I'm READY

Skittles1230

Skittles1230

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Ok, so here I am, finally getting serious about shedding some poundage. I used to be 120 pounds when I was about 14, but that came from not taking care of myself at all and being very unhealthy. I went from 170 to 120 in less than 2 months, but ever since then have been climbing and climbing that ladder of fattness. I am now 20 years old and 215 pounds. Because of losing all that weight the way I did when I was younger, I have made it a challenge to maintain a healthy lifestyle. My body packs on the pounds any time I get a little lazy and forget to exercise or eat just a little more than what I should that day. It's very frustrating and very tiring trying to lose the weight that I've gained. I have started diets and gotten worn out after just a few weeks. My mind had gotten used to the idea of shedding fat super quick, so when it takes an entire month to lose not even 5 pounds it gets a little discouraging. But I have gotten to a point in my life where I think I can re-train my mind, and get it to believe the truth... that my progress is not determined by how quickly I can lose the weight, OR even by the amount of pounds lost, but rather it is determined by how well I can control myself and how determined I am to feel good about myself. I AM READY!
 
I am so ready, just like you. When I was younger I weighted 79 pounds up until I was 14. I would run, eat right, everything. It wasn't even something I made myself do, I loved it. But then something happened in my life that made me use eating to hide away my pain. I gained weight so fast. Now I am 19, 177, and I can't fit into any of my clothing. I can't buy any either, sense I just got my own place. I also try, lose a little bit and get discouraged. I AM SO READY TOO!
 
Congrats at getting your own place, that's wonderfullly exciting and adventerous at your age... give it time and you will fit into your clothes again...

Just remember you didn't gain the weight overnight, it's n ot going to be lost overnight, just take it step by step with small changes that lead to big results.

i'd start by taking measurements -they tend to show better results than the scale will...
 
being ready is the biggest step!

Ill be honest with you now that your older and what it sounds like you are losing your metabolism you had when you were young...

good luck!
 
Congrats and welcome to the forum. This is a GREAT place for motivation.. so just stick with it. We all ( well I can't speak for everyone...but I) definitely get EXTREMELY frustrated at times... when there isn't any change on the scale, but it can almost make the pound lost all that much better. Stick to it and keep us updated!
 
Hooray!

Hello again. I am so proud of myself! (For once, :) ) I woke up this morning and weighed myself and I lost just over a pound, and I'm also an inch smaller on my waist. I told my husband and he got super excited because he could tell it really motivated me. So I'm off to a good start which is totally helpful. I even ate Pizza yesterday and still lost a pound.... that's crazy! :)
 
Ugh

Ok so tonight we are going over to my mom's house and she is making chimichangas for dinner. I love the way she makes them, they are delicious, and it's really hard for me to resisit them, but I know they are awful for me. If I hadn't eaten hardly anything today I wouldn't be so worried about it, but besides my breaskfast which was actually good for me and low in calories and all that, I had a foot long turkey sandwich from subway and a glass of pepsi for my lunch, that's like 700 calories pretty much. I've figured out that with everything I've eaten today, to stay within my target calorie range I can only have about 300 more calories today, and I'm trying to figure how to do that knowing that all of those calories is probably in half of one chimchanga. I hope she's serving salad...maybe I should bring one. I don't know.
 
What method are you using to count your calories and how many are you shooting for a day? Things are okay in moderation, just make sure you don't completely binge on whatever it is that you are eating. Does she know that you are trying to lose some weight? If not, I would let her know. I'm sure everyone around you will support your decision for a lifestyle change and do what they can to make it easier for you. You can always ask her if she's doing a salad and if she says no, then offer to bring a big one for people to share as a side dish.
 
Well, it turns out we aren't going. My husband is sick and my mom isn't feeling well and everything. So that turned out well. I'm using the fitday website to track my calories. I'm going for no more than 1500 a day...trying to stay between 1300 and 1400. I know that half of my sandwich with no cheese is 280 calories, and I got a whole one, with cheese.(but no mayo) and then a 12 oz. pepsi is about 150 cals.
Anyways, my mom is what I like to call a "fat enabler" (I know it sounds mean, but it's the truth {oh, and I got the term from that show home movies, just in case it sounds familiar to anyone}) My entire life I was raised on fast food, at least two meals a day, sometimes 3. She is 5'1" and about 230-250 lbs, she always talks about how she wants to lose weight, and has gone to weight watchers and curves and all that, and I've tried to help her, but she won't stop eating fast food and fatty foods and just plain bad for you foods, and when I've tried pointing out that she's not being healthy she gets really offended and upset... and when I'm with her she insists that I eat with her, even when I tell her I'm trying to be healthy and lose weight. Just a few months ago I literally begged her to help me stop eating fast food and stop drinking Dr. Pepper(that is my major weakness drink) and she PROMISED she would...not even 3 days later I was in the car with her and she took us to Sonic, without even asking me. I know that my eating there was not totally her fault, I could have just as easily not gotten anything, but I was hungry and she was insistant. So I just don't tell her anymore, and I try to spend a limited amount of time with her. I love her very much, but it's super difficult for me to stay on track when I'm around her. I really don't know why, though.
 
At 215 you should NOT have your cals be that low! It damages your metabolism and won't do you well in the long run. I'm around the same weight as you (started at 200) and I was told to aim for 2000 to 2200 per day. I've been trying to do around 2000 and sometimes have snacks at night just to get my calories UP enough.

It's too bad your family isn't feeling well, try not to catch it!

You know, that pepsi is really a large amount of your calories, ESPECIALLY as low as they are right now. I know how soda addictions can be, but are there any other options you can use as a drink.. or perhaps go for less soda and more of something else? It would really make you feel like you could eat more/have more energy in your day.

Honey, honey, honey!! I know alllll about the mom thing. Not exactly of course, but when I told my mom when I came home for break that I was trying to lose weight, the first meal she cooked was bbq chicken with extra sauce! Haha. You just have to take things in portions and then add in what you need to your diet to make it healthy and rounded. It's good to hear you are using fitday.. it's my choice of cal counting site too. My mom is also overweight, but won't listen to me or my dad.

Perhaps the best thing you could do for your mother is to lead by example. Show her that it IS possible and she'll see how happy you are once you lose some pounds. Sometimes it takes some different things for certain people to click with the weight loss thing, and everyone is going to have a little bit of a different reason for really wanting to lose the weight.

You have to do what is good for you.. and if that means seeing your mother limitedly, then I guess so be it. Perhaps you could invite her over to your place for dinner sometime and make it... somewhat healthy.

It's great that you have chosen to turn your life in a good direction, don't give up!
 
I'm so confused!

Oh my goodness cals are so confusing!! It's funny, because I have read on several different occasions that to maintain 200 pounds you should eat about 2000 calories a day, and to lose you should be consuming at least 500 cals less than that, and now I'm hearing kind of the opposite...oh I'm so confused! :willy_nilly:

:)

Anyways...I actually haven't had any soda for like a week(besides the 12 or so oz. of pepsi yesterday) which is a HUGE accomplishment for me. I always want Dr. Pepper, it's one of my biggest downfalls, but I haven't had any since last thursday when my mom picked me up McDonald's for lunch(I got an oriental chicken salad then...I love those things) But I've been drinking a lot of water. My dad is huge Dr. Pepper fiend like me(I think I got it from him) and just a few months ago he found out he has diabetes, so he stopped drinking it, like cold turkey, and is only drinking water now. He hasn't changed a huge amount of his diet, he just pays attention now, and he's lost like 30 or more pounds, pretty much from taking out the soda. So that is one of my goals is to stop drinking soda completely, because if my dad can do it, so can I. :)

I had a half a bowl of chocolate chex cereal and and a half a glass of that carnation instant breakfast stuff for my breakfast yesterday, that sub and pepsi for lunch, and about a 1/2 cup of cottage cheese with some mixed fruits with it and then a banana for dinner. If I had stayed up any later I would have ate more, but I went to bed at like 8 last night because I couldn't hardly keep my eyes open. I didn't lose any weight from yesterday(which is probably a good thing) but I did lose a half inch from my waist.

Ok, now to get ready for work. I usually walk to work, which helps a little since it's about a mile. I just don't want to walk in the cold. :(
 
RadiantPebble said:
At 215 you should NOT have your cals be that low! It damages your metabolism and won't do you well in the long run. I'm around the same weight as you (started at 200) and I was told to aim for 2000 to 2200 per day. I've been trying to do around 2000 and sometimes have snacks at night just to get my calories UP enough.
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Also, it looks like from your chart thing, that you BMI at 150lbs is pretty much the same as mine would be at 130lbs, so you are probably taller and in better shape than I am too. I'm only 5'4", and I'm not very active. I walk to work a few times a week, and sometimes I walk home. But that's pretty much all the exercise I get. I guess it's just something I need to talk to my Dr. about and she what she thinks.

I really do appreciate all the advice and support and everything, though. Thank you so much! :)
 
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