Jennic's Diary

jennic

jennic

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Hello all,

I'm starting a diary to keep track of my daily progress. I recently created a thread for myself in the newbie section, so you can search for my thread titled 'Lurker Turned Poster' if you would like a little more info on me! Meanwhile, I'll start by answering these handy survey questions...

-- How much weight do you want to lose?
from my starting weight, approximately 40 pounds
-- What is the timeframe for reaching your target weight?
I'd like to be there by the end of this summer.
-- How do you want to accomplish your goal (what methods do you want to use)?
I use The Daily Plate to keep track of my weight and calorie goals, setting it up to lose 2 pounds per week. As of now I am mainly changing my diet, but in the new year I plan to incorporate daily exercise (DDR and Wii Fit).
-- Who or what can support you in reaching your goal?
My boyfriend is super supportive and is always there to listen to me :)
-- How realistic is your goal?
I've never been down to that kind of weight, so I will be able to judge better when I get closer, but it certainly lies in my healthy range.
-- When will you start?
I already have.

1. What is your current height and weight? 5'7", 168.4
2. If you were at an ideal weight now, what would that weight be? 135
3. At what weight would you like to be at four months from now? 145-150
4. Why do you want to lose weight? Looks, almost entirely. To be able to wear clothes I've never worn before. I would also like to have the associated health and fitness benefits, but to be honest those are secondary, as I am good health as it is.
5. Do you want to lose weight for a specific life event such as wedding or reunion? If so, when is that event? Not specifically, but I live in Florida and there's a perpetual bathing-suit season
6. What obstacles could get between you and your weight loss goals? Motivation and laziness. Overall I think I'd be happier at a lower weight, but overall I'm not too bad, and sometimes I'm happy with how I am. But I think that's laziness talking.
7. Why do you think that you now have a weight problem? I don't feel comfortable in form-fitting or sleeveless clothing, and BMI is outside the normal range.
8. What lifestyle changes do you think would help you lose weight? The obvious ones, eating better and exercising more.
9. Have you lost weight in the past? If so, what has worked in the past to help you lose weight? Last January to April I lost about 20 pounds going about the same methods as I will be now.
10. Why do you believe that you did not lose weight or you gained the weight back? I gained about 5 pounds back, just out of not keeping up my new habits.
11. What, if anything, has not worked for you in the past in helping you to lose weight? Why do you think it did not work? Being too unrealistic in how long my goals could take would discourage me, whenever I didn't make them.
12. Would you try writing down all food and drink consumed for a given period of time? I currently do :)
13. Do you cook at home often? If so, what do you cook? I'm a college student and technically live by myself (although my boyfriend is here almost always), so whenever I cook, it's simple.
14. How often do you go out to eat? Where do you go? Too often, that is where all my money goes! I eat at the typical haunts, but I am trying to make healthier choices.
15. What are your three favorite foods? I love Caesar salad and chicken caesar wraps/pitas. I also love Mexican food in general.
16. What are your three favorite restaurants?
Olive Garden, The Pita Pit, Qdoba
17. What are three things you can do differently when it comes to food? Manage my portions better, plan ahead, and not be too hard on myself.
18. If you woke up tomorrow and your body was exactly the way you want it, what would be different? (I hope) I'd have a higher self-esteem and have more pride in my body and dress.
19. Do you eat when you are not hungry? Occasionally out of boredom, but that is something I've put a stop to.
20. Do you binge eat (large amounts at a time)? no
21. Do you hide your food or eat in secret? no
22. Do you eat when you are sad, nervous, or depressed? sometimes, not habitually though
23. Do you eat as a reward? Not eating per se, but my boyfriend and I will use going out to eat for whatever we're celebrating
24. Do you eat while watching TV or using the computer? No, I don't actually do a lot of snacking.
25. What do you normally eat for a meal? I'll put together a few things. Lately I've been making delicious Caesar wraps that are also low in calories :)
26. What type of snacks do you eat? Not too many, I hardly ever have chips or crackers or anything like that. Although cookies will get eaten if they're there!
27. In terms of exercise, what, if anything, are you currently doing? No specific exercise yet, but it will soon be incorporated.
28. Where do you go for exercise? A local public gym? School/work gym? Home? home
29. What, if anything, are your three favorite types of exercise? I love playing volleyball, and I play whenever I can, but it just takes a bunch of people. I also play tennis, and I enjoy my Wii activities...
30. What is your daily/weekly/monthly/yearly motivation to move towards your goals? Mainly I just try to imagine how I'll look in the future.
31. Do you have rewards for certain goals? Not in particular, although being able to buy a bikini is definitely in mind, although when I'll be ready weight-wise is questionable.
 
I like to weigh myself every day just to keep on track. This morning I was 168.4, which I was pretty pleased with. I slept in late so my day didn't start until after noon. Here's what I ate today and the calories for it:

flour tortilla: 110
romaine lettuce: 15
2 Tbsp. lite caesar dressing: 90
4 pieces Morningstar Farms buffalo nuggets: 160

Campbell's Creamy Tomato soup: 320

For dinner I went to our campus dining hall eat and visit my boyfriend who works there. It's hard not to overeat there, but I think I did pretty well. It's hard to know exactly how many calories I ate, but with roughly 600 remaining to be in line with my goal, I believe I did okay.

Salad (mixed greens, 2 cherry tomatoes, onion, "lite vinaigrette" dressing)
Omelet (egg, mushrooms, tomato, small amount of cheese)
a small amount of fried squash

I could have gone without the squash, but it was hard to resist. But I did make it out without grabbing any cookies or eating any fries, which for me is hard to do! I don't like eating there very often, but I know it brightens up my boyfriend's weary work day :)

I also ate this last meal later than I normally eat dinner (8:30 instead of 6:30) so my weight tomorrow might reflect that. I just have to remember not to fret since I didn't go overboard. I should hopefully be fine.

Tomorrow's a new day, got to keep going!
 
Hey, Jenni, You started a diary. Good for you. I do the weigh myself everyday thing, too, but I only "count" it once a week. I find that it helps me stay on course during the week. Also, I have some crazy fluctuations so it'd be easy to get discouraged if I took it too seriously.

What do you figure for a daily calorie intake?
 
So, I was right about eating a late dinner yesterday (at least I hope that's the reason)- I was up a full pound from yesterday, to 169.4. I ate late today, too, so I'm thinking I might go to weekly weigh-ins instead, with Friday being the day.

It's a little frustrating, a week ago today I weighed 169.2, so I'm hovering at the same weight, and I feel like (with the exception of one day, last Thursday), I have met my calorie goals. This also happens to be the weight I bottomed out at in April, so it seems this is a very comfortable weight for my body and it doesn't want to budge! I'm hoping that I can break through this threshold and then perhaps have less resistance afterwards. But since I'm only really 2 weeks into my weight loss, I'm thinking I shouldn't be plateauing already, since I'm certainly overweight. Who knows.

Anyway, today was kind of a mystery day calorie-wise, since I had to eat out for lunch and dinner and don't know the exact nutritional info or amounts of what I ate. I prefer overestimating when I don't know, so here's what I allotted:

Fat-free light vanilla yogurt: 100 (exact)
chocolate: 78 (exact)
Gala Apple: 80

lunch: Caesar salad (with parmesan but no croutons)- really hard to know, so I'm saying 500, which seems generous but I can't be sure.

dinner: Olive Garden Linguine alla Marinara (1/3 to 1/2 of serving) 215 for 1/2 (according to website)
salad with dressing, a few servings (I love their salad!)- unknown

With the calories as such, not including the salad at dinner, I'm sitting around 975, which may be an overestimate. So hopefully (!) I'm still around my allotted calories, but again, can't say for sure. I know though, that I won't be weighing myself in the morning. I'll continue plodding along and hope that I see some results on Friday, and if I don't I'll have to seriously reconsider my current strategies. If anyone has any advice pertaining to anything I've mentioned, I'd be grateful to have it!
 
I love Ceasar salad, but I prefer to make my own dressing. It's not good for you, so I have been avoiding it these days.

From looking at your list it doesn't look like you have all that much protein. Does your food site calculate that?
 
It does, as long as I put in specific foods and not just manual generic calories from what I'm eating, although to be honest I don't pay much attention to anything besides calories, since those to me are the "bottom line." But perhaps I should.
 
So, today is winding down, so I'll post my entry for the day.

I didn't weigh myself today, but nevertheless I stayed on track. Plus I had 2 exams, so only 1 paper and 1 exam to go this semester! Thank goodness for that.

Here's the rundown:

Fat-free light vanilla yogurt: 100
Andes Mint: 25

Flour tortilla: 110
Romaine: 15
Dressing: 90
Croutons: 60
2-egg omelet: 160

Fish fillets: 345
ketchup: 45

Add a few bites of my boyfriend's protein bar for about 45, and I'm sitting on about 995 for the day. I'll probably have a little something later (even though I don't really like eating late), but I feel like today was a good day. To the next one!
 
Boyfriend wanted to go out, so we went to Steak 'n Shake. I had the new chicken apple walnut salad (minus a few ingredients) and half the dressing. For 250 calories it wasn't bad. But now I am more than full, and certainly won't be eating anything else tonight.
 
Today was a so-so day, but I'm thinking of weighing myself in the morning. I really don't know what to expect, hopefully all of my efforts will not have been in vain. On Monday I was 169.4, and that was a pound up from the previous day... I would be pleased if I fell anywhere in the 167's, which so far I haven't been able to break into. 168 would at least mean I'm not gaining, but anything above that would be disappointing. I know I shouldn't put these conditions on the scale, but I can't help it!

Today I was about 120 calories over my limit. I won't kill myself over it, but I could have made better choices:

Fat-free light vanilla yogurt: 100
Candy (bleh): 105
Mac n cheese: 435
Gala apple: 80
Dinner at the Pita Pit: 800

We'll see what tomorrow (and the scale) brings, at least after that I'll be done with this semester and going home!
 
HEY! We're both 5'7" and wanting to be 135 lbs :) Hey and my highest was 171, so sort of close. I've been at it for almost 2 years and MAN IS IT HARD :ack2: LOL, sorry :eek: Heh heh, but for rilly doe, I came CLOSE in April 2007 and got to 137 lbs. Currently I'm sort of meandering around 145-142.5 and I gotta tell you, I LIKE my body a lot, but yeah--135 and I'd feel comfortable streaking at Burning Man, so A GIRL'S GOTTA DO WHAT A GIRL'S GOTTA DO :gnorsi:

LOL! "4. Why do you want to lose weight? Looks, almost entirely. To be able to wear clothes I've never worn before. I would also like to have the associated health and fitness benefits, but to be honest those are secondary, as I am good health as it is."--nice honesty! If you become a fitness buff you might start to realize that being super healthy and fit is like being addicted to drugs--in a good waY! :D heh heh

Man, it was harder for me to keep my wight down when I was in college, to be honest. Stress made me eat, and sitting on my ass reading all the time didn't help. I commend you for being tough and sticking to it! Yi-ah!
 
169.0 this morning. Technically a loss from Monday, but I don't think I'm making progress. My goal was just to maintain through the holidays anyway, since there will be so much going on, and since I'll be at home I'll have less control over what I eat. When I get back I'll have to step up the exercise full swing- I think that's what's holding me back now.
 
jennic said:
but I don't think I'm making progress.
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:icon_bs: If you're eating smaller portions and exercising, you are making progress whether it shows on the scale yet or not. Bodies are weird: don't get discouraged from trying to create caloric deficits "during the holidays"--you CAN do it! :hurray:
 
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