Jensux2's weight loss journal

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well.. first off, i'm 18, 5'5", and i weigh 140. most of it is muscle since i used to be on swim team but i quit last year and i dont have time to go back. my main goal for weight loss is losing all my face, neck, and chin fat. i've also got to slim down before april 27 cause i'm going to COACHELLA where i'll be wearing a sparse clothing most of the time (hopefully!!!) my goal is 20 lbs by then :eek: whenever i try to diet, i make it courageously through the first 2 days, but on the third day at exactly 5 o'clock, i break down, fall of the wagon, and start binging on chili fries. this time is no exception. i 've just finished eating a box of frozen mini quiches and i'm feeling incredibly ashamed and disappointed. :( :( but tomorrow is a new day and i'll try my best :D I'VE GOT TO SUCCEED
 
just keep at it, you can get there...

it also sounds like you might not be consuming enough calories, you should never feel hungry when dieting.

also at your weight you should be able to lose 20 pounds in about 1 month, assuming you eat right and exercise right...
 
20 pounds in a month

DSRA2007 said:
just keep at it, you can get there...

it also sounds like you might not be consuming enough calories, you should never feel hungry when dieting.

also at your weight you should be able to lose 20 pounds in about 1 month, assuming you eat right and exercise right...
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What? Hello? I don't think that's right.
 
well he wheighs 140kg, so thats about 5 pounds a week, not exactly impossible...

or does he actually wheigh 140 pounds? cause if thats the case then you can expect to lose 1 pound a week
 
oh whoops i should clarify. i weigh 140 POUNDS. also, i'm a girl. well here are today's stats

EXERCISE
20 mins pilates
30 HIIT cycling
1 hour lap swimming

NUITRITION
breakfast-small bowl cereal w/ skim milk
medium sized orange
activia yogurt

lunch -tater tots
spicy tuna sushi
small apple
celery

snack-small bowl life cereal w/ 2% reduced fat milk
6 oatmeal raisin cookies
8 oz reduced fat milk

i didnt eat dinner because i came home too late. i realize my nutrition needs to improve if i'm going to lose the weight but so far i'm working on taking baby steps. i fell way off the wagon with the cookies, but at least i didnt completely give up and eat the carrot cake i've been craving. yup..baby steps
 
if you ever feel like youve got the munchies real bad between meal times then try raw carrots. i can get through a whole bag sometimes and they are reeeealllllyyy filling and they take away the craving to chew as after a while they make the jaw ache. they are low calorie too :p
 
breakfast - small bowl life cereal

snack - large apple

lunch - korean chicken noodles (ate most of the large serving)
ice cream cone :(

snack - salad w/pears and 1 tbs tuna

dinner - korean bbq pork
2 veggie tempura
1 banana

snack - 4 oatmeal raisin cookies
reduced fat milk

today was not a good day for me. i just cant seem to stop myself from those cookies. as i'm staring at them, i think about what i'm about to do but then my mind goes blank and i end up eating 4. when i see them, my spirit leaves my body and i see myself eating those cookies and i cant do anything but watch. they make me happy, which sounds very odd. i'll try the carrots though. that sounds like a really good idea. i didnt really get any exercise though. plus, i was sitting down for a total of 11 hours today (school + 5 hour study session). i'm gonna do some pilates before i go to bed though.
 
Hi Jen,

Ask yourself before you eat - are those cookies worth getting to my goal?
Are they worth the extra exercise to burn them off?

Sometimes the answer is yes - if you're ready to lose the weight, then more often then not, the answer is no.

I think 20 pounds in 7 weeks is a lot, especially at 140 pounds.

If you begin to think about not being on a diet, but eating in a way that your body needs for the long road, then you won't ever have to do this again.

Yes, it would be nice to be at your goal by a given time, but isn't it better to learn to eat in a way that not only satisfies you but is good for your body while losing the weight?

You CAN do this - one day, one meal, one pound at a time.

Best of luck to you,
 
thanks for the advice M2M! i'm really going to try thinking befire eating, though thinking has never really been my forte :)

breakfast- banana

lunch-banana
peach
1 cup life cereal

dinner- turkey patty
muenster cheese
scrambled eggs
brisk iced tea

snack- orange
fudgecicle

i'm doing pilates before i got to bed and front kicks as i watch tv
 
breakfast-bowl of life cereal w/ reduced fat milk

lunch- lean cuisine chicken fettucini
brisk

dinner- lean cuisine chicken herb

snack- air popped white popcorn

exercize- walked for 2 hours
 
breakfast- life cereal 1 cup

lunch- herb salad w/ broiled pork bits
carrots
celery

snack- popcorn
apple

dinner- lean cuisine
pork bits
carrots

snack- popcorn

didnt really get to the excercise today cause i had a long shift at work :( thats not an excuse for not working out though. i know i should at least do some pilates or something seeing as how i ate 30 mins ago and i'm going to bed soon, but i'm tired. i think my motivation is ebbing. i was supposed to get up t 6 this morning to do pilates, but when i woke up, i forgot why i set my alarm so early, so i went back to sleep. sigh...this is alot harder than i thought it would be
 
breakfast- had to skip breakfast :(

lunch- tater tots
chicken with rice
apple

dinner- 1 cup baby carrots
1 porkchop
1 cup popcorn
4 inch turkey and ham subway sandwich

snack - 3 cookies
1 piece cake
1.5 cups watered down punch


there was a work function that i was working at and i was in charge of manning the desert table, which consisted of all my favorite cookies and the sweetest punch i've ever drunk. i was brave for the first 4 hours, but at exactly 9:43 i gave into desire. i feel terrible about it. i'm about to give up on this, but i've been doing so well. one of my friends asked if i lost weight, and i was wearing baggy pants and a big sweatshirt at the time so that must of meant i lost some face fat! i think i lost 2 lbs this week, but with tonite's display of a weak will, i'm probably back to square one. i feel like this is hopeless. i'll never be satisfied so i might as well give up.
 
breakfast - banana

snack- 2 low fat graham crackers

lunch - tater tots, tuna sushi (school lunch)

dinner - leann cuisine pasta, 2 cups baby carrots

exercise- walked 2 hours, elliptical HIIT 20 mins
 
the past 5 days have been terrible for me. i completey lost control of myself. i ate whatever i wanted, whenever i wanted. today was especially bad. i finished off 3 packages of cookies (whole bags), had fried chicken, sausages, potatoes, fried shrimp, a donut, and a package of donettes (360 cal). i bought 2 candy bars but its keeping all the will i have to stop me from tearing them apart. i was doing os well before, but i had one really bad day and it just didnt stop for a week. this is really really terrible. i feel so ashamed of myself. i keep telling myself "i'll start again tomorrow" but i've told myself that so many times. it never seems to stick. the bad days really just get to me and i dont know how to get myself out of the rut. i feel disgusted when i look at myself.
 
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