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Ok, here goes. I've never actually put my real weight in print or in words, EVER, so this is the biggest & toughest step for me, but I need to get slightly out of my comfort zone anyway. Bombs away!

Height: 6'2" (yep, that's tall for a girl)
cw: 215
gw: 195 (at least for now, we'll see how I feel there)
start date: 3/1/06
target deadline: 5/31/06 -3 months! (going to a friend's beach wedding)
methods: healthy eating (more veggies, less icecream), regular exercise (goal is 4x or more a week), and avoiding pastries like they're the bird flu!

I've been keeping myself on a 1950 cal diet per day, I had my resting metabolic rate checked with the "body gem" and I use about 2300 cal a day at rest (I'm pretty muscular and tall, so I guess I'm lucky, I've done the 1200 cal thing and it's really tough) but I find it hard to restrict myself for prolonged periods of time - aren't all princesses spoiled? I avoided scales when I was at my absolute heaviest (sometime within the past 10 years) but I think from some doctor's visit I accidentally saw I had been around 275. I was peeking through my fingers (really, I was that scared of it) so I hope that's not what I saw, but I think it was.

So I was terrified into action, and have fought off that first 60 pounds over the past 3 years or so, but I've been more or less stuck in the same 5 pound window here for close to a year. I'm ready to move on, and make peace with my thighs.

I didn't exercise yesterday, but I did the day before, and I will tonight. Now that I've said it I don't want to be a liar! Good luck to everyone out there, take it slow!
 
Wohoooooo Girl Great Job Your On Your Way To The New You! I Know You Took A Great Step Posting And I Cant Wait To Get You Set Up In This Challenge! You Are Going To Do So Good And We Will Help You Achieve That Goal!
 
It's 4:30 pm and I've only had about 24oz of water today, not enough, I know. Can someone yell at me please to make me drink more water? I'm trying though, I promise. My self-control has been pretty good today, but it's only the first day of the challenge! Does anyone have any advice for me & my sweet tooth? Deprivation doesn't work for me. One thing I've found that has really helped though is the Celestial Seasonings Dessert Tea in English Toffee flavor. Yum. I put a little Splenda in it and drink about 4-6 cups and there's no room for a calorie-laden dessert. I wonder if I can keep that up for 3 months! Thanks to Tina for the kick in the rear, I need it, I won't let you down!

I'm seeking advice also on workout videos, especially ones I can rent from netflix, I get bored easily, so I like to change them often. I can't afford a gym membership, so I do workout videos, I especially like pretty challenging resistance-training type workouts, my favorite right now is "Killer Butt w/ Dolores Muñoz". It hurts, but it's so worth it. I've actually seen a difference from that one. I also like the "Gilad, Sculpt & Tone" workout for upper body. He's sorta cheezy, but it's a good upper body workout. The lower body stuff he incorporates isn't enough for me, but it's still a challenge for my boyfriend (who begrudgingly has participated exactly twice, he hates to exercise, and he's out of shape, but pretty skinny anyway, lucky bastard).

We'll I'm off to conquer the world! Good luck all!
 
Yup, yup, I'm with NewBride. Just picture all of us standing behind you hollering at you to guzzle it! :D

Wow, you are really tall. The bad thing is we are about the same weight even though you are about a foot taller than me! :eek: I don't blame you for not wanting to look at your weight. I feel the same way sometimes. I only want to weigh myself by myself, don't want anyone else to see it. :rolleyes: If you were up to 275 then you have done really good so far. You can reach your goals, and we will be here to cheer you on! :D
 
OK, good morning everyone! I did exercise last night, I did the "Killer Butt" DVD and the extra 10 min. of abs, so about an hour of exercise, and my legs hurt, but I like that feeling. It reminds me that I have muscles and they're actually working! Thanks HH and NB for pushing on the water, I really do need reminders.

calories yesterday: 1940 (10 under limit, but only because I used lemon juice and balsalmic vinegar on my salad instead of dressing).

This morning I filled up the "bladder buster" which is my 64oz Circle K cup (they call it a Thirst Buster, but I think my name is more accurate) and I put in lots of ice and herbal & green tea mixed. No sugar, but the herbal tea is a little sweet anyway. Still no calories though. I know it's not quite water, but it's close, I like my tea to be WEAK.

Day two of my challenge, here we go! I'm going to weigh myself tomorrow morning just so I can maybe change my ticker. That would make me really happy.

Everybody keep strong, take one minute at a time and every time you struggle with sticking to it, decide what's the healthiest decision you can make. Do it for yourself AND all of the people cheering you on.
 
Ok Girlfriend Drink Lots And Lots And Lots Of Water!!! I Know You Hate It But Try Anything To Get At Least The 64 Oz! You Can And Will Do This Lets Rock!!!
 
Thanks Tina, I'm working on the bladder buster, I think I've gone through about half of it, and every time I read your posts I try to drink more. I'm having little bitty panic attacks about eating dinner at a restaurant. The place in question is my favorite mexican restaurant with reaaaaaaally good salsa. I need to stay away from the chips. If anybody has any good mexican restaurant advice I could use it. I always eat the same thing there and it's not too bad, it's those damn chips I have to fight with.
 
Ok, so I'm having Thai food instead of Mexican. Not sure the coconut milk sauce is better than the tortilla chips, but I've been saving up my calories for dinner tonight anyway, so we'll see how I fare. If I can figure out how I'm adding my sweaty hiking self portrait. I love hiking, and I don't mind the sweat. I'm hoping it will remind me to get out and exercise more. I'm working myself up to using the new running shoes for more than just the cute factor. Thanks Tina!
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Hey, I was in your journal when you were in mine! Great minds, huh? Have a good nite, I'm going to be on my best behavior at a Thai restaurant.
 
Hey Miss Princess,
Girl you have come so far!!! Good for you. I'm happy for you and the great thing is you are still at it. Don't give up. You have the right attitude and don't you dare loose it. Well have fun at your night out. Good night.
 
Good Morning!
I did pretty well at the Thai restaurant, I'm pretty sure I didn't go over my daily calorie budget, I was very careful. I don't have a clue how many cals. were in what I ate though, I'm supposing it was under the 750 I budgeted though. I ate 1/2 c brown rice, half of a tofu, broccoli, mushroom, coconut milk and Thai Chili dish - probably 1 cup total including the sauce (the coconut milk is the killer, but I split the dish, and it wasn't an outrageous portion in the first place), plus about 1/4 c of coconut ice cream. That was probably all together close to 750, but I'm hoping not over. Anyone have any idea about the calories in Thai food?

So this morning I chugged 8oz of water, and I brought a cup with me (1 c exactly) to drink water every hour. It's easier if I just knock them out like my attempted pushups instead of setting a giant jug in front of me and feeling like I can never drink it all.

I'm shaving 200 cal off today's totals and 200 off Sunday's because Saturday I'll be in Vegas (mostly for business) and I think we're going to the buffet at the new Wynn resort. I'm budgeting though, so I think I can keep in under control.

I wore jogging clothes today, but it's so windy and cold I'm a chicken. I want to run, but I hate freezing! Somebody kick me!

Oh, yeah, I lost a pound, so I'm going to change my ticker, I'm so excited!
 
Woooooohoooooooooooo Looking Good Girl Keep Up The Good Work!!!!!
 
Just stopping by to check in on ya! Looking good. Keep it up! :D

Oh, I forgot to ask you when you posted in my diary, how did you break the screws in your leg? I want to make sure I don't do that! Lol!
 
Hey there! Just stopping in to say hello!! I have a cup like your "bladder buster" cup.. and I try not to use mine because it takes me forever to drink it and i see how much water i have left and end up not drinking it at all. Anyway.. just wanted to say hello! Hope you have a great weekend!!
 
Hey Girls, thanks for the support! I've been really good today, I'm hoping it carries through the weekend.

Hypo - I don't know how the screw broke, the second doctor said the first doctor didn't have much to work with and didn't do "very elegantly" as he put it, so there weren't enough screws and the bones moved too much or something once I was able to walk (but it hadn't healed yet). So he ended up taking out the old plate, putting in a new bigger one with 3 more screws (now 9 total), left the old chunk 'o screw that broke IN THERE! And doing a bone graft. It completely sucked, and I was really depressed. The advantage there was that I really like to sleep and I was on forced bedrest for a few weeks so I slept 16+ hours a day and after all that my boyfriend said I looked 5 years younger! HA! That was funny though (to look on the bright side, I guess I've delayed aging a bit from a couple weeks of entirely too much sleep). So unfortunately, I can't really say what not to do, since I have no idea what I did to break the screw. But I have a pal who broke a screw in his leg too (higher up on the bone) and he thinks it was from jumping off of things (he was a teenage boy at the time - they do that). So maybe limit the large jumps for a while! LOL!

So far today I've been able to stick to what I've planned to eat and not stray. I have to come in 200 cal short today just to prepare for tomorrow though, and I've crapped out on running - 25 MPH+ winds just don't do it for me. But if I can get home early enough, I'll take my dogs up the hill by my house for a 1.5 mile walk. If I'm really early I'll take them each individually. Gotta get some exercise in today for sure!
 
Hey MissPrincess! I'll make sure I don't do any high jumps any time soon! Lol! :D Sorry you had to go through all that mess. I can imagine how bad the bone graft and having two surgeries and all of that was. The first few weeks after I broke my leg, I slept alot too, and cried alot. Too much pain, too much medicine, and too much frustration about being unable to do anything. You know what I mean.
 

Way to stick to your goals. Hope your weekend goes by smoothly! I'll come see how you did later - Cheers girl!
 
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