jessd's diary!!
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Went to visit my bf this weekend, so things went a bit off course 
plus I have some how hurt my leg, I actually physically can't run for the pain, which is sooo fustrating!!
Day 10
Diet:
Porridge, sandwich for lunch and pizza for tea. :/
No exercise!!
Day 11
Diet:
Porridge
Sausage sandwich
And I'm going to have salad for tea.
Exercise:
Went for a short walk but anything more strenuous just hurts at the moment
plus I have some how hurt my leg, I actually physically can't run for the pain, which is sooo fustrating!!Day 10
Diet:
Porridge, sandwich for lunch and pizza for tea. :/
No exercise!!
Day 11
Diet:
Porridge
Sausage sandwich
And I'm going to have salad for tea.
Exercise:
Went for a short walk but anything more strenuous just hurts at the moment
Cheers Dylan for the support
Day 12
Diet:
Porridge 400
Pasta Salad 400
2 Apples 100
Chicken curry 375
Total: 1275
Edit: PLUS
cider 200
pizza 500
crisps 200
Total: 2200-ish. Wah.
Exercise:
Just the 2 mile cycle to lectures and back. I can't really avoid doing this, even with my sore leg. Somehow it doesn't hurt as bad when cycling though, which is good.
Day 12
Diet:
Porridge 400
Pasta Salad 400
2 Apples 100
Chicken curry 375
Total: 1275
Edit:
PLUScider 200
pizza 500
crisps 200
Total: 2200-ish. Wah.
Exercise:
Just the 2 mile cycle to lectures and back. I can't really avoid doing this, even with my sore leg. Somehow it doesn't hurt as bad when cycling though, which is good.
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Amanda2010
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WTG on your loss so far!
Well Day 12 didn't actually end well. Stupidly had a casual can of cider... and alcohol makes me go crazy for food. So I had two slices of pizza and a packet of crisps as well. I don't even want to think about the calories/salt etc. This kind of thing has got to stop I've got to limit drink because I lose self control so easily!!
Plus my leg still aches so no exercise. It's so damn fustrating, I just want to jump in the pool and bash out a good workout but I can't for fear of making it worse. I might do a casual couple of lengths in two days time. So annoying.
So yeah, yesterday was actually a major fail. Ah well, life (and my new lifestyle!) must go on! Don't think I'll be seeing much progress on the scales this week though, what with yesterday and a rather unhealthy weekend + little exercise...
On a positive note, I've written out a list of motivating reasons to lose weight to stop me eating in my hour of need (ie when I'm working late at night and making little progress on a problem, and I'm bored and tired and fed up with maths...) Hopefully that will help! Plus I'm doing the march challenge, trying to lose 3.5kg this month
Plus my leg still aches so no exercise. It's so damn fustrating, I just want to jump in the pool and bash out a good workout but I can't for fear of making it worse. I might do a casual couple of lengths in two days time. So annoying.
So yeah, yesterday was actually a major fail. Ah well, life (and my new lifestyle!) must go on! Don't think I'll be seeing much progress on the scales this week though, what with yesterday and a rather unhealthy weekend + little exercise...
On a positive note, I've written out a list of motivating reasons to lose weight to stop me eating in my hour of need (ie when I'm working late at night and making little progress on a problem, and I'm bored and tired and fed up with maths...) Hopefully that will help! Plus I'm doing the march challenge, trying to lose 3.5kg this month
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flame_retardant
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Hi there! I'm just a little taller than 5'7 & I have about a 15lb weight loss goal too : ) - goodluck on getting to your GW & getting fit too. I hope I do as well as you're doing right now.
Btw - how many calories a day do you end up eating? I find it hard to limit myself under 2000cal even though ideally I wouldn't be eating more than 1700cal/day (damn those late-night snacks).
Btw - how many calories a day do you end up eating? I find it hard to limit myself under 2000cal even though ideally I wouldn't be eating more than 1700cal/day (damn those late-night snacks).
During days where I actually keep to my diet I am now eating around 1400-1600 calories I think. Late night snacks are my worst enemy too. I end up just going to bed to stop myself from eating
Good luck on your weight loss as well!
Day 13
Diet
Porridge 400
Salad (including small amount of tuna pasta) 400
2x apples 100
Chicken breast in sauce 400
Cauliflower 50
Total: 1350
Exercise
Cycle to lectures and back. My leg still hurts grrr. If it doesn't mend within a week think I'm going to go to a doctors, it's really annoying me.
Diet
Porridge 400
Salad (including small amount of tuna pasta) 400
2x apples 100
Chicken breast in sauce 400
Cauliflower 50
Total: 1350
Exercise
Cycle to lectures and back. My leg still hurts grrr. If it doesn't mend within a week think I'm going to go to a doctors, it's really annoying me.
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Day 14
Diet
Porridge 400
Apple x2 100
Salad (plus some tuna pasta) 400
Soup 300
2x cider cans (friends birthday tonight- limiting myself to this) 400
PLUS chips after clubbing I have no self control after drinking!! 500
Total: 2100
Exercise
Resistance bands (upper body)
Leg feels a bit better today so I might go for a light swim tomorrow to see how it feels
Oh and clubbing tonight. I bet that burns a fair few calories!
Diet
Porridge 400
Apple x2 100
Salad (plus some tuna pasta) 400
Soup 300
2x cider cans (friends birthday tonight- limiting myself to this) 400
PLUS chips after clubbing
I have no self control after drinking!! 500Total: 2100
Exercise
Resistance bands (upper body)
Leg feels a bit better today so I might go for a light swim tomorrow to see how it feels
Oh and clubbing tonight. I bet that burns a fair few calories!
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Day 15
Weigh in #3: 65.6kg/144.6 lb (+1.6lb)
To be honest, this week has been rubbish. I'm frankly surprised I didn't gain more, the weekend was awful diet wise and I haven't been able to exercise as much as I'd like to I'm not too cut up about the gain, I knew it was coming and I'm going to try my best to get it back off. I have one more potentially "fattening" event coming up this saturday- a termly dinner with unlimited drink and a three course meal, another thing that I have been looking forward to for a long time. I have already paid over £30 for a drinking ticket so I don't plan to let that money go to waste. After this saturday, I have no more particular plans and I'm going to concentrate fully on being healthy.
I've also decided that after this saturday I'm going to give up alcohol, at least for a couple of months. I won't find this too hard I don't think. I like a drink, but it always leads to bingeing on really bad food, and the stuff itself contains one hell of a lot of calories. In fact I'm pretty sure half of my weight gain since I started uni has been alcohol related- eating chocolate/snacks after drinking. Basically the guilt the next day overcomes any pleasure I derive from it the night before! So that's the plan- teetotal after this saturday evening! Never used to dirnk before uni so I won't find it too tricky to go back to that
Well sorry for the long update! Let's make today a good day!!
Diet
Porridge 400
Minestrone soup 250
Apple 50
Breaded cod, roast potatoes and carrots 500
Apple 50
Hot chocolate 100
Total: 1350
Exercise
None
Weigh in #3: 65.6kg/144.6 lb (+1.6lb)
To be honest, this week has been rubbish. I'm frankly surprised I didn't gain more, the weekend was awful diet wise and I haven't been able to exercise as much as I'd like to
I'm not too cut up about the gain, I knew it was coming and I'm going to try my best to get it back off. I have one more potentially "fattening" event coming up this saturday- a termly dinner with unlimited drink and a three course meal, another thing that I have been looking forward to for a long time. I have already paid over £30 for a drinking ticket so I don't plan to let that money go to waste. After this saturday, I have no more particular plans and I'm going to concentrate fully on being healthy.I've also decided that after this saturday I'm going to give up alcohol, at least for a couple of months. I won't find this too hard I don't think. I like a drink, but it always leads to bingeing on really bad food, and the stuff itself contains one hell of a lot of calories. In fact I'm pretty sure half of my weight gain since I started uni has been alcohol related- eating chocolate/snacks after drinking. Basically the guilt the next day overcomes any pleasure I derive from it the night before! So that's the plan- teetotal after this saturday evening! Never used to dirnk before uni so I won't find it too tricky to go back to that
Well sorry for the long update! Let's make today a good day!!
Diet
Porridge 400
Minestrone soup 250
Apple 50
Breaded cod, roast potatoes and carrots 500
Apple 50
Hot chocolate 100
Total: 1350
Exercise
None
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Tik
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I am finding alcohol hard to give up- but you can do it! We both can!
Whenever I want a drink, I ask myself, "what do I want more - this drink or to lose weight?" and then I just order water!! hehe
As for your dinner- i think it's important that we treat ourselves to the things we enjoy- if we don't do that, then we won't sustain the hard working routine that we're putting ourselves through! You should go, enjoy the dinner, and then get right back to working hard on exercising and eating right! I bet you'll find that once you indulged, you're even more motivated to get back into the losing weight groove!!
you're doing great! Keep up the positive choices, and you'll notice a difference!! We all gain weight sometimes, but it's important to look at the positive side, in that you are working towards a loss! Keep working, and you'll see it
Whenever I want a drink, I ask myself, "what do I want more - this drink or to lose weight?" and then I just order water!! hehe
As for your dinner- i think it's important that we treat ourselves to the things we enjoy- if we don't do that, then we won't sustain the hard working routine that we're putting ourselves through! You should go, enjoy the dinner, and then get right back to working hard on exercising and eating right! I bet you'll find that once you indulged, you're even more motivated to get back into the losing weight groove!!
you're doing great!
Keep up the positive choices, and you'll notice a difference!! We all gain weight sometimes, but it's important to look at the positive side, in that you are working towards a loss! Keep working, and you'll see it Thanks for the encouragement, Tik, it really helps! I had a good time last night but now I'm completely stoked to lose some weight and get fitter... not sure whether I'll lose anything this week (and definitely won't for the first week of the march/spring challenge) but I'm determined to really get going from now on. Alcohol is now off the agenda too!
Day 17
Diet:
Porridge 400
Sandwich 300
3 course dinner!! 1000+??
Wine... 700+??
(ugh... when you write it out like that you realise that maybe it wasn't worth drinking? Definitely pleased that I'm going to stop overindulging on that front!)
Exercise
None I tried to play in a football match but my leg hurts really bad when I run. Think I'm going to go to a doctors, I hate that this is holding me back from gaining fitness, especially as it is out of my control.
Day 17
Diet:
Porridge 400
Sandwich 300
3 course dinner!! 1000+??
Wine... 700+??
(ugh... when you write it out like that you realise that maybe it wasn't worth drinking? Definitely pleased that I'm going to stop overindulging on that front!)
Exercise
None
I tried to play in a football match but my leg hurts really bad when I run. Think I'm going to go to a doctors, I hate that this is holding me back from gaining fitness, especially as it is out of my control. Day 18
Diet
Muesli + semi skimmed milk 400
Heinz tomato soup 250
Mixed salad (rice, potato, tomato etc) 500
Apple 50
Total: 1200
Exercise
Resistance bands (upper body) +press ups
(pretty chuffed as I can actually do 10 whole "proper" push ups now... I never used to be able to do that!)
Diet
Muesli + semi skimmed milk 400
Heinz tomato soup 250
Mixed salad (rice, potato, tomato etc) 500
Apple 50
Total: 1200
Exercise
Resistance bands (upper body) +press ups
(pretty chuffed as I can actually do 10 whole "proper" push ups now... I never used to be able to do that!)
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Day 19
Going to book a Dr's appointment today, both for my leg and now my back. I have a horrible feeling that I'm going to have to lay off the exercise completely for a few weeks, as that is often what they tell you to do when you pull a muscle in your back. I really, really hope not but I'm not optimistic. Looks like I'll probably be relying heavily on a good diet to lose weight, which is not ideal for me as I've always been far better at the exercising bit than the eating bit. Plus I love my exercise and I don't want my fitness to drop futher. I suppose it might be good for me to focus on getting my diet right for a while, as it is such a problem for me, but still its fustrating not being able to go for even a short jog or swim for fear of making my back worse.
I'm scared this is going to hold me back from achieveing my goals before the summer, but I'll keep ploughing on with the healthy eating. That's all I can really do.
Diet
Porridge 400
3 apples 150
2 go ahead biscuits 150
mixed salad (potato, rice, olives etc) 500
Total: 1200
Exercise
None (well, I still have to cycle to lectures and back every day. I'm slightly worried that this isn't doing my leg/back any good, although it doesn't actually hurt)
Going to book a Dr's appointment today, both for my leg and now my back. I have a horrible feeling that I'm going to have to lay off the exercise completely for a few weeks, as that is often what they tell you to do when you pull a muscle in your back. I really, really hope not but I'm not optimistic. Looks like I'll probably be relying heavily on a good diet to lose weight, which is not ideal for me as I've always been far better at the exercising bit than the eating bit. Plus I love my exercise
and I don't want my fitness to drop futher. I suppose it might be good for me to focus on getting my diet right for a while, as it is such a problem for me, but still its fustrating not being able to go for even a short jog or swim for fear of making my back worse.I'm scared this is going to hold me back from achieveing my goals before the summer, but I'll keep ploughing on with the healthy eating. That's all I can really do.
Diet
Porridge 400
3 apples 150
2 go ahead biscuits 150
mixed salad (potato, rice, olives etc) 500
Total: 1200
Exercise
None (well, I still have to cycle to lectures and back every day. I'm slightly worried that this isn't doing my leg/back any good, although it doesn't actually hurt)
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Day 20
Woops forgot to book the Drs appointment! I'll do it today.
Feeling pretty good at the moment, I think I've finally managed to get my diet sorted out- it may not be overly healthy yet, and I'm going to work on eating more veg, but I'm so pleased that I've stopped bingeing on chocolate and cake. Sometime i used to eat an entire chocolate cake (one of the smallish ones from the coop) after dinner by myself. I'd feel sick, but I'd just keep eating. It was so disgusting.
But now I feel like I've almost broken that habit I probably won't be losing much this week due to the dinner on saturday and my lack of exercise (grr) but I feel like I'm getting on track
Diet
Porridge 400
Apple 50
3x tuna sandwiches 600 (free lunch at an optional lecture I went to! Students just can't turn down free food...)
Chicken salad 350
Total: 1400
Exercise
None
Woops forgot to book the Drs appointment! I'll do it today.
Feeling pretty good at the moment, I think I've finally managed to get my diet sorted out- it may not be overly healthy yet, and I'm going to work on eating more veg, but I'm so pleased that I've stopped bingeing on chocolate and cake. Sometime i used to eat an entire chocolate cake (one of the smallish ones from the coop) after dinner by myself. I'd feel sick, but I'd just keep eating. It was so disgusting.
But now I feel like I've almost broken that habit
I probably won't be losing much this week due to the dinner on saturday and my lack of exercise (grr) but I feel like I'm getting on track Diet
Porridge 400
Apple 50
3x tuna sandwiches 600 (free lunch at an optional lecture I went to! Students just can't turn down free food...)
Chicken salad 350
Total: 1400
Exercise
None
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