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Fae

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Hiya! I'm here to motivate thyself in an extreme plan of weightloss. Well, maybe not too extreme... I've given myself a year to lose 30 pounds. This is the kicker though: I'm not overweight. In fact, losing 30 pounds puts me around 18-19 on my BMI. It's still healthy, and I'd like to be light as a feather again. The weight I have is purely fat - I'm very weak. Most my muscle is in my legs because I played soccer a few years back, but I can't even do a pushup.

I am not in danger of any health risks at the moment, my only motivation for losing this godforsaken belly fat is... looking good (perhaps feeling a bit better, too?). Sometimes twinkies and banana nut bread outweigh the pretty picture I have in my brain.

I'm starting with a 3 day resticted diet I found on the internet yesterday, went shopping and got a whole bunch of cool food... not realizing beets were 3.49 a piece. I have to start jogging and biking soon, so that will help with shedding pounds too, right?

Right now I weigh 152 pounds and am 5'9 in height. The weight has kind of been glued on since I hit puberty. I don't like the bulges that appear when I wear a bikini, nor do I appreciate my droopy butt. It's nasty seeing cellulite when I'm a very young adult.

I'm serious about losing this weight. I'm not just fantasizing and blowing steam like a lot of my own friends have, they say how big they are but keep eating most the pizza and drink the most soda pop. I don't even DRINK soda anymore! :) I'm gonna keep a log of food and activity that I do, at least a few times a week. Any input would be appreciated!

My Weight Loss Goals:
149lbs: December 5th, 2010
140lbs: ?
130lbs: ?
120lbs: ?
 
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I ate better yesterday than I have been... but not as great as I want. Still snacking hard.

Breakfast:
1/2 grapefruit
1 slice rye bread
Cup of tea (0 calorie - no sugar or honey)
1 tbsp peanut butter

Lunch:
1 slice rye toast
1/2 poptart (they're 210 calories a piece!!)
2 ounces cheddar cheese
3/4 cup of tuna

Dinner:
1 cup broccoli
1 cup pork fried rice (bummer of the day)
3 oz ham
1 slice wheat toast

Snacks:

4 apple slices (small)
3 cubes colby cheese
3 baby carrots
5 saltines
1 slice rye bread
100 calorie pack

I know that's probably a lot of calories, and two of those snacks were at 4 this morning. :( I was having massive hunger pains. I got down to a 14:43 mile run yesterday, though, which I'm proud of. I also tried a few squats and lunges... I can't do more than 10 lunges, and like 15 squats. The squats I'm doing are not just bending over though, they're going as far down as you can and all the way back up, 1 second pause, then back down again. I'm not sore this morning though, so apparently I didn't do enough!

Also need to find my measuring tape.
 
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welcome!!! Good luck to you! Stick with it and you wont be sorry.


i know one thing... squats and lunges make my butt feel on fire!!!! good butt workouts for sure :)
 
Hi Marie! I know what you mean, I can feel them setting in! I did a few more lunges this morning with a 10 minute jog and I can feel SOMETHING happening with my booty muscles.

For diaries sake, I'm doing good so far today - no extra junk food yet. I'm gonna start considering an exercise circuit I can stick with, because I keep jumping off the treadmill when I get tired, not when I've completed 30 minutes. I did a few arm exercises... I found this site with a whole list of arm exercises you can do with dumbbells. I have two 8lb dumbbells and I've finally found a use for them! Woohoo! I really wanna be able to do pushups easy.
 
Nice to see you set a realistic timescale to reach your goal. This site has been the difference for me this time around, both in inspiration and motivation, as well as accountability- stick around and I'm sure you'll start to feel the same!

Good luck with your effort!
 
Jogging is a great way to get in shape.

When you start off just walk for 10 min that will be your warm up. Then jog for 1 min walk for 5 then jog for 1. Then walk for 10 that will be your cool down. I know it sounds like a piss poor amount but it really is the best way to start. And once you feel like your body has adjusted to the 1 min jogging, kick it one by 1 min at a time. This is the way I did it, and now I'm doing jogging and running.

Good luck
 
Thanks Caiman, I've seen all the motivation and inspiration one could ask from the people of this forum. It's mind boggling how everyones shedding pounds!

Raven, I started with that kind of method and that's how I'm able to jog about a whopping... 2 minutes now! I'm trying to continue that but sometimes I get excited that I'm not completely wasted after a minute, so I keep going. I do think a longer steady pace is better than a short tiring one where jogging is considered. Thanks! Your siggy is also hilarious, :p

As for todays food log...

Breakfast:
1/2 grapefruit
1 cup of tea
5 saltines

Lunch:
Lean Cuisine, Four Cheese Cannelloni (only 240 calories!)
Slice of rye bread

Dinner:
Large Chicken n Rice soup (altogether about 170 calories)
Slice of rye bread
Banana nut bread slice (approx. 170 calories)

Snacks:
Small bowl o' cereal (150 calories)
Slice of cantaloupe (1/8th melon)
Poptart

I was really hungry and I had the option of saltines instead of that yummy poptart, but I was really craving and have studying to do, and it's better if I'm not thinking about it. So I satisfied my craving. :S

I drink tea and water throughout the day, no OJ or milk (except in cereal, it's skim still) and no sodas at all. Regular sodas are calorie bombs and I don't like the taste of diet ones. Plus they're packed with sodium either way! Water's slowly becoming my BFF.
 
I know you are on some kind of prefab diet, but it seems you should really think about taking in some protein. You will feel much more full in the long run.

But hey if this is working for you then who am I to judge.
 
I think you're right. I've been feeling kind of sluggish, so I'll try to replace snacking with protein. I have some whey protein in the pantry that I'll give a go at adding to a meal replacement shake tomorrow. :)
 
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I think you're right. I've been feeling kind of sluggish, so I'll try to replace snacking with protein. I have some whey protein in the pantry that I'll give a go at adding to a meal replacement shake tomorrow. :)
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I recomend the kashi cereals. The high protein ones are great, and keep you full all morning. I'm not just talking ok feeling I'm talking FULL. Plus thay are not any more $ than a normal box of cereal.

Also greek yogurt has a lot of protein and it tastes awesome with a little honey added. Aww man I forgot to get me some at the store!!:cuss:
 
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I recomend the kashi cereals. The high protein ones are great, and keep you full all morning. I'm not just talking ok feeling I'm talking FULL. Plus thay are not any more $ than a normal box of cereal.

Also greek yogurt has a lot of protein and it tastes awesome with a little honey added. Aww man I forgot to get me some at the store!!:cuss:
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I'll definitely try it then, thanks!

As for the currentness, I feel kinda crappy today. I'm not sure why, I'm eating plenty enough... had peanut butter on toast with a small banana for breakfast, and for lunch I had a Lean Cuisine frozen entree with a snack bar for lunch. I just had a 100 calorie pack for a snack a few hours ago; gonna try to eat more fruits and veggies. Gonna get up and snag another banana because my stomach just growled. I'm thinking eggs for dinner with cauliflower and ANOTHER banana (they're about to go old - they need to be eaten!).

Also kind of sore in my lower body, first time my calves have gotten sore in a while. I'm glad they're sore, because it means I actually worked the muscles :D I want muscular calves and forearms.

I'm wondering if I should run with sore legs...? I'll try and if there seems to be any problems, I'll slow it down a bit.
 
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I'll definitely try it then, thanks!

As for the currentness, I feel kinda crappy today. I'm not sure why, I'm eating plenty enough... had peanut butter on toast with a small banana for breakfast, and for lunch I had a Lean Cuisine frozen entree with a snack bar for lunch. I just had a 100 calorie pack for a snack a few hours ago; gonna try to eat more fruits and veggies. Gonna get up and snag another banana because my stomach just growled. I'm thinking eggs for dinner with cauliflower and ANOTHER banana (they're about to go old - they need to be eaten!).

Also kind of sore in my lower body, first time my calves have gotten sore in a while. I'm glad they're sore, because it means I actually worked the muscles :D I want muscular calves and forearms.

I'm wondering if I should run with sore legs...? I'll try and if there seems to be any problems, I'll slow it down a bit.
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I think for me it depends on how sore they are. If once you get warmed up you don’t feel the soreness you are good to go. But if the pain keeps coming slow down and just walk.
 
I was able to jog OK yesterday, but still not long spurts.

I have a dial scale... and when you wiggle up and down sometimes I can make it go up to 160, but then stand perfectly straight and make it go lower. It's kind of funny, if I lean the right way I make myself like 140 LOL. But I know how to stand on it. No leaning or anything. Makes me want a digital scale so bad...

The reason I bring this is up is I just weighed myself out of monotonous boredom and I weighed in at 149!! I'm only going to update my weight by week so I don't trick myself. I've also found drinking water and chewing minty gum reduces cravings, and so does coffee (not starbucks - folgers with a little skim milk). I'm having a good start to my week. :D
 
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I was able to jog OK yesterday, but still not long spurts.

I have a dial scale... and when you wiggle up and down sometimes I can make it go up to 160, but then stand perfectly straight and make it go lower. It's kind of funny, if I lean the right way I make myself like 140 LOL. But I know how to stand on it. No leaning or anything. Makes me want a digital scale so bad...

The reason I bring this is up is I just weighed myself out of monotonous boredom and I weighed in at 149!! I'm only going to update my weight by week so I don't trick myself. I've also found drinking water and chewing minty gum reduces cravings, and so does coffee (not starbucks - folgers with a little skim milk). I'm having a good start to my week. :D
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Congrats!
How much have you lost so far? I see your ticker hasn't changed yet.

I should have logged my day lastnight but I was feeling really upset. We are having to decied to put our dog down.

I have that same kind of scale as you and I want a new one:cuss: Its hard to see and be sure what weight you really are.
The scale at my gym says I'm 156 and mine at home says 150 thats a big dif. :(
 
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Congrats!
How much have you lost so far? I see your ticker hasn't changed yet.

I should have logged my day lastnight but I was feeling really upset. We are having to decied to put our dog down.

I have that same kind of scale as you and I want a new one:cuss: Its hard to see and be sure what weight you really are.
The scale at my gym says I'm 156 and mine at home says 150 thats a big dif. :(
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I'm really sorry about your pup :(, I know how it feels to lose a loving pet.

My scale currently reads 148/149 (the lines are REALLY tiny), so I've lost 3 pounds since thanksgiving, I think I'm gonna update my ticker once every sunday. I'm also gonna try to not weigh myself everyday, because I'm feeling obsessive!

I seriously hate how different scales give you different weight! I'm not going to use a new scale until I'm at my goal weight; I think that'll be my weight-loss present... a shiny digital scale. But just watch it tell me I'm 10 pounds above what my dial scale says, D:

So far today's diet's been:

Breakfast:
Small bowl o cereal - 160
Coffee w/ skim milk - 45 (estimated, not a lot of milk)

Lunch:
Lean Cuisine Macaroni - 290
Coffee w/ skim milk - 45

Dinner #1:
Bowl of Chicken Rice soup - 140
1/2 poptart - 110
Coffee w/ skim milk - 45

Total calories so far: 835
I think I'm gonna allow about 1200 calories a day.

I still have a meal to go, I always eat more at night. :S I drank a lot more water today than usual, and the treadmill told me I burned 214 calories in 30 minutes, which is a lot for me. I'll update this post with my later meal.*

*Lean Cuisine Lasagna - 320
*2 saltines - 35
*1 Oreo - 45

Total: 1,235
 
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For jogging today I went 1.91 miles compared to yesterdays 1.79 miles. :) I did a 14 minute mile and then got tired toward the end. I really want to be able to do a 10 minute mile!

I have a little plan where I go as far as I can within 30 minutes and I'd like to make it up to 2 miles by the end of the week. I'm still eating good, but I had exactly 1200 calories on my journal yesterday when I forgot... I had an Oreo. Only one, but still, it's kind of disappointing because I was so proud of myself!
 
Thanks for the encouragement Jess! :)

Yesterday and today were not good days calorie wise, or feeling wise. I felt good yesterday but I ate more than I should of, and because I was freaking out about school work, I did not record what I ate later in the day. Today I've been eating a lot of junk that I shouldn't be; it's purely stress eating to be honest with myself.

I'm taking online courses that I need to finish within a couple of weeks and I'm being severely pressured to do so. I have a lot of traveling coming up and I do need to be done with these courses, but the means to the end is just taxing my willpower. I'm gonna eat a lot better tomorrow though, went to the store today and got a lot of nice lean chicken. Had some tonight and it was delicious!

Just because I'm really proud of it I'm gonna share my simpleton recipe :D

I cut up the chicken into tiny chunks (less than an inch so it would cook good), put a tablespoon of chicken teryaki sauce (15 calories) in a bowl with the chunks to marinate it, along with a half tablespoon of tabasco sauce (0 calories!!) for flavor, and put a tablespoon of smart balance butter in the pan for more flavor.

I heated up the frying pan until the butter started to sizzle, dropped the chicken onto the pan and had my way tossing and turning them (you have to keep them moving or they turn black with the kind of heat I was using) until I could cut into the chicken bits without any raw insides. They turned a dark brownish color on the outside but were white and moist on the inside. It was delicious, might have it again tomorrow night. :) I had that with a salad for dinner and proceeded to have a sugar free klondike bar and poptart for dessert. LOL. >_<

I was nauseas and tired today and my calves were so sore I could barely walk, so I did no exercise today. Tomorrow I'm going to get back on track and do a little more jogging than I usually would.
 
Looks like you're doing awesome! Had to comment that your chicken recipe sounds super yummy and I am going to try that out!! :drool5:
 
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