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Hi everyone. My name is Yvonne, I'm 5ft 5" and am 30yrs old. I currently weigh 217lbs. this is my 2nd attempt at a diary as the 1st one attmempt didn't quite go to plan so here I am starting afresh....hopefully there wont be a third!

I have always been fat my whole life although i have lost 28lbs but it's taken me years. My lowest weight in my adult life has been 196lbs but just as quick as I seen that on the scale it has creeped back up again.

I just can't seem to get the correct balance. I enjoy going to the gym. The thought is worse than actually being there and I always enjoy the feeling I get after a workout. What i can't seem to get right is my eating. I constantly think about food. Most times I am real hungry. So i'm hoping that by keeping a diary that it will help me indicate what i'm eating and when and when it is that I feel hungry. I'm not a fan of dairy. So far i've discovered that if I eat cereal for breakfast i'm pretty much hungry for the rest of the day. I had a PT recently (the cost was too much so I don't see her anymore) she told me that i should eat 2 slices of toast and peanut butter. Now I love love love peanut butter but when I was eating this I felt full at breakfast and pretty much not all that hungry through the day but I was going through a whole jar of peanut butter a week which I figure cannot be good for you. Does anyone have any thought on this?

So just now I just feel fat/flabby and podgy and basically disgusting. When I look in the mirror I can't belive that I don't look after myself and my body is just a reflection of how much crap i shove into my body on a daily basis and people must see this and think it as the saying goes - you are what you eat!!!

So at 30 years old it's time to finally get a grip of myslef and just pack it in! I've also discovered that if I do not work out I eat a load of rubbish. If I work out then I'll eat healthy. As it turns out I can't do one without the other.

I am hoping in the long term to lose about 90 ideally however my first goal is to lose 24lbs. That's a rate of 2lbs per week. I plan on going to the gym every day. Some people may think this is a little elaborate however I feel like I need to do something everyday or this wont work.
My workout/fitness goal is to be able to long distance run. I recently did a 5k run but it took me 54mins so this is an indication of just how unfit I am. I have managed to get this down to 43mins. My goal is to eventually run 5k continously without stopping and at which point I will increase the speed I run at. So my work out plan is one day do a 5k run and a round of weights. Day two 5k interval training & round of weights. Day 3 30min cross train. Day four 5k run and round of weights. Day 4 30mins on stepper. Day 5 5k interval running & round of weights, Day 6 30 min cycling and possibly Day 7 will be a rest although I usually get out walking with my partner on Sundays.

Sooooo I'm sorry to anyone who choses to read this and discover that i've waffled a good bit and is probably a boring read but i'm looking forward to the challenge and to get to know you all.

March 01...Intial weigh in: 217lbs
Goal weight loss: 20lbs

March 08_______
March 15_______
mini challenge #1 _________

March 22______
March 29______
mini challenge #2________

April 05_______
April 12_______
mini challenge #3_______

April 19______
April 26______
mini challenge #4_______

May 03______
May 10______
mini challenge #5_______

May 17_____
May 24_____
mini challenge #6________

Final weigh in May 31st_________
Total weight loss (in lbs):________
Percentage of weight loss:_________
 
hello from a 29 yr old :) going on 30...i m nearly the same weight too. 213 lbs. (i m 5'8.)

welcome back!!
We can do it! :hurray:
 
Not boring at all!! I really envy your motivation to exercise. I struggle hugely with that motivation, but I have found that once I get started, it is easier to continue. I am just so darn lazy!

As far as the peanut butter goes, I think a few teaspoons on a couple of slices of whole-grain bread is a GREAT breakfast choice, but I also know that most commercial brands extract the peanut oil during the production process to sell for cooking, then replace the natural oil with partially hydrogenated oils [REALLY BAD] and either sugar or high-fructose corn syrup [REALLY REALLY BAD]. If you're going through a jar a week, I am willing to bet for economy's sake you'll be buying cheaper generic brands, which are basically guaranteed to have HFCS included because it's cheaper that way. Be sure to check the labels, because a lot of "All Natural" peanut butters include the partially hydrogenated oils as well, and just bank on the consumer not reading the label!

If I were you, I would go to the bulk section of the local grocery store and buy some unsalted peanuts in bulk, then grind them myself in a food processor or with a hand blender. That way you can add as much or as little sugar or salt as your tastes prefer and you know exactly what you are eating. Sure, it may separate a little and you'll have to stir it before each use, but who wants to eat the stabilizers and preservatives that bind commercial peanut butter anyway :ack2:

If you can spare the money, buying and grinding almonds into almond butter and/or cashews into cashew butter can offer some variety so you don't get tired of PB on toast day after day.

Good luck, and I am looking forward to reading more from you! Like Justine, I am around your weight so maybe we can look after each other a little and keep one another motivated :)
 
Thank you Justina and bongabonga - both your comments put a wee smile on my face. Bongabonga I totally agree if we're around the same weight we can help each other through this - if your game I'm looking forward to sharing this journey with you.
I'm glad you've said the peanut butter for breakfast is good. I don't buy the cheaper brand - my pt was strongly against it so I buy the so natural brand which is nearly £3 per jar but it's packed with nuts and really thick where the cheaper brands tend to be oily and melt on your toast and run down your fingers (secretly I love that lol)

Anyway today:
Breakfast: One large banana
Snack: Apple
Lunch: kidney bean & tuna salad - sounds awful but it was soooo delicious as the kidney beans were in a chili sauce = yummy!
Snack - muller light yogurt
Snack - large banana approx 1 hour before my work out
Dinner: Salmon fillet with 100g of broccoli & 4 baby new potatoes
Snack: about 10 grapes.

Workout: 5k run in 48.39 and a round of weights

Today I felt ok. Didn't really feel hungry at all until after my work out where my tummy was rumbling on my way home. When i got home I snacked on the grapes which I was pleased with as I could easily have started tucking into the big share back of sea salt and cracked black peppercorn handcooked crisps I have in my cupboard...But I didn't and I'm happy that I made the correct snack choice.

Throughout the day I drank 2.5litres of water and nearly a half pint of soda water with a dash of lime cordial.

So Yey!! Good day and i'm raring to go tomorrow :0)
 
I also had/have 2 pc. of multigrain bread with pb. Only 2 tsp of it. I got mine in the healthy food section at the grocery store.

I'm 34 and was 219 when I started this last Friday but I'm only 5' 3"...
 
hey Yvonne
Your diet sounds very healthy - & well done on not snacking onunhealthy things!
Your workout is cool tooo! go you!
I m game for sharing the journey - we so gonna get there!!!!
:grouphug: hugs
 
Sooo today I had the following:

Breakfast -1 slice of wholegrain toast and peanut butter
Lunch - kidney bean and tuna salad, carrot stick and a few table spoons of salsa and an apple
Snack - muller light yogurt

No workout :0( Worked 9am - 7pm and was shattered after that. Also slightly peckish so I had a bar of wholenut and a bag of crisps but that's ok. I am sooo gonna stop taking my purse to work so I don't buy sweets etc on my way home from work. So you see this is what happens when I don't work out grrrrr
Anyway i won't be able to work out again until Saturday as tomorrow is grocery shopping night and housework.

For dinner i'm just about to go and have 80g of wholewheat spaghetti with prawns/mushrooms in a tomato and chilli sauce.

Plus my head is bouncing today - not something i ever really suffer from so don't know what could be causing this.
 
Hey Yvonne!

Good for you for starting up again and for taking on this challenge. You can do it!

Peanut butter is good for you but in moderation. It's VERY high in calories and fat but it is good fat. Going through a jar a week seems a lot. I probably do have peanut butter at least once a day but it's measured. I usually have 1 tbsp. on 2 slices of whole wheat bread or 1 tbsp. on a rice cake. So the max in calories is per day is 190 calories. I usually only have 1 tbsp. so that's 95 calories.

I'm very similar to you. I love exercise but I feel like the eating part comes harder to me. The best thing I've learned is if you enjoy it, do not cut it out of your diet. You just have to learn to moderate it. Everything in moderation!

Congrats on improving your 5K by 11 minutes. That's huge!! You're doing great :)

Your workout plan seems great. Your eating seems spot on. You're going to be at your goal in no time!
 
gohomejes said:
Hey Yvonne!

Good for you for starting up again and for taking on this challenge. You can do it!

Peanut butter is good for you but in moderation. It's VERY high in calories and fat but it is good fat. Going through a jar a week seems a lot. I probably do have peanut butter at least once a day but it's measured. I usually have 1 tbsp. on 2 slices of whole wheat bread or 1 tbsp. on a rice cake. So the max in calories is per day is 190 calories. I usually only have 1 tbsp. so that's 95 calories.

I'm very similar to you. I love exercise but I feel like the eating part comes harder to me. The best thing I've learned is if you enjoy it, do not cut it out of your diet. You just have to learn to moderate it. Everything in moderation!

Congrats on improving your 5K by 11 minutes. That's huge!! You're doing great :)

Your workout plan seems great. Your eating seems spot on. You're going to be at your goal in no time!
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Thank you soo much. I'm gonna cut the pb down to just one slice - the good ph ie the most expensive brand is harder to spread so i do prob eat more pb than i should. i've decided i'm only gonna have that breakfast on alternate days. Thanks for the advice. :)
 
Hey, good to see another Brit on here hehe. I am just so envious that you can run a 5k in the first place...I can only do about 1.5k before dying. I would love love love to be able to do a 5k jog, it's one of my main goals. I reckon if you can do a 5k comfortably 3-4 times a week for your whole life you could maintain your weight while eating nice food. That's my goal. Anyway, totally with you on the love of peanut butter. I have it almost every day on a bagel and it keeps me full up all the way through my shifts. Nom nom, good luck on your journey, I'll look forward to hearing more from you x
 
slimpip said:
Hey, good to see another Brit on here hehe. I am just so envious that you can run a 5k in the first place...I can only do about 1.5k before dying. I would love love love to be able to do a 5k jog, it's one of my main goals. I reckon if you can do a 5k comfortably 3-4 times a week for your whole life you could maintain your weight while eating nice food. That's my goal. Anyway, totally with you on the love of peanut butter. I have it almost every day on a bagel and it keeps me full up all the way through my shifts. Nom nom, good luck on your journey, I'll look forward to hearing more from you x
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Hi,
Thank you for your kind words. I don't run the whole 5k. Yesterday i did run for .8k and walk for .2k so if you can run for 1.5k without stopping that's fantastic. My legs kill me when i run especially my calfs so I hope this is a good thing as i'm one of those gals that suffer from chunky calfs and I hate it - especially at winter when I can't get nice boots to zip up past my ankles lol!
I'll look forward to hearing how you get on with your 5k jog. Perhaps we can challenge each other to see who can do it 1st :0)
 
Justina said:
Hey you, how are you getting on?
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Hi Justina - Great to hear from you. I'm doing great thanks - well i've had a few slip ups but nothing at all i'm worried about. I've stayed the same this week but at least I didn't put any weight on. I haven't been to the gym again this week - my legs were aching after my 5k run on wednesday lol! I'm gonna do another 5k run on Monday although I don't think i'll do it any quicker maybe just the same time - i'll need to do it more than one time a week to beat that time. So anyway what about you? How have you been getting on this week?
 
I have always had huge calves!! Even at my thinnest, my calves were enormous. I looked like teenage Hercules


I recently bought a few pair of boots from Roamans.com, some red plaid rainboots and black suede knee-high boots, and I LOVE THEM!!! For the first time in my life I can zip the boots up comfortably, with the rainboots I can even stuff my pants inside! It was such an amazing feeling.

It can be really frustrating when you aren't losing, but definitely look at things in the long-term.. the goal here is to change our whole lives, top-to-bottom, and that starts by stopping the perpetual weight gain. Calorie by calorie, we can do this!
 
hey - well done on keeping your weight! :hurray:
i m still amazed at you runner guys... i love my excercize - but running isnt something i like - so well done!
i m doing really well thanks!! i lost 3.3 lbs this week so very happy!!!!
I need to lose another 9lbs to reach my mini goal!
:grouphug:
 
bongabonga said:
I have always had huge calves!! Even at my thinnest, my calves were enormous. I looked like teenage Hercules


I recently bought a few pair of boots from Roamans.com, some red plaid rainboots and black suede knee-high boots, and I LOVE THEM!!! For the first time in my life I can zip the boots up comfortably, with the rainboots I can even stuff my pants inside! It was such an amazing feeling.

It can be really frustrating when you aren't losing, but definitely look at things in the long-term.. the goal here is to change our whole lives, top-to-bottom, and that starts by stopping the perpetual weight gain. Calorie by calorie, we can do this!
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LOL that was funny lol! I have big man calfs - I hate them. But I've kinda read that if you suffer from big calfs there's not much you can do about them. You are right - the goal is to change our lifestyles so I'm not fussed about not losing any weight like I say at least I didn't put any on. If I found it easy to lose weight and got it right 1st time I wouldn't be here and I def wouldn't be fat lol. I'm here for the long run! We can do this I'm just glad we all have each other to help us through this xx
 
Really great attitide hun. I haven't lost this week, but I don't mind, I haven't put any on and I'll just try harder this week. You can do it xx
 
Justina said:
hey - well done on keeping your weight! :hurray:
i m still amazed at you runner guys... i love my excercize - but running isnt something i like - so well done!
i m doing really well thanks!! i lost 3.3 lbs this week so very happy!!!!
I need to lose another 9lbs to reach my mini goal!
:grouphug:
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Woohooo!!!!! Well done you :0) My mini goal is to get under 200lbs so I have 17lbs to do it. Good on you Justina - I'm sooo happy for you x keep up the good work x
 
slimpip said:
Really great attitide hun. I haven't lost this week, but I don't mind, I haven't put any on and I'll just try harder this week. You can do it xx
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Hey! How are you? Yeah there's no point beating yourself up about not losing any weight. We can't get it right 1st time otherwise we wouldn't be here. I have to be honest though if it wasn't for this website I probably would've had a different thought process to not losing any weight I would've just felt like I was a failure and I was a big fatty and just hated myself but I've learned from this community that we're all in it together and it's not easy - it's bloody hard losing weight AND it's the easiest thing in the world to put on weight. We can do it and we'll all get there in the end. Looking forward to hearing more from you x
 
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