New Years Hottie

Mz_Charlie_B

Mz_Charlie_B

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That is right, I am going to be a Hottie by New Years 2008! 2007 is the year I am going to change my life!

About Me: I am 23/F From Houston, Texas Area, Happily Married, and ready to be even happier :D !

Weight:261 <-----:mad:
Current Weight:258.4 <-------:(
Goal Weight by 1/1/08: 165 <------------:p
Looooooong Term Goal Weight: 130 <-----------:D :D :D

Current Pant Size: 22!
Goal Pant Size by 1/1/08: 12
I don't even know what kind of pant size I could expect if I weighed 130!
Current Shirt Size: XXL
Goal Shirt Size by 1/1/08: L


So, that is me!
 
Welcome here miss Hottie '08! You'll make it, I know you will. How tall are you? Everyone's different, of course, but I'm just in a size 12 now at 164. :) :)
 
I'm 5'7...I'm kind of guessing on the pants sizes, etc. I think I was born in a size 16 and never been lower, haha.
 
mz charlie b - i'm so happy you've found this board, b/c it's awesome motivator and you'll totally do it!
 
Okay, now that I have a few more minutes at work maybe I can tell ya'll a little more about why and how I want to do this.

I have been struggling with weight loss my whole life. Hasn't everyone ;) ? Well, My husband and I have been married a year now, and while he tells me he loves me no matter what, I know he worries like crazy that our time together might be shortened because of my health/weight. So, his worries have really driven me to try to eat healthier, but I still always seem to turn to food for comfort. But, I finally had a realization why I turn to food for comfort, and that is why something feels different about 2007. You see, I grew up very poor. My mom worked at a gas station and the only meal I would eat during the day was dinner, and that was food from the gas station. So, during that one meal I would cram my face with the greasy food that had been under the heat lamp in the gas station all day, and candy bars, and sodas. I know it wasn't my mom's fault, she has had a really hard life. She let me eat those foods because she was as ignorant as I was, thinkin that was the only comfort we had, it was the only time we could do/eat whatever we wanted, at the end of the day.

It seems like those habits have followed me into adult hood. When my husband and I get in a fight, or when I am having a bad day I have literally grabbed a pint of ice cream and a spoon and gotten to work. I am also netorious for making a box of mac n' cheese, and before I know it I ate the whole thing. Of course these things always make me worse and I end up wondering "why did I eat that!?" Now I know why.

But, the reality is life is good now. My husband and are are financially stable and happy. I don't have to stuff my face once a day to survive, and I can change my life for the better.

So, I am trying to eat healthier (3 meals a day, one snack, no food after 7pm and only one diet soda a day :( ) and exercise at least 30 minutes a day. I eventually want to get a bike and start riding it to work (work is about 5 miles away) I might barrow my sisters bike this weekend and see if I can do it easily enough.

So, that is a little more info. See you tomorrow!
 
Thank you for sharing your story...that hubby of yours sounds like quite a catch. (does he have a brother? ;) :D ) Food as comfort is how it is for many of us...I'm still working on how to combat that. The people here help a lot.
 
Hello again, sorry I haven't been very 'inspired' to write the last week, but I have been inspired enough to keep eating okay and working out some. Of course neither are perfect, but I'm on my way.

Been reading some interesting stuff in the O magazine (I am not a big Oprah fan, but the magazine is actually pretty good.) Some good concepts I think. Her trainer, or whatever he is, has a new book out, and I think I might buy it. It seems simple and logistical. Just what I need. Anyone read it or the magazine?

I got on the scale today, because I just couldn't wait another day. I lost one more pound! :D and I am bound and determined to loose another by tomorrow. I got up early and worked out this morning for 30 minutes on the tread mill, and I am going to do an hour of dance dance revolution tonight. Here is my meal plan for today:

Breakfast:
1 Diet DP - 0 Cals
1 Bag Baled Lays - 130 Cals

Lunch:
1 Chicken n Stars Soup @ hand - 70 cals
5 Ritz crackers ~ 100 cals?
Water

Snack:
I Pop Secret Bag - 100 Cals
Water

Dinner:
2 Turkey Dogs, Bread, Mustard, and Cheese ~ 600 cals?
Peas ~ 100 cals?
Capri Sun - 100 cals

Sorry the meals aren't very balanced. Tomorrows payday, and then I can shop for healthier more rounded food...

Total cals ~ 1200 cals


Oh, oh oh! I almost forgot! I just found out that where I work you get a free memebership to the gym! So I am going to drop off my paperwork to join tomorrow! I am going to sign up for a yoga class on Wednesday's at 5, plus I can go work out on my lunch break. It would be cool if I could get it under my bealt to work out 30 min. morning, 30 min. lunch, and 30 min. at night. But, we will see. I don't want to over do it.

I am super excited!
 
Okay, so I was looking at my calorie intake for today, and it was pretty low. Today my company is having a 'health' day at the cafateria, so I am going to go and eat something. I don't want to fall below 1400 cals today.
 
I'm glad to see you are making sure you eat enough. Don't pressure yourself into the "three workouts a day" thing, too quickly, make it a habit you can get into before trying to force it.
Even doing three a WEEK will make a big difference, so you may want to just make sure your schedule is fluid enough to allow you to catch one wheneever you have the free time.
Keep doing the good work!
 
Hi ya Mz Charlie B,

You and I have very similar starting points - and goals, although, I'm hard pressed to ever think of myself as getting down to 130 pounds!!

At 184, 5'8.5", I'm wearing size 12 jeans. Everyone does carry their weight differently, and I have the majority of mine ABOVE the waist ;)

Good luck to you as you reach your goals - doesn't it feel GREAT knowing that we CAN do this???

It's one day, one pound at a time.

Good for you for doing just that!!
 
Well, I don't know if I had a break through or a break down yesterday. I wasn't in a very good mood, so that probably didn't help...but....I think for the first time in probably 5 years I really looked at myself naked in the mirror. (Sorry, if this is too much info, but it is honest)...Wow.

I really didn't know what to think. The first thing I thought was "how is my husband attracted to that" And then the break down statement came.."Oh God, I've become that person!"

I don't know if everyone is as evil as me, so please don't think I am an awful person for what I am about to say.

"that person" I referred to were the people I always used to make myself feel better. "I'm not as fat as that woman..." "I will never let myself get that fat..." "That person is so fat they are gross, I just have curves.."

I have become that person, and that made me cry and be sad the rest of the night. Then this morning I stepped on the scale, and instead of losing that pound I was so determined to get rid of yesterday I gained a pound back.

So, this morning, standing on my scale naked, in all my disgusting glory, I had a choice to make. I could eat a box of mac n' cheese for breakfast and go into a depression for a week or so...or I could get really pissed and go to work an hour early to devise a plan to get my life strait. I got pissed.

No more am I letting things get in my way. This year is about ME, even though it may be selfish. It is about me getting healthy. I am not going to be that person for anyone and I am going to stop comparing myself to other people for motivation or self-validation (<----Wow, I can't believe I just said that)...I am a smart, intelligent, sexy woman somewhere underneath these rolls, and I am not putting up with them anymore. I feel like I have a cancerous desease or something attaching itself to my skin, and I can bairly see myself through the tumors anymore. I am not doing this, I am going to be healthy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Those were my angry Rrrrs.

Now that I have been angry I have resolve and determination. I am not beating myself up, I am realizing that this is silly and it is time to grow up and be the healthy individual I want to be.

So...action plan for today would be to create a chart to track my nutrition intake. You see I always guestimate my calories, etc. because I have always thought it would be too much of a pain to really sit and write all this stuff down. Not anymore. I can do this and I will. I am also buying healthy food at the grocery store today. I don't care how much it costs. This is my life I'm talking about, my longevity, my dreams! Also, I am going over to my sisters and barrowing a bike. I asked her for it weeks ago and I just keep forgetting to go over there and get it. Actually I haven't forgotten I just have been making excuses for myself. Not today. I don't care what time it is, I am going to go get it, and I am going to buy a lock for it at the store and I am going to ride it to work at least 3 out of 5 days a week weather permitting. AND, this weekend is a three day weekend. What better to do than take a bike ride everyday. I used to LOVE riding bikes.

Okay, I have to catch my breath. I will probably be back on later.

Oh, and sorry about my bad spelling :rolleyes:
 
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So, today is going well. So far I have planned my meals for the next two weeks, and I've created a nutrition chart that I am going to carry around with me. I might get a notebook today to carry it in, but we'll see.

I AM GOING TO DO THIS! Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...those angry rrrr's feel good :)
 
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I am glad you have found your motivation. Taking a really long, hard look at yourself (literally AND figuratively, in your case) can be very challenging, it's something I never stop doing. I have one wall of my bedroom basically mirrored, it's hard to escape that look at myself; and if I do it, I know it. Don't let it become an excuse to say "All this work and still got no sign? I quit!" because you can't see it. Remember to let your clothes and your scales, and your FRIENDS tell the difference.
I'm glad you have found a motivation, it really helps.
 
So, this weekend was great! I feel really good, and this morning i weighted in at 256.4, which is a total of 4.6 lbs lost since I initially weighted in on December 27th 2006. Very happy about that, and really proud of myself that I stuck with it over the weekend, hopefully that means the week will be even easier. There is that little voice that keeps trying to creep into my head and say "You should have lost more weight for all the effort you put into it"...But, I just have to remind myself that loosing the weight slowly is the right way to go. That way I am way less likely to gain it back. My new short term goal is to loose another 2 lbs by next Monday. That will get me back on track for my goal of loosing 2 lbs per week, and get me even closer to my goal of loosing 96 lbs per year.

I have really been thinking lately how much my husband is helping me with this. He is the only person who is really proud of me. He got all proud of me when I was writing down my calorie intake yesterday :D ...That makes me proud, because he is the number one person who I want respect from....sorry, cheesy moment.

Well, hope everyone had a great weekend!
 
Just thought I would check in and say today is going well. This morning I got up and played 30 minutes of DDR and so far this is what I have eaten:

Breakfast:
Whole Grain Banana Nut Muffin - 180 Cals.
1 Glass Soy Milk - 100 Cals

Snack:
Snack Bar - 150 Cals

Lunch:
Soup @ Hand - 80 Cals

So, so far, so good :)
 
Mz Charlie,
Getting that fire under you will serve you well! Sometimes we have to stand back, take an honest look at where we are and say, "This MUST change - and I'm the one to do it"

If you haven't already done so, check out or for tracking calories, nutrition and exercise - they make it so easy.
 
Wow, I can't believe I have made it through this afternoon without eating anything else. Although, this piece of gum is starting to taste pretty bad, LOL. Tonight I'm going to go home and eat a bag of popcorn (100 cals) and perhaps drink a diet soda (I haven't had one all day)..and for dinner I am making Basil Chicken over Angel Hair Pasta (approximately 375 Cals)...So that would make my cal intake for the day 985..That is a little low so I might also eat a 100 cal fruit cup. I also plan on doing some jump roping tonight (I hear this is really good for you) and walk on the tred mill for about 30 min. while I do laundry.
 
I eat a ton of gum, lol. I usually go through a pack of sugarfree gum or more in a day. It really seems to help for me, but I know what you mean about the lost flavor. ;)
I think it's great that your S.O. is so involved in your weight loss plan, and I hope it stays positive and beneficial for you, because having someone else help is a GREAT motivation.
 
I just wanted to thank everyone who has posted on my journal. I really appreciate ya'lls support.

Today is good, another pound down and ready to face the world!!!

Just joined Sparkpeople and it really looks like a good tool so I will be fiddling with that all day! :p
 
So, last Friday I got in a bad wreck. I was going down a three lane street in the left hand lane, when some woman pulls out of a Sonic on the far right. i had no time to react and T-Boned her. Everyone was okay (thank goodness, because she had two very young children in the back seat), but it was still just a hard day that turned into a hard weekend. I was happy to find that I only gained back .6 pounds from my 254.2 lbs on Friday (Considering I never worked out and actually ate fast food, yuck, this is pretty good).

I am trying to loose weight full steam again today. I worked out for 25 minutes this morning on a stationary bike (burned about 96 cals) and 20 minutes on the tread mill (burned another 95 cals) during lunch. Here is what the meals have looked like today:

Breakfast:
Muffin - 180 cals
Milk - 100 cals

Lunch:
KProtein Meal Bar - 190 cals

Snack:
Popcorn - 100 cals

Dinner:
White Chili - 158 cals

That totals about 728 cals, way too low, so I will probably try to boost it with something. Tonight I have choir practice for three hours so I don't know if I will be able to work out anymore, but I will try to do it for another 30minutes. So close to my goal for loosing 8 lbs this month. Only 1.8 lbs to go. :p
 
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