Going The Distance

Ianthe

Ianthe

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Go the Distance (Song from the Disney movie Hercules)

I have often dreamed
Of a far off place
Where a hero's welcome
Would be waiting for me
Where the crowds will cheer
When they see my face
And a voice keeps saying
This is where I'm meant to be

I'll be there someday
I can go the distance
I will find my way
If I can be strong
I know ev'ry mile
Will be worth my while
When I go the distance
I'll be right where I belong

Down an unknown road
To embrace my fate
Though the road may wander
It will lead me to you
And a thousand years
Would be worth the wait
It may take a lifetime
But somehow I'll see it through

And I won't look back
I can go the distance
And I'll stay on track
No I won't accept defeat
It's an uphill slope
But I won't lose hope
Till I go the distance
And my journey is complete

But to look beyond the glory is the hardest part
For a hero's strength is measured by his heart

Like a shooting star
I can go the distance
I will search the world
I will face its harms
I don't care how far
I can go the distance
TillI find my hero's welcome
Waiting in your arms...

I will search the world
I will face its harms
TillI find my hero's welcome
Waiting in your arms...

I've a personal challenge and I think maybe you would like to make a similar one to yourselfs.
I picked up a place which I dream about visiting one day. I went to google maps and saw the distance from my house to that place. And now my challenge is to walk til I get there. Virtually of course, I'll just sum the km I make per day when I exercise. And then, when I hit the goal, I'll go to that place :)

I'm glad to be here
:grouphug:


Total weight loss journey:
 
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Day 1: 3 December 2007

Kcal income= 1270,3
No physical activity.
Kcal balance= - 881,96 kcal

Day 2: 4 December 2007

Kcal income= 1453,2
No physical activity.
Kcal balance= - 699,1 kcal
 
don't forget that you use up calories, by breathing, sleeping, etc..

so don't keep your calories too low for too long...
 
maleficent said:
don't forget that you use up calories, by breathing, sleeping, etc..

so don't keep your calories too low for too long...
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Thank you dear, yes I'm trying to eat 1500 kcal per day, sometimes I'm just not hungry. I calculated my BMR and added my activities. So I get a calorie deficit of 500 to 1000 kcal per day.
Thank you for passing by :p *
 
thort i'd drop in and say hi.

well done so far.

hows it going?? how you feelin? (hope you don't mind me being nosy)


x
 

btw even if you're not hungry try to have a small healthy snack otherwise you'll end up starvin later.

trust me been there.

x
 
a-n-g-e-l said:

btw even if you're not hungry try to have a small healthy snack otherwise you'll end up starvin later.

trust me been there.

x
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Hello thank you very much for the "Hi", Hi! for you too dear =)

I'm always so busy, I end up to eat just a fruit and all bran cookie between classes, though I measure the protein/carbo/fat I eat. So their're in their right proportions and I eat always the right amount of protein to my ideal weight.
But somedays, I arrive home, I look at my bag and I realize I didnt eat all the foos I was supposed too and I try to make light dinners (soup, salad, cereal bread, fruit, fresh cheese) so I end up not to eating the 1500 calories, but on the days I go to the gym, oh yeah, I eat those 1500kcal!
 
yeh i know wot u mean. i'm not into the calorie counting. can't keep up with it. i just eat healthy wen i need to. but i notice how much more i eat when i excercise. like today for instance. hehe.

but as long as the weight comes of and i feel helthier its all cool by me.

x
 
a-n-g-e-l said:
yeh i know wot u mean. i'm not into the calorie counting. can't keep up with it. i just eat healthy wen i need to. but i notice how much more i eat when i excercise. like today for instance. hehe.

but as long as the weight comes of and i feel helthier its all cool by me.

x
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Yeah I think is healthier that way, mentaly speaking, but me I'm obcessive about almost everything, I need to get the things very perfect, that's the only way I can live in peace with it. And so... sometimes I go crazy, I lost it, and I eat compulsively and thats why I got this fat, between being too obcessive and too compulsively. I don't need a dietitian, I need a shrink! :smilielol5:
 
ahhh a perfectionist. i wos like that until it got me into a fat round thing. then i stopped lol.

everyone has different ways of doing things. as long as it works for you it's fine. just don't get discouraged. there are always good and bad days as i keep telling myself all the time now.

nehoo m of to bed.

good luck with everything.

x
 
Day 3: 5 December 2007

Kcal income= 1210,69
No physical activity.
Kcal balance= - 941,57 kcal

Didnt study today.... I hope my teacher won't ask any questions as she use to do... And if she does... Oh god :(
Today I saw people I havent seen for a long time, one of them didnt recognize me! =F How can we spend 5 years of our life in the same class than other person and then.. they... argh... well we were children...
Saw a bigggg friend today too... I missed him very much :)
And I had a date! But i dont know...
I'm fat but I'm pretty, at least boys think so, they dont even care too much about my weight...
Oh well... I should be sleeping, but my room is so messed up and I have to clean my make up (which I HATE doing). Tomorrow will be a very annoying day... getting upn early, working so hard and arriving home so late...
God have mercy please!

Good night! :chillpill:
 
Day 4: 6 December 2007

Kcal income = 1309,8 kcal
Kcal outcome = 582,1 kcal (1h06m fast walking down the hill and back up the hill , it was hard!)
Kcal balance = - 1424,5 kcal

So... today... it was a good day for my diet... I did exercise and I spent all day at college so I didnt eat much (which isnt that good but at least kept me away from the desire of eating I always feel when I spend my day at home).
I studied a bit, classes went well... I'm all ok with people... The only thing bothering me is I've to wake up at 6.30am tommorrow x|
But besides that, everything is cool... even if I feel a bit unconfortable. I always have this feeling well college is on. There's always something to do... too much to do... oh how i wish i could clone myself sometimes!
There's something missing in my life and I don't know what... Maybe a boyfriend? Havent had one in ages... Not that they dont want but I look at myself and I think I'm not good enough, so I dont let them get close to me... Am I stupid? I probably am...

One thing I "really really trully love": the number of days I'm being in diet is growing... oh I love the feeling, I'm actually doing it! I'm so proud of me, that makes me really happy! Thank you!
 
Hey get your confidence up woman. Know that you are great. if you don't believe in yourself noone is!!!!

good luck waking up early - i'm still awake way past midnight doing this essay. neeed sum sleep

make sure you take some healthy food with you wherever you go - u need to eat to keep your energy levels up and it aslo helps you feel good.

I know what you mean about the number of days going up. it's an amazing feeling lol. jus keep it up and you'll reach your goal.

;-)

x
 
I like the lyrics!! I think that is a great idea.. choosing a destination and recording your walking distance to reach the spot :) I wish you success on you journey!!!

Take care ! and hope to see you around the boards! :)

Miss
 
a-n-g-e-l said:
Hey get your confidence up woman. Know that you are great. if you don't believe in yourself noone is!!!!

good luck waking up early - i'm still awake way past midnight doing this essay. neeed sum sleep

make sure you take some healthy food with you wherever you go - u need to eat to keep your energy levels up and it aslo helps you feel good.

I know what you mean about the number of days going up. it's an amazing feeling lol. jus keep it up and you'll reach your goal.

;-)

x
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Thank you sweetie, I feel pretty, but I just dont want to take my clothes off, even knowing I'm not that fat, I'm all jelly :S

Waking early didnt go very well... How I hate it... And because of that, I spent all day with bad humour and did nothing and ate more calories than those I was supposed to... I'm not concerned about the calories, it was still a deficit and there'll always be good days and less good days... that doesnt make it a bad one. It is apathy that is annoying me... Oh well... tomorrow will (HAS TO) be a better day. I have yoga in the morning, I hope it gives me some peace of mind!
 
Miss_Determined said:
I like the lyrics!! I think that is a great idea.. choosing a destination and recording your walking distance to reach the spot :) I wish you success on you journey!!!

Take care ! and hope to see you around the boards! :)

Miss
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Thank you so much beautiful lady *hug*
 
Hey there. Thanks for dropping in on my pics page. Do you plan on posting any of your own?
Sounds like you're off to a great start too! Keep it up girlie!

Shell

PS....I'm a huge Disney freak...I don't care how old I get, I will always love Disney. The second I read the first line of the song in your first post I got it stuck in my head LOL.
 
ShellBell said:
Hey there. Thanks for dropping in on my pics page. Do you plan on posting any of your own?
Sounds like you're off to a great start too! Keep it up girlie!

Shell

PS....I'm a huge Disney freak...I don't care how old I get, I will always love Disney. The second I read the first line of the song in your first post I got it stuck in my head LOL.
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I LOVE disney SO much, I'm totally obcessed with it :blush5: And I also dont care about the age! I think that the Hercules movie works for me as a metaforic vision of my weight loss path, just like any other path... But perfectly... The obstacles, the inside growth, the way we mess up sometimes, and the best part... in the end he realises it was not about being a hero and entering the golden gate, it was about life and love themselfs.. which we'll also feel when we get to our goal... is not about weight, is about us, the people we love, the joy of living, this beautiful planet... It's not just about a number... We learn so much while loosing weight... we really become completly different persons. =)

I may post some pictures at the middle or the end, but I'm trying to keep a certain level of anonymity, not because of you beautiful people but here I'm free to speak myself out, say whatever goes on my mind, even about my personal life, I don't want that to be exposed by someone who know me and founds me here by accident. But latter I'll post some yeah, with a disney face covering my own! LOLOLOL
 
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