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

My motivation is fitting into all the clothes I have sitting at the bottom of my closet lol. I was actually able to pull out 3 pairs of work pants last week! Wooohoooo! lol
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Best feeling in the world.

Watch out from those empty cals in those Snapples. Have you ever tried Crystal Light? They have some really tasty flavors now. I just tried the grapefruit...very good. Walmart has a knock off version that's just as good and less expensive. I use them when I get tired of water. Then go back to water when I get tired of the flavored water.
 
A few of my co-workers have recommended those, I just forget, but the last time I tasted them (years ago) I didnt like the "diet" after taste. I'm reaaally sensitive to taste and I have all kinds of other weird qwirks (sp) when it comes to foods and drink. So unfortunately, I'm somewhat limited. I've started drinking the Vit. H2Os though and that helps...but I'm starting to think a girl's gotta have at least one guilty pleasure and I'll take a snapple over a pizza/burger anyday lol.
 
Day 8

I'm supposed to weigh in today, I'm feeling a little nervous that maybe I havent lost anything, maybe even gained!. I said I would work on the cardio for a few wks before I start my weight training again and that's going fine. And although my calorie intact hasnt been bad, I think I'm taking in a lot of sugar with my tea. And a few other choices within my meal are kinda fatty, I just crave at least a little flavor.

For one thing my scale was acting a little funky. I think most of us have experienced stepping on the scale, it says one thing, you come back not long later and it says something else. What I usually end up doing is placing my weights on it, when the scale says the right weight for them then I use the next number it gives me for myself.

So this is the beginning of my 2nd wk. I'll try harder to cut out so much of the tea and try to get in more fruits and veggies for snacking.


1am

Chicken Nuggets - 460 cal
Greens - 140 cal
Snapple/Vit. H2O - 150 cal


3am

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


8am

2 boiled eggs - 156 cal


Weigh-in: 203.4!! *phew* I was worried I've been drinking too many sweets. My official "change the ticker" weigh-in is tomorrow.



6pm

Cereal bar - 90 cal
Milk - 280 cal


9pm

Tilapia - ~128 cal
Greens - 100 cal
Snapple - 150 cal
 
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Just thinking aloud,

I weighed 201 today. I can barely believe it. I double checked it by weighing my 10lb dumbells with my 6 lb ankle weights...and it said 16 on the dot...soooo....I just still can't believe it lol. I know I was telling my bf how much room I had in my workout pants compared to just a week ago. About a week ago I washed them and was a little upset because they were fitting a little tight around the thighs, this week...they were fine after washing them.

5mins later - ok, well I just took quick measurements of myself and it looks like I've lost about 3in off my thighs, 2 off my stomach and 2 off my butt! I'll have my bf measure me soon for official inches. :hurray:

I think I'll stop worrying about those snapples for now, at least until things start to slow down lol. That'll give me an area to improve on, when things do slow down. I think when you go all out to the max with food and excercise right from the beginning, where is left to go when you start to plateau? As of right now, there is plenty of room in my diet for improvement and plenty of things I can add to my excercise. I'm in no rush to lose weight because this is a life long journey, I have to get used to doing the things I'm doing. And I'm not one for getting used to things over night lol.

My goal right now is to continue what I'm doing for a FULL month. I have a tendency to slack off after wk 2. Pray I'll improve my strength. Not at the gym, but in my head lol. I need the strength to resist fast food! lol

Today for example...I woke up late and didnt have time to eat before class. I'm kinda tired of subway being my quick fix on the go, but instead of going anywhere else I just had a cereal bar and milk and waited till after class to fix myself something to eat at home, even though the word burger flashed in my head on my way home lol. I think it's become a reflex...thinking of fast food when I'm hungry.

Oh well, thats enough for one sitting...I'm just happy to be seeing progress. I think thats the most I've ever written in my diary in one sitting lol.
 
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Day 9

1am

Jello - 70 cal


4am

Cereal - 120 cal
Milk - 140 cal


8am

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


1pm

Oatmeal - 200 cal
Milk - 160 cal


730pm

Chicken Tostada - 685 cal
Snapple - 200 cal

Had a bad day in math class today...actually the whole semester has sucked but today was equally crappy and I was craving Nachos sooooooooo bad lol. But I said no and went for the tostada salad instead and dont feel so bad about that decision.
 
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5mins later - ok, well I just took quick measurements of myself and it looks like I've lost about 3in off my thighs, 2 off my stomach and 2 off my butt! I'll have my bf measure me soon for official inches.
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Okay, I just started doing cheers for you in my head...but I dare not post them for fear of coming across as lame as my sister says I am. lol, You're doing great Lilly...I can't wait to get closer to 200. Lov'n your long term progress outlook.
 
Day 10- Treat day

lol...well its the thought that counts, so thank you very much! lol


I don't know if my weight is fluctuating or if my scale is wacky, but I'm now 204.4. Which isn't bad and sounds more right to me anyway.


10am

Jello - 70 cal


2pm

Cereal - 120 cal
Milk - 140 cal


6pm

PB&J - 240 cal
Milk - 140 cal



630pm

Apple - 55 cal



7pm Workout - (475)

Treadmill 40min
Crosstrainer 30min


Dinner - 1441
 
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Day 11

Well I've adjusted my ticker to show the more sane scale results lol. I've recently started weighing myself at the gym, so I think I'm gonna start tracking that weight too. I'd prefer to use my scale at home because I'd always be wearing the samething (nothing! lol), but its playin tricks on me once it said 201, then back up to 204, either one works for me though lol. Well, my goal for this month is to get under 200 on ANY scale at any time, so I'll still focus on that and worry about exact numbers later.

I have pretty poor eating habits I've noticed. Sometimes I dont want to eat most of the day and when I do it, most of my meals arent balanced. I've tried planning ahead but by the time its time to eat a particular meal I'm just not feeling any of my choices or I'm not hungry at all. I'll think of something.


1am

Greens - 90 cal
Tortilla Chips - 140 cal
Snack Cheese - 80 cal
Salsa - 10 cal
Snapple/Vit. H20 - 150 cal


6am

Orange - 86 cal


noon

Lunch - 1710 cal


5pm

Boiled egg - 78 cal
Apple - 55 cal


6pm Workout - (490)

20min treadmill
40min Crosstrainer
 
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My diet is obviously my biggest setback. It's not that I dont know what to do, its that I'm having a hard time keeping up with healthy habits. Either I'll sabotage a day by eating out or I don't eat balanced throughout the day, so I'm going to try something new. I'm going to add this to my diet blogs and try to complete it:

Bread, Cereal, Rice, & Pasta Group 6-11 Servings
Fruit Group 2-4 Servings
Vegetable Group 3-5 Servings
Milk, Yogurt, & Cheese 2-3 Servings
Meat, Poultry, Fish 2-3 Servings

Fat gm max: 72gm

*Goals*
*Actual*
 
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Lilly, I got the test done at my gym (YMCA)..your PCP can refer you to have it done if need be.

As far as the nutrition goes...Trying to do work in all of your servings for all of the food groups every day can be overwhelming. Maybe you could work on one food group a week until you get into the habit of including all of them all the time. Just a thought.
 
That sounds like a pretty good idea, but I really need improvement in all areas and although I might not meet every goal every day, I'll be tracking what I am consuming and improving where I can.
 
Day 12

Bread, Cereal, Rice, & Pasta Group 6-11 Servings: 5
Fruit Group 2-4 Servings: 1
Vegetable Group 3-5 Servings: 1
Milk, Yogurt, & Cheese 2-3 Servings:2
Meat, Poultry, Fish 2-3 Servings: 4

Fat g max 72: 23.8g

*Goals*
*Actual*


1230 am

Chicken - 77 cal, 2.5g
Greens - 35 cal, 0.5g
Bread roll - 110 cal, 2.8g
Snapple/Vit. H2O - 100 cal


3 am

Apple - 55 cal, 0.2g


6 am

Cereal bar - 90 cal, 1.5g
Milk - 140 cal, 5g


9 am

Bacon - 120 cal, 6g
Pancakes - 220 cal, 6g
Syrup - 115 cal
Egg Whites - 34 cal, 0.2g
Lemonade - 99 cal, 0.1g


3 pm

Cereal - 160 cal (forgot to look up fat)
Milk - 140 cal, 5g


I need more fruit and veggie, for sure. But I slept alot today, was really tired and went to bed way later than usual, so slept later than usual. I also started my TOM, surprise! lol. It's unexpected because of the BC I'm on, sometimes you get a TOM, sometimes you don't. I didnt get any cramps, so no warning. I was thinking that maybe, juuuust maybe this has something to do with the fluctuating weight over the last week or so. I guess we'll see in about another wk. I ate out today and I dont think I did too bad. I had egg whites, cut out the hashbrowns and only had one glass of Lemonade, I know there have been times where I have 2-3 glasses.
 
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Day 13

Bread, Cereal, Rice, & Pasta Group 6-11 Servings: 4
Fruit Group 2-4 Servings: 1
Vegetable Group 3-5 Servings: 2
Milk, Yogurt, & Cheese 2-3 Servings: 1
Meat, Poultry, Fish 2-3 Servings: 3

Fat g max 72:



1230 am

Chicken - 160 cal, 5g
Greens - 70 cal, 1g
Bread roll - 220 cal, 5.6g
Snapple/Vit. H2O - 200 cal


3 am

Apple - 55 cal


730 am

Cereal bar - 90 cal
Milk - 140 cal


9 am

Chicken - 160 cal, 5g
Greens - 70 cal, 1g
Bread roll - 110 cal, 5.6g
Snapple/Vit. H2O - 100 cal
(It was so good, had to have it twice lol)
 
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Look at you getting your 'food groups' on. lol

I see that determination...


TOM weight fluctuations sucks. It is what it is, I guess.
 
Hey, I just realized your target weight loss date is your 30th birthday. Mine too...except my 30th is April'08 so I have a lot less time than you. I still think I can atleast lose 50-60lbs by April. Yes, if I don't I'll be dissappointed but It'll be aiight cause fitness is a life long journey.
 
Day 14

Grrrr...sometimes it feels like I'm losing my motivation. I'm tired and just wanna rest. I still manage to be somewhat careful about my meals though, just not as good as I need to be. I don't even really recall what all I had today, but I'll record what I remember.

Cereal - 130 cal
Milk - 140 cal

Eggs - 156 cal
Bacon - 120 cal
Toast - 120 cal
OJ - 110 cal

Chicken Sandwhich - 560 cal
Snapple - 200 cal

Chips - 410 cal
Snapple - 200 cal

Did I mention I feel constipated and moody?

:nopity::banghead::sleeping::drooling::cuss::(

When I start to feel like this I dont wanna really give up, I just wanna start over. There are times when I mess up and I know I can just start where I left off, but then there are times where I feel like I should just completely start over until I get a good stream of perfection, but I don't know how realistic that is. I think I just need to keep on pushing on until I get things right.
 
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LILLLYYYYY!!!! Slow down chica....don't do too much too soon nutritionally...that causes constipation. BREATHE!!! ya' got this...look how far you've come!

NO SUCH THING AS PERFECTION...as least that's what I've learned from myself. lol :ack2:

oh yea....drink up on the water chica!!
 
Day 16 (took a break)

Hmmm, my eating habits really havent changed drastically lately...but oh boy do I know what you're talking about lol. When I 1st started trying to correct my eating habits (back in Jul), I could never poop! lol. :smilielol5: It seemed like when I slipped and ate a burger though, I would go the very next day.

This was just one of those normal "I'm gonna have to poop soon" feelings lol coupled with TOM anxiety I guess lol. I know this sounds weird, but I'm not the type of person that reads a magazine in the bathroom lol...I never have time because I don't go in there till my body says I'm ready...not when I say I'm ready lol. Some people go and sit and sit and sit, I rarely take more than 5min.

Anywho, I'm starting to feel a little better, plus I'm off today so hopefully after school and the gym I can get some rest and just relax. And oh yes, I definately do need more water! I just seem to drink less when it starts to get cold.

How is your swimming coming along?

I can't swim a lick and joined the Navy! lol Good thing the ship didnt sink.
 
Some people go and sit and sit and sit,
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Yuppers, I'm one of those people...usually if I sit long enough I'll have to go even if I didn't think I did. hehehe... When I was in grad school I got my best studying done right on the toilet.

Anywho, I'm starting to feel a little better, plus I'm off today
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Make sure you have some fun for me today and glad you're feeling better.

How is your swimming coming along?
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I had major trust issues come up yesterday during swim class. I can tell because I wouldn't allow myself to back float. Gotta work on that and all else will be smooth sailing cause I'm not afraid of the water anymore.
 
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Yuppers, I'm one of those people...usually if I sit long enough I'll have to go even if I didn't think I did. hehehe... When I was in grad school I got my best studying done right on the toilet.
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I've tried it and I just cant stay focused long enough lol. Sometimes I can sit and craddle the cat though, think that relaxes me...boy that sounds weird lol.
 
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