Jean is done messing around. It's now or never.

lykewoahxjean

lykewoahxjean

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This whole diary thing isn't new to me. Not one bit. I've had them before, I've even had a before and after thread here before... So why am I back with a new diary? Why else would I be. I've fallen off of the wagon, gotten off track, been derailed... I've gained some weight back. :(

In 2008 I went from 211 pounds to 140 pounds. At one point, I even made it to 130 pounds. I felt fantastic. I went through a breakup, and that didn't stop me. It was my friends that got in the way. Ultimately, it was my fault, but my friends and their awful eating habits didn't help either. Every night we ate out. Movie nights were every other night, and they consisted of candy, chips... all the bad stuff. Both my best friend and I gained a lot of weight from this unhealthy sort of lifestyle. She gained a bit more than I did... okay, a lot more. Now that I no longer have these friends, I think it's time to straighten myself out. I had that determination before I met them. I can surely get it back.

I weigh around 150 pounds right now, and am a size 12 again... yuck. My goal is to be in between 125-130 pounds, and fit into all of my old, size 9 jeans again.

I'm going to get this weight off. It's now or never.
 
Good for you for coming back and trying to get your head together again for yet another successful weight loss trip. I think I have com across you before and after thread but I couldn't see you photos. I'm not sure why, but can you tell me, how you lost your weight before?
 
njoyabl said:
Good for you for coming back and trying to get your head together again for yet another successful weight loss trip. I think I have com across you before and after thread but I couldn't see you photos. I'm not sure why, but can you tell me, how you lost your weight before?
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Thanks. It's been kind of rough accepting that I've actually gained weight, and that I need to change it.. but I'm done denying it. :)

And before I ate around 1,200 calories a day, and did around 30 minutes of cardio a day. That's probably what I'll start back off with. I'll up the intensity and change up my routine along the way, but since I'm just starting out, I want to make sure I don't set myself up for failure. I find that by overworking myself, I always quit. P:
 
5-3-2010

Weight: 150 lbs



So, I weigh exactly 150 pounds right now... which is actually good. I tend to weigh myself everyday, and 6 days ago (which is when I started this new plan) I weighed around 157 pounds. I'm guessing I've lost a good deal of water weight, eh? Ha ha.

I actually find that I have an easier time keeping motivated if I weigh in everyday. I've tried doing it once a week, and I find that I cheat more that way. I'll randomly eat something unhealthy with the mindset that I'll be able to burn it off by the end of the week... which is true, I probably could, but not when I do it everyday. Lol. I know myself too well.

Anyway. Since I've been away from my unhealthy friends, I've done so well. I seriously have yet to cheat, and I'm working out regularly again. I don't want to say that losing my friends was a good thing, but being away from all of the temptation has helped me beyond belief. I feel pretty great. Plus, my boyfriend is helping me out tremendously. He's a wonderful motivator. In the beginning, he was a little iffy on me losing weight, but now he's really keeping me in check. He's a smoker, and he's vowed to quit smoking if I can lose the weight that I've set out to lose. He's also offered to take me out swimsuit shopping as soon as I'm where I want to be. Talk about motivating. :)

Anyway, I'm going to workout, and then I have a huge research paper to write. Tomorrow is my last day of class! P:
 
Hey, welcome back!

Congrats, you're already off to a great start! What a nice boyfriend to say he'll take you swim suit shopping! AND quit smoking. That's a hard habit to kick but it can be done, especially if you guys are motivating each other!

I also have a huge paper and project yet to do and it is my last week of classes... then it's exams next week! Can't believe summer is already here. Enjoy your last day of class!

~ Sarah
 
You sound a lot like me. My weight has bounced from 195 to 245 for years. I generally stay in the 205-215 range. Boxing Day I weighed 238.5lbs my heaviest in years. I went on the wagon and worked out 5-6 days a week and dropped to 210. I have gained back a couple of pounds but I can feel the motivation slipping. Too many carbs are sneaking back into the diet and I'm ocaasionally over doing the beer. For May my goal is to refocus like you are doing.
 
lykewoahxjean said:
Thanks. It's been kind of rough accepting that I've actually gained weight, and that I need to change it.. but I'm done denying it. :)

And before I ate around 1,200 calories a day, and did around 30 minutes of cardio a day. That's probably what I'll start back off with. I'll up the intensity and change up my routine along the way, but since I'm just starting out, I want to make sure I don't set myself up for failure. I find that by overworking myself, I always quit. P:
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I agree that's a good start, and I'm rooting for ya!
 
5-6-2010

Current weight: 150 lbs


So, I finally finished my huge research paper and turned that puppy in. I'm waiting to hear back about that via email. I'm actually really excited about my grade. I think my instructor was pretty surprised with the topic I chose... in a bad way. Most of the other females in my class took the opportunity to write about what they were going to do during the Summer break. I on the other hand chose to write about how religion affects America's view on abortion. Yeah. We'll see. She has to give me a fair grade anyway. :)

I also have a confession to make. Yesterday I worked a very early shift. I went in at 2pm and didn't get off until 8:30. I hadn't had a lot of time to eat before my shift, so when I finally got home, I was starving. I sat around for at least 30 minutes contemplating on whether or not I should eat something. My hunger eventually got the best of me, and I went into my kitchen and ate.. very very badly. X: I immediately felt bad about doing it, and I still kinda do. I guess this means that I'm just going to have to be more careful when it comes to those early shifts. I'm going to have to find time to eat throughout the day.

Anyway, I've just eaten breakfast and am now going to workout. Today is going to be different from yesterday. There's going to be lots and lots of water and lots of sweating. I've got to try and get off what I put on yesterday!

Anyway, I'll be back in a few days or so. :)
 
5-14-2010

Current weight: 149 lbs


I haven't died!!! I haven't given up either. It's just been an absolutely insane week, and I haven't had any time to get online. My grandmother that I lived with just passed away on Monday, so keeping on track has been kind of rough. I'll admit, the night that she died, and the day after that I had absolutely no regard for my diet. I ate and I ate and I ate, but I've forgiven myself. I was going through a rough time, and I know it won't happen again. On top of that, my boyfriend and I split up. Yes, it sucks, but I actually feel like this could help me. Maybe being alone will help me really stay focused. Whenever I want something that I shouldn't eat, I have him go get it. Now that he's not here to feed into my bad habits, I'm not going to let myself get away with it. It's so much easier to justify a crazy eating spree when you have someone else eating with you.

We're still keeping in contact, though. We want to maybe start seeing each other later on, just right now we agree that we both need to be alone for a little while. So, there's still hope.

Anyway. I've got to work out and then head into work. :)
 
Sorry to hear about your grandmother. Understandable that you went off track a little with the eating but as long as you're back on track that's all that matters!!

Congrats on making the 140s!!
 
Hey there!
I'm really sorry to hear about your grandmother, and splitting up with your boyfriend temporarily too! ): That must be really hard. Don't get discouraged by going off track on eating, for sure.
It's really awesome that you've lost so much weight in the past. I'm sure these last few pounds will come off too! I look forward to following your progress. :)
 
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