Fat to fit - diary of a food lover

roysymmonds83 said:
katie, I didnt congratulate you on your weight loss so far - 2kg lost since Oct 3 - awesome. Keep it up!
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haha yeah thanks!! the first few kilos usually fall off pretty quick by the time i get all the junk out my system, i'll find it hard to believe it's real fat loss until i hit the 10kg mark :p

Can't weigh in tomorrow cause i'll be up at the river, but this morning was 129.9kg (hurah, still under 130! BMI under 40!) Aiming for 128 next week, it's still early days so i think its a reasonably target :)
 
Katiebug33 said:
Sweet!! Cheers for that, i'm definitely open to any suggestions and I wont think of it as 'telling me what to do' but more offering words of wisdom that have already worked for you :)

I dont drink alcohol often (letting down university students nation-wide: sorry guys!) and you've made me feel better about my olive oil salad dressing :D haha. I REALLY need to increase my water intake though. I probably drink about a litre a day, if that. A month ago i scored myself "parotitis" - a salivary gland infection often caused by dehydration. It sucked, but luckily it was whisked away by antibiotics within a week. Anyway I carry a small water bottle with me and usually knock it off every day (600mL) but dont drink much at home. I've put some low-calorie cordial in the fridge which has helped but still definitely not reaching my 2L (or 3L) a day. Hmmm.
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with regard to olive oil, this article sums up good and bad fats:


heres an article on drinking more water when trying to lose weight:


yeah, I dont want to sound patronising as if you have read my diary, I often find it hard to practice what I preach but I have found what works for me and feel the need to share it. If I had known what I know now 10 years ago, I doubt I would be overweight.

At the start of the year I was doing a lot of exercise but eating a lot of carbs and starches like pasta, rice, potatos and fruit and my drinks were late coffees, alcohol drinks or sports drinks. I wasn't losing any weight and wondered why so started reading a lot of things on the net a couple of months ago (that is how I found this site). I came up with the above rules through my own investigation and only started losing weight when I adopted them.

Katiebug33 said:
Okie dokie. Last two days have been GREAT!! I'm so proud of myself!! Been to the gym two days in a row (I was there for a whole hour today and man, was i sweating!!)

The meal was served with roasted potatos and while i ate most of them, i left a few on the plate at the end (which i've never done before)

Big win for me today was resisting temptation.... i was SO tempted to get a giant latte or a piece of cake or a cookie or something, but i put my wallet away and munched on my apple...it was so amazing, but i didnt have any more or buy my own piece...It sounds crazy but i've never felt this "in control" of my own diet....Feels very self empowering.
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There is so much positive in this post it is ridiculous. This is the type of post you need to print out and read when ever you think you need some motivation. Keep it up!
 
i didnt end up going to the river with the bf, turns out he was having a party up there and i said i wouldnt be able to resist joining the fun if i went, and i reeeeeeally needed to do my essay, so i skipped it.

Anyway, that means official weigh in this morning was 129.7kg. Top job i reckon. I wanna hit the 10kg mark (125kg) in the next 4 weeks, cause that means for me and Braedan's 1 year anniversary i'll be in the best shape i have been since we started dating.

I'm so, so SO sore today though, all my upper body work from yesterday's over enthusiastic gym session has caught up with me and everything feels stiff and sore. Doesn't help that i have monthly lower back pain and cramps too. I ended up just curling into a ball last night and watching a movie, only got a little bit of my essay done. At least i know i'm improving my upper body strength, no pain, no gain, right?

Exercise today will be kept to a minimum for recovery purposes. Maybe a walk on the beach cause the suns out. But no strength stuff or i'll burn out and give up.

This morning i had 2 eggs, three pieces of shortcut bacon (zero fat), 4 button mushrooms, and a diced tomato with some basil + feta. NO BREAD!! Yay for me!! (and Roy, for the advice!)

Feeling good, just need to avoid procrastination snacking while essay-ing today. Last night i had 8 mini chocolate balls while laying in bed watching a movie (about the size of maltesers) but again, to be able to stop eating them before the packet runs out is a win, and its pretty much the only bad thing i had yesterday, so could be worse.

Back to work

Kate
 
guh. yesterday was not great. i ate too much, not necessarily bad food, but definitely ate too much.

lunch was 4 trips to the kitchen over 2 hours. i had a chicken and salad wholemeal roll, a tomato and basil wholemeal pita, a handful of shapes and half a litre of low joule jelly.

at 4pm i procrastinated, again, and cooked up some wholemeal enchiladas with lean beef, beans, a tin of tomatos and some cheese. I had one of them with salad but ended up having two more like an hour later!! guh!! Then, at 6pm, my dad rings me and insists that i come out to a mexican restaurant with him and mum for dinner. I told them i had already eaten but they didnt accept, so i went and only had a small tostada, like a flat, open taco. but i felt SOOO full afterwards, it wasnt a nice feeling :(

so yes, the food was pretty healthy but definitely too much of it. I have no idea why i weighed LESS when i got on the scales this morning, must be a bit dehydrated.

Anyway, i was all pumped up with my gym clothes on ready to leave when i went and fed my pet rabbits, who i am likely giving away tomorrow, and i lost it crying. I'm gunna miss them so much, and i feel so guilty. now im in a horrible mood and plans to go to the gym have been over-ruled by a desire to spend time with the bunnies for their last day here.

Might sound lame, but they're been a huge part of my life for months now, and this is really getting me down. I know its the right thing to do, but it still hurts.

while i'm complaining, just wanna add that i have horrible hayfever and i'm broke.

end rant.

Kate
 
food: 1 enchilada and salad, 2 wholemeal pitas with basil and tomato, 2 more enchiladas and salad for dinner, 500mL low calorie jelly for dessert.

exercise: 15 minutes of fitball exercises, mostly abs and pushups.

Think i drank more water than usual today. Really trying to improve that.

Spent a lot of time with the bunnies, and a lot of time writing the essay. Almost done now. Its taken so much longer than it should have. Been too busy thinking about other things. Off to bed i reckon. Goodnight!!
 
Sweetpea :( I'm sorry about your bunnies--Must be awful..You are doing the right thing though <3 Hope you feel better soon.
 
Hey Katiebug

You're doing so well on the weight loss! THat pita with basil and feta sounds so yummy, I'm going to make it next time we have pizza.

I had to give away my bunnies about a year ago, it was sad, but I know their new home is nice, and I could stop feeling guilty about them (not having enough time etc). I hope you feel better about it soon.

good luck

ana
 
thanks guys, the woman must be stuck in air traffic cause i havent heard back from her and only assume i have the bunnies for another night, which, im really quite glad about :)

today, food: 2 pieces mini wholemeal toast with basil n feta, lunch was a banana and a chicken and salad wholemeal roll. afternoon tea was about a dozen shapes and dinner was a medium tub of yoghurt shop yoghurt.

tonight, im going to finish the essay, once and for all!!
 
OK, so THIS is the reason why i need to lose weight. Tonight, after finally finishing my stupid essay, i felt amazing, and went for a drive at 10pm to visit my boyfriend and enjoy the warm night by going for a drive with the music up and the windows down.

With a big smile on my face, i was driving up a main road and a car was driving faster than me in the lane next to me. I felt someone looking at me and looked over, two young guys with windows down, having a laugh... and my INSTANT thought was "omg, they're laughing at me and how fat i am and probably cracking 'ugly fat girl' jokes" and i avoided their eye contact as they kept speeding up and slowing down to be next to me. I eventually turned off onto a side street. Smile gone. Good mood gone.

SO... my joyful night of driving was cut short by my own negative thoughts and self image. I still dont know what those guys were doing/thinking/saying, hell for all i know they were friends of mine, but i am SICK of thinking such horrible things about myself. I dont care what the twerps in the car think of me, i care about what I think of me. Every person deserves to feel attractive to a complete stranger, after all, this world is a physical one, whether we accept it or deny it.

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Congrats on you weight loss so far!
You've def. made some great choices so far!

As for breakfast I alternate between an omelette (with bell peppers/mushrooms/ground flax) with a banana and either buckwheat pancakes or grain bread w. organic peanut butter and a banana. On my egg day I have a carb at noon (whole wheat pasta or brown rice), no carb at supper and none on toast day.

I know what you mean about the guys in the car and having an instant neg. thought..that would have sent me spiralling to the fridge but not anymore! Glad you made it work for you too!! Shows just how far you've come and not just on the scale!!
 
Hey Katie,

I really wish you all the best in this endeavor you are facing. I hope to hear someday that you have reaped the fruits of your hardwork in losing weight.

May you be an inspiration to us all.

Jean
 
cheers amanda, i like the sound of omelette for breakfast!! and always appreciate the support JK :)

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Food: curried egg salad sandwich for breakfast, handful of shapes and apple for morning tea, teriaki chicken, rice, salad and miso soup for lunch (at the central markets asian food court, omg, amazing!!) then a little coconut pastry thing, a can of grape fanta (from the chinese supermarket) and salad/lean beef for dessert.

No exercise today, but i finish uni at 2pm tomorrow and have promised myself to go to the gym.

Keeping the bunnies for another week cause the woman adopting them asked to delay it another week. making me a bit nervous about giving them to her. had them running around the lounge room today, so so cute :)

Got two assignments due friday, guh, never ending study!!

Okie dokie, off to study again. I know theres lots of calories, but im 100% keen as for a big drinking session when these stupid assignments end, its the university student way :)

Adios

Kate
 
Kate, I've been reading through your diary and wanted to hop on in and say well done for making some really well-thought through changes that seem sustainable for the long term. I really do think that you are going the right way about it foodwise.

As for the guys in the car - I completely empathise with that. I would think, wherever I went and whatever I was doing, that people's first thought was "oh isn't Jay fat" ok, so it might be followed by "she's great fun" or "I really like her" or in a work context "goodness she knows her stuff" but that the base line was their first response was to think what a lard arse I was. It affected everything I did. I would cover it up by going in a room full of people to talk to everyone and work the room and appear ultra-confident (but not arrogent) when really, deep down inside, I felt awful about myself. That I think has to be THE biggest change - my confidence. When a guy looks at me now on the train or in a meeting and catches my eye, I think "hmmmm, I think he kind of likes me" - I can believe that I am worth looking at.

Anyhows, good luck with your weight loss journey - do stick around and post here as people will be so so supportive.
 
aww thanks jay, i definitely know the feeling about the "fat... but *insert good quality*".. i wanna drop the "fat" thought... i dont want the first impression i give to someone be negative because of appearances. I'm so glad your confidence has increased, i look forward to mine doing the same thing!!

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Food today: curried egg sandwich for breakfast, cabbage salad and leftover steak for lunch, a handful of chilli and lime peanuts this afternoon and then lemon-pepper salmon and cabbage salad for dinner (AND LOTS OF WATER, like, i reckon i hit 2 litres today!!)

Exercise was 10mins x-trainer, 40 mins of strength, upper body, back and core, 10 minutes treadmill. Came home and felt AMAZING?!?! And been in a great mood ever since :D

Really am starting to notice the difference in energy levels, to just have gone a few days now without any JUNK and suddenly the days dont feel as long and i feel like i have energy until the last minutes of every lecture, i feel more light hearted too :)

The scales are my friend this week too, even after indulging in a frog cake yesterday (its a south aussie thing, i've never had one before and decided to try one, it was SO SO SO sweet, must of had hundreds of calories in this little green cake, was sickly sweet!! anyway, point is that the scales were at 129.2 this morning when i got up, which im pretty excited about, already half a kilo down for the week, and this was before my gym session!! hoping to do some more cardio tomorrow :)

Anyway, off to work on more assignments :)

Kate
 
after an AMAZING day yesterday (food/exercise wise) i have not had a great morning. i was ravenous. i've already polished off a curried egg sandwich (wholemeal bread), two tomato, basil and feta wholemeal pitas, 8 cubes of chocolate (310 calories) and... hmm i swear there was something else... well i've put another 500mL of low joule jelly in the fridge for a snack this arvo (dark cherry flavoured... yuuuuuum!!)

weird, i think ive started being harsh on myself lately, like i seem to think i've eaten HEAPS more than i should have, but when i reflect on it im like "oh, thats not so bad" where as in the past its been the opposite - eg. "i havent had THAT much pasta... oh, wait, half a packet... thats enough for three people... crapola"

feeling a bit sore again today from the gym yesterday, but not as bad as last week, which is promising :) found the shoulder press super hard yesterday, with 3kg in each hand, how embarrassment!! Haha

OK, assignment time again, cant wait for holidays!!

Kate
 
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food: curried egg sandwich, apple, salad, chicken, bacon, cheese and salad on white foccacia roll (my treat for handing in all my assignments), then a birthday dinner at an indian restaurant tonight, i had beef korma with saffron rice and chilli cheese naan bread. I know today had lots of carbs, and i will be good on the weekend to make up for it.

think i need to work out new 'rewards' for myself. food has always been a reward. need to find something healthier to reward myself with, because i hate using bad food as a 'reward' its as bad as a smoker trying to quit rewarding themselves with 'just one cigarette' - its just making it harder for myself.

after almost no sleep last night due to finishing assignments, its finally bed time, hurah!

Kate
 
so weigh in on saturday was 129.4kg, not bad considering how many carbs i had the night before. aiming to be in the 128s by next saturday :)

but blergh, bad weekend, food wise anyway. yesterday i skipped breakfast, had a chicken breast with garlic butter and feta cheese, crumbed and baked for lunch, with a big salad, of course, then had 2 basil/tomato pitas and had a snacky dinner, mostly bread/crackers + dip and then like mini sausage rolls and baked goods. Left before we did cake though. Also had two UDLs...

Today, again, skipped breakfast, then had chicken patties, salad and white bread for lunch, then gave the bunnies away and cried for about 2 hours straight, lucky Braedan was here to calm me down, i was a real mess, guh, how embarrassing. Had 6 cubes of comfort chocolate, but then like half a french-stick cooked up with garlic butter and cheese, guh, carbs carbs carbs, had it with fanta too, so blergh, todays diet has been thrown out the window. dinner tonight with mum and dad is lean meat and salad, so thats good i guess. Tomorrow i already have salad and a chicken patty ready for lunch, so will be back on track.

I like the idea of clothes reward sunflower, maybe ill have a tin that i put money in, instead of going out n spending it on food, ill put like $10 in the tin and start saving up for new clothes :)

Still a bit down but gunna put a few things together for uni tomorrow before heading out to mum n dads.

Hope you all were better behaved than i was this weekend xx
 
yay! a better day!!

food: wholemeal roll with chicken and salad for breakfast, banana and 6 chicken crimpys for morning tea, lunch was salad and chicken patty (with 4 cubes of chocolate) then enchiladas and salad for dinner tonight.

also, an hour at the gym, weights, cardio and core strength, lots of sweat, and a VERY attractive man running on the treadmill infront of me, talk about dangling a carrot!! haha :p

Feeling good, and more comfortable about giving the bunnies away today. By the sounds of it they are really happy at their new home, i might go visit them on the weekend just this once to make sure they are settled in ok.

Got a big salad in the fridge lined up for tomorrow, yum yum yum :p

Ni night!!

Kate
 
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