Jellykat's(kate) Diary

well I guess since no-one comments on this I can make it more of a personal journal, write whatever I want and not worry about who see's it!:D just kidding... well I didnt do great yesterday, I feel bloated today:mad: hoping I can kick start the rest of the week right. I also havnt been doing well on veggies and fruits...
I'm stressed out because of school and my lack of motivation. I cant seem to get myself to sit down and study. I am very interested in the information and topics at hand, I just dont know where the uninterest is coming from. Maybe because I dont have teachers to report to or its not disciplined enough, I dont know grrr.
well one week until October which means I still have about 5 weeks to lose 6 pounds, I hope I can get myself motivated in the next few days to get back on track.
 
Eat up those veggies and fruits! Maybe you can motivate yourself to both study and eat them by promising yourself to sit there with a book and a cup of carrots and not to get up until you finish both a chapter and the carrots... or something like that, something that would work for you! Good luck meeting your October goal!

Sifen
 
day....whatever

Thanks Sifen, I'll have to try that and get back to you! I hope it works because I havnt been feeling the motivation latley.
well the last few days havn't been going very well, I woke up feeling bloated the other day so of coarse it made me think "I'm gaining back those 4lbs" :eek: which in my head gives me an excuse to say eff it and eat whatever. :mad: which in turn makes the rest of my day go bad and so on and so forth as the cycle continues.
I'm also bored out of my mind in this effin town, are we in Nashville yet? nope. another week at least, our Hvac insection isn't until tomorrow(or so they say) so Closing was pushed until next monday or Tuesday:mad: I'm tired of everything grrrrr....
On a lighter note today has gone pretty well, omelette with cheese and taco sauce, yogurt w/cottage cheese, mini wholewheat bagel w/peanut butter, and an apple so far. had my water too. we'll see how the rest of the day is going to go... I'm making Vegetable lasagna for dinner so as long as I portion it out I should be fine.
I think one of my pitfalls is that I love peanut butter, walnuts, and almonds(unsalted) which is great because they are EXCELLENT for you IN MODERATION!!! and I have yet to moderate them lol... they seem to have control.oh well tomorrow is a new day:eek:
 
Hi Kate,
I'm sorry for just getting to your diary - sometimes it takes me awhile!

Good for you for starting this journey now :) By getting into better habits early, you will be able to keep off the weight you're currently working to get off!

Have you checked out or ? Both are sites where you can track what you've eaten, and get a good look at how many calories you're actually getting. I found when I "thought" I was being good - well, I wasn't ;) There's a ton of sodium in so many things that I never even looked at before, ie., cottage cheese, and that definitely plays into whether or not the scales are kind!

Good luck with your goals, and ummmm...did you write down the 3 positive things about yourself yet? :)
 
M2M, thanks for the comment. I havn't been writing down three nice things, I completely forgot!:p I do watch my sodium intake most of the time:eek: I know thats a big factor in why I wake up bloated the next day. thank you for the links I'll have to check them out!:D

the rest of the day went pretty well. I do need to work on MORE WATER! and i still havn't gotten into the veggie and fruits thing:( I made the Lasagna and it was pretty good, I did great on portions though! It still had alot of cheese, (low or no-fat) but I'm working on it!:D
 
Hey Kate,
How are ya? Keep going with this diary. Even when no one replies to my diary, it feels great for me when I post. Gets a load off my chest, even if its just discussing my food choices. I think its great that you validate yourself with three positive things every day. I'm a much more positive person the last couple of years than I had been. It's easy to let yourself get in a negative place and a lot harder to get back into a positive one, but fight for it. Your doing fantastic. I'll keep looking out for new entries!!

~ Sara Maria ~
 
G'Morning JK,
I had a hard time with the water, fruits & vegies at first too. Without realizing it, I was a high protien muncher ;) But when you start looking at calories, all of a sudden, those fruits & vegies look a lot more appealing ;)

Have a good day!
 
thanks ladies! I know It helps to just write it down, because I also know that even though very few had commented I knew if I wrote it down I would feel better about it. and I do:) (and now I feel like an Idiot for complaining, a little embarassed for making a fuss:eek: )
I've done well this morning, mini bagel w/peanut butter small half glass of Odwalla berry smoothie, and de-caf chai tea.
I have to go up to Nashville today for the House walk through, so I think I'll make sure to eat before I go and maybe bring an apple or some veggies to snack on. and WATER!!!
 
well I weighed myself this morning, being friday and all... I've only lost .5lb this week. I'm not reading too much into it though because I start my Christmas challenge on Monday and I'll do my beginning weigh in then. Even so .5lb lost is better then .5lb gained so hey! :D
started my day with small handfull walnuts, mini bagel w/cream cheese, water...
I have major cramming this weekend so we'll see...
 
Jellykat17 said:
well I weighed myself this morning, being friday and all... I've only lost .5lb this week. I'm not reading too much into it though because I start my Christmas challenge on Monday and I'll do my beginning weigh in then. Even so .5lb lost is better then .5lb gained so hey! :D
started my day with small handfull walnuts, mini bagel w/cream cheese, water...
I have major cramming this weekend so we'll see...
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Half pounds add up. I know we all want to drop like 10 pounds a week or something, but thats not a good solution long term.

I read a stat that people who lose weight the natural way have a much better chance of keeping it off then people who.....GET GASTRIC BYPASSES! Unbelievable.
 
Thanks guys:D I agree about the safety of weight loss, I never knew that about the Gastric by-pass though! wow, my father in law had that about 15 months ago and he's doing well keeping the pounds coming down. although I think he also uses it as an excuse to eat what he feels like, even if its not the best choice.
I also know that the .5lb is deffinatley better than none or the opposite direction. It just allows me to look at what I ate for the week and evaluate what I may be doing to improve that .5lb to a 1lb or even 2lbs!
had small cup of carrots and celery, (yay veggies!:D ) couscous w/talapia and small amount of teryaki sauce. water.
 
I had an incredible day today! went on a hike with my fiance, 2 miles roundtrip!! and the last 1/2 was up hill!!! I was so proud of myself:D
I ate 2 whole wheat oatmeal pancakes for breakfast w/ handful of walnuts.
lunch I had grilled chicken salad w/fat free dressing(only about 1/4 of the package), a few bits of Gregs chicken wrap and snuck a fry from Gregs plate!! I had celerry and carrots, shared a small bran granola bar and an apple for a snack on the hike. Dinner I had small cheese quesadilla with lettuce and a yogurt.
I am starting my 2 challenges on sunday and monday. I have a longer challenge Under the christmas tree that goes through till christmas, and a smaller one that goes till the end of october. Yay! I'm super uper excited to get this started. goodluck to me.:D
 
You are doing all the right things. The fatty acids in Walnuts have been proven to help prevent cancers, speed weight loss and appeaze appitite. Going up hills burns an absolute ton of calories.
 
thanks guys! I didnt do very well today at all, way to start a challenge right? ha. well tomorrow is a new day and I hope to start it right.
I had a busy day with cramming for my test and finishing an assignment blah blah blah.... anyways my fault left it till last minute again!!
I just completely ignored the rules today.. falling off the wagon is an understatement.. more like full on head first face plant dive into a big bag of chocolate m&m's OHH but it doesnt stop there, another bag of m&m's...wait theres more..popcorn with butter and salt.....you guessed it still more...count them 4 granola bars and plenty more....wahhhh I feel like kicking my own ass:mad:
blekkk I feel so bad about it now. regret is a horrible feeling. isnt it?
 
wahhhh I feel like kicking my own ass
blekkk I feel so bad about it now. regret is a horrible feeling. isnt it?
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and it gets worse and worse. you will start analyzing every little thing.

and then

well tomorrow is a new day and I hope to start it right.
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and bright light comes on end in a few days your all better.

we have all been there. Just move on:cool:
 
thanks hillbilly. I know its hard to see the sunshine through the storm sometimes. Its even more difficult to see the light through a tempertantrum lol.. sometimes it just feels good to whine. especially when you have to look at what you wrote and see that other people can see your baby breakdown too! it helps put it in perspective :D
 
There are times that I just want to say stuff it all I'm going out for a big pan of lasagna or some candy or or or............

Just remember your not the only one and thats what gets me through most of the time. I haven't gone on an all out binge in awhile but you always feel the same....:(
 
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