DON'T PANIC! (Halo's Diary)

Halo1

Halo1

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Hi all,
Well my motivation for weight loss has pretty much slumped and if I carry on the way im going I could begin to undo all the good work ive done so far :(

So, with this in mind im starting a diary in the hope it will help keep me on track. It's got DON'T PANIC on the front just like the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy and also because I think its pretty good advice for anybody :p

Ok, so I'd best start from the begining;

I was chubby as a child, I would eat sweets and chocolate like it was going out of fashion and I wasnt all that keen on sports. I did some physical activity but no where near enough to offset the calories I was taking in. I think at my heaviest I was about 154 lbs.

Then when I was about 16 the weight started to come off, I got down to about 133lbs and was a bit happier as my confidence was also growing (I was painfully shy at school, I didnt even like to answer my name in the register).

I was at college between the ages of 16 and 18 and it was a total blast. But between the end of college and start of University I moved out from home and my weight managed to go up to 140lbs.

Over the 1st year of University I went up to 148lbs. Although I will point out that this isnt actually disasterous since im somewhere between 5 ft 6" and 5 ft 7" (I swear the next time I see a doctor im going to get them to measure me then i'll know once and for all!) So I wasnt an unhealthy weight.

Ok so Ive been gradually gaining weight for 3 years and after Christmas during my 2nd year of University something just switched in my head and I started to lose weight. It was kind of similar to when I started to lose weight at 16 (only less dramatic and shorter lived, damnit). So now im back down around 140lbs.

So whats the problem? I hear you cry, well that little switch in my head that makes me lose weight has gone off again and untill I figure out how to get it back on I need to stop myself from sabotaging my progress thus far.

And another thing, I want to feel happy about my body. Which I feel is an entirely seperate issue to wanting to lose weight. I mean, im a healthy weight, and the rational side of my brain tells me im not completly objectionable to look at. But its a rare thing for me to feel happy with my body. So im hopeing I will find that 'positive self image' or what ever.

Anyways so this is the begining of my diary, remember DON'T PANIC! :D
 
good luck for your journey towards a more positive body image - it is why i am here too - i am not overweight just not entirely satisfied with my blurred edges hehe. hope you can find all the motivation you need from here - you will probably get loads from reading some of the older members diaries - we have all been through unmotivated patches too!
 
Thnx Sophie, I know what you mean by those blurred edges lol!

Well yesterday was not a good day diet wise :(

Started out well enough but then a friend came over bearing easter eggs, and we decided to back over to hers, then there was pizza and alcohol....

So lets check the damage then:

2 x wheetabix with semi skim milk and raisens - 269 cals
2 x toast with flora spread - 210 cals
Chocolate - approx 500 cals
Pizza - 780 cals
3 x VK apple flavor - 536 cals
1 bowl of lamb stew - 600 cals

Ok, insert explitives here, thats almost 3000 cals!!!! Thats more then I aim to eat in 2 days! Oh nooo, this is not going well.

Ok have to be especially good now, have to try again.
 
:)Janez said:
lol-love the title of your diary-as soon as i saw it i thought hitchikers guide.
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Hehe, im a big fan of the old hitch hiker's guide :D , thought the new film was a bit disapointing though!

Well todays has gone considerably better then yesterday. This is what Ive had:

2 x wheetabix with semi skim milk - 227 cals
weight watchers yogurt - 49 cals
And later tonight for tea: Chicken stew with dumplings - approx 700 cals

And the exercise:

40 mins walking in the park - approx 160 cals burnt

So overall thats *fetches out calculator* - 816 cals

Now I appreciate thats mighty low, but if you consider yesterday I had 2895 cals then over the 2 days thats still an average of 1855 cals a day. Thats pretty high but alot better then almost 3000! :rolleyes:

Going to the zoo with my mum tomorrow so that should give me plenty of oppurtunity to walk around. Ill make sure I have a good healthy breakfast before we go so im not tempted to snack before lunch (fingers crossed!)

Well have a good day all!
 
Oh I loved The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy - the movie - not so much ;)

Welcome to the WLF Halo and to your diary!
Hope you have a great time at the zoo :)
 
Welcome to your diary :) we're around the same size and height...eh' its a struggle trying to define the body...oh well, we'll struggle together.

Have fun at the zoo...and dang those pizza calories, lol...I'm a sucker for pizza.
 
hehe well don't panic :D:D that voice (i call it the worm) comes every so often. what i do is yell at it...and ask others to do the same. he gets scared off easily so that's good, but he doesn't vanish, he just hides. but i'm armed and ready :D

hope you had fun at the zoo! and have a great Easter weekend

Lena
 
Hi all, thanks for stopping by and reading my diary :)

M2M: I know what you mean about the movie, not as good as the origenal radio seris!

LynnZ: Pizza is a big weakness for me, I usually have it about once a week but its home made, much less calories and I think it actually tastes better. The offending pizza this time was a take away though.

Venice Girl: Thanks :) I think I will be around quite a bit lol

Lena: hehe, armed and ready? scary :D
 
Well this morning my scale just nudged under the 140lb mark, dont think its quite substantial enough to update my ticker though!

I could do with getting a new scale, my current one is quite hard to read, I usually have to get my boyfriend to lean down and read it for me lol. But he was still asleep this morning, bless, hes off work for easter. Anyways im tempted by some nice digital scales, when I have some money lol.

Off to the zoo soon, probably be back later tonight.
 
Well we went to the zoo, it was fun :)

Theyve got a new baby rhino there, sooo cute :D il try to post some pictures later.

I think I did pretty well food wise, especially sine I was eating out for 2 meals!

So this is what Ive had:

2 x wheetabix with semi skim milk - 227 cals
Salad - approx 250 cals
Bread roll with spread - approx 200 cals
Cerial bar - 86 cals
Roll with 2 sausages - approx 400 cal
Chocolate - approx 100 cal

Exercise

3 hours walking - 720 cals burnt

So overall: 543 cals

Which brings my average for the past 3 days down too 1418, getting a bit more respectable now lol!
 
Happy easter all! I hope the easter bunny was kind lol :D

Well we just got back from visiting family which was great fun, also saw my friend's new baby for the 1st time, absolutly adorable lol.

I now face a dilemma, I havnt had an evening meal yet although to be honest im not all that hungry. I have, however, gone up to my daily limit for calories since we had a big lunch with family. This is what Ive had so far:

Breakfast - 227 cals
Biscuit - 40 cals
Lunch (chicken, sausage, roast potatoes and veggies) - 1064 cals
Dessert (fruit salad with some ice cream) - 150 cals
Chocolate - 100 cals

Exercise - none

So overall thats 1542 cals so far which is more then I'd like to have had in a whole day. Now like I say, I could just skip my evening meal and have done with it. But we may be going out again to visit my boyfriend's family later, and if he hasnt eaten yet he's liable to want to order take away or something like that while we are out. Whatever it is, its likely to involve a meal I cant control...

So if I have something before we go at least I can say, no thanks Ive already eaten. It means pushing my calorie count up even higher but at least I may be able to avert disaster later. Or do I leave it and see if we do end up going out again at all? :confused:
 
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Well in the end we didnt go out again, and I skipped the evening meal. Something which im going to add to my list of things not to do again since it made me feel pretty lousy by the end of the evening.

We are going out for tea tonight though, so being faced with another meal I have no control over Im going to have to be very careful for the rest of today.

Have a good day all! :)
 
Well things are going well so far, this is what Ive had:

2 x wheetabix with semi skimmed milk - 227 cals
2 x Wholemeal toast with low fat spread - 215 cals

So thats 442 cals so far, so I could eat anything up to 800 or even 1000 calories tonight and still be ok.

Have just been asked if we would prefer KFC or Pizza Hut tonight. After some research I am now kicking myself for saying 'I dont mind' instead of 'KFC'. Seems for the same amount of calories (approx 800) I could have a regular filliet burger meal with diet coke from KFC or 2 slices of our usual pizza from pizza hut.

Even if they were to decided to get a KFC bucket I could stick to the drumsticks as theyre only 140 cals each.

Now if im there only eating 2 slices of pizza people will ask why im not eating, if I tell then im trying to lose weight they will say 'But you dont need to lose weight!' And persuade me to eat another slice of pizza....

However the burger meal is more to look at and if I stop eating after its finished nobody will wonder why.

I guess they are right in that I dont need to lose weight, I am a healthy weight, I just want to lose a little bit. Its still kinda embarassing when people ask, haha I ought to be pleased people notice im losing weight! :rolleyes:
 
Well in the end yesterday went really well, dispite going to the pub and having KFC!

As I said, before going out I only had 442 cals. Then at the pub I stuck to just diet coke so no extra calories. Only drinking diet coke had that added bonus that I didnt drink any alcohol, which can only be good for me lol.

In the end the KFC totaled 910 calories (regular fries, fillet burger and half a chicken wing). So all together thats 1352 calories consumed :D
 
Yesterday was another good diet day :)

I had:

2 wheetabix with semi skim milk - 227 cals
2 whole meal toast with spread - 215 cals
1 small galaxy caramel egg - 186 cals
Chicken and Bacon sandwhich - 300 cals
Chocolate - 350 cals

So overall 1278 cals

Although I am aware that no fruit or veg featured in that days intake, and rather a lot of chocolate... Well it is Easter so the house is full of chocolate that needs eating (ie, no children, just me and my boyfriend) But then I dont eat much chocolate the rest of the time. Will try to eat more fruit and veg today.

Also, Ive not been getting much exercise lately. So my plan is to go with my boyfriend to his gym tonight, and if I like the look of it i'll start going regularly :)

Well now I have to go do some Uni work.
 
Yesterday was going quite well, untill the evening and the chocolate, Oh well it could have been a lot worse. Also didnt go to the gym, boyfriend got his days mixed up :rolleyes: so going tonight instead.

Yesterday I had:

Wheetabix x2 with semi skim milk - 227 cals
Whole grain pitta bread with ham and salad - 197 cals
Strawberry, raspbarry, orange and cranberry smoothie - approx 70 cals
Half a home made pizza - approx 800 cals
Chocolate - approx 350 cals

Total - 1644 cals

Yeah, like I say it could have been worse. I worked out (using various calculators on the internet) that in a day I use 1800 cals. So any less then that can only be good!

Well the scale has been sat on 137lbs for 2 days now, so im tempted to update my ticker, but im just afraid itl just bounce back up again :eek:
 
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