.

Starting weight: 237.0
Current weight: 232.6
Goal weight: 137.0 (make it an even 100 pounds!)
 
So far today I've had two coffees (no calories yay!) and a not nutritious salad from Taco Time - one of those things with beef and all in a deep fried tortilla bowl. The nutrition info said 670 calories not including the dressing, so I'm going to call that 700 since it had dressing on it and I didn't finish the whole thing.

I forgot to mention in my first diary post that my friend is getting married in Mexico in February. I don't know for sure yet that I can go, but the only way I'll go to a tropical place is if I've lost at least 30 pounds so that's some extra motivation!

Here's what I'll say - if I can make it to 215 pounds by November 30th, I'll check with my boss to see if I can get the time off. Yay short term goals!

I'll just edit the post to add in things as I eat them or as I exercise etc. So here's my day so far:
Lunch: Taco Salad 700 Calories
Snack: Mini Kit-Kat & Aero 100 Calories
Supper: Sushi 500 Calories
Late Night Snack: Cream of Wheat w/ 3 tsp of brown sugar 300 Calories
Exercise: None

Total: 1600
 
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Try having breakfast. It'll set you up for the day and make you feel less hungry.

Good luck, 100lbs seems like a massive bloody challenge, but it's doable, believe me :D
 
Cantona said:
Try having breakfast. It'll set you up for the day and make you feel less hungry.

Good luck, 100lbs seems like a massive bloody challenge, but it's doable, believe me :D
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Breakfast doesn't do me any good - it doesn't matter if I feel less hungry, I'll still eat so all it does is add to my daily calorie count with food that I don't even want to begin with. Maybe once I get the rest of my eating under control I'll see about working breakfast in there, but for now I'm happy with the extra 15 minutes of sleep :) Besides, I have a super-sensitive gag reflex, and it's at its worst in the morning so it's hard to choke things down before work. I enjoy breakfast on the weekends when I can be awake for a couple of hours before I start eating.

Thanks! I can't believe it's 100 pounds but honestly I have no big issues with the way I look now so I'm not in a huge rush to get there. It would be great to be able to say I lost that much though, it's such a nice round number :)
 
I eat breakfast. It's usually a Hostess apple pie or donuts but I eat it. ^_^

Good luck coffeegirl! I ? coffee 2! Drinking a huge mug of it right now!
 
Hehe forget breakfast! I had a double shot of Espresso this morning mmmm...Coffee's the best because I drink it black so no calories :)

I weighed in today at 232.8 so no change from yesterday - trying to decide now what I should have for lunch. Perhaps something from Subway or Tim Hortons...or maybe I'll walk somewhere farther...McDonalds would be nice and cheap, I could get a chicken something or other...
 
Cantona said:
A McDonalds? SURELY NOT.
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SURELY YES :)

I will make no apologies for lovin' it! A diet without some junk isn't going to be sustainable for me. I need to keep eating what I like but limit my portion sizes and learn to make better menu choices, otherwise I'll just fall back into the binge trap.

So today for lunch I had a McChicken Sandwich and it was friggin' deligious. 425 Calories and I was much happier-looking than that lady sitting across from me in the food court eating apple slices and raisins tee hee!

I also did a 20-minute brisk walk, so we'll call it 325 net so far today. Now to decide what to make for supper.
 
I made chicken fried rice for dinner (500), and I'm snacking on some grapes now (100), which brings the day's total to 925.

I find that eating out of smaller bowls/plates makes it less tempting to take more than a serving, so I used my smallest bowl for dinner tonight.
 
Well crap I fell off the wagon last night and it's only day two! We had a friend stop by and my evil husband broke out the Doritos lol...so I had way too many chips, some cheese, more grapes, and 3 glasses of wine...oh and a 3 fun-size chocolate bars. No idea how many calories that adds up to.

This morning I weighed in at 232.2 so I'm not up too much from yesterday. I think I'll skip lunch today - I have a ton of work to do and that'll make up for yesterday's slip up. Don't lecture me about skipping meals, I don't buy that it's such a big deal.
 
It's pretty odd to come to a forum for advice and then ignore it and essentially put your hands over your ears and go "NA NA NA I'M NOT LISTENING".

:D Fair play though.
 
I didn't say I came here for advice ;) More for accountability. I appreciate the sentiment when people are giving out advice, but honestly I feel like I've heard it all. I think I just have to work out what's best for me on my own, but it's good to have a place where I can write out my feelings and feel like "oh if I binge I'm going to have to confess in my diary".
 
Okay so skipping lunch was unrealistic - I had coffee, chili and a whole wheat bun from Tim Hortons, 650 calories. I also got a donut because it came with the meal but I haven't eaten it yet. It's 310 calories of triple chocolatey goodness! I'm going to try to give it to my husband if my will power doesn't cave in first...maybe I'll allow myself one bite :)
 
Cantona said:
It's pretty odd to come to a forum for advice and then ignore it and essentially put your hands over your ears and go "NA NA NA I'M NOT LISTENING".

:D Fair play though.
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She didn't ask for advice! Everyone goes about their weight loss in different ways. If her way doesn't work, then she can ask for advice, but there are plenty of people on here who eat very differently and still get results!
 
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