Mitch's Diary

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Drei Hundert

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Alright, well. Here goes :O.

It's May 30th, and I weigh around 260 lbs and am 5'11.

I could stand to lose some weight, but I want to build muscle while I'm at it, so without equipment, I'm going to try to build muscle and lose fat, and try to avoid burning muscle. Any advice is both welcomed and needed.

Anyway, I'll start by telling you a little about myself. I'm graduating from high school soon, and I studied German there for all four years. I want to move on to college and begin studying programming, and get an A.A.S, to begin with. If I feel I can handle more education, I'll try to get a Bachelors degree next. >:). I don't want to quit studying German, so another one of my goals is to continue my studies of German :D:D:

My major weight loss problem is that I'm an excessive eater. I eat insane amounts of food and have a hard time with self control at school lunch. It's brought down self esteem a lot, carrying back more than one lunch tray full of trash to the trash can, and I've just about had it.

My plan for weight loss consists of calorie counting, regular exercise, and finding others on the same path. I couldn't find much info on the web about weight loss that didnt end up to be a website trying to make money off of me, so if you guys know some good resources that you think are just totally cool, I'd love if you shared them with me.

I will begin my first week eating whatever in the world that I want, and I will put all of my calories into an excel spreadsheet, which will calculate each week the average calories per day that I eat, and I will try to lower that number each week, and form new habits once at a time. I am trying to build a routine that has room for failure. My last routine was one that if I didn't lose weight each week, or eat under 2000 calories, I had failed. Failure discourages me, so I've made several revisions to my spreadsheet this year, so that it will bend to meet my needs.

I want to be fit because, I feel better about myself in those times when I am more fit. In fact, after getting slightly more fit last summer, my entire school career took a turn for the better the first semester. I turned almost constant bad grades into great grades, and got a new sense of confidence. I've since lost all that progress, but I plan to gain it back.

Ultimately, when I'm done with my fitness goal, I want to use what I've learned to help others in my family and whoever I can help. So... Wish me luck!

Anyway, I'll be taking pictures of my progress every week, but I'm saving the embarrassing and gross pictures with my flab for when I post pictures of beginning-end. (Sorry ladies. LOL), and at the end of each week, I will post my calorie spreadsheet information and tell war-stories. The reason for this is that I want to correct the error I made last time by being accountable to someone other than myself. If there are people that will notice I'm slipping up, they can help me. So, I ask you to help me there :).

So, here's my beginning photos.

Around 260 lbs, 5'11'' - Monday, May 30
 
There are tons of exercises you can do with your own body -- my old trainer (whom I gave up on, we all have our failing moments!) called them "stranded island moves". Pushups, lunges, squats, sit ups, crunches, all of those are really good and sometimes too often considered 'basic'. People do them for a reason. They will at least give you a good start.

As far as eating goes... I've had times where I couldn't find a reason not to eat, and I wasn't even hungry. In those moments, you just need to get past them and fix your mistake, not keep feeling bad. That's just wasting precious daylight you could be planning your weeks calories and exercises. :) If you're out of shape, just start walking a mile, then two miles, maybe start biking if you can afford a bike. Baby steps turn into leaps turn into 5k runs. :D I walked a 5k and under-rate it so much. Just because I didn't run doesn't mean I didn't do it. You need to appreciate what you're doing and not hating yourself for what you're not doing.

You're wanting to be healthier.
You're gathering information to be healthier.
You're studying yourself to look for where you can improve.
You're asking for help.

All VERY good things!! Find reasons for weight loss -- health, looks, being able to do things you could never do before. ex. I want to be able to wind surf, but in my weak body I would kill myself. I'm not overweight, but without getting in tip top shape, I'll never be able to hold onto a parachute and keep a board underneath my feet. Write down your reasons and keep them in plain view, or when you see that tasty pie you might forget. Or if it's rainy outside, you could shrug off your exercise. Every day counts, 'tomorrow' doesn't mean anything if you didn't do anything today. Which you did. You started looking for some grounded advice.

The last thing I'll preach about is expecting too much of yourself. If you fail yourself, it is the worst feeling in the world. There is no way around it - we're all going to expect a lot of ourselves, especially when we see how great those 'perfect' people around us are (the ones that can do anything and pretty much know it). But you need to be reasonable and try to take baby steps. If 2000 calories leaves you hungry, give yourself 2500. Your stomach will get smaller if you lower your calorie amount when you feel comfortable doing so. Over time, what you're eating now will make you sick if you tried to eat it again in one sitting! It might be a while, but you'll get there!
 
Welcome welcomeee.
That's a lot of German you've studied.
We're all here to support you. You can do this thinggg.

You should check out Dylan's diary on here. I think he's 17 and he is a complete weight loss inspiration.
 
Alright folks. :)

I'm nearing the end of my first week, and I'm deciding what to do with my next week.

This week was designed to get an accurate picture of how many calories I eat without being on a diet. Currently, my highest number for one day is almost 3900 calories, and my lowest number for one day is 1300 or so. But generally, it stays around 2500-4000 calories per day.

I've been doing alright with my workouts -- my first day I skipped the sit-ups, and the second day I took an extra rest day because I was too sore to do it.

Next week is the first week of actually limiting my calorie intake. And this is my plan:

Let's say my average daily calories for week 1 weighs out to say... 3000 calories. I will make it my goal to never eat more than 3000 calories in one day. After that week is over, since I've always eaten less than 3000 calories, my average will probably jump down to say.. 2800-2900 calories. And the next week I make it my goal to never eat more than 2800 or 2900 calories..

The cycle goes on, and if I screw up one week and I average more than the last week, I just go on and set my goal the exact same way, regardless of the mistake I made. This system will allow me to move on from mistakes without having to make drastic steps to fix them. It's very elastic, and as long as I keep going on with it and keep trying, my stomach will shrink slowly and effectively, until I reach my goal calorie intake(which I have yet to define.)
 
it would be good if you posted your food and exercise here so other members can make some suggestions towards what may help :)
 
Week 1 Entry

This week, I had absolutely no goal for calorie consumption. The overall goal of the week was to find out how many calories I consume in a typical day, without being on a diet. I will take the average number of calories from this week, which measured out to be 3368 Calories, and set that as my LIMIT. Every day, I limit myself to not eat more than 3368 calories. Next week, the limit will probably be lower, and I can ease myself into the program.

I have to be honest. I did do poorly on my excercise routine this week. I was supposed to do much more than I actually did. The issue there might be setting goals too high. Maybe instead of setting my goals high and planning each day's workouts, I could just workout three times a week, with infinite room for adjustment.

Anyway, here's my calorie log for this week, and the whole breakfast-lunch-dinner thing didnt work out. Those numbers could be from anything. Lol.

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Also, to mention. On Friday, I ate over 2,000 Calories at Burger King (WUT?). So, I may have to be careful this week, since I have a limit now.

Off Topic:

Today was my High School graduation :D:D. I'm glad to be done with it :p.
 
It is good that you have a starting point, with exercise it is the same thing, slow and steady, If you aim to high to soon it can all become to much to cope with but what ever you choose for exercise you need to develop some consistency.
 
If you cut out the fast food (and especially sugary drinks) you'll find it a lot easier to stay on target for your calories.

I too was a Coke addict. Now the only place I eat out is Subway (I have water 90% of the time). Anytime you can avoid drinking calories, go for water.

You could aim for 3,000 calories and see how it goes. I bet you'll start dropping weight. Remember to take up a weights routing because just dieting alone will cause you to drop muscle as well as fat. Also, if you drop weight too fast (more than 2 lbs a week) you will definately be losing muscle.

Good luck buddy, I know you can do it.
 
Iain1974 said:
If you cut out the fast food (and especially sugary drinks) you'll find it a lot easier to stay on target for your calories.

I too was a Coke addict. Now the only place I eat out is Subway (I have water 90% of the time). Anytime you can avoid drinking calories, go for water.

You could aim for 3,000 calories and see how it goes. I bet you'll start dropping weight. Remember to take up a weights routing because just dieting alone will cause you to drop muscle as well as fat. Also, if you drop weight too fast (more than 2 lbs a week) you will definately be losing muscle.

Good luck buddy, I know you can do it.
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Right. The first thing I'm dropping this week is coke. It's going to be difficult, as I'm travelling, but I'll figure it out. Today I over ate >.<. But, tommorow I'll be better, family wants to celebrate my graduation and such.


And I would say I agree with you, but I absolutely HATE Subway. I think their food is disgusting and far from "Fresh" lol.

But that's just me. It's all about making better decisions no matter where I go. Restaurants don't make it hard for us, with these new lines of healthier foods. And I also set my goal at less than 3,000 calories for this week. I'll see how it goes :D.

"for exercise you need to develop some consistency. "
This is true. I'm working on that point, and it's one of the major things I'm going to try to improve on.

Thanks for the feedback, everyone ^_^
 
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