So Day 1 of my endeavor towards ultimate health. I found these questions in the newcomers section and thought they'd be a good start.
1. Answer these questions before starting your diary.
-- How much weight do you want to lose?
About 20 pounds, give or take
-- What is the timeframe for reaching your target weight?
I don't really have a strict timeframe, but by the time I come home from school for the summer would be nice, so about 4 months, putting me at the beginning of May.
-- How do you want to accomplish your goal (what methods do you want to use)?
Exercise and diet...and maybe slowing my pace down a little bit. I want to enjoy life.
-- Who or what can support you in reaching your goal?
I'm going to be honest with myself here...NOT my friends. They are a conglomerate of bad habits and they just encourage them in everyone else. So while I'm at school, it's mostly going to be up to me.
-- How realistic is your goal?
Pretty realistic I think.
-- When will you start?
Last night!
1. What is your current height and weight?
I am a shrimp...5'1 and 134 pounds.
2. If you were at an ideal weight now, what would that weight be?
114 sounds nice. I think it's be good for me.
3. At what weight would you like to be at four months from now?
Hopefully having reached my goal!
4. Why do you want to lose weight?
Because I'm trying to improve my health and with that comes a bit of weight loss. Plus I want to look better and feel good about myself.
5. Do you want to lose weight for a specific life event such as wedding or reunion? If so, when is that event?
Nope.
6. What obstacles could get between you and your weight loss goals?
Rushing. School keeps me very busy and sometimes I get lazy with my health.
7. Why do you think that you now have a weight problem?
Not one that's an emergency...yet. But my weight has been yoyo-ing since I've been in college from losing 6 pounds to gaining 5...so that's not great.
8. What lifestyle changes do you think would help you lose weight?
Just the way I carry out my day and spread my work out. I just need to see the bigger picture.
9. Have you lost weight in the past? If so, what has worked in the past to help you lose weight?
Two summers ago I was 145 and lost about 15 pounds. I've kept most of that off, but I was really determined that summer. I ate really well and exercised a lot.
10. Why do you believe that you did not lose weight or you gained the weight back?
I didn't lose as much as I would have liked because I got to a plateau and gave up.
11. What, if anything, has not worked for you in the past in helping you to lose weight? Why do you think it did not work?
I'm not sure if anything hasn't worked.
12. Would you try writing down all food and drink consumed for a given period of time?
Yes, I've done that before. It works.
13. Do you cook at home often? If so, what do you cook?
Unfortunately no. I'm usually a slave to the cafeteria at school.
14. How often do you go out to eat? Where do you go?
Once every other week or so we get sushi.
15. What are your three favorite foods?
Sushi, Potatoes, and Soup.
16. What are your three favorite restaurants?
Any good sushi place, and many Mexican places.
17. What are three things you can do differently when it comes to food?
Think about what I'm eating, eat slower, eat fresher.
18. If you woke up tomorrow and your body was exactly the way you want it, what would be different?
I'd be able to focus more on school then and wouldn't daydream about my dream bod all the time!
19. Do you eat when you are not hungry?
Sometimes, especially when we go to the cafeteria later in the night.
20. Do you binge eat (large amounts at a time)?
Sometimes.
21. Do you hide your food or eat in secret?
Nope.
22. Do you eat when you are sad, nervous, or depressed?
Nervous maybe, but more like a calm nervous when I don't realize that I'm nervous.
23. Do you eat as a reward?
Not usually.
24. Do you eat while watching TV or using the computer?
Never when I'm on the computer, sometimes when I watch TV, but I rarely watch TV anyways.
25. What do you normally eat for a meal?
Depends on which meal! At school usually I'll just opt for a sandwich and some soup.
26. What type of snacks do you eat?
I try to eat fruit but sometimes that somehow turns into candy.
27. In terms of exercise, what, if anything, are you currently doing?
Towards the end of this semester I slacked off but I am getting back into running and hopefully some pilates and small weights.
28. Where do you go for exercise? A local public gym? School/work gym? Home?
School gym usually.
29. What, if anything, are your three favorite types of exercise?
Running is number one hands down, pilates, yoga.
30. What is your daily/weekly/monthly/yearly motivation to move towards your goals?
I've worried about my weight and tried to lose weight my WHOLE life. I am sick of it consuming me so I'm going to consumer it, for once. I want to be done with feeling like I'm close to being happy with my weight, but not totally yet.
31. Do you have rewards for certain goals?
Eh, not really. Nothing specific. Maybe new clothes when I start to lose!
