Kramer's Diary - the low fat alternative

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Right (claps hands together) its time to get serious and start my diary. I am going to be totally honest which is something I’ll find difficult because I lie to myself so often. In my head I feel thin, it’s only thanks to the scales and photos that I see the real issue. Please wish me luck!

Height: 6ft tall, heavy frame (I take after my Dad)
Current weight: 285lbs (gasp) - Edit Just been through my Wii Fit data and I weighed 21.12 stone! Current weight is 20.8 stones so I've lost over a stone so far.
Goal weight: 200lbs (I could go for more but I don’t want to start off feeling totally daunted)
Time Frame: As long as it takes to do it healthily. Ideally -2lbs per week.
How realistic: I think this is overly realistic but feels like an achievement challenge.
Start date: 1-1-11 (How cool is that date! A brand new decade too, talk about a fresh start)
How: I plan to lose weight through a mixture of diet and exercise.
Weaknesses: Not allowing time for breakfast, chocolate, cheese, and bread.
Strengths: I am stubborn and know I can do it. I lost weight for my wedding and know I can do it through exercise.
Secret Weapon: Wii Fit Just Dance – I love dancing and having a small house the Wii fit board is perfect.
Positive steps made: Joined this forum, started this diary, changing my eating habits and brought a weighted backpack to walk with.
First goal: When I lose 10lbs I’m going to treat myself to a new camera.

My motivation for doing this is due to many things but can be summed up neatly: Vanity, Health, Family, and Happiness. There are many activities I love but can no longer take part in due to my weight like horse riding, canoeing and Mountain Biking. Being overweight is weird for me as I was verging on too thin for many years. I fell into a bout of depression when I was 27 and started to comfort eat. I was in a love-less marriage and it was only when I became brave enough to end it 7 years later that I realised my weight had become an issue. That was nearly 4 years ago now. I haven’t tried to lose weight in that time as I’ve been rebuilding my life. Happily I am in a loving relationship now (with the man I should have married in the first, but that’s another story) and I’m ready to move my life forward into the next stage.

I have some specific events coming up this year to keep me going. I am having my first holiday for years, my brother is getting married in August, and I’ve brought a dress in the sales for next years Christmas party.

I know I face many obstacles. My hardest time is going to be in the evenings when I’m home alone. Luckily it’s not every evening but when my son is at his Dad’s and my partner is at work (he works nights 7 days on 7days off) I get bored and start grazing. I need to boost my will power.

So there it is. Happy New Year everyone
 
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What a great plan! Very realistic and honest, and I'm sure you'll have success!
Well done on making that move and ending the marriage if it was not right. That must have taken some serious courage mate.
I think you've got a great attitude Kramer.
Night time was always my enemy, I was so addicted to chocolate it was scary!
A few months on and I've conquered it, so you can too :)
Hey I'm the biggest Wii Fit fan too, but haven't got a dance game yet - I'm just so unco-ordinated lol.

Best of luck on the mission, I look forward to reading your updates, Happy New Year!
 
Bah, Jess pretty much took everything I wanted to say :) Just wanted to add its really cool you open up to more personal issues that can be difficult to talk about. Some diaries are quite clinical but it seems yours will have a bit more heart. Good luck!
 
HAPPY NEW YEAR :) Thank you both for your great replies, its great to know I'm not alone :) I'm glad you can see this diary is from the heart, open and honest. I have no excuses to hide behind if I'm honest from the off.

The dance game hasn't turned up yet. I've ordered it. Previously I've been doing Ministry of Dance exercise DVD which is great but its so difficult I am shattered after the warm up.

So today is the day 1-1-11 cool ha. I am pleased to report that I have lost 2lbs this week. I'm having trouble converting stone into pounds anyone got any tips? Are there 14lbs in a stone? The heaviest I've been was 21 stone 12lbs 3 months ago. I've slowly got down to today's weigh-in of 20 stone 8lbs. Still horrific but its going in the right direction.

Today I am going walking with my Dad. He is overweight too and I've forced him into coming out with me. I reckon he'll bail as it looks like it might rain, but I'm going with or without him. We're doing a 5 mile walk today which should get rid of the cobwebs.

Thanks for the support, it really does mean the world to me.

x
 
Hey there,

Nice ticker :) I find them really movtivational, and it looks like you're already off to a great start, and well into the 200s... well done.

anna
 
Thanks Annabanana :) The ticker is a real push when you see it going down.

Well since my last visit here I've been pretty good. Chocolate is still a big issue and I had a mad moment and scoffed 2 Mars Bars ouch, BUT they were funsized so I'm not beating myself up about it.

So on the 1/1/11 my Dad and I briskly walked 2.5 miles. A few years ago I could have run that distance. I had a head cold and the result was that I had to stop at one point because I thought I was going to faint. It was very surreal moment. I could hear myself talking but I didn't know what I was saying and my vision went slightly blurry and weird. Luckily I had managed to tell Dad I felt weird so we stopped for a moment. Luckily my cold has gone now.

Aside from that walk I've been walking during my lunch break each day and after work. I've taken to cleaning instead of eating during the evenings which is great at the moment but I know it won't last. I’m hoping that the weather improves soon as I can start gardening again. Anything really that keeps me from eating and gets me moving.

I've been having a bowl of porridge for breakfast, chicken salad sandwich for lunch and various dinners mainly based on jacket potatoes (no butter) and beans. Its still very wintery here so its nice warming food.
 
Good, realistic plan - welcome to the site. It can be done, stick around, keep your diary and you'll find all the motivation, inspiration and accountability you could hope for- this site has been the difference for me, I hope it can be for you too :D Good luck, I'll be sure to check in along the way!
 
Thanks Caiman :) It’s working slowly.

See diaries are great. I’ve just been writing about how 90% of the time I am good. I have a healthy breakfast, a healthy lunch and all is well. Then I get home and have sudden cravings for bad things. I’ve just realised through writing this that perhaps I’m not eating enough during the day. I have a bowl of porridge for breakfast and a salad for lunch, so by the time I’m home in the evening I’m really hungry and eat too much. Plus as it’s just after Christmas there are still way too many nice things in the house.

I’m still doing well though and I’ve stepped up the exercise. I have no option but to drive to work but I’ve started parking off site and walking into the office. I’m not at the stage of walking the 4 flights of stairs yet as its just knackering, but I’m working on it. I’ve been walking the dog, using the Wii Fit Plus, doing dance games and yoga.

This weekend I’m going out on my bike for the first time in 4 years! I expect to have a sore backside after.

To keep me inspired I’m on the look out for a motivational picture I can pin up at work. I’ve also started to look at wedding outfits I want for my brother’s wedding in August.

I’m thinking like Dory in ‘Finding Nemo’, just keep swimming, swimming, swimming, just keep swimming.
 
Hi Kramer

Good luck with this - you seem to have it well sussed out!!

Just to let you know that there ARE 14lbs to a stone - and there are 2.2lbs to a kg.... so should help to work out where you are...

One tip that I loved when I was last on the diet - get a muller lite yoghurt (I like the toffee flavour one) and a pannet of blueberries/strawberries or something that you like and tip in loads... You feel like you are eating something really wicked and sinful but there is hardly any fat in there at all and very few calories..

:party::party:
 
Hey Day :D

Sorry its been a while, I've been busy and then I was ill.

Its all going really well though. Slow and steady definately wins the race. I'm loosing a steady 1lb to 2lb per week and today is the first time ever that someone has told me I look thinner!! yippee. Its like drug now, I feel so happy and I have more energy. I feel like saying yes more and not hiding indoors because of the weight. I'm starting to feel like me again.

I'm not depriving myself either but I am consiously eating which is a huge help, before I used to shovel the food into my mouth and not really notice tastes and textures. Yesterday I even said no thanks to Garlic Bread even though I USED to love the stuff. It just looked greasy and yukky.

I've been walking alot more and generally keeping busy. Its so exciting. I'm even going to buy some running shoes. I know I won't be able to run more than a few steps at a time but I can walk fast and the faster I walk the closer to being able to run I get :)

HAPPY DAYS and that saying is true - NOTHING tastes as good as thin (or a bit thinner) feels!!

xx
 
I love that feeling when someone says to you 'gosh have you lost weight you look great'!
Sometimes you can’t see a difference but others can.
You’re doing great hun! I noticed on a previous post you said you had two fun sized mars bars, I have the asda's (or Wal-Mart depending on where you’re from) version of Milky Way’s once a day. There a 117 calories but the fit great into my 250 calorie snack (I have 400 calories breakfast lunch and dinner and 250 for morning and afternoon snack). They give me the chocolate fix I need and as I’m eating regularly my metabolism is increasing so fingers crossed the weight loss will increase!
You’re doing really well hun stick at it!

Laura
 
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