*~Heather Leigh's Diary~*

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HeatherLeigh

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Hey Guys! I posted a little "rant", if you will, before... I am super happy to have lost 17 pounds over the past few months, and EVEN MORE excited to have done it and not even noticed. haha. I mean... Everything has been fitting a little looser, but I didnt even know that I had lost weight until I stepped on the scale.

Ok so this diary is going to be a lot of ranting, excitement, complaining, learning, and everything in between. I need a place to keep myself accountable for what I do and for what I don't do. *cough* exercise *cough*

There are a couple of things that have happened today so far today that I have been proud with myself over...

Ok, let me just start off by saying that I work in a Ford dealership with lots of guys haha... there are only 2 girls that work here other than myself. With that being said, let me also throw in this, the guys I work with LOVE to eat yummy, terrible for you, fast/fried foods. Our customers are always bringing in FRESH ITALIAN PASTRIES from Brooklyn, NY, or Hershey Kisses, handmade, awesome smelling gingerbread houses, etc. and thats without saying that the Ford reps. and Enterprise Rental Car guys aren't always bringing us free lunch, pizza, cheesesteaks, hoagies (OR SUBMARINE OR HERO? SANDWICH TO OTHERS haha), etc. It seems like at we do at work is eat and when the warm weather comes rolling around we are out making Ritas Water Ice and Dairy Queen runs EVERY day. Its crazy!

Well, on with the story! Today the guys got a bunch of hot dogs and hamburgers and all sorts of other yummy "summer time" grill foods. Haha... they asked me if I wanted something and even though I smelt it and saw it and it looked sooooo good... I said "No thanks." Oh thats right!!!... me!, the chubby girl who doesnt say no to food said NO to a hamburger.... which I have been CRAVING for days now. I think it was a test sent to me fromt he gods of "skinny" or something to see if I was "worthy"! lol

So then I went out for lunch. I did some shopping and went to Wal-Mart (one of my very most favorite places on the face of the Earth by the way). I am still a little leery about the whole "clothes shopping" thing so I avoided that area of the store and headed over to the pets department. I got one of those collars for dogs that has a little loop in the front that goes over the dogs nose and mouth and keeps the dogs from pulling on their leash by pulling their noses down towards the ground whenever the puppy puts too much tension on the leash. Basically its a training tool that my puppy desperatly needs lol... I have an American Staffordshire Terrier, or to some a Pitbull. I have other dogs as well but I think he (Hank) would be best for what I would eventually like to do. I have one mutt that looks like a Bichon and another that is Golden Retriever.The golden retriecer is, for lack of better words, hyper/bad lol. Even though Hank is a Pitbull and they have a terrible reputation right now, he is one of the best, sweetest dogs, you will ever meet. He's great at listening, he's calm (for a puppy), and I'll be able to run him and he'll LOVE it and won't knock me over like the Retriever. lol... My boyfriend can run that dog lol. Anyways, we got Hank when he was a puppy... I have time to rant, so I am going too haha...

My boyfriend, Rob, works with a lady named Stephanie. Stephanie has a son thats 17 named Nick. Nick thought it would be a good idea to get a puppy and hide it in his room from his parents even though they already have 4 dogs. Nicks mom and dad found out, said no way, get rid of it or it goes to the shelter. Nick doesnt try to find a home for it. Stephanie calls a shelter and the shelter says he'll probably be put down because of what kind of dog it is, Rob finds out, and brings dog home. lol.. But like I said, he's been the BEST dog. Potty trained after days, if he has an accident he runs into his cage and hides cause he knows he was bad, i taught him to sit in like 30 min etc. Great dog... lol.

Anyways, if I doesnt rain by the time I go home I am taking Hankey out for a little stroll, he's got to learn to walk on a leash. We got him during the winter and its been cold so he hasn't gone for walks and where we live there is no need to let him out on a leash. We stay with him at all times of course... he's just not use to walking on it. And I REALLY need the exercise. BAD. lol

Oh right! The other good thing I did today.... haha... I got subway lol... I got a 12 inch turkey sandwich because they were only $5. I brought it back to work... ate half... and put the other half in the fridge away from me so I can have that for DINNER!! WOO-HOO!!! lol.... Its soooo not like me to eat half of something once I have it in my hands!

I am taking baby steps but they seem to be in the right direction! lol

Ok... well... I guess I am done with my rant for now about everything and anything! Maybe if I get bored later I will come back and report on how the walk with Hank went lol...

See ya!

and thanks for hanging out to read my babble!!!
 
Yet ANOTHER Victory!!!

Man I am getting awesome at this saying "NO" to foods I love thing!!!

This morning another one of our customers at work brought in 2 DOZEN Donuts!! And man, let me tell you, they smelt soooo GOOD. But I declined and put them out in the shop for the guys to chow down on lol...

Hey! The bigger THEY are the smaller I LOOK! Muah-hahaha!

I am also going to try this whole "no eatting after 7 o'clock" thing. In theory it sounds good, so we'll give that a shot.

I can't wait for after work today! Hopefully I am going fishing with my boyfriend and his dad, it should be a lot of fun. Another good thing about it is I'll be on a boat, in the middle of a lake, with no food to think about eatting for a good, 3 hours or so! lol.

Tomorrow I plan on sleeping in, going for a LONG walk with my puppies, and maybe some more fishing.... who knows. :0)

I also checked the scale again today.... fully dressed (jeans, sweater, sneakers etc.) and I weighed 170.4 haha craziness, I tell you... I am going to stop checking the scale everyday and start only looking once a week, since you tend to gain and loose all throughout the week... but... I am happy and feeling better about myself... even though they are only numbers...

I have decided when I reach 165 I am going to buy a new pair of nice fitting jeans... none of that saggy butt, loose around the legs crap... I want them tight... not tacky tight though haha...

Well, anyways, those are my current thoughts and rambling for now...
I'm sure there will be more to come haha...

Thanks again, and I wish you all the best!!
 
Hi Heather, welcome to the forum.

I didnt see it in your OP, what are your stats? height, starting weight, goal weight, plan for accomplishment, rewards, etc?

Good job on the resisting of the "good stuff"!
Sounds like you're doing great at resisting the food that's around you, what are you doing to eat healthier besides NOT eating bad stuff? (lol, sounds rhetorical, but its not).

How are you doing with cravings and not Over eating at the times when you DO eat?
Have you started a FitDay.com or TheDailyPlate.com diary so you can track the calories in the foods that you DO eat?
I know for me its hell when the guys order out, or the boss offers to buy food, or someone brings in stuff (especially vendors or customers, they always bring the best goodies); and everyone's enjoying their bakery fresh danish, and i'm over gnawing on dried fruit, beef jerky or a tofu-bar.

Great start, Good Luck, and Welcome!!
 
I'm very proud of you for turning down the donuts and "yummy" foods. That's the issue I'm working on now. I'm trying to be in a different mind set, maybe it'll help you.

Yesterday when I didn't eat the rice krispie treat I realized that when I want things like that, I enjoy it while I eat it but when it's over that's it. I'm trying to tell myself that if I don't eat it, in 10 seconds it won't matter that I didn't eat it cuz I will have moved on by then. It didn't stand in my way of losing the weight.

I did notice too that when I "treat" myself, I don't even pay attention when I eat the bad food. I'm either on the computer or talking to someone and I don't even get to enjoy my "goodie." So why do I even need it?

Food for thought. No pun intended.
 
Douxuluvme said:
I did notice too that when I "treat" myself, I don't even pay attention when I eat the bad food. I'm either on the computer or talking to someone and I don't even get to enjoy my "goodie." So why do I even need it?
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I completely agree with this.
Avoiding the junk food during the day or "most of the time" is awesome, but in my experience you need to treat yourself with something that you REALLY enjoy every once in a while (i do once a week, some do every other day, some do every X lbs, its your prerogative); As you'll see from a multitude of other posts, if you DENY yourself the things that you love, you'll eventually loose your resolve and fall off the wagon (which is normally when people begin the up cycle of ye olde yo'yo).

Treat yourself, but only when you're not doing ANYTHING else (like on the comptuer, or in front of the TV or something like that).. take 15minutes, ENJOY your treat; then start planning your next meal :D.
 
JonnyG said:
I didnt see it in your OP, what are your stats? height, starting weight, goal weight, plan for accomplishment, rewards, etc?
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Haha, oops, I guess I blew right past all that "need to know" info!
Height: 5'3
Starting Weight: 188
Goal Weight: 125
Game Plan: Make healthier choices (instead of fried have baked, no extra salt, no eatting after 7), no soda (makes me physically sick anyways after I drink it), becomming more active (walking with/without dogs, typical "home" exercises (crunches, sit-up, lunges...)
Rewards: New Clothes (I haven't bought clothes in MONTHS), and just feeling better and not sick and tired all the time.


Good job on the resisting of the "good stuff"!
Sounds like you're doing great at resisting the food that's around you, what are you doing to eat healthier besides NOT eating bad stuff? (lol, sounds rhetorical, but its not).
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Hmm... lol... no extra salt than whats already in the foods, eatting whole grains whenever its an option, staying away from foods high is sugar, trying to wean myself off of "sweet" foods, I've only been drinking water or natural/not fake fruit juices on occasion, mainly with breakfast. Thats about it... If you have any other suggestions I would be VERY happy to hear them haha.

How are you doing with cravings and not Over eating at the times when you DO eat?
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I've been having cravings for things... yesterday it was the burgers that I turned down :0)... but I just wait it out... and it will USUALLY go away. As far as the not overeatting thing goes, I have only been taking about half of the food I normally would... eat it... wait... to let my stomach decide that it is actually full and its not just my "head" wanting more.

Have you started a FitDay.com or TheDailyPlate.com diary so you can track the calories in the foods that you DO eat?
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I actually have not joined any of those places... I did join ediets.com a few months ago on my last diet kick that failed... It has a nutrician tracker on there that comes in handy but I mainly just use the site to track weight loss (which I need to do this weekend), and get dinner ideas.

Thanks for asking me some great questions... It really made me think about what I was planning on doing and what I have done... and was nice to talk it out on "paper" so I can look back on it...

Thanks Again!
~Heather
 
Douxuluvme said:
I'm very proud of you for turning down the
Yesterday when I didn't eat the rice krispie treat I realized that when I want things like that, I enjoy it while I eat it but when it's over that's it. I'm trying to tell myself that if I don't eat it, in 10 seconds it won't matter that I didn't eat it cuz I will have moved on by then. It didn't stand in my way of losing the weight.

I did notice too that when I "treat" myself, I don't even pay attention when I eat the bad food. I'm either on the computer or talking to someone and I don't even get to enjoy my "goodie." So why do I even need it?
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Haha Your not kidding!! That is an awesome point of view! I never thought of it that way!
 
I'll get there.... one day at a time...

Well Hello Again... haha

Yesterday I spent almost an hour typing in a new entry only to discover that my session had timed out and I lost it haha... oh well :0)

So here I am typing a new one...

Ok so right now with the whole weight loss thing I have been doing pretty good, if I do say so myself. I really haven't been calorie counting, just making better choices and not eatting nearly as much. According to my scale at home I am right around 162... at work (which means fully dressed, multiple layers, pants, dress shoes and today I am even wearing a long sweater and it says etc. I am 169. So I am taking the average of them both and going with that number for now haha which is 165!

WHICH IS A 23 POUND WEIGHT LOSS!!!

I am so excited haha... Yay!

Now I just need to start working on the whole exercise thing... I have been walking the dogs but I think its time to start doing more... I need to do it... but I need to find the time instead of finding excuses.


I'll get there.... one day at a time...
 
What a Slacker...

Man I am slacking off big time. Yesterday, one of the guys from down the street came over for my boyfriend to tune his guitar and it was right around dinner time. Rob tuned his guitar and he just hung out.... FOREVER... We were eatting dinner and he was just standing in the doorway talking and talking... so Rob made an excuse that we had to leave. So we got in the car and ran away..... TO THE ICE CREAM STAND! Damnit! lol... I ended up getting a small cone and eatting about half... but I shouldn't have. AND to top it all off, there was no exercise yesterday.... AGAIN...

Ugh... this stinks... I feel like a worthless pile of poop. If I am serious about this, I really need to jump on the "exercise band wagon". The weight is not going to magically come off not doing anything... The problem is I can't get my lazy ass out of bed in the morning and I just want to dive into bed when I get home. Which leaves NO time for me to do anything. I need to start getting my ass up earlier in the morning and maybe taking the dogs for a quick walk before I start my day. This is terrible... the time that I feel most active and feel like I could exercise or WANT to exercise... I am at work...

As far as the eatting goes... other than the ice cream... I personally think that I have been doing well... Trying to get in most of my food groups, I have finally tricked myself into liking green beans, and anything other than water to drink is too sweet and hurts my stomach. I have been eating smaller portions, lots of chicken, and trying to make sure that I grab something for breakfast at work... I have been running over to Wawa every morning and getting nonfat yogurt which comes it at 120 cal. and on occasion I'll get apple juice which for the entire bottle of REAL apple juice is about 220? cal., but for the most part I have been sticking to water... I bought a gallon of water yesterday for home. The tap water isn't that bad where I live, but I think its more of a mental thing, that I rather have the "bottled" water. Lately I have been eatting frozen "health" dinners for lunch at work... they are a little high on the salt, but I dont add salt to anything else that I have been eatting so I guess thats my trade off.

Anyways....

Better get back to work...
 
Ok! So today after I get done with work its supose to be BEAUTIFUL! So I fully intend on going for a walk... doing some crunches etc. and WALKING to get my boyfriend from work instead of driving to the other side of town...

ehhh... we'll see how the day goes... I am so mad at myself for this lack of exercise thing I have going on...

:banghead:

Its time to do something about it...
 
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