Fat Bridesmaid

EpicCase

EpicCase

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Okey dokey, folks. I have just introduced myself in the new people section, but here I am, as I'd like to begin the journal thingy.

Basics:
Name- Lisa
Age- 20
Locale- Iowa
Height- 5'6"
Weight- 180

I've been struggling with my weight for as long as I can remember. I also hate that sentence I just typed because I'm sure it's not very original, but it is true. I remember being in 4th grade and worrying about having a belly. Once I hit high school, I gained 30 lbs. (Went from around 135 to 165 during freshman year.) And since that weight gain, I have reached an all-time high of 180. When I was 17 I went through a period of losing about 20 lbs when a 3 week trip to France came directly after a tough tennis season. I felt awesome, but not skinny yet. I think I was around 155 at best, but I gained it back within 2 months.

I've been feeling fat and ugly for far too long, and I now that my sister is getting married, I feel it's time to really start something. I refuse to be the fat bridesmaid. REFUSE.

So today I began. I hopped on the treadmill for 30 minutes and burned 250 calories. I've eaten some unsalted/unbuttered popcorn, tuna with just a little miracle whip, and an apple. I also had about 20 or 25 oz of pepsi which wasn't a good idea but oh well.

I'm planning on sticking to light snacks (like plain popcorn), fish, and always getting at least a serving of veggies in everyday. I am not much of a veggie eater so thats' one thing I really want to work on. And I want to cut out colas and stick to 100% juices and soda water to avoid unnecessary sugars.

My biggest downfall is salty snacks and breads. I want to be more conscious of eating whole grains.

I'd like to exercise every day, but I know myself too well to make that goal right now. I want to aim for 3-4 times a week. It's hard for me to exercise outdoors because I'm too impatient to go on walks, too out of shape to run, and it's too icky in Iowa right now to get on my bike :D So right now I'm sticking to the treadmill. I might join a gym soon.

Ok that was a lot to talk about. Have a great weekend, everyone!
 
try using a site like to keep track of your calories - from what you've written they seem awfully low...

100 percent juice still has a lot of calories so I'd be careful of those... I'm more of an eat my calories than drink them type...

welcome tothe forum and enjoy your stay...
 
hello. I know what u mean with this. my sis is getting married in march. Theres no way i will get to 150 by then, but i still want to lose some weight!!!! Everyone elsse in it is smaller than me....ugh....

When is ur sister getting married? im sure if u stik to ur diet and exercise u will do fine. You look like youve already done a great job today :) Also, u should check out some of the challenges going on....they may help to get u moving.

~Emily
 
Today my calorie count is pretty low, mostly because I've been working and didn't have much time to get a solid meal in. My sister's wedding is May 24th.

And I know that juice has a lot of calories, but I like to drink it for the cleansing properties. Especially cranberry juice and Pomme juice.

Thanks for the support!
 
Try 100% cranberry juice (not 100% juice cranberry drink - you want something that doesn't have anything but cranberries in it), diluted 2oz of juice to 6oz of carbonated water.

Pomegranates are in season now. Good to munch on - takes me about an hour to eat one. 100 calories and 5g of fiber.
 
Well that past couple days I've been trying to get at least one healthy, balanced meal in, and I have been exercising everyday. Today I did a mile uphill on the treadmill.

I made a late lunch for my dad and myself this afternoon. We had salmon fillet (I put salsa on mine), health choice chicken noodle soup, cottage cheese and whole wheat toast. I think that was a good mix. While at work I had a little package of peanuts, a vitamin water, an apple, a fruit cup, and string cheese. (this was over the course of a few hours and my lunch break, not all at once haha)


Unfortunately, I haven't been doing well with staying away from snacks. Tomorrow I am going to start keeping a shorter leash on myself :) I went to my friends house tonight and had a ton of cashews and peanut M&Ms... and 2 cans of coke. ew. At least I got healthy things in me today and not just those bad snacks!
 
Hey epic, no worries, just make sure you get back on track! Try cutting down the cola to maybe half a can a day or one can a day. Cutting cold turkey might be too hard.....or maybe try switching over to diet? And definitely start increasing your water intake!
 
wow...I just read your first post and you and I are the same age, height and weight. I basically have the same story as you, one time I managed to lose weight and couldn't get under 148. I still didn't feel skinny.

This time though, it's gonna be different! So hang in there and don't worry about the little slip ups.
 
Hi everyone! Thanks for reading and helping me out :D

Today I'm sticking to diluted cranberry and pomegranate juice for my liquids. I usually go about 1/4 juice to 3/4 water. I don't know why, but I can't drink water unless I'm really thirsty (i.e. while exercising.) It actually makes me nauseous.

So far I've had a bowl of honey nut cheerios (skim milk) and some cottage cheese.

I'm also going to try that apple cider vinegar thing. Mostly because of its cleansing properties. It tastes awful though!

More later-

Weigh in- two days...
 
Yep, we should keep track of each other :). I am from Toronto btw. I'm an emotional eater too, and I'm trying very hard to not let it affect me the way it usually does. A couple of days ago I went to visit my friend whose sister was in a coma at the hospital (and she's still in pretty rough shape)--and I ended up binging that day. It sucks comforting yourself with food.

Have you ever tried mixing the 100% juices with club soda not just water? Very yummy and helps replace all the soda that's missing. I usually do that with grapefruit juice.
 
Hey! welcome to the forum. Sounds like we are also in the same boat--I'm not much older than you (22) and I am also an emotional eater. It's tough but the first step is realizing what you are doing, then coming up with a plan to fix it!!!
Sounds like you are doing a great job so far--keep it up!
I am totally the same way about water. I hate it. I have to really be in the mood for it. So I have a water bottle that is the size of a gatorade bottle, fill up like one tenth of it with juice (cranberry apple is my fave since my pregnancy! LOL) then the rest with water. It has just enough flavor to get me to drink it. Funny enough, now I cant stand full strength juice! It's too sweet :) :)
Good luck on your weigh in!
*~*Breezie*~*
 
Smart Ones honey chicken and rice (it was actually quite yummy, i usually don't like microwave dinners)
Cottage cheese and all-bran crackers (garlic herb, mmm)
1 pint bottle of water
1 large glass of 1/4 pomegranate juice (100%) 3/4 water

anndddd 40 minutes on the treadmill. ran 1/2 mile, walked up hill, speed-walked, and speed walked while holding 2 lb weights. 2+ miles, 300 calories burned.

phew.
 
Sorry for not reporting in yesterday.

Yesterday I did pretty well for myself. I had a bowl of honey nut cheerios for breakfast, 2 string cheeses and a vitamin water at work, carrot and celery sticks with ritz chips and another vitamin water for lunch, a very disgusting Smart Ones macaroni and cheese meal for dinner, and then I snacked a bit last night on pretzels and chips, but I didn't gorge myself as usual. I also worked out on the treadmill for about 30 minutes.

So today was my first weigh in since starting and.....

176!!!!

I have lost 4 pounds since last thursday. I'm really proud of myself.


Today I've only had breakfast (cheerios again) so far and I've already done a 200 cal-burn work out.

YIPPEEE!!!
 
Hey EpicCase,

Don't think we've spoken before but I've just caught up on your diary and I definately know where ya coming from, we're at the same weight and I too am being a bridesmaid for my sister which is my big inspiration at the mo. :)

Good luck with it all and CONGRATS on the loss so far! What a great start. x
 
WOW..congrats on the loss!! I know you feel so proud of yourself!!! Keep up the good work! Just wanted to stop in and say hey!!
:party:
 
Thank you everyone for the kind words!!!!!!

Had a very busy and very poor eating weekend :) I've been in St. Paul since Friday helping my sister with wedding things. Eating out a lot and no time for exercise, minus walking all over the place.

Back to work on monday!
 
Oh baby I haven't updated in awhile. I've had a bit of a mad time lately. I totally screwed myself last weekend while I was with my sister so I'm still hovering around the 176 range, but I've just joined a gym, and been doing solid work outs the past three days. I'm back to eating better too. Weighing myself in on thursday again, but not expecting any great change since my slip up.

My sister has picked out the bridesmaid dresses, and thankfully they are no barf-inducing. They are actually quite nice and so I'm hoping to look good and skinny when I wear mine!!! I still told her to order a huge one (size 14) because I have no idea how much my boobs will shrink along with the rest of me. This way, in case they don't get much smaller, I'll still fit into the top and can have the waist taken in.
This is the dress


Back to keeping better track of my food tomorrow (though the last two days haven't been too bad)

Hope everyone is well!!
 
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