Day by Day - How Brandy Got Her Groove Back - Journal

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Well, tomorrow is it... Day 1 - another, Day 1. How many Day 1s have there been? Many. Tomorrow is the last Day 1.

My name is Brandy. I've been fat, not just overweight, my entire life. I was fat in elementary school. I was fat in junior high school. I weighed 250 pounds my senior year. By the time I was 23, I was near 300 pounds.

In 2004 I decided I was sick of being fat, I wanted to lose weight. I started a diet. I lost about 70 pounds. I got down to around 220 pounds and felt a whole lot better about myself. I stayed at 220 pounds for about 2 years.

Now it's August, 2006. I'm around 253-255 pounds. I will weigh in the morning and post for sure my exact start weight. One thing I know for sure, it will be the last time I weigh that number. I'm sick of being fat. I'm sick of WISHING I could lose weight. It's time to start DOING something about it. Tomorrow is Day 1.
 
Day ONE

Stingo and She, thank you for your support!!!

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Today is day one. I weighed in at 255 pounds

Each day I will post my weight and I will post how the previous day went. I'm going to start this entry with some goal setting...

GOALS
1) Get back to all time low weight of 217 pounds
2) GET BELOW 200 POUNDS
3) Get into a size 14 (have never worn a 14)
4) Lose 100 pounds
5) Ultimate goal of being a size 8 - 20% or less BF

Today is Friday, August 4th, 2006. The first day of the rest of my life. I've been here before... I've said I would lose weight... half-heartedly. But today is different. I went to bed last night and woke up this morning with a conviction for reaching my goals this time.
 
I have a diet plan, and I WILL stick to it. And I WILL exercise...

I plan on completing 200 minutes of cardio per week and 3x strength training.
My sessions with the trainer are once per week - I'd really like to do two a week because she pushes me so hard, but that's not $$ feasable right now.

So the other two days a week I will just use the knowledge she's given me and do my own training session.

My plan is to ALWAYS have a plan. *Failing to plan is planning to fail!*

I'm at work right now, but this morning I got up and prepared my food for the day... after work I'm heading straight to the Y.

Thank you guys again for checking in on me! :hugs:
 
Day Two

Today is Day Two. I weighed in at 249.5 pounds. That's down 5.5 pounds the first day. I'm so glad I got to see the "5" disappear from scale after the "2". I am now out of the 250s. Next goal is to get out of the 240s.

Yesterday was great! I ate when I was hungry and stopped when I was satiated. I got my haircut! I thought it was time for a change :)

Here's my scale photo for today.

I will check in later!
 
Well, today is day four, and I weighed 249.5 this morning :eek:)

yesterday was a tough day, we were in the car from 8 am to 11 p.m. driving to Buffalo to look for an apartment near campus for Jillian. We finally found one, but I know riding in the car all day caused me to hold water...
I did well though. I packed my food in the mini-cooler and had drinks as well.

I'm at work now and I have to work job #2 tonight... Will try to fit a trip to the Y in.

Saturday Mike and I went Geocaching and it took us down a little walking trail so I did get some walking in on Saturday.

Will check in later!
 
Thank you everyone for the encouraging words!

Well, today is Day FIVE

I'm down another 2 pounds - 247 this morning. Total loss to date: 8.5 pounds in 5 days Woo hoo!
 
Suggestion: don't fixate on weight - rather think about ability - how you're able to do more/have more energy etc.
 
Day Six - Wednesday, August 9

Thank you everyone for the support!

Today is Day Six... down another half pound :D today's weight is 246.5

I'm feeling great! AND today I'm wearing a pair of pants comfortably that were a little tight two weeks ago - too tight to wear. I'm happy!
 
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