FelicityMe
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Alright, here is the low down. I'm a 25 year old woman (yeh, i guess I can't lie to myself and say I'm just a 'girl' anymore). The last time I weighed myself, 2/6/09, I was at 225. It is hard to believe that around 2.5 years ago I weighed 269. I really want to get down to 145ish (I'm 5'6 with a large frame, so this seems to be my goal weight)...but I keep going back and forth. In January I lost TEN POUNDS! This February, well, let's just say today I have had a bowl of Chocolate Cereal, Mexican Food, and THREE POP TARTS! 
I also have waisted $30 on my gym membership because I have hardly gone.
The problem is I don't really have that many people to motivate me. I have my husband, but other than that I am not a super social person. PROBABLY because of my weight! But no one really notices because I don't really hang out with anyone. So...I live and breathe off recognition. I work hard because I like people to tell me 'good job'...so I think that if I am surrounded by motivating individuals maybe I will not yo-yo so much. I know I should just do this for myself, but that is difficult to do when you feel down on yourself, ya know? So, I wanna get back on the pony. I want to officially 'start' this Sunday (3/1/09)...I like beginning things when something else is beginning...I.E. the beginning of March....but, as of NOW I am putting away this box of pop tarts! HAHA! Take THAT SATURATED FAT!
So, how am I gonna lose this weight? Pretty much I'm going to do what I did when I lost that ten pounds (~2.5 lbs a week).
Do Cardio EVERYDAY - Aiming to burn at least ~600 calories during my workout.
Drink ONLY Water - I do pretty good at this already
Eat between 1400-1600 calories a day of good stuff...i watch all the sat.fat, carbs, etc, to insure I don't go over the daily recommendations.
This is my minimum. Really, I want to loose 25 lbs by May 6th-ish, haha, because it is my Husband's Birthday, and I think it would be so great to be less than 200 lbs. So, for the next two months I want to challenge myself a little more. I want to workout in the morning as well as the afternoon, and walk a bit during lunch. If I stick to it I KNOW I can lose that weight by May 6th. Then, and I can't believe the number is this low, I will ONLY need to lose another 55 pounds by MY birthday at the end of November! Totally doable. I remember when I needed to loose a total of 124 pounds! Now THAT number was depressing
Ah, I already feel better just talking about all this. Well, hopefully tomorrow I will not have any poptarts to report. Tonight I am going to go home and get a good nights sleep. In the morning, bright and early (5:00 a.m.) I'll be at the gym.
Okay, thanks for listening...I'm sure I'll be poking around some of your threads!
I also have waisted $30 on my gym membership because I have hardly gone. The problem is I don't really have that many people to motivate me. I have my husband, but other than that I am not a super social person. PROBABLY because of my weight! But no one really notices because I don't really hang out with anyone. So...I live and breathe off recognition. I work hard because I like people to tell me 'good job'...so I think that if I am surrounded by motivating individuals maybe I will not yo-yo so much. I know I should just do this for myself, but that is difficult to do when you feel down on yourself, ya know? So, I wanna get back on the pony. I want to officially 'start' this Sunday (3/1/09)...I like beginning things when something else is beginning...I.E. the beginning of March....but, as of NOW I am putting away this box of pop tarts! HAHA! Take THAT SATURATED FAT!
So, how am I gonna lose this weight? Pretty much I'm going to do what I did when I lost that ten pounds (~2.5 lbs a week).
Do Cardio EVERYDAY - Aiming to burn at least ~600 calories during my workout.
Drink ONLY Water - I do pretty good at this already
Eat between 1400-1600 calories a day of good stuff...i watch all the sat.fat, carbs, etc, to insure I don't go over the daily recommendations.
This is my minimum. Really, I want to loose 25 lbs by May 6th-ish, haha, because it is my Husband's Birthday, and I think it would be so great to be less than 200 lbs. So, for the next two months I want to challenge myself a little more. I want to workout in the morning as well as the afternoon, and walk a bit during lunch. If I stick to it I KNOW I can lose that weight by May 6th. Then, and I can't believe the number is this low, I will ONLY need to lose another 55 pounds by MY birthday at the end of November! Totally doable. I remember when I needed to loose a total of 124 pounds! Now THAT number was depressing
Ah, I already feel better just talking about all this. Well, hopefully tomorrow I will not have any poptarts to report. Tonight I am going to go home and get a good nights sleep. In the morning, bright and early (5:00 a.m.
) I'll be at the gym.Okay, thanks for listening...I'm sure I'll be poking around some of your threads!