Losing My Mind and/or A Few Pounds: Freckles0's Weight Loss Journal

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I am looking to lose in the neighborhood of 15 pounds. At 24 years old (almost 25), I am 5'7" and about 140 pounds. This is the heaviest I have EVER been and I don't feel healthy or pretty. I have always been average or slim but have really felt the impact on my metabolism slowing as I age and stress from living on my own lately. I intend to buckle down on a regular excercise routine, commit to keeping my diet healthier and lose weight until I feel comfortable, which may end up being more or less than 15 pounds.

None of my clothes fit and I don't see "ME" when I look in the mirror. I know I am not active enough and have developed some pretty SCRAY heating habbits. I have only started working towards my goal to look and feel better this week, let's say Monday, June 7.


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June 10, 2010

I am terrified of the scale. I don't want to know how much I weigh exactly right now. Ignorance is not bliss, but I will get on the scale when I am ready. For me, losing some weight is not so much about some number (because so many factors - muscle, water, etc.) can affect that. For me, it is about how I feel.


Today I finally got up early and went to the gym before work. I did 40 minutes of cardio (20 minutes jogging and 20 minutes on the elliptical). My calves are sore because I have been walking up a lot of stairs (taking the stairs instead of the escaltor on the subway) doing yoga and took a Bollywood Dance Aerobics class last night. The workout felt good but I am SO out of shape. I am not really into the weight machines (sweaty guys, germs) and I am thinking about using yoga to tone rather than weight machines or free weights.

After the gym I ate an Odwalla nutrition bar. I love food bars. They are so quick, easy and filling. I know most of them are sugary junk - but I try to buy ones with more protein, fiber and less saturated fat and sugar. There really is no perfect food anyway. Right?

I am sitting here drinking coffee now. I anticpate being hungry today (starting a workout routine always makes me ravenous!).

More later, perhaps.
 
Hi there!
Welcome to the website; I hope you'll find it as helpful as I have as far as motivation and information and such. :)
I think our goals are actually pretty similar- I'm around 5'7", was above 140 pounds up until a month or so ago.
Good luck to you~
 
Hey theree, welcome to the forum! I have similar stats(height/weight) currently trying to get below the 140s
I definetly cant wait to hear about your progress! You're off to a good start :)
 
Hey,

first of all, I think you should not be terrified of the scale. I think weighing everyday is a good thing.... personally I does that too. At least I keep watch of the weight and also reminds myself everyday that the figure on the scale must reduce! And if it does even for a tiny bit, give yourself a pat on the shoulder.. "well done! Good start! Keep it going!" This gives yourself a form of motivation.

But of course, if you see that it goes up a little bit (sometimes it does because u consume a little bit more the previous day). Don't be disappointed or upset! Simply tell yourself... "Hmm.. that means I have to eat a bit lessor today.."

Keep this going everyday! Am sure you will have more and more motivation to work harder to reduce the weight. But bear in mind to weigh on a specific time of the day consistently. Before or after a meal may means that you are heavier. For me, I prefer to weigh early in the morning before i consume anything (including water). So, it will be more consistent way of monitoring your weight.

Secondly, I notice that drink a lot of water helps. It not only fills your stomach but also kind of help you to detox... hehhe....

Thirdly, of course exercise is important. But you need to maintain the momentum. Don't start and then stop. It only makes things worse. Don't overdo it as well. It will hurt your health.

Lastly, you can consider this diet that I am using it myself. I have oatmeal for breakfast (purely just oatmeal). And then, lunch, i try to have food that are soupy and with lots of vegetables. And dinner, I go back to oatmeal again instead of rice. But this time round not pure oatmeal. I have it with different variety of soups everyday. It can be fish soup, corn soup, mushroom soup, etc etc. Once the soup is ready, just add on 5 spoons or more oatmeal (depending on what you think is enough for you). Let it boil for 1 minute or so, and then, you can eat already. Personally, I do not like soggy oatmeal. So, I boil for a short while. This actually depends on each individual. Give it a try! This really taste different than pure oatmeal... =p

Good luck! And keep it going!
 
Thank you all for the welcomes and great ideas! So - I ended up getting weighed at the doctor. I am 150. EEK! But, I am technically still within the range of a healthy weight so I am not going to freak out tooo much about numbers and try to focus on the work that I am doing now.

Like Wayne said - I probably shouldn't be afraid of the scale. I am probably going to end up buying one to keep at home. I also took my measurements (just chest, waist and hips) and that was not quite as scary as the weight. I am 34.5, 28.5 and 37. Though it is a bit bigger than "me", it is still totally manageable and I am not going to get discouraged.

I have been trying to do an hour of cardio a day (30 minutes jogging on the treadmill and 30 minutes elliptical) but have been finding that my calves are having trouble adjusting to the increased workout routine. I have been stretching before and after and have been doing yoga in the evenings but am still finding I need to switch it to 15 minutes jogging and 45 minutes elliptical to reduce the strain on my calves. I will eventually get there, I think.

Eating has been awesome...while it has only been a week, I am quite proud of myself :) NO CANDY, no cookies, no chips, no fried foods. Pretty much everything I have consumed has been salad, yogurt, veggies, fruit and whole grain. I am not even (too) tempted by the thought of the "bad" foods. Perhaps the worst thing I have done was eat toast with peanut butter - but it was one piece and it wasn't LOADED so I don't feel guilty about that.

Not really noticing results in my appearance yet but I am feeling a lot better. Hope this week goes as well as last week!
 
Well done! Keep that positive feeling! It is a form of motivation.

Remember, results will not be immediate. But you will definitely see it soon!!

You have to be patient....

Success is on the way!

cheers!
 
Yesterday I was feeling sooo sore and doing some complaining in the excersise forum...but I woke up today feeling good and decided to go for more cardio. I did a whole hour today without any pain. Ate a Luna bar after my workout. Not sure what I am going to have for lunch. I have oatmeal, carrots, humus dip and fresh cherries at work but THINKING about going out for a salad. I've been working out so hard I feel like I deserve it.

Salad means dressing and cheese. I could avoid both but I probably wouldn't. Maybe I will be good and eat what I brought. I am not doing a great job at counting calories. I have been eating super healthy but really don't feel like adding up the totals and obsessing over what the treadmill projected I burned off at the gym. Numbers are so depressing.
 
Last night I raided my fridge. Fortunately - there is not much there, but dammit, I was hungry! I came home after work and felt like I had to eat a lot.

I ate some stir fry veggies with rice, toast with peanut butter and jelly (not my most willfull moment) and some corn tortillas (yes, the kind you make tacos with. plain. desperate. kind of disusting). OK - so it doesn't sound like much but it was a pretty frantic feeding frenzy and it just sort of overcame me and I ended up feeling guilty about it. It wasn't like it was a pint of ice cream or 2 lbs of chocolate, it was just that I sort of lost control and willpower. I probably would have scarfed that ice cream or chocolate if I hadn't removed all the bad stuff from my home. I have been working out a lot, so I am thinking that is making the hunger feel more urgent.

Today, I am really trying to eat more healthy things throughout the day to avoid that frantic feeling when I go too long without eating at work. I am hoping that will do the trick to avoid opportunities for slipups.
 
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