It's time to kick some A$$!!

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Hello world! It's nice to be back on here!. My name is Amannda and I've been a part of this forum for some time. I had lost a lot of weight but gained it all back and then some. I'm here today to start my new weight loss journey. I love having a journal and friends to cheer me on and keep up with my story so please stop by and say hello!! Most of my friends have vanished from this site since being on here back in '08. Looking forward to making lots of new friends. Well lets get on with it....

Starting up here a while back I was about 152. After keeping up with the journal entries, counting my calories, and working out 5 days a week, I managed to get down to 133. All that lasted a short while. After my bf and I broke up I started eating like shit and not caring about the effects of it. A few months of that and I was 163 in no time. Came back to the forum briefly in January '09 and managed to shed 15 lbs...............only to put it all back on again. I have done bootcamp since then at my local gym and got down to 152, but now I am heavier than ever.

I now weigh in at a whopping 173!!!!! I think that being 2 pts away from obese on the BMI scale is a good enough excuse to get back into everything. So here I am. I'm pretty good with updating these things so it should be a good journey to follow.

I Look forward to reading some responses, making new friends, and shedding this weight once and for all!!!:hurray::waving:
 
I just wanted to put up some recent pics of me for my befores. These are from this summer in Cuba.
 
Hello and welcome back! I am new here so hopefully we can keep each other updated as I am about the same weight and my goal is pretty close to yours! How tall are you? I'm 5'6". We all have our ups and our downs when my bf broke up with me I had my first packet's (notice the plural it was a TRIPLEPACK) of jaffacakes and it all went to pot hehe. Lets make this a lifelong integration! I wish you all the luck in the world, keep us informed! :)
 
Just wanted to say hi and thanks for stopping by my diary. I have been up and down with my weight my whole life, so I know exactly how it feels. I joined this site last year in August (under a different name), managed to lose 9 pounds, slowly went back to my bad habits and gained the 9 pounds back again. Back then I didn't come on the site nearly as often as I do now and didn't have a diary. I am committed to this being the last time I need to do this!! We can do it! I'll stop by and check on you and make sure you're sticking with it. :D
 
GOD DAMMIT! I just wrote this super long message and it all got deleted. Well I guess I gotta write it again............

Alright... I did write already today but I want to write again just to discuss my eats and activity. Today is actually day 3 for me. I am also on the X-weighted website (joined there 3 days ago) and I am logging my activity and my weight on there.
(For those of you who don;t know, X-weighted is a Canadian TV show where a fitness trainer [Paul Plakas] focuses on one individual for 6 months and helps them to shed some weight. The show starts off with a first weigh in and measurements, a weight loss goal, a fitness test, and a fitness goal. The show then tracks the person through their journey and at the end of the show the person does the fitness test again, takes final measurements and weight, and attempts to complete their fitness goal)

So with that being said, I set a 6 month weight loss goal of 50 lbs. My fitness goal is to compete in a 1/2 marathon. I have my eye on the Mississauga 1/2 which is in the first or second week of May. Right now I am just focusing on running everyday. Until I get some weight off then maybe I'll incorporate other activities. So on Thursday I ran for 15 minutes, Yesterday for 16.15 (I wanted to reach the 1.5 mile mark) and today I ran for 18. All of my runs were at a speed of 5.5. I plan on getting to 20 minutes later this week before increasing the speed a little. Then I'll wwork on getting to 30 minutes and just chill there for a bit.

My eats have been really great. I have had no desire to eat bad for the last two days which really helps me a lot. I'm hoping to keep up with the resistance of temptations for a while anyways. Heres what my eats today will look like:

Breakfast: A toasted western sandwich with bacon and onions.....ughhhhhh. Mom convinced me to do it.
Snack: 2 sardines. I realized I like sardines yesterday and they are very high in good cholesterol. I plan on eating two a day from now on.
Lunch: Corn beef sandwich on one piece of toast and maybe some carrot sticks.
Dinner: Swiss chalet 1/4 drk with salad and half a baked potato w/ salsa.

I work at swiss chalet and the food is relatively healthy so I like to eat there often for dinner. I get a 50% discount so why not?

I'd really like to focus on trying to get my salt and dairy intake down. In my opinion they are both garbage.... but I am addicted to salt! I'd also like to cut back on the drinking. I drink like a fish and that is usually my downfall cause the next day I will eat like a vacuum. Well I'm gonna grab a shower and get ready for work. Have an excellent day everyone and stay focused! :seeya:
 
BikiniBound2011 said:
Just wanted to say hi and thanks for stopping by my diary. I have been up and down with my weight my whole life, so I know exactly how it feels. I joined this site last year in August (under a different name), managed to lose 9 pounds, slowly went back to my bad habits and gained the 9 pounds back again. Back then I didn't come on the site nearly as often as I do now and didn't have a diary. I am committed to this being the last time I need to do this!! We can do it! I'll stop by and check on you and make sure you're sticking with it. :D
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Thanks for coming by!! And rogue as well! Yes we can do this. I'll be swinging by your diary often as well. I'm so excited. I know this is my last time I just know it!! Lets get 'er done! woohooo!!!:party:
 
Welcome back and have fun. I think I might try for a half marathon as well, but it will take me a long time to get there. :) Good luck, and I know you can reach your goal in no time!
 
Hai congrats on choosing a goal you have plenty of time to get there especially with your current level of motivation woohoo! I'll be checking in regularly, I come on this site everytime my mouth salivates at something naughty and delicious as well! hehe :)
 
Not sure whos responsible for the kinks in the website but if anyone reads this that can fix it..... everytime i write a novel and go to submit it i get logged out and entry disappears. It's starting to piss me offff...

ANYWAYS!!! So now I'm pretty angry but I'll post everything again I guess.....

Yesterday was my first shift back at the restaurant since leaving for Cuba in July and I was actually nervous at my first table. But after that everything felt second nature. I even got a compliment woohooo!.

My mom had bought a case of beer and asked me to have one or two with her last night. I settled for one. I really wanted a second one but I felt that one was enough of a cheat for me (plus all the bacon I had in the sandwich yesterday).

I accidentally went on the scale today 4 days ahead of schedule and I am down 4 lbs in 3 days! I'm pretty stoked about it but I won't update my ticker until my official weigh in on Thursday.

I just finished my run for the day. I ran 18 minutes at 5.5. It was pretty tough but I pushed through it. I always try not to look at the time on the treadmill but I don't mind so much when I'm doing the last 5 miunutes. At that point I just count down to when it's all over lol. I know once I get some more weight off it will be more fun to run. I used to love running.... now It's just a chore.

I've only had breakfast today and I'm about to grab lunch. These are my planned eats for today.

Breakfast: two hard-boiled eggs on 1 piece of w/w toast (1/2 fat mayo and ketchup)
Lunch: Corned beef sandwich on 2 pieces of w/w toast (sourkraut and yellow, honey, and dijon mustard). And probably a handful of baby carrots.
Snack: 2 sardines
Dinner: Roast beef with some form of potato and I'll make a salad with that as well.

I'm probably going to go out and work with my mom knocking on doors. The walking will give me some added exercise plus I can make some money.

So all is well for now. Nothing tempting me like crazy right now. Just chilling out trying to make the most of this. Thats about it. Take care all!
 
Good job on the running. and I totally know what you mean about not looking at the time. :)

As for the posting, I dont know how to fix it, but so you dont have to retype everything, right before you post it, copy it so that if it does get deleted, all you have to do is paste it again.

keep up the good work! And even though it's not "official" congrats on the 4lbs!
 
Hi! I'm pretty new here too, and I see we have a similar history of losing weight and then gaining it back. Our goals are similar too since I want to lose 24 kgs (53 lbs) and want to do it by running. I'll stop by your diary often, so that we can share thoughts. :) have a nice week!

ps: sorry for all the mistakes, English is not my first language! ;)
 
Hello! I am just here with a quick update but I gotta be quick!!! Today went welll.. sold books with my mom but only sold 4. Made 50 bucks though. Got home and my bro had eaten most of the roast so had half a burger as well... no salad but some corn and carrots instead. Other than that everything went welll... Went out with my mom to walk the dogs after dinner to burn off the extra calories from the burger. I think today turned out well with all the walking and stairs from ppls houses I did.

Any ways I'm watching this amazing show on the 9/11 attacks and I can't peel my eyes from the TV. Debating on some wine now... let everyone know tomorrow. Peace!
 
Great job on losing 4lbs! :hurray: The thing with being logged out after posting always happens to me too. I think if you take a long time with writing by the time you hit submit it does that. But, like said above, I ALWAYS copy in case I need to paste it again. But so far I just log in again and then it works. Actually, now that I think about it, I always preview it first. So I hit "preview" after taking forever, then I have to log in again, then it shows my preview, I read through, than submit. Maybe try that?
 
I wish I had a dog! I could use an extra motivation to get out of the house and walk :) the BF's allergic though so we can't have one :(
Good job on eating only half of that burger, I don't know if I would have been able to leave the other half...
 
Well it was just a burger patty in gravy so it wasn't sooo tough. And I've got my mind in severe focus right now so it was pretty easy... give me a week or so and it will be a HUGE CHALLENGE!
 
Alright the same thing happened as always and I wasn't even done with my post.. but I wrote a shit load and unlike the other days I am not willing to write it all again. I will point form what I just wrote:

- I had that glass of wine yesterday. Don't feel guilty because I usually drink a lot when I drink so I need to get used to only having that one or two when I go out and thats it.
-I can not completely cut out alcohol in my life. I have a tiny issue with drinking so if I just cut down but dont stop I should be just fine.
- I have had other substance abuse issues in my life (MDMA and more recently cocaine.) I have not done MDMA for 2 years but I am currently battling the cocaine (It's been two months so I pat myself on the back for that one.
- Sorry if I have offended anyone for those previous comments but I am very open and I feel that by discussing my issues I can accomplish them more easily.
- I turned down a blizzard from DQ yesterday while my mom inhaled one in front of me... I didn't even have a bite.
- I ran 20 minutes on the mill today at 5.5. I will run this till Wed and then Thurs I will ramp up the speed a bit.
- Who ever has not seen the documentary "102 minutes that changed america" I suggest watching it. I could not peel my eyes from the TV last night.

Alright I think thats everything.. ughhh... OH and I started the TOM but thats not important for anyone really.... it'll be gone in a few days.

ALRIGHT eats for today!

Breakfast: two hardboiled eggs on 1 piece w/w toast (same condiments as yesterday)
Lunch: Corned beef sandwich on 2 pieces of w/w toast (same shit as yesterday)
Snack: 2 sardines and probably salad or fruit.
Dinner: For now I know I'm having salmon.... not sure what I'm having it with....probably left over potatoes with salad.

Phew!! done! I joined the 160's club today. I haven't been part of these "clubs" before but I'm hoping it could give me some extra motivation to get to the next club! Probably going to go to the bar tonight to see some of my friends. I haven't seen my friends since being back from Cuba. Looking forward to drinking some water and just socializing!
I think thats everything for now. See ya!! (I am copying this NOW!)
 
I always lose everything I write, too, but I was already losing stuff anyway because my computer is annoying. I somehow manage to hit backspace or some other not good key quite regularly, so I write most things in Word to prevent bad things from happening.

I think I watched four hours of 9/11 stuff yesterday, I was hooked!

And don't worry about offending people when you write about what you're going through, it's your diary so share whatever you want. Congratulations on the progress you've made so far with everything, I can't even begin to imagine the battle you must have had to go through to accomplish that. If you can get control of that kind of stuff, food should be no match for you!
 
Hung over......

Thanks Laura for the kind words. :)

I fucked up at the bar last night....OOPSSS. I only bought 2 pints of light beer but my friend bought me 2 more beers and a shot of tequilla. I was just going to go home but my friend told me not to drive so I went to his house and GUESS WHAT?! I had MORE BEER!!! jeeesus. THENNN I really needed to get home cause I had my moms car but I stopped at 2 McDonald's in a desperate attempt to get a Big Mac meal! Fortunately they were on breakfast which I didn't want so I just went home and stuffed my face there lol.

I had like 8 meatballs with sauce, and corn, and this chicken alfredo thingy.... soo not the greatest day. BUTTT I am not concerned about it.
Today I was going to eat something unhealthy anyways. Tuesday nights is wing night at WILD WING and its my favourite wing joint ever (chicken wings are my WEAKNESSSSSS) so I usually go every tuesday. The food and beer I had yesterday was Probably equal or slightly less calories than a night of wings so I'll take yesterday as my cheat and today as a good day again.

I only woke up at 1 today so I entirely missed breakfast which imo is good today to eat less since I ate alot last night. That way It wont be a huge hit.

Eats today

Breakfast: None
Lunch: Hard boiled eggs on two pieces w/w toast.
Dinner: Chicken on BBQ with some salad probably.... not sure if I'll have anything else with that.

I'm thinking of having a couple crackers with mayo also like I used to in Cuba. the crackers are whole wheat though so its a little better.

I'm gonna try to get on the mill today later but I don't know if it's going to happen for sure right now. My head is very wishy washy right now so once I feel normal I'll jump on it.

Thats it thats all... gonna veg out on the couch and catch some TV for now. Have a good day all!
 
Good for you for moving on and not dwelling on a "bad" day. One day once in a while isnt going to hurt, just keep moving foreward and you'll be good. :)

Hope you feel better soon :)
 
Thanks xorie!

I have a change of plans though unfortunately for today.... REmember those wings I was gonna not have tonight??? Welllllllll.......... I haven't had them yettt.............butttttttttttt...............I'm going to.

BUT!!!!

I promise tomorrow everything will return to good eats and good exercise. This is my personal contract. Minus the signature.

:gnorsi:
 
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