Making the Last Chance Count

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Karumina-chan

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Hey guys!

I initially joined this forum in hopes to find some motivation and lose some weight before my 21st birthday. Unfortunately, I registered about 5-6 months ago, and I'm still as overweight as ever. I even gained about 7-8 pounds since then, and I'm feeling pretty discouraged. The cycle just never ends, you know, from losing 10 and gaining it all back... This time I really want to get it right.

I always feared making a diary here, because this is something that I usually don't share with people. The weight has been with me since I was a kid... and the teasing and the insults just kept feeding my addiction for food. Losing weight has been the only thing that I have never been successful in. Here I am now at 20, the heaviest I've ever been, and I really want to make some changes. I'm about to turn 21 in January, so I know the dream to lose it all before my birthday is shot out the window. I'm going back to my hometown in July, however, and that is my deadline to lose all of this weight. But that doesn't even matter anymore, I just want to make a change and finally be rid of this burden.

I'm 5'3" and I'm 161 pounds. My absolute dream and goal is to be 125... the last time I saw that number was when I was 12. I've got about 7 months to finish this. Is it enough time to lose 30+ pounds? I'm so scared to lose the weight fast because I really don't want sagging skin. I've gained some knowledge through my being here on how to lose weight, but I never really made an effort to see what works for me. I'd be thankful for any support or tips anyone can give me. I'm going to try and make daily logs, because last time I tried doing weekly, I didn't end up sticking to it. Anyway, enough with the ranting! Here it goes, I'm going to make the last chance count.

P.S. I'm TOTALLY addicted to the Food Network (ugh) and I absolutely love cooking. This will be such a challenge for me =(
 
The fact that you love cooking actually makes it EASIER for you to lose weight because you control what goes in your dishes. There are so many good lower calorie items that you can make.

Welcome to the forum by the way.

Can you lose 30+ pounds in 7 months? Sure but just focus on losing weight and making the right choices for the rest of your life.

You can do this.
 
I would agree with that, however being a person who also loves cooking, means i also love to eat the food i cook and its not all good (i cook for kids also).

I have realized though, that its fun to find recipes i usually like, and modify them to have lower calories.

ie Nachos, 500gms mince, 1kg frozen precut vegetables, 3 cans of tomatos, herbs etc - its mostly vegetables but tastes identical! i cut out a lot of the cheese, beans, and mince to cut the calories. Kids don't even notice the difference.

Cakes that use oil, the oil can be replaced with stewed apple pulp etc.
 
Thanks for the welcome Jericho! Haha yeah I keep telling myself that it should be an advantage... but when I'm faced with my need to bake, it's really hard to say no ugh!

Thanks for those tips wishes, I will definitely try them out sometime =)

Okay so it's been a week since I started this diary... I told myself it would be a daily thing but finals are just KILLING me ughhh I basically had no time for my goal. I went on the treadmill every day since then though, 20-30 minute walk/run intervals (is that good to start off? I'm really out-of-shape... I basically have no idea where to start or what to do). I know if you start moving already then it's a good start but I feel like I'm not on the right track as to what would work for me. When I tried losing weight before, I basically never had breakfast (only a banana), and didn't work out as much, and in that time span, I went down to 145 lbs. I'm pretty sure that's not the right way to lose weight... but it worked? It seems like when I do have breakfast now, all it does is maintain my weight. >_<

I don't feel like anything has changed, and with my priorities being divided it's difficult to focus on this. Plus when you're stressing out over stupid exams, the food you intake is not so important >< But I'm determined that once the semester is over, I'll finally be able to get this together and attack this with a real plan. I don't have any time to waste!
 
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Try smaller changes first, nothing too drastic. Pick one thing a week you want to work on, ie content of food one week, quantity the next, exercise the third etc
 
Thanks for the stop over at my journal. :) I feel your pain. It is definitely hard being a student and balancing working out/eating right/and school. But on top of that it is hard to allow yourself to be successful with weight loss. I need to believe I deserve to be a healthy weight.. only then will I let it happen. Self-sabotaging is huge. It sounds like you really want it...so go all in! :) I'm excited for you!!!!
 
Finals are done now, right? I feel your pain there, I just finished up myself. It's great that you were getting to the gym though, I sure didn't do any working out while I was stressed. 20 to 30 minutes of run/walk intervals is definitely a great place to start. Gradually increase how much of that time you spend running and before you know it, you'll be running the whole time!
 
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