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cookiedough

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Hey everyone! Jordan here. I’m 21 years old, 5’4” and don’t know my current weight, but 2 weeks ago I was 200 lbs. Tomorrow is my last day of Phase 1 South Beach and I am so ready to weight myself in! I have been working out 6 days a week, and I have yet to cheat on my diet - so I’m hoping for good results. I have been a steady “gainer” my whole life. In high school I was involved in a lot of sports and managed to stay under 170 but since college I have gone up 5-10 lbs a year pretty steadily – and studying abroad in Italy for 5 months definitely didn’t help the situation!

When I got back and saw that I had hit the 200 mark I decided that I really needed to do it this time. I have tried to lose weight before, but have NEVER been successful. I have the worst cravings in the world and become consumed by those cravings when I diet, but I really feel like this time is different. I am the least patient person in the world, so I have high hopes for my weight loss this summer. I am aiming to be down to 175 by the end of June and hopefully to 160 by the end of July. So that’s 15 lbs a month (if I got myself down to 190 on the scale tomorrow). I think it’s doable if I really commit.

I’ve never felt comfortable with my body – ever. Everything about me is big – big feet, big boobs, big nose, and on and on. It would be SO freaking amazing to get to 150 by the time I start my senior year at the end of August. Ultimately I’d like to hit 135 (most definitely by Christmas), but I know that number is a long way off and it becomes harder the lower I get. I just want to feel comfortable being me - whether it is buying clothes, finally admitting I love the beach (only reason I say I hate it is because I hate being in a bathing suit in front of people), feeling more confident with guys – I just want to be healthy (in mind, body, and spirit).

So here it goes! I shall update tomorrow after I have my very first weigh-in =) I definitely feel a difference when I do my cardio, but I don’t see any visible difference, so I honestly have no idea what that scale will read. Now I’m off to the gym for one last workout. Wish me luck!
 
Today was weigh-in day! I went and bought a scale after I had already eaten breakfast and lunch (and worked out) so I know it is not entirely accurate, but I will post tomorrow morning's weight on here (makes it my 2 week 1 day weight I guess). But I think I hit the 180s!!! Glad to be done with Phase 1 of South Beach, but I'm having trouble not stuffing my face with all the carbs I have been missing lol. I also was able to run for 8 consecutive minutes today on the treadmill at 5.5! So many exciting things. I just can't wait til I start to see the difference =)
 
Woo hoo go cookiedough!!! Isn't it nice to see the 180's again after a long time? Like seeing an old friend :p
 
Congrats on your recent success! But your name is quite evil! lol. :) I love cookie dough! Waaaaaa! :) I know how it is to feel uncomfortable in your own body. I feel like I have big everything too. I'm short and fat. But alas. I finally believe I can do this! So the future is bright for the both of us!
 
@wiresandwood Thanks! I really hope so too =)

@katers Yes it is! I saw 190.6 on the scale yesterday so I figured I got below and this morning I was 189.6 - woohooooo! I missed my old friend lol.

@ashy I am so sorry! I didn't even think about how it might tempt others lol it has just been the only thing I am craving since I started dieting! And I am so glad to find someone who can relate to my "bigness" lol we will definitely get there!

So today was good but I ended up buying some of those balance bars. I don't really enjoy snacking on vegetables so I figure I can grab half a bar if I get hungry. And the good news is they have cookie dough flavor! I am just not positive that they are the best thing for me. Anyone know anything about these protein bars? I don't want to ruin my progress for some cookie dough!

I've got a rough week ahead. I will be staying with 3 of the girls I babysit for a few days while the parents go out of town with the older kids, so the girls have planned a FEAST that I cannot take part in. Funfetti cake, chocolate chip pancakes - they want the works! Lol this will be torture. =/ Will power!
 
@jasper Congrats to you too! I see you've lost about the same =) I looked up some info and although they are a healthy alternative, they have a bit more carbs than I'd like in my diet right now. But I will definitely use them as a substitute for anytime I feel I might go off the wagon! Better to splurge on a cookie dough nutrition bar than the actual thing =P
 
Maybe you should try 100 calorie snack packs if you just have to have cookie dough. But it won't be filling unless you couple it with something else. I have 15 grapes with mine and a glass of water. Its my last snack of the day. And its yummy. :) And I was really kidding about the name. Its cute. One thing that I gave up and is actually fairly healthy are my smoothies. I will drink an entire pitcher of them. Although its not empty calories its still calories. *Sigh*. Oh well. But I have been wearing this weight too long!!! Time to do whatever it takes! :) Right???
 
@ashy Yeah I have seen them but for me it's more the texture of cookie dough, and these bars have it! Lol plus eating half is only 100 calories so I guess it's not all that bad. But I am gonna finish this box and not buy them again just so the temptation isn't there. And I am SO with you on the smoothies. I used to do the same thing. Luckily my roommate moved out with her blender so no temptation there either =) I don't want to test my will power too much just yet.
 
So today went pretty good. I woke up and went to the gym and was able to run for 10 min straight at 5.5! That was super exciting because when this all started 2 weeks ago I could only do about 2. Adding all of these carbs back into my diet makes me feel a bit heavier though in general so I guess weigh-in day on Sunday will show me exactly how to handle them.

Something important I forgot to mention about myself is that I am a skydiver! That is also part of the reason I really need to lose this weight. It's no fun being heavier than most of my friends because in freefall I fall a lot faster unless I position my body in a certain way, and it also affects the type of canopy I can use, since it is all based on weight. It will be nice to jump this weekend and see how it feels 10 pounds lighter! Wooohoooo =)

Now onto 3 days with the girls I babysit while the parents are out of town. Chocolate chip pancakes, homemade personal pizzas, sundaes - and that's all for tomorrow! Though I ammm allowed to eat the ice cream. I make it with them out of JUST bananas! Of course they will probably add fudge and all that other good stuff, but at least I can join in a little bit =) Wish me luck (or better yet - will power!).
 
Holy crap, I'd be absolutely terrified if I were you. I have yet gained the guts to try out skydiving, but I know I'll have to since I plan to go through Airborne and Air Assault training when I get into the Army. Anyway, congrats on the progress so far! You're doing great!
 
I woke up and went to the gym and was able to run for 10 min straight at 5.5!
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That is freaking awesome! Good for you!!!!

Something important I forgot to mention about myself is that I am a skydiver!
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Ok, you're officially nuts. ;-) lol. I have a hard time just getting on a plane.
 
So it has been a really bad week. I put carbs back in my diet and these last few days I have been staying with the girls I nanny for so I wasn't able to get to the gym. I made sure though that my calories stayed under 1400, but my weight still went up. I weighed in at 191.8 today (gain of 2.2 lbs). Now I'm finding it hard to get that motivation back. And since adding fruit back I have become ravenous for it and eat about 500 cals of it per day. I figure if I am going to binge or fall of the "wagon" then it's best to do it with fruit right?

Ugh, well those protein bars are gone (I ate the last one) and I didn't buy more so maybe that played a role in the weight gain. I really think I just need to get back to the gym and increase my intake of protein, vegetables, and water. We will see what happens I guess!
 
Water first of all.Lots of it it does such good and also manages to not get so hungry.
Dont worry too much on the gain.I also get that.Sometimes it water/fluid if youre waiting for the red army!
You must find somethings that are low cal for snacs and that they will keep you full
Think and go to the market and look around.I was amazed at how many things are sold low fat low cal that i didnt know about(cause i wasnt ever looking!)
Dont stop your diet.Youll look back one day and say "if i only kepr going!"
Be strong and find snacs and stuff.Its really important to have them at home when you start to feel Dangerous!!!
Many nutrition bars are high calories(just found that out by my market searching!)so dont trust them all
Plus i dont think they're filling.
 
hang in there, if you have been carb depleted then suddenly have carbs your muscles with suck those carbs in the form of glycogen into your muscles along with a fair amount of fluid which has caused your gain, this is one of the techniques used by bodybuilders a few days before getting on stage to make their muscles appear bigger.
 
Don't worry cookiedough, that type of fluctuation happens all the time. I gained 2 pounds earlier this week, only to lose 4 a few days later. It's almost always water retention and not true weight gain. :)
 
So it's only been about a year now. I am sad to say that I "fell off the wagon" and gained my weight back. But New Year's this year I decided to commit to healthy living as best as I could for as long as I could - and I am still going! I have officially lost 30.2 lbs as of today. I weigh 171.8 now and am halfway to my goal!!! I dumped the diets and just minimized unhealthy carbs and fats while increasing veggies and fruits while working out as much as was reasonable. I can now run 4 miles without stopping (though at a very slow pace) but I am feeling so good. Everyone is noticing my weight loss and it is only keeping me motivated to continue. I can't wait to be in the 160s soon!
 
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