Frogged's Lily Pad

[Frogged]

Originally Posted by Sparked


Hey! Ummmm I thought I should let you know that you forgot to post the picture of you on the stripper pole!



*looks at snow pictures*, *checks post date*, *looks at snow pictures again*, *double checks post date*......Snow in October? Is that even normal? I don't know how you do it, I've never even seen it snow, I'm spoiled



Congrats on the loss, looks like your patience paid off and you're breaking through that plateau



P.S. A Quailman costume? Genius!

lol Sparked, um.. well, no photos were taken to the best of my knowledge

My friends weren't even aware of my pole dancing. I was just kind of standing there gripping a nearby chair while getting bumped into and run over by various strangers when I looked over and saw it. In my hazy mind, I vaguely recall thinking to myself 'Hey, now that's interesting. Let me see that..'


I waltzed away from my friends and made my way over and just started just twirling about on it. The room was already starting to spin without the assistance of the pole, so I knew there wasn't going to be anything 'professional' about this scene The song they were playing kind of sucked (it was some holiday-themed joke song), but there were a handful of people on the dance floor near me that noticed my antics and started making gestures toward me. The mask made it difficult to see, but I assume they wanted me to really get into it. I was so afraid of trying something too acrobatic and falling on a nearby patron though, so I eventually just spanked myself (yeah..lol), bowed, and stumbled off back into the crowd toward where I believed my friends were still hanging out.


It started getting a tad tricky standing upright at that point, so I took a seat at the closest empty table and just started people watching (hopefully in a non-creepy sorta way). My friends kind of disappeared not long after. I figured they went to the bathroom or something (all together?), but it ended up that they actually left! lol.. oops.


My roommate came back in a few minutes later and tapped me on the shoulder asking if I was coming. I probably would've sat there for another hour I'm a true lightweight.


And yes! Snow in October.. great start to a sucky winter I really hate snow/ice/cold. blegh


I'll know if I've broken through this plateau if I can get under 185

185.6 was the lowest weight I've been since I was about 11 or 12 when I weighed 155ish. I never really weighed myself after that until I was in my late teens/early 20's, where I always sat at a nice mid/high-200's for what seemed like forever.


So once I see 184, then it's time for some celebrating (in moderation of course, heh)

 

[becky90]

AHey Frogged. Nice halloween costumes, seems like it was a fun party! I wish i went to a halloween party :'( lol i was asking round if there was any halloween parties but didnt hear about anything, sucks! Its so fun to dress up. Thanks for your response on my diary
Just want to say how good you're looking nowadays! good job man, really. Awesome work there. You seem to workout alot on your treadmill. I bought a crosstrainer a month or 2 ago, havn't used it much these past few weeks, gotta get back into it again. How long do you run for? I used to jog a bit a few months back, but i dont really like running outside I find i get bored after 10 minutes of exercising and really have to push myself to keep going.
Do you find it helps to have a cheat day? I've never really considered it, but myabe it takes the urge to binge away for the rest of the week or something? And then how much do you eat/exercise on the rest of the days? I love my ben and jerry's on occasion too, chocolate fudge brownie nomnom. You must be very close to your goal weight by now right?
Anyway, keep up the good work you've done so well.

 

[Sparked]

Haha Frogged, I was cracking up for like 5 minutes reading your post


A few drinks coupled with "Hey, now that's interesting. Let me see that.." are usually the makings of a pretty entertaining story! hehe


Ok, ok, premature congrats on breaking the plateau - I'll take it back, quintuple the enthusiasm, and save it for when you reach 184


I'm feeling the profile pic, very artsy!

 

[JayCanDoIt]

LOL Frogged. Stripper pole XDD you must be a fun person to hang around with. At least you had the costume on and got a good oblique workout (sort of?).


Hope you get off that plateau soon!

 

[Frogged]

Originally Posted by becky90

Hey Frogged. Nice halloween costumes, seems like it was a fun party! I wish i went to a halloween party :'( lol i was asking round if there was any halloween parties but didnt hear about anything, sucks! Its so fun to dress up. Thanks for your response on my diary

Just want to say how good you're looking nowadays! good job man, really. Awesome work there. You seem to workout alot on your treadmill. I bought a crosstrainer a month or 2 ago, havn't used it much these past few weeks, gotta get back into it again. How long do you run for? I used to jog a bit a few months back, but i dont really like running outside I find i get bored after 10 minutes of exercising and really have to push myself to keep going.
Do you find it helps to have a cheat day? I've never really considered it, but myabe it takes the urge to binge away for the rest of the week or something? And then how much do you eat/exercise on the rest of the days? I love my ben and jerry's on occasion too, chocolate fudge brownie nomnom. You must be very close to your goal weight by now right?
Anyway, keep up the good work

you've done so well.

Yeah, it was pretty cool!


Bars are usually not my thing since I'm still pretty awkward in social situations, but having the mask on + the alcohol helped bring me out of my shell a bit


Thanks for the compliments too! As for the treadmill, I usually do 70 minutes per day that I split up into two separate 35 minute sessions. I do my first session in the early afternoon, then the other around dinner. To relieve boredom, I have my treadmill setup in my bedroom facing my computers. I then play various videos I've compiled over the years from some of my favorite movies and tv shows

I've had a cheat day for months now. Always on a Sunday! Generally, I find it does help because it confuses your body and helps prevent plateaus to a degree. When you do the same routine every day, your body will become accustomed to it and that's when you plateau. You have to mix it up a bit, and cheat days definitely do that

Unfortunately, it gets pretty old spending most of the following week working off the retention weight gained. I can sometimes put on 10+ pounds, which then takes almost up to the following Sunday to work off since I usually work off ~2 pounds of water weight per day.


I keep my calories at about 2000-2200, but with exercise, my daily overall is probably more around 1650ish.


My goal weight is 165, so I still have a little more than 20 pounds to go! But with the loose skin, I'm not exactly sure how much of that is fat and how much of that is the weight from the skin (sorry if that's disgusting) :\


I'm close! Just a couple more months - hopefully by my birthday next March :biggrin:

Originally Posted by Sparked


Haha Frogged, I was cracking up for like 5 minutes reading your post



A few drinks coupled with "Hey, now that's interesting. Let me see that.." are usually the makings of a pretty entertaining story! hehe



Ok, ok, premature congrats on breaking the plateau - I'll take it back, quintuple the enthusiasm, and save it for when you reach 184



I'm feeling the profile pic, very artsy!

hehe :biggrin: Yeah, I guess it's kind of interesting watching me intoxicated since I'm so new to it. I never did it in my teens or early 20's because I spent the majority of my time locked away in my room, eating myself into a pit of depression, and playing online video games. I pretty much had no social life outside of the people I interacted with through the internet


Thank you though for the early congrats! It will certainly happen, just can't say when :biggrin:


hehe, yeah, my profile pic! Green is my favorite color, so.. yeah. I try to be a little artistic sometimes when I'm bored. I love messing around in Photoshop

Originally Posted by JayCanDoIt


LOL Frogged. Stripper pole XDD you must be a fun person to hang around with. At least you had the costume on and got a good oblique workout (sort of?).



Hope you get off that plateau soon!

Hah! Well, compared to my friends, I'm pretty lame

I'm very quiet and shy 99% of the time, something that comes from spending the majority of my developmental years behind a computer screen, but I try to contribute to the conversation when I can while not appearing like a goofball/idiot/moron. It almost feels like a high-end skill to pull off humorous banter sometimes in a social setting without the aid of alcohol. I always worry about saying something stupid, wrong, or just stumbling over my words, so I just smile and laugh a lot - which isn't hard to do since my friends are actually pretty funny, hah


And I don't think I was on the pole long enough to get a very effective workout. Maybe next year I'll get more into it. I gotta practice my moves! I'll also have to wear a g-string across my thigh in case anybody feels like tipping me a dollar! :biggrin:


Heh, it looks like I may have next year's Halloween costume already decided

 

[tetemcg]

Ahi frogged....loved the halloween costume...not the halloween storm...we are east coasters too...it was crazy to wake up to that on saturday!!!

totally feeling you on the plateau B.S....I think this is my first real one since I started in April...and for a lack of a better word it SUCKS BIG ONES!!!

 

[Frogged]

Hey Tete! :biggrin:


Haha, thanks. I'm hoping that next year, when my body image hopefully has improved, I'll be able to pull off something a bit more 'flashy'


This recent storm was insanity! There's still a few people I've talked to the other day that are without power. Some said they're not expecting to get it back until this Friday!


Well, aside from the plateau, I hope you're doing well! Just remember that as long as we don't stop our healthy living, we'll be alright!

Plateaus don't last forever!

 

[tetemcg]

Afunny you say that....I am thoroughly looking forward to dressing "halloween trashy" one time before 40!! (with the my dear hubby at my side of course...lol) ....Next halloween is going to be my year!! haha

 

[Frogged]

Haha! Excellent! :biggrin:


Although I also have my spandex Spider-Man suit in my closet. Maybe I'll wear that next year for Halloween (as long as I'm not busy fighting crime in it!)


Perhaps I'll also try to figure out a way to make web shooters using silly string canisters! Now THAT would be fun at a bar with a bunch of drunk people! :biggrin:

 

[becky90]

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Yeah, it was pretty cool!

Bars are usually not my thing since I'm still pretty awkward in social situations, but having the mask on + the alcohol helped bring me out of my shell a bit

Thanks for the compliments too! As for the treadmill, I usually do 70 minutes per day that I split up into two separate 35 minute sessions. I do my first session in the early afternoon, then the other around dinner. To relieve boredom, I have my treadmill setup in my bedroom facing my computers. I then play various videos I've compiled over the years from some of my favorite movies and tv shows

I've had a cheat day for months now. Always on a Sunday! Generally, I find it does help because it confuses your body and helps prevent plateaus to a degree. When you do the same routine every day, your body will become accustomed to it and that's when you plateau. You have to mix it up a bit, and cheat days definitely do that

Unfortunately, it gets pretty old spending most of the following week working off the retention weight gained. I can sometimes put on 10+ pounds, which then takes almost up to the following Sunday to work off since I usually work off ~2 pounds of water weight per day.

I keep my calories at about 2000-2200, but with exercise, my daily overall is probably more around 1650ish.

My goal weight is 165, so I still have a little more than 20 pounds to go! But with the loose skin, I'm not exactly sure how much of that is fat and how much of that is the weight from the skin (sorry if that's disgusting) :\

I'm close! Just a couple more months - hopefully by my birthday next March :biggrin:


 



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Heya Frogged. It must've been nice to wear a mask at the party lol and the alcohol helps like always Why aren't they all masked occasions? hehe We'll get there eventually eh? practice makes perfect. Im really bad at making conversation most of the time unless im typsey/drunk. I find its hard to just let go of the worries i have about saying something foolish and making an ass of myself. Some people i meet i find they're just real easy to talk to and i can let go easier and other people just make me put my guard up even more.

70 minutes on the treadmill is pretty hardcore. It probably helps alot to counteract your cheatday right? Do you run mostly or walk? I need to try and go for longer on the crosstrainer, i used to do 50-70 minutes when i went to the gym. But then again im trying to eat 1200 calories, so not much exercise is needed there. I usually just try to stay active, walking/cycling whenever possible, walk to the shop, and i always cycle to work. A cheat day would be cool, seems kinda scary though. Usually im all or nothing. Id be worried about going back to my diet the day after and how easy/difficult that would be. Do you find it helps you keep in line the rest of the week when you have a cheat day?

So you're getting quite close to your goal im aiming for about 145lbs atm, but we'll see how it goes. I dont reckon ill get there by christmas. But yeh maybe early next year aswell.

 

[Frogged]

Hi beck!


It was nice wearing a mask. I like to roleplay :biggrin:


Although there was a moment when some random girl approached me from the dance floor. She thought I was staring at her when I was really just watching people dance. She came over and said 'Do I know you? Take off the mask.' So I did, and unfortunately my awkwardness sprang to life and I was like 'Sorry, sorry..'. She then said 'Ah.. don't know you.'


My insecurities also surfaced while I looked at her. I think she gave me a look that said something to the effect of: 'Ugh. Put the mask back on - you'll look better.'


I know that's probably not true, but I was sweating a lot and in need of a haircut, but still, my insecurity around women is just pathetic sometimes. My friend's see it, and they'll just shake their heads in disappointment.. lol. They try to offer advice, but I think it's hopeless for me right now. Maybe someday, after going out a few hundred more times, I'll blossom into a social butterfly. Right now, I'm just a caterpillar trying to make his way across a busy intersection


Well, my cheat day always consists of eating too many sweets and being up 10+ pounds the following Monday morning. I then spend the rest of the week fighting to get it off and, usually around Saturday, I'm close to where I was on my last weigh-in day. But I find having a cheat day does help keep me in line for the most part. I still slip up occasionally, but knowing that my cheat day is on Sunday and I can consume whatever I want does help. It also serves as a reminder of how eating that kind of junk can make you feel. Great while eating it, but also horrible/guilty/depressed afterward. I won't go back to living that way everyday like I did when I was 350+.


I do a combination of walking (3.5mph) and running (8mph-12mph) while on the treadmill. I do two separate 35min sessions. I don't do the full 70min all at once just to avoid hurting my feet. I run depending on what's going on in the videos I compile. They usually consist of superhero/action movies, so if a cool scene is taking place, I'll run. If not much is going on, I'll walk. It all varies and it's always mixed up.


Speaking of haircuts, I got one today from my friend, Megan. She's a salon leader at a place called 'Bubbles' and she does amazing work (especially considering how insane my hair type is)! She usually doesn't charge, but I always appreciate the kindness, so I bought her a bottle of Vodka in exchange :biggrin: I told her to take a few swigs if it helped calm her nerves before tackling this ridiculous mane of mine, haha It was getting pretty wild in the back - almost like a mullet! Oy.


My roommate invited me to an impromptu dinner at Hoss's (crud) beforehand. I had already reached my calorie limit, but going out with friends is tough for me since I'm still trying to become more social. I have trouble trying to avoid being the 'wet blanket' of the group (not talking, etc), so I don't want to do anything to make myself appear to 'weird' around my friends. So.. yeah, had to attend and eat something. I got the salad bar and loaded up on salad, but I couldn't resist some of the soups. I had 2 cups of chicken noodle and 1 cup of maryland crab + some crackers :\


Ugh. Well, that pretty much spelled out the fact that I'm going to be doing at LEAST 2 hours on the treadmill tomorrow if I want to hope for a loss. I only did 35min today for a total of 3 miles, which is not enough to counteract that meal along with my usual food intake for today. I probably had close to 2700 calories total


We just got home a few minutes ago. It's about midnight now and I have work tomorrow. I didn't even get my usual 70 minutes in, so.. not good. I'm a little upset about that.


My roommate gave me some of his water pills (2) that he takes for his high blood pressure. Not sure if it was a good idea or not, but he said it would help flush out the sodium from my system - which I guarantee the chicken soup was LOADED in.


It's just I can't fathom doing another 35min now because I'm dead tired and I'm doing 2 separate mail routes tomorrow.


I guess I'll just buckle down, decrease my caloric intake tomorrow by whatever I estimated the total meal at the restaurant was, do roughly 2 hours on the treadmill tomorrow, and hope for the best by Sunday.


I weighed myself when we got home and I was 195.6. fffff..


I'll weigh myself tomorrow morning and, hopefully, I'll be close to the 180s. I need to be under 187 by Sunday for a loss.


I'm going to bed now.

 

[Frogged]

Yeah, as figured, I'm up to about 192.8.


Great.


Well, it's game time today.


It's funny how just one meal/slip up can throw your entire week off.. and it's not like I binged on pizza/pasta/ice cream. I had 2 salads and 3 (small) bowls of non-cream based soup! The worst thing I probably had with it was a few tortilla chips and some croutons.


For me, it's like being in a race and tripping during the last lap. Now I really need to amp it up since I know I probably won't come in 1st, but maybe I can avoid coming in last!


Frustrated.. frustrating!


Fighting my way back into the 180s is getting very old at this point. I'm thinking I'll probably track myself on Sunday too just to make sure I don't rocket back up close to 200 again Monday morning. I'll still finish off some of the junk food we have in the house just so it doesn't go bad, but will I go crazy on Sunday? No.. not for a while. I should have been in the 170's easily at this point.


The only thing making me crazy is this damn plateau!

 

[Irishprincess]

Ah it doesnt matter that you slipped up, i did it all this month. Like you said after you trip during the last lap you still got to get back up and finish what you started. Anyway i would love to be 192!! haha


You are doing great Frogged I know you will be in the 180's again in now time!


All the best dude!

 

[Frogged]

Hi Irish!

Yeah, it sucked. But, I'm just going to keep my head up and move on as usual.

I read your diary earlier and I'm happy to see you're getting back on track as well!

I can really relate to how you felt, but all it takes is just coming to a point where you realize that something needs to change and then doing it! As long as you keep trying, you will see success!


I'm so happy for you and can't wait to see your updates!


I remember times when I would've been amazed to see anything under 250 on the scale. When I reached that point, I was like 'I wonder how I'll look/feel if I actually get under 220!' When I reached that, I was like 'If I can be under 200, what?? wow!' Haha, well now that I'm there, it's like a whole new ball game. I'm not sure how it is for everyone else, but it almost feels more stressful at times than when I was heavier.


As I've said before in my original posts, I've always been big growing up - then REALLY big in my teens/early 20's. So I've never known what it's like to truly be fit and in shape. I'm trying so hard to meet that goal and anytime I slip up or see a bad number, I'm pretty hard on myself. I then just have to remind myself of what I preach all the time here on these forums: it's not a race, and I will get there eventually as long as I don't give up. But I also want to inspire and motivate others at the same time, so when I fail at reaching a goal or I gain weight, I feel like I'm not only letting myself down, I'm letting everyone else I try to help down a little as well.


Anyway, I'm making up for that salad/soup frenzy I had last night by being super strict today. I weighed myself this morning and I was 192.8. I've only eaten a bowl of Kashi and cereal bars for the entire day. I'm sitting at about ~1500 calories so far. All the running around I did, I managed to get to 190.6 when I got home from work earlier

So now, I'm planning on doing about 2 hours on the treadmill. I won't be running at high speeds (10mph+) to avoid injury, but I will be doing my usual durations at probably a 7-8mph speed. I have a video in my collection that is 55 minutes long (Terminator 2 that I edited). :biggrin: So I'll be watching that 2x - love Arnie!


Here's hoping tomorrow is a good number!

 

[Sparked]

Hey Frogged, the temptation of eating out with friends has always been a tough one for me, when I go hardcore diet mode I always kind of end up isolating myself a bit because it often seems like hanging out with friends and staying on my plan are mutually exclusive It was always weird for me too because I didn't want to do anything to the effect of, "hey everyone look at me, I'm on a diet!" But I want both, so I ended up having to get over that, and now I just tell people I've already eaten and just enjoy the time with friends. There have even been occasions where I have brought my own food, which I always sit there and freak out that people are going to think that's so weird, but I find that I'm the only one that's worried and they don't even care -- sometimes some of our fears are just based so much on our own insecurities.


You said you're feeling awkward in social situations, when this happens to me I've learned to just fake it till I make it. If I act like I'm confident or act like I'm not worried about talking to people because I know I have amazing things to say, sooner or later it starts to catch on. In my experience, your body will believe what you tell it -- if you tell yourself you're awkward, you feel awkward, if you tell yourself that you're m-effing amazing, you start to feel kind of m-effing amazing! I dare you to try it!


And yeah, I'm sure that soup had a ton of sodium - you didn't go crazy, so maybe just write it off as water and stop kicking yourself in the butt for it? Think about how crazy you would have gone in a restaurant in the past, now be proud of yourself for overcoming a difficult, tempting situation, I say


Be careful with water pills, they give them to people with low blood pressure because they release water from the kidneys which will decrease your blood volume - great if you have high blood pressure, no good if you don't. Also your body can get depleted of some pretty important nutrients (potassium's a big one) pretty fast. So, maybe not the best idea to take them again ....... I hope that doesn't sound too lecture-y


oh, and yeah, there's no way that girl thought you looked better with your mask on. Just saying......


You've got crazy determination, you'll break through that plateau soon enough!

 

[becky90]

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Hi beck!

It was nice wearing a mask. I like to roleplay :biggrin:

Although there was a moment when some random girl approached me from the dance floor. She thought I was staring at her when I was really just watching people dance. She came over and said 'Do I know you? Take off the mask.' So I did, and unfortunately my awkwardness sprang to life and I was like 'Sorry, sorry..'. She then said 'Ah.. don't know you.'

My insecurities also surfaced while I looked at her. I think she gave me a look that said something to the effect of: 'Ugh. Put the mask back on - you'll look better.'

I know that's probably not true, but I was sweating a lot and in need of a haircut, but still, my insecurity around women is just pathetic sometimes. My friend's see it, and they'll just shake their heads in disappointment.. lol. They try to offer advice, but I think it's hopeless for me right now. Maybe someday, after going out a few hundred more times, I'll blossom into a social butterfly. Right now, I'm just a caterpillar trying to make his way across a busy intersection

Well, my cheat day always consists of eating too many sweets and being up 10+ pounds the following Monday morning. I then spend the rest of the week fighting to get it off and, usually around Saturday, I'm close to where I was on my last weigh-in day. But I find having a cheat day does help keep me in line for the most part. I still slip up occasionally, but knowing that my cheat day is on Sunday and I can consume whatever I want does help. It also serves as a reminder of how eating that kind of junk can make you feel. Great while eating it, but also horrible/guilty/depressed afterward. I won't go back to living that way everyday like I did when I was 350+.

I do a combination of walking (3.5mph) and running (8mph-12mph) while on the treadmill. I do two separate 35min sessions. I don't do the full 70min all at once just to avoid hurting my feet. I run depending on what's going on in the videos I compile. They usually consist of superhero/action movies, so if a cool scene is taking place, I'll run. If not much is going on, I'll walk. It all varies and it's always mixed up.

Speaking of haircuts, I got one today from my friend, Megan. She's a salon leader at a place called 'Bubbles' and she does amazing work (especially considering how insane my hair type is)! She usually doesn't charge, but I always appreciate the kindness, so I bought her a bottle of Vodka in exchange :biggrin: I told her to take a few swigs if it helped calm her nerves before tackling this ridiculous mane of mine, haha It was getting pretty wild in the back - almost like a mullet! Oy.

My roommate invited me to an impromptu dinner at Hoss's (crud) beforehand. I had already reached my calorie limit, but going out with friends is tough for me since I'm still trying to become more social. I have trouble trying to avoid being the 'wet blanket' of the group (not talking, etc), so I don't want to do anything to make myself appear to 'weird' around my friends. So.. yeah, had to attend and eat something. I got the salad bar and loaded up on salad, but I couldn't resist some of the soups. I had 2 cups of chicken noodle and 1 cup of maryland crab + some crackers :\

Ugh. Well, that pretty much spelled out the fact that I'm going to be doing at LEAST 2 hours on the treadmill tomorrow if I want to hope for a loss. I only did 35min today for a total of 3 miles, which is not enough to counteract that meal along with my usual food intake for today. I probably had close to 2700 calories total

We just got home a few minutes ago. It's about midnight now and I have work tomorrow. I didn't even get my usual 70 minutes in, so.. not good. I'm a little upset about that.

My roommate gave me some of his water pills (2) that he takes for his high blood pressure. Not sure if it was a good idea or not, but he said it would help flush out the sodium from my system - which I guarantee the chicken soup was LOADED in.

It's just I can't fathom doing another 35min now because I'm dead tired and I'm doing 2 separate mail routes tomorrow.

I guess I'll just buckle down, decrease my caloric intake tomorrow by whatever I estimated the total meal at the restaurant was, do roughly 2 hours on the treadmill tomorrow, and hope for the best by Sunday.

I weighed myself when we got home and I was 195.6. fffff..

I'll weigh myself tomorrow morning and, hopefully, I'll be close to the 180s. I need to be under 187 by Sunday for a loss.

I'm going to bed now.

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Thats so weird that she thought you were staring at her lol. Im sure you didnt look so bad! I can imagine it would be sweaty in there though haha. If she gave you a weird look, she must be some kinda of snob, she sounds it.
Im crappy with the opposite sex aswell lol. Good job i met my boyfriend online haha. Always happens that way for me.
I could use a haircut too, im kinda growing it though. I trim it myself if it gets too bad lol. You'll have to show us your new haircut
I hate that, how sometimes you're torn between sticking to your diet or going out and maybe meeting some people and having a good time, it sucks
It seems you did brilliantly at the restaraunt! Think how much worse it could've been, you can hardly gain much from that imo. It probably had alot of sodium like you said.
Just try and have a good couple of days now i guess

 

[Frogged]

Originally Posted by Sparked


Hey Frogged, the temptation of eating out with friends has always been a tough one for me, when I go hardcore diet mode I always kind of end up isolating myself a bit because it often seems like hanging out with friends and staying on my plan are mutually exclusive It was always weird for me too because I didn't want to do anything to the effect of, "hey everyone look at me, I'm on a diet!" But I want both, so I ended up having to get over that, and now I just tell people I've already eaten and just enjoy the time with friends. There have even been occasions where I have brought my own food, which I always sit there and freak out that people are going to think that's so weird, but I find that I'm the only one that's worried and they don't even care -- sometimes some of our fears are just based so much on our own insecurities.



You said you're feeling awkward in social situations, when this happens to me I've learned to just fake it till I make it. If I act like I'm confident or act like I'm not worried about talking to people because I know I have amazing things to say, sooner or later it starts to catch on. In my experience, your body will believe what you tell it -- if you tell yourself you're awkward, you feel awkward, if you tell yourself that you're m-effing amazing, you start to feel kind of m-effing amazing! I dare you to try it!



And yeah, I'm sure that soup had a ton of sodium - you didn't go crazy, so maybe just write it off as water and stop kicking yourself in the butt for it? Think about how crazy you would have gone in a restaurant in the past, now be proud of yourself for overcoming a difficult, tempting situation, I say



Be careful with water pills, they give them to people with low blood pressure because they release water from the kidneys which will decrease your blood volume - great if you have high blood pressure, no good if you don't. Also your body can get depleted of some pretty important nutrients (potassium's a big one) pretty fast. So, maybe not the best idea to take them again ....... I hope that doesn't sound too lecture-y



oh, and yeah, there's no way that girl thought you looked better with your mask on. Just saying......



You've got crazy determination, you'll break through that plateau soon enough!

Hi Sparked

Exactly! They definitely seem mutually exclusive for sure.


The first few months when I started my regimen, I was pretty isolated. I lived pretty much the same way as when I was at my heaviest. I stayed locked in my room and only emerged to feed - sort of like an obese grizzly bear


Only now, instead of eating terrible junk, I ate healthy and I utilized the treadmill I purchased and setup in my room. I never hung out with friends though, so temptations never really obstructed my numbers. I pretty much stay consistent with a loss every week. Although now that I'm attempting to be more social, yes.. temptations I have yet to tackle are springing up here and there. I'll just have to get used to it and develop the tools so I don't hinder my progression any further

Hmmmmm, regarding that 'Fake It Till You Make It' suggestion. That sounds interesting, but at the same time, it sounds scary to me if I'm to be honest There were moments while I was out with friends (and a bit intoxicated) where I felt like I could do something like that. Maybe just go wild and, if I make a complete ass of myself, just blame the alcohol. But a lifetime of living so withdrawn always overshadows my ability to let loose. There's also the thought of my body image always in my head. If something were to happen and I lost an article of clothing.. ugh. Nobody needs to see that. I'd be mortified. I don't even let my roommate see me without my shirt on - and he's pretty overweight himself! I just have a lot of hang ups I need to work on, but that suggestion is something I will remember when things improve!

Oh, and my roommate is a nurse, so I figured his water pill suggestion was safe. I didn't feel anything from it really. Haha, perhaps it was a placebo?


Anyway, thanks for the suggestions, Sparked! :biggrin:

Originally Posted by becky90


Thats so weird that she thought you were staring at her lol. Im sure you didnt look so bad! I can imagine it would be sweaty in there though haha. If she gave you a weird look, she must be some kinda of snob, she sounds it.
Im crappy with the opposite sex aswell lol. Good job i met my boyfriend online haha. Always happens that way for me.
I could use a haircut too, im kinda growing it though. I trim it myself if it gets too bad lol. You'll have to show us your new haircut

I hate that, how sometimes you're torn between sticking to your diet or going out and maybe meeting some people and having a good time, it sucks
It seems you did brilliantly at the restaraunt! Think how much worse it could've been, you can hardly gain much from that imo. It probably had alot of sodium like you said.
Just try and have a good couple of days now i guess

Hi Beck

Well, I hope I looked decent. The lighting in that place wasn't so great, but whatever. I'd be too shy to attempt anything if she had been interested after I revealed myself. You're lucky to have found someone. I'm discovering that it's pretty much the most difficult thing in the world to establish a meaningful connection with another human being.


I'm not much of a party person either. I'd rather stay in and do my own thing usually, but that might be the 6 day work week talking. I'm pretty exhausted come Sunday, so I just like to chill and relax as best I can

Oh, and you're definitely right about the sodium!


I just finished my first 55 minute session. Completed about 4.5 miles and I weighed myself right after: 188.8! :biggrin: I ate some turkey breast and a few spoons of low fat cottage cheese afterward.


As long as I don't slip up for the rest of the evening (which I wont), I may have a loss tomorrow! I still have another 55 minute session in store at about 7ish, then I'm going to bed not long after. I'm planning on maybe doing another quick run Sunday morning before I eat just to better my odds

Hopefully tomorrow, I'll be close to (or under) 185! :biggrin:


Fingers crossed!

 

[Irishprincess]

Originally Posted by Frogged


Hi Irish!

Yeah, it sucked. But, I'm just going to keep my head up and move on as usual.

I read your diary earlier and I'm happy to see you're getting back on track as well!

I can really relate to how you felt, but all it takes is just coming to a point where you realize that something needs to change and then doing it! As long as you keep trying, you will see success!



I'm so happy for you and can't wait to see your updates!



I remember times when I would've been amazed to see anything under 250 on the scale. When I reached that point, I was like 'I wonder how I'll look/feel if I actually get under 220!' When I reached that, I was like 'If I can be under 200, what?? wow!' Haha, well now that I'm there, it's like a whole new ball game. I'm not sure how it is for everyone else, but it almost feels more stressful at times than when I was heavier.



As I've said before in my original posts, I've always been big growing up - then REALLY big in my teens/early 20's. So I've never known what it's like to truly be fit and in shape. I'm trying so hard to meet that goal and anytime I slip up or see a bad number, I'm pretty hard on myself. I then just have to remind myself of what I preach all the time here on these forums: it's not a race, and I will get there eventually as long as I don't give up. But I also want to inspire and motivate others at the same time, so when I fail at reaching a goal or I gain weight, I feel like I'm not only letting myself down, I'm letting everyone else I try to help down a little as well.



Anyway, I'm making up for that salad/soup frenzy I had last night by being super strict today. I weighed myself this morning and I was 192.8. I've only eaten a bowl of Kashi and cereal bars for the entire day. I'm sitting at about ~1500 calories so far. All the running around I did, I managed to get to 190.6 when I got home from work earlier

So now, I'm planning on doing about 2 hours on the treadmill. I won't be running at high speeds (10mph+) to avoid injury, but I will be doing my usual durations at probably a 7-8mph speed. I have a video in my collection that is 55 minutes long (Terminator 2 that I edited). :biggrin: So I'll be watching that 2x - love Arnie!



Here's hoping tomorrow is a good number!

Awh thanks a mill frogged!! I really appreciate your support!! I hope tomorrow is a good number for ya too! You deserve it!

 

[Frogged]

Anytime, Princess! :biggrin:


I love how you light up any thread you comment in with your positive nature!

I hope the next few weeks go super for ya!


I just finished my evening treadmill regimen.


Total Time Spent: 122 minutes, 42 seconds

Total Distance: 10.121 miles


I didn't do it all at once mind you! I did my first 55 minutes around 4pm, and I decided to do close to another 70 minutes at about 7pm.


My feet are burning a tad and my legs/knees are rather achy to say the least

I went through about 3 hand towels due to sweat saturation, and I changed my shirt twice to avoid freezing to death in my room after I finished. It looked like I just got out of a swimming pool, hehe!


So yeah, fingers crossed for a good loss tomorrow! I feel I definitely counteracted those friggin' restaurant salads! :biggrin:

 

[Frogged]

185.6! :biggrin:


I'm now back to the weight I was at before this damn plateau sunk its claws into me

I'm going to take it easy today on my cheat day so I don't set myself up for a 10+ retention gain by Monday, although I did have a few cinnamon rolls already for breakfast. They were made from scratch by my roommate's mom, but she's a good cook and uses mostly healthy ingredients.


We're going to be making our own pizzas today for dinner, so we can control what we put into it. That'll be good

I'm also going to refrain from my usual ice cream too


I'm determined to be in the 170s before this year is out!