Nicky's weight loss tracking thread

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Hi guys,

I'm a 26 year old woman with a sedentary life-style.

My current stats:

Height: 5'7.5
Weight: 136 lbs

Bust: 35'
Waist: 27.5'
Hips: 38'
lower abs (over my love-handles): 35'
upper arm: 12'
Thigh: 22'

I'm well within the range of healthy weight for my height (healthy range for a 5'7 woman is 118-151lbs)

My frame is very small - I gained almost 20lbs over the past 2 years & it is uncomfortable. I have fat on my back & stomach. My thighs rub together when I walk - none of my clothes fit me anymore. I don't feel healthy even though my #s are ok.

I hope to go back to being the size I was 2 years ago because I felt comfortable at that weight.

Goal stats:

Weight: 120lbs

Waist: 24'
Hips: 35'
Bust: 34'

I am giving myself 3 months to lose 15lbs. That works out to 1.25 lbs a week - which I think is quite reasonable & should be possible for me.

My general weight loss plan:

1. Food: eat 1/2 an apple before every meal & 1/2 an apple afterwards. Eat only 1 portion of the meal - the apple should fill me up pretty good

(Not just apples ofcourse - carrots, broccoli, celery, a cup of grapes, hopefully very fibrous foods that'll get the digestion going right away)

2. Exercise: Walk 30-45min every day - I live in a very hilly area so this is pretty good exercise

Calorie Loss Expected per week:

I'm going to be realistic & try to make sure I don't eat more than 1700 calories a day. My body burns 1672 calories with my sedentary life-style.

I'd lose about 200 calories for my 30-45min walk over hilly terrain. Over the course of 7 days, that adds up to about 1400 calories.

Adjustments that might have to be made after the 1st week:

I might have to try to restrict my diet to 1500 calories if 1700 calories doesn't get me the results I want. But 1500 sounds very low to me. Alternatively, I can lengthen my walk to 1hr (300 cal burned) - this is easily possible & a much better option - the walk is nice & I don't have to feel like I'm starving.

Journal Plan:

I'll be keeping a daily food journal on here & do weigh-ins. I don't know if I'll see much result the 1st little while but hopefully, if I keep at it, I can loose these 15lbs & go back to fitting into my pants again.
 
Day1

Didn't have fruits today at home.

Exercise: 45min - it was cold out & I didn't take water.

Breakfast - nothing,
Lunch - nothing (too lazy - this has to change tomorrow; must get oat-meal)

Dinner:
2 cups of long-grain white rice (200*2 = 400 cal)
3 pieces of fried chicken: 500 calories

I also had a couple of spoon-fulls of fried ramen noodle - 100 cal

I'm not happy with today. The food intake was too low & my energy level is too low - but the walk made me feel really good. Also skipping breakfast randomly has to stop - I don't want to fall off the diet band-wagon & breakfast is probably the best way to make sure I keep on keepin on :)
 
Hi Nicky - I think it is great that you want to get out of the sedentary life.

I hope you don't focus too much on the number on the scale, but rather how your body feels. Strength training (with proper form) could also help you tone up and your clothes will fit better.

I am your same height, however, I have a very large frame and when I was 130, I bordered on too thin (I didn't like my ribs showing).

Sending good vibes your way as you start your journey.
 
Hey Jennifer, thanks for the support

I'm just interested in getting rid of the rolls of fat hanging all over me now - don't really about the #s as long as I look lean & feel healthy.

I checked out your thread right now - it's right underneath mine atm XD ... Dude, your motivation's cool with all that running - congrats on making the 8/5/8
 
Day1: snack

oatmeal with 1 tbsp chocolate syrup - 150cal * 2 serving = 300

My total calorie intake now is 1300 cal - this is still a little low 'cus I want to see how I do with 1700 cal a day with 1hr of moderately brisk walking. Hopefully tomorrow, I don't forget breakfast & lunch.
 
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Day 2: went to bed at 8AM - woke up at 5PM (9hrs sleep woooh!)

Went to the store immediately after waking up today & bought a ton of fruits & veges & some other health foods ($34 worth) - apples, bananas, grapes, celery, carrots, 1 cucumber, edemame, lean chicken, oatmeal, skim milk. I bought top-ramen to make quick noodles out of when I'm craving some snackage.

Thank god for all that good stuff 'cus now I feel prepared to deal with the munchies. Mom cooked an amazing dinner today - beef stew with lentil soup & white-rice.

I was pretty happy with how my dinner situation went even though I probably ended up eating a LOT of calories. I ate oatmeal & an apple to fill myself up first before the heavy meal. Here was my food intake:

oatmeal w/ 1 tbsp of chocolate syrup - 200 cal
1 small apple: 70 cal
2 cups of white rice: 400 cal
1/2 cup of lentil soup: 100 cal
3/4 cup of beef curry: 300 cal
1/2 cup spinach: 100
Miscellaneous unaccounted for calories: 100

Total calorie intake for dinner: 1270 cal

That's a LOT of food, I know - but it was DELICIOUS & I feel completely satisfied. If I do eat later, I should be happy with a bowl of grapes or an apple or something small. I won't be pigging out on really heavy food later tonight. Since I woke up so late, that was kind of like my breakfast & I'm glad it was the biggest meal of my day.

11:40PM snack - a bowl of grapes with 2 tbsp of whipped topping - 100 calories

I'm not having any hunger issues at all right now although the thought of that rice & beef waiting in the kitchen is very tempting to my mouth (definitely not to my stomach though - I'll resist the temptation & if I make it to 7AM with 1400 calories consumed, I'll let myself have a bowl - otherwise, it will be delicious tomorrow as well)
 
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I was planning on walking tonight but I got out of the house & it was really dark - I got scared & came back inside. I've decided to walk tomorrow morning before I go to sleep instead (after 6AM is dawn so it'll be more light out then).

I did 10 min of aerobic dancing to get my blood flowing a little bit. I'm going to do some vacuuming and sweep & mop the floors now - hopefully for half an hour or so & then I'll get on the studying.

Thankfully, I'm still not hungry - but I do have another 9hrs until I go to sleep & the munchies hit me around 1AM usually so I'm not safe yet. And after my shopping trip today, I'm well prepared to deal with it - I'm actually really looking forward to having a bowl of strawberries with some whipped topping.
 
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I don't think calorie counting & obsessing is working for me anymore - it's very depressing because now I'm just thinking about food all the time & that's not usually how I am at all.

I don't think dieting is the way for me to loose weight - especially because I don't really need to loose a lot - just 10 pounds would make a huge difference in terms of my body. I think instead of worrying about this restrictive meal eating, I will continue just eating fruit before I eat carbs & I'll punch up my walking to 1.5hrs every morning.

That way, I don't have to feel sad about not being able to have some beef when I want it & I won't be thinking about it for hours on end.
 
Well - I've decided to give up calorie counting & I feel SO MUCH BETTER already.

It's around 5:40 AM & I made myself a little vegetable stir-fry - carrots, cucumber, apples, celery, a few pieces of potato & a little chicken. I used a tsp of oil & a little peanut sauce so it wasn't 100% healthy but it was a good balance between healthy & tasty. I feel very happy & satisfied about it.

I think my problem & the reason I gained all this weight is because I was just sitting around doing nothing - on top of that, whenever there was cookies or cake in the house, I just inhaled that stuff.

My family usually doesn't keep junk-food in the house - it was never there when we were kids so I don't know why they started buying more recently. Well ... I'll talk to them - it's not good for any of us.

I'm going to walk for 1.5hrs everyday instead of 30-45min to make up for eating my regular meals.

And I'm not eating junk-food anymore. It's not that hard 'cus I can still have a lot of things like whipped topping on my fruit so I haven't given up anything besides cookies & cakes - fortunately, we never had much ice-cream so I don't have to miss that atleast. Hopefully by cutting out the junk & eating more veggies - I'll be having good, sustainable food.

Between my healthier diet & my walking - I hope I can go back to fitting better into my clothes & loose all the excess fat I have gained over this year.
 
Had a vegetable stir-fry with a little oil & peanut sauce - then had a bowl of oatmeal.

Then I went on a 1hr 10min walk over the hills with my sister. It was a good deal & I worked up a nice sweat. I don't feel sleepy at all - & I'm ready to face a hard night of studying : ).

I'm excited about walking again tomorrow - I haven't walked consistently in 3 years & that's part of why I've gotten so heavy.
 
I wasn't going to calorie count but I do want to know how many calories I am eating when I'm feeling completely satisfied (aka right now) - although, I've only been awake 7hrs now so I guess I have another 7hrs to go but still, I'm not doing too badly today, I think.

Breakfast:
vegetable stir-fry: 1 serving (130) (+30 cal (oil) + 20 cal peanut sauce) - 180cal
oat-meal w/ 1/2 cup steam milk + 1tbsp chocolate syrup - 190 + 50 - 240

Dinner - 2 whole wheat flat bread - 120 cal *2 - 240 cal
1/2 cup beef curry - 200 cal

Snack: 1 large banana - 120
3 strawberries (9 * 3 = 27) + 3 spoons of whipped topping (3*20 = 67) - 100

Up until now, half my day has passed & I've had about 1000 calories. So if I keep eating like this (something I really shouldn't have problems with 'cus I like my food atm) - I should be looking at about another 700cal in the next 7hrs.

That's 3 bowls of oat-meal or maybe I could make a soup - oooh delicious idea right there : ).
 
My stomach started growling so I made myself a delicious sandwich

2 slices of white bread - 120cal
1 tbsp mayo - 110 cal
1 tbsp cheese - 50 cal
1 cup of sauteed oil (1tsp - 50 cal), chicken (50cal), onion (20), parsley (10), mushroom (10), apple (10) - 200cal

Total calorie - 250 + 230 = 480cal

It was a great sandwich. I feel nice & satiated right now :)

I guess my total calorie intake for today is somewhere around 1600 cal now. That's not too bad at all, I don't think.

Honestly, counting calories isn't such a horror if you're just counting to see how you're doing instead of obsessing over each little bit. My original goal was to eat 1700 cal a day & that may be impossible for me but I think I can happily stay at 2000 cal a day of good healthy food & walk the excess off with my 1.5hr walks.

I'm going to take my pill now & hopefully get a few hours of studying in - let's see how long I will last feeling full after this. I wish I had thought to divide that sandwich in half so I could proportion my intake better for the next few hours of hard studying.

Also had a bosch pear & about 400 cal worth of rice & beat.

Total yesterday - 2000cal
 
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Woke up at 6PM

Ate a large banana

Went to the gym for an hour - probably about 30min of good, aerobic exercise with lots of sweating; also played basketball with my sister for a while. Spent about 150 -175cal I guess. I feel good for going to the gym - couldn't walk outside because it was raining - we're in flood-warning area right now so probably not the best idea to be walking outside anyway.

Made myself & le family delicious, healthy sandwiches - atleast, I think it would be relatively healthy. White bread + mayo were the worst of it but the filling was all veggies & a little bit of chicken. I LOVE cucumber. It goes great on everything :).

Since I'm not obsessed about eating only a certain # of calories a day, it's interesting to see how many there are in foods I really enjoy (like my sandwich)

2 pieces of white "wheatbread" - 120cal
2 tsp of mayonaise - 75 cal
a little blue cheese
onion (10), mushroom (10), peanut sauce (20), chicken (50), parsley (5), apple (20), cucumber
I think it's a safe guess to say my sandwich was about 350-400cal

I'm pretty happy with that one. This healthy eating thing is easy 'cus I am not feeling deprived of anything besides cookies & cakes.

12AM snack - 1/2 cup oatmeal with a cup of skim milk & 2tsp of chocolate syrup - 250 calories

Half my day is complete & I'm at 800 cal with 2 serving of my required fruits & veggies completed - not too shabby at all :) I'll probably make noodles to take on our trip & who knows what I'll want to eat. It is easier to control calories if I am cooking for myself though - I don't use more than a tsp of oil to cook anything now so I'm glad I've been able to cut oil out almost completely.
 
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Nicky - good job getting the walks in. Calorie counting should not be all consuming - sounds like you are finding a nice balance to mentally 'track' your progress.

Noticed you like mayo - perhaps try a reduced calorie version to see if you like it.

My other half sometimes works at night - he has always said he gets really hungry about 1 am.
 
Hey Jen! Thanks a lot for the advice :) I didn't even think of that so I'll be looking out for the low-cal stuff when I'm at the store next time. And ya - those late-night snacks are a killer XD - oh well... gotta work all the kinks out slowly I guess

We're going to Miami - we leave tonight at 3AM or thereabouts, I guess - I plan for us to get back by Friday.

Here's the plan to keep that weight down while we're in Miami - walk on the beach everyday for 1.5hrs - all my fitness plans involve a massive amount of walking but walking is so easy to keep up with.

I guess I'm also going to be studying during the day a lot 'cus I won't be able to lay around in bed for hours & hours at a time. Except tomorrow - but I usually am asleep during the day anyway.
 
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IDEA FOR 2nd WEEK OF MARCH:

Carry 1 big book in a backpack when you're walking - start with the Robbins textbook. Start doing this on the Wednesday, March 9 walk. Then you will have had a couple week to adjust to more physical activity & also enough time to build up some better resistance to walking those hills.

On March 16, add another big book (old Physics textbook?) in the backpack. Try to walk uphill as straight as possible even when carrying that load.

Edit: I read a little research on this right now & it looks like this idea isn't much good. The better thing to do would be to increase my speed - if I can punch my walk up to 4mph, I'll be in much better shape. So I guess I'll just continue normal walking up and down those hills but only try to increase my speed each day.

Once I get the speed up to 4mph - THEN I can add the backpack with the weight.
 
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I need a little motivation to help me keep studying. I miss backpacking & hiking & this damn schooling is keeping me away from that part of my life.

I'm going to study really well for 4 weeks so that I can go on a nice camping trip at the beginning of April - I've only camped in Utah & Colorado area before so Virginia with the woods is going to be really different from the red-rock canyons. Ofcourse, there's also the added problems of bear & cougar but I'm sure I can keep myself safe if I stay in designated camping areas.

The 4 weeks walking over the hills to lose weight should help me build up my endurance too. At my peak at 22, I could walk 10hr days over canyon/hill country without any trouble. Probably more than that if I pushed myself.

It took a year or so to get to that point so it wouldn't realistic to think I could do that right away. But I do need to realistically think about training with a weighted backpack at some point again so that I can get used to walking long distances with camping gear. But for now while school is the biggest thing, I'll focus on getting back my healthy body & shedding the fat.
 
Hey! Thought I'd check out your diary as well. Looks like you are going prety well, I am enviuos of your food... I really need to learn to cook more imaginitive and yet healthy stuff! Your walking hobby sounds great, wish I had more time for walking. I have to study loads as well, which tends to encourage snaking and leave you with less time for exercise :( Ah well!

Keep at it :D
 
Hey Jess - thanks for the visit : ) - urgh... ya - snackage is def a KILLER XD - gotta resist the temptations!!

Yesterday ended fine food-wise. I had a 500-calorie rice&beef meal in the morning & then also had some porridge at 250-calorie snack at some point in the night.

So I guess overall - I was somewhere around 2000-calories yesterday. Not great 'cus 1700-1800 would be more ideal but I'm not going to beat myself up too much. I'm also ecstatic that my cookies & cake craving has SERIOUSLY reduced - to eat healthier & walk more is my ultimate goal so I'm glad I'm keeping on track with that one.

Today is not a good day. I've been awake 3hrs (I went to bed at 11AM & woke up at 6PM).

I didn't go walking with my sister today & we didn't get to Miami 'cus no funds - but we've planned a major 8hr hike/walk for tomorrow. We're car-camping so thank god - not carrying a lot of gear on our backs. But 8hrs in 1 go would still be more than I've walked in a couple of years. I will be ok as long as we take food & water I think.

I'm studying the reproductive system tonight & right now, I'm willing to give up my ovaries if this torture would just end. Also vacuuming, floor-mopping & bathroom cleaning - all that will probably happen later though.

I'm also not doing well food-wise for today. I had a yogurt & a carrot until now - I gotta think of a good dinner & soup is just starting to sound awesome. What will I make a soup out of? I'll figure it out once I get inside the kitchen - I just don't know how to make soup at all though.

Made my soup - it was really good & so easy to make:

browned up 1 medium onion in a frying pan with 1 tsp of oil - added 1 cup chicken stalk & 3-4 cups of water
Then threw in:
1 carrot, 2 celery, 1 bullion cube, 1 cup of parsley, 1 cup cabbage, 30 grapes, 1 cup of chopped cranberries & a little bit of hot sauce
Boil the whole mixture until the veggies are soft enough to go in the blender - then puree the shit out of everything. Result: delicious 100% filling soup with 8 servings - total calories in soup (in 8 servings) - about 500 calories

My sister & I just ate a couple of bowls - it's really good hot off the stove but I'm sure later on I'll have to do something to it tomorrow morning to make it taste nice & fresh. Maybe I'll make a nice sauce out of it so it can go over some chicken & rice.

So my calorie intake for today was:
beef & rice - 500 cal
bowl of veggie soup - 100 cal
2 large carrots - 60
1 activia yogurt - 100

So as expected - I guess my calorie intake for this evening is around 800cal. Since I didn't exercise today, I'm going to try to eat only veggies & lean meat for the rest of the night.
 
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Yesterday ended at 1000-cal - awful. But I spent most of yesterday sleeping so atleast i wasn't working a lot.

Woke up @ 6AM; 3hr nap @ 5PM

today:
1 bowl of oatmeal - 350
1 packet lays 230
2 cups rice + 1 helping of chicken - 700
1 bowl of veggie soup - 100

total calorie - 1400-1500 & a couple of more waking hours to go

1.5 cups of veggie soup - 100
1/2 cup skim milk + 1tsp ovaltine + 1tsp whipped topping - 100

sleeping @ 2AM - 1700 calorie intake - happy to meet the goal roughly

exercise - 2.5hr hike/walk
 
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