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Shep031

Shep031

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Well, it seems like a weight loss journal is the thing to do, so let me jump on the bandwagon...a bit late, but better late than never, eh?

Due to the fact(s) that:

a) I'm really bored right now
b) I've been making really unhealthy food choices lately
c) My motivation to workout has vanished

I'm going to use this journal to be held accountable of the things I eat and whether I workout or not. So, y'all have the permission to yell at me when I mess up (I won't take offense, I promise) and applaud me if I do well.

I will start my diary with yesterday, Monday, April 6th, 2009. Then next week, the 13th, I'm gonna take my measurements in inches and weigh myself. Why? No clue, but that's how I'm going to do it. I don't like to weigh/measure in the middle of the week.

I guess I could give you guys a little more insight into my life, so you know what you're workin' with here, ha. I'm Heather, 23 years old, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Graduated from Pitt in December 2008 with a degree in Business Marketing and still can't find that "real job." I'd really love to do marketing or sales with a hockey team...ECHL, AHL, NHL, I don't discriminate. But for now, I'm the beer girl at a golf course, and sometimes I work in the pro shop.

I posted a few pictures:
1) 2007. I was content w/ my weight. I wanna fit into those jeans again.
2) Spring 2008. My arm is thin!! Yay.
3) Pittsburgh Pirates game, summer 2008. ~125 lbs.
4) Homecoming October 2008. Ugh.
5) Spring 2009. Thin face, body not so much.
 
Monday, April 6th.

Breakfast:
Wheat toast w/ 1 tbsp of peanut butter, 1 tbsp jelly (215 calories)
Snack:
Small apple (55 calories)
Lunch:
Yogurt (100 calories)
Snack:
Miniature cinnamon roll (60 calories)
Dinner:
Fish sticks, noodles, broccoli w/ a bit of cheese on top (~500 calories)
Snack:
Cookie dough arctic blast ice cream ( ?? )

I felt absolutely horrible yesterday, so I didn't eat much during the day in fear of throwing up. It's obvious that by dinner time I was feeling better and then my family just HAD to go out for ice cream, so that made me exceed my calorie limit for the day--combined with not going to the gym because I felt ill, lovely. Not off to a good start with this journal.
 
Tuesday, April 7th.

Breakfast:
Wheat toast, 1 tbsp peanut butter, 1 tbsp jelly (215 calories)
Snack:
Protein shake (90 calories)
Lunch:
Yogurt, small apple (155 calories)
Snack:
Small handful of my Mom's homemade Chex mix (~200 calories)
Dinner:
Parmesan encrusted tilapia, rice, broccoli w/ a bit of cheese on top (~500 calories)
Snack:
Two bites of coconut cake, glass of milk ( ?? )

I haven't worked out yet today. Where has my motivation gone? I had to wait this morning for the refrigerator repair man from 10-12, which is my normal workout time. I started cleaning the house while he was here. I know it doesn't count as a work out, but vacuuming, mopping, and dusting 4000+ square foot of house has to burn some sort of calories.

I ate dinner really early today, for some reason. I'll probably have to have a snack later. Maybe an orange or something.

I really wish it would get nice here and STAY NICE OUT! On Sunday it was over 70 degrees, sunny, and beautiful out. My boyfriend and I played catch with the football in the yard, then sat out in the sun and read. We were going to go for a walk, but by the time the Pens game was over, it was dark. If it'd stay nice out, I could go for a walk every evening, combined with the gym in the morning. But it snowed here today...what the hell.

My Mom brought home some ridiculous coconut cake from Sam's Club and said I just HAAAD to try it. Now, I like coconut normally, but this cake was disgusting. That was my punishment for attempting to eat something bad today.

Today, I got Round 1, Game 1, Pens playoff tickets!! <3 They were sold out in ten minutes and only sold 2,000 tickets to the public. This makes my day.
 
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you can do this you just need encouraging words is all....a friend of mine taught me to own my choices dont let your choices own you....make a conscience decision to get up and kick butt :D
 
Good on you for getting back into this. It looks like you are doing better today with your food, I hope you can keep it going
 
Just dropped in to check out ya diary after seeing you around other parts of the forum :)

Keep working hard :)
 
motivation? GO DO IT. ITS A SIMPLE HOUR OUT OF YOUR DAY, IF THAT..

i dunno, maybe it would work

you look good now so i imagine you would be like smoking by the time you are done
 
Wednesday, April 8th.

Breakfast:
Wheat toast, 1 tbsp peanut butter, 1 tbsp jelly (215 calories)
Snack:
Miniature cinnamon roll (60 calories)
Lunch:
6 bagel chips, 2 tbsp garlic hummus (180 calories)
Dinner:
Salad [romaine lettuce, onion, green pepper, tomato, chicken, cheese, croutons], 3 tbsp dressing, 2 biscuits ( ?? calories)
Snack:
1 smore (~150 calories)
Snack:
Orange ( ?? calories )

Today, I went to the gym. Apparently I found some motivation this morning. I did 20 minutes on the bike, 15 on the elliptical, 2 miles on the treadmill, and some abs. I took it easy since it was my first day there since Saturday, ugh.

So I should've only have two tbsp dressing for my salad, but I guess it was a big salad, so hell, I had three (150 calories). I was not planning on having biscuits either, but they fell out of the fridge and popped open. They were the Pillsbury ones, delicious. Not too bad of a day all in all. I bought some oranges for my after dinner snack and I might have some yogurt too. My friends wanted me to go out for pizza & wings...I was going to go and just get a salad, but I figured I'd do a lot better if I made a salad at home. I really want pizza and wings!! That is definitely my downfall during the week, but this week I'm skipping it. Good thing they left already!! Maybe I could go every other week?
 
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Wow what a work out, thats amazing. And I feel ya about the whole motivation part. But keep it up, you are good example to me and how I should be working out hehe....:party:
 
I was thinking...

Should I lower my calories to closer to 1000? I know some people that weigh more than I do and have 1000-1200 calorie diets. I normally fall in between 1200-1400, which is what I shoot for. Some days a little lower, some a bit higher. Maybe I should be more strict. I really wanna lose fat. I don't think I eat that horribly...

Blahh.
 
I wouldn't lower your calories. Sometimes I feel like I should lower mine, too (I think we're around the same size, but you look taller than me).

Eating the right amount of food feels so much better than eating too little. It probably wouldn't hurt you for one or two days, but I still wouldn't recommend it.

Also, you are very pretty!

I have a hard time finding time to go to the gym, rather than not having the motivation to go. I've somehow made it feel like the gym time is MY time and it's something I really look forward to doing when I can. Maybe it would help if you could get into that mind-set as well?
 
It seems as though the less time I have, the more often I go to the gym. As of right now, I'm semi-unemployed. I work at a golf course, however, it's cold here on and off, so I'm not needed except for maybe one or two days a week right now. Throughout the summer, I'm there nearly everyday...I get up once my alarm goes off, eat, go to the gym, shower, and go to work. Now that I have nothing to do and all the time in the world to go to the gym, I have no desire to.

People always criticize me for wanting to lose weight. It's so annoying. I know I'm in the 120's but they've never seen me in a swimsuit or anything! My body fat is high and I'm carrying all sorts of weight in odd places...the spare tire around my waist and parts of my back. It drives me nuts. It'd be a lot easier if people were supportive. I don't want to be too thin, but just to where I look and feel good about myself.
 
Just my opinion here :)
Seems to me that you don't necessarily need to lose weight so much as you need to tone up.
What kind of exercises are you doing right now? When you do go....hehehe that is.
I only ask this because I work at a YMCA in the Fitness Center. So many times I will see girls who
come in saying they need to lose weight when really all they need is to tone up.
Depending on what your doing and the intensity of it can make all the difference in the world.
 
I know EXACTLY how you feel. People are always criticizing me for wanting to lose weight, too.

It sucks, because it's something I'm trying to do FOR MYSELF. Most other things I do are for my husband, for my job, for my pets....ya know?

It is sometimes harder to get motivation to workout when you have all the time in the world to do it! Maybe try to make a set time where you go everyday (or 4 days a week or something)

Alarm goes off, you've got your gym clothes nicely laid out for you, you head to the gym, come home, eat breakfast and then you'll feel better about yourself for the entire day!

Just an idea, I don't know how your typical day goes, but it is something that you WANT to do....you WANT to get fit...so why not make it a priority?

I know you can do it!! Do you want to be my buddy??
 
Bellaryna said:
Just my opinion here :)
Seems to me that you don't necessarily need to lose weight so much as you need to tone up.
What kind of exercises are you doing right now? When you do go....hehehe that is.
I only ask this because I work at a YMCA in the Fitness Center. So many times I will see girls who
come in saying they need to lose weight when really all they need is to tone up.
Depending on what your doing and the intensity of it can make all the difference in the world.
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Ha, don't get me wrong...I do go to the gym a lot. Well up until this past week I did. I've went 6 days a week since January and sometimes 7. I've been working with a trainer on and off for about 3 years now. We have a pretty set routine, but switch it up every now and then so I don't get ridiculously bored.

Day 1: Back and biceps
Day 2: Legs and triceps
Day 3: Chest and shoulders

That works out so I get to do each workout twice a week...then I get to throw cardio and abs in when time permits, normally at least three days a week. Obviously this week I'm not going by that routine, considering I didn't work out Monday or Tuesday. It is working, slowly. I loved when I first started losing how the weight would come off so quickly and I'd see changes...now it just takes a lot of work and a long time to get where I want to be. That's how it was when I dropped from 128 to 118 last spring...I busted my ass at the gym, 7 days a week, but I got the results I wanted.
 
kimmy.j said:
I know EXACTLY how you feel. People are always criticizing me for wanting to lose weight, too.

It sucks, because it's something I'm trying to do FOR MYSELF. Most other things I do are for my husband, for my job, for my pets....ya know?

It is sometimes harder to get motivation to workout when you have all the time in the world to do it! Maybe try to make a set time where you go everyday (or 4 days a week or something)

Alarm goes off, you've got your gym clothes nicely laid out for you, you head to the gym, come home, eat breakfast and then you'll feel better about yourself for the entire day!

Just an idea, I don't know how your typical day goes, but it is something that you WANT to do....you WANT to get fit...so why not make it a priority?

I know you can do it!! Do you want to be my buddy??
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That's how I HAVE to do it...alarm goes off, I get up, wash my face, brush my teeth, put my contacts in, get dressed, eat, and leave for the gym. If I somehow managed to get sidetracked in between that, which only takes 15 minutes at the most, it throws off everything. It's like motivation one minute, gone the next. I'm not sure what's up with that.

I went to the gym 6 days a week starting in January, up until this week. I think I'm just bored with life and stressed about the job situation. You'd think increased stress and boredom would make me WANT to work out? I'm sure once I have something else to do, I'll be fine, and get right back into it.

Thanks for believing in me. I think I need to be your buddy--then we can kick each other in the ass when we run out of motivation!! :)
 
Shep03 said:
I went to the gym 6 days a week starting in January, up until this week. I think I'm just bored with life and stressed about the job situation. You'd think increased stress and boredom would make me WANT to work out? I'm sure once I have something else to do, I'll be fine, and get right back into it.
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Have you ever gone for a run when you are feeling stressed and lack motivation? Just a suggestion, but I know for me it's sometimes difficult to drag myself into the gym and lift weights, so instead I go for a nice relaxing jog outside. It gives me a good opportunity to just listen to music and reflect on my life.
 
SturdyWings said:
Have you ever gone for a run when you are feeling stressed and lack motivation? Just a suggestion, but I know for me it's sometimes difficult to drag myself into the gym and lift weights, so instead I go for a nice relaxing jog outside. It gives me a good opportunity to just listen to music and reflect on my life.
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I do that sometimes.

Too bad it can't seem to stay nice out here!! It was more than 70 degrees on Sunday and beautiful out and yesterday it snowed here.

Summer, where are you? :)
 
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