Mady’s road to healthy…

[jasper1]

Well that is GREAT news Mady going to the gym amanging 50 minutes AND going tommorow alone!!!FANTASTIC!!!Now really as you saw nobody cares what you are doing there.The heavy people are probably feeling the same as you and the fit ones are really concentrating on themselves!

If you havent lost anything tommorow DONT be disapointed.You are doing so good.You probably will have lost , but i am just saying.Ok?I get really dissapointed when i think i have lost and havent ,but thennext time you probably loose more /


I have traveled to Romania a few years ago for buisness.I remember those little bakerys with the pastrys in the windows///////////////////////////!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Also I remember really graphicl houses and the brick roads.I stayed in Bucharest but traveled right through by car to bulgaria so i saw a lot and it was really lovely!

 

[scbibhouse]

Excellent news on the gym Mady!! I can imagine it's a big step...and I'm so glad it went well for you!! Congratulations on adding this important weapon to your toolbox...I think you'll find it helpful on the journey to lose the weight!

We lived in Bucuresti from 2001- 2004 and, yes, I commuted from Bucuresti to Ploiesti...every day...make for long days!

Keep up the good work and looking forward to your future posts and progress!

Sarah

 

[mady1]

Sorry for the late posts, didn’t have any time this weekend…


Day 11 went like this:

Breakfast: Cereals with lactose free milk and dried cranberries (260 kal)

Morning Snack: apples (156 kal)

Lunch: turkey breast with peppers in a Napolitano sauce with penne (435 kal)

Afternoon snack: fiber bar (195 kal)

Dinner: fiber bar (195 kal)

Overall: 1243 kal


Exercise: 56 min elliptical bicycle (the screen said 515 kal)


Day 12 went like this:

Breakfast: yogurt with currants (153 kal)

Snack: fresh squeezed grapefruit juice (85 kal)

Lunch: ham and cheese sandwich (330 kal)

Dinner: small portions of turkey roast, pork steak and turkey sausage with steamed broccoli (415 kal)

Desert: pumpkin pie, a mini éclair, 2 small white chocolates and 2 glasses of black currant juice (470ishh kal)

Overall: 1450 kal


Exercise: 65 min on the stationary bicycle (the screen said 500 kal)


Day 13 went like this:

Breakfast: Cereals with lactose free milk and pumpkin pie (300 kal)

Morning Snack: apple pie (100 kal)

Lunch: turkey sausage and pork steak (300 kal)

Afternoon snack: pumpkin pie and fresh squeezed grapefruit juice (200 kal)

Dinner: cheese with fresh peppers and pumpkin pie (350 kal)

Overall: 1250 kal


Exercise: 60 min on the stationary bicycle (the screen said 450 kal); 80 crunches and 100 sit-ups


First things first: I went to the gym alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just walked in there, showed my subscription, went to change and started pedaling. Just stopped once for water. Didn’t feel anxious at all. I can’t wait for next week I’ll be going 3 times (Monday, Wednesday and Friday).

Kate was so right, it can become addictive.


On the down side, Saturday was bad. Now I realize it could have been worse.

I had to go to my parents’ house since it was their 28th wedding anniversary and my mom prepared tons of food. Had to stay overnight so I missed (AGAIN) my scheduled weight in. Will be doing that tomorrow morning.


Mom’s food wasn’t fatty and stuff like that (Thank God!) and she made me a special pumpkin pie (more like a strudel) with just a little sugar and thin filo pastry sheets. That’s way I ate so much yesterday and today (I love pumpkin). But I ate cookies and drank way too much juice.


Woke up feeling rather ballooned and fat. I don’t normally eat pork (liver problems) and I think my body found it very hard to digest it. Thankfully I’m back to my own food and normal eating schedule.


I noticed that during weekdays I don’t have any problems with eating right and at fixed intervals of time. It’s when I stay at home that’s the problem.


Cate: thanks for the lovely words. And you are so right, I’ve committed to this and I don’t want to back down.


Kate: Yah, I was totally ignored. And the second time was even better then when the first time. There were ladies that were my size so I didn’t feel intimidated by the athletic girls next to me.


Jess: Not showing on the scale – that’s one of my biggest worries right now so thank so much for your encouragement. It was perfectly timed. I was actually afraid i’ll be disappointed and lose all my inspiration and strength. But now I’m no longer afraid and tomorrow morning I’ll step on the scale.

I’m glad you liked Bucharest, the pastry shops are still here, even more than before. And the city is starting to look better and cleaner.

I saw you live in Greece. That’s one of the places I want to visit in the couple of years. And not just the beaches, but the ruins, the islands and small fishing villages.


Sarah: First of all, Bucuresti – Ploiesti everyday? You must have the patience of a saint.


Second of all, you’re a wonder. After 50 min on the elliptical on the lowest level, I’m hardly managing to get back home, get a shower and sleep. I feel so tired after a session, my lids close on their own. And you manage to do the workout at 5 am at a higher intensity (you burn over 800 kal) and than go to work. Again, WOW.

 

[mady1]

Start weight: 92.4 kg (204 lbs)

New weight as of this morning: 91.3 kg (201 lbs)

I lost 1.1 kg (almost 3 lbs) in 2 weeks


I’m happy about the loss but there’s also a little demon voice in my head saying I should have lost more. I am trying to ignore it and just be happy with my loss.


This morning I called at the gym and booked the 3 sessions of indoor walking for today, Wednesday and Friday. I’m kinda excited about going. Will post later my food for today and how was the gym.

 

[jasper1]

Great job on loosing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!you are officialy now going downwards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


You are doing great keep on going and you will be coming closer to your dream body sooner than you will know~~~~!!!!!

I am really glad you are going to the gym,

I used to hate working out-well i still dont LOVE it , but its better!- but its soooo much beter when you do cause AFTER you feel sooo good about yourself plus the weight just melts away!!!!Stick to this girl and we will all be here to encourage you,and sometimes tell you off too~~~~!!!!!

 

[katehunibun]

AHeya Mady

Yay!! Well done on the weight loss!!!!!! Don't get down if it isn't as much as you would have liked it to be. You will find that your body does some weird things! There will be weeks when you don't think you have lost and the scales surprise you. Take each loss as you should and be happy!!! It is better to be slow and steady and keep it off than lose loads too quickly. Well done again

I am sooooooooo chuffed that you really like the gym And OMG WELL DONE YOU!! on going on your own. That was a massive step for me!! So so proud of you. I'm so squealy excited that you are finding it addictive too. I just love how it makes me feel about everything in general!

I saw that you wrote on Jess's diary about maybe trying the C25K! That would be so amazing if you did!

Keep up the great work sweetie, we are all so so proud of you

 

[mady1]

ADay 14 went like this:
Breakfast: cereals and lactose free milk (250 kal)
Morning snack: apples (130 kal)
Lunch: turkey breasted with steamed vegetables (370 kal)
Afternoon snack: pistachios (114 kal)
During workout: sports water (75 kal)
Dinner: cheese with bread and cucumber (192 kal)
Overall: 1131 kal

Exercise: 53 min elliptical (the screen said 525 kal)

Jess: thanks so much for your lovely words. I feel that this time is different and I am committed 100% to losing weight. So I’m going to stick to it no matter what.

Kate: I enjoy going to the gym so much. I didn’t even dream I could tolerate going, let alone enjoying it. Today at work I was counting the hours before I had to leave to go to the gym.

I am definitely taking it slowly and am trying very hard to enjoy my loss and not think about how much I should have lost. Thanks so much girls.

 

[brawny77]

Good job...you sre forming some good habits.

 

[jasper1]

I am sure you are commited and i just love the fact that you said you cant wait to go workout

that is amazing!!!!


You had a good food day but i think its a bit low considering you are working out aswell i just dont want you feeling hungry or weak!sorry if im getting on your nerves about it

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[Cate]

Mady, say "That's 1.1kg I will NEVER see again" & it will feel much better. Every gram that you lose, say the same. It is such a positive thing to do & will reinforce it in your brain that this is it. You will not be over-weight again. Celebrate every loss of weight. Actually you haven't lost it, you have shed it. It's disappeared- GONE!!! WELL DONE!! Well done also on going to the gym & loving it. I love this quote by Eleanor Roosevelt- "“You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.†As you found no-one was watching you when you went to the gym on your own. Give yourself lots of credit for doing so Mady as it's harder to do things on your own & you did it & you loved it. There's no stopping you now! GO MADY!! xoxo Cate

 

[scbibhouse]

Hey Mady,

Congratulations on the weightloss...one of the commandments I'd like to add (like anyone asked!): "Thou shalt not should thyself today"...enjoy the progress girl...every ounce of it...it's not about what others are losing..it's you...and every pound, kilo etc add up...so proud of you! and by the way, excellent english!! I kept a diary in Romanian when I was there to force myself to improve in Romanian...it was very basic! Where do you live in Romania?

 

[mady1]

ADay 15 went like this:
Breakfast: wholegrain cereals and lactose free milk with dried cranberries (266 kal)
Morning snack: apples (156 kal)
Lunch: turkey breast with steamed vegetables (316 kal)
Afternoon snack: almonds (119 kal)
Dinner: polenta with cheese and fish (381 kal)
Overall: 1238 kal

Exercise: No exercise

Day 16 went like this:
Breakfast: wholegrain cereals and lactose free milk with dried cranberries (260 kal)
Morning snack: cereal bar and clementines (195 kal)
Lunch: oven backed fish fillet with salad and bread (255 kal)
Afternoon snack: cereal bar and pistachios (204 kal)
During workout: sports water (75 kal)
Dinner: liver pate sandwiches with cucumber and tomatoes (234 kal)
Overall: 1223 kal

Exercise: 48 min elliptical bicycle (506 kal)

Yesterday I went to my mom’s and ate dinner and after that went shopping. When I got home I just went to bed since I was really tired.

Today I really hungry all morning si I had 2 snacks by 11. I tried to eat more at lunch but couldn’t. Decided to eat more before gym but it’s a little tricky since I go after work.
Overall I ate too many carbs and felt tired and sleepy all day.

brawny77: thanks so much. I am trying very hard to form good habits. This is the first time I’m keeping diary so I think I’m on the right track.

Jess: you are right about my how much I eat. I usually cook my food and than I see how many kal I’ve eaten. And it’s also hard to eat dinner since I get home and have no appetite. Well, I’ve noticed that today and Monday after workout I got home very hungry and I ate my dinner.

Cate: Really love the quote. Thanks so much for your lovely words. And yes, there’s no stopping me now.

Sarah: I live in Bucuresti. I’ve read your post and Cate’s this morning and they were on my mind all day. Thanks!!!

They helped me be comfortable when a colleague talked about her weight loss (she lost 4 kg/ 9 lbs in 2 weeks on a super diet and exercise). And all I kept thinking was that I like my own plan of food and exercise and I don’t need to try diets and stuff like that. I was very smug all afternoon.

 

[success1]

Great job Mady!!!!!!! I was reading through your diary. Looks like we started around the same time...I had my 16th day yesterday. We consume around the same amount of calories too! My diet consists of a lot of soy products and some pasta/rice, trying not to eat bread or any sugar! Good luck and great job so far !

 

[mady1]

ADay 17 went like this:
Breakfast: cereals with lactose free milk and dried crannberies (260 kal)
Morning snack: almonds an cereal bar (130 kal)
Lunch: meatball soup with small Gordon bleu and potatoes (500 kal – estimated guess)
No afternoon snack
Dinner: pate sandwich with a large salad (210 kal)
Overall: 1250 kal

Exercise: none

Woke up late this morning and forgot to take my lunch. So I went with some colleagues to a nearby restaurant. I chose the day’s menu since it had less food than the normal meals. I ate only 3 tiny, finger-like wedges of potatoes (of the six I was served) because I know I don’t feel good when I eat them. My tummy was a little upset because it’s my first fried food (the Gordon bleu) in a couple of weeks.
Dinner was a very large salad made with a lot of greens and a sandwich to reach at least 1200 kal.

Didn’t get to exercise at home because I had to go the postal office to pick up a book I ordered. And I’m proud to say I stoically managed to wait 5 min in front of a bakery for the bus to come. The window was quite filled with supper fatty / good looking/ full of white cards pastries. I had quite a conversation with myself. One part was complaining about being hungry and the other one was reminding myself all I’m currently doing to get fit. Eventually the fit part won!!!!!

Success: thank for stopping by. I’m trying to keep my meals varied while struggling with PCOS. I rarely eat soy products and rice / potatoes because I don’t feel so well after I eat them. I’m also trying to avoid sugar and my bread and cereals are wholegrain.

 

[katehunibun]

AHeya Sweetie

Sorry i've been away so long but i'm back now I'm gonna read thru your diary and comment as i go along so i don't forget anything.

I am soooooooo pleased with your addiction to the gym!! I was exactly the same, i still am (well, maybe not this week lol) I would spend all day at work thinking about what i was going to do at the gym that even which was great cos i use to think about what i was gonna have to eat all the time before. Also, doing lots of exercise give me a healthy mind and makes me feel more positive about losing weight which makes the actual eating healthy part much much easier. Again, i'm so so pleased that you love the gym

You wrote that you felt comfortable when a colleague said about how she had lost lots in a short space of time and that you felt good about the way you are doing your healthy lifestyle Yay good for you. The one thing i have found really different with my weightloss this time is that i dont feel i have to go on about it to others (other than you guys) I was doing this for me and i was doing it for life. I can remember one time i was at a party and i think i had lost about 25lb by then, anyway, this other woman there must have said about 6 times 'i've lost a stone at slimming world' and i just didn't feel the need to tell everyone or make a big thing about it. It was weird how i feel like i know i am going to get to my target but i am going to do it in my way and in my time. Good for you sweetie

Weel done you on waiting outside the cake shop and not going in!!!! I have those conversations...alot still. It does feel great when you win huh!

You are doing so well sweetie, so so proud of you hun

Sending you lots of love and hugs Xxx

 

[mady1]

ADay 18
Breakfast: cereals with lactose free milk and dried crannberies (285 kal)
Morning snack: tangerines (70 kal)
Lunch: huge salad with turkey breast and bread (424 kal)
Afternoon snack: apples and cereal bar (246 kal)
During workout: sport’s water (75 kal)
Dinner: liver pate and cheese sandwiches (224 kal)
Overall: 1324 kal

Exercise: one hour on the elliptical (the screen said 625 kal burned!!!)

Great day! Managed to eat a little bit more than usual because I was going to the gym. That was harder than I thought.

When I was leaving work with my colleague to go to the gym a colleague wished us good luck (in front of everyone ) because my friend told him where we wore going. I was a little scared and annoyed because I normally get into hyperventilation if people find out I’m working out or eating healthier. I think that’s because I think they develop expectations from me and if I don’t lose weight they will see me as a failure.
But this time was different. I just smiled and wished him good luck back and looked as if I don’t get his meaning . It felt so good to realize the fear wasn’t there. On my way to the gym I was thinking that I don’t bloody care if he or anybody else sees me as a failure if I don’t lose weight as fast as the other girl.
It’s my own road I’m interested in….

Managed to get to the gym earlier than usual and did 15 min extra and got to see two sixes I like so much: 60 min and 600 kal. Such an awesome sensation.

Now I only need to get past the weekend since that’s the only part of the week when my eating schedule is a little chaotic.

Kate: thanks so much for your lovely words.

 

[jasper1]

Hey Mady!!!Its great you feel that YOU DONT CARE about what others think and you are interested in your own path!!!IT WAS GREAT reading that!!!!


About the conversation you had with yourself while waiting for the bus!I have them as well so many times.About food and work outs!I try bargain with myself about the time im going to stay on my bike or airwalker.It sounds funny AFTERWARDS but not very funny when i;ve got the bad me screaming for a kit kat~~~!!!!!


If you dont mind asking what kind of job are you doing>?Are you sitting or active?


I too get really hungry AFTER my workouts , think its really logical if you think of it!


You are doing great and already on day 17!!!!!

 

[Cate]

Originally Posted by mady
But this time was different. I just smiled and wished him good luck back and looked as if I don’t get his meaning :biggrin:. It felt so good to realize the fear wasn’t there. On my way to the gym I was thinking that I don’t bloody care if he or anybody else sees me as a failure if I don’t lose weight as fast as the other girl.
It’s my own road I’m interested in….:coolgleama:

with Jess, Mady. GOOD FOR YOU!! Don't think that people see you as a failure. Start thinking that you are going to succeed & nothing is going to get in your way. It doesn't matter what anyone else says or does. It's what you believe that counts. Well done you on Day 17!! xo Cate

 

[katehunibun]

A with both of the above

It's great when we are in the right place mentally to deal with other peoples comments. You are so focused, i love it!!

I always use to fall down at the weekends when ever i tried to lose weight in the past, i would manage to do ok during the week (most of the time) but would then tell myself that the weekend was 'ok to eat crap' time.....Well, this time has been so so different, i have been so focused that i am determined to stay on track at the weekend and you will do it too!! Have some belief in yourself Also my weigh day is a sunday so that stops me eating rubbish on a friday and saturday night, which were my really difficult times.

Hope you had a great day today sweetie

 

[mady1]

ADay 19
Breakfast: cereals with milk and cranberries (260 kal)
Morning snack: iced sponge cake (160 kal)
Lunch: penne with turkey ham and white sauce (310 kal)
Afternoon snack: apples (150 kal)
Dinner: fish fingers with cucumber and peppers (330 kal)
Overall: 1200 kal

Exercise: 40 min stationary bike (300 kal); 100 crunches and 50 bridges

Jess: I work 9 to 6 at a desk job. I’m an analyst in an insurance company. And I don’t have many breaks. I’m supposed to have an hour lunch break but I usually finish in 20 min and I’m back at work.

Cate: For the first time in my weight related struggles, I really believe I’ll succeed. Thanks so much for the encouragements.

Kate: One of the reasons I put my weight in on Monday was to keep me accountable for the weekend. The other one was that I usually sleep in late so I might miss a weight in. And positive thinking and the right place mentally are superrr important.

While I was writing this post (particularly the day’s number), I just realized I haven’t reached so far as to 3 weeks on a weight loss plan ever. And I’m not scared or thinking about what I’ll eat when I’ll be off. More like: I’m consistent and I’m not doing it for the numbers on the scale but for my health. And I can’t wait to reach day 20, than 30 and so on.