Icychic's Weightloss Diary

icychic

icychic

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Current Weight: 145 Lbs
Current Height: 5'2"
Goal: 115 Lbs
Weight to Lose: 30 Lbs
Target Date: New Years Eve 2013

Plan:
FOOD: Eating 5 smaller, healthier meals a day, including something for breakfast BEFORE I leave the house, and keeping it light before bed. Trying to cut down drastically the junk food I eat and the pop I drink. NO FAST FOOD! If I eat out, I must stick to the salads or other healthy options. Planning meals for the week on Sunday to avoid the temptation of ordering food because we do not know what to cook or don't have the ingredients.
EXERCISE: Working out every day - cardio, weights, Xbox Kinect, Workout videos, for at least 30 minutes. 1-2 days of no or light exercise for recovery.
TRACKING: I will post weekly my weight and how far I have to go. If possible I will post daily about how the exercising and eating habits are going.

I WILL NOT beat myself up if I eat badly, or don't exercise. My reasoning is when I get upset about it, I focus on it, and I give up because I feel I will never reach my goal. I do not want this to happen this time. I will take baby steps and hopefully will be able to resist the foods that are bad for me and stay motivated to do some sort of exercise every day.

REASONS: I am sick of hating how I look and being out of shape and always wanting to cover up and not wear bathing suits or form-fitting clothing. I want to feel good about my body and myself and look good in pictures.
I have a cousins wedding in 3 weeks, friends wedding in 4 weeks, my fiance's company outing in 8 weeks, and my best friends wedding where I am the maid of honor in May 2014. I also hope to get married within 1-2 years and want to look good for that and not be trying to lose weight while planning the wedding. We hope to have a fairly small wedding and I figure if I already like how I look, once we have the money we can plan it and do it in a short time period (been engaged for over 4 years already).

OBSTACLES: The obstacles I have faced before are mostly myself. I also don't like working out with people watching so will be doing all of this in my own home, or walking outside with my dog. With that said I live with my fiance and his brother and refuse to workout when his brother is around because I do not want him coming downstairs and seeing me working out. The plan? Workout in the morning, or in the evening if he isn't home. Asking him not to come downstairs for 30-60minutes, or simply leaving the house and going for a walk instead.

REWARD: I have been told months ago by my fiance and my mom that once I reach my goal I can go on a shopping spree for a brand new wardrobe. While my fiance and I do not have the money, and I don't know that my mom does either, I know together we could find enough to get me some great new clothes upon reaching my goal. I plan to put money aside every pay day as motivation to lose weight and buy new clothes that I like that actually fit right and look amazing. That and knowing my best friend's wedding pictures, and later my own will look amazing is what I'm thinking about to keep me going.

LET'S DO THIS!!! :hurray:
 
Hey, we have the same goal and a similar time scale, though I am not dead set on being done by the end of December, I want to be as close as possible!

How about every pound you lose you put 10 or 20 dollars (or pounds or rupees, dunno where you are) apart in a special "weight loss box"? That way when you reach goal you will have between 300 and 600 "moneys" for your shopping spree! I might actually do that myself!

A good plan is the best, if you know what you want and how to achieve it, it is only a matter of time! Good luck! Joey
 
Hiya Joey!

Yes it appears we do have the same goal :) I will be sure to follow you and perhaps we can keep each other motivated to keep going and reach our slightly ambitious but achievable goal!

I am in Canada, and I like your idea...$300 may not be much money but it could get a few good basics, and if my mom and fiance pitch in as well I could get quite a bit!...I think I'll do it. $10 or more every pound, depending on what I have to give at the time in my wallet/bank account. I think every time I'm tempted to eat out I will instead put the money aside for new clothes as well, and if I DO eat out then I pay double, whatever I pay for food and then equal amount towards clothes.

I have had plans in the past, it's my follow through that needs work. But I think I'm more determined this time around. Perhaps I feel if I lose the weight we will push faster to do the wedding, and the boost in my self esteem will definitely not hurt. Plus I'm just sick of feeling crappy about my body and nothing will change unless I do something about it.

Sadly today was not a good eating day:
Breakfast: Whole wheat bagel with strawberry cream cheese
Lunch: 6inch turkey sub + oatmeal raisin cookie, + Coke (bad I know...but I was tired and don't drink coffee :()
Dinner: Haven't eaten yet, but have the rest of my lunch so: 6inch turkey sub + oatmeal raisin cookie + WATER (that's the plan!)

I am going grocery shopping tonight so will be picking up some ingredients for the dinners I am planning this week:
Tomorrow: Shake n Bake chicken legs with mashed potatoes (often we do the boxes stuff cuz real is a pain and when I buy potatoes they go bad, but going to try buying just a few individual ones and making the real stuff) and corn (the frozen nibblets in butter sauce)
Wed: Homemade chili with mushrooms and green peppers and beans
Thurs: lemon-mushroom chicken (chicken breast cooked in frying pan with a little oil, spices, lemon juice, and mushrooms) with mashed or baked potatoes
Friday: Butter Chicken (probably fairly fatty but I use chicken breast and a jar of butter chicken paste and I use 2% milk instead of the whipping cream they suggest) with white rice (I should use brown but I prefer white)

For lunches I will be bringing salads: Lettuce, green peppers, cucumbers, etc

I figure homemade dinners is the first step, then making them healthier if I am not losing weight is the second step.
 
More motivation. ..my fiance (we'll call him A) said if I make my goal he will give me an extra $300...and if I keep it off until summer I get another $300 which could give me $1200 total for a new wardrobe. :)
 
Took the dog for a walk this morning. Didn't go as long as I planned but went about 20mins. Dog still pulls lots so get a bit of am arm workout too :) Gonna make myself a salad for lunch, take a shower, and head to work. Will aim for another 20+min walk tonight.
 
$1200 for a new wardrobe is some great motivation. That would be awesome! Good luck on getting that second walk in tonight! :)
 
Yesterday (Aug 27)
Breakfast plain bagel with strawberry cream cheese
Lumch 1/2 can cream of chicken soup and some pasta
Dinner 2 shake n bake chicken legs and mashed potatoes
Not the best eating but I've done worse

Exercise: about 20mins walking with the dog. Didn't get out in the evening as I was too tired after dinner. Not really exercise but I went on the Wii Fit and did a quick body test last night. Plan to do that daily.

Here's hoping for a better day today!
 
Well I'm only 5'2". The actual weight goal may change when I hit 125lbs depending how it all comes off.
 
Hey Icychic, now that I've said your username out loud, I get it! And I have a cousin in Edmonton, and I really get it!

Just some thoughts on your food choices, maybe start tweaking them a little? Instead of buttered frozen corn, you can put your own butter in, then it's controlled, or no butter at all? I see you like white rice over brown - how about basmati or something like that? Tastes better than white or brown, and has a little more staying power. I make my own frozen lunches and use half the recommended serving size for meats and starches (rice or pasta) and supplement with a lot of vegetables. Pretty impressive I can eat so much for so little $ and pretty low calories (300-400 per meal).
 
The corn is already frozen with the butter..but I actually didn't end up making it. Since it's in the freezer it will be eaten but I will eat little. After that I think I will try making myself.

The rice is basmati :)

I am planning to eat many more veggies and for snacks air popped popcorn with no added salt and butter. It's way better than chips or candy or cookies and I kinda enjoy it :)

Sadly fell back to sleep and no time for a walk...barely time to shower before work! Really need to start taking my iron pills again.
 
Ate out yesterday...lunch with my dad and fiance cuz my dad is moving at the end of the month. But! Had water, 7az steak, salad with raspberry vinigrette dressing and veggies. Healthy choices! Been trying to cuz my portions but it has been hard. Trying to eat off small plates.

Exercise...not near as much as I want or should be doing but that's ok. Mostly just 15-20min morning walks. Got lots of laundry, cleaning and studying to do but gonna try for an hr of exercise today of either a workout video or the wii or kinect or mix of it all. Need to eat more fruits and veggies but have been drinking more water throughout the day which is really good. Just need to find time when my future brother in law isn't home so I can have the basement to myself.

Motivation not as good but still there. Lost a pound when I weighed myself on Friday morning so that's something good. 4 months to hit my goal!
 
Hey icy chic,
Love your name by the way! Good goals and reasoning! I especially like the one where you don't beat yourself up! If you are like me, most of us with weight issues have also a problem with self esteem, so I applaud you for loving yourself, no matter what!
I love it also that you have identified a non-food related motivation! Mine was also clothes!! It works! I encourage you to start doing some measurements (waste, hips, bust, legs etc) as an additional source of feedback to the dreaded scale. you dont have as much to lose as i did when i started (be thankful for that!) but it's still quite a challenge! i found that when the scale didnt move (and there were weeks it did t move!) i could usually always find some positive changes in my measurements...and that's where the link to new clothes come in. Just remember that it's a journey, not a race...the more you change your lifestyle to eat the way a skinny person you want to be eats, the easier it will be to Maitain...and keep those new clothes fitting! I had an old thread on here (Sarah's got here groove back) where I was still on my initial journey...I lost 100 pounds, then maintained for about 4 months, now going after that "last 20" pounds...so back on my. "Strict" regime and weightloss plan. It will take me about 5-6 months to lose it, but that's OK...it's a journey, not a race! Slow is sustainable for me!
When I first saw your post and that you are from Edmonton, Canada, I thought of a podcast I heard by a couple of guys (1 from Calgary and 1 from Los Angeles) called fat2fitradio.com and it was really good...I highly recommend you to listen to the old episodes (they don't do it very often now, but the Info on the old episodes is really good and sound nutritional advice)

I look forward to seeing your progress! And I don't wish you good luck...I wish you good choices...it 's Ll about good choices...we have 100% control of what we put in our mouth and how and when we move our body...no one else...so the choices we make on eating and exercise will either help or hinder us to get to our goals!
Good choices my friend,
Sarah
 
Hi Sarah!

Thanks for the support! I'm actually in Calgary, not Edmonton :) But will definitely check out that site!

You're right, I do have bad self esteem, mainly linked to my body. I've never thought of myself as pretty but I'm not ugly either. I want that to change. I want to feel good about myself and not be so self conscious. I have taken my measurements and need to take a before picture still. I took measurements when I first started a couple weeks ago but not since because I know there isn't a change yet, but will in a couple of weeks I think.

Good choices...I like that! Good choices to you too!
 
I've not even started and already failing. Forgot to weigh in on the weekend but did this morning...did not like what I saw but not surprised. Tried eating better but still eating too much and really did no exercise all week cuz we were on holidays. Really that should have meant I worked out every day but I didn't so what can you do.

Have no motivation today but I feel a little bit more determined right now. Not looking forward to the hundreds of emails and issues that I am sure await my return to work this morning but hoping to have some energy tonight to do SOMETHING with cardio and weights. We shall see!
 
Getting started is always the hardest part, isn't it? I had a good run in the first half of 2012, then faltered, and it really took me a long time to get back on track. Not the exercise part, but the food part. I'm finding that personal challenges make it easier and more interesting (i.e. my veggie week last week, or a 24-hour fast this week).

Anyway, don't get down on yourself, but don't give up! When you get home, no matter how drained you feel, do something! It will suck the first 3 minutes, but you'll get into the groove - works for me 99% of the time.
 
I think it really is now or never for me. If I don't make a big change by the end of the year I really don't think I will. I feel like I'm in a rut in my life and losing this weight will help get me out.

I am wondering...I wake up around 4/5AM every day because my fiance leaves gets up. But he leaves at about 6 and I end up sleeping in until about 7:45 or 8AM and then I get up, dress, and leave basically. I'm thinking...since I'm up anyways and I'm the only one in my office really...I should bring some hand weights, workout clothes, deodorant, a mat, and towel (to help wipe away the sweat) and I should come to work early, workout, and then change back into the other clothes and freshen up a bit. Have a bathroom but no shower so a towel that I dampen or whatever would have to do. But at least then I'm out of the house and not in bed not wanting to move.

Problem is after work my future brother in law who lives with us is home and often in the basement which is where I would be doing my workouts which makes it hard for me to do anything. Been meaning to wake up early, workout, shower, then go to work but it doesn't happen.
 
Little victories right? I did not cave to my day long craving of Coke, nor did I cave to wanting Strawberry milk (the strawberry Nesquik mix stuff). Let's see if I can get up early enough tomorrow to get in a workout AND get together an extra set of clothes for tomorrow evenings activities as I will not be coming home after work. Bed time for now!
 
Hmmm, sounds like the issue with the future BIL is really affecting your drive to workout. Have you talked to him or your fiance about giving you space when you workout? Or is your work out area in a "desirable" location (only TV in the house, laundry, etc)?

Anyway, if you do the office workout, bring some baby wipes, too, for that all-day clean feeling! With two kids, I've become addicted to them for quicky showers.
 
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