I think I can, I think I can...

Whoa...I'm catching a diary from the begining...how exciting. I wish you the best in your journey. I'll be checking in on you.


Yay! I worked up enough energy and motivation to clean up the house and cut up some watermelon, celery, and cucumbers for the week as well as seperate my grapes in easy to grab and go bags. All thats left to do today is study and go to the gym before work.
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I swear by this now and I tell'ya it really does help me stay on track for the week.
 
Hello again = )

I was just checking in on your progress, wow awesome!!! You're doing great! I myself am doing really great also, I've been keeping a diary, not posted on here, but on my computer, I've also been swimming everynight for at least an hour or two or if not I walk for about 40 minutes and have been making myself do crunches at least 50 and 20 pushups so I don't get the whole loose skin thing. But guess what?! I lost 7 lbs since Sunday, isn't that great? :beerchug:Hallelieuah!!! I am so pumped. Now I can't stop. I've just been making myself eat something nutritious and small every 2 hours so that I don't let my hunger get the best of me and I've been doing it. I know it hasn't even been a week and it will get harder as I go along, but a heck of a start, don't you think?:iagree: Well, if you need support, I am so here, and you are doing so great, keep up the good work, and I will too. I'll keep checking in with you, and if you need me, you have my username or send me a message.
By the way, how do you add your weight ticker to your posts? I just can't figure it out for some reason.
 
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Oh gosh...I am so "technologically challenged" lol. I can't really tell ya how to add that ticker. What I remember doing was adding one of those scripts it gives you when you make it to my signature. But I didnt have room for anything else. What site have you made your ticker on?

Eating: At the beginning I was snacking more but now most of the time I just simply don't feel like eating, but I always bring nutritious things with me in case I do feel like snacking...like tonight I have canteloupe, Honeydew, cucumbers and a couple boiled eggs and Rice cakes. My water intake has been a bit low too, gotta step that back up.

Excercise: I only did 30min of cardio tonight because I was running late, but thats better than nothing...I hope.

Keep up the good work and I'll drop by your little piece of WLF soon. :seeya:
 
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Day 5

A Dream: I had a dream last night and although most of it was just weird and confusing the one part I remember really well was me in a long black dress and I was slim and the back was out! Now thats amazing because I haven't worn my back out in a very long time because I have the dreaded back fat going on. But there was something motivating about seeing myself like that, it was like even on a subconscious level I believe I can stick with my goals. I think I'm going to start looking for that black dress ;)


2am

Vitamin H2O - 50 cal
Rice Cakes - 70 cal


5am

1/2 Small Fruit bowl - ~100 cal


8am

Eggs - 156 cal
Snapple - 100 cal


2pm

Rice - 150 cal
Salmon Cakes - ~200 cal
Snapple/Vit. H20 - 150 cal

5pm

Fruit Bar - 80 cal


7pm

Tortilla Chips - 140 cal
Snack Cheese - 80 cal
Salsa - 10 cal
Snapple/Vit. H20 - 150 cal


8pm Workout - (~312)

Today was supposed to be my rest day but I wanted an oatmeal cookie and milk so bad, so I told myself I couldnt have it unless I went to the gym...well I went to the gym and did a whole hour on the treadmill! But didnt even have time for that cookie lol.

Total - 1124
 
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Day 6, Treat day.

My weigh-in today was 206.4, that means I've lost my 1st 10lbs! :party:

12am

Turkey Sandwich - 280 cal
Chips - 150 cal
Snapple/Vit H2O - 150 cal


4am

Grapes - 67 cal


9am

1/2 English Muffin - ~60 cal
3 Strips Bacon - 180 cal
2 eggs - ~156 cal
Juice - 120 cal


3pm

Turkey Dog - 240 cal
Chili Cheese Fries - ~400 cal (really 540, but I tried to save almost half of them)
Vit H2O - 50 cal

I think I did pretty good with my treat today...it started off with a chili cheese dog, chili cheese fries and a pepsi...a meal of 1080 cal, but I couldnt bring myself to eat that in one meal, I've been so good for almost 2 whole wks...so I did some manuevering and saved almost 400 cal!


7pm

Oatmeal cookie - 130 cal
Milk - 140 cal

Total - 2173 Cool, still under my daily max, barely lol.
 
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Hey there fellow "100 push-up challenge" friend! You are doing sooo well with your calories and workouts. Congrats on the 1st 10 pounds! You are going to be at your goal in no time, wearing your little black dress from your dream. Keep up the great work! I look forward to seeing your progress and keeping up with your journal. :)
 
Thanks for stopping by! I've been keeping that little black dress in mind when I'm doing those push-ups lol.
 
Day 7, 2 Whole wks!

My weight is fluctuating between 208-206 now. Blah! lol...but I'll take that over 214-212 any day! I'm just happy to be under 210. Gotta work on getting it under 206 this wk, MAYBE even down to 199! I just gotta work really hard, I've just been really tired, working nights and going to school. I think my goal for the week will be 206-204.


2am

Turkey Sandwich - 280 cal
Chips - 150 cal
Vit H2O - 50 cal


I slacked off today. Didnt do anything too damaging, but I didn't go to the gym nor did I eat very healthy.


2pm

Salmon cakes - ~200 cal


5pm

Jello - 70 cal


6pm

Cereal - 120 cal
Milk - 140 cal


8pm

Chips - 150 cal
Snapple - 200 cal

10pm

Garlic Bread - 150 cal
Sphagettie - 200 cal
Chicken - 81 cal
Snapple - 100 cal


11pm

Oatmeal cookie - 130 cal
Milk - 140 cal


Total - 2161, still under my max, thats good.

Tomorrow I'll start the day off with a good breakfast, the gym then go to the store and pick up some side dishes, salad, fruit and fish.
 
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Day 1, Wk 3

930am

1/2 English Muffin - ~65 cal
Oatmeal - 150 cal
Boiled Egg - 78 cal
Water! lol


11am Workout - (~182)

15min Treadmill warm-up
Back press
Ab Press
Leg press
Free-weights/Arms
15min Treadmill cool-down
1L water


1pm

Grapes - 67 cal


2pm

Turkey Sandwich - 280 cal
Snapple - 100 cal


6pm

Rice cakes - 70 cal
Vit. H20 - 50 cal

Ohhh, I was a very bad girl.

10pm

Too ashamed to say - ~1100 cal doh!:banghead:

Total - 1778 :svengo: I can't believe I didnt go over my calorie count, but it was fatty so thats not good.
 
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Day 2

Thought maybe I'd try to plan my day, see how it works.


3am

Cucumber slices/ LF Ranch - ~20 cal
Snapple/Vit. H2O - 150 cal


8am

Nectarine - 62 cal


6pm

Cereal - 240 cal
Milk - 280 cal


730pm

Tortilla Chips - 140 cal
Snack Cheese - 80 cal
Salsa - 10 cal
Snapple/Vit. H20 - 150 cal


8pm Workout - (~410)

30 min Eliptical/Cardio
Leg Adductions
Leg Abductions
Leg Curls
15 min Treadmill cool-down


10pm

Turkey Sandwich - 280 cal
Chips - 150 cal
Vit H2O - 50 cal

Total - 1202


I think I did good with fitting most of the servings in from the food pyramid, but how the hell do you fit in 6 servings of bread? lol
 
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Hi again...

Just checking in on you, You're doing great, keep up the good work girl!!! You can do this and so can I... All we gotta do is try, right? Anyhow, good luck on reaching and staying with this weeks goals. I've figured out that if I plan out what I'm going to eat, I don't overdo it (usually). It really seems to help the in between eating (cheating) :) Well, I'll check in with you again soon.

Natasha
 
Day 3

2 am

Strawberries - ~70 cal


730 am

2 boiled eggs - 156
OJ - 110

9 am - SLEEP!


2 pm

Turkey Sandwich - 280 cal
Chips - 150 cal
Vit H2O - 50 cal


6 pm

Rice cakes - 70 cal
Vit H2O - 75 cal


9pm

Pot Pie - 520 cal
Snapple - 200 cal

Total - 1681
 
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Today's thoughts.

I felt so bloated and fat today. I didnt eat anything wrong or anything like that, I guess it was just one of those days, plus when I put on my pants they were a little tight in the thighs, but they later loosened up. I had to remind myself that A. I had just washed them and pants usually feel a little tighter after washing, besides the butt and stomach areas are still roomy compared to when I 1st started my "journey". B. The scale is my proof that I've lost the weight, best of all, just out of curiosity I went ahead and stepped on the scale and was only about 207! That made me feel alot better, if it had of said 211 or so I would have died. And to make things worse, I'm an emotional eater. I'm not the type of person to work out harder if I'm upset, I immediately crave something FAT like a pizza or burger.

I also have been doing the stairs alot lately...I always go down them, but can only go up sometimes because of knees pains. So I was thinking/hoping the tightness may be muscle building, I may just need to amp up my cardio to lose some more weight so those muscles can shine through! I said I'll look up stairs and muscle tonight to see exactly which muscle are being worked.
 
Day4

2 am

Celery/LF ranch - 20 cal
Grapes - 67 cal
Vit H2O - 50 cal

4 am

Boiled egg - 78 cal
Snapple - 100 cal


330 pm

1 egg - 78 cal
2 slices bread - 120 cal
1 slice of cheese - 70 cal
OJ - 220 cal


7 pm

Strawberries - ~70 cal


8 pm Workout - (~323) I think it's more but I didnt enter my weight into the machine.


10 pm

Chicken - ~60 cal
Cheese - ~110 cal
Ranch - ~ 40 cal
Tortilla - 50 cal
OJ - 110 cal

Total - 920

Yay! I was 205.6 tonight!
 
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Hi friend... Just checking up on you. You know, us girls have to check up on eachother. You're doing great so far, keep up the good work. I totally understand about the pants thing. I have those days too, and I've already lost 21 lbs. So how the hell does that figure?! Oh well. WE just have to roll with the punches. WEll for now :seeya:
Natasha
 
Day 6

Ok, day 5 wasn't all that great, partly because I wasn't home alllll day and the other part was me just being a bad girl. :blush5: But let's get back to the program...no more punishing myself for slip ups or giving up when I eat something not so great.


12pm

Cereal - 120 cal
Milk - 140 cal


530pm

Salmon - 175 cal
Greens - 35 cal
Snapple - 150 cal


845pm

PB & J -240 cal
Milk - 165 cal
 
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A Mini-challenge

I know alot of us are beginners or just really busy and doing a whole month long challenge can be a little intimidating (at least I thought so when I 1st joined and it took me a time or two to get one down).

So I was thinking that perhaps I would start a mini challenge thread:

Challenges would be about a week long, progressing every week...examples:

- 1st wk take a 10min walk, whether on your lunch break, around the building, up and down the halls or around your sofa lol. Just try to fit in 10mins once EVERYDAY. Make sure to include at least 1 fruit in your diet EVERYDAY...this may sound simple but there have been plenty of times where I KNOW I went days maybe even wks without fruit.

-2nd wk fit two 10min walks into your day, EVERYDAY. Add one fruit AND one veggie to your day (lettuce on burgers or taco's doesnt count lol) Try some sliced cucumbers or celery.

Those are a couple of examples of what I was thinking. You DONT have to check in everyday either, unless you want to.

If at least 5 people say they'll join, I'll make the thread. Suggestions are appreciated.
 
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I'd LOVE to be a part of the mini-challenge. A week is a lot less intimidating than a whole month...although I am enjoying the push-up challenge : o)

Let me know when you get it going! Thanks!

And keep up the great work! You are doing fabulous!
 
MY October Challenge

Well, I fell off the wagon for awhile. :nopity: It started slowly...a bad meal here or there, then turned into not eating most of the day and when I do, it's not good most of the time and I haven't been to the gym in at least a week I think. *sigh*

So the 1st of October I'll officially start over...again. My goal is to be able to step on the scale at ANY time and weigh under 200lbs by November. I say any time because right now, I only officially write down numbers taken after the gym or when I 1st wake up. No more of that. I'll get on the scale ONCE a day, and that's my weight! For example....right now I weigh...(timidly walkin to bathroom) ummmm? 205.6??!! :svengo: Well, I wasn't expecting that lol. Well, thats motivating. I'm sure I can break 200 this month!

Well, wish me luck, motivation and determination. I'll complete this layout when I decide how I want it laidout.
 
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