Kate's weight loss diary!

wiresandwood said:
Thanks so much for the encouragement!

A massage is a great idea! I had a full body massage for the first time about a year ago and I was REALLY self-conscious. The lady even went, "Wow, you hardly have any stretch marks!" What a backhanded compliment, haha. It would have been a much better experience if I had gone in confidently, but I find I have zero confidence because of my weight.

I hate running right now, but in the future I'm hoping to become better at it. Maybe one day we could end up running marathons, who knows? I've heard running is quite addictive. The longest I can run at a time right now is probably 3 minutes or so at a measly 4.0 mph. It's hard lugging this big body around, lol! :D

Can't wait to hear more about your journey!
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You know what, last night I actually found myself looking up running groups in my community and 5k's for later on this summer online...I can't believe it but, I think I have the running bug haha!

Oh man, I know about the lugging around part...sometimes I feel like my boobs are gonna take my back out...or smack me in the face lol! god dammit, being a woman is hard work huh? :p

That backhanded compliment comment made me laugh so much. Don't you just love people sometimes! and as for your confidence, i'm here to let you know you're beautiful and you should be totally confident. your weight carries well on you...you should have at least some, not ZERO! you got this!
 
cookiedough said:
Wow! I feel like we are so similar! I have been teetering around the 197-202 numbers for the last year and am finally sick of it enough to actually commit to a healthy lifestyle. I haven't weighed myself since about 2 weeks ago but I've completely commited to the South Beach (phase1) diet and haven't cheated once. I've also worked out 10 of the last 11 days and can tell I'm improving, so I am hoping for a good number when I get on the scale this weekend! You are such an inspiration. My goal weight is around 140 so I can totally relate to your struggle. Thanks for keepin me motivated! =)
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Hey cookiedough!

Your screen name makes me so hungry! :p

The first step is eating healthier, and if that's what you're doing then good for you - you're already working in the right direction! 2 years ago when I was a freshman in college, I went to the gym and worked out for an hour every day. I lost nothing...I got so stressed out that I gave up. Then i realized, cafeteria food is NOT my friend, and it's all about eating healthier...plus you feel a lil bit better over all about yourself.

I definitely feel your pain, you're right - we have a lot in common! But I think that if we're both here then we both mean business and we can do this. I'm here to motivate others and to gain inspiration from them too so I hope you do the same. Just knowing that you're going through much of the same that I am makes me feel like i'm not alone :)

So good luck cookiedough! Hey...is there cookiedough on that south beach diet? :p
 
SaladMuncher said:
I hate running but I haven't done it in a while. I used to have a similar running plan and I never felt comfortable running, so I gave up before I made a dent. And to think one of my lifetime goals is to complete a marathon! Just stick with it and think of it as a challenge, like a video game level you need to beat, instead of a fear. Just like in a video game if you don't do it great the first time there will always be next time to do better. That helps me.

Good luck and well done on eating well! :)
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Hey SaladMuncher, thank you for your kind words! :D


I love that analogy; think of it like a video game. I am so gonna do that tomorrow. You're right, if I make it a challenge and stick with it I can't be afraid.

How is everything going with you? I hope all is well!
 
katers said:
You know what, last night I actually found myself looking up running groups in my community and 5k's for later on this summer online...I can't believe it but, I think I have the running bug haha!

Oh man, I know about the lugging around part...sometimes I feel like my boobs are gonna take my back out...or smack me in the face lol! god dammit, being a woman is hard work huh? :p

That backhanded compliment comment made me laugh so much. Don't you just love people sometimes! and as for your confidence, i'm here to let you know you're beautiful and you should be totally confident. your weight carries well on you...you should have at least some, not ZERO! you got this!
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You are so sweet! Thanks for all the kind words.

It's great that we can all keep each other motivated on here. It's awesome hearing from people who are having similar experiences.

Congrats on your eating today, you did great. You will reach your goal in no time at all. Yay! :hurray:
 
Haha no I wish! But it's all I can think about since they've taken away every form of sugar - including fruits! Sunday is the first day I can have sugar again so I'm heading to Red Mango for a yummy smoothie (so pumped). And yes I am definitely eating healthy along with the workouts. These last 2 weeks I basically live off of lean meats, vegetables, eggs, and cheese - SO not fun.

You have already influenced me for the better though! I saw what you had said about running 5 min at a time and I have not been running more than 2 but decided to go for it and ran 5 min at a 5.5 pace, walked for 2 min, then ran another 5 min! So exciting! I can totally feel my cardio improving MAJORLY but I still don't see a visible difference. Guess I'll have to see what the scale says on Sunday. And as far as the "woman" issue with running - no one understands better than me lol I had a reduction and they are still huge! Losing weight will hopefully affect that a bit =P

So glad to see you are sticking to your diet! It's so hard, but I just keep reading things on this site and thinking about how it will (hopefully) turn out in the end and it's worth it to give up my summer to completely go for it. Keep up the good work! I can't wait to be where you are =)
 
Good morning lovelies,

Well today is big running day for me...trying to see it as a video game like SaladMuncher said. I think as soon as I'm on the treadmill, i'll be ok...but I haven't been this nervous before workout before!

I'm starting to think that this is why I used to give up a lot...because things got harder and I felt as if I wasn't ready. I think this experience has taught me that I can do anything as long as I commit.

I also weighed myself this morning - I know I shouldn't have until Sunday else I develop a lil bit of an obsession with numbers.

I can say it's good good good news...but I won't write it here until Sunday because I may gain then...or even lose more! :)

Thank you to everybody for the support, I haven't been this successful in my entire life regarding my weight, and I have to say that I give you all most of the credit :)

Kate
 
Hey!

Ok so here's the food run down for today:

Day 5:

Breakfast: Kashi oatmeal 150cal

Snack: half nutrition bar - 105cal

Lunch: same as yesterday:
sandwich thin 100
turkey bologna 25
arugula 0
organic mustard 0
slice cheese 107
TOTAL: 232 cal

Dinner: 2 cups whole grain rice 400cal
some interesting indian lamb concoction my brother created...hmm I
would say about 300 in that but I have no clue!
TOTAL: more or less 700-750cal

Todays Total: 1237 calories

Like I said, it's not a perfect count but hey! I'm also probs gonna have some tea later on with a lil bit of milk in it because I'm craving it! :)

So, mood wise today went pretty well! GOD the gym was hard...that running plan is kicking my ass, but at the same time, I feel great. Never in my life have I been able to do something like this without giving up so I have to give myself props for that ha.

I ran 4.06km (that's like 2.52miles) in about 31mins and I rowed for 2km today. No weights, or anything else - I was tired and my brother, who so nicely joined me at the gym, was also ready to leave. I don't wanna push it, I don't want to injure myself and I know that if I do too too much then my body will say "Kate, seriously, stop it I hate you!"

My brother also made me take him through a Wendy's drive thru today. Wellll that was a bit cruel, wasn't it :p Oh well, he got his burger and chips...and I had my water bottle and drove home to make myself a healthy lunch. He told me he regretted the burger and I personally feel great having made that choice...so I win hehe.

I hope you are all having good days too. I can't wait to see everybody elses progress. You are all keeping me motivated and I love it! Keep it up peeps, we can do this :)

Kate
 
Day 6:

Late Breakfast: quaker oats maple and brown sugar oatmeal: 160cal

Lunch: 100cal wheat bread, 25 cal turkey, mexican blend cheese 100cal, organic mustard 0 cal. TOTAL: 225cal


Snack: 10 cal jello cup
, 90cal special K bar


Dinner: Chicken Abodo with brown rice and roasted parmesan broccoli
(I cooked this from my "cook this, not that" book and it was really delicious. I made it for my bro and my mum aswell as me but I think I stayed within the portion size that was listed in the book. the chicken and rice would have been 230cal and the broccoli was 100cal a serving. i'm gonna add some because I had a second piece of chicken...so let's say 600 total)

Today's Total: 1085.

God that is low huh. I'm just not hungry in the day time...and I will most likely eat a banana tonight.

Eating right isn't as hard as I thought it would be, especially with all the distractions around me. My mum and my brother definitely do not help me. They eat hot dogs a lot, they eat cheese, cold cuts and snack on really high in calorie foods...and also drink a lot of alcoholic drinks in the evening which I know pack a lot of calories. I'm surprised I can stick to my eating right but I guess that it is really the right time for me to do it and that's why i'm not letting the distractions get to me.


I also went to the gym today again and I ran another 4km in 31 mins. My legs hurt quite a bit, and so do my ankles. Tomorrow is my rest day for exercise so i'm hoping that I can get some feeling back in me legs haha.

I also really need to get proper running shoes since i'm running so much these days. I've been using old trainers I got from target a loooong time ago (tells you how interested in fitness I used to be lol). I'll have to go and get properly fitted and all that, I guess that will kind of be a treat! (until I have to pay the massive amount of money for them :p)

Tomorrow I'm attending a fiesta fundraiser which will be FILLED with delicious mexican food and frozen margaritas.:drool5:

I'm gonna be good though, try and find something low cal and eat lots of veggies. I would treat myself but, Sunday is my weigh in day and I don't wanna sabotage that!

Hope you're all alright and well today :D

Kate
 
Sounds like you're doing great, Kate! You've become such a running fiend, it's awesome! :D

My motivation to work out tonight vanished after getting home late from work (it was a long, tiring day), but you just totally inspired me to get my butt into gear! I love this forum, it truly does help to have a support system, even if it is online. :)

You are def my inspiration, keep up the amazing work!
 
wiresandwood said:
Sounds like you're doing great, Kate! You've become such a running fiend, it's awesome! :D

My motivation to work out tonight vanished after getting home late from work (it was a long, tiring day), but you just totally inspired me to get my butt into gear! I love this forum, it truly does help to have a support system, even if it is online. :)

You are def my inspiration, keep up the amazing work!
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Aw yay that makes me so so happy to hear! :D I hope you had a great work out tonight...I know it's hard after a long day of work - it's kind of the last thing you wanna do. I always just try to think of the bigger picture...I think what I always think about is September and how I wanna look when I get back to Montreal.

First of all, I want my ex to be like, GOD DAMN what the hell did I do... (as petty as that sounds, and as much as I shouldn't care what he thinks...I would also like to say a big FUCK YOU to him this way hehe)

Secondly, my school consists of stairs and stairs and stairs and...anyway :p I'd like to be able to actually climb them without almost passing out.

And of course in general, I want to be happy. If I can feel good and look good, I will be a happier person so...

...I just list these in my mind when I don't feel like doing anything. and if that fails, I do come on here and find the motivation - i'm really happy I was able to give it to you.

Good for you for sticking with it! :hurray:
 
I was just about to pass out in my bed before I remembered to write in my weight loss diary...I know I would be pissed tomorrow if I didn't do it so here we go!

Honestly, I don't have a great count of what I ate today because it was all kind of mixed.

Breakfast I had that 160cal oatmeal, it was a late brekkie so I didn't have a snack between then and lunch. For lunch the cooks at work made me a grilled chicken sandwich on wheat bread. I thought it would be a couple of slices of grilled chicken placed on bread but it was really a CHICKEN...Needless to say I was stuffed and felt like I ate a good and full meal, something my body probably wanted badly since it was starving.

Now here is when the mess starts. I got home after work and my family has come to visit from NJ...which means all the junk food is out. Cheese, crackers, chips, dip...you name it. All laid out in front of me. I did pretty well resisting; I wasn't even that hungry anyway but then my aunt came in with the ONE DIP TO RULE THEM ALL (sorry i'm a nerd). I did end up having a couple of chips with salsa, avoiding that heavenly dip but man that was hard.

Theeeen onto the fiesta night. I had some chicken, avoided the soft taco shells or the fajita bread or whatever it's called (I am so white and useless lol). I got some veggies and a little bit of rice with black beans. I think I did pretty well considering all the temptation around me.

I also got some good advice from a friend that 'Nothing tastes as good as thin feels!' ...so thank you to him :D

I avoided all those frozen maragaritas, sangria and BEER, oh beer...how I love you. That's ok, like I said, tomorrow's my weigh in day and I really don't want to sabotage it, its not worth it!

I did eat a few pieces of cheese here and there but honestly, compared to old Kate I did pretty well :)

Alright I really have to sleep now!!
 
Wow great job resisting those urges! I have come to be surprised at how little I crave the foods I used to (with the exception of desserts). Cutting out carbs and sugars the last two weeks has definitely revamped my outlook on nutrition! It seems like you are doing really well on your new diet and it is funny that you call it the "old kate" because it shows that you really do have a new lifestyle to fit the new you! Good luck on your weigh in! Tomorrow is my 2 week weigh in as well =)
 
cookiedough said:
Wow great job resisting those urges! I have come to be surprised at how little I crave the foods I used to (with the exception of desserts). Cutting out carbs and sugars the last two weeks has definitely revamped my outlook on nutrition! It seems like you are doing really well on your new diet and it is funny that you call it the "old kate" because it shows that you really do have a new lifestyle to fit the new you! Good luck on your weigh in! Tomorrow is my 2 week weigh in as well =)
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That's so great! It seems like you are doing really well too :D Good luck on your weigh in today lovely, I know you'll see great results :)
 
Woohoo! Last week today I weighed 178.5lbs (according to my weight loss chart, I totally forgot about that). Today I weigh....drum roll...

174lbs!

4.5lb loss this week, how exciting! :hurray: Bye bye plateau!!!
 
Thank you :D :D

Aw I feel a bit like a loser updating my diary this much, but hey - whatever keeps ya motivated.

Food wise, this morning my family who were visiting ate waaaaffles and french toast and yumminess...I had my maple and brown sugar oatmeal. Actually I was totally fine with that because, well, I had just found out the good news about my weight loss. Plus, that oatmeal it pretty damn good if you ask me!

For lunch, the guys in the kitchen at work made me a turkey sandwich on wheat. I'm not sure about the calories for this one because they put a load of turkey in there. Either way, it was quite a healthy choice, plus I was verryyy hungry so it filled me up nicely :)

And then dinner I had progresso soup which is 240cal. Today I snacked on fruit and some cereal bars - nothing too fancy :)

I'm not going to add up the calories for today because I honestly just don't know...


...what I do know is I ran 4.15km in 30 mins and I actually felt GOOD running for once and it was much easier than previous times :D

I had a good day! I hope you all did too :)
 
WOW, you have become such an amazing runner! You are gonna kill the 5k when you run it.

I really hope to be where you are at someday. I can imagine how great it must feel to be able to run freely for such a long time. Right now I can hardly run for 4 minutes, lol! But I gotta take it slow, right?

You are doing amazing. Keep it up!
 
wiresandwood said:
WOW, you have become such an amazing runner! You are gonna kill the 5k when you run it.

I really hope to be where you are at someday. I can imagine how great it must feel to be able to run freely for such a long time. Right now I can hardly run for 4 minutes, lol! But I gotta take it slow, right?

You are doing amazing. Keep it up!
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Well to be honest, for the first month at the gym I walked...just walked! I couldn't run in the slightest. Since then, I've been following this online running plan and kind of forcing myself to do it :p

I run for certain amounts of minutes, then walk for one minute, then run again, etc. etc. so i'm not running a 4k non stop!! I'm slowly building up my stamina, you can do it too :D
 
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