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Iluvme

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Hello once again, My name is Alisa and I am a 25 year old female, I am 5'8 and currently weigh around 250, maybe a pound less or more, not sure but today I am going to go buy a scale to get the ball rolling, again. I was on here for almost a year in 2011 and managed to lose 85lbs within 9 months by watching my calories, what I ate when I ate and of course exercise. Some of you might remember me I used to go under NeverGiveUP, and you can go search my thread and read my diary on how I did it to maybe help you with your situation. So my reason for my return is, I have gained back a good amount, around 50lbs reason being why is not a good enough excuse but it's still a reason. I got married in Sept 2011, and have been happily married to my soul mate but a few things changed, by living together me and my husband got too comfortable, ate whatever the other wanted to whenever the other wanted to, so both of us hehe have gained some pounds, he probably gained a good 20lbs as well and we are both looking to get back in shape for the year 2013. I haven't seen the inside of a gym in probably a good year, I have stopped counting calories and junk food once again is my friend :/ but I know that I overcame the hardest part before and this here is just a bump I have to get over and I know I ((HOPEFULLY))) once again will. The reason i specifically have returned to this forum is because I truly found some good friends on here who I hope remember me still *fingers crossed* and they helped me through all the tough times when I felt like I couldn't do it anymore. So enough of the blabber I would like this to be my first day of a new lifestyle once again.

Back to the no's :)
-white breat
-white pasta
-white rice
-soda pop
-artifical juice
-sugary junk heaven
-any junk under the junk category :)
- NO EATING AFTER DINNER (usually 7pm ish)

YES list
-healthy breakfast
-snack around 1130am
-work lunch around 130 ( SALADSSS :)::):) with protein)
-Snack 330pm :):):)
-Dinner between 6-7pm :)
AND the best thing for weightloss AS MUCH AS WATER AS YOU CAN MANAGE TO DRINK THAT DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THATS THE REAL HERO <3



DAY 1 DECEMBER 22ND 2012
CW- 250LBS *ABOUT*
GW- 200LBS
CALORIES PER DAY - 1700



I will post any change in my weight loss once a week.
So my new weight I will record on here next Saturday with hopefully some pounds going in the right direction :)
 
Okay so this is how today went, had a pretty good day.
Watched how I ate, made pasta for son and husband and myself, lots of veggies in there with broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, onions and garlic tomato sauce, unfortunately it was white spiral noodles but that is all I had in the cupboards for pasta today, tomorrow we all go grocery shopping so I will make sure to grab that whole wheat pasta. In general pasta is not the healthiest meal, but if one cuts down on the noodles and adds extra veggies then it can become something yummy and healthy, oh and made a very nice salad for the side as well. Bought myself some raw almonds for that snack time, I used to eat only 10 of them because they are healthy but also high in fat (good fat), so 10 is enough as a snack. Didn't do gym because I had car problems so had to bring it into hubby's shop who's a mechanic, so that was sucky but I will try to def go tomorrow. Bought a scale today :):):) didn't weigh myself yet, I am waiting until tomorrow morning where I shall be as light as a feather * a girl can dream lol*.
I am veryyyy excited to be going back to my old ways :):):):)
 
it can be tough balancing meals for the family, in my case it is gluten free for me and high carbs for weight gain for sons and hubby.

It is not unusual for a mechanics car to be the one which is broken, hope the car is back on the road soon :) but it could be an excuse to do more walking.
 
Trusylver said:
it can be tough balancing meals for the family, in my case it is gluten free for me and high carbs for weight gain for sons and hubby.

It is not unusual for a mechanics car to be the one which is broken, hope the car is back on the road soon :) but it could be an excuse to do more walking.
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hmm sounds good, i was actually thinking that and they didn't seem to fond of the whole wheat pasta, they like their whites but then again they both are in good shape :/ and also you know how men they are usually very simple creatures they don't like that "fancy" food < direct husband quote lol.

And yes you are so right, my car has been bummin out a lot more since me and him have been married now ....ugh.
Car part is coming on monday sadly :/ I might just walk there :)



So far, having my breakfast. A flex seed skinny bagel (YAY) they are actually skinny bagels half the cals and very yum with a tbs of cream cheese and tomato slices on top :)

Still didnt weigh myself....so scared.
 
That sounds like a good and healthy breakfast choice to me. I'd get some myself if it weren't dinner time over here.
And if you are afraid of weighing (which I can quite imagine), there are two solutions. Either postpone it, or ask for a complementary hug for emotional strength before doing it.
 
Helloooo

Sorry for not updating for the past month, but to be honest I just stopped trying and didn't care too much and I used work, marriage, motherhood as an excuse to forget about myself (once again). For 8 days now I've been on a healthy 1700 calorie day to day lifestyle and I have been doing amazing, usually always below my goal by a 100cals or sometimes I go over by 100 but it never really gets out of control. I try to keep myself balanced and healthy with plenty water, the right amount of carbs, fats and vitamins throughout the day. I have yet to weigh myself, I think I am just afraid of failing in a sense but I cannot tell you how good I've felt this whole week physically and mentally. I feel strong and even though sometimes it gets hard because it is really hard to come home at 530pm each night exhausted and having to plan a healthy meal rather then doing it the easy way and just make anything fatty and junky, but I sure did it the right way. My only thing now is I really need to figure out the workout schedule for myself, because in my past experience with weight loss you will get much more farther with a proper work out schedule and so far I don't have one at all. I am hoping to buy a elliptical and get on it in the morning before my shift starts and at least try to get some strength back to my muscles that way.

Anyway I am really glad to be back and I need to really get my act together before summer comes. I do not want to deal with the insecurities I have about my body now in winter, specially when summer hits.
 
Well I had a good day yesterday, kept to my routine.
-Breakfast
-snack
-lunch
-snack
-dinner

I wasn't sure what I was going to make for dinner, so I hit the store after work. I bought 2 bags of fresh raw spinach, and some chicken thighs. My kids (the husband and son) licked their plates clean. The spinach I boiled and then sauteed it in freesh garlic bits with a tbspn of flour and then added some milk. The rice was the only kind i had it was Jasmin rice and then I roasted chicken thighs with seasoning, I of course had mine skinless and only had the meat. It felt like a light meal, but of course my portion size was a lot smaller then theirs.



Havent worked out yet but last night I made a puppy face to the hubby and kindly oh so asked if he could get me an elliptical by next week so I can squeeze some workout in the morning before work, and of course he couldn't resist the puppy face and agreed :) IM SO HAPPY!

I will weigh myself today, im guessin im in the 250s , who knows. Ill also add some new updated pics of myself so everyone can see where I am at right now physically.
 
Didn't get to weigh myself, main reason the digital scale is at my parents house and I was hoping to drop by there after work but I didn't have a chance, running late,etc. Today went smooth as well, controlled my calories nicely and with ease. This is all together the 9th day and each day my cravings and habits of late night eating are become easier and something in the past. Yes the normal struggles do arise such as the sugar craving and cravings for junk food and fast food but I quickly just turn my mind to the bigger picture here and keep reminding myself that life and opportunities do not wait, we gotta go get em before we lose them. I remember last night, I ALMOST had some coke, but as the craving came I said to myself "Seriously, you don't even like pop?" ...so I ignored it gulped my water down and the night went on successfully. This morning I noticed a little change, a change in my face, it has gotten a little slimmer, and my body isn't so bulgy and puffy, now mind you i'm not saying I dropped 40lbs in 9 days lol but I do see a shape returning slowly.
I am a person that is constantly on her feet, from 7am to about 11pm I am running around and doing things. My job is requires me to stand all day and move around constantly quickly and then when I'm home, Im preparing supper, then doing a major clean up of the home each night before I hit the sack and to top it off two boys they sure know how to make a mess and not clean up after themselves, so i got my work cut out for me like never before, so I am crazy determined to get my hands on that darn elliptical within a week so I can squeeze in a 30min work out between dropping my 7yr old son at school and going to work at 930am. I always keep that one quote in my head for inspiration and strength "Where there is a will there is a way". Oh also, my girlfriend was telling me she's doing a (low carb diet) which basically how shes been telling me it should really be called for her at least a NO carb diet and in my mind it's just SO unrealistic. Can a human really not touch ANY carbs for the rest of their life? my answer is no! NO! no! NO! and I tried telling her that perhaps making some a little more realistic is better because Ive read and heard of so many people trying it and stopping after a while and then they become surprised as to why the weight is back and in some cases it has doubled, but she won't listen so I just let her do her own thing. I guess me losing 85lbs 1.5yrs ago didn't teach her anything and she won't trust my word that a healthy eating routine, working out and lots of water is the real way to do it, and it sticks forever. The only reason that I packed on about 40-50lbs over a 12month frame is because I didnt stop that, I stopped and went out of control with late night binges, no working out, drank pop like no tomorrow and just lived off of crap....I took it to the max. Okay so enough of my rant....hopefully another good blog tomorrow :)
 
Low carb is ok but 0 carb is not good and not sustainable, the brain needs glucose which normally comes from carbs, on very low/no carb diets the body will convert protein to feed the brain which if your not eating enough protein can be very bad. The body also burns more fat for energy which in one way is good but it produces ketones as a by-product, in a healthy person this is not a big problem but if you are diabetic or possibly even pre-diabetic it is bad news.
 
Truesylver - Yes you are very right. But I am done trying to tell her because she makes me feel like I am trying to out smart her, and put her down so I simply do not comment on that fact anymore but in the end she will realize for herself that being on a such a unrealistic plan will not bring her far. Yes, she might drop the pounds at first, but as soon as she reverts back to her old ways of having her carbs she will soon find out that she has gained most of her weight back if not more. But hey who am I to tell her right?.

Weekend went by super good, I'm very proud of myself. I didn't even have to fight myself and my cravings, my will power and motivation are so strong that my urges haven't come to haunt me at all lately. I had a happy dance moment last night. We had a few friends over the hubby and I while my son was at granny's house for the slumber and around 1030pm, my girlfriend goes " Hey Alisa, let's go to the grocery store and get snacks and food, I'm starving!" and then everyone said "YES!" I was like "okay, I'm not hungry but I'll go". She ended up getting a whole roasted chicken, potato wedges, fruit tray and a loaf of bread. Mind you around 630 PM I had made my dinner and ate it. I made a chicken breast wrap, white a whole wheat pita, lettuce, some garlic sauce and tomato's and I was still contempt and not hungry when they decided to have their late night dinner. I will admit I snacked on the raw fruit tray, I had bits of pineapple, strawberries and blackberries (HAPPY DANCE). They all looked at me, like why wasn't I eating. And me I do not like to blab about trying to get back into shape because sometimes I truly do feel like some people get jelous feelings and then throw all this bad luck onto you. I just said " I had dinner, and Im really not hungry at all". And that was that :):):)
Believe it or not folks, I haven't weighed myself at all yet, it's been 12 days now but I will admit I did notice differences in myself, my shape. I look thinner, I feel thinner, my clothes look better on me and the husband noticed because he's been commenting a lot lately. I really can't wait to get into this a little more, so then I will post some resent before pics and during pics and then hopefully those after pics.
Hope everyone had a good and safe weekend :)
 
Starting Weight - 244lbs
Mini Goal by April - 220lbs
Final Goal - 180lbs
Height 5'8





So I have finally weighed myself today and as a result since the last time I weighed myself, I weighed about 250 lbs and that was about 2 months ago i'd say and with my noticing shrinking, I'm confident to say in about 12 days now I've managed to lose 6 Lbs by eating healthy, so I can only imagine what exercise will do :) I have a wedding to attend with the husband in April and I MUST drop at least 20lbs by then, so that gives me 2 months because there is no way I want to look like a sausage in a dress.


Mood update for tonight- Okay so feeling kinda down, mostly I'm just in a crappy mood, and usually when I'm in a crappy moody I'd snack on things and kinda keep myself busy with junk that is just not needed at all. Plus to top it off I'm supposed to get my period any day now, so for me this is just the worst thing because I get monster cravings for sugar and salt all the same time. I had my dinner which was plenty a whole wheat chicken wrap with some potato wedges and Im under my calorie count for today by about 240 calories and for some odd reason I am just craving coffee with milk and sugar like no tomorrow and I CAN'T stop thinking about it. Me I'm a coffee lover and I really don't see anything wrong with having it, mind you I did sub the cream with milk but I'm just so surprised why I feel so hungry and sugar hungry when I've had plenty to eat today. I can only blame the female hormones I guess, tomorrow is a new day and perhaps it will be better :)
But one moody day will not ruin my success so far I will not allow it, now way. I feel too good about myself lately and I do not want to go back to that old ugly feeling. :)
 
Hey, I just found your diary & read it - you are sooo similar to me in many ways!
Same height. Same goal weight! Similar weight loss rules (not eating after 7pm, no diet juices, soda)
Welcome back! :D
I am back too. I was here in 2011 & since then I put on 73 lbs...uff!!
So far lost about 10...my mini goal is 230 by May.
And by the way - i m attending a wedding then - and I must drop the weight to look good in my dress!! LOL.
 
Justina said:
Hey, I just found your diary & read it - you are sooo similar to me in many ways!
Same height. Same goal weight! Similar weight loss rules (not eating after 7pm, no diet juices, soda)
Welcome back! :D
I am back too. I was here in 2011 & since then I put on 73 lbs...uff!!
So far lost about 10...my mini goal is 230 by May.
And by the way - i m attending a wedding then - and I must drop the weight to look good in my dress!! LOL.
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Justine - LOL no way! Well we can be each others wedding weight loss buddies :) Yeah I really need to drop the weight by the wedding, knowing myself if I feel like I look like a cow in my dress the night will be horrible, I'l l end up trying to hide myself, I wont dance and I'll be super shy and antisocial which I am none of those things but for some reason when I am over weight all those things come into play. We can do it! and at least we have a great motivator for our weight loss and that should keep us strong. I am just imagining myself dress shopping at THIS size I am now and how sad and horrible the experience would be because I would find NOTHING I like and all the dresses that I would want to wear I know I couldn't wear because they just would suit my gut and back fat and flabby arms :(.... SO this has to be done.

I really need to start working out...I feel like a good nutritional plan can only take a body so far...but sweating and burning the fat of is a whole different level. This elliptical will be bought this week and I need to get some sit ups in there with some weight lifting for these flabby arms :)
 
Hello
So far it's all good still, yesterday skipped my breakfast because I had a large coffee and was just too busy, so I ended up ending the day under my calories by around 240, which is not too bad. I need to go veggie shopping, incorporate more vitamins and cut out more carbs. Need to start working out :/
 
hellloooo- just checking on you! :)
Yes. You need to start working out!!! Come on - think about that dress!!!
 
I really do :( My condominium has a gym in the basement (slaps forehead) totally realized that last night. So when I can't make it to the gym, I can run downstairs and make it happen still. So yesterday after work the husband goes " Oh let's go see a movie"..had no dinner and I was STARVING. With a 1000 calories left, I couldn't handle it. When we arrived at the theater he of course splurged on the hotdog and nachos but I stayed strong, I decided to have a regular sized frozen yogurt and when I came home I made myself a little dinner of chicken, and whole wheat spaghettini, didn't even finish my portion, due to the guilt of eating at 10PM, totally broke my rule but I had to tell myself to relax because I had no dinner and I was starving. Today's a new day, Starting out with coffee so far, I'm really NOT hungry and I wish I didn't have to eat breakfast, but I know I have to. Also my stomach has been feeling weird for the past 3 days, I feel bloated and just really weird, I don't have much appetite either, almost like the stomach flu might be visiting me. I've been wanting to buy some multivitamins but I haven't had the chance to do so, so today I might try to stop after work and get a few bottles of those at Edge. Even though I haven't been working out I am so so proud of myself for getting my self control back and not letting food control my day or fix my day like before, I was and deep down inside always will be a emotional eater, it's something I will have to battle all my life, it's like a disease, so to have controlled that part thus far is pretty damn amazing to me and I'm very proud of myself. The hard part is done now it's just getting my ass into gear and getting some sweat dripping done.
 
Hey you, emotional eating is a b*tch... i have that too.
what usually helps me is to plan ahead. Like i usually draft a menu for the week ahead.
I can pretty much stick to it most of the time. when i can't, i just go to the gym and dont leave until i work the excess calories off.

you can do this!!
 
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