Dear Skinny Me...

Car85

Car85

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Dear Skinny Me

Today I decided to cut the crap and get rid of Big Mac Me. I know it is going to be hard because it took me 31 years and many calories to get to this point. I know there is no quick fix and I know it will take a lot of hard work. It is also probably not the best time of year to try and do this with the twins birthday my birthday my mother-in-law visiting for 6 weeks and Christmas in this month but I reckon if I can survive those 4 events I can pretty much survive 2017. Like they always say there is no better time then the present

Day1:
Breakfast: banana and chia seed bread slice
Snack: peach
Lunch: smoked chicken and tomatoes
Snack: carrot sticks
Dinner: chicken, potato and corn
2 x coffees
2lt of water
3403 steps
 
Dear god, your mother-in-law is staying for 6 weeks? I think it would literally perish and die. Last time mine came (for 2 weeks before my wedding..) she got so drunk she shit herself all over my carpet. I may never let her come again!!
Your food looks good, how are you tracking your steps? A lot of us have fitbits if you have one too and want to add us! How much are you wanting to lose?
 
Sunflower......it is the second time this year she will visiting. :cry: she will arrive on Friday so you might see my steps going up to 20 000 by Sunday. I can see a lot of long walks in my near future. I have a GarminVivoHR that I use to track my steps....
 
Every calorie you don't eat during this (by the looks of it pretty crazy) month is one you don't have to burn off so starting now is much better than starting in January.
 
Thanks LaMaria. I have 23 kilos (201 250 calories) that I want to lose .... you are right every single calorie will help right now
 
Hi Car85 & welcome to the forum. MIL for 6 weeks? There should be a law against that! Good for you starting now. There will always be something that gets in the way, but taking control in December will make you feel really strong. Welcome to our community, cheers, Cate
 
cate said:
Hi Car85 & welcome to the forum. MIL for 6 weeks? There should be a law against that! Good for you starting now. There will always be something that gets in the way, but taking control in December will make you feel really strong. Welcome to our community, cheers, Cate
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Thanks Cate, hopefully I will lose weight in those six weeks and not my mind. 48 hours in count down for me.
 
Day 2...

Got a random call today from our local gym asking of I would like a 5 day free pass to go and check out the setup. Very random that I received the call after deciding to get back in shape yesterday. It is almost like a get out of jail free card while MIL:flame: is around for the next six weeks. Did great with breakfast this morning I felt so motivated and then at morning tea I found myself with a slice of chocolate cake after a call from MIL:flame:. That had me very worried as I realised I use food to get rid of that emotional shit. I feel like shit so need to taste something great. Food is always my go to for the bad days. To join the gym or not to join the gym....that is the question. My darling husband reckons I should just go for a run everyday and save the money. However MIL:flame: doesnt need a membership to join me if I just go for a walk.

Breakfast: 1 x slice banana and chia seed bread
Snack: slice chocolate cake
Lunch: 3 x salmon and avo sushi rolls
Snack: strawberries
Dinner: Honey soy chicken stirfry
2 coffees
500ml water
3719 steps
 
Say you go for a run. Dress up like you're going for a run. Run the first 100 m (or whatever feels doable to you) and walk the rest. Pretty sure she wouldn't offer to come along for that. And if she does you can say you're just starting out and really need to focus on your form. All true and you get a time-out.
 
Hey hun - are your steps coming from exercise or just pottering around? Recommended amount is around 10,000 so would be a good start to try and up to maybe 5000? The gym would certainly help! I do a 30 min walk into work and that uses about 4000 steps so it doesn't take too long to build up xx
 
I love LaMa's suggestion. It also wouldn't hurt to check out the gym while the offer is there. You need more water hon than 500 mls. Cheers Cate
 
Day 3

That beautiful moment when you are done typing an essay and you push the wrong button and pooff gone is all of it....... the amount of swear words running through my head is endless right now. :mad::cuss::cuss:

Ok let me try again. I know my water and steps really suck at the moment. Step goal for next week will be at least 6000 steps. It definitely helps knowing there is this awesome group of people tracking my steps now. Did I recently mention how awesome you are?

Water intake will need to go up to at least 1lt of water. I struggle with fluid intake in general. Most days 2 cups of coffee is enough to get my through the day. I just dont get thirsty. I know this is a reaaaaaally bad habit.

I am going to invest in a decent pair of trainers tomorrow so decided to leave the gym for now and hit the pavement instead. I figured that I will rather save up all the gym fees for my psychological help I will need in January when MIL goes back.

Breakfast: oats
Snack: dried berry mix
Lunch: chicken salad
Dinner: vegetable lasagna
2 x cups of coffee
Steps: 4743
 
Try and make drinking water a habit (if it was me Id try setting an alarm on my phone every 2-3 hours to remind me to drink a glass, or have a glass when you wake up and before every meal) you'll feel awesome when you're properly hydrated and need more water if you're starting exercise.

If Im feeling lazy I go for a couple of 15-20 min walks a couple of times through the day to get my steps up
 
Have a water bottle next to you at all times( & preferably drink from it :) ) I aim for a minimum of 7,000 steps a day as that's sustainable for me. Just add exercise to your day whenever you can. It all adds up.
 
There's a really cute water app that reminds you, on your phone to drink water. If you don't drink it, the water bubble cartoon gets sad and if you drink enough, he's happy. I know, it's corny but it's helped me drink a bit more.

I really don't like anyone around for any amount of time so good luck with your MIL. Even the nicest people are grating to me after awhile - I love my family but value my alone time so much.
 
I'll be visiting my folks for ten days and I'm looking forward to it so much! But I already know I'll be secretly happy to go home afterwards - and one more day would make me crack.
 
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