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Ok. I've decided that after getting a lot of inspiration from everyone's diaries, it's time for me to start my own. I think it will really make me accountable and help be keep focused and motivated. I'm a 27 yrs. old female grad student in NYC and am trying to get serious about losing the last 10 lbs. to my goal weight. I'm 5'6" - 128lbs. trying to get down to 117lbs. So, ok, I guess it's the last 11 lbs.:)

I love to run, take classes at my gym, go on huge walks around the city, and listen to records.

I have been having a hard time because 1.) I just moved from California where there are tons of inexpensive healthy eating options / markets vs. being in New York and surrounded by deli's. 2.) just started Grad school and working in an office which really cuts into my exercise routine and the stress and new schedule making me pig out!

Hopefully, I can avoid the office temptations (why do they always bring in snacks... those handfuls add up!) and take a good look at long term patterns in diary form.

Thanks for having a great forum. Talk to you later.

ps. I'm not sure if this is actually how I post to a diary, I've looked up in FAQ but it doesn't really have an answer. I am thinking I just keep replying to my post, right? or is a thread just for a question/ comments and you journal somewhere else. If anyone can clear this up for me I would love it, sorry to be so incompetent, I really look forward to getting some feedback on diet and work out tips -so I hope this works. Bye for now!
 
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Welcome to the forum. To answer your question, you can put anything in your diary. You can answer are questions, posts questions, vent if you've had a bad day and cheer yourself on if you've had a good day.
 
Ok, quick before I have to leave work (my boss is always in and out of the office so the internet is my guilty pleasure, ha ha ha.)

Breakfast:
Vanilla Protein Smoothie (25g of protein)
Orange

Snack:
Low fat string cheese
apple
(i almost forgot- 3!!!!!! handfuls of cocktail peanuts:( horrible I know....was the office!)

Lunch:
1c. Brussel sprouts
3oz. salmon

Snack + Dinner? grapefruit for snack? I think I'll have a smoothie for dinner I am too tired/ lazy to cook anything.

And I'm also probably going to have a glass of wine at the opening I'm going to tonight. Oh man, who am I kidding.... with this kind of crap I'm of course I'm not losing. That's ok, see when I write it down it's alot easier to keep track of everything going in. Seriously, tommorrow it's on!
 
You may be taking it seriously tomorrow, but I thought yesterday's looked pretty good...very carb and protein balanced. Good luck!:)
 
oh man....

Well, I guess I started off ok and then was so rushed last night trying to get to this opening on time that I started to freak out and didn't have time to eat... which of course led to me having 3 really fruity cocktails (why are the free ones always the ones swimming in juice and simple syrup?). The opening was really fun though, got to oogle all the fashionistas, and get fashion inspiration. But then it was really last and pizza happened. I think there might have been some garlic bread involved too. I don't really want to think about it because it will just get me down and I am trying not to focus on the past and feel sickly guilty and trying to focus on what I can do today.

Since it is only 10am (the coffee + internet wake-up office routine) I haven't done too bad today: protein smoothie w/ half a banana and a low fat string cheese. (300 cal. total?)

I do feel kinda guilty about the string cheese because it wasn't in the plan but a nervous grab as I went out the door. Not that it's that bad (70 cal + calcium), but that it was impulsive. That impulsive grabbing that makes food not food for me. Not hungry vs. full, but nervous vs. calm. It freaks me out. Ok, I'm a little freaked out right now. But if I can calm down maybe the shoving random food in my mouth will calm down. Ok. I will write more as the day progresses. Wish me luck.

Edit: Just to make it a complete day-
Snack- apple + low fat string cheese
Lunch- Salmon + spinach/ bell peppers
Dinner- Boca burger patty +spinach with parmesan cheese +2 glasses white wine
Late Snack- string cheese (I was going to the movies @ 11pm and it was the only thing I could thing of to throw in my purse).

All in all, the day got better, althought I still can't shake the grossness of everything I ate yesterday, but having 1 clean day under my belt eases the guilt. And the wine.... what can I say... I'm part French so it's in my blood.
 
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Just calm down...it will be ok. I get like that at times, but I just take a breather. Tomorrow is another day, so if you mess up today, just get back on track tomorrow.
 
Welcome! Glad you started a journal.They're good for ranting and raving, getting support, and celbrating accomplishments.:)

Stress eating is a hard one to overcome. You really have to think hard about what other things you can do to relieve stress. If you're in an office maybe have a nice stress all to squeeze. Chew gum. If you can, just get out of the office for 5 minutes to walk around. Sometimes things like this can really help!

There is no need to ever feel guilty about eating something bad! We are human and we all eat things we shouldn't sometimes. The best we can do is figure out what we could do better next time.

How many times a day are you eating? It looks like you could eat a little more often to keep your metabolism up.

Sarah
 
Thanks for the reply. I'm trying to eat 4 -5 times a day w/ a balance of protein + carbs, I do tend to get down on myself after a night of eating junk (and try to make up for it the next day) but am trying to focus finding the right balance and not sabotaging all my efforts by not eating enough.

Today(I think from the guilt of binging Wed. / Thurs.) I ate:
B- egg whites + grapefruit
S- apple and turkey slices
L- yogurt
D- protein smoothie + orange

Still working on stepping it up tomorrow. I was exhausted from the week and didn't get up til noon. (yes, I am a lazy bum) So that kinda threw off the eating every 2- 3 hrs. All of a sudden it's 11pm and I'm going to bed.
Anyway final got to go running today which was great and really lifted my spirits and got rid of some of the stress. Was out for about an hour so that felt good. Tomorrow's a new day right?
 
Tomorrow is always another day. Just get back on track and you'll be alright. I say that enough, I ought to listen to myself.:D
 
Well, I have actually been able to take some solid advice. Thank you everyone for the input. Today was great. Totally on track, which maybe because it's Sunday and there is less stress or less office cookie temptation. Somehow I think knowing that I have to write/ check in at the end of the day has helped me focus on only putting good fuel to help me reach my goals.

B- Protein smoothie + orange
S- Apple + hummus
L- 6-inch Subway turkey sandwich
S- Cherries, 1/2 apple, little hummus
D- Boca burger patty, spinach, yogurt

On a ridiculous side note as we were walking all over New York, I actually found a 7-11 convenience store, which was so magical as they have crystal light slurpees. Yes, only 5 calories and sooooo satisfying on a hot hot day.

workout: 30 min cardio, legs + triceps.
 
On a ridiculous side note as we were walking all over New York, I actually found a 7-11 convenience store, which was so magical as they have crystal light slurpees. Yes, only 5 calories and sooooo satisfying on a hot hot day.
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That sounds sooo good. Will have to think about making my own.
 
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That sounds sooo good. Will have to think about making my own.
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I think the most hilarious part is that, yes- I was excited, but even more excited was my boyfriend! He actually has tried to make crystal light icees in our blender (NY is so hot it makes you do crazy things:p ) but could never get it right. So there we were, walking down the street in the blazing heat and concrete w/ bright red crystal lite slurpee mouths. It was the best non-guilty pleasure ever.
 
Hi there, I was just curious about what kind of workouts you had been doing. I'm around the same stats as you so it would be great to see what you've been up to.
Thanks!
Jennifer
 
Working it out

As far as working out, it has been really screwed up right now, because of the heat and my new office hours. During school I have a better schedule and my energy levels are a bit more stable. Most of the the time I stick to:

Weights 3x a week - I have a hardcore class I go to at the gym 2x a week which really kicks my butt and makes me hobble for the next day or so. Great also because it gets 2 lifting days out of the way, so I just fit in another during the week.

Cardio 3x- 4x a week- I try to run for 3 or 4 times a week anywhere from 25 mins -60 mins. I always get in at least 2 days of running even on my worst most grueling weeks.

I sometimes kid myself that I run to stay fit, but in truth that's just half of it as it is totally my metal health time. Just zone out and feel good about my body. I find that if I can stick to regular exercise and a stable diet I see pretty good results. My problem is I am so high and low it becomes a huge fight with me. Eating pizza, only working out 2 or 3 days... Trying to recommit and am gaining alot of inspiration from everyone's diaries here. Feel free to give me tips if you want to.:)
 
Quickie

Quickie food entry, just so I don't forget:

B- Protein Smoothie, Orange
S- 1 c. Spinach,3 Turkey slices
L- 1c. Brocoli, 3 oz. Salmon, 1/2 Yam
S- 2c. Cherries, 1oz. LF cheese
D-? I'll come back and edit.

Feeling like I ate too much fruit not enough veggies and now am tired and only want to make a Protein Smoothie w/ fruit. Is this ok? Also food was spaced out too long (B-8am, S-12, L-4!!!!!, S-7pm, D-?) Not to worry. Still totally pumped that I didn't eat any junk! Yeah!
 
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Don't see why it wouldn't be a problem. Go for it.
 
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