LongWayToGo Journal: I need to lose an extra person!

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Hi all,

My name is Leia and when I was a teenager and in my early twenties I was around 150. I went to college and now have a desk job, so my weight kept going up and up till now it is a staggering 300 :eek2:(Really 302, but hey I round to suit myself...heheheeee Writers do that you know.). Most of my family members are on the small side, so I stick out like...well an elephant in the room. I actually had someone who I haven't seen in about 10 years walk up to me with fear and say. "OMG Leia is that you? What happened to you?" I thought to myself...this is why I don't like to go shopping. I told her about several members of my family who passed and it made me depressed, so I ate instead of taking anti-depressants and it worked. I'm alright now, but I have another problem because of all the chip and french fry eating.

Ok, so now I have to lose that extra person that has been packed on me. She is the one that wants to eat chips and sit watching movies instead of working out.

This is day one for me. I am looking at beginner cardio and have decided to go with Jillian Michaels: For Beginners. I am going to buy it at Walmart if they have it and if not then I will order it on Amazon.

I can't decide what to call the extra person on my back that I want rid of...I don't know. hmmmm maybe Chip Girl...no. She is the lazy one not me, so how about Lazy Linda:troll:?

Alright, so Lazy Linda is at 150 right now...lets see if I can get her to Zero!


Edit: 11/19/2013...my mom reminded me 2 weeks before this post that I weighed 3 pounds more...so my start weight is really 305. Why does that sound so much worse than 302?
 
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Welcome to the forum! Sorry to hear about the deaths in your family and the eating habits that got you here. But day one of your new life is here! Forget the past and move forward while leaving bits of Lazy Linda in your past every day :)

YOU CAN DO THIS! And we will be here for support and motivation! I honestly feel while I have not made near the progress I should have, this forum is the reason I have not quit this time. So many great people and stories here!

Take the time to find workouts that you enjoy doing, I think that is the key. Finding something you can have fun with so that you WANT to do it. That's something I'm working on. YouTube has lots of free online videos, perhaps check out some of those? If you are like me and haven't been doing anything, just remember to take it slow initially, stretch/warmup/cool down and keep an eye on your muscles. If they are complaining, listen to them, last thing you want is an injury forcing you to stay inactive.
 
Welcome to the forum Leia! As Icy already said you’ll find a lot of great advice and support here. :)

I have a desk job too which doesn’t make things easy especially when you’re just sick and tired of sitting all day, but it’s a job and we all need one.

If you end up not liking Jillian Michaels, I recommend checking out Taebo (there are tons of free clips on Youtube). Everyone here knows I’m a Taebo fanatic. LOL It’s very hard to start, but with practice it gets easier. I’ve been doing it since I really got serious about my journey. I haven’t lost a lot of weight going by the scale numbers, BUT I’ve lost a lot of inches. I was in a size 26 jeans, now in a size 16. The reason for this is because while you lose fat you’re gaining muscle which weighs more so it kind of cancels it out. I’m not familiar with Jillian’s workout, but I would think that the same thing may happen to you so don’t get discouraged if your scale isn’t always on your side. Try to take some measurements weekly so you can see that you’re losing inches. I wish I had started taking measurements when I started.

Best wishes to you on your journey! I hope you destroy Lazy Linda! ;)
 
icychic said:
Welcome to the forum! Sorry to hear about the deaths in your family and the eating habits that got you here. But day one of your new life is here! Forget the past and move forward while leaving bits of Lazy Linda in your past every day :)

YOU CAN DO THIS! And we will be here for support and motivation! I honestly feel while I have not made near the progress I should have, this forum is the reason I have not quit this time. So many great people and stories here!

Take the time to find workouts that you enjoy doing, I think that is the key. Finding something you can have fun with so that you WANT to do it. That's something I'm working on. YouTube has lots of free online videos, perhaps check out some of those? If you are like me and haven't been doing anything, just remember to take it slow initially, stretch/warmup/cool down and keep an eye on your muscles. If they are complaining, listen to them, last thing you want is an injury forcing you to stay inactive.
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Thank you for the encouragement. I will watch myself and not let myself overdo it. The last thing I need is to pull something and end up at the doctor...LOL! I take a BP med, so I will keep a check on my heart the first time or two. I have tried in the past, but I think I overdid it and practically stopped eating then I rebelled and ate everything. I just tell myself to change a few little things then over time it will add up.

I have gone about 6 months with almost no pop, which is big for me. I normally drank about 6 servings a day. And a serving is a lot smaller than those big glasses and bottles I would get. One personal bottle is like 2.5 servings. Scary.

It is good to meet you, and I will see if the 2 vids I ordered on Amazon work for me. :)
 
MandyH said:
Welcome to the forum Leia! As Icy already said you’ll find a lot of great advice and support here. :)

I have a desk job too which doesn’t make things easy especially when you’re just sick and tired of sitting all day, but it’s a job and we all need one.

If you end up not liking Jillian Michaels, I recommend checking out Taebo (there are tons of free clips on Youtube). Everyone here knows I’m a Taebo fanatic. LOL It’s very hard to start, but with practice it gets easier. I’ve been doing it since I really got serious about my journey. I haven’t lost a lot of weight going by the scale numbers, BUT I’ve lost a lot of inches. I was in a size 26 jeans, now in a size 16. The reason for this is because while you lose fat you’re gaining muscle which weighs more so it kind of cancels it out. I’m not familiar with Jillian’s workout, but I would think that the same thing may happen to you so don’t get discouraged if your scale isn’t always on your side. Try to take some measurements weekly so you can see that you’re losing inches. I wish I had started taking measurements when I started.

Best wishes to you on your journey! I hope you destroy Lazy Linda! ;)
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Oh that sounds great...I'm a 26 now and if I get any bigger then I don't even know where I will get clothing, so I have to get rid of Lazy Linda. heheheee You are down to 16! OMG. Congrats!!!!! I just hope someday I can say that too. In real life, I hide my pants size even from my hubby who is only about 20 pounds outside of his ideal weight. He is supportive and never says anything about my weight. 16...wow.

And thank you, destroying Lazy Linda is the goal. And like Icy said...I want to leave her in the past.

I love your ticker and I see you are half way there. :) I may have to get one of those. And I'll take your advice and get a measureing tape and jot down some measurements. There is probably a place on line that says where to take the measurements. I think it is bicep, thy, waist or something like that. :)
 
Update: I bought the following for about 15 dollars and it should be here Wed. I'm going to start with the beginners and take at easy like you guys suggested.

1. Jillian Michaels: Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism (2009)
2. Jillian Michaels: For Beginners (Frontside/ Backside Combo) (2012)

I'll post about the experience when I'm done...oh and after a shower. heheheee I'm starting to feel excited about this now. :hurray:
 
Welcome! I love your new ticker! You can do it! :). Let me know what the Jillian michael's workouts are like - I've been thinking about trying them.
 
Welcome Leia! I too have a desk job, and I, like you, eat when depressed or stressed, and eat badly. What has worked for me so far for staying active is saying to myself, if I just do 5 min on the bike, I'll stop if it's dreadful. Usually it's not, so I keep going. And if I don't have enough time to do a full 30 min, then I'll do 15 and another 15 of something later. Sometimes, I don't get that other 15 in, but sometimes I do.

For me eating is the reverse, if I let the internal dialog get to me about wanting something I shouldn't eat, then I will usually fail and eat what I shouldn't or when I shouldn't. If I nip it in the bud and commit to some healthy choice or not to eat, then I usually do better. Can't say I've mastered it though. I have only lost about 5+ pounds in about 8 weeks, but for me, I'm just glad I have reversed the trend and am starting to see progress. Anyway...much luck to you on your journey! You can do it!

BTW, I love your Flaming June avatar! (Is that the correct title?) I used to have a print of that but lost it when my relationship with an ex ended. I haven't thought about that work of art in about 13 years. Thanks for bringing it back to my awareness!
 
ijustwannabefit said:
Welcome! I love your new ticker! You can do it! :). Let me know what the Jillian michael's workouts are like - I've been thinking about trying them.
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Thanks! I like a bit of purple here and there. I thought the brown and green in the ticker would match the browns and little bit of green in the Lord Leighton painting icon I'm using. :waving:

Oh, and I will post what it is like doing the workout the day I try it out. My friend told me she was on Biggest Loser helping the people there. Then I read lots of comments on Amazon saying it helped them and one that was a negative review saying she was a tough girl getting loud at you. I thought to myself that actually sounds like what I need. I need to feel pumped up and have someone telling me to keep going when I want to sit down and pop in The Tourist or Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightly and Donald Sutherland...or Rizzoli & Isles. heheheee

One thing that I did today was when the hubby and I watched The Voice, I stood up the entire time. I marched in place and pumped my arms then on commercials I walked back and forth telling myself I was burning a few calories. My cat and my kitten didn't know what I was doing so they followed me around. hehehe
 
GreenSurf said:
Welcome Leia! I too have a desk job, and I, like you, eat when depressed or stressed, and eat badly. What has worked for me so far for staying active is saying to myself, if I just do 5 min on the bike, I'll stop if it's dreadful. Usually it's not, so I keep going. And if I don't have enough time to do a full 30 min, then I'll do 15 and another 15 of something later. Sometimes, I don't get that other 15 in, but sometimes I do.

For me eating is the reverse, if I let the internal dialog get to me about wanting something I shouldn't eat, then I will usually fail and eat what I shouldn't or when I shouldn't. If I nip it in the bud and commit to some healthy choice or not to eat, then I usually do better. Can't say I've mastered it though. I have only lost about 5+ pounds in about 8 weeks, but for me, I'm just glad I have reversed the trend and am starting to see progress. Anyway...much luck to you on your journey! You can do it!

BTW, I love your Flaming June avatar! (Is that the correct title?) I used to have a print of that but lost it when my relationship with an ex ended. I haven't thought about that work of art in about 13 years. Thanks for bringing it back to my awareness!
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Ok, I'll try that. I feel it working on me then I'll just go get a stalk of celery and some peanut butter or strawberries. I keep tomatoes around and I like to cut them up in chunks and eat them. I might try that or cream of wheat as wheat is supposed to make you feel fuller longer. At least, I put the chips high up in a cabinet...LOL!

I see what you mean about the 15 minutes. To do a little something is better then just not doing anything. One calorie at a time I guess. Well yes, 5 pounds gone is a lot better than gaining 15, so you are doing good. :iagree:

Yes it is Flaming June by Lord Leighton. The first time I saw it, I just stopped and stared. She was peacefully sleeping wrapped in soft clothing on a sunny day by the sea. The painting just made me feel calm and rested just looking at her taking a nap in her favorite place without any worries or cares. It made me think of that feeling you have when you wake up and there is nothing pressing on you that you have to do but enjoy the moment and smell the softly scented sea air. Go get another print and pick out a wonderful frame to go with it or even make a frame yourself with drift wood. Art is always worth having around...it brings us peace. And this is your life, the only one you will have, so why not have the things around you that make you happy?

Thanks for the encouragement. I'll try to get my ticker in my signature to move to the other side. :seeya:
 
Ok, so it is almost the end of the day for me, and I have not eaten an entire bag of chips. That is a kind of accomplishment for me. *Off to go edit my book*
 
Good luck on losing the extra person. I'm about 27 pounds away from successfully cutting myself in half, so it can be done.

I kinda like a pickle spear as a sort of "I must eat something" snack. There's only like 5 calories in it, and the only big downside is the salt. But unless you have high BP that's not really too big a deal. There's really two types of snacks: snacks where you need the nutrients, and snacks where your mind is just being a jerk and telling you to eat something for no good reason. I like the pickle spear for the latter, and cheese sticks and fruit for the former.

Anyway, the journey of 1,000 miles begins with a search on Google Maps for directions, and then comes the single step. :D Good luck!
 
Welcome!! I can see that aot of people have already shown you the support you will receive here! There is no judgement. If you slip up, the only thing you will hear from us is, everyone makes mistakes, get up and start over! :) this place has made a world of difference for me!

Btw- I'm Sabrina. I'm 26. I started out at almost 220 and am now 193.4. I've lost almost 23 lbs in about 9 weeks. And I've gone from a size 17/18 jeans to a size 13/14!

You've made a wonderful choice to be healthier!! Good luck on losing Lazy Linda!!!
 
MrVee said:
Good luck on losing the extra person. I'm about 27 pounds away from successfully cutting myself in half, so it can be done.

I kinda like a pickle spear as a sort of "I must eat something" snack. There's only like 5 calories in it, and the only big downside is the salt. But unless you have high BP that's not really too big a deal. There's really two types of snacks: snacks where you need the nutrients, and snacks where your mind is just being a jerk and telling you to eat something for no good reason. I like the pickle spear for the latter, and cheese sticks and fruit for the former.

Anyway, the journey of 1,000 miles begins with a search on Google Maps for directions, and then comes the single step. :D Good luck!
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Thank you for the encouragement. I'll look into small snacks that will work. That is definitely something I need to focus on because my mind goes to chips and I put them where they are hard to get at. I put some things just when the refrigerator opens. I'll grab some more fruit. I have low fat cheese sticks and I will go look at the calories in them. :) My mind (Lazy Lisa) is a jerk at least twice a day.

Thanks...one step at a time.
 
br!na said:
Welcome!! I can see that aot of people have already shown you the support you will receive here! There is no judgement. If you slip up, the only thing you will hear from us is, everyone makes mistakes, get up and start over! :) this place has made a world of difference for me!

Btw- I'm Sabrina. I'm 26. I started out at almost 220 and am now 193.4. I've lost almost 23 lbs in about 9 weeks. And I've gone from a size 17/18 jeans to a size 13/14!

You've made a wonderful choice to be healthier!! Good luck on losing Lazy Linda!!!
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I have to start by saying I love the phrase in pink above your ticker. LOL! Oh that sounds great 23 pounds. I would love to see size 14 again...I would love to see size 18 again hehehehee. :seeya:
 
This is day 3 for me.

I got the DVD - Jillian Michaels Workout for Beginners. I did a warm up first then turned it on. It was broken into 6 cycles that focused on doing cardio then muscle strengthening then back to cardio in one cycle over an over then moved on the the next cycle.

She had contestants from the show Biggest Loser do the work out and show the easiest way then an advanced way while she pointed out how they should do each move and used her body to show what not to do because it would hurt you. They were people who had lost over a hundred pounds working with her. They looked good to average in their body weight, so normal people who at one time looked like me.

She was energetic and explained things for each step. Why are you doing this, How is this helping you, What muscle is this working, When to breath in and out, and When to squeeze the muscles.

I have to admit when she said now do ten jumping jacks...this gets your heart rate up so we can do push ups. I was like oooh no. I can't do this. During the vid, she said if all you can do is a couple then march in place then do that...just get your heart rate up. I was better with that. I did about 3 jumping jacks then marched then tried a two at the end. I took my time getting in the floor for the push ups because I didn't wan to hurt my knees. I thought I could probably only do one and I did them with my knees and not my feet. I actually did 4 then rested then did 2 more. Cardio then muscles cardio then muscles and cycle one was over.

I ended up being able to do 6 push ups in a row. I was shocked. I got up and down from the floor very slow and controlled myself so I wouldn't get hurt. We did jump rope without the rope. I did about 6 and stopped. She said I could just lift my heals and do a bounce, but move my arms and wrist to the motions. I thought ok yes I'll probably need to do it like this for more than a month. She said to do what you can and it creates muscle memory and balance because we are not using machines at a gym.

LOL I thought yes I need that. One thing I found being twice my size was that my balance is off sometimes way off. Just walking I feel myself shifting from foot to foot and leaning. Well, when they used weights, I just made a fist. Maybe after a few months I might get 2 pound weights. I can see how this would work for beginners and for people who are use to workouts too because she showed how to make it harder. At the end during the last cycle she said to finish strong and don't phone it in. I have to admit I was winding down and then pushed a little harder and felt better for it that I didn't give up.

Overall, she was encouraging, you could see she likes what she did and wasn't stumbling along trying to get cues from someone else, the people doing the work out were people she helped lose over 100 pounds, she explained everything and why, my heart rate was up, I did muscle toning and strengthening and I did more than I thought I could without hurting myself. I like the DVD and will try out the back side of it tomorrow to work on a different set of muscles. I think that will help with not overdoing too much of the same muscle.

Ok, my hair is almost dripping wet and I had to dab my face off with a half paper towel, and strangely enough I feel energied and better about myself. I think I am going to go get a shower and cry now. It is so strange because I'm happy. One step closer to being the me in my mind and not Lazy Linda. :hurray:
 
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Sounds like an awesome workout, great job! Keep it up and you will start being able to do more for longer and feeling even better.
 
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