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Yonnabelle

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My name is Iyonna, Im 20 years old, and I weigh 229 lbs. Heres me:

Its a horrible picture but we'll make due, right?

Right.

How do you guys do that photo thingy.. you know, so that your pics appear right in your thread rather than from a link? Are they attachments?

Sorry. Just curios. Anyway~

Heres my story.. ish.

Up until around the age of 15, I was always a *little* on the heavier side.. by no means FAT, but heavier? Yes. But i was active.. I was on marching band, and it was cardio bootcamp if anything (think drum line.. yeah, that bad). I dropped to around 145, and yo yo'd between that and 150, that whole year.

Fast forward to one year later. I move away from home the summer before tenth grade.. Im alone, im stuck in the house, and Im bored. That whooole summer, all I do is eat, read, write, repeat. The only exercising i did between June and September was hoofing around the way to the local public library.

By the first day of school, my tenth grade year, I was back to around 150.. Im gonna say closer to 160.. but I dont want to. lol

Okay. So I make friends, get a little more active if you look at walking to and from class and my bus stop being active, but I eat more, too. I eat tons more. Lets face it, I was still sad and eating all my emotions.

So i gain about 20 pounds that year.

Which brings me to around 180 ish, right?

Yup.

By the time the next school year is birthed, Im basically over the emotional eating. Sad thing is, even tho Im not emotional anymore, Im still eating. To make things even worse, I get a part time Job.

At McDonalds.

So yeah must anything else be said, really? I couldn't control my eating.. I started working at McDonalds (where I still work). The end.


But Ive decided to get healthy now.. for reasons that are both shallow and not shallow.

I guess Im going to leave it at that.

Ive started a 1400 calorie diet.. well, Im GOING to be starting one. Tomorrow. Today was a very, very sinful day

:S

Im taking all my meals to work with me so I dont have to eat that crapolla anymore.. Someone gave me that idea when they said they were using a bento box.. they are super cute and I want one. The healthy options @ McDonalds are okay, but they get old REAL quick. Plus the meat is all processed :/

Im going to be working out 3-4 times a week, for now. Mostly a half an hour of cardio.. once i get down maybe fifteen or twenty pounds, Im going to up the cardio until i can do an hour a day, five days a week, and add strength training. Wont do that now because im too heavy and I dont want to snap my ankles in half.

I will be posting my weigh ins here, once a week every Saturday. Plus some other random things.. struggles, my routines, etc..

So.. yeah. Starting weight: 229

Goal weight (for now): 185

Damn.

Thats a lotta weight.

Onward~!
 
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Today was hard.. my first two meals were consumed at work. I had the lowest calorie stuff at McDonalds (burrito for breakfast around nine (300 cals.. for that tiny ass thing) plus a plum i brought from home. A Filet (with only ketchup) and a Fruit and Yogurt Pafait for lunch.. and lots of diet cola & water), but that still added up to about 950 calories.. a HUGE chunk of my daily calories. I got off around four, and had left over chinese (mixed veg stir..) around nine thirty. Needless to say, not ONLY do i think i went over my 1400 limit.. by about 150 calories.. I am freaking STARVING.

Ugh. I just have to hold out till Thursday, pay day, so i can go food shopping. That shouldnt be that hard, right?

.........

WRONG. There is a double chocolate chip cookie on my kitchen counter at this VERY INSTANT that is just.. calling my name like a heavenly choir.

SIGH. Needless to say today was NOT a good day.. Good thing its not one of my workout days, tho. Id pass out because my energy levels are so low.

Plus, sorry if a guy is reading this, but it feels like my uterus is going to fall out.

Lord help me.

I have very low hopes for tomorrow, (lol what kind of thing is that to say?) but I wont give up. Never. Choteh~!
 
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You know, i couldn't view your photo from photobucket on my work computer, but I had to tell you that just the other day I was wondering what ever happened to the little girl named Iyonna that I used to go to day care with a long time ago! LOL! We were both really bossy, so even though I liked her, we were kinds rivals. I thought because I was older she should listen to me, and she thought because she was there first that it was the other way around! Funny what we remember from childhood. Anyway, it's good that you are still so young and that you have decided to jump on your weightloss. It is better than waiting until after you have kids. So, do you have a game plan to losing the weight right now?

I never wanted to work in fast food because I knew it would be the end of me and my eating habits.
 
Okay, everyone. I am officially 'back'. Needless to say, I never really 'went' anywhere, lol. But yes, I am back.

Guys, looking at this, I'm not sure if I am proud of myself, or if I am disappointed, but I now weight a grad total of 215 pounds! Which means that I lost a total of around 14 pounds since I started this Journal, ten since I last weighed in.. here. I got down to 213 but that doesn't count since I am no LONGER 213.. but anyway, yes I did lose weight, but I wrote this post back in early September! Wtffff so many months ago with so little weight loss!

Anyway, I have new goals. I wish to lose 16 pounds by my 21st birthday, which is on June 11th.. for some reason I really want to be under 200 when i have my first legal drink. I dont think its an unreasonable goal.

I am thinking about posting some 'before' pics, but since they are so ridiculously horrible I shy from it. Maybe after I lose the next fifteen pounds. Big maybe.

I must admit Ive been struggling quite a bit.. I mean, the working at McDonald's bit is hard enough, but Ive been going out with my friends a lot.. and lets just say they dont deny themselves ANYTHING. I guess I have to work on myself. On my OWN will power... Eh, how hard.

So yeah, 200 (or 199) by June 11th (Best Birthday present ever!), 185 as a mini goal, and 150-155 as an ultimate goal. Im giving myself a year for that one.

I wonder if I can do it..?

Sigh. If only my hankering for sweets were less of a.. hankering.

Today was a good day tho; I had tuna helper for dinner, my usual breakfast of cereal and 2%. I also had Campbell's chunky steak and potato (gave the other half to the dog) and around 15 jolly rancher jolly beans. To satisfy my ever seeking sweet tooth. Heres to hopes of having a good week!

Yonnabelle

:iamwithstupid:
 
Hey gorgerous girl!! You are so pretty!
welcome back to the forum! Well done on losing the pounds!
Keep up the good job!!
See ya around! :waving:
 
Thank you so much, guys, for the encouragement.. It really means a lot and stands as a source of motivation for me :)

Okay, Im a little late for this weeks weigh in, but I was away from home yesterday morning, and i like to weigh myself first thing in the morning.. after using the bathroom. So anyway, today I weighed in at 212~! Bloat included! I know a three pound loss isnt the most impressive thing in the world, but for someone like me, who has issues with self control on the weekends, lol, i am super proud of my self! especially since i really do think i could have done better.. so, hip hip!

My week went well, except for friday, i went to a party and had a lil alcohol which i know is a no-no, i also went to fridays on saturday (o_O) and had steak and broccoli and loaded mash potatoes! had to have been like, more than a days worth of calories there.. but other than those days, i think i have been doing well. I have resisted the temptation of the milkshake (my greatest enemy) save for a sip or two, and I have, other than the alcohol, stayed away from things with too high a sugar content! Anyway, I woke up late today, so im a little ravenous, so Im going to go have some raisin bran ^_^

Good luck everyone!
 
Great job on your progress! I saw you mention McDonalds, I just posted an article in the ontopic section that shows how transfat, even if you eat the right number of calories and exercise, will make it so you will have a belly and actually gain weight. McDonalds and anyother fast food or baked good will contain lots of transfat, so it is best to avoid it at all costs, but thats just my 2cents.

Anyways, keep up the hard work! I know you can do it! :)
 
shawnnam said:
Great job on your progress! I saw you mention McDonalds, I just posted an article in the ontopic section that shows how transfat, even if you eat the right number of calories and exercise, will make it so you will have a belly and actually gain weight. McDonalds and anyother fast food or baked good will contain lots of transfat, so it is best to avoid it at all costs, but thats just my 2cents.

Anyways, keep up the hard work! I know you can do it! :)
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Thanks! Believe me, I try. Now the only thing I touch from their is the Fruit and Maple Oatmeal.. forget that other crap!
 
It seems my official weigh-in day is now Wednesday; it seems to be the only day my schedule allows.. so I'll go with the flow of that ^^'>

Today weight is 210.. it seems im having a steady -2 drop every week! This is slow, but good. I feel like its something I can maintain.. Because its been sooo easy.

I cant write much, gotta go do some stuff, I just wanted to share with you guys!

Im excited! If I keep going at this rate, i can be down to 200 by May!

Thank you for reading ^_^b
 
Hi YOnnabelle. Its common to not weigh in out of fear. Been there done that. But i am not going to do it anymore. I am going to face the music. It will be motivating. That's how i see it.

Anyway, i wanted to say something...

Oh yeah, if you find the macdonalds food does not satisfy you enough, can you not cook at home and eat your own choice of meals. I am always totally satisfied with my meals because they are low fat and high veg and stuff. So lots to eat for not too many calories.

Also, losing 2 pounds a week is said to be a good amount to lose. Something you can keep up for a long time. So don't worry. Be patient. It will happen if you stick to the plan.
 
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