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LRSmommy

LRSmommy

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okay, here it goes...

*I am 28 years old (soon to be 29).
*I want to lose a total of 160 lbs in 18-20 months, but my short term goal is 60-75 lbs in 6 months (I want to lose the 60-75 lbs by the time we go to Phoenix for the USSSA Hispanic Worlds softball tourney in September).
*I am calorie counting this time (until I can't stand it anymore). My goal is 1200 - 1600 calories per day.
*My sister, my mother and I are involved in a healthy little competition to keep us motivated. To help me succeed I have signed up at this website, I need all the help I can get :)
*My goal is realistic. I know I can do it, I just have to set my mind to it and not get discouraged when I don't lose as much as fast as I want or when the scale reads more than I want it to.
*I have already started. On 3/20/07 when I stepped on my scale that has a 300 lb weight limit and it bottomed out and one of the little clips inside snapped, I knew it was time to abandon my break from dieting and hit it hot and heavy again.

My starting weight is 304 lbs. I'm not exactly sure because my scale is broken, but I know it can't be much above 300 lbs because the scale didn't break until both feet were firmly on it.

Since I became a rabbit a week ago (ha ha ha ha ha), I feel much better. I don't hit that wall after lunch and become drowsy. And I had enough energy to chase my kids around the softball park as my husband played in a tournament with his buddies.

I will start posting my food log tomorrow. There's too much going on at work right now to do it today. The stress is plentiful in my life but I am bound and determined not to run to the fridge every time I something goes wrong - it's time to make a new start. I'm tired of being fat. I'm tired of being lazy. And I'm tired of not having any clothes that fit.

And I'm bound and determined to talk my office mgmt into letting me bring some of my exercise equipment to work and putting it up in the back of the office to use at lunch. There's no time at home and it's just sitting there collecting dust. I will find time and I will start using it again (or I will sell it, buy more healthy food and a gym membership that I will use because I am paying for something each month that is going to waste).

So here's to a new day, a new start, and a new me.

Goodbye fat Steph, hello fit Steph!
 
Hi Steph,
Welcome to the WLF and congratulations to you for getting started on this journey.

Just remember, it's one pound, one day and sometimes, one meal at a time!

Best of luck to you :)
 
oh what a day...

03/27/07

Today was definitely one of those days. There was so much stress and stupidity at work I was ready to fold and give in to my urge to taste the comfort of even a morsel of a snickers bar and the vending machine is too close to the refrigerator in the break room where my veggies are stored; I can't even describe the temptation I felt every time I walked in that room today.

I did manage to resist that temptation if only for today. The numbers were too good when I stepped on the scale this morning. I have only been watching what I eat for 1 week now but it has proven to be a success - I am 12.6 lbs lighter than last week at this time and on my way to a healthier me.

Now I know that each week when I anxiously step on the scale it won't show the same great results as this week (that would just be crazy). As long as the numbers are going down instead of up I will be happy. If I maintain or gain I know I need to discipline myself more the next week and increase my activity. If they keep going down I will know that I need to keep up the good work.

I can do it - I have the right state of mind at this time and a killer vacation coming up to help drive me to that short-term (and even long term) goal I have set. The bad thing is I work in an office full of junk food and people who like to share. I just have to stay away from them and keep healthy snacks plentiful.

I will post my food log for each day on the next day's diary entry as I complete what I can at work prior to going home and then fill in the rest of the evening from the day before when I come in to work in the morning. With my 3 children and my husband and my work hours it is hard to do anything but spend time with them when I get home and I value what little sleep I get.

So, on that thought I am outta here - the work day is now over and it's time to sit in the gridlock and watch the idiots around me trying to duck and dodge each other and make it home in one piece.

Have a good evening!
 
food log 3/27/07

FOOD NAME CALORIES FAT CARB PROTIEN
SPECIAL K 344 1 67 19
SKIM MILK 173 1 24 17
BABY CARROTS 57 1 12 1
SOFT DINK, SUGAR FREE 9 0 1 1
CELERY, RAW 31 0 7 1
FAT FREE CREAM CHEESE 30 0 1 5
LETTUCE SALAD 32 0 7 2
TOMATOES 19 0 4 1
FAT FREE CHEDDAR CHEESE 45 0 2 9
TURKEY BREAST 41 1 2 7
HAM 97 3 1 16
FAT FREE 1000 ISLAND DRESSING 48 0 11 0
SALTINE CRACKERS 60 2 11 1
TANGELO 54 0 14 1
VEGI PIZZA, NO CHEESE OR OLIVES 540 21 78 12
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DAILY TOTALS 1,581 31 241 93


Okay, looking at this I totally need to cut down the carbs a little bit, but everything else looks okay (I think). I stayed within my daily calorie goal (1200-1600/day) and my fat consumption wasn't huge, but it wasn't null either. I guess we will see how 3/27 looks and go from there. :)
 
Better day, less food...

3/29/07

Looking back on yesterday, it was a better day than Tuesday. We were only missing 1 staff in our dept instead of 3 so there wasn't as much stress. I didn't snack the whole day either, I only ate when I felt hungry. I couldn't resist stepping on the scale this morning and to my surprise I had gone down a whole pound from Tuesday when I hit the 1 week mark - YEAH! The first week is over and so far so good on the second week. If I can make it through this week I'll be good to go.

I bought an elliptical machine last night on my way home. Hopefully it will not just sit and collect dust like the treadmill that's only been used 6 times in the last 5 years, the bowflex that has been sat on once in the last 2 years, the ab-lounger that's been used twice in the last 2 years, and the ab roller and exercise videos that are still in their box.

I have attached my food log in jpeg format. I find it is easier to do this than it is to list everything out each morning. I have found that Fitday.com does a great job of tracking everything and today I found "the daily plate", a website that has nutritional information for things that fitday does not. Their website addy, if anyone is interested, is

Anyway, time to get to work.

Hoping for a day like yesterday,
Steph
 
food log 3/28/07

It was a decent day yesterday. I decided to go out for lunch instead of staying in the office. The bad thing is I sabotaged myself. I went to Olive Garden with some friends and toward the end of the meal I noticed there was a bread stick just sitting there waiting to be eaten, so I did it :eek: Needless to say that put me over my caloric goal for the day. I have attached my log again if anyone is interested in it. I am still higher in carbs, but that happens when you start cutting out fat. I'll work on my menu for next week over the weekend and see if I can get the carbs down. Right now I'm at 15 serving per day, that includes veggies and everything. I guess that' not too bad considering it is EVERYTHING.

Anyway, hopefully today will be good too. Off to work now!
 
Hey LRS just dropping in to say hello to a fellow spring flinger.
 
It's great to hear you've decided to start this lifestyle change. Sounds like you're doing a great job so far. The spring challenge will be a definite motivation. It's also acting as a great way to meet more people on the Forum, which means you joined up at the perfect time. :) Go Spring Fling!!!
 
Holy Cow - what a day!

Yesterday was definitely something else. We had so many vessels sail and so much to get out to customers that I thought I was going to scream. :eek:

However, with the help of some veggies, a little bit of fruit, and my personal mp3 player (to drown out the griping and moaning around me) I got through the day. :cool:

The good news is I that I stayed within my daily goals also - YEAH! :D

Instead of attaching my food journal each day, I have just decided to make it public at fitday.com and link to it. That way if anyone wants to see what I ate the day before they can without having to click on several different thumbnail images.



Have a good one! ;)
Steph
 
Good for you for staying within your calorie limit. Keep up the awesome work.
 
will it ever end...

for 4/03/07
Once again work was hairy. More vessels sailing, more customers on my back, more stress. I stayed away from the bad stuff again and maliciously chomped at my veggies every time I hung up the phone.

Everyone at work is asking me what I'm doing to lose weight. I have only lost around 17 lbs now, but it's enough to make a difference I guess. My supervisor that sits in the cubicle next to me just laughs every time he passes my desk because of all the food on it. When I have a phone call he jokingly says "will you get back to the veggie garden and answer the phone?" :rolleyes: LOL But I'm getting great support at work and it's helping a lot.

My husband keeps eating the "bad food" as I call it now. Last night everyone else had hot dogs while I was chewing away at a couple of lean pockets. I looked at my calories after eating them and while still within my goals I was still hungry and felt like I hadn't eaten enough calories for the day, so I allowed myself half of one and treated our dog, Mable, to the other half. I think she enjoyed it as much as I did :D

Well, guess I'd better start working again.

Have a good day everyone!
 
Hi there, my fellow Spring Flinger!
I'm wishing you the best of luck in your weight-loss efforts!
Juliette
 
Heehee... the veggie garden. I like it. Take it as a compliment that you're seen as the woman who eats the rabbit food. :p
 
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