Lukewarm's Weight Loss Diary

I never filled this out, I think it's a good time to do so.

-- How much weight do you want to lose?

My goal on my ticker says 110 lbs. I would say that my ULTIMATE goal would be 105 lbs. I do believe 110 lbs. and toned would be my ideal/maintainable weight.

-- What is the timeframe for reaching your target weight?

I'm so impatient...realistically I suppose I would say 110 lbs. by Nov. 1 2007, although even that may be pushing it. In August 2007 (4 months from now) I'm going home to Michigan, I'm standing in my best friend's wedding. I would like to weigh at least 145 lbs. by then.

-- How do you want to accomplish your goal (what methods do you want to use)?

Eat a nutritious diet, and calorie count!
Cardio-work up to HIIT eventually
Strength Training-I want to work my arms, my back, my abs, my butt, although until I hit the 155 lb. mark, I have always had nice arms and a nice stomach. I'm pear-shaped, and my point of weakness has always been my legs. I WANT NICE LEGS. I used to weight lift a bit in high school but I always suffered criticism from all the football players in the weight room. "You'll get big" "Girls shouldn't lift" I think the problem was really that I could squat more than them. Leg presses were a cinch, I've some thick legs! But I've always been self conscious about them so I want to really burn off the layer of fat, and show off my muscular legs. I just don't know what to do though! I think I am just going to go poke around my gym and pay attention to the pictures on the machines. I totally wish I could afford a trainer.

-- Who or what can support you in reaching your goal?

My mother, father, and sister support me. This forum is already a great source of inspiration and I learn more about my body every day thanks to all the information available. I support myself.

-- How realistic is your goal?

I want to be happy and energetic, and I've been putting off many great opportunites due to low self-confidence and if I continue to behave the way I have for the past couple of years, the years are going to continue to slip away. I live on the beach for goodness sakes. There's no excuse to put my life on hold because I'd rather eat a cookie. Like M2M's signature states; "The future is no place to put your better days." I'd say this is the most important thing I can do for myself. My goal is realistic. I do know that I will make it. I'd like to insert a conversation I had with my Aunt about 1 month ago when she visited me.

Her: "How did you get so fat?"
Me: "I overate and became lazy, that is typically how one gains weight."
Her: "Yeah but you were never fat before, I've been fat all my life, I never thought you would get fat."
Me: "Well obviously I am now, it's going to be hard to work it all off."
Her: "Ha! You said you were going to lose weight a year ago! Now you're just a fat girl! HaHaHa."
<Insert dead silence>
Me: "Thank you for the support, I'll keep your thoughts in mind Auntie."

Now, this hurt my feelings, but I am so determined to never be the type of person that gains pleasure from other's misery. I do pity her, and I can't believe you would say this to anyone, let alone someone you love. I'm doing all this for myself, but I haven't really let myself dwell too much on that conversation as it's one of those things you are so embarrassed about that you push it out of your mind. When I think about it, I am going to be happy and healthy and no matter what I look like or what I do, she'll always find something wrong with me. And that's okay, it's just pretty sad.

-- When will you start?

Baby, this transformation has already started. :cool:
 
Ohhh, you are one cool kitty kat, LW. "Baby, this transformation has already started". Whoo-hoo!!

How you want to accomplish your goal looks great...you've thought it all out and I know you're going to execute this plan. You're right, that is supremely sad your Auntie is so negative...a projection of how she feels about herself, (wish she'd keep it to herself.) You are beeyootiful LW!

I just watched Melinda sing on American Idol and I'm not kidding when I say EVERY time after she sings I say "holy shit". She is just so good.

Have a great night doll. Luv ya.
 
Hey! Nice post on your goals. I never filled one of those thingies out myself. When you were talking about being pear shaped, I so know what you mean. I've always had bigger legs, and then when I gained a ton of weight my stomach kinda caught up, lol. Now, I'm almost proportionally fat... legs are still the bigger part, but glad the stomach reduced a bunch!

I really wish you the best in reaching your goal, however, you sound so motivated and willing to do what you need to that I KNOW you will do it. :D I hope that you take some before and after pics, that would be awesome to see!
 
-Breakfast: 3 egg whites-51 calories
-Lunch: Soup-200 calories
-Snack: Applesauce-200 calories
-Dinner: Soup-200 calories
-Water: 2.5 L
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Is this all you're eating? Because 651 calories for the day is much too low. If you're not careful, you'll put your body into "starvation" mode, and will stop losing weight. There are some calorie calculators online that give you an estimated calories needed for a day, then you subtract 2-300 cals to lose 2lbs a week.

Other than that, good job on the exercise. 2.5 miles is great! And I know about excuses, once I let up for a little bit, I fell off the track, and it took me a while to get back on. Keep it up! You're doing great! Keep it up!
 
Risty thanks, the questionairre is good to fill out I think, reinforces your motivation and all. I am having front and side pictures taken this weekend, I think it will be interesting as well.

2Skinny lol thanks! You are beautiful. I'm certainly going to try and accomplish my goal. Hope you have a good day Anna!

Xorie hi, I am not sure about what to say. I have been reading this all over the forum. I've heard everyone discuss the starvation mode, but what I'm trying to do is eat when I'm hungry. When my stomach grumbles, which is every couple hours during the day, I eat a little something. Is this still wrong? I promise to consider all this carefully but I don't understand why I should eat more if I'm not ACTUALLY hungry. If anyone can explain this to me, I'd really appreciate it.

M2M :p I love it too. I'm going to love it more in a couple months. ;)

Well today is the day that I attempt weight lifting. I'm going to go in my little gym with my camera and take pictures of all the machines so I remember the names, and then come back home and research a good system for my body. I think part of the reason I fail whenever I try to lift at the gym is because I think people are watching me fumble around and look awkward. In order for it to be beneficial, I must understand what I am trying to accomplish with each move, yes? I'm just going to add "Weight-training" to my list of study material this semester, I think maybe I'm just trying to avoid studying for class.

-Breakfast: 3 egg whites-51 calories -with tabasco sauce!
-Lunch: Applesauce-200 calories
-Snack: Yogurt-120 calories
-Dinner: Soup-200 calories
-Water: 2.5 L

-Playlist: LAZY
-Miles Today: LAZY
-Total Miles: 12.14 miles
 
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hmmm... I'm not an expert, so maybe you should start a thread in the "on topic" part of this forum. There are a lot more people who are much more knowing in this than I am. Other than that, keep doing what you're doing until you hear from someone else, like M2M, or Mal, because they know a lot more than I do. :)

Keep up the good work, you'll be transformed before you know it!
 
Maleficent just trying to keep up with you! Not happening yet! By the way, whenever I try to open your diary, or M2M's diary, my internet crashes, has anyone else ever mentioned that happening?

Xorie thank you for the advice, I'm definitely going to look into it.

I was just looking through my old files this afternoon and I found my old weight loss diary! From August 2003, except then I weighed 125 lbs. I took my measurements then...so just for fun (or disgust) I'm going to compare Aug. 12 2003 with April 2 2007

--------Aug 12 2003-125 lbs.--------April 2 2007-176 lbs.
-Bicep:________10.75"_____________________12.50"
-Bust:_________33.00"_____________________39.50"
-Waist:________27.00"_____________________33.00"
-Hips:_________34.50"_____________________42.00"
-Butt:_________37.50"_____________________44.00"
-Thighs:_______24.00"_____________________26.75"
-Calves:_______14.75"_____________________15.25"

It's just weird to know that I wasn't happy at that point in time. And years later I'm still not happy. Weight isn't everything.
 
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I'm not sure I've said anythig worth mentioning today -so maybe it's youor browser's way of saving your brain cells :D

I haven't heard of anyone else having a problem... really strange that it is - can any other hefty diaries be opened?

It's just weird to know that I wasn't happy at that point in time. And years later I'm still not happy. Weight isn't everything.
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weight absolutely isn't everything - hopefully youre finding things to be happier about now :) if not -we'll help make a list -because we're good at that stuff :D
 
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Maleficent well I can open T2Trucker's. I can't open yours, M2M, Wishes, or NewBride. It must just be my internet doesn't like the size of your diaries at the moment. ;) :( I'll give it a few hours...

I actually am a really crazy and happy person. I mean I suppose I come across as though I'm depressed and weight obsessed. That may be part of me. haha. But there is more to me than that I promise. The best thing about having this place to vent my feelings is that I can separate it from my day to day life a bit more. I don't feel the need to discuss it all the time in conversation because I've now discovered the place to deal with this emotional/physical battle. :sigh: Alright, back to studying then...:p
 
Hey, I also agree with the whole not eating enough calories. I do know a bit about the whole starvation mode and from what I can remember is that if you don't eat enough calories your body will just hold on to whatever you do eat so to speak. The body thinks that it won't get food so it tries to protect your fat storage (because when you are starving it can eventually break that down for energy). However, before it does that I'll break down tissues like muscle. So if you're not eating enough calories your body will start using your muscles and tissues like that for energy and preserving your fat... which is the complete opposite of where you want to go. You want to be building more muscle (the more muscle you have the more calories you burn, and getting rid of your fat.) So by eating the proper amount of calories (and being in a deficit, but not by too much) you will definately lose the weight.

I know for myself at my height, weight, bmr (basal metabolic rate) plus daily activity my body needs about 2500 cals... (about 1500 cals is for the bmr alone). So if I stuck to 2500 cals I would maintain my weight. If I wanted to lose weight, I would need to be in a deficit by at least 500 cals but I've heard no more than 1000 cals. So that's why I eat 1500 cals a day (which puts me in a 1000 cal deficit).

Now with your stats given in your diary (along with your new weight) I went to a site to roughly calculate your cals. Your bmr is about 1622.7 and if you do moderate exercise 3-5 days per week your daily caloric needs would be about 2515.19. So with the 1000 cal deficit you're looking at about 1500 cals as well. Now according to what you're eating you're only getting around 700 cals, and that's not even even calories for your body's normal functions. I think that if you keep eating that low your body will do as I described in the first paragraph. I just hope you really think about this because if you want to lose weight you should do it healthy (getting enough food and nutrients/vitamins) and with exercise.

Now, I'm not doing this to be mean or anything, I'm just concerned. But like I said the cals are an estimate but you cals definately should be around that ballpark.
 
Hmmm...
I wonder why you can't open our diaries - it's kind of weird, especially if you can get into T2...

Does it lock up or crash?
 
Xorie I'm a biology major, I'm taking science and mathematics based courses.

Risty Thank you for taking the time to do that for me. I guess I have been thinking about times in the past when simple calorie cutting has worked for me. Though I suppose it didn't work out too well in the long run, which is the entire point. You and Xorie are correct, I'm going to remedy this starting tomorrow.

M2M Oh it is working now, the problem was that I had my preferences set to list 40 posts per page, and once I set it back to 10 posts per page I was able to view all of your diaries. So future reference for anyone, if you're having issues, check your settings.

I lifted tonight! It was fun, and no one was in the gym so I took my time. I'm going to figure out how to record my workout correctly so I can keep track, but I am pleased to say lifting was not as scary as I thought it would be.
 
Glad to hear you were able to figure out how to solve the problem - Mal's diary is one you don't want to miss - too much action goes on in there!

Sounds like a great time at the gym! :D
 
Interesting! I've always wanted to be a vet, BUT, math is definately not my strong point.

So i've compromised, i'll be a vet tech, and major in english/writing (I also want to be an english teacher, and write books)

And I'm glad that you had fun lifting weights! I do it, but not major lifting, more like toning stuff. You're doing great! keep it up!
 
I'm so glad that you really considered what xorie and I had to say. I'm so relieved! Because as it may work at first, it won't work forever... plus the whole losing muscle tissue instead of fat... that's not so great either. In my book that I got from joining the UBC (ultimate bodyshaping course) it said that studies show that 80% of people who calorie-restict alone will gain back their weight or more within a year. They also mentioned what I had talked about with the whole body using muscle tissue instead of fat thing... so that really helped confirm it for me.

Anyways, I'm so glad you liked lifting! That was always my FAV part of my workout. I hated doing the cardio but when I got to the lifting I was like YES! I mean, it's challenging for sure, but it does feel like I'm in hell when I'm doing it, like cardio.

Good luck on your workouts and eating. Keep up the good work, and make sure to give your muscles a days rest between lifting :D
 
M2M lol I agree, it's nice to get inspiration and comic relief. I think the latter is more important at times.

Xorie that's wonderful! A good friend of mine is in vet school at the moment, she does love it, but she's always been a math kind of girl. I am a science girl, but I just deal with the math because I must. I can tell you're a great writer, I always forget how young you are when I'm reading your diary! You sound so mature.

Risty I will definitely give it a rest. haha you don't have to tell me twice! ;) I am sore! I really appreciate the explanation, and the effort you made for me. I do understand better now, and it's not as though I'm averse to eating (haha I'm overweight after all) I love it! I just worry that I won't see results. I'll have faith though and work it out :) Thanks again.

I was lazy yesterday, so today I am going to make up the miles. My goal is 7 miles. Maybe, maybe not. I'm going to eat 1500 calories today thanks to Risty who calculated my daily caloric intake for me! :) I'm so freaking sore from yesterday! ha it really is a good feeling though. Makes me feel 4 years younger!

Oh and I lost 2 pounds since the first of April! :cool: 8 lbs. down people! This diary is really helping me stay on track, I don't want to come on here again and admit I didn't do my cardio again. :eek:

-Breakfast: Cream of Wheat with Skim Milk and Splenda-400 calories
-Lunch: Mashed Potatoes-400 calories
-Snack: Yogurt-200 calories
-Snack 2: Applesauce-200 calories
-Dinner: Soup-220 calories
-Water: 1.5 L

-Playlist: Rolling Stones. Beatles. John Butler Trio. Madonna. Sublime.
-Miles Today: 5 before dinner....and 5 after! YAY
-Total Miles: 22.14 miles
 
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YAY, I are so proud of you! (Yes the bad grammar was on purpose, I like to say are instead of am sometimes... it doesn't help that someone else at work does it too, lol.) Congrats on the 2 lb loss, that's awesome!

I can agree with the whole being sore thing. I'm sore as well and it feels great! My abs were already sore for the end of the CK class yesterday and since the UBC today was lower body we do abs and boy oh boy are they ever sore now. Since I have to miss my tuesday class for measurements I'll miss the next lower body which I'm upset about but I'll try to some of it at home because I have bands and even if I don't do as good of a job as I would in class, it's better than nothing!

So, how often are you gonna measure yourself? I can't wait to see the next one of yours, it'll be great I know it! It always feels good to see the inches come off!
 
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