Miss Princess's diary

Hey buddy...sorry ive been out lately...been so busy...maybe it will get better...i only have five weeks left of this quarter and a week of finals so i hope that i can be on more after that....talk to u soon! hope everything is going good for u!
 
Hope you are having a great weekend. Don't forget your WATER.
 
Hey there! I'm back, thanks for posting your encouragement to me in my absence. I'm sorry I missed so long (in LOTS of ways!) and I knew this would be a tough stretch, so I'll have to judge how badly I've been run over by the wagon. I did sort of go careening off all of my best-laid plans. I had work disasters, family emergencies, family visits, and then I got engaged (yippee!). Needless to say, I didn't pay the least attention to what I was eating, and barely, if at all did I exercise (I did manage to get one big Grand Canyon hike in with my brother though, that was fun).

I have no idea how much I weigh right now, but I'm sure it's more than what my ticker currently says :( . So it's May first, and I have to rededicate myself to my goal. I still want to hit 195 by June 1st. I'll check tonight to see how far I still have to go. I hope I didn't gain 5 pounds, I've done that before in a couple of weeks. I know during one particularly bad day recently I actually thought to myself, I'm so full I can't eat another bite, and then someone put some new and tasty dessert in front of me. Know what I did? I ate it. Right after, and practically during the "I'm entirely too full" thought. I can't believe it. In retrospect I don't know how this can happen. I just seem powerless to stop it while it's going on.

Anyway, tomorrow I'll post again, and put in my current weight, no matter how bad it is, and I'll go from there. I have to workout twice a day now to even fool myself into thinking I can hit my goal by June first, but I'm going to try.

I'll pop in to some diaries now to pick up a little steam. Thanks for the encouragement ladies, I can use it more than ever now.
 
Good to have you back with us! The Grand Canyon? That must be awesome to see. We have the Blue ridge mtns. here that I can go hike if I want, its not too far of a drive. I'm not as ambitious as you are though,lol. Anyway, set your mind to this and you know how to do it, dont let me catch up with ya girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
beachcomergal said:
, dont let me catch up with ya girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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OOOH, is that a challenge? You are ON! Although, I can't promise that I didn't already catch up with you on my little hiatus. Here's hoping. And if I did gain more than the 2 pounds I was ahead of you, then I'll have to make it my personal mission to re-pass you, and then you, of course will have to make it your mission to keep ahead of me. See, it works on many levels. Thanks for the push.
 
Omg, you've got me soooooo confuzzled with the 2 lb thing, I don't know whether I'm comming or going! (other than to the potty for the umpteenth time). Anyway, I hope you did loose weight, no matter whose ahead. :D
 
Good Morning,

Ok, so here's the damage. I weighed 207 this morning. I'm hoping it's temporary, so I'm not going to change my ticker unless in 2 days I'm still 207. Not as bad as it could've been, and I went jogging this morning just to try to scare off those pounds. I'll try to check in again later.
 
Hello, I'm still at 207 this morning, and I didn't have a chance to work out last night. I thought 11pm was too late, but if it gets down to that tonight, then I might have to take it anyway. Not much to report otherwise, I think I need a little help refocusing. I have all kinds of good intentions, and come June 1st I have to wear a bathing suit in Mexico (I don't think I can get away with sweats at the beach), and I'm terrified.

I also think I need to set my goal a little lower. I want to see how I feel at 195, but in reality I think I should weigh under 190. I'm going to have to reset my ticker anyway since I gained a pound, I think my ultimate goal should be 189. It's just a number I picked out of the sky, but for my height that should give me a BMI of 24, and that sounds pretty good to me.
 
207"?!?! You passed me dangit! :mad: (congrats,lol) Anyway, I go weigh in tomorrow and I HOPE I lost something.....anything! If not, I'm gonna' sew my mouth shut! Good job on jogging, I just cant seem to do it with my knees.
 
Hey Missprincess! I need to get moving! You are going to pass me soon! Just wait until I can walk like a normal person. I will kick your butt! Lol! :p
 
Hi all,

I'm having a really hard time with everything right now. I have been working from 7am to 10pm, surrounded by good food, and without time to exercise. People keep trying to feed me (not just me, but there have been a TON of social food events lately that I'm obligated to attend). Saturday is the work BBQ, and I'll try to be good and eat a bunch of fruit & veggies, maybe even soup beforehand, but I always lose the battle of wills against myself.

I try so hard, but almost never can I fight temptation. I do manage to do OK when everything is normal and I control all the food. I don't go out to eat, I don't fix myself too much food, but I can't control myself when I'm offered unlimited good food (I can resist mediocre food any day) and I work with a bunch of people who REALLY know how to cook. I'm terrified! I don't even have a whole month left, and if I'm not below 200 when I go to Mexico I'll completely freak out. I don't know why I thought I could do this, I've never been able to get below 202 on any diet, at any time in my adult life. I don't want to slow down my metabolism, but short of going to bed at 7pm to prevent myself from eating more, I'm out of ideas.

I need to read my own posts so I don't repeat myself, but at the risk of repeating myself anyway, I'm going to talk about my revised goal. I've decided that my goal weight is 189. If it turns out that I don't feel right when (and if) I get there, then I'll rethink it, but for now that seems fairly lean for a woman who's 6'2" (plus I still want muscles). I have to keep looking at that. I'm 18 pounds away. It doesn't seem impossible until I actually try to not eat everything in sight. I'm getting kinda depressed about it, I think I used to have much better self control. I don't know what happened. :( . Well, I'll try to exercise a whole bunch this weekend and see what happens. Have a good weekend everyone.
 
Hello MissPrincess! I was just reading through your diary. You are too cute. You can totally lose 18lbs.

I hear you on the social events that seem to be dominated by food, usually they have all the good stuff that is hard to say no too. Who wants to go to a BBQ and eat veggies? Not me! Perhaps you can bring your own meats, like healthier choices, fish, chicken? Veggie burger? Corn on the cobb is good bbq'd.

Anyhow, you'll make it through. Stay strong, you're going to do this! Mexico sounds like a great time. Is it a cruise?
 
YOU CAN DO IT

Don't give up you have plenty of support here from people who wan't to see you succeed.

good luck
 
Thanks to all, I really do appreciate your support.

MJB - Mexico is my fiance's best friends wedding. It's on the beach, and I don't think they make a sarong long enough to cover what I'm still shy about! Anyway, I'm working on it. I feel pretty comfortable in jeans and a t-shirt, but a bathing suit is SOOOOOOOOOO out of my comfort zone it's ridiculous. I still have 4 weeks to go, and I'm going to attempt to do more and be more serious than I EVER have been able to before. Here goes...
 
4 weeks is quite a while, you can drop a few before then. I hear you. I wish they had a swimsuit that could handle all this jelly. haha

Last time I wore a bikini, my boobs busted the top strap and the beach got a show. haha

I'm sure people were like, "No she didn't!"

I didn't care though at the time. I figured I wasn't the first fat girl they've ever seen. Don't know what happened, since then I won't be seen in a bikini. lol

Good luck with the BBQ tomorrow. Last one I went to I brought veggie dogs and buns.

Are you vegetarian mostly? I noticed you mentioned shrimp in my diary. I love seafood. I was recently really bummed to find out that shellfish is extremely toxic and should not be eaten. Apparently, crab, shrimp, lobster, and fish without scales (like catfish), can absorb toxins in the water through their skin and they have no way to rid themselves of it. I've read more than once now that shellfish are considered the "cockroaches of the sea" because they feed off decaying matter on the ocean floor.

I still love shellfish though. Too bad it's so whack!

Work it this weekend, I want to see that turtle truckin!
 
MissJellyBelly said:
Last time I wore a bikini, my boobs busted the top strap and the beach got a show. haha

I'm sure people were like, "No she didn't!"
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I've read more than once now that shellfish are considered the "cockroaches of the sea" because they feed off decaying matter on the ocean floor.

I still love shellfish though. Too bad it's so whack!

Work it this weekend, I want to see that turtle truckin!
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LOL! Good thing I wasn't drinking milk when I read that bikini business! And you totally grossed me out on the shellfish. I don't eat much of it, but I do like shrimp. It's so easy! I can't say I won't still eat it, I already have to not think about fish to eat it anyway. I was a vegetarian for 15 years and then I started eating fish. If I start thinking too hard about it, it completely freaks me out and I can't eat it. I'm just not cut out to be a carnivore, never have been. So I try to eat salmon as much as possible, but faced with the inconvenience of no ocean in AZ, that's a little tough (local waters - when we have them - are too high in mercury and we're not supposed to eat locally caught fish). So here I am eating toxic shellfish and trying not to eat high fructose corn syrup. I can't win! Maybe if I treat my liver & kidneys extra nice I can get away with eating shellfish the less than once a week I do so. I've gotta work on my moderation.

Gotta go, thanks again Miss Jelly, and I really liked your natural cures stuff in Beagle's diary. Where did you get that? I've got a couple of natural cures books too. What does the coconut oil do? I'm thinking about the apple cider vinegar. can I just put some in my water and sip it throughout the day, or do I have to just drink it before meals? I'm fascinated!
 
I hear you on the bathing suit. I won't even wear a one piece, let alone a bikini! I think I would have a repeat of MissJ's peep show! :rolleyes: At the law school, they seem to always want to feed us pizza when we have meetings and stuff. I hate that! :mad:
 
missprincess said:
LOL! Good thing I wasn't drinking milk when I read that bikini business!

I'm just not cut out to be a carnivore, never have been.

Gotta go, thanks again Miss Jelly, and I really liked your natural cures stuff in Beagle's diary. Where did you get that? I've got a couple of natural cures books too. What does the coconut oil do? I'm thinking about the apple cider vinegar. can I just put some in my water and sip it throughout the day, or do I have to just drink it before meals? I'm fascinated!
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Hello! You crack me up. I like you. Interesting that you don't have a preference for meat. I was just posting some stuff earlier about "Eating Right 4 Your Type." It's a book that discusses the 4 different blood types that have evolved over time in humans. Apparently as we evolved and moved around, blood mutated to accomodate new diets and foods. Some blood types aren't that compatible with meat. Interesting, I wonder what blood type you are? Do you know? I can look in my book and see what it says about your ancestors and find out perhaps if there is a genetic link. Maybe they weren't hunters.

Funny that you mentioned drinking milk! Did you read my thread "Got Milk?" I read some really shocking stuff about cow milk. Perhaps you shouldn't read it, after I already sent you reeling over the cockroaches of the sea. lol

Ok, to answer you Coconut question: I cut and pasted this from a website, bcuz I'm lazy.

How Can Coconut Oil Help?

The diet using virgin coconut oil is the perfect diet. The only one that will allow you to eat fat! The fat of coconut oil had fewer calories than other fats and promotes good health. Unlike other fats, they are not packed into lipoproteins and circulated in the bloodstream. The MCFAs are sent directly to the liver and immediately converted to energy. This digestion process speeds up metabolism and will make you lose weight. Substitute other vegetables oil with coconut oil and include it in your daily food intake. MC Gill University researchers (based in Canada) discovered that doing this (consuming virgin coconut oil alone)can make you lose up to 36 pounds per year. But of course, it doesn’t mean that you can overeat. To maintain that healthy figure, combine the use of coconut oil with a balanced diet.


As for my book. I'm sure you've seen this guy on TV, he's always selling these books, and I hear they carry them even at Costco. I love the chapter on weight loss. There is so many hints in it and they all make sense to me. By the way, his "weight loss CD" is the same info as the chapter in the book, so don't waste your dinero. The "newsletter" is ok, but often repeats the same stuff, not worth the monthly fee at all.


Here's his site: The books are half off now! No fair! I got jipped.
 
Geez, I'm taking over your diary! Sorry. I forgot to address the Cider question:

What does it do?
Apple cider vinegar speeds up metabolism especially when taken regularly before meals and if used in conjunction with a sensible diet and exercise program it can be a powerful aid in keeping your weight under control.


I don't really know the impact of taking it before meals vs sipping on it throughout the day. Girl, if you can sip on diluted Apple Cider Vinegar throughout the day, more power to you! I have to pinch my nose to get it down. I do it real quick.

Also, not sure if I mentioned this or not. The Apple Cider Vinegar should be Organic and Unpasturized! You want that "live" stuff in there, you can get it at a health food store, it will have a brownish color and gets a little cloudy when you shake it.

In regard to the Coconut oil, make sure it is Organic and Virgin. I recommend buying the liquid form. I bought the pills for easy swallowing and realized I got jipped. Payed way more and got a lot less oil. You can get that at the health food store too.

Let me know if you have any other questions! Hope that helps.
 
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