Here i GO!!!!

[Ugotwillugotway]

HERE I GOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I decided to put a stop to my weight TONIGHT.
I weigh 265lbs and I want to go down to 170lbs, I'm giving myself a full year for this and my way of doing this will be a lot of cardio, and more vegetable and fruits and less carbs and sugars.

Even tho I just KNOW that I will be crying 3 days from now craving my sweets and junk and whining about my muscle pains.

I really want to do this, it's time.

*** I can do this, don't give up****

 

[Ugotwillugotway]

DAY 1So my reason for posting so soon again is because when I make up mind to start eating healthier and not give in into junk and cravings I know that the next day I will probably forget all about it or suddenly feel like that this is something that can wait.

I had that feeling when I woke up. I thought of "oh god now I gotta NOT eat and suffer". But I just stopped my thoughts logged on and I just need to get this out and get some words of support from people who are in the same boat or have beaten this disease in some way.


It's 11 am and so I should have breakfast, I don't know what to eat now haha, maybe eggs.

This is going to be hard, this first month will probably tear me down good.

Oh well...I still want to fight for this.

 

[Ugotwillugotway]

STILL DAY 1

It's only 12.22pm and I really feel a little down.
At this time, when I'm just sitting around the house I usually grab something and now im fighting really hard with myself not to.

I should go clean my clean house.

I need to go do something to take my mind off of this before I lose my mind.

And to add some more suffering to myself it's that time of month, so cravings get bad for me, I eat like I'm pregnant, I need extra will power for the next day or two.

 

[Ugotwillugotway]

Okey almost 3, I'm going to go BBQ some chicken breast on the grill with some veggies on the side even tho I HATE THEM!!!!!!

First day, so far so good.
Why am i posting here so much?

It's me new therapy yay

 

[purpleshirt]

I posted tons and tons when I first started, for weeks. It's hard to stay with it and I know it kept me going espeically at first. keep posting. It's good. I would not have been motivated if it weren't for this site....The first few days were bad for me. I was craving everything, even chips, and I DON"T EVEN LIKE chips. haha. So funny. Just get some water and distract yourself. You can do it! It will become second nature in a few weeks.

 

[Ugotwillugotway]

I posted tons and tons when I first started, for weeks. It's hard to stay with it and I know it kept me going espeically at first. keep posting. It's good. I would not have been motivated if it weren't for this site....The first few days were bad for me. I was craving everything, even chips, and I DON"T EVEN LIKE chips. haha. So funny. Just get some water and distract yourself. You can do it! It will become second nature in a few weeks.

OH you just made me laugh out loud with the chip thing.
You are soo right, I am starting to crave things that I never liked before it is really hard and working at a restaurant for the summer doesn't help either.

I may seem to myself like some dork who sits here all day posts but I really have to come here a lot to keep myself on track and read about other success stories to keep me motivated about this.

Thank you

 

[Ugotwillugotway]

Day 1 ( THe HORRIBLE night has come)

I made it through the day BUt the real challenge starts now.
It is night time, about 11.30pm , I came from work not too long ago and I AM STARVING!!!!!!!!!!!!

It actually does feel like HUNGER not a craving, I had a large grilled chicken salad with light Italian dressing and a bunch of water and I feel like I haven't eaten in hours and I ate that damn salad at freakin like 8pm.

Thing is today I didn't eat much, my breakfast was 2 eggs and 2 sausages, I did share my plate with my two and a half year old son, so it was more like one egg and two sausages.

I had a tiny bit of an orange for a snack at 1pm, and then at three I bbq's 2 plane chicken breast with seasoning and ate those, no bread nothing.
Then at work I ate that salad, I had a lot of water to drink and at some point at work I started to feel nauseous, so I'm guessing it is due to the lack of food I took in today because as soon as I ate two slices of a pickle I felt good.

I know I should be eating more, I need to go to the store tomorrow and buy a bunch of veggies and fruits and yougurts.

That is why I am starving now, so take my advice and EAT DURING THE DAY PPL of course HEALTHY!!!!!!!!!!!



God I hope I can make it through the night I feel like crying right now, I could go and eat a orange but I am afraid to step into the kitchen.

:'(

 

[allyphoe]

Go set up a account, tote up your calories, see what you have left, and have a healthy snack. You're setting yourself up to binge by keeping your calories too low.

 

[Ugotwillugotway]

Go set up a account, tote up your calories, see what you have left, and have a healthy snack. You're setting yourself up to binge by keeping your calories too low.

Thank you for the advice.
I did go make a account and when I added up all my calories eaten and burned while at work it showed me that I only took in 1195 calories today and my goal was 1400-1500 a day.

So yes it was low, I didn't eat enough carbs, well actually I didn't eat enough of anything.

I will surly correct this from now on and make sure I fill my body with good and healthy foods and energy.

Thanks, this really helped.

 

[jeffisbig]

The first 2 days were so hard, but now I coast more or less. I still get cravings but NOTHING like the first 2 days.

You want to make sure you are eating enough. The chicken is good lots of protein and filling, I have rice with mine and it fills me up good. You wanna be careful with the salad dressing they can pack loads of calories.

Just stick it out, record everything you eat. People say it all the time, but I've failed about 1000 diets within 10 hours of starting, and the one time I have been successful (currently) I started to record everything.

I try to eat slower, it seems to help me and I don't let myself snack after eating for about an hour, to make sure I get the food in me before I let myself gorge.

Starting is the toughest part, its all downhill from there (says the person on their second week =P)

good luck, you can do it. Its possible.

 

[artmonster]

Hey !

I am just starting out too!!

And I am going the 100 pound in one year track as well.

I am officiall starting the ticker Thursday ( My daughters 4th birthday).

How about we motivate each other?!

We are looking at the same goals, in the same timeline. I could use all the support and help I can get too.

The good thing is that I am learning a lot about nutrition.....and Im trying to hypnotize myself to get sick at the sight of M&M's ( well...the hypnotizing thing really isnt working).

Anyway, GOOD LOSING !!!! I will be checking up on you

and maybe you can kick me in the butt when I get lazy and mopey

heres my diary thread......(I have before pics......'be afraid'......pics have the 100 pound alien strapped to my torso)

http://weight-loss.fitness.com/weight-loss-diary/24000-100-pounds-1-year.html

 

[Ugotwillugotway]

The first 2 days were so hard, but now I coast more or less. I still get cravings but NOTHING like the first 2 days.

You want to make sure you are eating enough. The chicken is good lots of protein and filling, I have rice with mine and it fills me up good. You wanna be careful with the salad dressing they can pack loads of calories.

Just stick it out, record everything you eat. People say it all the time, but I've failed about 1000 diets within 10 hours of starting, and the one time I have been successful (currently) I started to record everything.

I try to eat slower, it seems to help me and I don't let myself snack after eating for about an hour, to make sure I get the food in me before I let myself gorge.

Starting is the toughest part, its all downhill from there (says the person on their second week =P)

good luck, you can do it. Its possible.

haha you have no idea how (being in just the 2nd week) sounds, all I gotta say is I WISH i can make it that far, but I have confidence in myself so I won't whine like I usually do.

I know those salad dressings are tricky darn it but I hate salads in general hehe so I put two little packs of light Italian on mine today and the salad actually tasted good, but thanks for the advice I will be very careful next time

You are right about today and probably tomorrow being very hard. Is it normal to be thinking of food and eating all the time?

I never had that before when I was free to eat whatever. But now It's like I think of food EVERY second of the day and how good it would feel to just sit down and eat away all my stress and emotions.

I hate pickles okey, but today I had 3 slices and they tasted AMAZING! seriously? what is going on? haha....I guess my body is probably desperate to pull me back into it's old routine that it's starting to like what I never liked before.

Oh dear!!!!

 

[Ugotwillugotway]

Hey !

I am just starting out too!!

And I am going the 100 pound in one year track as well.

I am officiall starting the ticker Thursday ( My daughters 4th birthday).

How about we motivate each other?!

We are looking at the same goals, in the same timeline. I could use all the support and help I can get too.

The good thing is that I am learning a lot about nutrition.....and Im trying to hypnotize myself to get sick at the sight of M&M's ( well...the hypnotizing thing really isnt working).

Anyway, GOOD LOSING !!!! I will be checking up on you

and maybe you can kick me in the butt when I get lazy and mopey

heres my diary thread......(I have before pics......'be afraid'......pics have the 100 pound alien strapped to my torso)

http://weight-loss.fitness.com/weight-loss-diary/24000-100-pounds-1-year.html

I saw your thread not too long ago, and I realized that yes we are in the same boat with our goals.

I will be more than happy to be your buddy in this because in reality we all need a little push or kick or slap even to keep going and please don't hesitate to snap me back into sanity when I start losing all control and attacking the junk cupboards and probably crying (ONLINE).

This is my first day as you see and it's not easy but a person really realizes how addicted they've become to this horrible lifestyle when your mind is only set on food and what you could be eating now.

I wish you the best and lots of luck with your losing and I know we can do it!!! Life is too damn short if you ask me, so let's live it to our fullest..but let's do it being SEXY! hahaha

Can't wait to hear more from you and your progress.

Ps: I saw your pictures, nothing bad honestly and just imagine how proud you will be of yourself when you compare your after's to your before's, I know I can't wait.

I will post mine soon, so prepare to go blind.

 

[katieliscombe]

my best tip for when you have a craving or feel like eating, chew a peice of gum! it usually works for me when i get bored and want to eat. its only 5 calories for a peice of orbit, and you can burn 20 calories an hour.

 

[Ugotwillugotway]

my best tip for when you have a craving or feel like eating, chew a peice of gum! it usually works for me when i get bored and want to eat. its only 5 calories for a peice of orbit, and you can burn 20 calories an hour.

Thanks for the advice.
I will go load up on A LOT of gum tomorrow that's for sure.

 

[Ugotwillugotway]

OKey So i saw this and I thought , why not?


1)What is your current height and weight? 5'8 (265lbs)

2)If you were at an ideal weight now, what would that weight be? 170lbs

3)At what weight would you like to be at four months from now? I am going to be realistic about this so around 230lbs.

4)Why do you want to lose weight? Mostly to feel better about myself, my looks are making me unhappy and they are keeping me from going out into the world and exploring and living life.

5)Do you want to lose weight for a specific life event such as wedding or reunion? If so, when is that event? Actually I am going on vacation to my home country in Europe next year (2009) in the summer, that is why my goal is 1 year from now, and I can't go there fat, NO WAY!!!

6)What obstacles could get between you and your weight loss goals? Mostly my motivation being gone. I have a habit of giving up easily on myself, so I will work REALLY hard not do that this time.

7)Why do you think that you now have a weight problem? Well I'm fat that's why, it's not like i'm 5lbs over weight, I'm almost 100lbs overweight and that is obviously a PROBLEM!!!

8)What lifestyle changes do you think would help you lose weight? Eating healthier and exercising more.

9)Have you lost weight in the past? If so, what has worked in the past to help you lose weight? Yes I have. I lost about 40lbs about 4 years ago, I was 17 then and I weighed 210-215lbs I believe and I signed up for the gym, went over the summer break like everyday, I stopped drinking pop and sugary juices, I cut out sweets and bread and a lot of carbs actually, I cut my portion sizes in half and that's how I did it. People couldn't recognize me when I went back to school after that summer.

10)What, if anything, has not worked for you in the past in helping you to lose weight? Why do you think it did not work? WHen I tried to lose weight months ago, I was very unrealistic, I was expecting to see 10lbs shed withing 4 days, so I gave up but now I realize it will take more then 4 days to shed some serious weight.

11)Would you try writing down all food and drink consumed for a given period of time? Yes absolutely!

12)Do you cook at home often? If so, what do you cook? I do. Anything I want.

13)How often do you go out to eat? Well Before this I ate out A LOT, 2 times a week at least and it doesnt help that I work at a fost food restaurant either but today i controlled myself and touched nothing but a salad it was harrdd I won't deny that.

14)What are your three favorite foods? Chicken, Beef (steak), potatoes, pasta, god there is A LOT lol.

15)What are your three favorite restaurants? 1.) Applebee's, and the rest are mainly fast food so A&W and Harveys restaurant (which I work at ).

16)What are three things you can do differently when it comes to food? Eat more veggies and eat smaller portions.

17)If you woke up tomorrow and your body was exactly the way you want it, what would be different? OMG are you kidding, i'd be a new person in total. I'd throw away ALL my old clothes, I'd buy EVERYTHING that looked hot on me and I'd flaunt it until people started to hate me lol. I would be the happiest camper on this planet.

18)Do you eat when you are not hungry? Yes always.
19)Do you binge eat (large amounts at a time)? Not really, maybe when im bored I do.
20)Do you hide your food or eat in secret? yes at night I do omg.

21)Do you eat when you are sad, nervous, or depressed? Oh yah food is my drug in those moments.
22)Do you eat as a reward? yes I do, how stupid of me.
23)Do you eat while watching TV or using the computer? Yes always.
24)What do you normally eat for a meal? Meat, carbs no veggies.
25)What type of snacks do you eat? Well JUNK!!!!!

26)In terms of exercise, what, if anything, are you currently doing? nothing just yet, but I will be running a lot and doing my Turbo Jam dvd's and light weight training.

27)Where do you go for exercise? A local public gym? School/work gym? Home? I have a treadmill at home, I have Turbo jam and I really need to buy some weights. But I am considering joining a gym AGAIN.

28)What, if anything, are your three favorite types of exercise? Running, and aerobics, biking, etc.

29)What is your daily/weekly/monthly/yearly motivation to move towards your goals? Daily I think about the future and I keep telling myself that this kind of thing needs time, monthly- I expect to see slight changed, at least 10lbs lost in a month, yearly I want to be at my goal weight and keep it at that.

30)Do you have rewards for certain goals? WHEN I reach my goal I will reward myself with a nice little shopping spree and of course I already will be vactioning in europe so maybe I will reward myself with a nice little bikini eheh

That was LONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was about to quit!!!!

 

[Ugotwillugotway]

DAY TWO MORNING

Day 1 has passed
It feels kinda of like getting over a big mountain and now im slowly approaching little ones, which are a little easier to climb.

It is not really MUCH easier today then yesterday but I am still proud of myself for still being here.

I didn't eat enough yesterday, as I wrote on my pervious posts here.
Today I will fill my fridge with plenty of veggies and fruits to make sure I got a lot of energy stacked up for the day. Last night was horrible, I was dieing of hunger and the fact that I spotted a slice of cherry cheesecake in my fridge didn't help either, I didnt touch it though but I did almost cry. I took 3 bits of chicken out of the pan that was cooker earlier by family, they were the seize of my pinky, but it did help to calm my stomach and even though it was bird food, I forced myself to bed.

Right now I'm sipping on a cup of milk to get some calcium. I think I probably will skip breakfast only because it's 10.55am already and by the time I go to the store it will be probably 11ish, so it will be more like a brunch.

I don't expect today to be much easier, and I could feel myself last night slip into my cravings but I held back and it was VERY hard, it almost hurt.
But today I will eat more to avoid that craziness at night.

Well I hope my day goes smoothly today, I'll post if I have problems

PS : I will weigh myself every week and also measure myself every week, so don't expect to see my ticker move for about another week and if i'm unlucky maybe two.

FIRST WEIGHING TIME IS : Aug 12,2008 (Tuesday) 270lbs - ??

OKEY I went to weigh myself and it showed 270lbs????? I haven't weighed myself, I assumed I was 265 like I was before but either this damn scale is broken or I really did gain another 5 lbs over the months, DAMN IT!!!!!!

Oh well that just means I gotta work my ass harder!!!!! Now this made me mad, I HATE FAT!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SwampBillies]

You are doing great! It will get easier as you settle into more of a routine. I am a creature of habit, and sometimes that is a bad thing.
The key is to replace the bad habits with healthier ones. I myself count calories. That is what works for me, then I can leave myself some room for play calories or a snack at night. That is my weakness. A free fitday.com account has made it soooo much easier. I just enter everything and plan it out like a budget. If I splurge on something, I have to make it up somewhere else.
But you will find what works best for you. Don't be too hard on yourself. It took a while to get where you are and it will take a while to get where you are going. Have fun on the way!

 

[Ugotwillugotway]

You are doing great! It will get easier as you settle into more of a routine. I am a creature of habit, and sometimes that is a bad thing.
The key is to replace the bad habits with healthier ones. I myself count calories. That is what works for me, then I can leave myself some room for play calories or a snack at night. That is my weakness. A free fitday.com account has made it soooo much easier. I just enter everything and plan it out like a budget. If I splurge on something, I have to make it up somewhere else.
But you will find what works best for you. Don't be too hard on yourself. It took a while to get where you are and it will take a while to get where you are going. Have fun on the way!

Thanks for those kind words I appreciate it a lot.
I did make an account on Fitday also, and it really is an amazing tool.
I went to the store today and loaded up on grapes, peaches, plums, pears, veggies, and I got a nice snack for myself that's healthy of course, one of those little cookie packets, one packet has 90cals and it's whole wheat and it looks good from the nutritional point of view but hopefully the taste is good too oh and I got some Source no fat yougurt

I just had the most AMAZING tuna sandwich, with like a fingertip amound of mayo and mustard, all whole wheat bread with seeds in it, lettuce and tomato it was the best tuna sandwich EVER for me, usually i would top it of with a bunch of mayo and other crap but wow this healthy stuff really does taste better, and I can feel that it's in me, it has settled my stomach but it's not weighing me down its light on my tummy, not like other junk that just bloats you up and makes you feel full for days.

So now it's like 5pm that was lunch actually I only had breakfast before that, it was a busy day I know (don't spank me for it lol). So I have a soccer game to attend to it's done by 8.30 and i'll be home around 9ish or so and I figure it's way too late to eat dinner then, so tonight im gonn have to skip dinner and just eat maybe my pack of 90 cal cookies, does that sound ok? Or should I eat or??? ANy suggestions are welcomed, thanks.



PS: had 777 cals so far, I got 623 to use up OMG!!!! I will bring some of my mini chips with me low-fat, healthy snack I guess??? So I will have 8 of those, I believe they are only like 80 cals or 60, one of those, and plenty of water should do it. 400cals below won't kill me tonight I guess ahaha, Oh and silly me I'll just eat some fruit when I go home, who needs dinner??? Pfft piece of NO FAT cake!!!!

 

[Ugotwillugotway]

DAY TWO (NIGHT) Here we go....

Well I had those 90 cal cookies, I had mini crips the healthy chips, 8 are 60cals and I had a plum which is 91cal and this all brings me to a total of 1022calories for today.

Still under my limit which is 1400-1500 DAMN IT!!!

I eat but I guess it's not enough still, wow!!!

This diet is forcing me to eat more lol I LIKE!!! BUt of course healthy, I do look at the grams of fat and carbs, sugar, sodium, etc.

I feel like I can do this, the 2nd day is almost over and it's really opening my eyes, making me realize that I can live without the comfort of food and still be happy.

I am sad that I haven't started to exercise just yet, the women here would understand, it's that time soo, tomorrow should be the last day im hoping.

I am still wondering if I should go ahead and have a tiny portion of the dinner that's been made, I can maybe make up the other 470, it's Gulash so it's protein and it smells YUM!!!!!!!!!!!! but it's like 9pm...hmmm *thinks*.