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I'm not sure anyone will even want to read this, but yes, I am one of the many trying to complete the task of losing weight. Mentally, I guess it has more to do with what I think of myself than what everyone else thinks of me. Yet others opinions seem to effect me still...

I am currently 165 lbs and I want to be 120 lbs... I am very young and wish not to be over 200 lbs. I am the type of person who is stuck wearing track pants because I worry about how tight they seem to be even more than before. (I've been wearing them for a while) So, naturally, my hobby is obsessing over my weight.

A few things I have realized are that I am very much an introvert, (Thinking it has to due with insecurities) I eat when I'm bored, and I always end up quitting my diets with thoughts like "It really doesn't matter how much you weigh," Or "Who cares what everyone else thinks?" And and hour later I regret eating something I shouldn't be eating.

I'm planning to write a pen & paper food diary alongside online diaries. I see myself walking at 3mph for half an hour on my treadmill and 20 minutes on the elliptical machine. My eating habits will differ in about a month, which is, (from what I've heard) the amount of time needed to establish an eating habit. (Hopefully, it'll be a healthy habit) I will have to force certain fruits down my throat this season, which may actually result in me liking them, to get certain vitamins and whatnot...
 
Firstly, welcome to the forum

what does your diet look like at the moment ?

forceing yourself to eat food you don't like is not the answer this change needs to be one you can maintain over the long term, there are usually alternatives to foods you don't like to get the vitamins etc. that you need.
 
I had eggs this morning, if that means anything. 2 of them, with 2 pieces of cheese and ketchup. I still think it's unhealthy for some reason...

My diet is going to be filled with things like fruits and vegetables, and I'm trying to cut down on meat and bread. I think it would be best to go on the treadmill now. I don't want to wait until I feel like I shouldn't.

Thanks for the tip, I think there is a lot of other food that I don't have to force myself to eat, so I'll stick to them.
 
Welcome to the forum! I know exactly how you feel. I'm an introvert as well; my weight causes me anxiety, yet I never manage to stick to a healthy routine for more than a few weeks.

And lately I've only been wearing skirts and yoga/track pants because none of my regular pants fit me... I can't afford to buy new ones!

Anyways, stay positive; I know you can do it!
 
Thanks! I am feeling proud of myself, and I just started today! I guess since I usually give up around noon, I feel like I've accomplished something. Hopefully, I will make it, my mother recently read "The Secret" and she's telling everyone to be positive now. It did help, because the most obvious things can be forgotten.

I just did the treadmill part of my exercise routine. It was rather easy, because I kept thinking about random things that popped in my head instead of being on the treadmill. It pased quickly, and right now I'm having cheerios for lunch. I think I should have something like a yogurt in three hours for a snack.

The problem is that I hate exercising when someone is in the room... I guess I'm shy or embarrassed about needing to lose weight. Sorta like singing, most people are afraid of it for some reason.

The best part about this is the thought that in a year, I can look back on how I was before and what I did.
 
Hi and welcome.

I'm wondering if you might just need some help in learning what is healthy and how to create balanced meals. You said you feel like the eggs were unhealthy, for example, and I'm not sure why. :)

One thing about eating healthy - it's important to get enough protein, both for health reasons and because protein makes you feel full for longer. Is there any particular reason you want to cut back on meat? Or is it just that you feel it's an unhealthy choice? Because lean meat is a great part of a healthy diet plan.

Also I would suggest that cheerios (and any packaged cereal) really isn't a good healthy diet choice for a meal. You'd be better off with a slice of whole grain bread and some peanut butter or something like that.
 
Hi and thanks for the great advice! :) I guess the reason I don't want to eat theat much meat is because the only meat that has no grease in it is fish, or poultry. Hm... I guess I'll have to look up better things to eat.
 
I guess the reason I don't want to eat theat much meat is because the only meat that has no grease in it is fish, or poultry.
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Hm. That's not ... quite .. true. :) There are a few things here that need to be addressed:

First is some fat is good for you. Your body needs healthy fats to properly process nutrients. Fats from fish especially are a good part of your diet - the omega3 and omega6 fatty acids are important nutrients.

Next is that all meat contains fat. I think the only meat that only has trace amounts of fat is a completely trimmed chicken breast or turkey breast. Otherwise, ALL meats have fat in them. Red meat *can* be high in saturated fats (which are the bad ones), but you can get lean cuts of meat that are lower in fat and they provide other health benefits like iron, protein, etc. Some people like to avoid red meat on principle, and that's fine as well. Fish has a high amount of healthy fat in it - as I mentioned above the healthy fats in fish are a bit health benefit of eating things like salmon and tuna. Also some types of poultry are very high in fat - goose and duck come to mind. Even dark meat chicken is higher in fat than breast meat.

Finally, there are plenty of cuts of meat that are lower in fat. Pork chops (trimmed) and pork loin are low fat. Chicken and turkey, of course. Roast and steak cuts of red meat, or lean ground sirloin is a healthy choice. Fish and shellfish are good healthy, low-fat choices as well.

Don't get me wrong - I know plenty of people who are vegetarian and I don't have a problem with someone choosing a meat-free lifestyle. I've been veggie myself in the past (out of convenience, not any ethical decision) and you can eat very healthily w/out meat - it's just a little harder. But make sure you're eliminating meat for a good reason, not just randomly because you think it might be unhealthy. :)
 
Wow, you really know a lot about healthy choices! Thank-you for saving me from hours of mixed answers. I will eat meats now to help me.

I had a yogurt recently. Citrus and vanilla...
 
So, I just had half a can of tomato soup and a banana for my dinner. I don't think that was a good choice, though. I think it has something to do with the whole "canned" ordeal...

And now, I'm going to do 100 crunches.
 
There's nothing horrible about canned soup necessarily. Keep an eye on the sodium levels though ... most canned foods are extremely high sodium. If you can buy the canned soups that are "healthy choice" or "low sodium", they're much better for you.
 
So, I had a bologna sandwich and soda crackers... Fail. :\ I'm not having anything else today, that's for sure. So mad at myself right now...

Yes, I did the 100 crunches. But still... I need to be way more cautious with my choices.
 
Hi, just stopping by, I just wanna tell you not to give up. You can do it, we all mess up at times. Keep going, one thing that has helped me, is to pretty much educate myself about calories, and healthy food. An example for me, is I used to love to eat ice cream. Ok so now I eat ice cream popsicles every now and then and they are only 40 calories for two pops. How can you fix something if you dont know how. One thing I enjoy doing is taking up a new hobby and for me, it was going back to a full schedule at school. I actually transfered schools, and now I am staying busy. Keep going in the right direction!

tom
 
one thing about cans, I eat cans of soup, I know alot of people say watch the sodium, but I really think if you are drinking enough water and not killing your food with salt you should be ok. I've lost 26 pounds since july 20, 2009 and I eat cans of soup atleast 3 times a week. go for lower sodium if you can, it taste just as good.
 
So, I had a bologna sandwich and soda crackers... Fail. :\ I'm not having anything else today, that's for sure. So mad at myself right now...
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Ok, two things:

1 - what's wrong with a bologna sandwich and soda crackers? Maybe a little carb heavy, but there's nothing inherently unhealthy about a sandwich?

2 - "Punishing" yourself by eating nothing else the rest of the day because you think you've failed in some way is ... and I'll be very blunt ... stupid. You're setting yourself up for more failure by starving yourself the rest of the day. Then you'll say that you might as well binge because you've already f'd up and ... then you will fail.

Let me ask you this - if you're at the top of the stairs and you trip on the top step, do you regain your balance and keep going? Or do you say "Oh my god, I'm such a clumsy idiot!" and throw yourself down the rest of the staircase in anger and despair or to punish yourself for slipping?

See how silly it is to punish yourself for a bad eating choice (and I'm not even convinced that it was a bad eating choice)?

Why do that to yourself. So you ate something you shouldn't. So move on. Eat a healthier meal later to make up for it. But don't punish yourself and set yourself up for a huge fall later.
 
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