meilinrei's Journal of Blitherings

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meilinrei

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Alright, I've procrastinated enough! I'm starting a journal on here!

Stats
Height: 5'6"
Highest Weight: 190
Starting Weight: 183
Current Weight: 179

I just began my New Year (as I like to call it) on September 1st.
I am a member of TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) and we meet and weigh in every Tuesday. Since I do not own a scale that is the only day I can see where my weight is at.
Tuesday the 1st I was at my starting weight of 183.
Tuesday the 8th I was at 179! A 4 pound loss for the week and I won the basket of fruit!

Today is day 10.
I had wanted to wait 21 days before adding in a "cheat" meal (because I heard that's how long it takes to make/break a habit.) Unfortunately friends from work planned to go to dinner tonight at Moxie's. At first, I wanted to pick something healthy but they do not have nutritional info available and everything looked rather fattening so I figured, why not just have something I'll enjoy?
I had a cheeseburger and yam fries but only ate half the cheeseburger. Ate a bit more fries than I should have, but oh well! At least I didn't have any alcoholic beverages!! (Which reminds me, if anyone is actually reading this and made it this far: I would love any advice you have about alcohol and eating healthy. I know I can't go forever without drinking... I have been thinking about using alcohol like a "cheat" meal... thoughts? Suggestions?)

Kind of a boring start, I guess... but there will be more posts!
I am DETERMINED and MOTIVATED like I've never been in my life especially when it comes to weight loss. Sometimes it's difficult but I keep trying to remind myself of the outcome. It's a little difficult since I've never felt thin or happy with my weight... but I can imagine that it would feel amazing!

Wish me luck!
 
Ooh, I get to be first in!!

Sounds like you have a good start going. There are a few people from your neighborhood on this website too if you have not run into them yet, you could conceivably get local support too.

Post as often as you can, and throw in all kinds of foolish crap too because it all helps out believe it or not.
 
meilinrei said:
(Which reminds me, if anyone is actually reading this and made it this far: I would love any advice you have about alcohol and eating healthy. I know I can't go forever without drinking... I have been thinking about using alcohol like a "cheat" meal... thoughts? Suggestions?)
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That's an interesting way to look at it!

I can relate to what you said about having never felt happy with your weight. I'll soon be 24 (eep) and I feel like I owe it to myself to get my weight under control and experience actually feeling good about myself for once in my life. Of course, there are also all the physical health benefits of being fit and at a healthy weight. At this point, I'm lucky enough to be in good health - normal blood pressure, good blood sugar, etc. I know being obese is like playing Russian Roulette with my health, though. Right now, I think the most detrimental aspect of my weight is the effect it has on my confidence, self esteem and relationships.

Anyway, before I went off on that little tangent, I think what I was intending to say was I'm cheering you on! :) Oh, and a 4 lb weight loss in 1 week is terrific - congrats!! I'm not familiar with TOPS. How does it work? Is there a specific weight loss/diet/exercise program?

One last thing. You said you don't have a scale. If you're not interested in getting one, then ignore this...but I just wanted to chime in and say I recently bought a nice, flat, attractive scale at Walmart for $15. It's the first digital one I've ever had and I love it!
 
reluctantcabbie: Thanks for your support! I will try to post often ^_^ So far I haven't run into other people from my area... except for Canadian who is from the same country, if nothing else! I'm still new though, so I'll find them ^_^

Canadian: Now I feel silly for saying basically the same thing in your journal! oops! (should've read mine first I guess!) When do you turn 24!? I just turned 24 in July! And it's true... being in good health is lovely, but being fit and thin and happy would be SO great!
TOPS is more of a support group. Once a week you meet and weigh in then you have an hour long meeting. I like TOPS even though it's generally a bunch of women old enough to be my gramma, they're all super friendly and really supportive of each other.
And as for the scale I'm not looking for one at the moment... I kind of like the fact that I don't know how I'm doing till Tuesday. We'll see though!
 
meilinrei said:
Canadian: Now I feel silly for saying basically the same thing in your journal! oops! (should've read mine first I guess!) When do you turn 24!? I just turned 24 in July! And it's true... being in good health is lovely, but being fit and thin and happy would be SO great!
TOPS is more of a support group. Once a week you meet and weigh in then you have an hour long meeting. I like TOPS even though it's generally a bunch of women old enough to be my gramma, they're all super friendly and really supportive of each other.
And as for the scale I'm not looking for one at the moment... I kind of like the fact that I don't know how I'm doing till Tuesday. We'll see though!
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Haha, no worries. :)

I turn 24 on Sept. 23.

Thanks for explaining TOPS! I'm glad you're finding it helpful. A girl I worked with over the summer joined Weight Watchers and couldn't say enough good things about how supportive they are and how it helps her stay on track knowing that she'll have to weigh in at the meeting. (Personally, the thought of that mortifies me, but to each their own, lol...I guess I'm too self conscious of my weight to have the courage to attend any kind of support group. Ah well, at least I have this site now! :D)
 
Canadian: This forum is a great form of support! I'm really glad I found it and I'm glad so many people actually -use- it fairly frequently! (that was one thing I checked before joining haha)
Edit: Happy early Birthday! That's one day after my gramma's birthday! ^_^

Hmm... not a very big update for me since I don't weigh in till tomorrow, but I've been meaning to jot down a couple of my mini-goals!

10lbs by Halloween - prize = Halloween costume
25lbs by Christmas - prize = Some new clothes

Those are the two mini goals I started with, but if my first weeks weight loss (4lbs) wasn't just a bunch of water weight that will come back then I may need to tweak those numbers a bit! I just picked 10lbs by Halloween 'cause anywhere from 8 to 16lbs would be in the "normal" range and I didn't want to disappoint myself. Also, I LOVE Halloween and what better motivation than a lovely costume!?

So I'm anxiously awaiting tomorrow! Even if I lose 1lbs that'll make me at a nice, even 5lbs! haha

Okay, now I need to go do my weight training... enough stalling!
 
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Thanks and happy (very) belated birthday to you!

Oooh, prizes...I like the sound of that! :D Halloween has always been my favourite "holiday." I love the houseparties (or just scary movies in the dark after all the trick or treaters have gone home to bed) - not crazy about the bars, which seems to be what my uni friends are into. Do you know yet what you're going to dress up as this year?

Best of luck tomorrow! I meant to weigh myself first thing this morning, but a reaaaally loud thunderstorm kept me awake for a few hours and I was sooo tired this morning. I ended up staying in bed until the last possible second and then rushing to class, so no time to weigh! Ah well, tomorrow!
 
Not sure what I'm dressing up as yet! It'll come to me eventually I hope! My boyfriend and I were thinking it'd be cool to go as something that makes sense together... we just didn't decide what haha!
Do you know what you're going to dress up as yet?
Also, do you (or anyone else reading this!) know an easy way to estimate calories!?
As of now I do not count calories at all, but I would like to pick days out of my food diary and figure out how much I've been eating (just roughly, I don't care about specifics) I would just like to know so that if I keep losing weight I'll know to stick around that calorie amount while losing. And I think it'd be useful to know in case I plateau. I just find it difficult to figure out 'cause I don't measure things very well I guess.
Example: today I had a tortilla wrap (which I know is 180 'cause it says so on the package!)
I used a bit of mayo but way less than a tablespoon.
A sprinkle of grated light old cheddar cheese
Random bits of onion, celery, cucumber, red and orange peppers

How the heck do you estimate that?? I don't even know where to begin!

(Maybe I'll post this in the On Topic forum later... just a little note to self since I should be doing homework right now...)
 
That's a cute idea.

No, I don't know what I'm going as yet (or what I'm doing that night, even). I have an angel costume I've never worn, and I bought a cheap but cute ladybug costume, so at least I have options! Last year I went as a devil to one party and a witch to another.

Um, I don't know what to tell you about calories. I'm definitely not one to be measuring everything and whipping out the calculator to keep a really precise record. I do try to estimate, though.

I read the labels on things whenever possible, and I've learned the calorie content in a lot of the "staples" I often eat (110 in a glass of milk, 120 in a slice of bread, etc.) There are web sites that list the calories in a lot of popular foods (including restaurant chains, which I find helpful). Personally, I can't be bothered to check those sites every single day, but making a list of things you frequently eat and taping it your fridge might be helpful. :)

The results of a quick google search (I'm sure others will have other good sites to suggest):
 
meilinrei, I generally don't post much if at all over the weekend so I missed stopping in. There are a few here. There is a lady named Cerella who is from Vancouver who posts in a journal here (though she's been MIA for a week or two?), and a few others.

Me, I'm east coast and USA, so I'll offer all the cyber support I can...
 
Canadian: Lady bug sounds super cute! I don't know what I'm doing or going as either haha... last year I was Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. I even had a little stuffed dog I carried around named Toto! I like how you had 2 different costumes for the 2 different parties! One year I had 3 costumes. One for school, one for clubbing, and one for a staff party! That was glorious! haha
>_> I love Halloween... a bit too much??

reluctantcabbie: Thanks for pointing me in the direction of one person at least! Even if they're MIA haha And cyber support can be just as good! Sometimes better when we're all busy... ^_^

Tonight is my weigh-in! AH!
Also this week my cardio days are up to 30min! I'm increasing them 5min each week till I get to 40. Then I'll try to increase speed or walk up hills or something! Mix it up!
(Though I should note that I tend to go for a slower-paced hour long walk with my boyfriend on Saturday and sometimes Sunday too!)
 
TOPS weight in day:

Down 3lbs!!!

That's a total of 7lbs lost! I am so excited! And so glad that my "treat" meal idea is working!
(I had half of that cheeseburger at Moxie's for dinner one night, and the other half for lunch the next day, but everything balanced and I still lost! YAY!)

I know it won't keep up at such a lovely pace... so I'm enjoying it while I can!!!
 
Yesterday I splurged and had 2 egg burrito things for lunch. They were delicious! And then maybe an hour later my stomach nearly killed me and also made me late for my math class. *sigh*
My boyfriend thinks I might have a dairy allergy... I love dairy! *cries* I'm hoping my stomach was just reacting to something random.
Then last night I had some alcoholic drinks. I tried to pick "better" ones (vodka with soda water and lime juice) but then we met a friend at a bar and I had a couple more sugary options. It really made me think I should just have a light beer when I want to drink... it's less of a hassle if I go out. But the mixed drinks would've been fine if we stayed home!
Anyways I had a few bites of a sandwich at nearly 2am which was not good! First time since Sept. 1st that I ate that late! Also first time I drank alcohol since even before then, but I am allowing myself a drinking night once a month, so that's fine.
Then today for breakfast I had egg burritos again! *sigh* They were good and my stomach didn't hurt this time.
Boyfriend and I walked for an hour today. We're going to try to do that again tomorrow... I really don't want to be up when I go to TOPS!

Let's hope I can exercise enough to not put me up!
 
Weigh In Day:

Down 1.5lbs!
I'm aiming for 2 next week because yesterday I did and tomorrow I -will- walk for an hour and a half! This is on top of my normal routine so I hope that shows results!
I feel like I need to take a moment and just re-focus on eating well. I think that will be easier once we go grocery shopping on Friday... sigh
 
Hello again! Congrats on the good weigh in! and likewise on the exercise. The combination of nutritional control and exercise works, doesn't it? Who knew...?

I'm having a good week too!
 
reluctantcabbie: glad to hear you're doing well!
Exercise + Good Nutrition = Weight Loss? It always seems so simple, but is a bit more difficult to actually put into action haha
 
Weigh in was today...

And I'm down 2lbs!
For a total of 10.5lbs!!! I've reached my Halloween goal and it isn't even October yet!! *dances*
10lbs just feels like a really big goal haha Now I need to see how much I can beat my Halloween goal by actual Halloween! Damn, I'm going to look sexy in my costume (whichever one that happens to be!)
I can't wait to get to the 160s!

I had been really nervous about this weigh in (but I guess I've been rather nervous about every weigh in...) because it was my Gramma's birthday last week and on Friday we went to Montana's for dinner. I got the fajitas 'cause I always get the fajitas. And they have lots of healthy-ish things in them! But then, because it was her birthday, I shared a brownie-thing with my boyfriend. There was whipped cream and ice cream and caramel sauce and brownie goodness! It was delicious! And then my cousin's boyfriend and I shared a bit of ice cream. It was also lovely.
Again, I allow myself a "free" meal so this wasn't a big deal... but then I didn't exercise at all on Sunday 'cause my stomach was bothering me. And yesterday I skipped my weight training 'cause my stomach was bothering me still.
On the plus side my friend and I went poledancing on Saturday! Well, we tried to, but the lady had injured her back so instead we did a strength and core type class. It was still a good workout, and fun too!

Phew! I don't post too often and then feel the need to post too much ^_^;;
The main point (and note to myself) is:
Keep on track!
 
meilinrei said:
Weigh in was today...

And I'm down 2lbs!
For a total of 10.5lbs!!! I've reached my Halloween goal and it isn't even October yet!! *dances*
10lbs just feels like a really big goal haha Now I need to see how much I can beat my Halloween goal by actual Halloween! Damn, I'm going to look sexy in my costume (whichever one that happens to be!)
I can't wait to get to the 160s!
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You're doing great! I have no doubt you will look sexy as hell!



meilinrei said:
On the plus side my friend and I went poledancing on Saturday!
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Umm... note comments in post above... pole dancing = sexy...

pictures please :biggrinjester:
 
haha, pole dancing is fuuun ^_^
I've only ever been to the pole fitness class where we don't do too many fancy things or else I would probably break my leg haha But it's still sexy!
I'm hoping to magically have money one day and sign up for their pole kindergarten class where you actually get to learn moves and spins!
The moral of the story is: I have gained a lot of respect for strippers that use a pole! haha ^_^
 
I'm taking a vacation at a ... ummm, rather risque resort this year... One of the ladies who is going the same week was asking on the discussion forum whether or not there was a pole available (there is), because she has been taking pole dancing classes. This should go over well with the crowd in the disco... :reddevil:
 
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