Kristi's journey to a healthy lifestyle

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Hey Kristi, gratz on the weightloss!!! :D That is awesome! So how was your vacation and where'd you go? You're such a good friend to have kept coming by my page to check on me :) Thanks a bunch...it was so nice to see people still checked. *hugz*
 
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Congrats on loosin some!
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Thanks a bunch!

douknowjello said:
Hey Kristi, gratz on the weightloss!!! :D That is awesome! So how was your vacation and where'd you go? You're such a good friend to have kept coming by my page to check on me :) Thanks a bunch...it was so nice to see people still checked. *hugz*
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Thank you for checking on me too :) Vacation was great! Me and my family (Dad and siblings and my hubby and son) went to Navarre Beach, Florida. We had a really good and relaxing time. I actually wore a bathing suit. This is something I haven't done in over 5 years. I still have a ways to go, but I'm getting closer and closer with each pound and feeling more confident than I have in years. I may have been this weight 2 years ago, but I wasn't feeling as good as I am today. Well, thanks so much for stopping by!
~Kristi
 
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Day 37 8-4-08

219 lbs. this morning. Hoping to see 218 tomorrow :)

I went to my dad's this morning and my older cousin(older by about 4 years) came swimming with me. On Apr. 22nd of this year she had surgery to remove part of her stomach. Since then she has lost 75 pounds and still losing. She is about the same size as me now and she brought over about 5 garbage bags of clothes that she bought last month, but are too big now and gave them to me. She has a really nice sense of style and so it's exciting to be getting these clothes. Anyway, we had a really good visit. I asked her A LOT of questions about her surgery and how she is feeling now. She is a head chef at at one of the nicest restaurants around where my dad lives and she has always loved food and has always been overweight. Today she told me that she doesn't eat. She drinks shakes, and crystal light and every once in a while she takes a bite or two of something and gets full. I let the thought of me going through a surgery like this linger for a moment ........... and then I let it go. It was just so exciting to see how much she has lost in such a short time. I know that I can give up "pigging out" and I can give up being a lazy bum around my house....but I could never give up food altogther. It just doesn't seem natural. But, I am very happy for her and am so glad that she did this for herself. She is happy with it and said that she doesn't regret it at all. It is weird now, knowing that I am the biggest person in my entire extended family (aside from my Uncle...which is this cousin's dad.) I know that I shouldn't dwell on this or else it might make me depressed thinking about it. What I am doing is working for me and I'm stickin' to it :)



Exercise: 3 hours of swimming!!! (Not laps, but I was constantly swimming around the pool, taking a few breaks.)

Breakfast: 2 apples. couple cubes of Cheddar Cheese. Whole grain crackers. Ice water

Lunch: 3 strips of grilled chicken breast, 2 pieces of wheat toast- dijon mustard, ketchup. cheddar cheese cubes, crackers and hummus with peppers. Ice water with a splash of low sugar grapefruit juice.

Dinner: Smoothie: 1 banana, 2 handfuls of blueberries, 2 cups of 1% milk, 1 serving of chocolate protein powder-100 cal) 1 1/2 Fiber One yogurts, ice. YUMMM!
 
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Day 38 8-5-08

Well, hoping never hurt anyone! I am 218 today :) 17 pounds down from my top weight and 14 pounds down from 2 months ago! :sifone:


Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean Blueberry Waffles: 2 (170 calories for 2). handful of warmed up blueberries, 1 tsp. natural peanut butter, 2 tsp. of low fat cream cheese. 1 C. 1% milk.
 
hey danny!

Limited said:
You lost One in one day?! If so good job!
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Yep! Thanks! I'm thinking it might be because last night, for dinner, all I had was a smoothie.....guess the true test will be tomorrow morning because I ate a lot more today. Thanks for the encouragement. How are you doing? Guess I should stop by your journal and see!
 
pastelroses said:
Thanks Buckeye! You're such an encourager~I appreciate you soooo much!!
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Stop making me blush! hahaha :blush5:

Congrats on the weight loss AGAIN!!!!! If you keep going at this rate, you'll disappear in a couple months!!!

Good job!
 
pastelroses said:
Well, hoping never hurt anyone! I am 218 today :) 17 pounds down from my top weight and 14 pounds down from 2 months ago! :sifone:


Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean Blueberry Waffles: 2 (170 calories for 2). handful of warmed up blueberries, 1 tsp. natural peanut butter, 2 tsp. of low fat cream cheese. 1 C. 1% milk.
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Lunch: 2/3 of a Kashi Garlic Whole Grain Chicken Pizza. -aprox. 550 calories. Iced diet green tea to drink

Snack: 1 piece of high fiber wheat bread (50 cal.) 1 tsp. peanut butter(40ish calories) half of a banana (50 cal.) diet green tea .5 pistachio nuts

Dinner: Ate at my mother-in-law's...splurge.....Half a link of sausage on a whole grain hotdog bun-mustard and ketchup. Serving of mac & cheese. diet green tea

Snack: Grapes, 10 cheddar cheese cubes, glass of champane.


ALOT of food today!! o_O


Exercise: My mom-in-law just got the same exercise bike that I'll be getting at the end of this month. I biked for 25 minutes and went 6.5 miles. I also did my 8 lbs. hand weights and some leg exercises.

Swimming tomorrow....my favorite!
 
This is inspiring.

Im just getting started in my loss.

These success stories are just what I need for motivation. ;)

Great Job!!
 
Buckeye21 said:
Stop making me blush! hahaha :blush5:

Congrats on the weight loss AGAIN!!!!! If you keep going at this rate, you'll disappear in a couple months!!!

Good job!
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heheh! I hope I can keep going at this rate! I don't want to kid myself though. I have a feeling that tomorrow the scale won't be so nice to me. I ate more than usual today. At least it feels like I did. Guess I'll have to see! Oh, I got on my mom-in-law's scale and it said that I was 210! Umm, that's NINE pounds different! I put my weights on her scale and it should have read 16 lbs but only said 14, so I know it's off by 2 lbs. Sure would feel good to know that I'm that much closer to my goal if my scale really IS off by that much!!! I'm curious now............


K- wierdest thing...I just went and put 15 pounds of weights on my scale and it read correctly....sooo confused. How can mine AND hers both be correct with weights and not with me??? Mine is digital and hers is a dial...but that still doesn't explain anything... hmm
 
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artmonster said:
This is inspiring.

Im just getting started in my loss.

These success stories are just what I need for motivation. ;)

Great Job!!
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Hey Artmonster ~Wow, thanks so much! You are going to do great and inspire us all as well. I just read up on your journal and I can "hear" the motivation and drive you have. Keep that with you throughout this journey and you will go far. I'm rooting for you! Hope your daughter has a great birthday! Do ya'll have a big party planned?
 
Day 39. 8-6-08

218 this morning :D (17 pounds down. 73 to go!)



At my dad's for the day=

Breakfast: 2 pieces of wheat bread, peanut butter and a banana. watered down light grapefruit juice.

Lunch: 1 Cup of Lasagna(Marie Callender)=260 Calories. Couple bites of salad =romaine lettuce with chicken breast, teaspoon of shredded cheese, balsamic vinegar. 2 cups of skim milk.

Snack: (starving after swimming:) 1 piece of wheat bread with ham and cheese and dijon mustard. (I think I had a cup of skim milk or grapefruit juice...don't remember)


Dinner= 9 pieces of brown rice california sushi roll= 225 calories. 1/4 of a bbq steak. Diet green tea.


update!...just popped another piece of sushi in my mouth!

Exercise: 2 1/2 hours of swimming (contant, but not laps)
 
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Lea~ Gotta be honest with myself!! Although, I probably burned the 25 calories from the sushi by walking across the house, sitting down, typing it in, and then walking back! haha! :D
 
Day 40 ~ 8-7-08

219 lbs. this morning. Counted ALL of my calories today and they are posted next to each meal/snack.



291:Breakfast:2 pieces of double fiber wheat bread. (100 cal) 2 tbl. of low fat cream cheese.(70 cal.) 1/4 cucumber(11 calories). 1 cup of 1% milk. (110)

95:Snack: 1 tbl. spoon of PB. water=95 calories

287:Lunch: Leftovers: 1 piece of Kashi whole grain chicken pizza(about 150 calories.) 4 pieces of sushi(100 calories) and a little bit of soy sauce. 1/4 cucumber (11 calories) 1 tsp. ranch=26 caloires. Ice water to drink.
 
Update on yesterday's food journal

pastelroses said:
219 lbs. this morning. Counted ALL of my calories today and they are posted next to each meal/snack.



291:Breakfast:2 pieces of double fiber wheat bread. (100 cal) 2 tbl. of low fat cream cheese.(70 cal.) 1/4 cucumber(11 calories). 1 cup of 1% milk. (110)

95:Snack: 1 tbl. spoon of PB. water=95 calories

287:Lunch: Leftovers: 1 piece of Kashi whole grain chicken pizza(about 150 calories.) 4 pieces of sushi(100 calories) and a little bit of soy sauce. 1/4 cucumber (11 calories) 1 tsp. ranch=26 caloires. Ice water to drink.
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70: Snack: Half of a weight watchers cookies n' cream icecream bar

589: Dinner: Sandwich: 2 pieces of double fiber wheat bread(100) Dijon mustard (30) 1/4 chicken breast (30) 1 piece of ham (70) 1 piece of 2% amer. cheese (50) ......4 pieces of brown rice sushi (100)... Diet Green Tea to drink.............
1/2 cup 2% cottage cheese(90), 1/4 cup blueberries(20), 1/2 banana(50)
3 almonds=21 cal. 8 pistachios=28 cal.)
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Sprite Zero ...no calories (25 g. sodium)

Total=1332 Calories......

Exercise:1/2 mile on treadmill. 20 pound weights on the plate machine-arms and legs. 100 crunches.

Snack- double fiber wheat bread with 1 tbl. pb and half a banana.=50+95+50=195 calories.

Daily Total=1527
 
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pastelroses said:
My short term goal is to get to 199 by October 25th this year(2008).
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Hey there,
Thanks for the support. We can definitely keep eachother motivated. And we have even more in common than our goals... My husband and I also got married at the end of October. We actually got married on Halloween, and we were in Vegas, so it was so much fun! (And, a little weird... cuz a lot of people had the same idea we did and let me tell you, some people went all out with costumes...)

Looking forward to hearing about your success!
 
Day 41 8-8-08

219 this morning.

Breakfast: 1 piece of double fiber wheat toast with 1 tbls. peanut butter and half a banana, diet green tea.

Snack: 1 piece of double fiber wheat toast with 1 tbls. low fat cream cheese, handful of blueberries, and half of a banana, diet green tea.

Lunch: Ate at the deli at Target: 1/2 cup of chicken salad, 5 large round whole grain crackers, half a cup of grapes, almost a cup of baby carrots, half a stick of organic mozzarella stick. Bottled water.

Snack: the rest of my lunch: 1/3 cup chicken salad, 3 large crackers, couple grapes, 3 baby carrots, half a stick of mozarella.

Dinner: 1 egg with a piece of 2% am. cheese, 1 packet of instant grits, 1 piece of double fiber wheat toast with 1 tbls. low fat cream cheese 1 tsp. jam. 1 slice of turkey bacon. 2 Cups of 2% milk.



Went to Target and Academy today to look at exercise equipment. I saw my bike at Academy that I'm getting at the end of this month :)

Here's a picture of it:

Today I bought 4 DVDS. Biggest Loser:Cardio Max; Biggest Loser: Power Sculpt; Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred; and Core Rhythms. I didn't open the last one b/c I'm not sure if I'm going to like it or not and it was the most expensive one: 40 bucks! I might find something else that I will enjoy more.

Anyway, I did the 1st phase of the BL Cardio Max tonight and am sweating everywhere! It was so fun! Exercise: 5 min. of warmup. 20 min. of cardio. 5 min. yoga/cooldown. I'm going to try to alternate between the Cardio Max and Power Sculpt daily. Once I master all 3 phases of each I'm going to move onto Jillian's DVD. I'm going to take back the Core Rythyms and use the money for an exercise ball and a resistance band. Welp, that's the plan! :D
 
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Man, you're doing so good with what you're eating! What a fantastic job.

That mozzarella stick sounds yuuuummy, lol...

Keep on keepin' on! Sounds like you're well on your way.

:gnorsi:
 
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