Fed Up!!!

[WeightLossChick]

Hey everyone. For those of you who do not know me I am Michelle and I am 17 years old. Before the Holidays I was at 119 pounds (my lightest weight ever) but before, during, and after the holidays I went on a binging spree thats lastest off and on until now, but now I am REALLY fed up with this added weight. I don't know how much weight I've gained (havn't had the courage to weigh myself) but I know it's alot because my jeans and some of my shirts don't fit me anymore I'm firced to wear sweatpants to school everyday and baggy shirts so my tummy doesn't show and I REALLY REALLY hate it. But then again I know it's my own fault so the only person I should be mad at is myself. I'm really committed to getting back on the wagon and STAYING there this time! I know I can do it!
Food for today:
Breakfast: 3/4 cup honey bunches of oats, vanilla soymilk, coffee with splenda
Lunch: steak and cheddar lean cuisine panini sandwhich with mustard
snack: Probably gonna have an apple
dinner: will report later
Thanks for listening to me vent everyone! It felt really good to get that out!

 

[TomO]

Hi Michelle, and welcome to WLF.

First, I would take some time to read through the posts in the Harsh Truth section and also Steve's journal - "A journey, not a destination." This will give you lots of knowledge (and some entertainment!) -- which is critical if you want to lose the weight in a healthy way.

One theme you will see over and over again is nutrition. The more you learn about nutrition, the more you will see that most prepackaged food is crap. For example, did you know that 1 cup of Honey Bunches of Oats has 25% more calories than one cup of regular oatmeal? It also has twice the carbohydrates as regular oatmeal.

Anyway, "staying on the wagon" means getting lots of knowledge about the calories that go into your body, as well as the calories that you use, especially through exercise. With healthy eating habits, as well as regular exercise, you'll fit back into those clothes again!

And stop beating yourself up. We all do that, but it's not healthy. The main thing is that you took the first step toward being healthy again, and that's what counts.

 

[WeightLossChick]

Thank you!

Thanks TomO! I really appreciate the advice and encouragement. About the Honey Bunches of Oats though...I don't have a whole cup of it, I have 3/4 of a cup of it and I usually top it off with some berries, like blueberry's or strawberrys. 3/4 of a cup has only 170 calories (and that inclues the added milk I think) according to the nutrition label. And it's a whole grain cereal so I thought it was pretty healthy?? I also eat Life, honey nut cherrios, banana nut crunch, regular cherrios, weight coontrol oatmeal, etc. And your right I do need to quit beating myself up, but it's just really hard because I know I could have stopped myself from gaining all this weight if I just didn't find any pleasures in binging (unfortunitly I do because I like the freedom of being able to have what I want, when I want it, and I know that is SO unhealthy and I NEED to stop TODAY! It'll be so great to fit backin my clothes again! Next time I feel like binging I'm going to keep in mind that that is way more satisfying then any food on the planet (even chocolate!) Heck I'm so desperate to loose this weight that I would starve myself if there weren't so many health risks, but unfortunitly there is so thats not even an option. Agin thanks so much for your encouraging words, I can't wait to see the number 119 again!